Erykah Badu discography

American singer Erykah Badu has released five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, one mixtape, 31 singles (including 13 as a featured artist), three promotional singles and 20 music videos. Badu's career began after opening a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in her hometown; record label executive Kedar Massenburg was highly impressed with her performance and signed her to Kedar Records.^[1] Her debut album, Baduizm, was released on February 11, 1997. It spawned three singles: "On & On", "Next Lifetime", and "Otherside of the Game". The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[2] Badu's first live album, Live, was released on November 18, 1997, and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA.^[2]

Erykah Badu discography
Badu in 2002
Studio albums	5
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	31
Music videos	20
Mixtapes	1
Promotional singles	3

Badu's second studio album, Mama's Gun, was released on October 31, 2000. It spawned three singles: "Bag Lady", "Didn't Cha Know", and "Cleva". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.^[2] Badu's third album, Worldwide Underground, was released on September 16, 2003. It generated two singles: "Danger" and "Back in the Day (Puff)". The album was certified gold by the RIAA.^[2] Badu's fourth studio album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), was released on February 26, 2008. It spawned two singles: "Honey" and "Soldier". New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) was released in 2010 and fared well both critically and commercially.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [3]	US R&B /HH [4]	AUT [5]	FRA [6]	GER [7]	NL [8]	NOR [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]	UK [12]
Baduizm	Released: February 11, 1997 Label: Kedar, Universal Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	2	1	—	—	—	32	26	7	—	17	US: 2,800,000[13]	RIAA: 3× Platinum[2] BPI: Platinum[14] MC: Platinum[15]
Mama's Gun	Released: November 21, 2000 Label: Motown Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	11	3	56	42	42	7	20	19	33	76	US: 1,400,000[16]	RIAA: Platinum[2] BPI: Gold[14] MC: Gold[15] NVPI: Gold[17]
Worldwide Underground	Released: September 16, 2003 Label: Motown Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3	2	64	—	57	42	9	7	32	93	US: 609,000[18]	RIAA: Gold[2]
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)	Released: February 26, 2008 Label: Universal Motown Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	2	39	49	44	25	13	5	10	55	US: 359,000[19]
New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)	Released: March 30, 2010 Label: Universal Motown Formats: CD, LP, digital download	4	2	38	77	61	66	14	21	18	56
Abi & Alan (with the Alchemist)	Scheduled: Summer 2025 Label: Control Freaq Records, Empire	To be released
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		US [3]	US R&B /HH [4]	NL [8]	UK [20]
Live	Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Kedar Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	4	1	5	195	RIAA: 2× Platinum[2] NVPI: Platinum[17]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peaks
		US R&B /HH [4]
Icon	Released: August 31, 2010[21] Label: Universal Format: CD	32

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [3]	US R&B /HH [4]	BEL (FL) [22]	CAN [23]
But You Caint Use My Phone	Released: November 27, 2015 Label: Motown, Control Freaq Formats: LP, digital download	14	2	153	96

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
		US [24]	US R&B /HH [25]	US R&B/HH Airplay [26]	US Adult R&B [27]	CAN [28]	NL [8]	NZ [29]	UK [12]
"On & On"	1996	12	1	1	2	—	—	44	12	RIAA: Gold[2] BPI: Gold[14] RMNZ: Gold[30]	Baduizm
"Next Lifetime"	1997	—[A]	—	1	1	—	100	40	30
"Otherside of the Game"		—	—	14	2	—	—	—	—
"Appletree"		—	—	30	23	—	—	—	47
"Tyrone"		—[B]	—	1	1	—	19	—	—		Live
"Southern Gul" (featuring Rahzel)	1999	76	24	40	—	—	—	—	—		Make the Music 2000
"Bag Lady"	2000	6	1	2	2	6	93	—	—		Mama's Gun
"Didn't Cha Know"		—[C]	28	26	6	—	99	—	—	BPI: Silver[14] RMNZ: Gold[30]
"Cleva"	2001	—	77	71	20	—	—	—	—
"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (featuring Common)	2002	9	1	1	4	—	—	—	—		Worldwide Underground
"Danger"	2003	82	27	28	—	—	—	—	—
"Back in the Day (Puff)"	2004	—	62	62	13	—	—	—	—
"Honey"	2007	88	22	22	5	—	—	—	—		New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
"Soldier"	2008	—	—[D]	—	31	—	—	—	—
"Healer"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Window Seat"	2010	95	16	16	1	—	—	—	—		New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
"Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)"		—	87	—	22	—	—	—	—
"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Tempted" (with James Poyser)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Photograph (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"3:AM" (with Rapsody)	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Please Don't Cry
"Next to You" (with the Alchemist)	2025	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Abi & Alan
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		US [34]	US R&B /HH [35]	CAN [36]	FRA [6]	GER [7]	NL [8]	NZ [29]	SWI [11]	UK [12]
"All Night Long" (Common featuring Erykah Badu)	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		One Day It'll All Make Sense
"One"[37] (Busta Rhymes featuring Erykah Badu)		—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	23		When Disaster Strikes...
"You Got Me" (The Roots featuring Erykah Badu)	1999	39	11	—	28	25	46	37	15	31	BPI: Silver[14] RMNZ: Gold[30]	Things Fall Apart
"The Light" (Remix)[38] (Common featuring Erykah Badu)	2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Sweet Baby" (Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu)	2001	—	—	16	—	—	80	12	36	23		The Id
"Come Close Remix (Closer)"[39] (Common featuring Erykah Badu, Pharrell and Q-Tip)	2003	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"I C U (Doin' It)"[40] (Violator featuring A Tribe Called Quest and Erykah Badu)		—	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Poetry" (The RH Factor featuring Q-Tip and Erykah Badu)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hard Groove
"Bandy Bandy" (Zap Mama featuring Erykah Badu)	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ancestry in Progress
"That Heat"[41] (Sérgio Mendes featuring Erykah Badu and will.i.am)	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Timeless
"Get Live"[42] (Strange Fruit Project featuring Erykah Badu)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Healing
"The Heart Gently Weeps" (Wu-Tang Clan featuring Erykah Badu, Dhani Harrison and John Frusciante)	2007	—	—	—[E]	—	—	—	—	—	—		8 Diagrams
"See Thru to U"[44] (Flying Lotus featuring Erykah Badu)	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Until the Quiet Comes
"Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu)	2013	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Electric Lady
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peaks	Album
		US R&B /HH [25]
"Your Precious Love"[45] (with D'Angelo)	1996	83	High School High: The Soundtrack
"The Blast" (Remix)[46] (Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek featuring Erykah Badu)	2001	—	Non-album single
"Poetry"[47] (The RH Factor featuring Erykah Badu and Q-Tip)	2003	—	Hard Groove
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		US Adult R&B [27]	BEL (FL) Tip [22]	JPN [48]	KOR Int. [49]
"Fall in Love (Your Funeral)"	2010	—	—	—	79	New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
"Afro Blue" (Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Erykah Badu)	2012	—	—	42	—	Black Radio
"Phone Down"	2016	10	91	—	—	But You Caint Use My Phone

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"A Child with the Blues"	1997	Terence Blanchard	Eve's Bayou: The Collection[50]
"A Child with the Blues" (Izm Mix)		None
"Funky Nassau"	1998	Joe Morton, Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Paul Shaffer, The Blues Brothers Band	Blues Brothers 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Liberation"		Outkast	Aquemini
"Ye Yo"		None	Hav Plenty
"No More Trouble"	1999	Bob Marley	Chant Down Babylon
"Hollywood"	2000	None	Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Plenty"		Guru	Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul
"Humble Mumble"		Outkast	Stankonia
"Be Thankful"	2001	Omar	Best by Far[51]
"Today (Earth Song)"		None	Red Star Sounds Volume One: Soul Searching[52]
"Aquarius"	2002	Common, Bilal	Electric Circus
"Jimi Was a Rock Star"		Common
"Heaven Somewhere"		Common, Omar, Cee-Lo, Bilal, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Lonnie "Pops" Lynn
"Akai Inochi"	2004	Misia	Mars & Roses
"Searching"		Roy Ayers	Mahogany Vibe[53]
"Searching" (Extended Version)
"Everybody Loves the Sunshine"
"Ain't No Mistaken (Danger Part II)"	2006	Big Tuck	Tha Absolute Truth
"Fly Away"	2007	Sa-Ra, Georgia Anne Muldrow	The Hollywood Recordings
"Hold On"		Pharoahe Monch	Desire
"Foreword"		Jay Electronica, Just Blaze	Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)
"Vibrate On"	2009	None	Girlfriends: The Soundtrack[54]
"Dirty Beauty"		Sa-Ra Creative Partners	Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love
"Maybach Music III"	2010	Rick Ross, T.I., Jadakiss	Teflon Don
"Silly"		David Banner, 9th Wonder	Death of a Pop Star
"20 Feet Tall" (Remix)	2011	9th Wonder, Rapsody	The Wonder Years
"Afro Blue"	2012	Robert Glasper Experiment	Black Radio
"Hey Shooter"		Rocket Juice & the Moon	Rocket Juice & the Moon
Dam(n)		Rocket Juice & the Moon, M.anifest
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"		The Flaming Lips	The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
"Drivin Round"		Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch, Masta Killa, GZA	Wu Block
"Heaven for the Sinner"	2013	Bonobo	The North Borders
"Cure"		Papoose	The Nacirema Dream
"Treehome95"		Tyler, The Creator, Coco O	Wolf
"Rememory"	2015	Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment	Surf
"Maiysha (So Long)"	2016	Miles Davis, Robert Glasper	Everything's Beautiful[55]
"WiFi"		DRAM	Big Baby D.R.A.M.
"Lowkey"	2020	Teyana Taylor	The Album
"Yun"	2022	RM	Indigo
"F.U."	2024	Jamie xx	In Waves (Deluxe)
"On Me"		Lekan	So You Know

Other credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Credit
"The 'Notic"	1997	The Roots featuring D'Angelo	Men in Black: The Album	Vocals[56]
"Liberation"	1998	Outkast	Aquemini	Additional vocals[57]

Music videos

As lead artist

List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director(s)
"On & On"	1997	Paul Hunter[58]
"Next Lifetime"		Erykah Badu and Troy Montgomery[58]
"Other Side of the Game"		Erykah Badu[58]
"Tyrone (live)	1998	Erykah Badu and J. Kevin Swain[58]
"Bag Lady"	2000	Erykah Badu[58]
"Didn't Cha Know"	2001
"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)" (featuring Common)	2002	Erykah Badu and Chris Robinson[59]
"Honey"	2008
"Jump Up in the Air and Stay There" (featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal)	2010	Erykah Badu[60]
"Window Seat"		Coodie & Chike[61]
"Window Seat Part II" (featuring Rick Ross)		Erykah Badu[62]
"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long"	2011	Flying Lotus[63]
"Fall in Love (Your Funeral)" (in-studio performance)		Unknown
"Out My Mind, Just in Time (Movement I)"		Erykah Badu[64]
"Out My Mind, Just in Time (Movement II)"

As featured artist

List of music videos as featured artist, showing year released and directors

Title	Year	Director(s)
"You Got Me" (The Roots featuring Erykah Badu)	1999	Charles Stone III[65]
"Bandy Bandy" (Zap Mama featuring Erykah Badu)	2005	Bill Fishman[58]
"That Heat" (Sérgio Mendes featuring Erykah Badu and will.i.am)	2006	Syndrome and Nabil Elderkin[66]
"Western Esotericism" (The Flaming Lips featuring Erykah Badu)	2012	George Salisbury[67]
"Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu)	2013	Alan Ferguson[68]

Notes

1. "Next Lifetime" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 61 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.^[31]
2. "Tyrone" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 62 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.^[31]
3. "Didn't Cha Know" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[32]
4. "Soldier" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[33]
5. "The Heart Gently Weeps" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 71 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart.^[43]