Janelle Monáe discography

American singer Janelle Monáe has released four studio albums, four extended plays, 23 singles and eighteen music videos. Monáe debuted with an EP, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), which had a modest commercial impact, peaking at number 115 on the Billboard charts in the United States.^[1] In 2010, Monáe released her debut studio album, The ArchAndroid, through Bad Boy Records; it is a concept album sequel to her first EP. The album was nominated at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary R&B Album and peaked the number 17 on the Billboard 200.^[2][3] In March 2012, "We Are Young", a song by the band fun. on which Monáe makes a guest appearance, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, her first appearance in the chart. Monáe released her second album, The Electric Lady, on September 10, 2013, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200 and producing four singles. Her third album, Dirty Computer, was released on April 27, 2018. In December 2018, the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year.^[4]

Janelle Monáe discography
Janelle Monáe at the 2010 Pop Conference EMPSFM in Seattle on April 15, 2010
Studio albums	4
EPs	4
Singles	23
Music videos	18
Demos	1
Guest appearances	24

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [5]	US R&B/ HH [6]	AUS [7]	CAN [8]	DEN [9]	GER [10]	IRE [11]	NL [12]	SWI [13]	UK [14]
The ArchAndroid	Released: May 18, 2010 Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming	17	4	—	—	15	12	24	65	36	51	BPI: Silver[15]
The Electric Lady	Released: September 6, 2013 Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming	5	3	22	10	11	68	7	28	30	14
Dirty Computer	Release: April 27, 2018[16] Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming	6	4	12	8	30	29	9	20	11	8
The Age of Pleasure	Released: June 9, 2023[17] Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming	17	5	—	79	—	48	—	93	37	49
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Demos

List of demos

Title	Demo details
The Audition	Released: 2003 Label: Wondaland Arts Society Format: CD

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [5]	US Heat [18]	US R&B/ HH [6]
Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)	Released: August 24, 2007[19] Label: Bad Boy Formats: CD, digital download, LP	115	2	20
iTunes Festival: London 2013	Released: September 9, 2013[20] Label: Bad Boy Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
Wondaland Presents: The Eephus	Released: August 14, 2015[21] Label: Wondaland, Epic, Sony Formats: CD, digital download	22	—	5
Spotify Singles	Released: November 14, 2018[22] Label: Bad Boy Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles and peak chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [23]	US R&B /HH [24]	US R&B [25]	US AAA [26]	BEL (FL) Tip [27]	CAN [28]	IRE [29]	JPN [30]	NZ [31]	UK [32]
"Lettin' Go"[33]	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Got Purp? Vol. 2
"Violet Stars Happy Hunting!"[34]	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)
"Many Moons"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Open Happiness"[35] (with Brendon Urie, CeeLo Green, Patrick Stump and Travis McCoy)	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—		Non-album single
"Tightrope" (featuring Big Boi)	2010	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—[A]	—	—	RIAA: Gold[37]	The ArchAndroid
"Cold War"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Q.U.E.E.N." (featuring Erykah Badu)	2013	—[B]	47	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Electric Lady
"Dance Apocalyptic"		—	—	—	—	—	—	79	83	—	—
"PrimeTime" (featuring Miguel)		—[C]	36	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"What Is Love"[40][41]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rio 2 (Music From the Motion Picture)
"Heroes"[42][43][44]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game
"Electric Lady" (featuring Solange)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Electric Lady
"Yoga" (with Jidenna)[45]	2015	79	24	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[37]	Wondaland Presents: The Eephus (EP)
"Make Me Feel"[16]	2018	99	—[D]	9	33	3	98	—	—	—[E]	74	RIAA: Gold[37] ARIA: Gold[48] BPI: Silver[15]	Dirty Computer
"Django Jane"[16]		—	—[F]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Pynk"[16][50] (featuring Grimes)		—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Like That"[51]		—	—[G]	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[37]
"That's Enough"[53]	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack)
"Turntables"[54] (from the Amazon Prime Video film All In: The Fight for Democracy)	2020	—	—	—	37	14	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Stronger" (from the Netflix series We the People)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)" (featuring various artists)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Float" (featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80)[55]	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Age of Pleasure
"Lipstick Lover"		—	—[H]	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles and peak chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [23]	AUS [7]	BEL (FL) [27]	BEL (WA) [57]	CAN [28]	FRA [58]	IRE [59]	JPN [30]	NZ [31]	UK [32]
"We Are Young" (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)	2011	1	1	5	2	1	7	1	5	2	1	RIAA: Diamond[60] ARIA: 7× Platinum[61] BEA: Gold[62] BPI: 4× Platinum[15] MC: 7× Platinum[63] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[64] RIAJ: Gold[65] SNEP: Gold[66]	Some Nights
"Special Education" (Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe)	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Age Against the Machine
"Pressure Off" (Duran Duran featuring Janelle Monáe and Nile Rodgers)[67]	2015	—	—	133	72	—	—	—	87	—	—		Paper Gods
"Sweet Life" (Jeezy featuring Janelle Monáe)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Church In These Streets
"This Is for My Girls"[68] (among Artists for Let Girls Learn)	2016	—[I]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Come Alive (The War of the Roses)"	2009	The ArchAndroid
"Shape of Things to Come"[70]	2010	—
"We Were Rock & Roll"[71]	2013	The Electric Lady

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US R&B [25]	NZ Heat. [72]
"Crazy, Classic, Life"	2018	—	9	Dirty Computer
"Champagne Shit" (solo or remix featuring Latto and Quavo)	2023	22	—	The Age of Pleasure

Guest appearances

The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by Janelle Monáe.

Title	Year	Other artists	Album
"My First Love"[73]	2005	Jaspects	In "House" Sessions
"Time Will Reveal"		Purple Ribbon All-Stars	Got Purp? Vol. 2
"Peachtree Blues"[74]	2006	Jaspects	Broadcasting the Definition
"Call the Law"		Outkast	Idlewild
"In Your Dreams"
"Nerd Girl"	2009	Chester French	Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance (mixtape)
"2012"[75]		Jaspects	The Polkadotted Stripe
"The Kids"	2010	B.o.B	B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Be Still"		Big Boi	Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
"Our Riotous Defects"		of Montreal	False Priest
"Enemy Gene"
"Without a Fight"		None	For Colored Girls: Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Dance"	2011	Saul Williams	Volcanic Sunlight
"Do My Thing"	2012	Estelle	All of Me
"Fashion"	2014	Paolo Nutini	Caustic Love
"Visions of You"[76]		Sérgio Mendes	Magic
"Slip Slide"	2015	Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment	Surf
"Gabby"		The Internet	Ego Death
"Venus Fly"		Grimes	Art Angels
"Hum Along and Dance (Gotta Get Down)"	2016	None	The Get Down (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)
"Isn't This the World"			Hidden Figures: The Album
"Jalapeño"		Pharrell Williams
"Safari"	2017	Jidenna, St. Beauty, Nana Kwabena	The Chief
"Whatthegirlmuthafuckinwannadoo"	2018	The Coup	Sorry to Bother You: The Soundtrack
"Out and Over/Sticky Sunrise"
"All Dolled Up"	2019	Kelly Clarkson	UglyDolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Unbreakable"
"He's a Tramp (2019)"		—	Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack)

Songwriting credits

List of songs written or co-written for other artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"What a Shame"	2019	Nate "Rocket" Wonder, Roman GianArthur	Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack)

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Morris Brown" (Outkast featuring Scar, Sleepy Brown)	2006	Bryan Barber[77]
"Many Moons"	2008	Alan Ferguson[78]
"Tightrope" (featuring Big Boi)	2010	Wendy Morgan[79][80]
"Tightrope (Wondamix)" (featuring B.o.B and Lupe Fiasco)
"Cold War"
"Be Still" (Big Boi featuring Janelle Monáe)	2011	—
"We Are Young" (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)		Marc Klasfeld[81]
"Q.U.E.E.N." (featuring Erykah Badu)	2013	Alan Ferguson
"Dance Apocalyptic"		Wendy Morgan
"Special Education" (Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe)		John Colombo
"PrimeTime" (featuring Miguel)		Alan Ferguson[82]
"Heroes"	2014	The Young Astronauts[44][83]
"Electric Lady"		Alan Ferguson
"Yoga" (featuring Jidenna)	2015	Dave Meyers
"Pressure Off" (Duran Duran featuring Janelle Monáe)		—
"Venus Fly" (Grimes featuring Janelle Monáe)	2017	Grimes[84]
"Make Me Feel"	2018	Alan Ferguson[85]
"Django Jane"		Andrew Donaho[86]
"Pynk"		Emma Westenberg[87]
"I Like That"		Lacey Duke[88]
"Crazy, Classic, Life"		Alan Ferguson[citation needed]
"Screwed"[89]	2019	TBA
"Turntables"	2020	Child.[90]
"Lipstick Lover"	2023	Janelle Monáe and Alan Ferguson
"Water Slide"		Janelle Monáe and Alan Ferguson[91]

Notes

1. "Tightrope" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 68 on the Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.^[36]
2. "Q.U.E.E.N." did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Hot Singles Sales chart, a component of the Hot 100^[38]
3. "PrimeTime" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[39]
4. "Make Me Feel" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.^[46]
5. "Make Me Feel" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.^[47]
6. "Django Jane" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the Rap Digital Song Sales Chart.^[49]
7. "I Like That" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.^[52]
8. "Lipstick Lover" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but peaked at number 27 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.^[56]
9. "This Is for My Girls" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Dance Club Songs chart.^[69]