Eric Benét discography
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American singer Eric Benét has released nine studio albums, one extended play, and more than twenty-two singles. After the breakup of the duo Benét, which consisted of Benét and his sister Lisa and released a self-titled album in 1992, Eric signed a solo recording contract with Warner Bros. Records. In 1996, the label released his solo debut True to Myself. Largely co-produced by Demonté Posey and George Nash, it reached the top 40 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and sold just under 300,000 copies domestically.[1] "Femininity," the album's third single, peaked at number 24 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[2]
A Day in the Life, Benét's second album was released in April 1999. Largely improving on the success of its predecessor, it peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard 200,[3] while also reaching the top ten of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4] Eventually earning a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[5] it sold close to 900,000 units in the United States.[1] Lead single "Georgy Porgy," a cover of the 1978 Toto song and duet with Faith Evans, peaked at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[6] Follow-up "Spend My Life with You" with Tamia became his highest-charting single yet, reaching number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,[2] while also going Gold.[5]
In 2001, Benét was expected to release his third studio album Better and Better on Warner Bros. but the label rejected the album due to creative differences,[7] leading him to sign with Friday Records for next album Hurricane.[7] Released in June 2005, it peaked at number 27 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4] with lead single "I Wanna Be Loved" becoming a top 30 hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[2] Benét achieved greater commercial success with his next album Love & Life, released in September 2008. Pushed by his second Adult R&B Songs number-one hit "You're the Only One," it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[8]
In 2010, the singer released Lost in Time through Reprise Records. As with on Love & Life, he reteamed with Posey and Nash to work on the majority of the album. It reached number 33 on the Billboard 200 and produced the Benét's third chart topper on the Adult R&B Songs chart, "Sometimes I Cry."[2] In 2012, Benét released his sixth studio album The One through his own label Jordan House Records in partnership with Primary Wave. It reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 and became his fourth top ten album on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,[4] selling 70,000 copies domestically.[9] Building on the success of his previous two albums in Asia, Benét recorded his seventh studio album From E to U: Volume 1, a cover album, specifically for the Asian market.[10] Co-Produced by Posey, it reached number 24 on the Circle Albums Chart in South Korea and was later made available worldwide on streaming services such as Spotify.[11]
Benét's self-titled eighth album was released through Jordan House and BMG Rights Management in October 2016. It opened and peaked at number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,[4] and produced two top ten singles on the US Adult R&B Songs chart, including the number-two hit "Sunshine."[2] After a longer break from the music industry, Benét began compiling his next project under the JBR Creative Group, his latest label.[12] Urged to record a duets project,[13] he produced and released Duets, a five-track EP that comprises duets with female singers, in August 2024.[14] Its first two singles "Something We Can Make Love to" with Tamar Braxton and "So Distracted" with Chanté Moore both became number-one hits on the Adult R&B Songs chart.[2] The Co-Star, Benét's ninth album and a continuation of Duets, was released on June 6, 2025.[14] Also in 2025, Benét released It's Christmas, his first Christmas album through JBR Creative Group.[15]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||
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| US [3] |
US R&B /HH [4] |
JPN [16] |
KOR [17] |
NLD [18] |
UK [19] | ||||
| True to Myself |
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174 | 38 | — | — | — | — |
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| A Day in the Life |
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25 | 6 | — | — | 81 | 67 |
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| Hurricane | 133 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
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| Love & Life |
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11 | 2 | 119 | — | — | — |
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| Lost in Time |
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33 | 8 | 149 | 27 | — | — |
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| The One |
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32 | 5 | 116 | 30 | — | — | ||
| From E to U: Volume 1 |
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— | — | 119 | 34 | — | — |
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| Eric Benét |
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— | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Co-Star |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| It's Christmas[15] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Duets[25] |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [26] |
US R&B /HH [2] |
FRA [27] |
GER [28] |
JPN [29] |
KOR [30] |
KOR Intl. [31] |
NLD [18] |
NZ [6] |
UK [19] | |||||
| "Let's Stay Together" | 1996 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | True to Myself | ||
| "Spiritual Thang" | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | ||||
| "Femininity" | 1997 | —[B] | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "True to Myself" | —[C] | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | ||||
| "Georgy Porgy" (featuring Faith Evans) |
1999 | 55 | 15 | 40 | 82 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | 28 | A Day in the Life | ||
| "Spend My Life with You" (featuring Tamia) |
21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | ||||
| "When You Think of Me" | 2000 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Why You Follow Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | ||||
| "Love Don't Love Me" | 2001 | —[D] | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Brothers (Soundtrack) | ||
| "I Wanna Be Loved" | 2005 | —[E] | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hurricane | ||
| "Hurricane" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Where Does the Love Go" (with Yvonne Catterfeld) |
2006 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pretty Baby" | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You're the Only One" | 2008 | —[F] | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love & Life | ||
| "The Hunger" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Chocolate Legs" | 2009 | — | 36 | — | — | — | 82 | 16 | — | — | — | |||
| "Sometimes I Cry" | 2010 | —[G] | 16 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
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Lost in Time | |
| "Never Want to Live Without You" | — | 43 | — | — | — | 84 | 3 | — | — | — |
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| "Real Love" | 2011 | — | 32 | — | — | 51 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
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The One | |
| "Harriett Jones" | 2012 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |||
| "News For You" | — | —[H] | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — |
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| "Whoo!" (with Fiestar) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single | |
| "Runnin'" | 2014 | — | —[I] | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — |
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The Other One | |
| "Lay It Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Almost Paradise" (with Ailee) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
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From E to U: Volume 1 | ||
| "After the Love Has Gone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
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| "Did We Really Love?" (정말 사랑했을까) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
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Non-album single | |
| "Sunshine" | — | —[J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eric Benét | |||
| "Insane" | 2017 | — | —[K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Everything" (with Babylon) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Something We Can Make Love To" (with Tamar Braxton) |
2024 | — | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Duets EP | ||
| "So Distracted" (with Chanté Moore) |
— | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Can't Wait" (with Keri Hilson) |
2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Co-Star | ||
| "Must Be Love" (with India Arie) |
— | —[N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Jazz [49] |
US R&B /HH [2] |
KOR Intl. [50] | ||||
| "The Last Time" | 2005 | — | — | 68 | Hurricane | |
| "Still With You" | — | — | 41 |
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| "Feel Good" (featuring Faith Evans) |
2010 | — | — | 60 | Lost in Time | |
| "Always a Reason" | — | — | 81 | |||
| "Summer Love" (featuring India Benet) |
— | — | 94 | |||
| "Lost in Time" | — | — | 95 | |||
| "Trippin'" | 2011 | — | — | 8 |
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Lost in Time (Korea Tour Edition) |
| "Redbone Girl" | 2012 | — | —[Q] | 61 |
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The One |
| "Muzik" | — | — | 78 |
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| "Waitin'" | — | — | 80 |
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| "Gonna Be My Girl" | — | — | 85 |
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| "Hope That It's You" | — | — | 89 |
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| "Here In My Arms (Lucia's Lullaby)" | — | — | 98 |
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| "More Than Words" | 2014 | — | — | 86 |
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From E to U: Volume 1 |
| "All You Need Is Love" (Dave Koz and Friends) |
4 | — | — | The 25th of December | ||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Say Love" | 1994 | Jeff Lorber | West Side Stories |
| "Act Like You Want It" | 1997 | Somethin' for the People | This Time It's Personal |
| "Day Dreaming" | 1999 | David Sanborn | Inside |
| "When I'm With You" | Inside | ||
| "I Apologize" | 2000 | Somethin' for the People | Issues |
| "Want You" | 2001 | Mariah Carey | Glitter |
| "Beautiful Lover" | 2005 | Big Gipp | Beautiful Lover |
| "Days & Nights" | 2013 | JeA (Brown Eyed Girls) | Just JeA |
| "This Christmas" | 2014 | Dave Koz | Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th Of December |
| "All You Need Is Love" | Dave Koz, Johnny Mathis, Heather Headley, Richard Marx and Jona | Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th Of December | |
Notes
- "Femininity" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[32]
- "News For You" did not enter the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but peaked at number 20 on the US Hot R&B Songs chart,[40] number 22 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart[41] and number 5 on the US Adult R&B Airplay chart.[42]
- Cumulative sales of "Still With You" in South Korea:
- 2010: 77,468[36]
- 2013: 52,920[51]
- 2014 (Month 8): 11,608[52]
- 2014 (Month 9): 11,461[53]
- 2014 (Month 10): 9,179[54]
- 2014 (Month 11): 9,065[55]
- 2014 (Month 12): 13,983[56]
- 2015 (Month 1): 10,955[57]
- 2015 (Month 2): 8,292[58]
- 2015 (Month 3): 10,963[59]
- 2015 (Month 4): 10,004[60]
- 2015 (Month 5): 9,782[61]
- 2015 (Month 11): 10,918[62]