Macy Gray discography
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American R&B singer Macy Gray has released 10 studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, 32 singles (including seven as a featured artist), seven promotional singles, and 21 music videos.
Studio albums10
Live albums1
Compilation albums3
Singles32
| Macy Gray discography | |
|---|---|
Gray performing in July 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 32 |
| Music videos | 21 |
| Promotional singles | 7 |
Gray has received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. She has appeared in a number of films including Training Day, Spider-Man, Scary Movie 3, Lackawanna Blues, Idlewild, and For Colored Girls. Gray is known for her international hit single "I Try", taken from her multi-platinum debut album, On How Life Is.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| On How Life Is | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||
| The Id |
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11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
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| The Trouble with Being Myself |
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44 | 23 | 88 | 61 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 41 | 10 | 17 |
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| Big |
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39 | — | 57 | 149 | — | — | 56 | — | 38 | 62 | ||
| The Sellout |
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38 | — | 97 | 62 | — | — | 76 | — | 28 | 128 |
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| Covered |
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—[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Talking Book |
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—[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Way |
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—[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Stripped |
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—[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ruby |
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—[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Live in Las Vegas |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL [7] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||
| The Very Best of Macy Gray |
|
50 | 84 | 36 |
| I Try: The Macy Gray Collection | — | — | — | |
| Original Album Classics | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [39] |
US R&B [40] |
US Adult R&B [41] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [42] |
GER [5] |
IRE [43] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| "Do Something" | 1999 | — | 63 | 31 | 103 | — | — | — | 75 | 32 | — | 51 | On How Life Is | |
| "I Try" | 5 | — | 35 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |||
| "Still" | 2000 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 92 | 30 | 90 | 8 | — | 18 |
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| "Why Didn't You Call Me" | —[F] | — | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 38 | |||
| "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) |
2001 | — | — | — | 39 | 16 | — | 43 | 80 | 12 | 36 | 23 | The Id | |
| "Sexual Revolution" | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | 50 | 89 | — | 91 | 45 | |||
| "When I See You" | 2003 | —[G] | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | 26 | The Trouble with Being Myself | |
| "Oh Yeah"[47] (with Keziah Jones) |
2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album | |
| "Love Is Gonna Get You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | The Very Best of Macy Gray | ||
| "Finally Made Me Happy" (featuring Natalie Cole) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big | |
| "Shoo Be Doo" | — | 55 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What I Gotta Do"[48] | — | 67 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Beauty in the World" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | The Sellout | |
| "Kissed It" (featuring Velvet Revolver) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lately" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sail"[49] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Covered | |
| "Creep" (acoustic version)[50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stoned"[51] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Way | |
| "Bang Bang"[52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hands"[53] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "White Man"[54] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ruby | |
| "Sugar Daddy"[55] | 2018 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Buddha"[56] (featuring Gary Clark Jr.) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hide the Hurt"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Every Night"[58] (with the California Jet Club and Maino) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [39] |
US R&B [59] |
AUS [2] |
GER [5] |
IRE [43] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
UK [10] | |||
| "Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray) |
2001 | — | — | 78 | — | 43 | 78 | — | 16 | Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars |
| "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" (Common featuring Macy Gray) |
— | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | Like Water for Chocolate (alternative version) | |
| "Request + Line" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray) |
63 | 51 | 21 | 85 | 45 | 86 | 10 | 31 | Bridging the Gap | |
| "Can't Hold Back" (Kaz James featuring Macy Gray) |
2009 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | If They Knew |
| "Electrolytes"[60] (N.O.R.E. featuring Macy Gray and DMX) |
2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Scared Money |
| "No War"[61] (DJ Bizzy featuring Tru Wordz, Thurz, Macy Gray and Murs) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "SuperHero"[62] (Steven Lee vs. Goldie featuring Macy Gray) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TeamWork |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peaks | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | |||
| "Winter Wonderland"[63] | 2000 | 76 | Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas |
| "Hey Young World II"[64] (featuring Slick Rick) |
2001 | — | The Id |
| "Shed"[65] | — | ||
| "She Ain't Right for You"[66] | 2003 | — | The Trouble with Being Myself |
| "We Will Rock You"[67] | — | ||
| "I Tried"[68] (Al Di Meola featuring Angie Stone and Macy Gray) |
2006 | — | Vocal Rendezvous |
| "The Sellout"[69] | 2010 | — | The Sellout |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Guest appearances
Music videos
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Do Something" | 1999 | Mark Romanek | [78] |
| "I Try" | [79] | ||
| "Still" (first version) | 2000 | Big TV! | [80] |
| "Why Didn't You Call Me" | Hype Williams | [80] | |
| "Still" (second version) | Jonas Åkerlund | [80] | |
| "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) |
2001 | Dave Meyers | [81] |
| "Sexual Revolution" | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | [82] | |
| "When I See You" | 2003 | Bryan Barber | [80] |
| "She Ain't Right for You" | David LaChapelle | [80] | |
| "Finally Made Me Happy" (featuring Natalie Cole) |
2007 | Meiert Avis | [83] |
| "Everybody" | Joshua Kameyer | [84] | |
| "Beauty in the World" | 2010 | Adria Petty | [85] |
| "Real Love" (featuring Bobby Brown) |
Unknown | [86] | |
| "Smoke Two Joints" | 2012 | Robert de Vico | [87] |
| "Bang Bang" | 2014 | Stan Brooks | [88] |
| "Hands" | RAGE | [89] | |
| "B.O.B" | 2015 | Dan Fusselman | [90] |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Demons" (Fatboy Slim featuring Macy Gray) |
2000 | Garth Jennings | [80] |
| "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" (Common featuring Macy Gray) |
Nzingha Stewart | [80] | |
| "Request Line" (Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray) |
2001 | Joseph Kahn | [80] |
| "Can't Hold Back" (Kaz James featuring Macy Gray) |
2009 | Syndrome | [91] |
Notes
- "Covered" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[31]
- "The Way" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart[31] and at number 19 on the Top R&B Albums chart.[32]
- "Stripped" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 47 on the Independent Albums chart[33] and at number three on the Jazz Albums chart.[34]
- "Why Didn't You Call Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[45]
- "When I See You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Hot Digital Tracks chart.[46]