Queen Latifah discography
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Studio albums7
Compilation albums3
Singles23
Music videos45
| Queen Latifah discography | |
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| Studio albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 23 |
| Music videos | 45 |
Queen Latifah is an American rapper, jazz/blues singer, and actress. Born Dana Owens, she has released seven studio albums, six of which were hip hop-influenced albums and two that were all-singing jazz-influenced albums. She has released a total of twenty-three singles as well. She has been given the title the "Queen of Jazz Rap".[1]
Latifah released two albums, All Hail the Queen and Nature of a Sista', before breaking through with her 1993 album Black Reign. Black Reign received a gold certification in the United States, reaching number 60 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and number 15 on the US R&B chart. The album has sold 491,000 copies in the United States.[2] After a five-year hiatus, she released Order in the Court on June 16, 1998. The album was a disappointment, selling only 100,000 copies in the United States.[3] After, Latifah released a greatest hits compilation entitled She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits.
Latifah once again found success in 2004 with her fifth studio album, The Dana Owens Album. The album was a success, charting at number 16 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2007, Latifah released her sixth studio album, Trav'lin' Light through Flavor Unit/Verve Records. In 2009, Latifah released her seventh album, Persona through Flavor Unit/Universal Records.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [4] |
US R&B /HH [5] |
US Jazz [5] |
CAN [6] |
CAN R&B [7] | ||||||||||
| All Hail the Queen |
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124 | 6 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Nature of a Sista' |
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117 | 32 | — | — | — |
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| Black Reign |
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60 | 15 | — | — | — |
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| Order in the Court |
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95 | 16 | — | — | — |
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| The Dana Owens Album | 16 | 11 | — | 159 | 35 |
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| Trav'lin' Light |
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11 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
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| Persona |
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25 | 3 | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Sales |
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| She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits |
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| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Queen Latifah | ||
| Hip-Hop Hits |
Group albums
| Title | Album details |
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| The 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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| Roll wit tha Flava (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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| Flavor Unit 10th Anniversary, Vol. 1 (compilation – as part of Flavor Unit) |
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| 100% Hater Proof (as part of The Unit) |
Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Queen Latifah and the Original Flavor Unit (compilation – with the Original Flavor Unit) |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [18] |
US Dance [19] |
US R&B [20] |
US Rap [21] |
US AC [22] |
EUR [23] |
NZ [24] |
UK [25] |
UK Dance [25] |
UK R&B [25] | |||
| "Wrath of My Madness/Princess of the Posse" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Hail the Queen |
| "Dance for Me/Inside Out" | 1989 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ladies First" (featuring Monie Love) |
— | 38 | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come Into My House/Ladies First" | 1990 | — | 7 | 81 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" (featuring De La Soul) |
— | 28 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 14 | — | — | ||
| "Fly Girl/Nature of a Sista'" | 1991 | — | —[a] | 16 | 19 | — | — | 37 | 67 | — | — | Nature of a Sista |
| "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here/That's the Way We Flow" | — | —[b] | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "How Do I Love Thee" | 1992 | — | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "U.N.I.T.Y." | 1993 | 23 | —[c] | 7 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 74 | — | — | Black Reign |
| "Just Another Day..." | 1994 | 54 | —[d] | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Black Hand Side" | — | —[e] | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Weekend Love" | 70 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Can't Understand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mr. Big Stuff" (with Shades and Free) |
1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | The Associate Soundtrack |
| "It's Alright" (featuring Lil' Mo) |
77 | —[f] | 31 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 25 | 27 | Nothing to Lose Soundtrack / Order in the Court | |
| "Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)" (featuring Apache) |
1998 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Order in the Court' |
| "Paper" (featuring Pras) |
50 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everywhere You Go" (featuring Sara Jane)[g][27] |
2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What's the Worst That Could Happen? Soundtrack |
| "Poetry Man" | 2007 | — | — | —[h] | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Trav'lin' Light |
| "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Champion"[30] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | AT&T Team USA Soundtrack and Persona (Deluxe edition) |
| "Cue the Rain"[31] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persona |
| "Walk the Dinosaur" (from Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs)[32] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner"[33] | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| US [18] |
US Dance [19] |
US R&B [20] |
US Rap [21] |
AUS [34] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NLD [37] |
NZ [24] |
UK [25] | |||
| "Buddy (Native Tongues Remix)" (De La Soul featuring Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Monie Love and Jungle Brothers) |
1989 | — | 27 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 Feet High and Rising |
| "Woman for the Job" (Sly and Robbie featuring Queen Latifah)[38] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silent Assassin | |
| "Ndodemnyama (Free South Africa)" (as part of Hip-Hop Against Apartheid)[39] |
1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Fame '90" (David Bowie featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | 6 | — | 12 | 85 | 36 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 28 | Non-album single | |
| "Find a Way" (Coldcut featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 52 | Some Like It Cold | |
| "Doin' Our Own Dang" (Jungle Brothers featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & De La Soul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 33 | Done by the Forces of Nature | |
| "Miss My Love" (Gwen Guthrie featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Times | |
| "Heal Yourself" (as part of H.E.A.L. Human Education Against Lies)[40] |
1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Civilization Vs. Technology |
| "For the Love of Money/Living for the City" (Troop and LeVert featuring Queen Latifah) |
— | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Jack City Soundtrack | |
| "What'cha Gonna Do?" (Shabba Ranks featuring Queen Latifah) |
1992 | — | —[i] | 62 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | X-tra Naked |
| "Roll wit tha Flava" (as part of Flavor Unit MC's) |
1993 | 86 | — | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roll wit tha Flava |
| "So Tough" (Freddie Foxxx featuring Queen Latifah) |
1994 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "I Can Do Too"[41]
(Cole featuring Queen Latifah) |
2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" (Dolly Parton featuring Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah, Miley Cyrus, and Reba McEntire) |
2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[j] | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Other collaborations/Appearances
- Big Bub – "Need Your Love" with Heavy D (1997)
- Brandy – "I Wanna Be Down" (Remix) with MC Lyte and Yo-Yo (1994)
- Chaka Khan – "Pop My Clutch" (1998)
- Coldcut – "Smoke Dis One" (1990)
- Daddy-O (rapper) - "Game Recognize Game" (1995)[43]
- Erykah Badu – "Love of My Life Worldwide" with Bahamadia and Angie Stone (2003)
- Faith Evans - Ain't Nobody (Who Could Love Me) [Puffy & Chucky Remix]" (1995)[44]
- Living Colour – "Under Cover of Darkness" (1990)
- Luther Vandross – "Hit It Again" (2003)
- MC Lyte - "King King"[45] (2024)
- Meredith Brooks – "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (1999)
- Monifah – "Fallin in Love" (1998)
- Naughty by Nature – "Wickedest Man Alive" (1991); "Sleepin on Jersey" (1993); "Red Light" (2002); "Anthem Inc" (2011)
- Organized Noize – "Set It Off" with Andrea Martin (1996)
- Pat Benatar – "Love Is a Battlefield" (Remix) (1998)
- Queen Latifah - "Bring the Flava, La" (1993)[46]
- Quincy Jones – "Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe)" with Tone Loc and Nancy Wilson (1995)
- Rapsody – "Hatshepsut" (2019)
- Rod Stewart - "As Time Goes By" (2003)[47]
- Salt N Pepa – "Friends" with Mad Lion (1997)
- Take 6 – "Harmony" (1994)
- The 45 King – "Flavor Unit Assassination Squad" with Lakim Shabazz, Apache, Double J & Lord Alibaski (1990)
- Various – "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" with TLC, Aaliyah, Zhane, SWV, MC Lyte, Mary J. Blige, En Vogue, Salt N Pepa, Billy Lawrence, N'Dea Davenport, and more (1995)
- Various – "What's Going On" (The Neptunes This One's for You Mix) with Mobb Deep, LL Cool J, Fabolous, Da Brat, N.O.R.E., Royce Da 5'9", Angie Martinez and Sonja Blade (2001)
- Zhane – "Request Line" (Remix) (1997)
In 2009, Latifah, along with the Jubilation Choir, recorded the title track on the album Oh Happy Day, covering the song the Edwin Hawkins Singers made popular in 1969.[48]
In 2011, Latifah was featured on the track "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" on Tony Bennett's Duets II. The song won a Grammy for arrangement.
Soundtrack album contributions
- New Jack City (soundtrack) (1991)
- White Men Can't Jump (1992)
- New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (1995)
- Sunset Park (1996)
- The Associate (1996)
- Living Out Loud (1998)
- Small Soldiers (1998)
- Chicago (2002)
- Hairspray (2007)
- Joyful Noise (2012)
- Bessie (2015)