Queen Latifah discography

Queen Latifah is an American rapper, jazz/blues singer, and actress. Born Dana Owens, as a recording artist she has released eight studio albums, six of which were rap/hip-hop influenced albums and two that were all-singing jazz influenced albums. She has a total of twenty-three singles released as well. She has been given the title the " Queen of Jazz-Rap.[1]

Queen Latifah discography
Studio albums7
Compilation albums1
Singles23

Latifah's released two albums, All Hail the Queen and Nature of a Sista, to only moderate success before breaking through with her 1993 album, Black Reign. Black Reign received a gold certification in the United States, reaching #60 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, and #15 on the U.S. 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 #16 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. In 2007, Latifah released her sixth studio album, Trav'lin' Light through Flavor Unit/Verve Records. And in 2009, Latifah released her seventh album, Persona through Flavor Unit/Universal Records. In 2012, it was confirmed Latifah was recording a new album, set to be released in 2013.

Studio albums
Year Title Chart positions Sales Certifications
U.S. U.S. R&B
1989 All Hail the Queen
  • First studio album
  • Released: November 7, 1989
  • Label: Tommy Boy
 124 6
1991 Nature of a Sista
  • Second studio album
  • Released: September 3, 1991
  • Label: Tommy Boy
 117 32
1993 Black Reign
60 15
1998 Order in the Court
  • Fourth studio album
  • Released: June 16, 1998
  • Label: Flavor Unit / Motown
 95 16
2002 She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits
  • First compilation
  • Released: December 10, 2002
  • Label: Flavor Unit / Motown
 97 29
2004 The Dana Owens Album
  • Fifth studio album
  • Released: September 28, 2004
  • Label: Flavor Unit / Creative Battery / AEG Live / A&M
 16 11
2007 Trav'lin' Light
  • Sixth studio album
  • Released: September 25, 2007
  • Label: Flavor Unit / Verve
 11 6
2009 Persona
  • Seventh studio album
  • Released: August 25, 2009
  • Label: Flavor Unit / Universal
 25 3

Compilation albums
Album information
She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits

Soundtracks

Singles

Solo artist
Year Single Chart peak positions Album
U.S.
[6]		 U.S. R&B
[7]		 U.S. Rap U.S. Dance
[8]		 U.S.
AC
[9]		 NZ
[10]		 UK
[11][12]
1989 "Wrath of My Madness" — — — — — — — All Hail the Queen
"Dance for Me" — — 14 — — — —
1990 "Ladies First" — 64 5 38 — — —
"Come Into My House" — 81 21 7 — — —
"Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children" — — — 28 — — 14
1991 "Fly Girl" — 16 19 — — 38 67 Nature of a Sista
1992 "Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here" (US/JAP only) — 13 8 — — — —
"How Do I Love Thee" (US only) — 32 — 19 — — —
1994 "U.N.I.T.Y." 23 7 2 — — — 74 Black Reign
"Just Another Day..." (US only) 54 37 11 — — — —
"Black Hand Side" (US only) — 29 20 — — — —
"Weekend Love" 70 — — — 38 —
"Can't Understand" (US promo only) — — — — — —
1996 "Elements I'm Among" (US promo only) — — — — — — — TBC
1997 "Mr. Big Stuff" (with Shades and Free) (UK only) — — — — — — 31 The Associate OST
"It's Alright" 76 — — — — — 86 Nothing to Lose OST
1998 "Paper" (US only) 50 23 — — — — — Order in the Court
"Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?)" (US promo only) — — 2 — — — —
"Brownsville" (US promo only) — — — — — — —
2002 "Go Head / She's a Queen" (US promo only) — — — — — — — She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits
2003 "Better Than the Rest" — — — — — — — Bringing Down the House OST
2004 "I Put a Spell on You" — — — — — — — The Dana Owens Album
2005 "Simply Beautiful" — 115[13] — — — — —
2007 "Poetry Man" — — — — 23 — — Trav'lin' Light
2008 "Champion" — — — — — — — AT&T Team USA Soundtrack
2009 "Cue the Rain" — — — — — — — Persona
"Fast Car" — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

A medley of the O'Jays' "For the Love of Money" and Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" was recorded by Troop, LeVert, and Queen Latifah. The medley was featured prominently in Mario Van Peebles' 1991 film New Jack City.

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.[14]

References
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  2. Samuels, Anita (9 May 1998). "Latifah Is Back In Motown's Court". Billboard. p. 33. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "15ask". Billboard. April 9, 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. herrera, Monica (27 July 2009). "Queen Latifah Returns To Rap On 'Persona'". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. "Queen Latifah - US Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. "Queen Latifah - US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  8. "Queen Latifah - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. "Queen Latifah - US Adult Contemporary". billboard.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  10. "Queen Latifah - New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  11. "Queen Latifah - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  12. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 445. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  13. "Simply Beautiful". Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Billboard. January 29, 2005.
  14. "Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah go gospel for "Day"". Reuters. March 27, 2009.
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