Janelle Monáe discography
A woman wearing a black and white outfit with black hair styled into a tall bun.
Janelle Monáe at the 2010 Pop Conference EMPSFM in Seattle on April 15, 2010
Studio albums4
Music videos18
EPs4
Singles23
Demos1
Guest appearances24

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]

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 174151224653651
The Electric Lady
  • Released: September 6, 2013
  • Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
53221011687283014
Dirty Computer
  • Release: April 27, 2018[16]
  • Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
641283029920118
The Age of Pleasure
  • Released: June 9, 2023[17]
  • Label: Bad Boy, Wondaland, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
1757948933749
"—" 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
115220
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
225
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[upper-alpha 1] The ArchAndroid
"Cold War"
"Q.U.E.E.N."
(featuring Erykah Badu)
2013 [upper-alpha 2]4721 The Electric Lady
"Dance Apocalyptic" 7983
"PrimeTime"
(featuring Miguel)
[upper-alpha 3]3619
"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 79248 Wondaland Presents: The Eephus (EP)
"Make Me Feel"[16] 2018 99[upper-alpha 4]933398[upper-alpha 5]74 Dirty Computer
"Django Jane"[16] [upper-alpha 6]
"Pynk"[16][50]
(featuring Grimes)
21
"I Like That"[51] [upper-alpha 7]14
"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 3714 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" [upper-alpha 8]16
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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 1152171521 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 1337287 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 [upper-alpha 9] 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
"Lettin' Go"
"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)
"That's Enough"

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
"Screwed"[89] 2019 TBA

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]

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