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BIRTHDAY: January 11, 1971
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BIGGEST SINGLE: "Be Without You" (2006)
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BIGGEST LP: What's The 411? (1992)
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GRAMMY AWARDS: 9
button.gif (123 bytes) ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 2024
button.gif (123 bytes) "Everything's not about me. If it's relating to you, I could be singing about you. I could be singing about all of us, which I am." - Mary J. Blige

 
TIMELINE

Mary J. Bligebutton.gif (123 bytes) Born in Atlanta on January 11, 1971, and raised in New York, Mary J. Blige has risen to the status of one of the most respected and acclaimed R&B and hip hop divas of the 90s. Mary's talent for success comes from her ability to blend pure R&B vocals, hip hop beats, and streetwise appearances - resulting in the tag, "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul."

1992... # 29 Singles Artist of the Year

button.gif (123 bytes) Radio listeners first became aware of Mary with her cross-over hit "You Remind Me." Video play of her next single, "Real Love" made listeners realize Mary was not just another hip-hop singer, but a developing force in music.

June
Mary J. Blige - What's The 411?button.gif (123 bytes) As "Real Love" became a huge cross-over hit, Mary's debut LP What's The 411? became a Top 10 smash, and spawned additional the singles "Reminisce" and "Love No Limit" as well as the classic remake of Chaka Khan's "Sweet Thing."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 1 week with "
You Remind Me."

August
Mary J. Blige - "You Remind Me" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "You Remind Me."
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "
You Remind Me" was certified gold.

September
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What's The 411? was certified gold.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "
Real Love."

October
Mary J. Blige - "Real Love" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart for 7 weeks with What's The 411?
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What's The 411? was certified platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks with "
Real Love."

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 with "Real Love."
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Real Love" was certified gold.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with her cover of "
Sweet Thing."

1993... # 25 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Mary J. Blige - "Reminisce" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "Reminisce."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for an
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

February
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What's The 411? was certified 2x platinum.

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won 2 Soul Train Music Awards for Best New Artist and Best Single, Female ("
Real Love").

May
Mary J. Blige - "Love No Limit" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "Love No Limit."

September
button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "
Real Love" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best R&B Video and Best Choreography.

December
Mary J. Blige - What's The 411? Remix Albumbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary released a remix LP, What's The 411? Remix Album.

1994... # 99 Singles Artist of the Year

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won a Source Award for R&B Artist of the Year.

November
Mary J. Blige - My Lifebutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary's second LP, My Life was released and also became a Top 10 hit with several cross-over singles such as "Be Happy" and "I'm Going Down."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "Be Happy."

button.gif (123 bytes) The appeal of Mary's music and videos continued with a song for the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack, "Not Gon' Cry" which to many became Angela Bassett character's theme song.

December
Mary J. Blige - "Be Happy" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) My Life topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 8 weeks.

1995... # 27 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 with "Be Happy."
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My Life was certified platinum.

February
Mary J. Blige - "I'm Goin' Down" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "I'm Going Down."

March
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My Life was certified 2x platinum.

May
Method Man & Mary J. Blige - "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on Method Man's Top 40 hit, "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need" and the remake of Aretha Franklin's classic, "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" from the New York Undercover soundtrack.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 3 weeks, the R&B Single Sales chart for 5 weeks, the Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks, and the Hot Rap Singles chart for 6 weeks with "
I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 with "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Singles Sales chart for a week with "
I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need."

June
Mary J. Blige - "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "You Bring Me Joy."

December
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My Life was certified 3x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the
Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers with the Top R&B Album, Top R&B Album Artist, Top R&B Album Artist - Female, and Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales ("I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need").

1996... # 43 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Waiting To Exhale Soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (My Life).
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "
Not Gon' Cry" from the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Airplay chart for 6 weeks with "
Not Gon' Cry."

February
Mary J. Blige - "Not Gon Cry" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need" with Method Man) and was nominated for Best R&B Album (My Life).
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks, the Hot R&B Singles chart for 5 weeks, and the Hot R&B Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks with "
Not Gon' Cry."

March
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "
Not Gon' Cry" was certified gold and hit the Top 10.

May
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "
Not Gon' Cry" was certified platinum.

1997... # 8 Singles Artist of the Year

February
Mary J. Blige - Share My Worldbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Not Gon' Cry").

April
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Share My World was released and became Mary's first #1 LP and produced the Top 40 hit "Love Is All We Need" - her 5th Top 10 hit. Other hit singles and videos from the LP included "Everything" and "I Can Love You."

May
Mary J. Blige - "Love Is All We Need" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Share My World topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a week and the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 4 weeks.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 with "Love Is All We Need."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) "
Love Is All We Need" topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for a week.

June
Mary J. Blige - "I Can Love You" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Share My World was certified platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "
I Can Love You."

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "
Everything."

October
Mary J. Blige - "Everything" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 10 with "Everything."

November
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Share My World was certified 2x platinum.

1998...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won an
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Share My World) and was nominated for Favorite Female soul/R&B Artist.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a
Grammy Award for a R&B Album (Share My World).
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for 2 Soul Train Award nominations for Best R&B Soul Single ("
Everything") and Best R&B/Soul Album, and won a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for R&B Soul Album of the Year (solo).
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was also nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist.

June
Mary J. Blige - The Tourbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary released The Tour - a live LP containing 23 tracks from her 97-98 tour. The LP contained many of her hits as well as covers of Aretha Franklin's "Daydreaming" and Dorothy Moore's "Misty Blue." Blige also started her own record label in the winter called Mary Jane Entertainment. Blige told SonicNet: "...I'm confident that I know what I'm doing... I've got a lot of years behind me in this game, and my experiences can help my artists out." Blige talked with CNN about the mistakes on the live LP: "I just, you know, decided to give the fans the warning of what a concert is about instead of going back and tricking them like I'm that dope, I'm that perfect 'cause I'm not." She also stated, "There's a lot of talent out there in those ghettos and everywhere else... so you got to realize that what you have is a gift and a blessing and just move forward like that, and don't think that you're better because your job is better."

August
How Stella Got Her Groove Back soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Blige could be heard on the soundtrack to How Stella Got Her Groove Back with the track "Beautiful."

September
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The Tour was certified gold.

December
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DMX's LP Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood with "Coming From."

1999... # 112 Singles Artist of the Year

February
Mary J. Blige - "All That I Can Say" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Lean On Me" (with Kirk Franklin & The Family, R. Kelly, U2, and Crystal Lewis) from Franklin's Nu Nation Project).

May
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Share My World was certified 3x platinum.

August
Mary J. Blige - Marybutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary's next LP, Mary, was released and included some help from Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, DMX, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Nas, and K-Ci & JoJo. The LP debuted at #2 on the Pop LP charts and #1 on the R&B LP charts (for 3 weeks).
button.gif (123 bytes) The first single from the new LP was the Top 40 hit "
All That I Can Say" (written and produced by Lauryn Hill). Another track, "Time" addresses current issues in the inner city: "In the ghettos there's a lot of people dying every day, people getting shot for no apparent reason, people gambling in the hallways and getting killed. When I was living in Yonkers, someone got shot over a dime. "Time" is for the inner cities, you know what I mean? There's not enough room in the hospitals to take care of people, and nobody wants to fix up the buildings for the bums. Time is just not on our sides; it’s just not. Not in a bad way but what I’m sayin’ is you should try to work toward doing the right thing because you could be gone tomorrow."

September
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Mary topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 3 weeks.

October
George Michael & Mary J. Blige - "As" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary took part in NetAid.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for 2 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Video and Best Song ("As" with
George Michael).
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Mary was certified platinum.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was honored at the 1999 Heroes Awards by the RIAA.
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MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made includes "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need" at # 84.

2000... # 71 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Mary J. Blige - "Deep Inside" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a Brit Award for Best International Female Solo Artist.
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What's The 411? was certified 3x platinum and What's The 411? Remix Album was certified gold.

February
Mary J. Bligebutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("All That I Can Say"), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Don't Waste Your Time" with Aretha Franklin), and Best R&B Album (Mary).

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female (
Mary) and was also nominated for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary took part in South Africa's Freedom Week celebration.

May
Mary J. Blige - "Give Me You" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "Give Me You."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary teamed with comic book creator Stan Lee on a cartoon for not only her tour opening sequence but also an "Internet-based series." Blige will lend her voice and contribute storylines to Webisodes and said of the experience: "Having been raised on the hard streets of the city, in my case Yonkers, the chance to be transformed into a 'Protector of the Hood' sends a powerful message to my fans that your community is what you make of it, that you can be super hero every day."

September
Mary J. Bligebutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary won 2 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Solo (Mary) and R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year ("All That I Can Say") and was also nominated for Best R&B/Soul Single - Solo ("All That I Can Say").

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit #1 on Billboard's Dance Chart with "Your Child" for 1 week.
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Mary was certified 2x platinum.

November
Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige - "911" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 helping out Wyclef Jean with "911."

2001... # 28 Singles Artist of the Year

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was a recipient of Rock The Vote's Patrick Lippert Award for her work with various charity organizations including the Partnership for a Drug Free America, Special Olympics, and the M.A.C. AIDS Foundation.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("911" with Wyclef Jean).
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female ("Your Child").

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won a BET Award for Best Female R&B Artist.

August
Mary J. Blige - No More Dramabutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary's next LP, No More Drama, was released.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "
Family Affair."
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No More Drama topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 2 weeks.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the All-Star Tribute benefit single "
What's Going On" (with proceeds going to AIDS and 9/11 charities).

October
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No More Drama was certified platinum
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 with "Family Affair."

November
Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 6 weeks, the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 5 weeks, the Top 40 Tracks chart for 5 weeks, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 2 weeks, and the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 6 weeks with "Family Affair."
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#1 with "Family Affair" for 4 weeks.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on
Busta Rhymes' LP, Genesis, on the track "There's Only One."

2002... # 22 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Mary J. Blige - "No More Drama" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "No More Drama."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for an
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary released a repackaged version of
No More Drama with bonus tracks.

February
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama (repackaged)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary started a tour in the US through March and then overseas.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for 2
Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Family Affair") and Best R&B Album (No More Drama). Mary went home empty-handed but stole the show with her performance of "No More Drama."

March
Mary J. Blige - "Dance For Me" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) No More Drama was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 with "No More Drama."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart for a week with "
No More Drama."

April
Mary J. Blige - Rainy Dayz (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "No More Drama" (Thunderpuss Remixes).
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "
Rainy Dayz" featuring Ja Rule.

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary performed on
VH1 Divas 2002: Divas Las Vegas.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 with "Rainy Dayz."

August
Mary J. Blige - Dance For Mebutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary released another remix LP - Dance For Me.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary's video for "
No More Drama" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video and the video for "Family Affair" was nominated for Best Choreography (Fatima Robinson).

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary ranked # 69 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the
Brown Sugar soundtrack with "Never Been."

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on
Irv Gotti Presents... The Remixes with "Rainy Dayz" (with Ja Rule).
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Rolling Stone: 50 Essential 'Woman In Rock' Albums includes My Life at # 17.

December
Deliver Us From Eva soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the soundtrack for Deliver Us From Eva with "Star Tonight."

2003... # 96 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won an American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Female R&B/Soul Album (No More Drama - repackaged).
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won a
Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("He Think I Don't Know").

March
Conceptions: Musical Tribute To Stevie Wonderbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the tribute compilation - Conceptions: Musical Tribute To Stevie Wonder - with "Overjoyed."

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary performed on VH1's Diva Duets 2003.

June
Bad Boys 2 soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Real Love" at # 69.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the
Bad Boys 2 soundtrack with the track "Didn't Mean."

August
Mary J. Blige - Love & Lifebutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary's next LP, Love & Life, was released. The LP was executive-produced by P. Diddy and also got help from Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, and Method Man.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary along with Method Man hit the Top 40 with "
Love At 1st Sight."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks with Method Man on "
Love At 1st Sight."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary's contribution to Common's video for "Come Close" was nominated for a
MTV Video Music Award for the MTV2 Award. Mary also performed at the ceremony.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary performed on The Today Show Concert Series.

September
Mary J. Blige - "Love At 1st Sight" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Top 200 LP chart for a week and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 2 weeks with Love & Life - the LP sold over 286,000 its first week of release in the US. Mary talked with VH1 about working with P. Diddy again: "He has not changed at all! He’s still the same Puffy but he’s grown up and I’ve grown up a lot. We didn’t miss a beat in the studio; it’s like separately we actually have gotten better over the years."
Mary J. Blige featuring Eve - "Not Today" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was heard on Aretha Franklin's next LP, So Damn Happy on the tracks "Holdin' On" and "No Matter What."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary appeared on
Sting's next LP, Sacred Love on the track "Whenever I Say Your Name."

October
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Love & Life was certified platinum.

December
Mary J. Blige - An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues (DVD)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary got married to record producer Kendu Isaacs.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "
Not Today" with help from Eve.
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Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 279: My Life.

2004... # 99 Singles Artist of the Year

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Whenever I Say Your Name" with Sting), and was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Ooh!") and Best Contemporary R&B Album (Love & Life).

September
Shark Tale soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the soundtrack for Shark Tale with "Got To Be Real."

button.gif (123 bytes) # 34 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

2005...# 141 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Mary J. Blige - "Best Of My Love" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary performed as part of the benefit show Tsunami Aid: A Concert Of Hope on NBC.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on
The Game's LP The Documentary with "Don't Worry."

March
Mary J. Blige - "Da MVP" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on Will Smith's LP Lost And Found with "Tell Me Why."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on
Missy Elliott's LP The Cookbook with "My Struggles."

September
So Amazing... An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross compilationbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary performed on Shelter From The Storm: A Concert For The Gulf Coast - a benefit program shown on all the major networks simultaneously to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the
Ray Charles LP Genius And Friends with the duet "It All Goes By So Fast."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the compilation LP
So Amazing... An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross with "Never Too Much."

December
Mary J. Blige - The Breakthroughbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary released her next LP The Breakthrough.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on
The Notorious B.I.G. posthumous creation - Duets: The Final Chapter.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 with "
Be Without You."

2006.. # 15 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Mary J. Blige - "Be Without You" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Top Digital Albums chart, and Top Internet Albums chart with The Breakthrough - selling over 727,000 copies in the US during the first week of release.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "
Be Without You." The single spent 15 weeks on top of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart - the longest ever for a #1 song.
Mary J. Blige - "One" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The Breakthrough was certified platinum.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B chart and Hot 100 Airplay chart with "
Be Without You."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary performed at the
Grammy Awards.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 with "Be Without You."

March
Mary J. Blige - "Take Me As I Am" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, Rhythmic Airplay chart, and Pop 100 Airplay chart with "Be Without You."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit
#1 for 4 weeks with "Be Without You."
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The Breakthrough was certified 2x platinum.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart with "
Be Without You."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on
LL Cool J's LP Todd Smith on the track "Favorite Flavor."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary performed on Saturday Night Live.

June
Mary J. Blige - "Enough Cryin'" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won 2 BET Awards for Best Female R&B Artist and Video of the Year ("Be Without You").

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video ("Be Without You").

September
Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles (DVD)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won 2 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards for Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Airplay ("Be Without You").
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on
Ludacris' new LP Release Therapy with the track "Runaway Love."

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on
Diddy's LP Press Play with "Making It Hard."

November
Mary J. Blige - Reflections - A Retrospectivebutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (The Breakthrough), and was nominated for Artist of the Year. Mary performed at the ceremony.
button.gif (123 bytes) Aretha could be heard on the Bobby soundtrack with Aretha Franklin with "Never Gonna Break My Faith."

December
Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige - "Runaway Love" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary released the hits collection Reflections - A Retrospective.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 helping out
Ludacris with "Runaway Love."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the
Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist (singles & albums), Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Female (singles & albums), Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist - Female, Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist, Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist - Female, Top Hot Adult R&B Artist, and with the Top Hot 100 Single Airplay, Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song Airplay, and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song ("Be Without You") and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album (The Breakthrough).

2007..# 80 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B chart with "Take Me As I Am."

February
Mary J. Blige - "We Ride (I See The Future)" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart helping out Ludacris with "Runaway Love."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won 3
Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album (The Breakthrough), Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female, and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Be Without You") (with Johnta Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jason Perry), and was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter) ("Be Without You"), Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("One" with U2), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Love Changes" with Jamie Foxx), and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("I Found My Everything" with Raphael Saadiq). Mary performed at the ceremony.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the
Top 10 helping out Ludacris with "Runaway Love."

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart helping out
Ludacris with "Runaway Love."
Mary J. Blige - "Just Fine" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female (The Breakthrough).

April
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The Breakthrough was certified 3x platinum.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Blige won a BET Award for Best Collaboration for "
Runaway Love" with Ludacris.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Blige could be heard on the
50 Cent LP Curtis on the track "All Of Me."

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart helping out
Chaka Khan with "Disrespectful" from Chaka's LP Funk This.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary performed at the
American Music Awards.

December
Mary J. Blige - Growing Painsbutton.gif (123 bytes) December 18: Mary released Growing Pains.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the Wyclef Jean LP Carnival II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant on the track "What About The Baby."
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "
Be Without You" was certified 2x platinum.

2008...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top Digital Albums chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with
Growing Pains.
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was named in an investigation looking into the receivership or usage of steroids in the entertainment industry according to a published report.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a week with "Just Fine."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary won 2
Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Disrespectful" with Chaka Khan), and Best Gospel Performance ("Never Gonna Break My Faith" with Aretha Franklin - a tie with the Clark Sisters), and was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Just Fine").

March
Big Boi - "Sumthin's Gotta Give" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary began a co-headlining tour with Jay-Z called the 'Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z: Heart of the City' tour.

June
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Entertainment Weekly: 100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included My Life at # 70.

September
Artists Stand Up For Cancer - "Just Stand Up" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary hit the Top 40 as part of Artists Stand Up For Cancer with the charity single "Just Stand Up!"
button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "Just Fine" was nominated for a
MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the
T-Pain LP Thr33 Ringz on the track "Change."
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for 2
American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album.

December
Mary J. Blige featuring Drake - "The One" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rolling Stone: 'The Greatest Singers' includes Mary at # 100.

2009...

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay chart helping out Musiq Soulchild with "IfULeave" from his LP
OnMyRadio.

February
Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Mary won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album (Growing Pains).

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the
Queen Latifah LP Persona on the track "People."

September
Mary J. Blige - "I Am' (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack on the track "Stronger."

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the
Rod Stewart LP Soulbook on the track "You Make Me Feel Brand New."

Mary J. Blige - 'Stronger With Each Tear'December 21: Mary released Stronger With Each Tear.

2010..

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with
Stronger With Each Tear.

2011...

January
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Growing Pains was certified platinum and Stronger With Each Tear was certified gold.

February
Mary J. Blige - 'My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1'button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("IfULeave" with Musiq Soulchild).

November 21: Mary released My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1.

2012....

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("The Living Proof" from the film The Help).

March
'Rock Of Ages' soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1 was certified gold.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be seen in the film Rock Of Ages and heard on the
Rock Of Ages soundtrack.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary could be heard on the
Nas LP Life Is Good on the track "Reach Out."

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Mary was nominated for an
American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

2013...

2014...

2015...

2017...

2018...

  • January 7: Blige was nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards including Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (for her performance in Mudbound) and for Best Original Song ("Mighty River" from Mudbound).
  • March 4: Blige was nominated for 2 Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actress (for her performance in Mudbound) and for Best Original Song ("Mighty River" from Mudbound). Blige is the first person to ever be nominated in both categories in the same year.

2019...

  • June 23: Blige was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards.

2020...

2022...

  • December 30: Blige topped the Billboard R&B Airplay chart with helpf from Vado with "Still Believe In Love."

2023...

2024...

  • Mary will release Gratitude on November 15th.




LPs
Mary J. Blige - What's The 411?
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
What's The 411?
Released: July, 1992
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 6
Entertainment Weekly: A
Tracks: "Leave A Message" - "Reminisce" - "Real Love" - "You Remind Me" - "Sweet Thing" - "Love No Limit" - "I Don't Want To Do Anything" - "Slow Down" - "My Love" - "Changes I've Been Going Through" - "What's The 411?"
Mary J. Blige - What's The 411? Remix Album What's The 411? Remix Album
Released: December, 1993
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 118
Entertainment Weekly: B
Tracks: "Leave A Message" - "You Don't Have To Worry" - "My Love" - "Real Love" - "What's The 411?" - "Reminisce" - "Mary And Andre" - "Sweet Thing" - "Love No Limit" - "You Remind Me" - "Changes I've Been Going Through" - "I Don't Want To Do Anything"
Mary J. Blige - My Life
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
My Life
Released: November, 1994
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 7
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-TimeEntertainment Weekly: A-
Tracks: "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" - "You Bring Me Joy" - "I'm The Only Woman" - "My Life" - "You Gotta Believe" - "I Never Wanna Live Without You" - "I'm Going Down" - "Be With You" - "Mary's Joint" - "Don't Go" - "I Love You" - "No Once Else" - "Be Happy"
Mary J. Blige - Share My World
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
Share My World
Released: April, 1997
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone review: 3 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B+
Tracks: "I Can Love You" - "Love Is All We Need" - "Round And Round" - "Share My World" - "Seven Days" - "It's On" (with R. Kelly) - "Thank You Lord" - "Missing You" - "Everything" - "Keep Your Head" - "Can't Get You Off My Mind" - "Get To Know You Better" - "Searching" - "Our Love" - "Not Gon' Cry"
Mary J. Blige - The Tour
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
The Tour (live LP)
Released: July, 1998
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 21
Rolling Stone review: 3 stars from Rolling Stone
Live Tracks: "Real Love" - "You Remind Me" - "Reminisce" - "Sweet Thing" - "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" - "Love No Limit" - "Summer Madness" - "My Life" - "You Gotta Believe" - "Slow Down" - "Mary's Joint" - "I'm The Only Woman" - "Share My World" - "I'm Going Down" - "Thank You Lord" - "I Can Love You" - "Keep Your Head" - "Everything" - "Seven Days" - "Not Gon' Cry" - "Missing You" - "Daydreaming" - "Misty Blue"
Mary J. Blige - Mary
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
Mary
Released: August, 1999
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B+
Tracks: "All That I Can Say" - "Sexy" - "Deep Inside" - "Beautiful Ones" - "I'm In Love" - "Time" - "Memories" - "Don't Waste Your Time" - "Not Lookin'" - "Your Child" - "No Happy Holidays" - "The Love I Never Had" - "Asunder" Give Me You" - "Let No Man Put
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama (repackaged)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
No More Drama
Released: August, 2001
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone review: 3 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: A
Tracks: "Love" - "Family Affair" - "Steal Away" - "Crazy Games" - "PMS" - "No More Drama" - "Keep It Moving" - "Destiny" - "Where I've Been" - "Beautiful Day" - "Dance For Me" - "Flying Away" - "2U" - "In The Meantime" - "Testimony"
No More Drama (repackaged)
Released: January, 2002
Billboard peak: # 14
Tracks: "Love" - "Family Affair" - "Steal Away" - "He Think I Don't Know" - "PMS" - "No More Drama" - "Rainy Dayz" (featuring Ja Rule) - "Where I've Been" - "Beautiful Day" - "Dance For Me" - "No More Drama" (P. Diddy / Mario Winans Remix) - "Flying Away" - "Never Been" - "2U" - "In The Meantime" - "Forever No More" - "Testimony"
Mary J. Blige - Dance For Me
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
Dance For Me
Released: August, 2002
Billboard peak: # 76
Rolling Stone: 2 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "No More Drama" (Thunderpuss Remix) - "Family Affair" (Spanish Fly Remix) - "Everything" (Curtis & Moore Vocal Mix) - "Rainy Dayz" (Thunderpuss Remix) - "He Think I Don't Know" (Hex Hector Remix) - "Your Child" (Junior Vasquez Remix) - "Never Been" (Al B Rich Remix) - "Dance For Me" (G-Club Mix) - "Give Me You" (Extended Nino Radio Mix) - "Let No Man Put Asunder"
Mary J. Blige - Love & Life
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
Love & Life
Released: August, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone review: 3 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Love & Life" (with Jay-Z) - "Don't Go" - "When We" - "Not Today" (with Eve) - "Finally Made It" (Interlude) - "Ooh!" - "Let Me Be The 1" (with 50 Cent) - "Love At 1st Sight" (with Method Man) - "Willing & Waiting" - "Free" (Interlude) - "Friends" - "Press On" - "Feel Like Making Love" - "It's A Wrap" - "Message In Our Music" (Interlude) - "All My Love" - "Special Part Of Me" - "Ultimate Relationship"
Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
The Breakthrough
Released: December, 2005
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B+
Tracks: "No One Will Do" - "Enough Cryin'" - "About You" (with Nina Simone) - "Be Without You" - "Gonna Breakthrough" - "Good Woman Down" - "Take Me As I Am" - "Baggage" - "Can't Hide From Luv" (with Jay-Z) - "MJB Da MVP" - "Can't Get Enough" - "Ain't Really Love" - "I Found My Everything" - "Father In You" - "Alone" - "One" (with U2)
Mary J. Blige - Reflections - A Retrospective Reflections - A Retrospective
Released: December, 2006
Billboard peak: # 9
Tracks: "Reflections (I Remember)" - "We Ride (I See The Future)" - "You Know" - "King & Queen" - "No More Drama" - "Family Affair" - "Real Love" - "No One Will Do" - "Be Without You" - "I'm Going Down" - "911" (with Wyclef Jean) - "Not Gon' Cry" - "My Life '06" - "Be Happy" - "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need" (Razor Sharp Mix)
Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
Growing Pains
Released: December 18, 2007
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: 3 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B
Tracks: "Work That" - "Grown Woman" (featuring Ludacris) - "Just Fine" - "Feel Like A Woman" - "Stay Down" - "Hurt Again" - "Shakedown" (featuring Usher) - "Till The Morning" - "Roses" - "Fade Away" - "What Love Is" - "Work In Progress (Growing Pains)" - "Talk To Me" - "If You Love Me?" - "Smoke" - "Come To Me (Peace)"
Mary J. Blige - 'Stronger With Each Tear'
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
Stronger With Each Tear
Released: December 21, 2009
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone: 3 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B
Tracks: "Tonight" - "The One" (featuring Drake) - "Said And Done" - "Good Love" (featuring T.I.) - "I Feel Good" - "I Am" - "Each Tear" - "I Love U (Yes I Du)" - "We Got Hood Love" (featuring Trey Songz) - "Kitchen" - "In The Morning" - "Color"
Mary J. Blige - 'My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1'
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1
US: Gold
Released: November 21, 2011
Tracks: "Intro" - "Feel Inside" (featuring Nas) - "Next Level" (featuring Busta Rhymes) - "Ain't Nobody" - "25/8" - "Don't Mind" - "No Condition" - "Mr. Wrong" (featuring Drake) - "Why" (featuring Rick Ross) - "Love A Woman" (featuring Beyoncé) - "Empty Prayers" - "Need SOmeone" - "The Living Proof"
Mary J. Blige - 'A Mary Christmas' A Mary Christmas
Released: October 15, 2013
US: Gold
Tracks: "Little Drummer Boy" - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - "My Favorite Things" - "This Christmas" - "The Christmas Song" - "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" - "When You Wish Upon A Star" - "Mary, Did You Know" - "Do You Hear What I Hear?" - "Petit Papa Boel" - "The First Noel" - "Noche De Paz (Silent Night)"
Mary J. Blige- 'The London Sessions'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl
The London Sessions
Released: December 2, 2014
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 9
Tracks: "Therapy" - "Doubt" - "Not Loving You" - "When You're Gone" - "Right Now" - "My Loving" - "Long Hard Look" - "Whole Damn Year" - "Nobody But You" - "Pick Me Up" - "Follow" - "Worth My Time"
Mary J. Blige - 'Strength Of A Woman'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Strength Of A Woman
Released: April 28, 2017
Billboard peak: # 3
Tracks: "Love Yourself" (featuring Kanye West) - "Thick Of It" - "Set Me Free" - "It's Me" - "Glow Up" (featuring Quavo, DJ Khaled & Missy Elliott) - "U + Me (Love Lesson)" - "Indestructible" - "Thank You" - Survivor" - "Find The Love" - "Telling The Truth" (featuring KAYTRANADA) - "Strength Of A Woman" - "Hello Father"
Mary J. Blige - 'HERstory Vol. 1'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl
HERstory Vol. 1
Released: December 6, 2019
Tracks: "You Remind Me" - "Real Love" (2019 Mix) - "Reminisce" (Audio 2 Remix) - "Love No Limit" (Puff Daddy Mix) - "You Don't Have To Worry" (featuring Craig Mack) - "What's The 411?" (featuring Grand Puba) - "What's The 411?" (Remix) - "Be Happy" (2019 Mix) - "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" (featuring LL Cool J) - "I Love You" (featuring Smif-n-Wessun) - "I'm Goin' Down" - "You Bring Me Joy" - "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need To Get By" (featuring Method Man) (Puff Daddy Mix) - "Everyday It Rains" - "Love Is All We Need" (featuring Nas)
Mary J. Blige - 'Good Morning Gorgeous'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Good Morning Gorgeous
Released: February 11, 2022
Billboard peak: # 14
Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year, Best R&B Album
Tracks: "No Idea" - "Love Will Never" - "Here With Me" (featuring Anderson.Paak) - "Rent Money" (featuring Dave East) - "Amazing" (featuring DJ Khaled) - "GMG Interlude" - "Good Morning Gorgeous" - "Come See About Me" - "On Top" (featuring Fivio Foreign) - "Love Without The Heartbreak" - "Falling In Love" - "Enough" - "Need Love" (featuring Usher)
POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY [based on The ARC Weekly Top 40 (listing explanation)
1 Be Without You

from the LP
The Breakthrough
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 29 - 25 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 8 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 9 - 10 - 16 - 20 - 22 - 25 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
16
RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum
Grammy Winner:
Best R&B Song, Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female
Grammy Nominee:
Record of the Year, Song of the Year
MTV VMA Nominee:
Best R&B Video
1(4) 23 2006 Mary J. Blige - "Be Without You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 Family Affair

from the LP
No More Drama
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 23 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 7 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 15 - 21 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
4
Grammy Nominee:
Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female
MTV VMA Nominee:
Best Choreography
1(4) 19 2001 Mary J. Blige - "Family Affair" (Single)
3 Real Love

from the LP
What's The 411?
ARC chart run: 37 - 29 - 23 - 16 - 13 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 9 - 10 - 12 - 17 - 24 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
17
RIAA Certification: Gold
MTV VMA Nominee:
Best R&B Video, Best Choreography
VH1's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years
: #
69
3 19 1992 Mary J. Blige - "Real Love" (Single)
4 Mary J. Blige - "Not Gon Cry" (Single)Not Gon' Cry

from
Waiting To Exhale soundtrack and the LP Share My World
ARC Chart Run:
35 - 28 - 19 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 12 - 18 - 22 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
31
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Grammy Nominee:
Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female
5 16 1996 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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5 Runaway Love
[Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige ]

from the Ludacris LP
Release Therapy
ARC Chart Run:
40 - 34 - 29 - 27 - 20 - 16 - 13 - 10 - 6 - 5 - 8 - 9 - 12 - 16 - 24 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
56
5 16 2007 Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige - "Runaway Love" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
6 Mary J. Blige - "Love Is All We Need" (Single)Love Is All We Need
from
Share My World
ARC Chart Run:
36 - 30 - 27 - 22 - 19 - 16 - 13 - 11 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 8 - 16 - 22 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
47
5 15 1997 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
7 Mary J. Blige - "Everything" (Single)Everything

from the LP
Share My World
ARC Chart Run:
37 - 30 - 25 - 21 - 19 - 16 - 15 - 13 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 11 - 18 - 24 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
52
7 15 1997 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
8 Mary J. Blige - "No More Drama" (Single)No More Drama

from the LP
No More Drama
ARC Chart Run:
39 - 36 - 33 - 24 - 21 - 18 - 16 - 13 - 12 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 16 - 21 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
61
MTV VMA Winner:
Best R&B Video
9 15 2002 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
9 Mary J. Blige - Rainy Dayz (Single)Rainy Dayz
[Mary J. Blige featuring Ja Rule]

from the LP
No More Drama (repackaged)
ARC Chart Run:
40 - 37 - 34 - 31 - 28 - 25 - 19 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 11 - 18 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
67
9 15 2002 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
10 Sweet Thing

from the LP
What's The 411?
ARC Chart Run:
38 - 34 - 27 - 24 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 13 - 13 - 15 - 24 - 37 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
68
13 14 1993 Mary J. Blige - "Sweet Thing" (Single)
11 Be Happy

from the LP
My Life
ARC chart run: 35 - 20 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 11 - 20 - 29 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
78
9 11 1995 Mary J. Blige - "Be Happy" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
12 I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need
[Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige]

from the
cd single
ARC Chart Run:
32 - 20 - 14 - 8 - 6 - 9 - 13 - 26 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
90
Grammy Winner:
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
MTV: '100 Greatest Videos Ever Made': #
88
6 9 1995 Method Man & Mary J. Blige - "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
13 Mary J. Blige - "I'm Goin' Down" (Single)I'm Going Down

from the LP
My Life
ARC Chart Run:
36 - 32 - 29 - 27 - 25 - 31 - 35 - 35 - 33 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
111
25 10 1995 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
14 Mary J. Blige featuring Eve - "Not Today" (Single)Not Today
[Mary J. Blige featuring Eve]

from the LP
Love & Life
ARC Chart Run:
39 - 36 - 31 - 26 - 22 - 18 - 15 - 14 - 25 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
99
14 10 2004 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
15 Give Me You

from the LP
Mary
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 32 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
132
21 7 2000 Mary J. Blige - "Give Me You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
16 Mary J. Blige - "You Remind Me" (Single)You Remind Me

from the LP
What's The 411?
ARC Chart Run:
37 - 33 - 28 - 23 - 20 - 28 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
136
RIAA Certification: Gold
20 7 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
17 Mary J. Blige - "All That I Can Say" (Single)All That I Can Say

from the LP
Mary
ARC Chart Run:
40 - 32 - 26 - 24 - 22 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
143
Grammy Nominee:
Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female
22 6 1999 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
18 Mary J. Blige - "I Can Love You" (Single)I Can Love You

from the LP
Share My World
ARC Chart Run:
37 - 27 - 22 - 19 - 17 - 28 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
140
17 6 1997 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
19 Mary J. Blige - "Love No Limit" (Single)Love No Limit

from the LP
What's The 411?
ARC Chart Run:
36 - 29 - 26 - 24 - 23 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
162
23 6 1993 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
20 Mary J. Blige - "Reminisce" (Single)Reminisce

from the LP
What's The 411?
ARC Chart Run:
38 - 33 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
184
30 3 1993 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
21 Mary J. Blige - "Love At 1st Sight" (Single)Love At 1st Sight
[Mary J. Blige featuring Method Man]

from the LP
Love & Life
ARC Chart Run:
40 - 36 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
173
33 3 2003 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
22 911
[Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige]

from the Wyclef Jean LP
The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II A Book
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
188
Grammy Nominee:
Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
36 2 2000 Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige - "911" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
  Mary J. Blige - "You Don't Have To Worry" (Single)You Don't Have To Worry

from the LP
What's The 411? Remix Album
** ** 1994 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
  You Bring Me Joy

from the LP
My Life
** ** 1995 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  I Love You

from the LP
My Life
** ** 1995 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Mary J. Blige - "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" (Single)(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman

from the
New York Undercover soundtrack
** ** 1995 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
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Available for download at iTunes
  George Michael & Mary J. Blige - "As" (Single)As
[George Michael & Mary J. Blige]

from the
cd single
** ** 1999 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]
  Mary J. Blige - "Deep Inside" (Single)Deep Inside

from the LP
Mary
** ** 2000 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Mary J. Blige - "Your Child" (Single)Your Child

from the LP
Mary
** ** 2000 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
[Elton John & Mary J. Blige]

from the LP Elton John LP
One Night Only
** ** 2000 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Mary J. Blige - "Dance For Me" (Single)Dance For Me

from the LP
Dance For Me
** ** 2002 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Ooh!

from the LP
Love & Life
** ** 2003 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  It's A Wrap

from the LP
Love & Life
** ** 2004 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Mary J. Blige - "Best Of My Love" (Single)Best Of My Love

available on iTunes
** ** 2005 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Mary J. Blige - "Da MVP" (Single)Da MVP

from the LP
The Breakthrough
** ** 2005 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Ain't No Way
[Patti LaBelle featuring Mary J.Blige]

from the Patti LaBelle LP
Classic Moments
** ** 2005 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  One
[Mary J. Blige & U2]

from the LP
The Breakthrough
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
** ** 2006 Mary J. Blige - "One" (Single)
  Mary J. Blige - "Enough Cryin'" (Single)Enough Cryin'

from the LP
The Breakthrough
** ** 2006 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Ain't Really Love

from the LP
The Breakthrough
** ** 2006 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Mary J. Blige - "Take Me As I Am" (Single)Take Me As I Am

from the LP
The Breakthrough
** ** 2006 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Mary J. Blige - "We Ride (I See The Future)" (Single)We Ride (I See The Future)

from the LP
Reflections - A Retrospective
** ** 2007 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Never Gonna Break My Faith
[Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige]

from the LP
Bobby soundtrack
Grammy Winner: Best Gospel Performance
** ** 2007 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Mary J. Blige - "Just Fine" (Single)Just Fine

from the LP
Growing Pains
Grammy Nominee:
Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female
MTV VMA Nominee:
Best Hip-Hop Video
** ** 2007 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Work That

from the LP
Growing Pains
** ** 2007 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
  Hurt Again

from the LP
Growing Pains
** ** 2008 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
  Stay Down

from the LP
Growing Pains
** ** 2008 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
  You're Welcome
[Jay-Z featuring Mary J. Blige]
** ** 2008 [ LYRICS]

  Big Boi - "Sumthin's Gotta Give" (Single)Sumthin's Gotta Give
[Big Boi featuring Mary J. Blige]

from the Big Boi LP Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty
** ** 2008 [ LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
  Mary J. Blige featuring Drake - "The One" (Single)The One
[Mary J. Blige featuring Drake]

from the LP
Stronger With Each Tear
** ** 2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
  Remember Me
[T.I. featuring Mary J. Blige]

** ** 2009 T.I. featurig Mary J. Blige - "Remember Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
  Mary J. Blige - "Stronger' (Single)Stronger

from the
Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game
** ** 2009 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
  Mary J. Blige - "I Am' (Single)I Am

from the LP
Stronger With Each Tear
** ** 2010 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
  I Feel Good

from the LP
Stronger With Each Tear
** ** 2010 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
[
LYRICS ]

Available for download at iTunes
mp3 Available at Amazon.com
 
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