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Mary J. Blige
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Live in Los Angeles (DVD)


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Revamp: The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin


Hope For Haiti Now compilation


Now 27


2007 Grammy Nominees

• BIRTHDAY: January 11, 1971
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Be Without You" (2006)
• BIGGEST LP: What's The 411? (1992)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 9
• ROLLING STONE: '100 Greatest Singers': # 100
• VH1: '100 Sexiest Artists': 69
• ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: 2024
• "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

• 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."

# 29 Singles Artist of the Year

• August 1: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "You Remind Me."

• 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. 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."

• July 25: Mary topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 1 week with "You Remind Me."
• July 28: Mary released What's The 411?

• September 26: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Real Love."
• September 30: What's The 411? was certified gold.

• October 3: Mary topped the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart for 7 weeks with What's The 411?
• October 8: What's The 411? was certified platinum.
• October 17: Mary topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks with "Real Love."

• November 7: Mary hit the Top 10 with "Real Love."
• November 21: Mary topped the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 1 week with "Real Love."

• December 26: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with her cover of "Sweet Thing."

# 25 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 16: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Reminisce."
• January 25: Mary was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

• February 19: What's The 411? was certified 2x platinum.

• March 13: Mary performed "Reminisce" and "Sweet Thing" on Saturday Night Live.

• May 29: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Love No Limit."

• September 2: The video for "Real Love" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best R&B Video and Best Choreography.

• December 7: Mary released a remix LP, What's The 411? Remix Album.

# 99 Singles Artist of the Year

• November 14: 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.
• November 26: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Be Happy."
• November 29: 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."

• December 17: My Life topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 8 weeks.

# 27 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 7: Mary hit the Top 10 with "Be Happy."
• January 31: My Life was certified platinum.

• February 25: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "I'm Going Down."

• March 28: My Life was certified 2x platinum.

• May 13: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Method Man with "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need."
• May 13: 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 3: Mary topped the Billboard Singles Sales chart for a week with "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need."
• June 3: Mary hit the Top 10 helping out Method Man with "I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need."

• July 29: Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for 1 week with "You Bring Me Joy."

• December 13: My Life was certified 3x platinum.
• December 31: 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").

# 43 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 27: Mary topped the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Airplay chart for 6 weeks with "Not Gon' Cry."
• January 27: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Not Gon' Cry" from the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack.
• January 29: Mary was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (My Life).

• February 3: Mary topped the Hot R&B Singles chart for 5 weeks, and the Hot R&B Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks with "Not Gon' Cry."
• February 17: Mary topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks with "Not Gon' Cry."
• February 28: 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).

• March 2: Mary hit the Top 10 with "Not Gon' Cry."

# 8 Singles Artist of the Year

• February 26: Mary was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Not Gon' Cry").

• April 5: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Love Is All We Need."
• April 22: Mary's third LP, Share My World was released and became Mary's first #1 LP.

• May 10: Share My World topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 1 week and the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 4 weeks.
• May 31: Mary hit the Top 10 with "Love Is All We Need."

• June 14: "Love Is All We Need" topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 1 week.

• July 1: Share My World was certified platinum.
• July 26: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "I Can Love You."

• August 23: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Everything."

• October 25: Mary hit the Top 10 with "Everything."

• November 17: Share My World was certified 2x platinum.

• January 26: 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 25: Mary was nominated for a Grammy Award for a R&B Album (Share My World).

• July 28: 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."

• April 11: Blige could be heard on the soundtrack to How Stella Got Her Groove Back with the track "Beautiful."

• September 4: The Tour was certified gold.

• December 22: Mary could be heard on DMX's LP Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood with "Coming From."

• February 25: 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 19: Share My World was certified 3x platinum.

• August 17: 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). 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."
• August 28: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "All That I Can Say."

• September 4: Mary topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 3 weeks.

• October 9: Mary took part in NetAid.

• October 12: Mary was certified platinum.

# 71 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 28: What's The 411? was certified 3x platinum and What's The 411? Remix Album was certified gold.

• February 21: 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).

• May 20: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Give Me You."

• October 18: Mary was certified 2x platinum.
• October 21: Mary hit #1 on Billboard's Dance Music Club Play chart with "Your Child" for 1 week.

• November 25: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Wyclef Jean with "911."

# 28 Singles Artist of the Year

• February 20: 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.
• February 21: Mary was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("911" with Wyclef Jean).

• August 28: Mary's next LP, No More Drama, was released.

• September 8: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Family Affair."
• September 15: No More Drama topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 2 weeks.
• September 29: 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 12: No More Drama was certified platinum
• October 13: Mary topped the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 4 weeks with "Family Affair."
• October 20: Mary hit the Top 10 with "Family Affair."

• November 3: Mary topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 6 weeks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 2 weeks, and R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 6 weeks with "Family Affair."
• November 10: Mary hit #1 for 4 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Family Affair."
• November 10: Mary topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 5 weeks with "Family Affair."
• November 17: Mary topped the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for 5 weeks with "Family Affair."
• November 24: Mary topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 4 weeks with "Family Affair."
• November 27: Mary could be heard on Busta Rhymes' LP, Genesis, on the track "There's Only One."

# 22 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 2: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "No More Drama."
• January 9: Mary was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.
• January 29: Mary released a repackaged version of No More Drama with bonus tracks.

• February 19: No More Drama was certified 2x platinum.
• February 27: 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 23: Mary hit the Top 10 with "No More Drama."

• April 13: Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "No More Drama" (Thunderpuss Remixes).
• April 27: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Ja Rule with "Rainy Dayz."

• May 23: Mary performed on VH1 Divas 2002: Divas Las Vegas.

• July 13: Mary hit the Top 10 with help from Ja Rule with "Rainy Dayz."

• August 29: 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).

• August 13: Mary released another remix LP - Dance For Me.

• September 24: Mary could be heard on the Brown Sugar soundtrack with "Never Been."

• November 5: Mary could be heard on Irv Gotti Presents... The Remixes with "Rainy Dayz" (with Ja Rule).

• December 10: Mary could be heard on the soundtrack for Deliver Us From Eva with "Star Tonight."

# 96 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 13: Mary won an American Music Award for Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist.

• February 23: Mary won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("He Think I Don't Know").

• March 18: Mary could be heard on the tribute compilation - Conceptions: Musical Tribute To Stevie Wonder - with "Overjoyed."

• April 23: Mary topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart with help from Method Man for 2 weeks with "Love At 1st Sight."

• May 22: Mary performed on VH1's Diva Duets 2003.

• July 15: Mary could be heard on the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack with the track "Didn't Mean."

• August 23: Mary topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks with Method Man on "Love At 1st Sight."
• August 26: 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.
• August 28: 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.
• August 30: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Method Man with "Love At 1st Sight."

• September 13: Mary topped the Billboard Top 200 LP chart for 1 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."
• September 16: Mary was heard on Aretha Franklin's next LP, So Damn Happy on the tracks "Holdin' On" and "No Matter What."
• September 29: Mary appeared on Sting's next LP, Sacred Love on the track "Whenever I Say Your Name."

• October 2: Love & Life was certified platinum.

• December 20: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Eve with "Not Today."

# 99 Singles Artist of the Year

• February 8: 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 21: Mary could be heard on the soundtrack for Shark Tale with "Got To Be Real."

• January 15: Mary performed as part of the benefit show Tsunami Aid: A Concert Of Hope on NBC.
• January 18: Mary could be heard on The Game's LP The Documentary with "Don't Worry."

• March 29: Mary could be heard on Will Smith's LP Lost And Found with "Tell Me Why."

• July 4: Mary could be heard on Missy Elliott's LP The Cookbook with "My Struggles."

• September 9: 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.
• September 20: Mary could be heard on the Ray Charles LP Genius And Friends with the duet "It All Goes By So Fast."
• September 20: Mary could be heard on the compilation LP So Amazing... An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross with "Never Too Much."

• December 20: Mary released her next LP The Breakthrough.
• December 20: Mary could be heard on The Notorious B.I.G. posthumous creation - Duets: The Final Chapter.
• December 31: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Be Without You."

# 15 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 7: Mary topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 2 weeks, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 3 weeks, Top Digital Albums chart for 1 week, and Top Internet Albums chart with The Breakthrough - selling over 727,000 copies in the US during the first week of release.
• January 7: 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.
• January 24: The Breakthrough was certified platinum.
• January 28: Mary topped the Billboard Internet Albums chart for 1 week with The Breakthrough.

• February 25: Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B chart and Hot 100 Airplay chart for 9 weeks with "Be Without You."
• February 25: Mary hit the Top 10 with "Be Without You."

• March 4: Mary topped the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart for 4 weeks with "Be Without You."
• March 10: The Breakthrough was certified 2x platinum.
• March 11: Mary hit #1 for 4 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Be Without You."
• March 11: Mary topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart for 1 week with with "Be Without You."

• April 1: Mary topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart for 4 weeks with "Be Without You."
• April 8: Mary topped the Billboard Dance Airplay chart for 3 weeks with "Be Without You."
• April 8: Mary performed "Be Without You" and "Enough Cryin" on Saturday Night Live.
• April 11: Mary could be heard on LL Cool J's LP Todd Smith on the track "Favorite Flavor."

• August 31: Mary was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video ("Be Without You").

• September 26: Mary could be heard on Ludacris' new LP Release Therapy with the track "Runaway Love."

• October 17: Mary could be heard on Diddy's LP Press Play with "Making It Hard."

• November 14: Aretha could be heard on the Bobby soundtrack with Aretha Franklin with "Never Gonna Break My Faith."
• November 21: 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.

• December 13: Mary released the hits collection Reflections - A Retrospective.
• December 30: Mary hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Ludacris with "Runaway Love."
• December 31: 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).

# 80 Singles Artist of the Year

• February 10: Mary topped the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart for 5 weeks helping out Ludacris with "Runaway Love."
• February 11: 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.
• February 17: Mary hit the Top 10 helping out Ludacris with "Runaway Love."

• March 3: Mary topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 2 weeks helping out Ludacris with "Runaway Love."

• April 10: The Breakthrough was certified 3x platinum.

• September 11: Blige could be heard on the 50 Cent LP Curtis on the track "All Of Me."

• October 27: Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for 2 weeks helping out Chaka Khan with "Disrespectful" from Chaka's LP Funk This.

• November 26: Mary could be heard on the Wyclef Jean LP Carnival II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant on the track "What About The Baby."

• December 18: Mary released Growing Pains.

• January 5: Mary topped the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart for 1 week, and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 7 weeks with Growing Pains.
• January 12: Mary topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week with Growing Pains.

• February 10: 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").
• February 16: Mary topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for a week for 1 week with "Just Fine."

• May 22: Mary began a co-headlining tour with Jay-Z called the 'Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z: Heart of the City' tour.

• September 6: Mary hit the Top 40 as part of Artists Stand Up For Cancer with the charity single "Just Stand Up!"
• September 7: The video for "Just Fine" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video.

• November 11: Mary could be heard on the T-Pain LP Thr33 Ringz on the track "Change."
• November 23: Mary was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album.

• February 8: Mary won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album (Growing Pains).

• August 25: Mary could be heard on the Queen Latifah LP Persona on the track "People."

• September 29: Mary could be heard on the Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack on the track "Stronger."

• October 17: Mary could be heard on the Rod Stewart LP Soulbook on the track "You Make Me Feel Brand New."

• December 21: Mary released Stronger With Each Tear.

• January 9: Mary topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with Stronger With Each Tear.

• January 6: Growing Pains was certified platinum and Stronger With Each Tear was certified gold.
• January 31: 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.

• January 15: Mary was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("The Living Proof" from the film The Help).

• March 9: My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1 was certified gold.

• June 5: Mary could be seen in the film Rock Of Ages and heard on the Rock Of Ages soundtrack.

• July 17: Mary could be heard on the Nas LP Life Is Good on the track "Reach Out."

• November 18: Mary was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

• October 10: Mary released the holiday LP A Mary Christmas.

• December 4: A Mary Christmas was certified gold.
• December 7: Mary topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 3 weeks with A Mary Christmas.

• January 26: Mary was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Now Or Never" with Kendrick Lamar).

• November 23: Mary was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

• December 2: Mary released The London Sessions.
• December 20: Mary topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week and R&B Albums chart for 1 week with The London Sessions.

• February 8: Mary was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording ("F For You" with Disclosure).
• February 28: Mary topped the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart for 1 week with "Right Now."

• November 22: Mary was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

• December 3: Mary could be seen in the NBC live production of The Wiz Live!

• November 12: Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart for 16 weeks with "Thick Of It."

• April 28: Mary released Strength Of A Woman.

• May 6: Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart for 3 weeks with "U + Me (love Lesson)."
• May 20: Mary topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart for 1 week with Strength Of A Woman.

• January 7: Mary 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: Mary 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.

• April 6: Mary could be heard on the tribute compilation Restoration: Reminagining The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin on the track "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word."

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

• December 6: Mary released HERstory Vol. 1.

• March 13: Mary could be heard on several songs on the Trolls: World Tour soundtrack.

• October 30: Mary could be heard on the Busta Rhyme LP Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God with "You Will Never Find Another Me."

• February 11: Mary released Good Morning Gorgeous.
• February 13: Mary performed as part of the Super Bowl Half-Time performance.
• February 19: Mary topped the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart for 3 weeks with "Family Affair."
• February 26: Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart for 4 weeks with "Good Morning Gorgeous."

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

• February 5: Mary was nominated for 6 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best R&B Album (Good Morning Gorgeous), Record of the Year, Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) and Best Traditional R&B Performance ("Good Morning Gorgeous"), and Best R&B Performance ("Here With Me").

• December 30: Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart for 8 weeks with help from Vado with "Still Believe In Love."

• October 19: Mary was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
• October 26: Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart for 1 week with help from Fabolous with "Breathing."

• November 15: Mary released Gratitude.

• December 6: What's The 411? was certified 4x platinum.

• January 18: Mary topped the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart for 2 weeks with "You Ain't The Only One."

	What's The 411? Released: July 28, 1992 US: 4x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 6 Billboard # 1: R&B Albums 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?"
	What's The 411? Remix Album Released: December 7, 1993 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs 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"
	My Life Released: November 29, 1994 US: 3x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 7 Billboard # 1: R&B Albums Entertainment Weekly: A- Rolling Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 279 Entertainment Weekly: '100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years': # 70 Rolling Stone: '50 Essential 'Woman In Rock' Albums': # 17 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"
	Share My World Released: April 22, 1997 US: 3x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Billboard # 1: R&B Albums 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"
	The Tour Released: July 28, 1998 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 21 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 Released: August 17, 1999 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Billboard # 1: R&B Albums 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
	No More Drama Released: August 28, 2001 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 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 29, 2002 Billboard Top 200 LPs 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"
	Dance For Me Released: August 13, 2002 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 76 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"
	Love & Life Released: August 26, 2003 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 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"
	The Breakthrough Released: December 20, 2005 US: 3x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 (for 1 week) Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Digital Albums, Internet Albums 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)
	Reflections - A Retrospective Released: December 13, 2006 Billboard Top 200 LPs 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)
	Growing Pains Released: December 18, 2007 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 1 Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Digital Albums 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)"
	Stronger With Each Tear Released: December 21, 2009 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 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"
	My Life II: The Journey Continues, Act 1 US: Gold Released: November 21, 2011 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 5 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"
	A Mary Christmas Released: October 10, 2013 US: Gold Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 10 Billboard # 1: R&B Albums 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)"
	The London Sessions Released: December 2, 2014 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 9 Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, R&B Albums 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"
	Strength Of A Woman Released: April 28, 2017 Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 3 Billboard # 1: R&B Albums 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"
	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)
	Good Morning Gorgeous Released: February 11, 2022 Billboard Top 200 LPs 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)
	Gratitude Released: November 15, 2024 Tracks: "Breathing" (featuring Fabolous) - "Need You More" (featuring Jadakiss) - "Beautiful People" - "You Ain't The Only One" - "Never Give Up On Me" - "Nobody But You" - "Here I Am" - "Don't F*** Up" - "Superpowers" - "Can't Wait For You" - "God's Child" (featuring Fat Joe)

1	Be Without You from the LP The Breakthrough ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 29 - 25 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 8 - 4 - 1 - - 25 - 37 - off 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 9 - 10 - 16 - 20 - 22 Year-End Chart Position: # 16 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, Hot 100 Airplay, Rhythmic Top 40, Dance Club Songs, Top 40 Mainstream, Dance Airplay 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
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 Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Hot 100 Airplay, Rhythmic Top 40, R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales, Top 40 Tracks, Top 40 Mainstream, R&B Digital Song Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female MTV VMA Nominee: Best Choreography	1(4)	19	2001
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 Billboard # 1: R&B Singles, Rhythmic Top 40 MTV VMA Nominee: Best R&B Video, Best Choreography VH1: '100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years': # 69	3	19	1992
4	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: # 32 RIAA Certification: Platinum Billboard # 1: R&B Singles Airplay, R&B Airplay, Singles Sales Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female	5	16	1996
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: # 55 RIAA Certification: Platinum Billboard # 1: Hot 100 Airplay, Rap Songs	5	16	2007
6	Love Is All We Need from the LP 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 Billboard # 1: Dance Music Club Play	5	15	1997
7	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: # 54	7	15	1997
8	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 Billboard # 1: Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales, Dance Music Club Play MTV VMA Winner: Best R&B Video	9	15	2002
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	I'll Be There For You / You're All I Need [Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige] from the Method Man LP Tical ARC chart run: 32 - 20 - 14 - 8 - 6 - 9 - 13 - 26 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 88 Billboard # 1: Rap Singles, R&B Sales, Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales, R&B Singles Grammy Winner: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group MTV: '100 Greatest Videos Ever Made': # 84	6	9	1995
13	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
14	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
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
16	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 Billboard # 1: R&B Singles	20	7	1992
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	Reminisce from the LP What's The 411? ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 30 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 184	30	3	1993
21	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
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
	You Don't Have To Worry from the LP What's The 411? Remix Album	**	**	1994
	Mary Jane (All Night Long) from the LP My Life	**	**	1994
	You Bring Me Joy from the LP My Life	**	**	1995
	(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman from the New York Undercover soundtrack	**	**	1995
	Missing You from the LP Share My World	**	**	1997
	Seven Days from the LP Share My World	**	**	1998
	As [George Michael & Mary J. Blige] from the digital download	**	**	1999
	Deep Inside from the LP Mary	**	**	2000
	Your Child from the LP Mary	**	**	2000
	I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues [Elton John & Mary J. Blige] from the Elton John LP One Night Only	**	**	2000
	Dance For Me from the LP Dance For Me	**	**	2002
	Ooh! from the LP Love & Life	**	**	2003
	Best Of My Love from the digital download	**	**	2005
	Da MVP from the LP The Breakthrough	**	**	2005
	One [Mary J. Blige & U2] from the LP The Breakthrough Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals	**	**	2006
	Enough Cryin' from the LP The Breakthrough	**	**	2006
	Take Me As I Am from the LP The Breakthrough	**	**	2006
	We Ride (I See The Future) from the LP Reflections - A Retrospective	**	**	2007
	Never Gonna Break My Faith [Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige] from the LP Bobby soundtrack Grammy Winner: Best Gospel Performance	**	**	2007
	Just Fine from the LP Growing Pains Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female MTV VMA Nominee: Best Hip-Hop Video	**	**	2007
	Work That from the LP Growing Pains	**	**	2007
	Stay Down from the LP Growing Pains	**	**	2008
	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
	The One [Mary J. Blige featuring Drake] from the LP Stronger With Each Tear	**	**	2009
	Remember Me [T.I. featuring Mary J. Blige]	**	**	2009
	Stronger from the Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game	**	**	2009
	I Am from the LP Stronger With Each Tear	**	**	2010
	Each Tear from the LP Stronger With Each Tear	**	**	2010
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run . Songs charting prior to 1980 have information from Billboard magazine.