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Legend
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Now 50
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- John Legend was born John
Stephens in Ohio where he grew up before heading
to Philadelphia at the age of 16. Throughout his
childhood, Legend had mastered playing the piano
and played piano on Lauryn
Hill's single "Everything Is
Everything" while still a teen. Legend went
on to finish college, move to New York and work
with an array of musicians before releasing his
debut LP.
- July 7: Legend performed at the Live Earth concert in the UK. The
7-continent concert organized by Al Gore brought
together over 100 artists to perform and raise
the world's awareness about the climate crisis
and how to make a difference to help the
environment and the world.
- November 15: Legend topped the
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1
week with Evolver.
- December 31: Legend topped the Rolling
Stone 'Readers Poll' for Best R&B Artist
of 2008.
- June 14: Legend topped the
Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for 10 weeks
with "All Of Me."
- July 12: Legend topped the
Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart for 1 week
with "All Of Me."
- January 11: Legend won a Golden Globe
Award for Best Original Song ("Glory"
from the movie Selma).
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Get
Lifted
Released: December 28, 2004
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 4
Billboard #1: Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums
Grammy Winner: Best R&B Album
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
A-
Tracks: "Prelude" -
"Let's Get Lifted" - "Used To
Love U" - "Alright" -
"She Don't Have To Know" -
"Number 1" - "I Can
Change" - "Ordinary People" - "Stay
With You" - "Let's Get Lifted
Again" - "So High" -
"Refuge (When It's Cold Outside)" -
"It Don't Have To Change" -
"Live It Up"
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Once
Again
Released: October 24, 2006
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 3
Billboard #1: Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Album
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
B
Tracks: "Save Room"
- "Heaven" - "Stereo" -
"Show Me" - "Each Day Gets
Better" - "P.D.A. (We Just Don't
Care)" - "Slow Dance" -
"Again" - "Maxine" -
"Where Did My Baby Go" -
"Maxine's Interlude" -
"Another Again" - "Coming
Home"
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Evolver
Released: October 28, 2008
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 4
Billboard #1: Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Album
Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
B+
Tracks: "Good
Morning" (Intro) - "Green Light" (featuring Andre
3000) - "It's Over" (featuring
Kanye West) - "Everybody Knows" -
"Quickly" (featuring Brandy) -
"Cross The Line" - "No Other
Love" (featuring Estelle) - "This
Time" - "Satisfaction" -
"Take Me Away" - "Good
Morning" - "I Love, You Love"
- "If You're Out There"
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Wake
Up! (with The Roots)
Released: September 28, 2010
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 8
Grammy Winner: Best R&B Album
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Hard
Times" (featuring Black Thought) -
"Compared To What" - "Wake Up
Everybody" (featuring Common &
Melanie Fiona) - "Our Generation (The
Hope Of The World)" (featuring CL
Smooth) - "Little Ghetto" (Prelude)
(featuring Malik Yusef) - "Little Ghetto
Boy" (featuring Black Thought) -
"Hank On In There" - "Humanity
(Love The Way It Should Be)" -
"Wholy Holy" - "I Can't Write
Left Handed" - "I Wish I Knew How
It Would Feel To be Free" -
"Shine"
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Love
In The Future
Released: September 3, 2013
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 4
Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Album
Stone:
Tracks: "Love In The
Future" (Intro) - "The
Beginning..." - "Open Your
Eyes" - "Made To Love" -
"Who Do We Think We Are" - "All Of Me" - "Hold On
Longer" - "Save The Night" -
"Tomorrow" - "What If I Told
You?" - "Dreams" - "Wanna
Be Loved" - "Angel"
(Interlude) - "You & I (Nobody In
The World)" - "Asylum" -
"Caught Up"
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Darkness
And Light
Released: December 2, 2016
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 14
Tracks: "I Know
Better" - "Penthouse Floor" -
"Darkness And Light" -
"Overload" - "Love Me
Now" - "What You Do To Me" -
"Surefire" - "Right By
You" - "Temporarily Painless"
- "How Can I Blame You" -
"Same Old Story" - "Marching
Into Dark"
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A
Legendary Christmas
A
Legendary Christmas: Deluxe Edition
Released: October 26, 2018
US: Gold
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 22
Grammy Nominee: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tracks: "What Christmas
Means To Me" - "Silver Bells"
- "Have Yourself A Merry Little
Christmas" - "No Place Like
Home" - "Bring Me Love" -
"Merry Christmas Baby / Give Love On
Christmas Day" - "Christmas Time Is
Here" - "Purple Snowflakes" -
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting
On An Open Fire) - "Please Come Home For
Christmas" - "Wrap Me Up In Your
Love" - "By Christmas Eve" -
"Merry Merry Christmas"
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Bigger
Love
Released: June 19, 2020
Grammy Winner: Best R&B Album
Tracks: "Ooh Laa" -
"Actions" - "I Do" -
"One Life" - "Wild"
(featuring Gary Clark, Jr.) - "Bigger
Love" - "U Move, I Move"
(featuring Jhene Aiko) - "Favorite
Place" - "Slow Cooker" -
"Focused" - "Conversations In
The Dark" - "Don't Walk Away"
(with Koffee) - "Remember Us" (with
Rapsody) - "I'm Ready" (featuring
Camper) - "Always" - "Never
Break"
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Legend
Released: September 9, 2022
Tracks: "Rounds"
(featuring Rick Ross) -
"Waterslide" - "Dope"
(featuring JID) - "Strawberry
Blush" (featuring Free Nationals) -
"Guy Like Me" - "All She Wanna
Do" - "Splash" (featuring
Jhene Aiko & Ty Dolla Sign) -
"You" - "Fate" (featuring
Amber Mark) - "Love" (featuring
Jazmine Sullivan) - "One Last
Dance" - "All She Wanna Do"
(with Saweetie) - "Memories" -
"Nervous" - "Wonder
Woman" - "Honey" (featuring
Muni Long) - "I Want You To Know" -
"Speak In Tongues" (featuring Jada
Kingdom) - "The Other Ones"
(featuring Rapsody) - "Stardust" -
"Pieces" - "Good" (with
Ledisi) - "I Don't Love You Like I Used
To" - "Home"
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My
Favorite Dream
Released: August 30, 2024
Tracks: "We're A
Family" - "When I Feel Sad" -
"Three Little Birds" -
"L-O-V-E" (with Sufjan Stevens) -
"Deep In The Ocean Blue" -
"For You" - "You Are My
Sunshine" - "When We Fly" -
"Safe" - "Go To Sleep" -
"Always Come Back" - "We're A
Family" (solo piano)
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All Of Me
from the LP Love
In The Future
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 21 - 13 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 23 - 32 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 5
RIAA
Certification: 14x Platinum
Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Pop Songs, Radio
Songs, Adult R&B Songs, Rhythmic Songs, Adult
Pop Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Song, R&B Songs,
Adult Contemporary
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Solo Performance
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Male Video |
1(4) |
23 |
2014 |
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Like I'm Gonna Lose You
[Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend]
from the Meghan Trainor LP Title
ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - 37 - 36 - 33 - 27 - 27 - 24 - 21 - 19 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 9 - 14 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 23
RIAA
Certification: 4x Platinum
Billboard # 1: Adult Pop Songs |
5 |
25 |
2016 |
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3 |
Love Me Now
from the LP Darkness
And Light
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 21 - 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 - 17 - 16 - 16 - 18 - 19 - 22 - 27 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 54
RIAA
Certification: Platinum |
16 |
18 |
2017 |
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4 |
Green Light
[John Legend featuring Andre 3000]
from the LP Evolver
ARC chart run: 39 - 37 - 29 - 25 - 24 - 23 - 23 - 23 - 21 - 21 - 24 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 76
RIAA
Certification: 2x Platinum |
21 |
12 |
2009 |
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Ordinary People
from the LP Get
Lifted
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 156
RIAA
Certification: 2x Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
Grammy Nominee: Song of the Year, Best R&B Song
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Male Video, Best New Artist, Best R&B Video |
33 |
3 |
2005 |
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Used To Love U
from the LP Get
Lifted |
** |
** |
2004 |
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Number One
from the LP Get
Lifted |
** |
** |
2005 |
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So High
from the LP Get
Lifted
Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group |
** |
** |
2005 |
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Save Room
from the LP Once
Again
RIAA
Certification: Gold
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male |
** |
** |
2006 |
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Heaven
from the LP Once
Again
Grammy Winner: Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male |
** |
** |
2006 |
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P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)
from the LP Once
Again |
** |
** |
2007 |
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Stereo
from the LP Once
Again |
** |
** |
2007 |
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If You're Out There
from the LP Evolver |
** |
** |
2008 |
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Everybody Knows
from the LP Evolver |
** |
** |
2009 |
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You & I (Nobody In The
World)
from the LP Love
In The Future
RIAA
Certification: Platinum |
** |
** |
2014 |
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