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• REAL NAME: John Stephens
• BIRTHDAY: December 28, 1978
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "All Of Me" (2014)
• BIGGEST LP: Get Lifted (2004)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 11

• 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.

• December 28: Legend released his debut LP Get Lifted.

• January 15: Legend topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 3 weeks with Get Lifted.

• February 10: Get Lifted was certified platinum.

• March 19: Legend hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Ordinary People."

• August 28: The video for "Ordinary People" was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards inclunding Best Male Video, Best New Artist, and Best R&B Video.

• September 2: Legend could be heard on the compilation LP So Amazing... An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross with "Love Won't Let Me Wait."

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

• February 8: Legend won 3 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Best R&B Album (Get Lifted), and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ("Ordinary People"), and was nominated for Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter), Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Ordinary People"), Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Stay With You"), Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("So High" with Lauryn Hill), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("They Say" with Common and Kanye West). Legend also performed at the ceremony.

• April 30: Legend could be heard on the Tony Bennett LP Duets: American Classic on the track "Sing, You Sinners."

• October 24: Legend released Once Again.

• November 11: Legend topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with Once Again.
• November 21: Legend could be heard on the Jay-Z LP Kingdom Come on the track "Do U Wanna Ride."

• December 5: Once Again was certified platinum.

• February 11: Legend won 2 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ("Heaven") and Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Family Affair" with Sly & The Family Stone, Joss Stone and Van Hunt) from the LP Different Strokes By Different Folks), and was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Save Room"). Legend performed at the ceremony.

• 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 12: Legend could be heard on the Aretha Franklin LP Jewels In The Crown: Duets With The Queen Of Soul on the track "What Y'All Came To Do."

• September 30: Legend could be heard on the T.I. LP Paper Trail on the track "Slide Show."

• October 28: Legend released Evolver.

• 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.

# 78 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 3: Legend hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Andre 3000 with "Green Light."
• January 16: Evolver was certified gold.

• February 8: Legend won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Stay With Me (By The Sea)" with Al Green) and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Green Light" with Andre 3000).

• January 31: Legend was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("This Time").

• September 28: Legend teamed up with The Roots for the LP Wake Up!

• February 13: Legend won 2 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album (Wake Up!) and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Hang On In The There" with The Roots), and was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Shine" with The Roots) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Wake Up!" with The Roots).

• March 29: Legend could be heard on the Snoop Dogg LP Doggumentary Music on the track "Eyez Closed" and on the Lupe Fiasco LP Lasers on the track "Never Forget You."

• August 29: Legend could be heard on the Lil Wayne LP Tha Carter IV on the track "So Special."

• September 14: Legend could be heard on the compilation Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer on the tracks "Bliss" and "Sin City."

• February 10: Legend was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" with Ludacris).

• September 3: Legend released Love In The Future.

# 21 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 13: Legend could be heard on the Meghan Trainor LP Title on the track "Like I'm Gonna Lose You."
• January 26: Legend was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album (Love In The Future).

• February 15: Legend topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart for 7 weeks with "All Of Me."
• February 15: Legend hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "All Of Me."

• March 15: Legend hit the Top 10 with "All Of Me."

• May 3: Legend hit #1 for 4 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "All Of Me."
• May 3: Legend topped the Billboard Pop Songs chart for 5 weeks and Rhythmic Songs chart for 1 week with "All Of Me."
• May 10: Legend topped the Billboard Radio Songs chart for 7 weeks with "All Of Me."
• May 14: Love In The Future was certified gold.
• May 17: Legend topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 3 weeks, Adult Pop Songs chart for 4 weeks, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 3 weeks, and R&B Songs chart with for 12 weeks "All Of Me."

• 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."

• August 24: The video for "All Of Me" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video.

• September 16: Legend could be heard on the Barbra Streisand LP Partners on the track "What Kind Of Fool."

• November 23: Legend won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, and was nominated for Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Single of the Year ("All Of Me"), and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Love In The Future).
• November 24: Legend could be heard on the David Guetta LP Listen on the track "Listen."

• December 31: Legend topped the Billboard 2014 Year-End Chart Toppers chart as the Top Adult R&B Artist, and with the Top Pop Radio Song and Top Adult Contemporary Song ("All Of Me").

# 91 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 11: Legend won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("Glory" from the movie Selma).

• February 8: Legend was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance ("All Of Me").
• February 22: Legend won an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Glory" from the movie Selma).

• March 31: Legend could be heard on the Ludacris LP Ludaversal on the track "In My Life."

• August 22: Legend hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Meghan Trainor with "Like I'm Gonna Lose You."

• November 28: Legend hit the Top 10 helping out Meghan Trainor with "Like I'm Gonna Lose You."

# 57 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 23: Legend topped the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart for 2 weeks helping out Meghan Trainor with "Like I'm Gonna Lose You."

• February 15: Legend won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (awarded to the songwriter) ("Glory"), and was nominated for Best Rap Performance ("All Day"), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("One Man Can Change The World" with Kanye West and "Glory" with Common), and Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Glory").

• October 29: Legend hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Love Me Now."

• November 20: Legend was nominated for a American Music Award for Collaboration of the Year ("Like I'm Gonna Lose You") (with Meghan Trainor).

• December 2: Legend released Darkness And Light.
• December 2: Legend could be heard on The Hamilton Mixtape compilation on the track "History Has Its Eyes On You."

# 100 Singles Artist of the Year

• August 27: The video for "Surefire" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Fight Against The System.

• April 1: Legend could be seen starring on the NBC live broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert.
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• October 26: Legend released the holiday LP A Legendary Christmas.

• December 8: Legend topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for 2 weeks with help from Esperanza Spalding with "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas."

• February 25: Legend joined the TV singing competion series The Voice as one of the coaches.

• April 5: Legend could be heard on the Sara Bareilles LP released Amidst The Chaos on the track "A Safe Place To Land."

• August 26: The video for "Higher" (with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle) was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video. The video for "Earth" was nominated for Video For Good.

• December 13: A Legendary Christmas: Deluxe Edition was released.

• January 25: Legend topped the Billboard R&B Digital Songs chart for 1 week with "Conversations In The Dark."

• January 26: Legend won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance ("Higher" with DJ Khaled and Nipsey Hussle), and was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (A Legendary Christmas).

• June 19: Legend released Bigger Love.

• August 30: The video for "Bigger Love" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Music Video from Home.

• October 13: Get Lifted was certified 2x platinum.

• November 22: Legend was nominated for a American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist.

• March 14: Legend won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album (Bigger Love) and was nominated for Best R&B Performance ("Lightning & Thunder").

• March 22: Love In The Future was certified 2 platinum and Evolver was certified platinum.

• September 9: Legend released Legend.

• February 5: Legend was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter), Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter), and Best Rap Performance ("God Did").
• February 14: A Legendary Christmas was certified gold.

• August 30: Legend released My Favorite Dream.

iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	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"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	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"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	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"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	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"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	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"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	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"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	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"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	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"
Amazon.mp3	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"
	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)

1	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	iTunes Amazon.mp3
2	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	iTunes Amazon.mp3
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	iTunes Amazon.mp3
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	iTunes Amazon.mp3
5	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	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Used To Love U from the LP Get Lifted	**	**	2004	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Number One from the LP Get Lifted	**	**	2005	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	So High from the LP Get Lifted Grammy Nominee: Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group	**	**	2005	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Save Room from the LP Once Again RIAA Certification: Gold Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male	**	**	2006	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Heaven from the LP Once Again Grammy Winner: Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male	**	**	2006	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care) from the LP Once Again	**	**	2007	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Stereo from the LP Once Again	**	**	2007	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	If You're Out There from the LP Evolver	**	**	2008	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	Everybody Knows from the LP Evolver	**	**	2009	iTunes Amazon.mp3
	You & I (Nobody In The World) from the LP Love In The Future RIAA Certification: Platinum	**	**	2014	iTunes Amazon.mp3
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.