| Artist: | Brian McKnight |
| Studio: | 16 |
| Live: | 1 |
| Compilation: | 6 |
| Music Videos: | 19 |
| Singles: | 40 |
| 1Option: | 2 |
| 1Option Name: | Christmas albums |
The discography of Brian McKnight, an R&B singer, consists of 15 studio albums (including two Christmas albums), six compilation albums, more than 40 singles, and 19 music videos. McKnight has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.[1]
McKnight signed a record deal with Mercury Records in 1992,[2] and released his eponymous debut album in the same year. In the United States, Brian McKnight peaked at number fifty-eight on the Billboard 200, peaked at number seventeen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album produced four singles, all which charted above fifty in the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs. McKnight's second studio album, I Remember You, was released in 1995. It peaked at number twenty-two on the US Billboard 200 and reached at number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified gold by the RIAA and produced three singles, all which charted above twenty-five in the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs. McKnight's final record with Mercury was his third studio album, Anytime (1997). It peaked at number thirteen on the US Billboard 200, became his first record to top the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA, and produced four singles, three of which charted above fifteen in the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs.
McKnight followed with the release of the Christmas album, Bethlehem (1998), his first record for Motown Records. His fifth studio album, Back at One, was released in 1999 and saw him further transitioning from urban adult contemporary into the hip hop soul market. It sold 144,000 units in its first week of release, reaching number seven on the US Billboard 200. McKnight's most successful album to date,[3] it sold more than 3.0 million copies worldwide and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and platinum by Music Canada. The album produced three singles, including its title track which reached number two in the US.[3] McKnight followed this with his sixth studio album, Superhero, released in 2001. It debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200, moving 153,000 units in its first week to McKnight's biggest first week sales. However, it failed to duplicate the multi-platinum success of Back at One, going gold.[4] McKnight followed with the release of his first compilation album, (2002), which peaked at number sixty-two on the Billboard 200 and number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In 2003 and 2005, McKnight released the studio albums, U-Turn and Gemini, respectively. While they became top ten hits on the Billboard 200, they were less successful, with only U-Turn certified gold by the RIAA.
Following a label change, McKnight released his ninth studio album, Ten, on Warner Bros. Records in 2006. It peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200, becoming his lowest-charting single album since his debut album. McKnight followed with the release of the compilation albums Gold (2007) and 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Brian McKnight (2007), which peaked at number sixty-five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. McKnight also released his second Christmas album, I'll Be Home for Christmas (2008) via Razor & Tie, which peaked at number twenty-two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In 2009, he signed with E1 Music and produced his eleventh studio album, Evolution of a Man, in 2009. It entered the top twenty of the Billboard 200 and peaked at number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. This was followed by Just Me in 2011 and More Than Words in 2013. McKnight's fourteenth studio album, Better, was self-released in 2016. It became his first regular studio album to miss the Billboard 200 and reached number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Also in 2016, SoNo Recording Group released his first live album An Evening with Brian McKnight. It peaked at number 29 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. SoNo also released McKnight's fifteenth studio album, Genesis in 2017. It entered the top twenty of the Independent Albums chart.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | US R&B [6] | AUS | CAN [7] | FRA [8] | NL [9] | UK [10] | |||||
| Brian McKnight | 58 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| I Remember You |
| 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Anytime |
| 13 | 1 | — | 65 | — | — | 48 |
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| Bethlehem |
| 95 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Back at One |
| 7 | 2 | 56 | 19 | — | 55 | — | |||
| Superhero |
| 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| U Turn |
| 7 | 4 | — | — | 148 | — | — |
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| Gemini |
| 4 | 2 | — | — | 97 | 82 | — | |||
| Ten |
| 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| I'll Be Home for Christmas |
| 109 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Evolution of a Man |
| 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Just Me |
| 39 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| More Than Words |
| 64 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Better |
| — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Genesis |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Exodus |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| McKnighttime Lullabies[24] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | |||
| An Evening with Brian McKnight |
| 29 |
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||||||
| From There to Here: 1989–2002 | 62 | 21 | |||||||||
| Gold |
| — | — | ||||||||
| 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Brian McKnight |
| — | 65 | ||||||||
| Ultimate Collection |
| — | — | ||||||||
| Icon: Love Songs |
| — | — | ||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
| — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [26] | US R&B | AUS [27] | CAN [28] | NL [29] | UK [30] | |||||||||
| "The Way Love Goes" | 1992 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | Brian McKnight | ||||||
| "Goodbye My Love" | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "I Can't Go for That"[31] | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| "Love Is" | 1993 | 3 | 55 | 49 | 3 | — | 92 | Beverly Hills 90210 OST | ||||||
| "One Last Cry" | 13 | 8 | — | 53 | — | — | Brian McKnight | |||||||
| "After the Love" | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Crazy Love" | 1995 | 45 | 10 | — | — | — | — | I Remember You | ||||||
| "On the Down Low" | 73 | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Still in Love" | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "When We Were Kings" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | When We Were Kings OST | ||||||
| "You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)" | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 36 | Anytime | |||||||
| "Anytime" | — | — | — | 20 | — | 48 | ||||||||
| "The Only One for Me" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Hold Me" | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Back at One" | 1999 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 33 | — |
| Back at One | |||||
| "Stay or Let It Go" | 2000 | 76 | 26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "6, 8, 12" | — | 48 | 97 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Win" | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | Men of Honor OST | |||||||
| "Love of My Life" | 2001 | 51 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Superhero | ||||||
| "Still" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "What's It Gonna Be" | 91 | 48 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Let Me Love You" | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | From There to Here: 1989–2002 | |||||||
| "Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda" | 2003 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | U Turn | ||||||
| "All Night Long" | — | 121 [33] | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "What We Do Here" | 2004 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | Gemini | ||||||
| "Everytime You Go Away" | 2005 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Grown Man Business" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Find Myself in You" | 2006 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | Ten | ||||||
| "Used to Be My Girl" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "What's My Name" | 2007 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Angels We Have Heard on High" | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'll Be Home for Christmas | |||||||
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "The Christmas Song" | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "What I've Been Waiting For" | 2009 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | Evolution of a Man | ||||||
| "Little Drummer Boy"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Just a Little Bit" | 2010 | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | Evolution of a Man | ||||||
| "Fall 5.0" | 2011 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | Just Me | ||||||
| "Temptation" | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "iFUrReady2Learn"[35] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Sweeter" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | More Than Words | ||||||
| "4th of July" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Uh Oh Feeling" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Better | ||||||
| "Better" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Everything" | — | — | — | — | — | — | An Evening with Brian McKnight / Genesis | |||||||
| "Forever" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "I Want U" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Genesis | |||||||
| "10 Million Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "42 (Grown Up Tipsy)"[36] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Exodus | ||||||
| "When I'm Gone"[37] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Neva Get Enuf of U"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Nobody"[39] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Bad"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Faithfully"[41] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Rainbow Connection"[42] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | McKnighttime Lullabies | ||||||
| "Baby Instructions"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [44] | US R&B [45] | |||||||||||||||||
| "Let It Snow" | 1993 | 32 | 17 | Christmas Interpretations | ||||||||||||||
| "I'll Take Her" | 1994 | 62 | 16 | Creep wit' Me | ||||||||||||||
| "Just the Two of Us (Rodney Jerkins Remix)" | 1998 | 20 | — | Big Willie Style | ||||||||||||||
| "Coming Back Home" | 2000 | — | 61 | Love & Freedom | ||||||||||||||
| "Back to One"[46] | 2002 | — | — | Festa | ||||||||||||||
| "To You" | 2006 | — | 71 | Illumination | ||||||||||||||
| "Addicted" | — | — | Reality Check | |||||||||||||||
| "Mais Fácil" (Easier) | 2013 | — | — | Riscos e Certezas | ||||||||||||||
| "My Heart" (Kyla featuring Brian McKnight) | 2014 | — | — | Journey | ||||||||||||||
| "Summertime in NYC" | 2020 | — | — | "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||||
| "Home" | 2000 | 125 [47] | Back at One | |
| "Back Seat (Getting Down)" | 2004 | 119 [48] | U Turn |
| Year | Other performer(s) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Let It Snow" | 1993 | Boyz II Men | Christmas Interpretations |
| "I'll Take Her" | 1994 | Ill Al Skratch | Creep wit' Me |
| "Moody's Mood for Love" | 1995 | Rachelle Ferrell, Take 6 and James Moody | Q's Jook Joint |
| "Because of His Love"[49] | 1996 | Jermaine Dupri | 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas |
| "Whenever You Call" | 1998 | Mariah Carey |
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| "Coming Back Home" | 1999 | BeBe & Joe | Love & Freedom |
| "Back To One" | 2002 | Ivete Sangalo | Festa |
| "All The Way" | 2002 | Kenny G | Paradise |
| "Careless Whisper" | 2004 | Kenny G | At Last...The Duets Album |
| "To You" | 2005 | Earth, Wind and Fire | Illumination |
| "Addicted" | 2006 | Juvenile | Reality Check |
| "Angels We Have Heard on High" | 2007 | Josh Groban | Noël |
| "End of the Road" (Acapella) | 2007 | Boyz II Men | |
| "What's Going On" | 2008 | Take 6 | The Standard |
| "Can't Play It Cool" | 2013 | Sheléa | Love Fell on Me |
| "My Heart" | 2014 | Kyla | Journey |
| Year | Other artist(s) | Soundtrack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Love Is" | 1993 | Vanessa Williams | Beverly Hills, 90210 OST |
| "Night People" | 1993 | Addams Family Values | |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" | 1995 | Boys Choir of Harlem and Slash | Panther |
| "Remember The Magic" | 1996 | Walt Disney World 25th Anniversary[50] | |
| "When We Were Kings" | 1997 | When We Were Kings | |
| "Father" | 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | |
| "Discovery" | 1999 | Life | |
| "Thinkin' 'Bout Me" | 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | |
| "Win" | 2000 | Men of Honor | |
| "I Believe" | 2001 | Daddy's Little Girls | |
| "I Wish It Would Rain Down" | 2001 | Monique S.V. | Urban Renewal |
| Year | Credit | Artist(s) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. "You Gotta Go" | 1991 | Producer, arranger | Vanessa Williams | The Comfort Zone |
| 10. "Love All the Hurt Way" | 1992 | Producer, keyboards, backing vocals | Tim Miner | Tim Miner |
| 4. "Love Is" | Producer | Vanessa Williams, Brian McKnight | Various artists – Beverly Hills, 90210: The Soundtrack | |
| 1. "I'll Be Good to You" | 1993 | Songwriter | George Benson | Love Remembers |
| 2. "Over & Over" | Producer | Vesta Williams | Everything-N-More | |
| 8. "Can't Let Go" | ||||
| Producer | Boyz II Men | Christmas Interpretations | ||
| 5. "Forever In My Heart" | 1994 | Producer | CeCe Peniston | Thought 'Ya Knew |
| 2. "I Can't Let You Go" | Producer | Cindy Mizelle | Cindy Mizelle | |
| 10. "The Harder I Try" | Producer, strings, keyboards | For Real | It's a Natural Thang | |
| 3. "Here with Me" | Producer, backing vocals, vocal arrangement | Philip Bailey | Philip Bailey | |
| 5. "I'm Ready" | ||||
| 8. "Crazy Things You Do For Love" | ||||
| 11. "Call Me" | ||||
| 8. "Lost Inside of You" | Producer | Damion Hall | Straight to the Point | |
| 9. "Never Enough" | ||||
| 10. "Second Chance" | ||||
| 6. "The Color of the Night (Instrumental version)" | Producer | Dominic Frontiere | Color of Night | |
| 8. "Biggest Part of Me" | Producer | Take 6 | Join the Band | |
| 14. "Fallin'" | Producer | Boyz II Men | II | |
| 1. "U Will Know" | Producer | Black Men United | Various artists – Jason's Lyric (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| 4. "Do You Know" | Co-producer | Boyz II Men | Various artists – Motown Comes Home | |
| "Share Love" | Producer | Boyz II Men | ||
| 2. "Learning to Love Again" | 1995 | Producer | Christopher Williams | Not a Perfect Man |
| 17. "Star-Spangled Banner" | Producer | Brian McKnight, Boys Choir of Harlem | Various artists – Panther: The Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| 11. "Until the End of Time" | Songwriter | Jordan Hill | Jordan Hill | |
| 5. "What It's Like" | Producer | U.N.V. | Universal Nubian Voices | |
| 9. "First Time" | ||||
| 11. "One More Try" | ||||
| 12. "You" | Producer | Wayman Tisdale | Power Forward | |
| 8. "Through My Heart (The Arrow)" | 1996 | Producer | Az Yet | Az Yet |
| 3. "I'll Be There" | Producer | Take 6 | Brothers | |
| 4. "Delilah" | ||||
| 8. "We Don't Have to Cry" | ||||
| 10. "Don't Let Go" | ||||
| 3. "Every Beat of My Heart" | Songwriter | Johnny Mathis | All About Love | |
| 3. "Still In Love (Live)" | Songwriter | Vernie Bennett | Single – "Secrets (UK CD1 - CDEMS459)" | |
| 2. "Christmas Without You" | Songwriter | Xscape | Jermaine Dupri Presents: 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas | |
| 4. "Rest of My Life" | 1997 | Producer | Peter Andre | Time |
| 5. "Letting You Go" | ||||
| 11. "Everybody Ought to Know" | 1998 | Songwriter | Take 6 | So Cool |
| 8. "When Can I See You Again" | 1999 | Producer | Chico DeBarge | The Game |
| 11. "For the Rest of My Life" | 2000 | Songwriter | BeBe Winans | Love & Freedom |
| 9. "Goodbye" | 2001 | Producer | Alicia Keys | Songs In A Minor |
| 12. "Never Felt This Way (Interlude)" | Songwriter | |||
| 7. "Home" | Songwriter | Joy Williams | Joy Williams | |
| 10. "Selfish" | Producer | NSYNC | Celebrity | |
| 2. "Condition of My Heart" | 2002 | Songwriter | Fly to the Sky | Sea of Love |
| 9. "All the Way" | Producer | Kenny G | Paradise | |
| 13. "Just Try" | Songwriter | Jennifer Love-Hewitt | BareNaked (UK and Japanese edition) | |
| 13. "Never Again" | Producer | Justin Timberlake | Justified | |
| 13. "One Last Thing" | 2003 | Producer | Dave Koz | Saxophonic |
| 10. "Maybe Just Maybe" | 2004 | Producer | Lemar | Time to Grow |
| 4. "Wait" | Producer | Guy Sebastian | Beautiful Life | |
| 12. "To You" | 2005 | Producer, arranger | Earth, Wind & Fire | Illumination |
| 7. "Christmas Time Is Here" | Producer | Brian McKnight | Various artists – | |
| 11. "La Razón Eres Tú (Look What You Make Me Do" | Producer | Sin Bandera | Mañana | |
| 16. "Addicted" | 2006 | Producer | Juvenile | Reality Check |
| 2007 | Composer | Daddy's Little Girl | ||
| 7. "I Believe" | Producer | Brian McKnight | Various artists – Daddy's Little Girl (Music Inspired by the Film) | |
| 6. "Stay with Me" | Producer, arranger, backing vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar | Norman Brown | Stay with Me | |
| 5. "You" | Producer, programmer | Wayman Tisdale | The Very Best Of… | |
| 6. "Forever In My Heart" | 2019 | Producer | Dionne Warwick | She's Back |
| Year | Director(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Goodbye My Love" | 1992 | Antoine Fuqua[51] | |
| "One Last Cry" | Leta Warner[52] | ||
| "Let It Snow" | 1993 | Lionel C. Martin | |
| "I'll Take Her" | 1994 | Brett Ratner[53] | |
| "Crazy Love" | Lionel C. Martin[54] | ||
| "Anytime" | 1997 | Darren Grant[55] | |
| "You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)" | Darren Grant[56] | ||
| "The Only One for Me" | Billie Woodruff[57] | ||
| "Hold Me" | 1998 | Darren Grant[58] | |
| "6, 8, 12" | 1999 | Christopher Erskin[59] | |
| "Back at One" | Milton Lage[60] | ||
| "Back at One" (Brazilian Version) | Francis Lawrence[61] | ||
| "Stay or Let It Go" | Paul Hunter[62] | ||
| "Coming Back Home" | 2000 | Billie Woodruff[63] | |
| "Still" | 2001 | Thom Oilphant[64] | |
| "What's It Gonna Be" | Antti J[65] | ||
| "Let Me Love You" | 2002 | Unknown[66] | |
| "All Night Long" | 2003 | Frank Sacramento[67] | |
| "The Christmas Song" | 2008 | Unknown[68] |
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