Usher discography explained

Artist:Usher
Studio:9
Live:1
Compilation:10
Ep:8
Singles:81
Option:1
Option Name:Collaborative albums
1Option:34
1Option Name:Other charted songs

American singer Usher has released nine studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 81 singles (including 19 as a featured artist). His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive, and RCA record labels. Usher has sold more than 33 million albums in the United States alone and over 65 million albums worldwide.[1] [2] With over 150 million total records sold worldwide, he is one of the best selling music artists of all time.[3] He has nine number-one singles (all as a lead artist) and 18 Hot 100 top-ten singles on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4] In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album in North America, producing three singles that had moderate chart success, and the album sold more than 500,000 copies. His follow-up 1997 album My Way sold over 8 million copies worldwide, becoming his breakthrough album. It is certified seven-times platinum in the US, and spawned three successful singles, including his first UK number-one hit, "You Make Me Wanna...", and first US Hot 100 number-one song, "Nice & Slow". Usher's success continued in 2001, with his third studio album, 8701. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200.[5] The album produced two number-one singles, such as "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". In 2002, the album was certified five-times platinum in the US for sales of 5 million copies. As of 2010, its worldwide sales stand at over 8 million.[6]

Usher's success increased in 2004, with the release of his fourth studio album, Confessions. It was his first US number-one album and had the highest first-week sales for an R&B artist, with 1.1 million copies sold.[7] It spawned four Hot 100 number-one hits, such as "Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". "Yeah!" and "Burn" stayed atop the Hot 100 for a combined 20 weeks and were the best-selling singles of 2004, ranking first and second, respectively.[8] Confessions received a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[9] and as of 2012, the album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.[10] Confessions is the best-selling R&B album of the 21st century and is also the best-selling album by a black artist this century. The album ranked second on the 2000–2009 Billboard 200 Decade-end chart.[11] In 2008, Usher issued Here I Stand. Its lead single, "Love in This Club", topped the Hot 100, marking Usher's eighth number-one on the chart. Follow-up single, "Love in This Club Part II", charted within the top 20, while the album's fourth and fifth singles, such as "Trading Places" and "Moving Mountains", charted below the top 40. Here I Stand was deemed as a commercial disappointment relative to Confessions, with the latter of which had sold nineteen million copies worldwide compared to Here I Stand's five million during the same period.[12] [13] Despite initially negative perception of chart success, it was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9] Its worldwide sales stand over 6 million copies, making it one of the most successful R&B albums of 2008.[14]

In 2010, Usher released Raymond v. Raymond and it became his third consecutive number-one album.[15] The album produced five singles: "Papers", "Hey Daddy", "Lil Freak" and "There Goes My Baby" all reaching the Hot 100's top 40, while "Papers" and "There Goes My Baby" topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's two other singles, "OMG" and "More", achieved worldwide success, with "OMG" topping the Hot 100 to give him his ninth number-one single, and making Usher the first artist with Hot 100 number-one singles in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Raymond v. Raymond was certified three-times platinum by the RIAA,[9] and as of March 2012 has sold 1.3 million copies in the US. By the end of the year, it sold over 2 million copies worldwide and ranked as the ninth best-selling album of the year in the US.[16] In the same year, a follow-up set entitled Versus was released, and became Usher's sixth top ten album.[17] The EP's lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" reached the top ten in many countries and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. To date, Raymond v. Raymond, including its EP Verzuz, has sold an estimated 5 million copies worldwide, and nearly 2 million copies in the US, making it one of the best-selling albums in the 2010s decade by a black artist. Usher's seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself was released in June 2012 and became his fourth number-one album in the US.[18] Its first single "Climax" peaked in the top twenty on the Hot 100, and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eleven weeks.[19] The song also won him a Grammy at the 55th Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance. The album's second single "Scream" reached the top ten in various countries, including the US, Canada and the UK. In 2014, Usher released "Good Kisser", "She Came to Give It to You" and "I Don't Mind" as successes in the UK, with the latter reaching the top 15 of the Hot 100 and topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs to give him his 13th number-one on that chart, tying him with Michael Jackson and Marvin Gaye.

Usher released his eighth studio album, Hard II Love (2016), in which went on to become his seventh top-five album on the Billboard 200.[20] It was led by the Hot 100 top-40 hit "No Limit" and Australian top-ten hit "Crash". In 2018, Usher collaborated with Zaytoven to release his first collaborative extended project titled A. It debuted and peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200 chart, with the song "Peace Sign" released as the only single.

In February 2024, Usher released his ninth studio album, Coming Home. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was supported by the top-40 single, "Good Good", in which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.[21]

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[22]
US
R&B/<br />HH
[23]
AUS
[24]
CAN
[25]
GER
[26]
IRL
[27]
NL
[28]
NZ
[29]
SWI
[30]
UK
[31]
Usher 16725
  • US: 500,000
My Way
  • Released: September 16, 1997 (US)
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
4137134130212016
  • US: 6,000,000
8701
  • Released: August 7, 2001 (US)
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: CD, digital download
43717978101
Confessions
  • Released: March 23, 2004 (US)
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: CD, digital download
1121213131
  • RIAA: Diamond (14× Platinum)
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[43]
  • BPI: 5× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • MC: 6× Platinum
  • NVPI: Gold
  • RMNZ: 3× Platinum
Here I Stand
  • Released: May 27, 2008 (US)
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
11111025541
Raymond v. Raymond
  • Released: March 30, 2010 (US)
  • Label: LaFace, Jive
  • Format: CD, digital download
11244717348202
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[48]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
Looking 4 Myself
  • Released: June 11, 2012 (US)
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: CD, digital download
11378114 1153
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: Gold
Hard II Love
  • Released: September 16, 2016 (US)
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: CD, digital download
52520557738187
  • RIAA: Gold
Coming Home
  • Released: February 9, 2024 (US)
  • Label: Mega/Gamma
  • Format: CD, digital download
2246
[51]
24611922
[52]
2424
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Collaborative albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
US
R&B/<br />HH
NL
A
(with Zaytoven)
  • Released: October 12, 2018 (US)
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: CD, Digital download
31 19 135

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:20em;"
Album details
Usher
  • Released: January 1, 2004 (US)[54]
  • Label: MCP
  • Format: CD
My Megamix
  • Released: November 22, 2004 (US)[55]
  • Label: Street Dance
  • Format: CD
Rarities
  • Released: November 24, 2004 (US)[56]
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD
Sex Appeal
  • Released: May 30, 2005 (US)[57]
  • Label: Central Station Records
  • Format: CD
And the Winner Is
  • Released: June 13, 2005 (US)[58]
  • Label: Hard Trax
  • Format: CD, digital download
Usher and Friends
  • Released: July 5, 2005 (US)[59]
  • Label: K-Town
  • Format: CD, digital download
Usher and Friends, Vol. 2
  • Released: July 5, 2005 (US)[60]
  • Label: K-Town
  • Format: CD, digital download
My Way / 8701
  • Released: September 5, 2005 (US)[61]
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: CD
Usher and Friends, Vol. 1–2
  • Released: August 3, 2007 (US)[62]
  • Label: Snapper PLC
  • Format: CD
Essential Mixes
  • Released: September 20, 2010 (US)[63]
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download

Live albums

Title! scope="col" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsCertifications
Live
  • Released: March 23, 1999 (US)
  • Label: Laface
  • Format: CD
  • RIAA: Gold

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"
EP detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
US
R&B/<br />HH
CAN
GER
NL
SWI
Usher: Rarities
  • Released: February 11, 2004 (US)[64]
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
Rhythm City, Vol. 1 – Caught Up
  • Released: March 8, 2005 (US)[65]
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
Moving Mountains
  • Released: May 13, 2008 (US)[66]
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
OMG (Remixes)
  • Released: June 5, 2010 (US)[67]
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
Versus
  • Released: August 24, 2010 (US)
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
4312354053
DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love (Remixes)
  • Released: September 24, 2010 (US)[69]
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
More (Club Remixes)
  • Released: January 6, 2011 (US)[70]
  • Label: LaFace
  • Format: CD, digital download
iTunes Festival: London 2012
  • Released: August 31, 2012 (UK)[71]
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: Digital download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[72]
US
R&B/<br />HH
[73]
AUS
CAN
[74]
GER
[75]
IRL
NL
NZ
SWI
UK
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"Call Me a Mack"199356Poetic Justice
"Can U Get wit It"1994591387Usher
"Think of You"
199558870
"The Many Ways"42
"Comin' for X-Mas?"
"You Make Me Wanna..."199721617189615121
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[76]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
My Way
"Nice & Slow"19981144620724
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • RMNZ: Gold
"My Way"2448492117
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Pop Ya Collar"2000602525303316362
  • BPI: Silver
8701 (International edition)
"U Remind Me"20011143212543223
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold[77]
8701
"U Got It Bad"113172636203135
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold[78]
"U Don't Have to Call"
200232274
  • RIAA: Platinum
"U-Turn"751272216
"Can U Help Me"57
"Yeah!"
(featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)
20041111111111
  • RIAA: Diamond (13× Platinum)
  • ARIA: 9× Platinum[79]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[80]
Confessions
"Burn"11211291101
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
"Confessions Part II"115747145
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
"My Boo"
(with Alicia Keys)
1114753
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
"Caught Up"20058131526171212229
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
"Same Girl"
(with R. Kelly)
20072044720426
  • ARIA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold[81]
Double Up
"Love in This Club"
(featuring Young Jeezy)
200811865347194
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
Here I Stand
"Love in This Club Part II"
(featuring Beyoncé and Lil Wayne)
1879669
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Moving Mountains"671836282621625
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold
"What's Your Name"
(featuring will.i.am)
9184
"Here I Stand"18
"Trading Places"454
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Papers"2009311
  • RIAA: Gold
Raymond v. Raymond
"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)"
(featuring Plies)
242
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
"Lil Freak"
(featuring Nicki Minaj)
2010408109
  • RIAA: Platinum
"OMG"
(featuring will.i.am)
1312271391381
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum
  • ARIA: 6× Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
"There Goes My Baby"251138
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
(featuring Pitbull)
45132564447
  • RIAA: 8× Platinum
  • ARIA: 6× Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • MC: 2× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
Versus
"Hot Tottie"
(featuring Jay-Z)
21 9 62 104
  • RIAA: Gold
"Lay You Down"56
"More"15 7 1 7 25 4 13 2 23
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold
Raymond v. Raymond
"Dirty Dancer"
(with Enrique Iglesias featuring Lil Wayne)
201118 24 11 17 22 39 22 30 21 Euphoria
"Climax"201217 1 29 96 69 82 4
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
Looking 4 Myself
"Scream"9 11 4 17 23 28 21 18 5
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
  • BVMI: Gold
  • MC: 3× Platinum
"Lemme See"
(featuring Rick Ross)
46 2 90
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Numb"69 39 41 24 61
  • ARIA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
"Dive"34
"Good Kisser"201465 17 44 89 10
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
Hard II Love
"She Came to Give It to You"
(featuring Nicki Minaj)
89 27 32 56 30 76 74 16
  • ARIA: Platinum
"I Don't Mind"
(featuring Juicy J)
11 1 80 70 67 64 8
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
rowspan = "2"
"Chains"
(featuring Nas and Bibi Bourelly)
2015
"No Limit"
(featuring Young Thug)
201632 9
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
Hard II Love
"Crash"10 63
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
"Missin U"
"Rivals"
(featuring Future)
  • RIAA: Gold
"Peace Sign"2018A
"LaLaLa"
(with Black Coffee)
2019Subconsciously
"Come Thru"
(with Summer Walker)
42 23 65 42
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[85]
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
Over It
"Don't Waste My Time"
(featuring Ella Mai)[86]
  • RIAA: Gold
rowspan="6"
"SexBeat"
(featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)[87]
2020
"California"
(featuring Tyga)
"I Cry"
"Bad Habits"49
  • RIAA: Gold
"Glu"[88] 202347
"Good Good"
(with Summer Walker and 21 Savage)
25 7 Coming Home
"Boyfriend"[89] rowspan="2"
"Dientes"
(with J Balvin and DJ Khaled)[90]
"Transparency"
(with 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne)
35 Welcome 2 Collegrove
"Ruin"[91]
(with Pheelz)
202447 Coming Home
"Kissing Strangers"[92]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[93]
US
R&B/HH
[94]
US Rap
[95]
AUS
FRA
[96]
NL
NZ
SWE
[97]
SWI
UK
[98]
"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
(P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon)
20022 2 1 5 9 5 9 17 5 4
  • ARIA: Gold[99]
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold[100]
We Invented the Remix
"What More Can I Give"
(as part of The All Stars)
2003
"Lovers and Friends"
(Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Usher and Ludacris)
20043 2 1 36 15 44 10Crunk Juice
"Spotlight"
(Gucci Mane featuring Usher)
200942 15 8 46 The State vs. Radric Davis
"Fed Up"
(DJ Khaled featuring Usher, Drake, Young Jeezy, and Rick Ross)
45 22 Victory
"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
(Artists for Haiti)
20102 18 8 5 50
"Somebody to Love (Remix)"
(Justin Bieber featuring Usher)
15 20 54
"Promise"
(Romeo Santos featuring Usher)
201183
  • RIAA: 19× Platinum
    (Latin)
Formula, Vol. 1
"Without You"
(David Guetta featuring Usher)
4 6 6 5 5 6 3 6
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[104]
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[105]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold[106]
Nothing but the Beat
"Touch'N You"
(Rick Ross featuring Usher)
201215 15 God Forgives, I Don't
"Rest of My Life"
(Ludacris featuring Usher and David Guetta)
72 16 152 19 42 41
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold[107]
Fast & Furious 6 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"New Flame"
(Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross)
201427 6 75 35 10
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[108]
  • BPI: Gold
X
"Body Language"
(Kid Ink featuring Usher and Tinashe)
72 21 14 104 46
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold[109]
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
Full Speed
"The Matrimony"
(Wale featuring Usher)
201570 22 15
  • RIAA: Platinum
The Album About Nothing
"Don't Look Down"
(Martin Garrix featuring Usher)
63 136 16 62 65 9
  • ARIA: Gold
  • FIMI: Gold[110]
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: Gold
"Crush"
(Yuna featuring Usher)
2016 Chapters
"Party"
(Chris Brown featuring Usher and Gucci Mane)
40 14 82 84 68
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Gold
Heartbreak on a Full Moon
"Too Much"
(Marshmello and Imanbek featuring Usher)
2020 rowspan="2"
"Peaches (Remix)"
(Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Usher, and Snoop Dogg)
2021
"Good Love"
(City Girls featuring Usher)
202270 16 16 RAW
"Standing Next to You (Remix)"
(Jungkook featuring Usher)
2023Coming Home
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart
positions
Album
US
CAN
"Go Missin'"2013rowspan="3"
"One"
(with Michelle Chamuel)
201498 65
"Every Breath You Take"
(with Josh Kaufman)
98
"Champions"
(with Rubén Blades)
2016Hard II Love
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US
R&B/HH
KOR
Int

[113]
NZ
Hot

UK
"Feels Good"
(Cam'ron featuring Usher)
199854Confessions of Fire
"Bedtime" (live)1999Live
"I Don't Know"
(featuring P. Diddy)
2001688701
"Confessions Part I"200447Confessions
"Whatever I Want"
"Bad Girl"2005Confessions
"Throwback"
(featuring Jadakiss)
36
"Superstar"
  • RIAA: Platinum
"That's What It's Made For"53
  • RIAA: Gold
"Can U Handle It?"
  • RIAA: Gold
"Seduction"68
"Red Light"
"Dot Com"53Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up
"Dat Girl Right There"
(featuring Ludacris)
200774
"Best Thing"
(featuring Jay-Z)
200892Here I Stand
"What's a Man to Do"129
"Hush"rowspan="2"
"Better on the Other Side"
(with Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, DJ Khalil, Polow da Don, Mario Winans, and Boyz II Men)
2009
"My Life Your Entertainment"
(T.I. featuring Usher)
Paper Trail
"First Dance"
(Justin Bieber featuring Usher)
99156My World
"In My Bag"
(featuring T.I.)
"Monstar"2010Raymond v. Raymond
"She Don't Know"
"Looking for Love"
(Diddy – Dirty Money featuring Usher)
201191Last Train to Paris
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
(Justin Bieber featuring Usher)
58
  • RIAA: Gold
Under the Mistletoe
"Can't Stop Won't Stop"201222Looking 4 Myself
"I Care for U"45
"Show Me"37
"Twisted"
(featuring Pharrell)
39
"What Happened to U"7047
"Looking 4 Myself"
(featuring Luke Steele)
1
"Lessons for the Lover"54
"Sins of My Father"62
"Euphoria"60
"Hot Thing"
(featuring ASAP Rocky)
"Wait for It"2016The Hamilton Mixtape
"Coming Home"
202413Coming Home
"A-Town Girl"
32
"Risk It All"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top Grossing Artists. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110515224649/http://76.74.24.142/CA76C162-7AAB-71E4-A502-A60658A77ED9.pdf. May 15, 2011. November 15, 2009. Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. Web site: October 25, 2019. Usher. 2020-09-27. Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  3. Web site: Usher Cites Hip Hop & R&B's Greatness While Making Case For Juneteenth Holiday. 18 June 2020 . June 27, 2020. HipHopDX.
  4. Usher, Ellie Goulding Hit Hot 100's Top 10; Carly Rae Jepsen Still No. 1. Billboard. Gary. Trust. June 27, 2012. February 21, 2019.
  5. Web site: Basham. David. Got Charts? Usher's Platinum Mine; A Tolkien Spell; An Ill-Fated Concept. https://web.archive.org/web/20011220005202/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451449/20011213/usher.jhtml. dead. December 20, 2001. December 13, 2001. October 7, 2010. MTV News. Viacom Media Networks.
  6. Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923190311/http://www.people.com/people/usher/biography/ . People. September 23, 2016. October 18, 2016.
  7. News: Usher Makes Record-Breaking Debut Atop Albums Chart. https://web.archive.org/web/20040404143311/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486082/20040331/usher.jhtml. dead. April 4, 2004. D'Angelo. Joe . March 31, 2004 . MTV News. August 20, 2010.
  8. News: Sisario . Ben . Arts, Briefly; The Year of Usher . The New York Times. December 12, 2004 . May 20, 2008.
  9. Web site: September 9, 2022 . RIAA – Searchable Database: Usher . June 1, 2023 . Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. News: A Genial Pop Idol Plays a Legal Shark Without Teeth. The New York Times. June 23, 2012.
  11. August 20, 2010. Billboard 200 Decade-end Charts. Billboard.
  12. Usher Hires His Mother as Manager – Again . Tiffany . McGee . Marla . Lehner . People. August 6, 2008 . February 8, 2012.
  13. Usher: Raymond vs. Raymond . Tyler . Lewis . . May 7, 2010 . February 8, 2012.
  14. Web site: Usher. Lifetime. July 27, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821160236/http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-usher. August 21, 2016.
  15. August 20, 2010. Keith. Caulfield. Usher Scores Third Straight No 1 on Billboard. Billboard.
  16. Web site: Copsey . Robert . Music – News – Usher confirms new single details . Digital Spy. December 1, 2010 . December 9, 2010.
  17. Caulfield. Keith. Katy Perry Doubles Up No. 1s on Billboard 200, Digital Songs Charts. Billboard. September 1, 2010. September 1, 2010.
  18. Caulfield . Keith . Usher Finds Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200. Billboard. June 20, 2012. June 21, 2012.
  19. Santiago . Karinah . Chart Juice: Usher Ties Longest Reign on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. July 6, 2012. July 6, 2012.
  20. Drake's 'Views' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for 13th Week. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. September 25, 2016. February 17, 2019.
  21. Peters . Mitchell . September 24, 2023 . Usher Talks 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show With Apple Music's Zane Lowe: Here Are 7 Highlights . Billboard . September 25, 2023.
  22. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=usher|chart=Billboard 200}} Usher Chart History: Billboard 200]. Billboard. February 21, 2024.
  23. Usher Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. February 21, 2024.
  24. Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
  25. Usher Chart History: Canadian Albums. Billboard. February 21, 2024.
  26. Web site: Discographie von Usher. GfK Entertainment. February 14, 2024.
  27. Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Ireland:
    • For all except noted: Web site: Discography Usher. irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. November 10, 2011.
    • "Confessions Part II" and "My Boo": Web site: GFK Chart-Track. GFK. November 25, 2010. https://www.webcitation.org/69BpxqMwC?url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=45. July 16, 2012. dead.
  28. Web site: Discografie Usher. nl. dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien. October 15, 2010.
  29. Web site: Discography Usher. charts.nz. Hung Medien . November 10, 2011.
  30. Web site: Discographie Usher. de. swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. November 10, 2011.
  31. Peak chart positions for albums, singles and other charted songs in the United Kingdom:
  32. United Kingdom. Usher. June 26, 2024.
  33. Web site: Gold/Platinum – Music Canada – Usher. Music Canada. January 27, 2019.
  34. Web site: Gouden plaat voor Usher. May 6, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724154751/http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60463. July 24, 2011.
  35. Usher: The Billboard Cover Story. Mitchell. Gail. March 9, 2010. Billboard. August 20, 2010.
  36. Web site: Albums turning 20 years old in 2021. Official Charts. May 8, 2022.
  37. Australia . album . 2005 . January 17, 2012.
  38. Germany. Usher. December 11, 2022.
  39. Web site: The Official Swiss Charts and Awards Community: Awards (Usher). Hung Medien . swisscharts.com . October 9, 2012.
  40. Book: Scapolo, Dean. The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966 - 2006. Dean Scapolo and Maurienne House. Wellington. 2007. 978-1877443-00-8.
  41. Web site: Top 40 Albums . https://archive.today/20130707013333/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1310&chartKind=A . dead . July 7, 2013 . . May 26, 2002 . August 4, 2011 .
  42. Adele's '25' Sales Surpass 8 Million in the U.S.. Caulfield. Keith. February 7, 2016. Billboard. March 2, 2016.
  43. Australia . album . 2018 . December 25, 2018.
  44. News: Chart Watch Extra: Following Up A Monster. Grein. Paul. July 2, 2012. Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. May 16, 2012.
  45. Australia . album . 2008 . January 17, 2012.
  46. Ireland . 2008 . Gold . May 6, 2014.
  47. Lipshutz . Jason . Usher To Start 'Looking For Myself' in June . Billboard . March 30, 2012 . March 31, 2012.
  48. Australia . album . 2010 . January 17, 2012.
  49. Billboard Cover: Usher on Getting Tough With Justin Bieber, Why He's Not Ready for a New Album and Life as a Single Dad . Ringen . Jonathan . October 24, 2014 . Billboard . December 15, 2018.
  50. Hernandez. Victoria. Hip Hop Album Sales: Drake, Mac Miller & Usher. HipHopDX. September 26, 2016. September 27, 2016.
  51. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 19, 2024. February 16, 2024.
  52. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. February 19, 2024. February 16, 2024.
  53. Caulfield . Keith . February 18, 2024 . Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 1' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart . February 18, 2024 . Billboard.
  54. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001916248|pure_url=yes}} Usher (MCP)]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  55. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r924163|pure_url=yes}} My Megamix]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  56. Web site: October 6, 2014. Rarities. Amazon.com.
  57. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1015525|pure_url=yes}} Sex Appeal]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  58. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r924164|pure_url=yes}} And The Winner Is]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  59. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r791039|pure_url=yes}} Usher and Friends]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  60. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2003675|pure_url=yes}} Usher and Friends, Vol. 2]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  61. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r867351|pure_url=yes}} My Way/8701]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  62. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1890006|pure_url=yes}} Usher and Friends, Vol. 1–2]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  63. Web site: October 3, 2010. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1957497|pure_url=yes}} Essential Mixes]. AllMusic. RhythmOne.
  64. Web site: Usher: Rarities! - EP by Usher. January 2004 . iTunes (US). Apple Inc. June 3, 2016.
  65. Web site: Rhythm City, Vol. 1 - Caught Up - EP by Usher. 8 March 2005 . iTunes (US). Apple Inc. June 3, 2016.
  66. Web site: Moving Mountains - EP by Usher. 13 May 2008 . iTunes (US). Apple Inc. April 13, 2019.
  67. Web site: OMG (feat. will.i.am) Remix EP by Usher. 5 June 2010 . iTunes (US). Apple Inc. June 3, 2016.
  68. Rogers. Ray. Usher: The Billboard Cover Story. Billboard. May 7, 2012 . June 4, 2012.
  69. Web site: DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (Remixes) [feat. Pitbull] - EP by Usher]. 24 September 2010 . iTunes (US). Apple Inc. June 3, 2016.
  70. Web site: More (Club Remixes) - EP by Usher. 26 January 2011 . iTunes (US). Apple Inc. June 3, 2016.
  71. Web site: iTunes Festival: London 2012 – EP. 31 August 2012 . iTunes (UK). Apple Inc . October 6, 2012.
  72. Peak chart positions for singles and other charted songs on the Billboard Hot 100:
    • For all except noted: Usher Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. October 31, 2023.
    • "Same Girl": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=R Kelly|chart=Hot 100}} R. Kelly Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Dirty Dancer": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Enrique Iglesias|chart=Hot 100}} Enrique Iglesias Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "First Dance" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Justin Bieber|chart=Hot 100}} Justin Bieber Chart History: Hot 100]. Billboard. August 24, 2010.
  73. Peak chart positions for singles and other charted songs on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
    • For all except noted: Usher Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Billboard. February 13, 2024.
    • "Same Girl": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=R Kelly|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} R. Kelly Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Looking for Love": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Puff Daddy|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} Puff Daddy Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. February 21, 2019.
    • "Come Thru": Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: October 19, 2019. Billboard. October 26, 2019.
  74. Peak chart positions for lead singles in Canada:
    • For all except noted: Usher Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 . Billboard. September 30, 2020.
    • "Dirty Dancer": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Enrique Iglesias|chart=Canadian Hot 100}} Enrique Iglesias Chart History: Canadian Hot 100]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Come Thru": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Summer Walker|chart=Canadian Hot 100}} Summer Walker Chart History: Canadian Hot 100]. Billboard. January 8, 2020.
  75. Peak chart positions for lead singles in Germany:
    • For all except noted: Web site: Musicline (Usher). media-control.de. Musicline. January 22, 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/69BptHjkd?url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/USHER/single. July 16, 2012. dead.
    • "Dirty Dancer": Web site: Musicline (Enrique Iglesias). media-control.de. Musicline. September 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318214737/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Enrique+Iglesias/11391/single. March 18, 2014. dead.
  76. Australia . single . 2018 . January 15, 2019.
  77. Web site: Top 40 Singles. https://archive.today/20130707013307/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1288&chartKind=S. dead. July 7, 2013. Recorded Music NZ. December 2, 2001. August 22, 2010.
  78. Web site: Top 40 Singles. https://archive.today/20130707013241/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1303&chartKind=S. dead. July 7, 2013. Recorded Music NZ. April 7, 2002. August 22, 2010.
  79. Australia. single. 2022. April 4, 2022.
  80. Web site: Top 40 Singles. Recorded Music NZ. September 27, 2004. August 22, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20130707013321/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1427&chartKind=S. July 7, 2013.
  81. Web site: Latest Gold / Platinum Singles. RadioScope New Zealand. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724195845/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61. July 24, 2011 .
  82. Web site: RIAA – Searchable Database: Enrique Iglesias. Recording Industry Association of America. August 15, 2011.
  83. Australia . single . 2011 . January 15, 2019.
  84. Web site: Gold/Platinum – Music Canada – Dirty Dancer. Music Canada. January 27, 2019.
  85. Australia. 2023. 18 June 2024.
  86. Web site: Don't Waste My Time (feat. Ella Mai) – Single by Usher. Apple Music. December 13, 2019.
  87. Web site: SexBeat by Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris. Apple Music. April 10, 2020.
  88. Web site: Usher Unveils "Glu" Release Date, Reveals Video Is His Directorial Debut. Abraham. Mya. Vibe. March 15, 2023. March 16, 2023.
  89. Usher. 1691455972601221120. When fantasies become reality...'Boyfriend' Out Tomorrow, 8/16 Hit the link below to set a reminder for the Official Music Video Premiere. August 15, 2023.
  90. Web site: Dientes by J Balvin, USHER & DJ Khaled. Apple Music. September 17, 2023.
  91. Web site: Usher released Afrobeats & Amapiano-Inspired Single Ruin. The Source. February 2, 2024. February 5, 2024.
  92. Web site: Carpio . Eileen . Usher - Kissing Strangers (Radio Date: 09-02-2024) . EarOne . February 9, 2024 . it . February 9, 2024.
  93. Peak chart positions for featured singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
    • "I Need a Girl (Part One)" and "Looking for Love": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Diddy|chart=Hot 100}} Diddy Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Lovers and Friends": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Lil Jon|chart=Hot 100}} Lil Jon Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Spotlight": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Gucci Mane|chart=Hot 100}} Gucci Mane Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard . January 17, 2012.
    • "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": Pietroluongo . Silvio . 'We Are The World' Returns to the Upper Reaches of the Hot 100 . February 17, 2010 . Billboard . January 18, 2012.
    • "Somebody to Love" (Remix): [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Justin Bieber|chart=Hot 100}} Justin Bieber Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Promise": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Romeo Santos|chart=Hot 100}} Romeo Santos Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Without You": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=David Guetta|chart=Hot 100}} David Guetta Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Rest of My Life": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Ludacris|chart=Hot 100}} Ludacris Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
    • "New Flame" and "Party": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Chris Brown|chart=Hot 100}} Chris Brown Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
    • "Body Language": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Kid Ink|chart=Hot 100}} Kid Ink Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
    • "The Matrimony": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Wale|chart=Hot 100}} Wale Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
  94. Peak chart positions for featured singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
    • "The Party Continues": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Jermaine Dupri|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} Jermaine Dupri Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "I Need a Girl (Part One)": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Diddy|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} Diddy Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Lovers and Friends": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Lil Jon|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} Lil Jon Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Same Girl": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=R. Kelly|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} R. Kelly Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Spotlight": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Gucci Mane|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} Gucci Mane Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Fed Up": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=DJ Khaled|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} DJ Khaled Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Touch'N You": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Rick Ross|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} Rick Ross Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
    • "New Flame" and "Party": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Chris Brown|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} Chris Brown Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
    • "The Matrimony": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Wale|chart=R B Hip Hop Songs}} Wale Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
  95. Peak chart positions for featured singles on the US Rap Songs chart:
    • "I Need a Girl (Part One)": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Diddy|chart=Rap Song}} Diddy Chart History: Rap Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Lovers and Friends": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Lil Jon|chart=Rap Songs}} Lil Jon Chart History: Rap Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Spotlight": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Gucci Mane|chart=Rap Song}} Gucci Mane Chart History: Rap Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Fed Up": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=DJ Khaled|chart=Rap Song}} DJ Khaled Chart History: Rap Songs ]. Billboard. January 17, 2012.
    • "Touch'N You": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Rick Ross|chart=Rap Song}} Rick Ross Chart History: Rap Songs ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
    • "Body Language": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Kid Ink|chart=Rap Song}} Kid Ink Chart History: Rap Songs ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
    • "The Matrimony": [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Wale|chart=Rap Song}} Wale Chart History: Rap Songs ]. Billboard. February 17, 2019.
  96. Web site: Discographie Usher . fr. lescharts.com. Hung Medien. November 10, 2011.
  97. Web site: Discography Usher . swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. November 10, 2011.
  98. Peak chart positions for featured singles in the United Kingdom:
  99. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 23, 2010.
  100. Web site: Top 40 Singles. Recorded Music NZ. September 1, 2002. August 23, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20120713020142/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1324&chartKind=S. July 13, 2012.
  101. Web site: RIAA – Searchable Database: Gucci Mane - Spotlight . Recording Industry Association of America. June 9, 2016.
  102. Web site: RIAA – Searchable Database: Justin Bieber . Recording Industry Association of America. January 28, 2019.
  103. Australia. 2024. single. 18 June 2024.
  104. Web site: RIAA – Searchable Database: Without You . https://archive.today/20130411180141/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Without+You%22 . dead . April 11, 2013 . Recording Industry Association of America . October 31, 2011 .
  105. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles . . 2013-04-12.
  106. Web site: Top 40 Singles. Recorded Music NZ. October 31, 2011. April 12, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514113106/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1797&chartKind=S. May 14, 2013.
  107. Web site: New Zealand Singles Certification — Ludacris Feat. Usher & David Guetta — Rest of My Life. Recorded Music NZ. February 17, 2019.
  108. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles.. Australian Recording Industry Association. July 17, 2019.
  109. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles . Australian Recording Industry Association. January 28, 2019.
  110. http://fimi.it/certificazioni#/category:singoli/year:2015/page:0/week:35 "Martin Garrix - Don't Look Down: Italian Certification"
  111. Web site: RIAA – Searchable Database: Yuna . Recording Industry Association of America. May 20, 2019.
  112. Web site: CERTIFICADOS . 2024-02-21 . Pro-Música Brasil . pt-BR.
  113. Web site: South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week, June 10, 2012 to June 16, 2012). Gaon Chart. July 3, 2012. ko. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121219094524/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/online/download/list.gaon. December 19, 2012.