| Artist: | Janelle Monáe |
| Studio: | 4 |
| Ep: | 4 |
| Singles: | 23 |
| Music Videos: | 18 |
| 1Option Name: | Demos |
| 1Option: | 1 |
| 2Option: | 24 |
| 2Option Name: | Guest appearances |
American singer Janelle Monáe has released four studio albums, four extended plays, 23 singles and eighteen music videos. Monáe debuted with an EP, , which had a modest commercial impact, peaking at number 115 on the Billboard charts in the United States.[1] In 2010, Monáe released her debut studio album, The ArchAndroid, through Bad Boy Records; it is a concept album sequel to her first EP. The album was nominated at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary R&B Album and peaked the number 17 on the Billboard 200.[2] [3] In March 2012, "We Are Young", a song by the band fun. on which Monáe makes a guest appearance, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, her first appearance in the chart. Monáe released her second album, The Electric Lady, on September 10, 2013, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200 and producing four singles. Her third album, Dirty Computer, was released on April 27, 2018. In December 2018, the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year.[4]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | US R&B/<br>HH [6] | AUS [7] | CAN [8] | DEN [9] | GER [10] | IRE [11] | NL [12] | SWI [13] | UK [14] | ||||
| The ArchAndroid | 17 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 12 | 24 | 65 | 36 | 51 | |||
| The Electric Lady |
| 5 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 14 | ||
| Dirty Computer |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 8 | ||
| The Age of Pleasure |
| 17 | 5 | — | 79 | — | 48 | — | 93 | 37 | 49 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Demo details | ||
| The Audition |
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| Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Heat [18] | US R&B/<br>HH | |||
| 115 | 2 | 20 | ||
| iTunes Festival: London 2013 |
| — | — | — | |
| 22 | — | 5 | |||
| Spotify Singles |
| — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [23] | US R&B<br/>/HH [24] | US R&B [25] | US AAA [26] | BEL (FL) Tip [27] | CAN [28] | IRE [29] | JPN [30] | NZ [31] | UK [32] | ||||||
| "Lettin' Go"[33] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Got Purp? Vol. 2 | |||
| "Violet Stars Happy Hunting | "[34] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) | ||
| "Many Moons" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Open Happiness"[35] (with Brendon Urie, CeeLo Green, Patrick Stump and Travis McCoy) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | ||||
| "Tightrope" (featuring Big Boi) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | The ArchAndroid | |||
| "Cold War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Q.U.E.E.N." (featuring Erykah Badu) | 2013 | — | 47 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Electric Lady | |||
| "Dance Apocalyptic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 83 | — | — | |||||
| "PrimeTime" (featuring Miguel) | — | 36 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "What Is Love"[37] [38] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rio 2 (Music From the Motion Picture) | |||
| "Heroes"[39] [40] [41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game | ||||
| "Electric Lady" (featuring Solange) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Electric Lady | ||||
| "Yoga" (with Jidenna)[42] | 2015 | 79 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wondaland Presents: The Eephus (EP) | ||
| "Make Me Feel" | 2018 | 99 | — | 9 | 33 | 3 | 98 | — | — | — | 74 | Dirty Computer | |||
| "Django Jane" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Pynk"[44] | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Like That"[45] | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "That's Enough"[46] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack) | |||
| "Turntables"[47] (from the Amazon Prime Video film ) | 2020 | — | — | — | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | |||
| "Stronger" (from the Netflix series We the People) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)" (featuring various artists) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Float" [48] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Age of Pleasure | |||
| "Lipstick Lover" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) [49] | CAN | FRA [50] | IRE [51] | JPN | NZ | UK | |||||
| "We Are Young" (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Some Nights | ||
| "Special Education" (Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Age Against the Machine | ||
| "Pressure Off" (Duran Duran featuring Janelle Monáe and Nile Rodgers)[59] | 2015 | — | — | 133 | 72 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | Paper Gods | ||
| "Sweet Life" (Jeezy featuring Janelle Monáe) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Church In These Streets | |||
| "This Is for My Girls"[60] (among Artists for Let Girls Learn) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)" | 2009 | The ArchAndroid | |
| "Shape of Things to Come"[61] | 2010 | ||
| "We Were Rock & Roll"[62] | 2013 | The Electric Lady |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | NZ Heat. [63] | ||||
| "Crazy, Classic, Life" | 2018 | — | 9 | Dirty Computer | |
| "Champagne Shit" | 2023 | 22 | — | The Age of Pleasure | |
The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by Janelle Monáe.
| Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "My First Love"[64] | 2005 | Jaspects | In "House" Sessions |
| "Time Will Reveal" | Purple Ribbon All-Stars | Got Purp? Vol. 2 | |
| "Peachtree Blues"[65] | 2006 | Jaspects | Broadcasting the Definition |
| "Call the Law" | Outkast | Idlewild | |
| "In Your Dreams" | |||
| "Nerd Girl" | 2009 | Chester French | Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance (mixtape) |
| "2012"[66] | Jaspects | The Polkadotted Stripe | |
| "The Kids" | 2010 | B.o.B | |
| "Be Still" | Big Boi | ||
| "Our Riotous Defects" | of Montreal | False Priest | |
| "Enemy Gene" | |||
| "Without a Fight" | |||
| "Dance" | 2011 | Saul Williams | Volcanic Sunlight |
| "Do My Thing" | 2012 | Estelle | All of Me |
| "Fashion" | 2014 | Paolo Nutini | Caustic Love |
| "Visions of You"[67] | Sérgio Mendes | Magic | |
| "Slip Slide" | 2015 | Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment | Surf |
| "Gabby" | The Internet | Ego Death | |
| "Venus Fly" | Grimes | Art Angels | |
| "Hum Along and Dance (Gotta Get Down)" | 2016 | The Get Down (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) | |
| "Isn't This the World" | Hidden Figures: The Album | ||
| "Jalapeño" | Pharrell Williams | ||
| "Safari" | 2017 | Jidenna, St. Beauty, Nana Kwabena | The Chief |
| "Whatthegirlmuthafuckinwannadoo" | 2018 | The Coup | Sorry to Bother You: The Soundtrack |
| "Out and Over/Sticky Sunrise" | |||
| "All Dolled Up" | 2019 | Kelly Clarkson | UglyDolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Unbreakable" | |||
| "He's a Tramp (2019)" | Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack) |
| Year | Artist(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "What a Shame" | 2019 | Nate "Rocket" Wonder, Roman GianArthur | Lady and the Tramp (Original Soundtrack) |
| Year | Director(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| "Morris Brown" (Outkast featuring Scar, Sleepy Brown) | 2006 | Bryan Barber[68] |
| "Many Moons" | 2008 | Alan Ferguson[69] |
| "Tightrope" (featuring Big Boi) | 2010 | Wendy Morgan[70] [71] |
| "Tightrope (Wondamix)" (featuring B.o.B and Lupe Fiasco) | ||
| "Cold War" | ||
| "Be Still" (Big Boi featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2011 | |
| "We Are Young" (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe) | Marc Klasfeld[72] | |
| "Q.U.E.E.N." (featuring Erykah Badu) | 2013 | Alan Ferguson |
| "Dance Apocalyptic" | Wendy Morgan | |
| "Special Education" (Goodie Mob featuring Janelle Monáe) | John Colombo | |
| "PrimeTime" (featuring Miguel) | Alan Ferguson[73] | |
| "Heroes" | 2014 | The Young Astronauts[74] |
| "Electric Lady" | Alan Ferguson | |
| "Yoga" (featuring Jidenna) | 2015 | Dave Meyers |
| "Pressure Off" (Duran Duran featuring Janelle Monáe) | ||
| "Venus Fly" (Grimes featuring Janelle Monáe) | 2017 | Grimes[75] |
| "Make Me Feel" | 2018 | Alan Ferguson[76] |
| "Django Jane" | Andrew Donaho[77] | |
| "Pynk" | Emma Westenberg[78] | |
| "I Like That" | Lacey Duke[79] | |
| "Crazy, Classic, Life" | Alan Ferguson | |
| "Screwed"[80] | 2019 | TBA |
| "Turntables" | 2020 | Child.[81] |
| "Lipstick Lover" | 2023 | Janelle Monáe and Alan Ferguson |
| "Water Slide" | Janelle Monáe and Alan Ferguson[82] |