Artist: | Yolanda Adams |
Studio: | 11 |
Live: | 2 |
Compilation: | 6 |
American gospel singer Yolanda Adams has released 11 studio albums, 2 live albums and 6 compilation albums. Adams has been named as the "First Lady of Modern Gospel" by the media.[1] With sales of nearly 10 million records worldwide,[2] she was Billboard's Top Gospel Artist of the 2000s and has sold 4.5 million albums in the US since 1991.[3] Five of her albums have reached number one on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.[4] The Gospel Music Association inducted her into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.[5] Mountain High... Valley Low remains her best-selling album in the US, being certified Platinum by RIAA, while her albums Believe and Verity Presents: The Best of Yolanda Adams both reached gold status respectively.[6]
+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||
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US [7] | US Gospel [8] | US [9] | US R&B<br>/HH [10] | US [11] | |||||
Just as I Am |
| — | 8 | — | — | — | |||
Through the Storm |
| — | 8 | — | — | — | |||
Save the World |
| — | 6 | — | — | — |
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More Than a Melody |
| — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
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Songs from the Heart |
| — | 3 | 9 | — | 15 | |||
Mountain High...Valley Low |
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Christmas With Yolanda Adams |
| 86 | 1 | 2 | 31 | — | |||
Believe |
| 42 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — |
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Day By Day |
| 23 | 1 | — | 4 | — | |||
What a Wonderful Time |
| 179 | 2 | — | 28 | — | |||
Becoming |
| 99 | 3 | — | 22 | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||
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US | US Gospel | US | US R&B<br>/HH | US | |||||
Shakin' the House: Live in L.A. | — | 10 | 17 | — | — | ||||
Yolanda... Live in Washington |
| — | 5 | 25 | — | — |
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The Experience |
| 63 | 2 | 1 | 24 | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||
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US | US Gospel | US | US R&B<br>/HH | ||||||
At Her Very Best |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
The Best of Yolanda Adams |
| — | 9 | 23 | — |
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Yolanda Adams and Albertina Walker "The Divas of Gospel" |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
The Praise and Worship Songs of Yolanda Adams |
| — | 6 | 26 | 65 | ||||
The Essential Yolanda Adams |
| — | 39 | — | — | ||||
The Best of Me |
| 60 | 1 | — | 9 | ||||
Playlist: The Very Best of Yolanda Adams |
| — | 12 | — | — | ||||
Setlist: The Very Best of Yolanda Adams Live |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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US [22] | US Gospel [23] | US R&B<br />/HH [24] | US Adult R&B [25] | ||||||
"The Battle Is the Lord's"[26] | 1993 | — | — | — | — |
| Save the World | ||
"Gotta Have Love" | 1995 | — | — | 97 | — | More Than a Melody | |||
"The Battle Is the Lord's" (live) | 1996 | — | — | 75 | 20 | Yolanda... Live in Washington | |||
"Only Believe" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | Songs from the Heart | |||
"Is Your All on the Altar" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Still I Rise" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Open My Heart" | 1999 | 57 | — | 10 | 1 | Mountain High...Valley Low | |||
"Yeah" | — | — | — | 29 | |||||
"Fragile Heart" | 2000 | — | — | — | 38 | ||||
"The Things We Do" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"I Believe I Can Fly" | 2001 | — | — | — | 25 | The Experience | |||
"Never Give Up" | — | — | 79 | 15 | Believe | ||||
"I'm Gonna Be Ready" | — | — | 74 | 10 | |||||
"I Gotta Believe" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"The Prayer" | 2003 | — | — | — | 35 | Donnie McClurkin... Again | |||
"Be Blessed" | 2005 | — | 1 | — | 40 | Day by Day | |||
"Victory" | — | 3 | — | — | |||||
"Someone Watching Over You" | 2006 | — | 31 | 57 | 19 | ||||
"This Too Shall Pass" | — | 15 | — | 27 | |||||
"Step Aside" | 2007 | — | 10 | — | — | Daddy's Little Girls (OST) | |||
"Hold On" | — | 15 | — | 26 | What a Wonderful Time | ||||
"Be Still" | 2011 | — | 4 | 93 | 35 | Becoming | |||
"When Love Takes Over"[27] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"In Him There Is No Sorrow" | 2023 | — | 17 | — | — | Donald Lawrence Presents Power: A Tribute to Twinkie Clark | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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US | US Gospel | US R&B<br />/HH | US Adult R&B | US AC [28] | |||||
"I Believe I Can Fly" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | 28 | At Last...The Duets Album | ||
"Where Love Begins" | 2006 | — | — | 68 | 17 | — | The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle | ||
"Best for Last" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 Year Celebration, Vol. 1: Best for Last | ||
"How Awesome Is Our God" | 2015 | — | 9 | — | — | — | |||
"Bless Somebody Else (Dorothy’s Song)" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Bless Somebody Else | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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US Gospel Digital Sales | |||||||||
"In the Midst of It All" | 1999 | 13 | Mountain High...Valley Low | ||||||
"Talkin' 'Bout Jesus" | 2019 | 12 | Testimony | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Track | Artist(s) | Album | Label | Notes |
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1995 | "This Too Shall Pass" | Crystal Lewis & Yolanda Adams | Sisters: The Story Goes On (Various artists) | Warner Alliance | |
1997 | "Wholly Holy" | Everette Harp featuring Yolanda Adams | What's Going On | Blue Note | |
1998 | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Yolanda Adams | The Real Meaning Of Christmas: Volume 2 | Verity | |
"Shepherd's Cradle Song" | |||||
2000 | "Shining Star" | Yolanda Adams | Music From & Inspired By Jesus: The Epic Mini-Series | Sparrow/Capitol | Cover of an Earth Wind & Fire song. |
2002 | "If We Could Remember" | Yolanda Adams | The Sum of All Fears (Soundtrack) | Elektra | |
"Higher Ground" | Karen Clark Sheard featuring Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, Dorinda Clark Cole, Mary Mary, and Missy Elliott | 2nd Chance | Also featured as a bonus track on Missy Elliott's Miss E... So Addictive | ||
"Brand New Day" | Karen Clark Sheard featuring Yolanda Adams | 2nd Chance | |||
2003 | "The Prayer" | Donnie McClurkin featuring Yolanda Adams | Again | Verity Records | Cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song |
2004 | "I Believe" | Yolanda Adams | Elektra | Produced by Rodney Jerkins | |
"I Believe I Can Fly" | Kenny G. featuring Yolanda Adams | At Last... The Duets Album | Arista | ||
2005 | "Afterwhile" | Kirk Franklin featuring Yolanda Adams | Hero | Fo Yo Soul/Verity | |
2006 | "Everyday (Family Reunion)" | Yolanda Adams, Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Carl Thomas | Madea's Family Reunion (soundtrack) | Motown | Nominated for a Grammy Award |
"The Me Dance" | Yolanda Adams | Jack's Big Music Show (Season One) (soundtrack) | Nick Records | ||
"Where Love Begins" | Patti LaBelle featuring Yolanda Adams | The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle | Umbrella Records | ||
"I Wish" | Yolanda Adams, Patti LaBelle, & Fantasia | (Soundtrack) | Atlantic Records | Cover of a Stevie Wonder song | |
2007 | "Order My Steps(Dear Lord)" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Yolanda Adams | Strength & Loyalty | Interscope Records | Cover of a GMWA Women of Worship song |
2008 | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | Johnny Mathis featuring Yolanda Adams | A Night to Remember | Columbia Records | |
2009 | "You" | Yolanda Adams | Madea Goes To Jail (soundtrack) | Atlantic Records |
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