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.
McKnight signed a record deal with Mercury Records in 1992, 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, 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. 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. McKnight followed with the release of his first compilation album, From There to Here: 1989-2002 (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.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US R&B AUS CANFor Canadian album peaks: For Anytime: For Back at One: FRA NL UK Brian McKnight Released: June 23, 1992 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS 58 17 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum I Remember You Released: August 8, 1995 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS 22 4 — — — — — RIAA: Gold Anytime Released: September 23, 1997 Label: Mercury Format: CD, CS 13 1 — 65 — — 48 RIAA: 2× Platinum Bethlehem Released: October 20, 1998 Label: Motown Format: CD, CS 95 33 — — — — — Back at One Released: September 21, 1999 Label: Motown Format: CD, CS, LP 7 2 56 19 — 55 — RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: Platinum Superhero Released: August 28, 2001 Label: Motown Format: CD, CS 7 4 — — — — — US: 870,000 RIAA: Gold U Turn Released: March 25, 2003 Label: Motown Format: CD, CS 7 4 — — 148 — — RIAA: Gold Gemini Released: February 8, 2005 Label: Motown Format: CD, CS 4 2 — — 97 82 — Ten Released: December 5, 2006 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS 32 4 — — — — — I'll Be Home for Christmas Released: October 7, 2008 Label: Razor & Tie Format: CD, digital 109 22 — — — — — Evolution of a Man Released: October 27, 2009 Label: Hard Work International / E1 Format: CD, digital 20 3 — — — — — Just Me Released: July 12, 2011 Label: Mr. Sloane / E1 Format: CD, digital 39 8 — — — — — US: 47,000 More Than Words Released: March 19, 2013 Label: Mr. Sloane / E1 Format: CD, digital 64 10 — — — — — US: 26,000 Better Released: February 26, 2016 Label: Brian McKnight Music LLC Format: CD, digital — 23 — — — — — Genesis Released: August 25, 2017 Label: SoNo Format: CD, digital — — — — — — — Exodus Released: June 26, 2020 Label: SoNo Format: CD, digital — — — — — — — McKnighttime Lullabies Released: October 20, 2023 Label: SoNo Format: CD, digital — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of Live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US R&B An Evening with Brian McKnight Released: September 23, 2016 Label: SoNo Format: CD, digital 29
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B From There to Here: 1989–2002 Released: November 5, 2002 Label: Motown Format: CD, CS 62 21 Gold Released: January 30, 2007 Label: Hip-O Format: CD, digital — — 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Brian McKnight Released: October 23, 2007 Label: Motown Format: CD — 65 Ultimate Collection Released: February 17, 2009 Label: Universal Catalog Format: CD — — Icon: Love Songs Released: January 4, 2011 Label: Motown Format: CD — — Greatest Hits Released: April 15, 2014 Label: E1 Format: CD, digital — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles As main artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US R&B AUSAustralian chart peaks: "Love Is" and "Back at One": Back at One and "6, 8, 12": CANFor Canadian singles peaks: For "Love Is": For "One Last Cry": For "Anytime": For "Back at One": NL UK "The Way Love Goes" 1992 — 11 — — — — Brian McKnight "Goodbye My Love" — 46 — — — — "I Can't Go for That" — — — — — — "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 — RIAA: Gold 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 — — — — "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" — — — — — — "Just a Little Bit" 2010 — 85 — — — — Evolution of a Man "Fall 5.0" 2011 — 54 — — — — Just Me "Temptation" — 86 — — — — "iFUrReady2Learn" 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)" 2018 — — — — — — Exodus "When I'm Gone" 2019 — — — — — — "Neva Get Enuf of U" — — — — — — "Nobody" 2020 — — — — — — "Bad" — — — — — — "Faithfully" 2021 — — — — — — "Rainbow Connection" 2023 — — — — — — McKnighttime Lullabies "Baby Instructions" — — — — — — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
As featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released Title Year Peak chart positions Album USPeak chart positions for featured singles of Brian McKnight in the United States:
US R&BPeak chart positions for featured singles of Brian McKnight in the United States R&B/Hip-Hop:
"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" 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.
Other charted songs
+ List of songs, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US R&B "Home" 2000 125 Back at One "Back Seat (Getting Down)" 2004 119 U Turn
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other performer(s) Album "Let It Snow" 1993 Boyz II MenChristmas Interpretations "I'll Take Her" 1994 Ill Al SkratchCreep wit' Me "Moody's Mood for Love" 1995 Rachelle Ferrell, Take 6 and James MoodyQ's Jook Joint "Because of His Love" 1996 Jermaine Dupri12 Soulful Nights of Christmas "Whenever You Call" 1998 Mariah Carey#1's "Coming Back Home" 1999 BeBe & JoeLove & Freedom "Back To One" 2002 Ivete SangaloFesta "All The Way" 2002 Kenny GParadise "Careless Whisper" 2004 Kenny GAt Last...The Duets Album "To You" 2005 Earth, Wind and FireIllumination "Addicted" 2006 JuvenileReality Check "Angels We Have Heard on High" 2007 Josh GrobanNoël "End of the Road" (Acapella) 2007 Boyz II Men Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA "What's Going On" 2008 Take 6The Standard "Can't Play It Cool" 2013 SheléaLove Fell on Me "My Heart" 2014 KylaJourney "I Love My Life With You" 2024 Jeff LorberElevate
Soundtrack appearances