This is the discography of American singer Blu Cantrell.

In 2001, her debut album, So Blu, was released. The record saw major success when it peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, eventually going gold in the United States. The album's hit single "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)", which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, became the number one most added record to radio in the country, breaking Elvis Presley's record for most played on all genres of radio. The song earned Cantrell Grammy Award nominations for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and for Best R&B Song, as well as an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist, both in 2002.

In 2003, Cantrell released her second album, Bittersweet, which peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200. The success of 'Bittersweet' was much greater worldwide than in the U.S. due to the number one single 'Breathe' which climbed to the top of the charts. The song became number one without the support of any major radio syndication and eventually was added to major rotation after it had already become independently worldwide. The record earned Cantrell a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album and entered the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number eight. The album produced two hit singles, these being "Breathe" and "Make Me Wanna Scream", the former being a collaboration with Sean Paul. "Breathe" peaked at number one for four weeks in the United Kingdom and broke Madonna's song "Lucky Star" single for most played on British radio stations. It eventually became one of the most successful singles of the year in Europe, Australia, South Africa, and several other countries worldwide.

Albums

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B/HH AUS FRA NLD SWI UK So Blu Released: July 31, 2001 Label: Arista Formats: CD, digital download, LP 8 5 87 — — — — RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Bittersweet Released: June 21, 2003 Label: Arista Formats: CD, digital download, LP 37 8 — 91 71 82 20 BPI: Gold

Compilation albums Title Album details Hit 'Em Up Style: Chart and Club Hits of Blu Cantrell Released: July 26, 2005 Label: Arista Formats: CD, digital download, LP

Mixtapes Title Mixtape details From L.A. to L.O. Released: 2004 Label: Arista Formats: CD, digital download, LP

Singles

As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS BEL GER IRE NLD NZ SWE SWI UK "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" 2001 2 3 46 60 37 10 3 35 77 12 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum So Blu "I'll Find a Way" — — — — — — — — — — "Till I'm Gone" 2002 — — — — — — — — — — "Breathe"(featuring Sean Paul) 2003 70 8 15 7 1 4 — 14 5 1 ARIA: Gold BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: 2× PlatinumBittersweet "Make Me Wanna Scream"(featuring Ian Lewis) 2004 — 62 — 58 33 — — — 60 24 "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album USR&B/HH "Round Up"(Lady May featuring Blu Cantrell) 2002 93 May Day and Bittersweet "Song of Love for Logan"(Amandla Stenberg featuring Blu Cantrell) 2016 — rowspan="3" "My World"(Trick Assassins featuring Blu Cantrell) — "Look What You've Done to Me"(Trick Assassins featuring Blu Cantrell) —

Soundtrack appearances Year Song Film 2002 "It's Killing Me (In My Mind)" Bad Company

Guest appearances Year Song Album 2001 "U Remind Me" (Remix) (with Usher and Method Man) U Got It Bad "Come My Way" (with Chauncey Black) non-album song 2004 "Take My Heart" (Kool & the Gang) The Hits: Reloaded 2008 "They Must Not Know" (RAW & Anonymous) Worth the Weight "Feeling Good" (RAW & Anonymous)

Notes

A From L.A. to L.O. was released in 2004 exclusively in the UK and Japan after the success of 2003's Bittersweet. Although its North American release was cancelled, the collection was heavily circulated on the internet and was mistaken as a full follow-up album to Bittersweet.

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