American singer Eric Benét has released nine studio albums, one extended play, and more than twenty-two singles. After the breakup of the duo Benét, which consisted of Benét and his sister Lisa and released a self-titled album in 1992, Eric signed a solo recording contract with Warner Bros. Records. In 1996, the label released his solo debut True to Myself. Largely co-produced by Demonté Posey and George Nash, it reached the top 40 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and sold just under 300,000 copies domestically. "Femininity," the album's third single, peaked at number 24 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
A Day in the Life, Benét's second album was released in April 1999. Largely improving on the success of its predecessor, it peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard 200, while also reaching the top ten of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Eventually earning a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it sold close to 900,000 units in the United States. Lead single "Georgy Porgy," a cover of the 1978 Toto song and duet with Faith Evans, peaked at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Follow-up "Spend My Life with You" with Tamia became his highest-charting single yet, reaching number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while also going Gold.
In 2001, Benét was expected to release his third studio album Better and Better on Warner Bros. but the label rejected the album due to creative differences, leading him to sign with Friday Records for next album Hurricane. Released in June 2005, it peaked at number 27 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. with lead single "I Wanna Be Loved" becoming a top 30 hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Benét achieved greater commercial success with his next album Love & Life, released in September 2008. Pushed by his second Adult R&B Songs number-one hit "You're the Only One," it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
In 2010, the singer released Lost in Time through Reprise Records. As with on Love & Life, he reteamed with Posey and Nash to work on the majority of the album. It reached number 33 on the Billboard 200 and produced the Benét's third chart topper on the Adult R&B Songs chart, "Sometimes I Cry." In 2012, Benét released his sixth studio album The One through his own label Jordan House Records in partnership with Primary Wave. It reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 and became his fourth top ten album on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 70,000 copies domestically. Building on the success of his previous two albums in Asia, Benét recorded his seventh studio album From E to U: Volume 1, a cover album, specifically for the Asian market. Co-Produced by Posey, it reached number 24 on the Circle Albums Chart in South Korea and was later made available worldwide on streaming services such as Spotify.
Benét's self-titled eighth album was released through Jordan House and BMG Rights Management in October 2016. It opened and peaked at number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and produced two top ten singles on the US Adult R&B Songs chart, including the number-two hit "Sunshine." After a longer break from the music industry, Benét began compiling his next project under the JBR Creative Group, his latest label. Urged to record a duets project, he produced and released Duets, a five-track EP that comprises duets with female singers, in August 2024. Its first two singles "Something We Can Make Love to" with Tamar Braxton and "So Distracted" with Chanté Moore both became number-one hits on the Adult R&B Songs chart. The Co-Star, Benét's ninth album and a continuation of Duets, was released on June 6, 2025. Also in 2025, Benét released It's Christmas, his first Christmas album through JBR Creative Group.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B/HH JPN KORGaon Album Chart positions: Lost in Time: The One: From E to U: Volume 1: NLD UK True to Myself Released: September 24, 1996 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: cassette, CD 174 38 — — — — US: 295,000 A Day in the Life Released: April 27, 1999 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, digital download 25 6 — — 81 67 US: 897,000 RIAA: Gold Hurricane Released: June 21, 2005 Label: Friday, Reprise Format: CD, digital download 133 27 — — — — US: 170,000 Love & Life Released: September 9, 2008 Label: Friday, Reprise Format: CD, digital download 11 2 119 — — — UK: 2,569 Lost in Time Released: November 30, 2010 Label: Reprise Format: CD, digital download 33 8 149 27 — — KOR: 971 The One Released June 5, 2012 Label: Jordan House, EMI Format: CD, digital download 32 5 116 30 — — US: 69,483 KOR: 1,193 From E to U: Volume 1 Released: May 28, 2014 Label: Jordan House, Warner Format: CD, digital download — — 119 34 — — KOR: 458 Eric Benét Released: October 7, 2016 Label: Jordan House Format: CD, digital download — 12 — — — — The Co-Star Released: June 6, 2025 Label: JBR Creative Group Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — It's Christmas Released: October 10, 2025 Label: JBR Creative Group Format: CD, digital download — — — — — —
Extended plays Title Album details Duets Released: August 23, 2024 Label: JBR Creative Group Formats: Download, streaming
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and sales Title YearPeak chart positionsSales Certifications Album US USR&B/HH FRA GER For "Georgy Porgy": For "Where Does The Love Go": JPN KORGaon Digital Chart positions: "Chocolate Legs": "Never Want to Live Without You": "Whoo!": KORIntl.Gaon Digital Chart (International) positions: "Spend My Life with You": "Hurricane": "Chocolate Legs": "Sometimes I Cry": "Never Want to Live Without You": "Real Love": "Harriett Jones", "News For You", and "Runnin'": "Almost Paradise": "After The Love Has Gone": "Did We Really Love?": NLD NZ UK "Let's Stay Together" 1996 — 45 — — — — — — — — True to Myself "Spiritual Thang" — 41 — — — — — — — 62 "Femininity" 1997 — 24 — — — — — — — — "True to Myself" — 43 — — — — — — — 80 "Georgy Porgy"(featuring Faith Evans) 1999 55 15 40 82 — — — 33 2 28 A Day in the Life "Spend My Life with You"(featuring Tamia) 21 1 — — — — 37 — — — US: 500,000 KOR: 2,256 RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold "When You Think of Me" 2000 — 46 — — — — — — — — "Why You Follow Me" — — — — — — — — — 48 "Love Don't Love Me" 2001 — 38 — — — — — — — — The Brothers: Music from the Motion Picture "I Wanna Be Loved" 2005 — 28 — — — — — — — — Hurricane "Hurricane" — — — — — — 88 — — — "Where Does the Love Go"(with Yvonne Catterfeld) 2006 — — — 28 — — — — — — "Pretty Baby" — 44 — — — — — — — — "You're the Only One" 2008 — 17 — — — — — — — — Love & Life "The Hunger" — 49 — — — — — — — — "Chocolate Legs" 2009 — 36 — — — 82 16 — — — "Sometimes I Cry" 2010 — 16 — — — — 6 — — — KOR: 102,129Lost in Time "Never Want to Live Without You" — 43 — — — 84 3 — — — KOR: 148,369 "Real Love" 2011 — 32 — — 51 — 14 — — — KOR: 63,735Cumulative sales of "Real Love":
The One "Harriett Jones"2012 — 46 — — — — 7 — — — KOR: 150,136Cumulative sales of "Harriett Jones":
"News For You" — — — — — — 64 — — — KOR: 10,114Cumulative sales of "News For You" in South Korea: 2012 Weeks 19: 6,692 2012 Weeks 20: 3,422 "Whoo!" 2013 — — — — — 58 — — — — KOR: 30,599 "Runnin'" 2014 — — — — — — 72 — — — KOR: 6,177The Other One "Lay It Down" — — — — — — — — — — "Almost Paradise" — — — — — — 7 — — — KOR: 24,568From E to U: Volume 1"After the Love Has Gone" — — — — — — 7 — — — KOR: 25,840 "Did We Really Love?" (정말 사랑했을까)2016 — — — — — — 5 — — — KOR: 32,745Cumulative sales of "Did We Really Love?":
"Sunshine" — — — — — — — — — — Eric Benét "Insane" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — "Everything" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — "Something We Can Make Love To" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — Duets EP "So Distracted" — — — — — — — — — — "Can't Wait"(with Keri Hilson) 2025 — — — — — — — — — — The Co-Star "Must Be Love" — — — — — — — — — —
Other charted songs + List of singles, with selected chart positions and sales Title YearPeak chart positionsSales Album US Jazz USR&B/HH KORIntl.Gaon Digital Chart (International) positions: "The Last Time": For "Still With You": For "Feel Good", "Always a Reason", "Summer Love" and "Lost in Time": For "Redbone Girl", "Muzik", "Waitin'", "Gonna Be My Girl", "Hope That It`s You" and "Here In My Arms (Lucia's Lullaby)": For "Trippin'": For "More Than Words": "The Last Time" 2005 — — 68 Hurricane "Still With You" — — 41 KOR: 246,598 "Feel Good" 2010 — — 60Lost in Time "Always a Reason" — — 81 "Summer Love" — — 94 "Lost in Time" — — 95 "Trippin'" 2011 — — 8 KOR: 96,950Lost in Time (Korea Tour Edition) "Redbone Girl" 2012 — — 61 KOR: 10,717The One "Muzik" — — 78 KOR: 5,957 "Waitin'" — — 80 KOR: 5,841 "Gonna Be My Girl" — — 85 KOR: 5,677 "Hope That It's You" — — 89 KOR: 5,608 "Here In My Arms (Lucia's Lullaby)" — — 98 KOR: 5,449 "More Than Words" 2014 — — 86 KOR: 3,071 From E to U: Volume 1 "All You Need Is Love" 4 — —The 25th of December
Other appearances Title Year Artist(s) Album "Say Love" 1994 Jeff Lorber West Side Stories "Act Like You Want It" 1997 Somethin' for the People This Time It's Personal "Day Dreaming" 1999 David Sanborn Inside "When I'm With You" Inside "I Apologize" 2000 Somethin' for the People Issues "Want You" 2001 Mariah Carey Glitter "Beautiful Lover" 2005 Big Gipp Beautiful Lover "Days & Nights" 2013 JeA (Brown Eyed Girls) Just JeA "This Christmas" 2014 Dave Koz Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th Of December "All You Need Is Love" Dave Koz, Johnny Mathis, Heather Headley, Richard Marx and Jona Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th Of December
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