American singer Usher has released nine studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and eighty-one singles (including nineteen as a featured artist). His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive, RCA, and gamma record labels.
Usher has sold more than 33 million albums in the United States alone and over 65 million albums worldwide. With over 100 million total records sold worldwide, he is one of the best selling music artists of all time. He has nine number 1 singles (all as a lead artist) and eighteen Hot 100 Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1994, Usher released his debut album Usher in North America, which sold 500,000 copies, and produced the singles "Can U Get wit It", "Think of You", and "The Many Ways". The former two peaked in the lower half of the UK and US charts. His follow-up 1997 album My Way sold over 8 million copies worldwide, becoming his breakthrough album. It is certified seven-times Platinum in the US, and spawned three successful singles, including his first UK number 1 song, "You Make Me Wanna...", and first US Hot 100 number 1 song, "Nice & Slow". Usher's success continued in 2001, with his third studio album, 8701. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. The album produced two number 1 singles, such as "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". In 2002, the album was certified five-times Platinum in the US for sales of 5 million copies. As of 2010, its worldwide sales stand at over 8 million.
Usher's success increased in 2004, with the release of his fourth album, Confessions. It was his first US number 1 album and had the highest first-week sales for an R&B artist, with 1.1 million copies sold. It spawned four Hot 100 number 1 hits: "Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo". "Yeah!" and "Burn" stayed atop the Hot 100 for a combined twenty weeks and were the best-selling singles of 2004, ranking first and second, respectively. Confessions received a Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and as of 2012, the album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Confessions is the best-selling R&B album of the 21st century and is also the best-selling album by a black artist this century. The album ranked second on the 2000–2009 Billboard 200 Decade-end chart. In 2008, Usher's fifth album Here I Stand followed. The album's lead single, "Love in This Club", topped the Hot 100, marking Usher's eighth number 1 on the chart. "Love in This Club Part II", the second single from Here I Stand, charted within America's Top 20 while its third single "Trading Places" reached number 6 in New Zealand as well as the Top 30 in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Here I Stand was certified two-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Its worldwide sales stand over 6 million copies, making it one of the most successful R&B albums of 2008.
In 2010, Usher released Raymond v. Raymond and it became his third consecutive number 1 album. The album produced five singles: "Papers", "Hey Daddy", "Lil Freak" and "There Goes My Baby" all reaching the Hot 100's top 40, while "Papers" and "There Goes My Baby" topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's two other singles, "OMG" and "More", achieved worldwide success, with "OMG" topping the Hot 100 to give him his ninth number 1 single, and making Usher the first artist with Hot 100 number 1 singles in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Raymond v. Raymond was certified three-times Platinum by the RIAA, and as of March 2012 has sold 1.3 million copies in the US. By the end of the year, it sold over 2 million copies worldwide and ranked as the ninth best-selling album of the year in the US. In the same year, a follow-up set titled Versus was released, and became Usher's sixth Top 10 album. The EP's lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" reached the Top 10 in many countries and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. To date, Raymond v. Raymond, including its EP Verzuz, has sold an estimated 5 million copies worldwide, and nearly 2 million copies in the US, making it one of the best-selling albums in the 2010s decade by a black artist. Usher's seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself was released in June 2012 and became his fourth number 1 album in the US. Its first single "Climax" peaked in the Top 20 on the Hot 100, and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eleven weeks. The song also won him a Grammy at the 55th Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance. The album's second single "Scream" reached the Top 10 in various countries, including the US, Canada and the UK. In 2014, Usher released "Good Kisser", "She Came to Give It to You" and "I Don't Mind" as successes in the UK, with the latter reaching high on the Hot 100 and topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs to give him his thirteenth number 1 on that chart, tying him with Michael Jackson and Marvin Gaye.
Usher released his eighth album, Hard II Love (2016), which became his seventh Top 5 album on the Billboard 200. It was led by the Hot 100 Top 40 hit "No Limit" and Australian Top 10 hit "Crash". In 2018, Usher collaborated with Zaytoven to release his first collaborative extended project titled A. It debuted and peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200 chart, with the song "Peace Sign" released as the only single.
In February 2024, Usher released his ninth album, Coming Home. The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 and was supported by the Top 40 single, "Good Good", in which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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 AUSPeak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia: For all except noted: "Love in This Club Part II": "What's Your Name": "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": "Don't Look Down": "I Don't Mind": "Party": CAN GER IRLPeak chart positions for albums and singles in Ireland: For all except noted: "Confessions Part II" and "My Boo": NL NZ SWI UKPeak chart positions for albums, singles and other charted songs in the United Kingdom: For all except noted: "Can U Get wit It" and "There Goes My Baby": "U Don't Have to Call": "Lil Freak": "Hot Tottie": "Dirty Dancer": "Lemme See": "What's a Man to Do": "First Dance": "Come Thru": Usher Released: August 30, 1994 (US) Label: LaFace Formats: CD, digital download 167 25 — — — — — — — — US: 500,000 My Way Released: September 16, 1997 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download 4 1 37 13 41 — 30 21 20 16 US: 6,000,000 RIAA: 7× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Gold ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold 8701 Released: August 7, 2001 (US) Label: Arista Format: CD, digital download 4 3 7 1 7 9 7 8 10 1 US: 4,700,000 UK: 753,000 RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Confessions Released: March 23, 2004 (US) Label: Arista Format: CD, digital download 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 US: 10,300,000 RIAA: Diamond (14× Platinum) ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 6× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 7× Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: 7× Platinum Here I Stand Released: May 27, 2008 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download 1 1 1 1 10 2 5 5 4 1 US: 1,308,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold IRMA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Raymond v. Raymond Released: March 30, 2010 (US) Label: LaFace, Jive Format: CD, digital download 1 1 2 4 47 17 34 8 20 2 US: 1,300,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Looking 4 Myself Released: June 11, 2012 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download 1 1 3 7 8 11 4 11 5 3 US: 504,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold Hard II Love Released: September 16, 2016 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download 5 2 5 20 55 77 38 — 18 7US: 28,000 RIAA: Gold Coming Home Released: February 9, 2024 (US) Label: Mega/Gamma Format: CD, digital download 2 2 46 24 61 — 19 22 24 24US: 53,000 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B/HH NL A(with Zaytoven) Released: October 12, 2018 (US) Label: RCA Format: CD, Digital download 31 19 135
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected details Title Album detailsUsher Released: January 1, 2004 (US) Label: MCP Format: CDMy Megamix Released: November 22, 2004 (US) Label: Street Dance Format: CDRarities Released: November 24, 2004 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CDSex Appeal Released: May 30, 2005 (US) Label: Central Station Records Format: CDAnd the Winner Is Released: June 13, 2005 (US) Label: Hard Trax Format: CD, digital downloadUsher and Friends Released: July 5, 2005 (US) Label: K-Town Format: CD, digital downloadUsher and Friends, Vol. 2 Released: July 5, 2005 (US) Label: K-Town Format: CD, digital downloadMy Way / 8701 Released: September 5, 2005 (US) Label: Arista Format: CDUsher and Friends, Vol. 1–2 Released: August 3, 2007 (US) Label: Snapper PLC Format: CDEssential Mixes Released: September 20, 2010 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download
Live albums + List of compilation albums, with selected details Title Album details Certifications Live Released: March 23, 1999 (US) Label: Laface Format: CD RIAA: Gold
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales US USR&B/HH CAN GER NL SWI Usher: Rarities! Released: February 11, 2004 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — Rhythm City, Vol. 1 – Caught Up Released: March 8, 2005 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — Moving Mountains Released: May 13, 2008 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — OMG (Remixes) Released: June 5, 2010 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — Versus Released: August 24, 2010 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download 4 3 12 35 40 53 US: 302,000 DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love (Remixes) Released: September 24, 2010 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — More (Club Remixes) Released: January 6, 2011 (US) Label: LaFace Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — iTunes Festival: London 2012 Released: August 31, 2012 (UK) Label: RCA Format: Digital download — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USPeak chart positions for singles and other charted songs on the Billboard Hot 100: For all except noted: "Same Girl": "Dirty Dancer": "First Dance" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)": USR&B/HHPeak chart positions for singles and other charted songs on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: For all except noted: "Same Girl": "Looking for Love": "Come Thru": AUS CANPeak chart positions for lead singles in Canada: For all except noted: "Dirty Dancer": "Come Thru": GERPeak chart positions for lead singles in Germany: For all except noted: "Dirty Dancer": IRL NL NZ SWI UK "Call Me a Mack" 1993 — 56 — — — — — — — — Poetic Justice "Can U Get wit It" 1994 59 13 — — — — — — — 87 Usher "Think of You" 58 8 — — — — — — — 70 "The Many Ways" 1995 — 42 — — — — — — — —"Comin' for X-Mas?" — — — — — — — — — — "You Make Me Wanna..." 1997 2 1 6 17 18 9 6 15 12 1RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum My Way "Nice & Slow" 1998 1 1 44 6 — — 20 7 — 24RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver