American singer Toni Braxton has released ten studio albums, six extended plays, ten compilation albums, two remix albums, thirty-six singles (including three featured singles), two video albums and twenty-five music videos in a career spanning over 30 years. She was born in Severn, Maryland, on October 7, 1967. Her mother, an opera vocalist, encouraged Braxton and her four sisters to sing in church at a young age. In 1990, songwriter Bill Pettaway discovered the sisters and helped them obtain a record deal with Arista Records, as the group titled The Braxtons; the group's debut single, "Good Life", was released the same year. Although the song performed poorly, Braxton's voice caught the attention of producers, L.A. Reid and Babyface, who signed her to their newly formed LaFace Records. In 1991, Braxton recorded songs for the soundtrack to the 1992 film Boomerang. Her solo debut single, "Love Shoulda Brought You Home", reached the top forty of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top five of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Two years later, her self-titled debut album was issued through LaFace. The album topped the US Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and was certified eight-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned four singles, including "Breathe Again", which peaked within the top ten in the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The album has sold over ten million copies worldwide.
Braxton's second studio album, Secrets, was released in 1996. Featuring songwriting and production by Reid, Babyface, Diane Warren, R. Kelly and David Foster, the album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified eight-times platinum by the RIAA. It also made the top ten in many other countries including Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The album features four singles, including two double A-sides. The first single, "You're Makin' Me High", became Braxton's first number one single in the United States, where it topped the Hot 100 and R&B charts. "Un-Break My Heart", the album's second single, topped the charts in the United States, Sweden, and Switzerland and peaked within the top five in Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom; it became the second biggest-selling single by a female artist in the United States. Secrets has sold about fifteen million copies worldwide. The following year, Braxton filed a lawsuit against LaFace, which asked for a release from her record contract. However, LaFace countersued, a move which prompted Braxton to file for bankruptcy. She spent the next year in a state of oblivion, but reached an agreement with LaFace the year after. Her third studio album, The Heat, was released in April 2000. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It also reached number one in Canada and charted within the top ten in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The lead single, "He Wasn't Man Enough", became another top-five Hot 100 entry in the United States for Braxton and the second single, "Just Be a Man About It", became a top-10 R&B entry. The Heat was certified double platinum by the RIAA and has sold four million copies worldwide. Braxton released her first Christmas album, Snowflakes, the next year. Her fifth studio album More Than a Woman was released in 2002. In the United States, the album charted within the top 20 and also received a gold certification.
In April 2003, Braxton parted ways with LaFace and Arista and signed a record deal with Blackground Records. Libra, the first album release through them, debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified gold by the RIAA. Braxton spent the next three years as the main performer at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas and later participated on the television series Dancing with the Stars. In October 2008, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Pulse, her seventh studio album, was released in May 2010. The album became another R&B chart-topper for Braxton and cracked the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart. The lead single from the album, "Yesterday", peaked at number twelve on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In a career now spanning over two decades, Braxton has accumulated sales of 70 million records worldwide.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUSPeak chart positions in Australia: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Another Sad Love Song": N.B. The "HP" column displays the highest peak position reached. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Toni Braxton: Secrets: The Heat: More Than a Woman: Pulse: FRA GER JPNPeak chart positions in Japan: All except Love, Marriage & Divorce: Love, Marriage & Divorce: NLD SWEPeak chart positions in Sweden: All except "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": SWI UKPeak chart positions in the United Kingdom: All except noted: More Than a Woman: "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": Toni Braxton Released: July 13, 1993 Label: LaFace, Arista Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 6 4 — 7 79 11 24 — 4 : 10,000,000Sources for worldwide sales figure for Toni Braxton:
US: 6,107,000 RIAA: 8× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAJ: Gold Enter "トニ・ブラクストン" into the field marked "アーティスト" ("Artist") and press "検索" ("Search"). Secrets Released: June 18, 1996 Label: LaFace, Arista Formats: CD, cassette, LP 2 11 4 22 2 65 1 2 1 10 WW: 15,000,000Sources for worldwide sales figure for Secrets:
US: 6,291,000 RIAA: 8× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWE: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 7× Platinum NVPI: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Platinum SNEP: Gold The Heat Released: April 25, 2000 Label: LaFace Formats: CD, cassette, LP 2 14 1 9 3 25 3 6 2 3 WW: 4,000,000 UK: 175,000 US: 2,093,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAJ: Gold SNEP: Gold Snowflakes Released: October 23, 2001 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette 119 — — — 92 — — — — — US: 243,000 RIAA: Gold More Than a Woman Released: November 19, 2002 Label: Arista Formats: CD, LP 13 — 66 90 37 114 88 — 23 123 US: 438,000 RIAA: Gold Libra Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Blackground Formats: CD, digital download 4 — — — 60 — — — 25 — US: 441,000 UK: 4,417 RIAA: Gold Pulse Released: May 4, 2010 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download 9 — 73 — 18 115 83 — 9 28 US: 156,000 Love, Marriage & Divorce Released: February 4, 2014 Label: Motown Formats: CD, digital download 4 — — — — 73 45 — — 75 US: 211,000 Sex & Cigarettes Released: March 23, 2018 Label: Def Jam Formats: CD, digital download 22 — — — — — 170 — — 33 US: 388,000 RIAA: Gold Spell My Name Released: August 28, 2020 Label: Island Formats: CD, digital download, LP 163 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B BRAPeak chart positions for albums in Brazil: The Best So Far: JPN SWI UK Ultimate Toni Braxton Released: November 4, 2003 Label: Arista, Sony BMG Formats: CD, digital download 119 43 — 172 86 23 BPI: Gold Artist Collection: Toni Braxton Released: October 12, 2004 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD — — — — — — Platinum & Gold Released: October 12, 2004 Label: LaFace Formats: CD, digital download — 78 — — — — Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection Released: April 12, 2005 Label: LaFace Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — Breathe Again: Toni Braxton at Her Best Released: April 26, 2005 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD — 96 — — — — The Essential Toni Braxton Released: February 20, 2007 Label: LaFace Format: CD — 48 — — — — The Best So Far Released: April 2007 Label: Som Livre Format: CD — — 2 — — — PMB: Platinum Playlist: The Very Best of Toni Braxton Released: October 28, 2008 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — Breathe Again: The Best of Toni Braxton Released: June 5, 2009 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — Essential Mixes Released: September 20, 2010 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, LP — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Box sets Title Details Notes The Collection Released: June 13, 2006 Label: LaFace, Legacy Format: CD Three-disc compilation containing Secrets, The Heat and More Than a Woman. Contains separate CD case for each album. Secrets/More Than a Woman Released: October 4, 2011 Label: Sony Music Format: CD Two-disc compilation containing Secrets and More Than a Woman.
Extended plays Title Details Discover Toni Braxton Released: November 30, 2007 Label: LaFace, Legacy Format: Digital download Discover More Released: November 9, 2010 Label: LaFace, Legacy Format: Digital download Discover Beyond Released: November 9, 2010 Label: LaFace, Legacy Format: Digital download Soul Pack: Toni Braxton Released: June 7, 2011 Label: 360 Music, X5 Music Group Format: Digital download Coping (Remixes) Released: November 10, 2017 Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download Home All Alone Released: August 14, 2020 Label: Island Format: Digital download
Singles 1990s + List of singles released in the 1990s decade, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USPeak chart positions for singles in the United States: All except "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": USR&B/HH AUS CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: "Another Sad Love Song": "Breathe Again": "You Mean the World to Me": "I Belong to You": "You're Makin' Me High", "Un-Break My Heart", "I Don't Want To", and "He Wasn't Man Enough": Just Be a Man About It: Spanish Guitar: "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": GER IRE NLD SWE SWI UK "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" 1992 33 4 — — — — — — — 33 Boomerang: Original Soundtrack Album and Toni Braxton "Another Sad Love Song" 1993 7 2 57 16 60 — 43 — — 15 RIAA: Gold Toni Braxton "Breathe Again" 3 4 2 7 52 10 7 25 — 2 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver "Seven Whole Days" — — — — — — — — — — "You Mean the World to Me" 1994 7 3 49 6 69 — — — — 30 RIAA: Gold "I Belong to You" 28 6 — 80 — — — — — — "How Many Ways" — — — — — — — — "You're Makin' Me High" 1996 1 1 2 8 47 21 18 11 — 7 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold Secrets "Let It Flow" — — — — — — — — Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album and Secrets "Un-Break My Heart" 1 2 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWE: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Secrets "I Don't Want To" 1997 19 9 71 13 37 10 41 15 — 9 RIAA: Gold "I Love Me Some Him" — — — — — — — — "How Could an Angel Break My Heart" — — — — — 16 34 — — 22 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
2000s + List of singles released in the 2000s decade, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH AUS CAN GER IRE NLD SWE SWI UK "He Wasn't Man Enough" 2000 2 1 5 1 20 12 5 10 7 5 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold