American singer

Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson (; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, rapper and actress. She is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as to her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society. Monáe has received eight Grammy Award nominations. Mon� ...

has released four studio albums, four

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s, 23

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and eighteen

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s. Monáe debuted with an EP, '' Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)'', which had a modest commercial impact, peaking at number 115 on the ''Billboard'' charts in the United States. In 2010, Monáe released her debut studio album, ''

The ArchAndroid ''The ArchAndroid'' is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Janelle Monáe, released on May 18, 2010, by Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy Records, and Atlantic Records. Production for the album took place at Wondaland Studios ...

'', through

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; it is a concept album sequel to her first EP. The album was nominated at the

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for

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and peaked the number 17 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In March 2012, "

We Are Young "We Are Young" is a song recorded by American band Fun, featuring American singer Janelle Monáe. It is the third track on the group's second studio album, '' Some Nights'' (2012). The song was released on September 20, 2011 as the lead singl ...

", a song by the band

fun. Fun (stylized as fun.) is an American pop rock band based in New York City. The band consists of Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train and Bleachers), Andrew Dost (formerly of Anathallo), and Nate Ruess (then-former lead singer of the Format). Fun fo ...

on which Monáe makes a guest appearance, reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, her first appearance in the chart. Monáe released her second album, '' The Electric Lady'', on September 10, 2013, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 and producing four singles. Her third album, ''

Dirty Computer ''Dirty Computer'' is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Janelle Monáe, released on April 27, 2018, by Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records. It is the follow-up to her studio albums '' The ArchAndro ...

'', was released on April 27, 2018. In December 2018, the album received a

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nomination for Album of the Year.

Studio albums

Demos

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by Janelle Monáe.

Songwriting credits

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janelle Monae discography Discographies of American artists Soul music discographies