Mary Mary discography
| Mary Mary discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 29 |
| Music videos | 15 |
American gospel duo Mary Mary has released six studio albums, one compilation album, and twenty-nine singles, including seven as featured artists.
In June 1998, they debuted their first single "Dance", which featured American singer Robin S, on the soundtrack of fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle.[1] On February 29, 2000, Mary Mary released their single, titled "Shackles (Praise You)".[2] The song became their first major hit, peaking at number twenty-eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and within the top-ten of several European countries.[3] "Shackles (Praise You)" preceded their debut studio album, Thankful, which was released on May 2, 2000, on Columbia Records.[4] Thankful peaked at number fifty-nine on the Billboard 200 and atop the Top Gospel Albums chart for seven weeks.[3] The album also sold over 350,000 copies in the United States within its first month of release.[5] Thankful went on to sell over two million copies in the US, earning a two-time platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6]
In July 2002, they released their second album, Incredible, which sold 43,000 copies in its first week.[7] Although the album performed lower in sales than its predecessor, Incredible charted higher and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Gospel Albums chart for thirteen weeks.[3] The lead single "In the Morning" peaked at number fifty-four on the Billboard R&B chart.[3]
In March 2005, Billboard established the Hot Gospel Songs chart. "Heaven" was Mary Mary's first single on the chart and peaked atop of the US Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart, holding the top position for fifteen weeks.[3] Their self-titled third album was released on July 19, 2005, on Columbia Records and Warryn Campbell's My Block Records with 57,000 copies sold that week.[7] The album debuted atop of Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart as well as the Top Christian Albums chart and held the top position on those charts for six weeks.[3] Three singles followed the release of the album: "The Real Party", "Yesterday", and "Believer"; with "Yesterday" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart.[3] By December 2005, Mary Mary was certified gold in the United States by the RIAA.[6] On October 10, 2006, the group released the holiday album A Mary Mary Christmas.
"Get Up" was released on July 15, 2008, as the lead single of their fifth album The Sound. It topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, becoming Mary Mary's first number-one on that chart.[3] In the US, The Sound was released on October 21, 2008. It debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200,[3] making it their highest debut on the chart, with 37,000 copies sold in the first week.[8] The Sound also debuted atop of the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart and held the top positive for thirty-two weeks, making it their longest-running number-one album on the chart.[3] The album's third single, "God in Me", spent seven weeks atop of the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart and also became their second song to top the Dance Club Songs chart.[3] Mary Mary released their sixth album Something Big on March 29, 2011, which peaked at number ten on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the Top Gospel Albums chart.[3] The lead single, "Walking", preceded the album's release by four months and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart.[3] In May 2012, they released a compilation album Go Get It, which spawned the title-track as the lead single. To date, Mary Mary has sold over 8 million records worldwide.[9][10]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US Gospel [12] |
US Christ. [13] |
US R&B /HH [14] |
AUS [15] |
HUN [16] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] | ||||
| Thankful |
|
59 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 38 | 67 | 35 | 38 | 72 |
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| Incredible |
|
20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
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| Mary Mary |
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8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
| A Mary Mary Christmas |
|
148 | 2 | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Sound |
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Something Big |
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10 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US Gospel [12] |
US R&B /HH [14] | ||
| Go Get It |
|
16 | 1 | 3 |
Singles
As a lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [26] |
US Gospel [27] |
US R&B /HH [28] |
AUS [15] |
BEL (FL) [29] |
NLD [17] |
NZ [30] |
SWE [31] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] | ||||
| "Shackles (Praise You)" | 2000 | 28 | —[D] | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 5 | Thankful | |
| "I Sings" (featuring BB Jay) |
— | — | 68 | 88 | 67 | 68 | — | — | 63 | 32 | |||
| "Can't Give Up Now" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thank You" (with Kirk Franklin) |
— | —[E] | —[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kingdom Come: The Soundtrack | ||
| "In the Morning" | 2002 | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Incredible | |
| "I Try" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dance, Dance, Dance" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gotta Have Gospel, Vol. 3 | |
| "Heaven" | 2005 | — | 1 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mary Mary | |
| "The Real Party" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Yesterday" | 2006 | — | 3 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Believer" | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gift of Love" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Carol of the Bells" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Mary Mary Christmas | ||
| "Get Up" | 2008 | —[G] | 2 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Sound | |
| "I Worship You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "God in Me" | 68 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Seattle" | 2009 | — | 24 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Walking" | 2010 | 94 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Something Big | |
| "Survive" | 2011 | — | 13 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Go Get It" | 2012 | —[H] | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Go Get It | |
| "Sunday Morning" | 2013 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Back to You"[41] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ben-Hur: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [26] |
US Gospel [27] |
US R&B /HH [28] |
UK [20] | ||||||||||
| "Dance" (Robin S featuring Mary Mary) |
1998 | — | — | — | — | Dr. Dolittle Soundtrack | |||||||
| "In Love at Christmas" (Kelly Price featuring Mary Mary) |
2001 | — | — | 71 | — | One Family: A Christmas Album | |||||||
| "We're Gonna Make It" (LL Cool J featuring Mary Mary) |
2006 | — | — | — | — | Todd Smith and Madea's Family Reunion | |||||||
| "Anything" (Patti Labelle featuring Mary Mary, Kanye West and Consequence) |
2007 | — | — | 64 | — | The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle | |||||||
| "Love Him Like I Do" (Deitrick Haddon featuring Ruben Studdard and Mary Mary) |
2008 | — | 9 | 124 | — | Revealed | |||||||
| "Are You Listening" (Artists for Haiti) |
2010 | — | 8 | 28 | — | Charity singles | |||||||
| "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (Artists for Haiti) |
2 | — | — | 50 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s)[42] |
|---|---|---|
| "Shackles (Praise You)" | 2000 | Darren Grant |
| "I Sings" (with BB Jay) |
Sanaa Hamri | |
| "Thank You" (with Kirk Franklin) |
2001 | Billie Woodruff |
| "In the Morning" | 2002 | Nzingha Stewart |
| "Heaven" | 2005 | Ezekiel III, Warryn Campbell[43] |
| "Yesterday" | 2006 | Felicia D. Henderson[43] |
| "Love Him Like I Do" (Deitrick Haddon featuring Ruben Studdard and Mary Mary) |
2008 | Lenny Bass[44] |
| "Get Up" | ||
| "I Worship You" | Reece Ewing III | |
| "God in Me" | 2009 | Secret History |
| "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (Artists for Haiti) |
2010 | Paul Haggis |
| "Walking" | 2011 | Luga Podesta |
| "Survive" | Darren Grant | |
| "Go Get It" | 2012 | |
| "Back to You"[41] | 2016 |
Notes
- ↑ United States sales figure for Thankful, as of 2009.[21] Previously reported at 750,000 in 2002.[22]
- ↑ United States sales figure for Incredible, as of November 2002.[24]
- ↑ United States sales figure for The Sound, as of August 2009.[25]
- ↑ Due to the chart not being created until 2005, "Shackles (Praise You)" did not enter the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart, but peaked at number 4 on the CCM Magazine Christian CHR chart.[32]
- ↑ Due to the chart not being created until 2005, "Thank You" did not enter the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart, but peaked at number 17 on the CCM Magazine Christian CHR chart.[32]
- ↑ "Thank You" did not enter US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 5 on the US Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[39]
- ↑ "Get Up" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]
- ↑ "Go Get It" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[40]
References
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- ↑ "AddVance Notice / Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1339. February 25, 2000. pp. 84, 92.
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- ↑ Mary Mary - Thankful. AllMusic. Retrieved on April 22, 2026
- ↑ A New Wave of Artists Gets to Church on Time. Billboard. Retrieved on April 22, 2026
- 1 2 3 4 5 "certifications for Mary Mary". Recording Industry Association of America.
- 1 2 Mary Mary's double success. Billboard. Retrieved on April 23, 2026
- ↑ AC/DC Debuts At No. 1 With 784,000. Billboard. Retrieved on April 23, 2026
- ↑ Germain, Tabie (April 15, 2022). "Verzuz: 5 Easter Must-See Moments Between Mary Mary and BeBe and CeCe Winans". BET. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ↑ Zeller, Terry (February 13, 2022). "Mary Mary Kick Off The Super Bowl With Sparkling Performance Of 'Lift Every Voice & Sing'". Hollywood Life. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- 1 2 "Mary Mary Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- 1 2 "Mary Mary Chart History: Top Gospel Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Mary Mary Chart History: Top Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- 1 2 "Mary Mary Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
- Thankful and "Shackles (Praise You)": "Discography Mary Mary". australian-charts.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- "I Sings": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 178.
- ↑
- For Thankful: "2000/38. Album Top 40 slágerlista slágerlista - Hivaltos magyar". Mahasz (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- 1 2 "Discografie Mary Mary - dutchcharts.nl". Ultratop. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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- 1 2 "Mary Mary - hitparade.ch". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- 1 2 3 Mary Mary chart positions in the UK:
- For all except noted: "MARY MARY | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": "ARTISTS FOR HAITI | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Ask Billboard: Madonna, Yoko Ono, Gospel". Billboard. September 18, 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ↑ Associated Press (September 6, 2002). "Mary Mary is happily contemporary". Deseret News. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Mary Mary – Thankful". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 3, 2024. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Thankful Mary Mary in the "Search:" field.
- ↑ Collins, Lisa (30 November 2002). "In The Spirit". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 48. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 11 October 2021 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Concepcion, Mariel (22 August 2009). "Most Highest". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 11 October 2021 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "Mary Mary Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- 1 2 "Mary Mary Chart History: Hot Gospel Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- 1 2 "Mary Mary Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ↑
- For all except noted: "Discografie Mary Mary - ultratop.be". Ultratop. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- For "I Sings": "Mary Mary feat. B BJ – I Sings - ultratop.be" (Scroll down to Mary Mary > Charts). Ultratop. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz - Discography Mary Mary". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Discography Mary Mary". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- 1 2 "Christian CHR Chart (1978-2002)" (PDF). CCM Charts. CCM Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ↑ "American certifications – Mary Mary". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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- ↑ "British single certifications – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 13, 2020. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Shackles (Praise You) Mary Mary in the "Search:" field.
- ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
- ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise You)". Radioscope. Retrieved July 17, 2025. Type Shackles (Praise You) in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- ↑ "Mary Mary Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- 1 2 "Mary Mary Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- 1 2 "Back To You - Mary Mary (Inspired By Ben-Hur, The Movie)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved August 7, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Mary Mary music videos". Music Video Database. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010.
- 1 2 BET In-Video
- ↑ BET Access Granted: Mary Mary Get Up 2008