Complete List Of Mary J. Blige Songs From A to Z

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Mary J. Blige changed the course of contemporary music when she stepped into the early 1990s with a voice that carried gospel power, street grit, and emotional depth in equal measure. Her upbringing in Yonkers shaped the way she approached every song she recorded, especially when a tape of her singing “Caught Up in the Rapture” helped connect her to Uptown Records and the beginning of a career that would redefine R&B for a new generation. From the earliest days, she showed a rare ability to merge vulnerability with toughness, which became central to her identity as both a singer and a performer.

Her first two albums, What’s the 411 and My Life, shifted the landscape by bringing hip hop production into R&B without sacrificing melody or soul. “Real Love,” “You Remind Me,” and “Be Happy” became essential records for that moment, while My Life offered some of the most personal writing of the decade. Those albums also turned her into a powerful live act, and she continued building on that foundation with releases such as Share My World and Mary, which featured collaborations with artists across pop, soul, and hip hop. With No More Drama she reached another milestone as “Family Affair” topped charts and pushed her into new territory as both a radio force and a crossover artist.

Her chart history reads as a survey of modern R&B. Mary J. Blige delivered hit after hit with “Not Gon’ Cry,” “I Can Love You,” “Everything,” and “Take Me As I Am,” while also supporting film soundtracks and major collaborations. The Breakthrough became one of the strongest albums of her later career, driven by “Be Without You,” a song that stayed on radio for months and became one of the most successful R&B singles of the 2000s. Across more than a dozen studio albums she maintained a loyal audience who viewed her as a voice for strength, honesty, and survival, especially during the years when she spoke openly about addiction, family challenges, and rebuilding her life from the ground up.

Awards followed every major release of hers, including nine Grammy Awards and dozens of nominations across multiple categories. She also earned recognition from the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and the NAACP Image Awards. Her influence extended beyond music when she stepped into acting, eventually receiving Academy Award nominations for both Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song for her work in Mudbound. That achievement made her the first person ever nominated for both acting and songwriting Oscars in the same year.

Mary J. Blige has also built a strong presence outside of entertainment by supporting organizations connected to domestic violence prevention, housing insecurity, and youth empowerment. She founded the Mary J. Blige Center for Women, a program created through her work with the Westchester Jewish Community Services that provides support, counseling, and resources for women facing difficult circumstances. She also launched the Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, which offers academic, career, and personal development programs for young women. These projects are grounded in her own history and experiences, making the work deeply personal and tied directly to the communities she serves.

As she moved through the 2010s and 2020s she continued releasing new music, touring internationally, and appearing in major television and film roles. Albums such as Strength of a Woman reaffirmed her position as an artist capable of addressing heartbreak, resilience, healing, and empowerment with clarity and force. Her voice remained unmistakable, and she demonstrated an ability to connect with younger listeners while staying true to the sound that defined her earliest records.

Complete List Of Mary J. Blige Songs From A to Z

25/8 – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
2U – No More Drama – 2001
911 (Duet with Wyclef Jean) – The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book – 2000
A Dream – Money Talks (Soundtrack) and The Tour (Japanese edition) – 1997
A Night to Remember – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
About You (featuring will.i.am) – The Breakthrough – 2005
Ain’t No Way (Duet with Whitney Houston or Patti LaBelle) – VH1 Divas Live/99 and Classic Moments – 1999/2005
Ain’t Nobody – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
Ain’t Really Love – The Breakthrough – 2005
All Fun and Games – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
All My Love – Love & Life – 2003
All That I Can Say – Mary – 1999
Alone (featuring Dave Young) – The Breakthrough – 2005
Almost Gone – Mary (Japanese Edition) – 1999
Amazing (featuring DJ Khaled) – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
As – Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael and Mary (International Editions) – 1998
Ask Myself (with Robin Thicke) – Mary J. Blige & Friends – 2006
Baggage – The Breakthrough – 2005
Be Happy – My Life – 1994
Be with You – My Life – 1994
Be Without You – The Breakthrough – 2005
Beautiful – How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Soundtrack) – 1998
Beautiful Day – No More Drama – 2001
Beautiful Ones – Mary – 1999
Beautiful People – Gratitude – 2024
Better – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Brand New – Stronger with Each Tear (U.S. iTunes Pre-Order edition) – 2009
Breathing (featuring Fabolous) – Gratitude – 2024
Can’t Get Enough – The Breakthrough – 2005
Can’t Get You Off My Mind (featuring The LOX) – Share My World – 1997
Can’t Hide from Luv (featuring Jay-Z) – The Breakthrough – 2005
Can’t Wait for You – Gratitude – 2024
Cargo – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Changes I’ve Been Going Through – What’s the 411? – 1992
Checkin’ for Me – No More Drama (2001 UK Edition & 2002 Japanese Edition) / Family Affair (US CD single) – 2001
City on Fire – Stronger with Each Tear (Reissue releases only) – 2010
Closer – Stronger with Each Tear (U.S. iTunes edition) – 2009
Color – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
Come See About Me – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Come to Me (Peace) – Growing Pains – 2007
Confrontation (Funkmaster Flex and Big Kap featuring Mary J. Blige) – The Tunnel and Mary (U.S. Limited Edition) – 1999
Crazy Games – No More Drama (2001 Edition) – 2001
Dance for Me – No More Drama – 2001
Deep Inside (featuring Elton John) – Mary – 1999
Destiny – No More Drama (2001 Edition) – 2001
Didn’t Mean – Love & Life (International pressings) – 2003
Do You Hear What I Hear? (featuring Jessie J) – A Mary Christmas – 2012
Don’t Fuck Up – Gratitude – 2024
Don’t Go – My Life – 1994
Don’t Go – Love & Life – 2003
Don’t Mind – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
Don’t Walk Away – Missing You (UK CD2) – 1997
Don’t Waste Your Time (Duet with Aretha Franklin) – Mary – 1999
Doubt – The London Sessions – 2014
Each Tear – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
Empty Prayers – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
Enough – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Enough Cryin (featuring Brook Lynn) – The Breakthrough – 2005
Everyday – Everything (UK CD2) – 1997
Everyday It Rains – The Show (Soundtrack) – 1995
Everything – Share My World – 1997
Fade Away – Growing Pains – 2007
Failing in Love – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Family Affair – No More Drama – 2001
Favorite Flavor (LL Cool J featuring Mary J. Blige) – Todd Smith – 2006
Father in You – The Breakthrough – 2005
Feel Inside (featuring Nas) – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
Feel Like a Woman – Growing Pains – 2007
Feel Like Makin Love – Love & Life – 2003
Find the Love – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Flying Away – No More Drama – 2001
Follow (with Disclosure) – The London Sessions – 2014
Forever No More (Poem) – No More Drama – 2001
Friends – Love & Life – 2003
Get It Right (featuring Taraji P. Henson) – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (U.S. iTunes store edition) – 2011
Get to Know You Better – Share My World – 1997
Girl from Yesterday – No More Drama (Japanese Pressings and UK 2002 Edition Bonus Track) – 2001
Give Me You – Mary – 1999
Glow Up (featuring Quavo, DJ Khaled and Missy Elliott) – Strength of a Woman – 2017
GMG (Interlude) – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
God’s Child (featuring Fat Joe) – Gratitude – 2024
Gone Forever (featuring Remy Ma and DJ Khaled) – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe Edition) – 2022
Good Love (featuring T.I.) – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
Good Morning Gorgeous – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Gonna Breakthrough (featuring Brook Lynn) – The Breakthrough – 2005
Gonna Make It (Jazmine Sullivan) – Stronger with Each Tear (U.S. Amazon.com MP3 download edition) – 2009
Good Woman Down – The Breakthrough – 2005
Grown Woman (featuring Ludacris) – Growing Pains – 2007
Happy Endings – Love & Life (Standard Japanese edition) – 2003
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – A Mary Christmas – 2012
He Think I Don’t Know – No More Drama (2002 Edition) – 2002
Hello Father – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Hello It’s Me – Growing Pains (iTunes, U.K. and Japanese editions) – 2007
Here I Am – Gratitude – 2024
Here with Me (featuring Anderson .Paak) – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Hurt Again – Growing Pains – 2007
I Am – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
I Can Love You (featuring Lil’ Kim) – Share My World – 1997
I Can’t Wait (featuring will.i.am) – Stronger with Each Tear (Reissue releases only) – 2010
I Don’t Want to Do Anything (Duet with K-Ci Hailey) – What’s the 411? – 1992
I Feel Good – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
I Found My Everything (featuring Raphael Saadiq) – The Breakthrough – 2005
I Got Plans (featuring Ferg) – Gratitude (Target edition) – 2024
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues (Elton John featuring Mary J. Blige) – Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits – 2000
I Love U (Yes I Du) – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
I Love You – My Life – 1994
I Never Wanna Live Without You – My Life – 1994
I Want You – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By (Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige) – Tical – 1995
I’m Goin’ Down – My Life – 1994
I’m in Love – Mary – 1999
I’m the Only Woman – My Life – 1994
If I Don’t Love You This Way – Love & Life (Japanese Standard and UK First Pressing Editions) – 2003
If You Love Me? – Growing Pains – 2007
In the Meantime – No More Drama – 2001
In the Morning – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
Indestructible – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Irreversible – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (U.S. Deluxe and Japanese editions) – 2011
It’s a Wrap – Love & Life – 2003
It’s Me – Strength of a Woman – 2017
It’s On (featuring R. Kelly) – Share My World – 1997
Just Fine – Growing Pains – 2007
Keep It Moving – No More Drama (2001 Edition) – 2001
Keep Your Head – Share My World – 1997
King & Queen (Duet with John Legend) – Once Again and Reflections (A Retrospective) – 2006
Kiss and Make Up – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Kitchen – Stronger with Each Tear (Original 2009 release only) – 2009
Know – Non-album single – 2019
Let Me Be the 1 (featuring 50 Cent) – Love & Life – 2003
Let No Man Put Asunder – Mary – 1999
Little Drummer Boy – A Mary Christmas – 2012
Long Hard Look – The London Sessions – 2014
Love – No More Drama – 2001
Love @ 1st Sight (featuring Method Man) – Love & Life – 2003
Love a Woman (featuring Beyoncé) – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
Love Changes (Jamie Foxx featuring Mary J. Blige) – Unpredictable – 2005
Love in the Middle – Strength of a Woman (Target edition) – 2017
Love Is All We Need (featuring Nas) – Share My World – 1997
Love No Limit – What’s the 411? – 1992
Love Will Never – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Love Without the Heartbreak – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Love Yourself (featuring Kanye West) – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Mary, Did You Know? – A Mary Christmas – 2012
Mary Jane – My Life – 1994
Mary’s Joint – My Life – 1994
Memories – Mary – 1999
Midnight Drive (featuring Brook Lynn) – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
Mirror (featuring Eve) – Growing Pains (iTunes, U.K. and Japanese editions) – 2007
Miss Me with That – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (U.S. Deluxe and Japanese editions) – 2011
Missing You – Share My World – 1997
Misty Blue – The Tour – 1998
MJB Da MVP – The Breakthrough – 2005
Moment of Love – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Mr. Wrong (featuring Drake) – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
My Life – My Life – 1994
My Love – What’s the 411? – 1992
My Loving – The London Sessions – 2014
My Man (Santana featuring Big Boi and Mary J. Blige) – All That I Am – 2005
Need Love (featuring Usher) – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Need Someone – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
Need You More (featuring Jadakiss) – Gratitude – 2024
Never Been – No More Drama – 2001
Never Give Up on Me – Gratitude – 2024
Next Level (featuring Busta Rhymes) – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
No Condition – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
No Happy Holidays – Mary – 1999
No Idea – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
No More Drama – No More Drama – 2001
No One Else – My Life – 1994
No One Will Do – The Breakthrough – 2005
Nobody but You – The London Sessions – 2014
Nobody but You – Gratitude – 2024
Noche De Paz (Silent Night) (featuring Marc Anthony) – A Mary Christmas – 2012
Not Gon’ Cry – Waiting to Exhale (Soundtrack) and Share My World – 1996
Not Lookin’ (featuring K-Ci Hailey) – Mary – 1999
Not Loving You – The London Sessions – 2014
Not Today (featuring Eve) – Love & Life – 2003
Nowhere Fast (Brook Lynn featuring Mary J. Blige) – Growing Pains (iTunes, U.K. and Japanese editions) – 2007
On Top (featuring Fivio Foreign) – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
One (Mary J. Blige and U2) – The Breakthrough – 2005
One Life – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (U.K. Deluxe and Japanese editions) – 2011
Only Love – Non-album single – 2018
Ooh! – Love & Life – 2003
Our Love – Share My World – 1997
Out My Head – The Breakthrough (Japanese edition) / Enough Cryin (UK CD2 and European Maxi-Single) – 2005
Overjoyed – Ballads – 2000
Petit Papa Noël – A Mary Christmas – 2012
Pick Me Up – The London Sessions – 2014
PMS – No More Drama – 2001
Power Back – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Press On – Love & Life – 2003
Propose – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Rainy Dayz (featuring Ja Rule) – No More Drama (2002 Edition) – 2002
Real Love – What’s the 411? – 1992
Reflections (I Remember) – Reflections (A Retrospective) – 2006
Reminisce – What’s the 411? – 1992
Rent Money (featuring Dave East) – Good Morning Gorgeous – 2022
Right Now – The London Sessions – 2014
Roses – Growing Pains – 2007
Round and Round – Share My World – 1997
Rudolph, The Read-Nosed Reindeer – A Mary Christmas – 2012
Running (featuring Ne-Yo) – Good Morning Gorgeous (Target edition) – 2022
Said and Done – Stronger with Each Tear (Original 2009 release only) – 2009
Searching (featuring Roy Ayers) – Share My World – 1997
See That Boy Again (featuring Pharrell Williams) – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Self Love – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Set Me Free – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Seven Days (featuring George Benson) – Share My World – 1997
Sexy (featuring Jadakiss) – Mary – 1999
Shake Down (featuring Usher) – Growing Pains – 2007
Share My World – Share My World – 1997
Show Love – The Breakthrough (Vinyl, iTunes, U.K. and Japanese editions) – 2005
Silent Night – A Mary Christmas (Target edition) – 2012
Sincerity (featuring Nas and DMX) – Mary (U.S. Limited Edition) and Deep Inside (UK CD2) – 1999
Sleep Walkin’ – Growing Pains (Japanese edition) – 2007
Slow Down – What’s the 411? – 1992
Smile (featuring Prince Charlez) – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Smoke – Growing Pains – 2007
So Lady (featuring Raphael Saadiq) – The Breakthrough (International editions) – 2005
Someone to Love Me (Naked) (featuring Diddy and Lil Wayne) – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (U.S. Deluxe, U.K. Deluxe and Japanese editions) – 2011
Special Part of Me – Love & Life – 2003
Stairway to Heaven (featuring Travis Barker, Randy Jackson, Steve Vai and Orianthi) – Stronger with Each Tear (Reissue releases only) – 2010
Stay – Stronger with Each Tear (U.S. Amazon.com MP3 download edition) – 2009
Stay Down – Growing Pains – 2007
Steal Away (featuring Pharrell) – No More Drama – 2001
Strength of a Woman – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Stronger – More than a Game (Soundtrack) and Stronger with Each Tear (Reissue releases only) – 2009
Suitcase – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Superpowers – Gratitude – 2024
Survivor – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Sweet Thing – What’s the 411? – 1992
Take Me as I Am – The Breakthrough – 2005
Talk to Me – Growing Pains – 2007
Telling the Truth (featuring Kaytranada) – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Testimony – No More Drama – 2001
Thank You – Strength of a Woman – 2017
The Christmas Song (Chesnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) – A Mary Christmas – 2012
The First Noel (featuring The Clark Sisters) – A Mary Christmas – 2012
The Living Proof – The Help (Soundtrack) and My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
The Love I Never Had – Mary – 1999
The Naked Truth – Strength of a Woman (Target edition) – 2017
The One (featuring Drake) – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
Therapy – The London Sessions – 2014
Thick of It – Strength of a Woman – 2017
This Christmas – A Mary Christmas – 2012
This Love is for You – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (U.K. Deluxe and Japanese editions) – 2011
Thriving (featuring Nas) – Non-album single – 2019
Till the Morning – Growing Pains – 2007
Time – Mary – 1999
Tonight – Stronger with Each Tear – 2009
Tough Love (featuring Moneybagg Yo) – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe Edition) – 2022
U + Me (Love Lesson) – Strength of a Woman – 2017
Ultimate Relationship (A.M.) – Love & Life – 2003
Vegas Nights (featuring The-Dream) – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
We Got Hood Love (featuring Trey Songz) – Stronger with Each Tear (Original 2009 release only) – 2009
We Ride (I See the Future) – Reflections (A Retrospective) – 2006
What Love Is – Growing Pains – 2007
What’s the 411? (featuring Grand Puba) – What’s the 411? – 1992
When We – Love & Life – 2003
When You Wish Upon a Star (featuring Barbra Streisand and Chris Botti) – A Mary Christmas – 2012
When You’re Gone – The London Sessions – 2014
Whenever I Say Your Name (Duet with Sting) – Sacred Love and Love & Life (UK Reissue and Japanese Tour Edition) – 2003
Where I’ve Been (featuring Eve) – No More Drama – 2001
Whole Damn Year – The London Sessions – 2014
Whole Lotta Love – Stronger with Each Tear (Reissue releases only) – 2010
Why (featuring Rick Ross) – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) – 2011
Willing & Waiting – Love & Life – 2003
Winter Wonderland – A Mary Christmas (Target edition) – 2012
Wonderful – Think Like a Man Too – 2014
Work in Progress (Growing Pains) – Growing Pains – 2007
Work That – Growing Pains – 2007
Worth My Time – The London Sessions – 2014
You Ain’t the Only One – Gratitude – 2024
You Bring Me Joy – My Life – 1994
You Don’t Have to Worry – Who’s That Man? (Soundtrack) – 1993
You Gotta Believe – My Life – 1994
You Know – Reflections (A Retrospective) – 2006
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – My Life (European 1995 Reissue & 2019 25th Anniversary Edition) / Share My World (UK and Japanese Editions) – 1995
You Remind Me – What’s the 411? – 1992
You Want This – My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (U.K. Deluxe and Japanese editions) – 2011
Your Child – Mary – 1999

Albums

What’s the 411? (1992)

My Life (1994)

Share My World (1997)

Mary (1999)

No More Drama (2001)

Love & Life (2003)

The Breakthrough (2005)

Growing Pains (2007)

Mary J Blige Growing Pains Cd+dvd ( USA )

Stronger with Each Tear (2009)

My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (2011)

My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act 1) (Deluxe Version)

A Mary Christmas (2013)

The London Sessions (2014)

Strength of a Woman (2017)

Good Morning Gorgeous (2022)

Mary J Blige Good Morning Gorgeous (Indie Exclusiv

Gratitude (2024)

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