Anita Baker discography

American singer-songwriter Anita Baker has released six studio albums, one compilation & live album, and twenty-four singles. Referred as the "Queen of Romantic Quiet-Storm R&B/Soul",^[1] she is considered to be one of the most successful and influential R&B artists of all-time.^[2] According to Recording Industry Association of America, Baker has sold 13 million certified albums in the United States, including three multi-platinum albums.^[3] She has also scored 5 number-one hits on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay and 13 top ten hits on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.^[4]

Anita Baker discography
Baker in 1998
Studio albums	7
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	24
Other albums	1

A staple act since the 1980s, Baker's debut album The Songstress peaked at number twelve on Billboard's Top R&B Albums and has sold nearly half a million copies worldwide.^[5] Rapture (1986) remains the best-selling album of her career, with sales of over 8 million copies worldwide.^[6] It peaked at number 11 on Billboard 200 and is certified 5× Platinum in the United States.^[7] Giving You the Best That I Got (1988) became Bakers first and only album to reach number one on Billboard 200. The title track also gave her the highest-peaking single of her career on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number three.^[4] To date, the album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.^{[citation needed]} In 1990, Baker released her fourth studio-album Compositions. It peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and number seven on the UK Albums Chart. It reportedly sold a million copies in its first week alone and eventually became her third consecutive platinum-selling album in the US.^[8] As of 1995, Baker's catalog has sold 17 million albums worldwide.^[9]

Ten years after her prior studio record, Baker made her comeback with her sixth studio album My Everything. It debuted at number four on US Billboard 200, selling 132,000 copies in its first week and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA.^[10] Her 2005 holiday album, Christmas Fantasy, remains her most recent album to date.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [11]	US R&B [11]	US Jazz [11]	AUS [12]	CAN [13]	GER [14]	NL [15]	NZ [16]	SWE [17]	UK [18]
The Songstress [A]	Released: May 31, 1983 Label: Beverly Glen	139	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WW: 500,000[5]
Rapture	Released: March 20, 1986 Label: Elektra	11	1	24	33	25	50	—	12	32	13	WW: 8,000,000[6]	RIAA: 5× Platinum[19] BPI: Platinum[20] MC: Gold[21]
Giving You the Best That I Got	Released: October 4, 1988 Label: Elektra	1	1	—	42	—	—	—	15	21	9	WW: 5,000,000[22]	RIAA: 3× Platinum[19] BPI: Gold[20]
Compositions	Released: June 12, 1990 Label: Elektra	5	3	4	54	13	36	17	20	22	7		RIAA: Platinum[19] BPI: Gold[20]
Rhythm of Love	Released: August 23, 1994 Label: Elektra	3	1	—	128	35	—	42	26	33	14		RIAA: 2× Platinum[19]
My Everything	Released: September 7, 2004 Label: Blue Note	4	1	—	—	85	—	89	—	—	142		RIAA: Gold[19]
Christmas Fantasy	Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Blue Note	120	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

• ^A The Songstress was re-released by Elektra Records on November 12, 1991, and peaked at number 90 on the Hot R&B Albums chart.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US R&B [11]
A Night of Rapture Live	Released: June 8, 2004 Label: Atlantic/Rhino	35

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales threshold)
		US [11]	US R&B [11]	UK [18]
The Best of Anita Baker	Released: June 18, 2002 Label: Rhino	118	29	49	RIAA: Platinum[19]

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions									Album
		US [23]	US R&B [23][24]	US A/C [23]	AUS [12][25]	CAN [13]	IRE [26]	NL [15]	NZ [16]	UK [18]
1983	"No More Tears" (A-side)	—	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Songstress
	"Will You Be Mine" (B-side)	—	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Angel"	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"You're the Best Thing Yet"	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	"Feel the Need"	—	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Watch Your Step"	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Rapture
	"Sweet Love"	8	2	3	—	21	10	47	—	13
	"Caught Up in the Rapture"	37	6	9	—	—	—	—	44	51
1987	"Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)"	44	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	100
	"No One in the World"	44	5	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Ain't No Need to Worry" (with The Winans)	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Decisions
1988	"Giving You the Best That I Got"	3	1	1	171	11	—	—	25	55	Giving You the Best That I Got
	"Just Because"	14	1	4	—	18	—	—	—	93
1989	"Lead Me Into Love"	—	4	32	—	92	—	—	—	—
1990	"Talk to Me"	44	3	4	139	50	—	—	—	68	Compositions
	"Soul Inspiration"	72	16	11	—	62	—	—	—	—
	"Fairy Tales"	—	8	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	"Body and Soul"	36	4	25	—	47	—	—	—	48	Rhythm of Love
	"I Apologize"	74	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	86
1995	"It's Been You"	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"When You Love Someone" (with James Ingram)	—	71	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	Forget Paris: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2004	"You're My Everything"	74	25	40	—	—	—	—	—	104	My Everything
	"How Does It Feel"	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	"Serious"	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"Lately"	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Only Forever (CANCELLED)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
1992	"How Fast, How Far"	Barcelona Gold
1994	"God Bless the Child" (live version with George Duke)	Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV[27]