American singer Mavis Staples was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, 1939. Her initial recordings were as a member of her family group, the Staple Singers. Led by her father Roebuck "Pops" Staples the Staple Singers were major artists in gospel and soul music from 1957 to 1969. Commencing releasing albums as a solo artist in 1969, Mavis Staples has released 13 studio albums, two live albums, three compilations, one soundtrack, one EP, and 51 singles over a career spanning five decades.
| Mavis Staples discography | |
|---|---|
 Mavis Staples performs at the Chicago Annual Blues Festival on June 10, 2012. | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Tribute albums | 1 |
| Singles | 51 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Gospel [3] |
US Blues [4] |
US Indie [5] |
BE [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ Heat | ||
| Mavis Staples |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Only for the Lonely |
|
188 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oh What a Feeling |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Waits for No One |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — |
| The Voice |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson (with Lucky Peterson) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Have a Little Faith |
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— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| We'll Never Turn Back |
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180 | 99 | 2 | — | 20 | 56 | 40 | — |
| You Are Not Alone |
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69 | 13 | 1 | — | 8 | 64 | 78 | — |
| One True Vine |
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67 | 15 | 2 | — | 13 | 130 | 47 | — |
| Livin' on a High Note |
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—[A] | 17 | — | 2 | 14 | 105 | 89 | — |
| If All I Was Was Black |
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—[B] | — | — | — | 15 | 106 | 108 | 10 [10] |
| We Get By |
|
—[C] | — | — | 1 | 10 | 114 | — | — |
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Gospel [3] |
US Blues [4] |
US Indie [5] | ||
| Live: Hope at the Hideout |
|
17 | — | — |
| Live in London |
|
— | 2 | 32 |
| Carry Me Home |
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— | — | — |
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B [2] | ||
| A Piece of the Action |
|
51 |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Don't Change Me Now | |
| Mavis Staples / Only for the Lonely |
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| Mavis Staples |
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Tribute albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| I'll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Gospel [3] | ||
| Your Good Fortune |
|
10 |
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US R&B [12] |
US Gospel [13] |
US AAA [14] | |||
| "Crying in the Chapel" (with the Staple Singers) | 1968 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Soul-A-Lujah" (with Johnnie Taylor, Eddie Floyd, William Bell, Pervis Staples, Carla Thomas and Cleotha Staples) | 1969 | — | — | — | — | Boy Meets Girl |
| "Never, Never Let You Go" (with Eddie Floyd) | 107 | — | — | — | ||
| "Love's Sweet Sensation" (with William Bell) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You're Driving Me (To the Arms of a Stranger)" | — | — | — | — | Mavis Staples | |
| "I Have Learned to Do Without You" | 1970 | 87 | 13 | — | — | Only for the Lonely |
| "Endlessly" | 1972 | 109 | 30 | — | — | |
| "A Piece of the Action" | 1977 | — | 47 | — | — | A Piece of the Action (Soundtrack) |
| "Tonight I Feel Like Dancing" | 1979 | — | 91 | — | — | Oh What a Feeling |
| "Oh What a Feeling" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Gone Bad" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | Mavis Staples |
| "Show Me How It Works" | 1986 | — | 68 | — | — | Wildcats (Soundtrack) |
| "Oh Happy Day" (with Aretha Franklin) | 1987 | — | — | —[D] | — | One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism |
| "20th Century Express" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | Time Waits for No One |
| "Jaguar" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Time Waits for No One" | — | 63 | — | — | ||
| "Christmas Vacation" | — | — | —[E] | — | Non-album single | |
| "Melody Cool" | 1990 | — | 36 | — | — | Graffiti Bridge |
| "The Voice" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | The Voice |
| "Blood Is Thicker Than Time" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Holding on to Your Love" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | Mavis Staples |
| "Step Into the Light" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | Have a Little Faith |
| "Have a Little Faith" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "God Is Not Sleeping" | — | — | 25 | — | ||
| "I'll Be Rested" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | We'll Never Turn Back |
| "On My Way" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Down in Mississippi" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Waiting for My Child" (Live) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Live: Hope at the Hideout |
| "Freedom Highway" (Live) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wrote a Song for Everyone" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | You Are Not Alone |
| "I Belong to the Band" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Black Stars (Come Back Home)" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | Willie Henderson & Friends Again |
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (with Sean Lennon, Jeff Tweedy, and the Harlem Gospel Choir) | 2012 | — | — | —[F] | — | Non-album single |
| "Can You Get to That" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | One True Vine |
| "I Like the Things About Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Good Fortune" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Your Good Fortune |
| "Fight" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "High Note" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | Livin' on a High Note |
| "Love and Trust" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If All I Was Was Black" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | If All I Was Was Black |
| "Little Bit" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Build a Bridge" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ain't No Doubt About It" (featuring Jeff Tweedy) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Time for Cryin'" (Live) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Live in London |
| "Love and Trust" (Live) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Slippery People" (Live) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Change" | — | — | — | 27 | We Get By | |
| "Anytime" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "We Get By" (featuring Ben Harper) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'll Be Gone" (with Norah Jones) | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "All In It Together" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US Rock [17] |
US AAA [14] |
US Rap Dig. [18] |
CAN Dig. [19] |
CAN Rock [20] | |||
| "I'll Take You There" (Bebe & Cece Winans featuring Mavis Staples) | 1992 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | Different Lifestyles |
| "Build a Levee" (Natalie Merchant featuring Mavis Staples) | 2002 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | Motherland |
| "I Give You Power" (Arcade Fire featuring Mavis Staples) | 2017 | — | 33 | 18 | — | 39 | 40 | Non-album single |
| "Witness" (Benjamin Booker featuring Mavis Staples) | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | Witness | |
| "Let Me Out" (Gorillaz featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples) | —[G] | 7 | — | 14 | 50 | — | Humanz | |
| "Nina Cried Power" (Hozier featuring Mavis Staples) | 2018 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | 27 | Wasteland, Baby! |
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gospel Dig. [15] | |||
| "Wrote a Song for Everyone" | 2010 | 14 | You Are Not Alone |
| "You Are Not Alone" | 2 | ||
| "Every Step" | 2015 | 20 | One True Vine |
| "I'll Take You There (Encore)" | 2017 | 9 | Live: Hope at the Hideout |
Other appearances
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Ain't Particular" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | 1969 | Girl Meets Boy |
| "Ain't That Good" (Eddie Floyd and Mavis Staples) | ||
| "I Thank You" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | ||
| "Hold on This Time" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | ||
| "That's the Way Love Is" (Johnnie Taylor and Mavis Staples) | ||
| "Piece of My Heart" (Eddie Floyd and Mavis Staples) | ||
| "Leave the Girl Alone" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | ||
| "Strung Out" (William Bell and Mavis Staples) | ||
| "We Need Power" (Live) (Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples) | 1987 | One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism |
| "Packing Up, Getting Ready to Go" (Live) (Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Joe Ligon and the Franklin Sisters) | ||
| "A Song for You" | 1991 | Music Of Quality And Distinction, Vol. 2 |
| "We Will" (David Robertson featuring Mavis Staples) | 1994 | Soul Embrace |
| "Turn It Around" | 1996 | In Harmony with the Homeless |
| "Gotta Serve Somebody" | 1996 | Tangled Up in Blues: Songs of Bob Dylan - This Ain't No Tribute |
| "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking" (Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples) | 2003 | Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan |
| "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Dr. John featuring Mavis Staples) | 2004 | N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or D'Udda |
| "Lay My Burden Down" (Dr. John featuring Mavis Staples and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band) | ||
| "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" | Lightning in a Bottle: A One Night History of the Blues | |
| "Men Are Just Like Street Cars" (Natalie Cole, Mavis Staples and Ruth Brown) | ||
| "Hard Times Come Again No More" | Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster | |
| "Touch My Heart" | Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck | |
| "You Must Have That True Religion" | 2005 | I Believe to My Soul |
| "Keep on Pushing" | ||
| "That's Enough" (Mavis Staples and Billy Preston) | ||
| "God Is Not Sleeping" (Live) | Broadcasts. Vol. 13 | |
| "Take a Look at Yourself" | 2006 | Willie Henderson & Friends Again |
| "Waiting for My Child to Come Home" (Mavis Staples and Patty Griffin) | 2009 | Oh Happy Day |
| "Respect Yourself" (Aaron Neville featuring Mavis Staples) | 2013 | Bring It on Home...The Soul Classics |
| "Move Along Train" (Live) (Mavis Staples and the Levon Helm Band) | Love for Levon: A Benefit to Save the Barn | |
| "Wish I Had Answered" (Mavis Staples with North Mississippi Allstars) | 2014 | Take Me to the River (Music from the Motion Picture) |
| "I've Been Buked" (Mavis Staples with North Mississippi Allstars) | ||
| "Lay My Burden Down" (Live) | 2016 | The Musical Mojo of Dr. John Celebrating Mac and His Music |
| "The Root" (Greenleaf Main Title Theme) | Greenleaf: The Gospel Companion Soundtrack, Vol. 1 | |
| "The Root" (Main Title) (Remix) | 2017 | Greenleaf: Soundtrack, Vol. 2 |
| "Why" (Dolly Parton and Mavis Staples) | 2018 | Dumplin' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Pulling the Pin" (Run the Jewels featuring Mavis Staples and Josh Homme) | 2020 | Run the Jewels 4 |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Oh Happy Day" (Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples) | 1987 |
| "Time Waits for No One" | 1989 |
| "The Voice" | 1993 |
| "I Like the Things About Me" | 2013 |
| "If All I Was Was Black" | 2017 |
| "Nina Cried Power" (Hozier featuring Mavis Staples) | 2018 |
| "No Time for Cryin'" (Live) | |
| "Love and Trust" (Live) | 2019 |
| "Slippery People" (Live) |
Notes
edit- ^ Livin' on a High Note did not enter the US Billboard 200, but it did peak at number 89 on the Current Album Sales chart.[8]
- ^ If All I Was Was Black did not enter the US Billboard 200, but it did peak at number 94 on the Top Album Sales chart.[9]
- ^ We Get By did not enter the US Billboard 200, but it did peak at number 43 on the Top Album Sales chart.[9]
- ^ "Oh Happy Day" did not enter the Hot Gospel Songs chart, but did peak at number 14 on the Gospel Digital Song Sales chart.[15]
- ^ "Christmas Vacation" did not enter the Hot Gospel Songs chart, but did peak at number 19 on the Gospel Streaming Songs chart.[16]
- ^ "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" did not enter the Hot Gospel Songs chart, but did peak at number three on the Gospel Digital Song Sales chart.[15]
- ^ "Let Me Out" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Mavis Staples Chart History (Billboard 200)".
- ^ a b "Mavis Staples Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mavis Staples Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mavis Staples Chart History (Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mavis Staples Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Mavis Staples". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Discografie Mavis Staples - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Mavis Stapes Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mavis Stapes Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Mavis Staples Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Mavis Staples Chart History(Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Mavis Staples Chart History (Hot Gospel Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mavis Staples Chart History (Triple A Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mavis Stapes Chart History (Gospel Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Mavis Stapes Chart History (Gospel Streaming Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Mavis Staples Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Mavis Staples Chart History (Rap Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Mavis Staples Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Mavis Staples Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Mavis Staples Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.