Mavis Staples discography
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 | |
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Mavis Staples performs at the Chicago Annual Blues Festival on June 10, 2012. | |
Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 3 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 51 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Tribute albums | 1 |
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Gospel [3] |
US Blues [4] |
BE [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ Heat | ||
Mavis Staples |
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Only for the Lonely |
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188 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
Oh What a Feeling |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Time Waits for No One |
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— | — | — | — | — | 79 | — |
The Voice |
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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 | — | 56 | 40 | — |
You Are Not Alone |
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69 | 13 | 1 | — | 64 | 78 | — |
One True Vine |
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67 | 15 | 2 | — | 130 | 47 | — |
Livin' on a High Note |
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— | 17 | — | 2 | 105 | 89 | — |
If All I Was Was Black |
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— | — | — | — | 106 | 108 | 10 [7] |
We Get By |
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— | — | — | 1 | 114 | — | — |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Gospel [3] |
US Blues [4] | ||
Live: Hope at the Hideout |
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17 | — |
Live in London |
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— | 2 |
Soundtrack albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US R&B [2] | ||
A Piece of the Action |
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51 |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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Don't Change Me Now | |
Mavis Staples / Only for the Lonely |
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Mavis Staples |
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Tribute albums
Title | Album details |
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I'll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration |
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Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Gospel [3] | ||
Your Good Fortune |
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10 |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
US Gospel [10] | |||
"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) | — | — | — | ||
"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 | — | 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 | — | — | — | One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism |
"20th Century Express" | 1989 | — | — | — | Time Waits for No One |
"Jaguar" | — | — | — | ||
"Time Waits for No One" | — | 63 | — | ||
"Christmas Vacation" | — | — | — | 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 |
"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" | — | — | — | We Get By | |
"Anytime" | — | — | — | ||
"We Get By" (featuring Ben Harper) | — | — | — |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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US [8] |
US Rock [11] |
US Triple A [12] | |||
"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 | Non-album single |
"Witness" (Benjamin Booker featuring Mavis Staples) | — | — | 29 | Witness | |
"Let Me Out" (Gorillaz featuring Pusha T and Mavis Staples) | 115 | 7 | — | Humanz | |
"Nina Cried Power" (Hozier featuring Mavis Staples) | 2018 | — | 13 | 1 | Wasteland, Baby! |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"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
Title | Year |
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"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) |
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References
- "Mavis Staples Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Mavis Staples Top R&B/Hip Hop-Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Mavis Staples Top Gospel Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Mavis Staples Blues Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Discografie Mavis Staples". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "Discografie Mavis Staples - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "Mavis Staples Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Mavis Staples Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Mavis Staples Gospel Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Mavis Staples Hot Rock Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Mavis Staples Triple A Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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