# Maxwell discography

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American [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) singer [Maxwell](/source/Maxwell_(musician)) has released five studio albums, one extended play and twenty five singles.

## Albums

### Studio albums

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications US [1] US R&B/HH [2] AUS [3] CAN [4] FRA [5] NL [6] NZ [7] SWE [8] SWI [9] UK [10] Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Released: April 2, 1996 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 37 8 100 — 33 52 33 46 — 39 RIAA: 2× Platinum[11] BPI: Gold[12] Embrya Released: June 23, 1998 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 3 2 20 42 23 29 39 10 38 11 RIAA: Platinum[11] Now Released: August 14, 2001 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 1 32 21 32 27 — 12 64 46 RIAA: Platinum[11] BLACKsummers'night Released: July 7, 2009 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 1 — 25 147 31 — — — 66 RIAA: Platinum[11] blackSUMMERS'night Released: July 1, 2016 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 3 1 49 14 — 33 —[A] — 64 72

## Extended plays

Year Title Chart positions Certifications US [1] US R&B/HH [2] FRA [5] NL [6] UK [10] 1997 MTV Unplugged Released: July 15, 1997 Label: Columbia 53 15 26 58 45 RIAA: Gold[11]

## Singles

Year Title Chart positions Certifications Album US [13] US R&B/Hip-Hop [14] US Urban AC [15] AUS [3] UK [10] 1996 "Til the Cops Come Knockin'" — 79 — — 63 Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" 36 8 2 — 28 RIAA: Platinum[11] BPI: Silver[16] "Sumthin' Sumthin'" — 23 10 — 27 RIAA: Gold[11] 1997 "Suitelady (The Proposal Jam)" — 64 — — — "Whenever, Wherever, Whatever" — 54 — — — MTV Unplugged "This Woman's Work" (Live) — — — — — 1998 "Luxury: Cococure" — 16 2 — — Embrya "Matrimony: Maybe You" — 79 — — — 1999 "Fortunate" 4 1 1 52 — RIAA: Gold[11] Life OST "Let's Not Play the Game" — 55 — — — The Best Man OST 2000 "Gravity: Pushing to Pull (Fellowship Remixes)" — — — — — Embrya 2001 "Get to Know Ya" — 25 2 — — Now "Lifetime" 22 5 1 — — 2002 "This Woman's Work" 58 16 2 — 41 2009 "Pretty Wings" 33 1 1 — — RIAA: Gold[11] BLACKsummers'night "Bad Habits" 71 4 1 — — "Cold" — 62 — — — "Fistful of Tears" 94 11 1 — — 2016 "Lake by the Ocean"[17] — 12 1 — — blackSUMMERS'night "All The Ways Love Can Feel" — — — — — "1990x" — 28 3 — — 2017 "Gods" — 46 11 — — 2018 "We Never Saw It Coming" — — — — — "Shame" — 35 8 — — blacksummers'NIGHT 2021 "OFF" — 20 1 — — 2024 "Simply Beautiful" — 10 1 — —

## Album appearances

Year Song Album 1996 "Softly Softly" (Sweetback featuring Maxwell) Sweetback 2004 "No One Else in the Room" (Nas featuring Maxwell) Street's Disciple 2009 "Smile" (The Alchemist featuring Maxwell & Twista) Chemical Warfare 2012 "Fire We Make" (Alicia Keys featuring Maxwell) Girl on Fire

### Soundtrack appearances

- 1997: *[Love Jones](/source/Love_Jones_(1997_film))* ("Sumthin' Sumthin': Mellosmoothe (Cut)")
- 1999: *[Life](/source/Life_(1999_film))* ("Fortunate")
- 1999: *[The Best Man](/source/The_Best_Man_(1999_film))* ("Let's Not Play the Game", "As My Girl")
- 2000: *[Love & Basketball](/source/Love_%26_Basketball)* ("This Woman's Work")
- 2006: *[Little Man](/source/Little_Man_(2006_film))* ("Purple Haze")
- 2007: *[Stomp the Yard](/source/Stomp_the_Yard)* ("This Woman's Work")

### Other works

- 1996: *[Red Hot + Rio](/source/Red_Hot_%2B_Rio)* ("Seguranca")
- 2004: *Cottonbelly NYC Sessions* ("Luxury")

## Notes

1. *blackSUMMERS'night* did not enter the [NZ Top 40 Albums Chart](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart), but peaked at number 5 on the NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart.[18]

Maxwell

## References

1. ["Maxwell Chart History – Billboard 200"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/maxwell/chart-history/tlp/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

1. ["Maxwell Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/maxwell/chart-history/blp/). *Billboard*. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

1. Peaks in Australia: * All except noted: ["Discography Maxwell"](https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxwell). *australian-charts.com*. Retrieved August 25, 2022. * *Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite* and "Fortunate": p. 180.

1. Peak positions in Canada: **Embrya*: ["Top 100 CDs: Issue 3631". *RPM*"](https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3631&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3631.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3631). [Library and Archives Canada](/source/Library_and_Archives_Canada). July 20, 1998. Retrieved April 13, 2023. **Now* : ["Albums : Top 100"](http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_090601_ALBUMS.html). *[Jam!](/source/Jam!)*. September 6, 2001. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20041214203922/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_090601_ALBUMS.html) December 14, 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 13, 2023. **BLACKsummers'night*, and *blackSUMMERS'night* : ["Maxwell Chart History – Canadian Albums"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/maxwell/chart-history/cna/). *Billboard*. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

1. ["Les charts français"](http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=maxwell&cat=a). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

1. ["dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal"](http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&cat2=s&search=maxwell). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

1. ["charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal"](https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=a&search=maxwell). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

1. ["swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal"](http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=maxwell). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

1. ["The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community"](http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=maxwell). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

1. ["Maxwell – Full Official Chart History"](http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1222/maxwell/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved January 20, 2016.

1. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

1. ["Radio 2 – Trevor Nelson – Album of the Week"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/nelson/albumweek_maxwell.shtml). BBC. Retrieved January 21, 2016.

1. ["Maxwell Chart History: Hot 100"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/maxwell/chart-history/hsi/). *Billboard*. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

1. ["Maxwell Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/maxwell/chart-history/bsi/). *Billboard*. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

1. ["Maxwell Chart History"](https://www.billboard.com/music/maxwell/chart-history). *Billboard*. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

1. Retrieved February 16, 2025.

1. ["Maxwell Teases New LP With Suave Ballad 'Lake by the Ocean'"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/maxwell-teases-new-lp-with-suave-ballad-lake-by-the-ocean-20160408). *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved April 11, 2016.

1. ["NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart"](https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2016-07-01). [Recorded Music NZ](/source/Recorded_Music_NZ). July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

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