{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Miss Thang | type = studio | artist = Monica | cover = Monica-miss-thang.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{Start date|1995|7|18}} | recorded = 1993–1995<ref name="ebo1"/> | studio = | genre = R&B<ref name="complex"/> | length = 69:33 | label = *Rowdy *Arista | producer = *Dallas Austin *Tim & Bob *Arnold Hennings *Daryl Simmons *Soulshock & Karlin *Colin Wolfe | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = The Boy Is Mine | next_year = 1998 | misc = {{Singles | name = Miss Thang | type = studio | single1 = Don't Take It Personal | single1date = April 10, 1995 | single2 = Before You Walk Out of My Life"/"Like This and Like That | single2date = August 3, 1995 | single3 = Why I Love You So Much | single3date = May 21, 1996 }} }}
'''''Miss Thang''''' is the debut studio album by American singer Monica. It was released by Rowdy Records and distributed through the Arista label on July 18, 1995, in the United States. Recorded throughout her early teenage years, the album was conceived under the guidance of Rowdy head Dallas Austin who would emerge as a tutor and father figure to Monica and serve as ''Miss Thang''{{'}}s sole executive producer. Austin recruited protégés from his DARP production camp such as Tim & Bob, Arnold Hennings, and Colin Wolfe as well as Daryl Simmons, and Soulshock & Karlin to work on the album. It incorporates a wide range of contemporary genres such as soul, pop, hip hop and blues.
Upon release, ''Miss Thang'' received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Monica's versatility and mature sound appearance, as well as the album's eclectic number of songs. A steady seller, the album became a commercial success as well. It debuted and peaked at number 36 of the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the top ten on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, where it was certified three-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 1.5 million copies.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|access-date=April 17, 2012|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/monica-has-a-fresh-start-on-rca-with-new-life-497059/|title=Monica Has a Fresh Start on RCA With 'New Life'|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Internationally, it earned Gold status in Canada, where it reached number 20 on ''RPM''{{'}}s Top Albums/CDs chart,<ref name="cria"/> and peaked at number nine on the New Zealand Albums Chart, her highest peak as of 2018.<ref name="Billboard singles">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=harry lauder|chart=all}}|title=Artist Chart History – Monica – Singles|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=April 12, 2009}}</ref>
Four singles were released from the album, including debut single "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and follow-up "Before You Walk Out of My Life", both of which made Monica the youngest artist ever to have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart and became top ten hits in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|first=Bridget|last=Bland|title=Monica: Still Standing With New BET Reality Show And Forthcoming Music|publisher=Entertainment Newsire|url=http://www.bvnewswire.com/2009/10/27/monica-still-standing-new-bet-reality-show-and-music/|date=2009-10-25|access-date=2010-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031173523/http://www.bvnewswire.com/2009/10/27/monica-still-standing-new-bet-reality-show-and-music/|archive-date=2014-10-31}}</ref> With her further two singles, "Like This and Like That" and "Why I Love You So Much" also reaching the top three on the Hot R&B Songs, Monica, along with fellow teen singers Aaliyah and Brandy, established herself as one of the most successful R&B female vocalists to emerge during the mid-to late 1990s. It also earned her four Soul Train Music Awards nods as well as American Music Award and ''Billboard'' Music Award nominations each.
== Background and production == In 1992, after winning a series of local talent contests, Monica was introduced to music producer Dallas Austin. Impressed by her voice and persona after hearing her perform Whitney Houston's 1986 hit single "Greatest Love of All," Austin offered her a record deal with his Arista-distributed label Rowdy Records at the age of 12.<ref name="ebo1">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4nXHlKc5kCwC&pg=PA84|title=Monica: ''Miss Thang'' Grows Up|magazine=Ebony|issn=0012-9011|first=Melissa|last=Ewey|date=September 1998|pages=84, 86}}</ref> A teacher and growing father figure, Austin became instrumental in tutoring the young singer, while executive producing her debut album under the Rowdy roster.<ref name="independent">{{cite news|first=Emma|last=Cook|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/cool-calm-collected-by-limo-1319924.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612170818/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/cool-calm-collected-by-limo-1319924.html|url-status=live|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-access=subscription |title=Cool, calm, collected by limo|newspaper=The Independent|date=February 20, 1996|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> A breakaway from regular teenage life, he would often pick her up after school and whisk her off to a music studio most evenings.<ref name="independent"/> Austin also consulted Flavor Unit, owned by rapper Queen Latifah, to serve as Monica's management and arranged recording sessions with his in-house protégés Arnold Hennings, Tim & Bob, and Colin Wolfe for her debut.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Anita|last=Samuels|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-w0EAAAAMBAJ&q=monica%20%22don't%20take%20it%20personaL%22&pg=PA23|title=Sharing A Hit Duet, Arista's Monica Finds Her Own Voice On ''Boy''|magazine=Billboard|date=June 20, 1998|access-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref> In addition, Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin from Danish production duo Soulshock & Karlin would hand in their yet-unreleased song "Before You Walk Out of My Life," a leftover from Toni Braxton's second studio album ''Secrets'' (1996), for Monica to record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andrea Martin Gives The Stories Behind Her Songs with Blu Cantrell, Tracey Spencer & Toni Braxton |publisher=KempireRadio (YouTube)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v89yESBTQhI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/v89yESBTQhI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=June 10, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
With much of the album being recorded during her years of 1993 and 1995, her teenage years, and her voice changing during that time, some songs were recorded twice, while new material was added or remained unreleased.<ref>{{cite web|title=Debra Killings Talks TLC, Madonna, & The Real Grind of Being a Session Musician|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEQJkHKsR3A|via=We Sound Crazy (YouTube|date=May 8, 2025|access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref> Monica has described the period as hard work: "It was more from the stress I put on myself than it was pressure from others," she said. "There were so many young artists releasing records, and I wanted to stand out. I was a regular female growing up in the inner city, and I wanted to be who I was."<ref name="ebo1"/> Throughout the recording process, she ensured the album's music and lyrical content reflected her persona. As a result, she vetoed some of the songs selected for the album. "I was very assertive in making sure the album was really me," she said in an interview with ''Billboard''. "How can you show your feeling in a song when it's about something you don't know about?"<ref>{{cite magazine|first=J.R.|last=Reynolds|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7AsEAAAAMBAJ&q=monica%20%22don't%20take%20it%20personaL%22&pg=PA23|title=Rowdy/Arista Debuts The Confident Voice Of 14-Year-Old Rapper Monica|magazine=Billboard|date=March 25, 1995 |access-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref> Commenting on the album title, Monica later elaborated: “Dallas [Austin] would bring producers in the studio to play records for me and I’d be quick to say ‘No’ if I didn’t feel it. I knew who I was and what I wanted to say. That’s where ''Miss Thang'' came from. He’d say, ‘Miss Thang don’t like it!’."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sandrarose.com/2016/01/monica-covers-uptown-magazine/|title=Monica Covers Uptown Magazine|website=SandraRose.com|date=January 26, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref>
== Promotion == The album was supported by four singles. Debut single "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" reached number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became a top ten hit in Austria and New Zealand, where it ranks among Monica's highest-charting singles.<ref name="Billboard singles"/> Follow-up "Before You Walk Out of My Life," released on a double-A-side with "Like This and Like That" became a top ten hit in the US and, along with "Don't Take It Personal" made Monica, at the age of 14, the youngest recording artist to have two consecutive number-one hits on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot R&B Songs.<ref name="one">{{cite web|first=Margena A.|last=Christian|title=Monica: Shares Life's Lessons On New CD ''After The Storm''|work=Jet|publisher=FindArticles.com|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_5_104/ai_105917570/|date=July 28, 2003|access-date=November 21, 2009}}</ref> Ballad "Why I Love You So Much," released together with "Ain't Nobody," a collaboration with Treach from American hip hop trio Naughty by Nature, recorded for the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture ''The Nutty Professor'', became another top ten entry in the year of 1996.<ref name="Billboard singles"/>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r212778|title=Miss Thang – Monica |first=Craig |last=Lytle |accessdate=October 7, 2011}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Los Angeles Times'' |rev2score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-22-ca-26502-story.html|title= Album Reviews : ** Monica, "Miss Thang," Rowdy/Arista.|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 22, 1995|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> |rev3 = ''NME'' |rev3score = 4/10<ref name="NME Review">{{cite journal |first=Angela |last=Lewis |title=Review: ''Monica – Miss Thang'' |journal=NME |publisher=IPC Media |issn=0028-4955 |date=September 30, 1995 |page=53}}</ref> |rev4 = ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' |rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Hoard">Hoard, Christian. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&dq=rolling+stone+monica+album+guide&pg=PA553 The Rolling Stone Album Guide]". ''Rolling Stone'': 553. November 2, 2004.</ref> }}
''Miss Thang'' received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. In his review for AllMusic, editor Craig Lytle wrote that "the album focuses on hip-hop and contemporary urban cuts, including a pair of R&B chart-toppers." He felt that "in spite of her youthful age, Monica conveys a surprisingly mature sound."<ref name="allmusic"/> ''Billboard'' complimented the album for its "strong, today-styled hip-hop and R&B melodies" and Monica's singing versatility. The magazine noted that the "clever production maintains set's overall high energy, while remaining secondary to singer's vocals – creating a youthful, but eclectic 16 tracks."<ref name="billboardrev">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xgsEAAAAMBAJ&q=REVIEW+%22MISS+THANG%22+MONICA&pg=PA62|title= Album Reviews|publisher=Billboard|date=August 19, 1995|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
The ''Los Angeles Times'' writer Connie Johnson wrote that "fourteen-year-old Monica is the best teen singer to come along since, well, Brandy. While "Don't Take It Personal," an urban radio staple, only hints at her abilities, she tackles Latimore's old-school classic "Let's Straighten It Out" with all the clear-eyed assertiveness of an R&B veteran. ''Miss Thang'' indeed."<ref name="latimes"/> Alan Jones from ''Music Week'' said it was a "strong album of Jill swing and soulful ballads which belie the 14-year-old's youth". He also felt that she sings "confidently and competently against a contemporary urban music soundscape provided by some of the genre's top musicians".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Alan|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-08-26.pdf|date=August 26, 1995|title=Alan Jones Talking Music|magazine=Music Week|page=16|accessdate=September 2, 2023}}</ref> ''The New York Times'''s Kevin Sack found that "producer Dallas Austin injected this debut album with plenty of attitude."<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Sack|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/08/arts/pop-jazz-in-the-new-south-an-heir-to-motown.html|title= POP/JAZZ; In the New South, an Heir to Motown|work=The New York Times|date=March 8, 1998|access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref> Christian Hoard, writing for ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'', called ''Miss Thang'' "an assured, streetwise amalgam of soul, pop, hip-hop, and blues". While he found praise for the up-tempo songs on the album, Hoard was less impressed with "the record's many soppy, MOR ballads" such as "Before You Walk Out of My Life".<ref name="Hoard"/> In November 2017, ''Complex'' magazine ranked the album 23rd on its The 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s listing. In his retrospective review, editor Justin Charity wrote that "at 15, Monica dropped a debut that's as tender-loving and mature as her R&B elders; though she's less funky than Janet Jackson, Monica stepped correct with New Jack confidence on ''Miss Thang''."<ref name="complex">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-90s-r-and-b-albums/miss-thang|title=The 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s|work=Complex|date=November 15, 2017|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
== Commercial performance == ''Miss Thang'' debuted and peaked at number 36 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 31,500 units sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1995-08-05/|title=Billboard 200|publisher=Billboard|date=August 5, 1995 |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref><ref name="billboard1998">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wkEAAAAMBAJ&q=MONICA+miss+thang+billboard&pg=PA26|first=Datu|last=Faison|title=Rhythm Section|publisher=Billboard|date=August 1, 1998|access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref> For the week ending on August 5, 1995, the album entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1995-08-05/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|publisher=Billboard|date=August 5, 1995 |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> 25 weeks after it debuted it reached its peak at number 7 for the week ending on January 20, 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1996-01-20/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|publisher=Billboard|date=January 20, 1996|access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> Towards the end of 1995 and 1996, ''Billboard'' ranked the album at number 65 and 22 respectively on its Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums year-end chart.<ref name="year-end1995"/><ref name="year-end1996"/> In January 2000, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 3 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Monica&ti=Miss+Thang&format=Album&type=#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|work=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> By March 2002, ''Miss Thang'' sold 1.35 million copies in the United States,<ref>{{cite web|last=Basham |first=David |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452903/20020314/brandy.jhtml |title=Got Charts? The Long Road To #1 And Those Who Rocked It – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV News|date=March 14, 2002 |access-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226151152/https://www.mtv.com/news/1452903/got-charts-the-long-road-to-1-and-those-who-rocked-it/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2022}}</ref> In April 2012, ''Billboard'' reported that 1.5 million copies of the album had been sold by then.<ref name="billboard.com"/>
In Canada, the album debuted on ''RPM''{{'}}s Top Albums/CDs chart at number 88, during the week ending on August 21, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2735&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2735.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2735|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 62, No. 3 Aug 21, 1995|work=RPM|date=17 July 2013 |access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> In its 5th week on the chart the album reached its peak at number 20, during the week of September 18, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2760&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2760.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2760|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 62, No. 7 Sep 18, 1995|work=RPM|date=17 July 2013 |access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> Overall, the album had spent a total of 23 consecutive weeks on the Top Albums/CDs chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2871&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2871.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2871|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 62, No. 24 Jan 29, 1996|work=RPM|date=17 July 2013 |access-date=May 14, 2022}}</ref> For shipments in excess of 50,000 copies, it earned a gold certification from Music Canada on April 12, 1996.<ref name="cria">{{cite certification |region=Canada |artist=Monica |title=Miss Thang |type=album}}</ref> Elsewhere, ''Miss Thang'' peaked at number 42 on the Dutch MegaCharts and number nine on the New Zealand Albums Chart, Monica's highest peak on the latter chart as of 2018. In addition, it reached number 24 on the UK R&B Albums chart, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/19960609/115/|title=Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40 - 09 June 1996 - 15 June 1996|work=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = ''Miss Thang'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 69:33
| title1 = Miss Thang | writer1 = Dallas Austin | extra1 = Austin | length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) | writer2 = {{hlist|Austin|Monica Arnold|Derrick Simmons|Willie James Baker|James Todd Smith|Quincy Jones III|Abrim Tilmon|Hank Shocklee|Eric Sadler|Carlton Ridenhour|James Brown|George Clinton}} | extra2 = Austin | length2 = 4:18
| title3 = Like This and Like That | note3 = featuring Mr. Malik | writer3 = {{hlist|Austin|Colin Wolfe|Gabriel Jackson}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Austin|Wolfe}} | length3 = 4:41
| title4 = Get Down | writer4 = {{hlist|Tim Kelley|Bob Robinson}} | extra4 = Tim & Bob | length4 = 4:22
| title5 = With You | writer5 = {{hlist|Kelley|Robinson}} | extra5 = Tim & Bob | length5 = 4:50
| title6 = Skate | writer6 = {{hlist|Austin|Wolfe|Albert Hudson|Jonathan Meadows|Dave Roberson|Glenda Hudson|Gregory Greene|Terry Morgan|Theodore Dudley}} | extra6 = Wolfe | length6 = 4:26
| title7 = Angel | writer7 = Arnold Hennings | extra7 = Hennings | length7 = 4:44
| title8 = Woman in Me (Interlude) | writer8 = {{hlist|Kelley|Robinson}} | extra8 = Tim & Bob | length8 = 1:36
| title9 = Tell Me If You Still Care | writer9 = {{hlist|James Harris III|Terry Lewis}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Tim & Bob|Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length9 = 4:45
| title10 = Let's Straighten It Out | note10 = featuring Usher | writer10 = {{hlist|Austin|Benny Latimore}} | extra10 = Austin | length10 = 4:25
| title11 = Before You Walk Out of My Life | writer11 = {{hlist|Kenneth Karlin|Andrea Martin|Carsten Schack}} | extra11 = Soulshock & Karlin | length11 = 4:53
| title12 = Now I'm Gone | writer12 = {{hlist|Kelley|Robinson}} | extra12 = Tim & Bob | length12 = 4:39
| title13 = Why I Love You So Much | writer13 = Daryl Simmons | extra13 = Simmons | length13 = 4:30
| title14 = Never Can Say Goodbye | writer14 = Hennings | extra14 = Hennings | length14 = 5:02
| title15 = Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) | note15 = Remix | writer15 = {{hlist|Austin|Arnold|Simmons|Willie James Baker|David Townsend|David Conley|Derrick Culler}} | extra15 = Austin | length15 = 3:50
| title16 = Forever Always | writer16 = Hennings | extra16 = Hennings | length16 = 4:40 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese bonus tracks | total_length = 74:08 | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title17 = In Time | writer17 = {{hlist|Kelley|Robinson}} | extra17 = Tim & Bob | length17 = 4:35 }}
'''Notes''' *<sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> signifies co-producer(s) '''Sample credits''' *"Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" contains elements of The Detroit Emeralds' 1973 "You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart", LL Cool J's 1993 "Back Seat (of My Jeep)" and Public Enemy's 1987 "Bring the Noise". *"Like This and Like That" contains elements of Spoonie Gee's 1979 "Spoonin' Rap". *"Skate" contains elements of One Way's 1982 "Cutie Pie". *"Tell Me If You Still Care" is a cover version of S.O.S. Band's 1983 original recording. *"Let's Straighten It Out" is a cover version of Benny Latimore's 1974 original recording. *The remix of "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" contains elements of Jermaine Jackson's 1989 "Don't Take It Personal".
== Credits and personnel == Credits for the liner notes adapted from ''Miss Thang''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Miss Thang|author=Monica|publisher=Rowdy|id=75444-37006-2|year=1995|type=liner notes}}</ref>
'''Instruments and performances''' * Colin Wolfe – bass guitar * Kenneth Crouch – piano * Derrick Edmondson – flute, saxophone, horn * Tommy Martin – guitar * Derek Organ – drums * Sandy Lawrence – art direction * Tim Kelley – producer, arranger, drum programming, keyboards, * Bob Robinson – keyboard, producer * Dallas Austin, Ron Gresham, Ron Gresham, Michael Patterson, Darin Prindle – mixing
'''Technical and production''' * Debra Killings, Monica, Lysette Titi, Usher – background vocals * Naim Ali, Dallas Austin, Caron Veazey – creative director * Arvel McClinton III – programming
== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+Weekly chart performance for ''Miss Thang'' ! scope="col"|Chart (1995–1996) ! scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA history pages">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/YY0vPRZ | title=Monica ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= July 20, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> |align="center"| 125 |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Canada|20|chartid=2760|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-03-29}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Netherlands|42|artist=Monica|album=Miss Thang|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-03-29}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|New Zealand|9|artist=Monica|album=Miss Thang|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-03-29}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|24|date=19960609|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 29, 2017}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|36|artist=Monica|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 6, 2016}} |- ! scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|7|artist=Monica|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 6, 2016}} |- !scope="row"|US ''Cashbox'' Top 100 Albums<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-08-12.pdf|title=Top 100 Albums|work=Cashbox|page=8|access-date=August 9, 2025}}</ref> |align="center"|35 |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Year-end chart performance for ''Miss Thang'' ! scope="col"| Chart (1995) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2839&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2839.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2839|title=RPM's Top 100 Albums of 1995|magazine=RPM|date=December 18, 1995|access-date=May 14, 2022}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|100 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="year-end1">{{cite web|title=Billboard 200: Year End 1995|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/the-billboard-200|access-date=2017-11-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106235613/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/the-billboard-200|archive-date=2017-01-06}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|181 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="year-end1995">{{cite web|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1995|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums|access-date=2015-06-15|archive-date=2015-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003211705/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|65 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="year-end2">{{cite web|title=Billboard 200: Year End 1996|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/the-billboard-200|access-date=2017-11-11|archive-date=2017-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107014057/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/the-billboard-200}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|84 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="year-end1996">{{cite web|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1996|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums|access-date=2015-06-15|archive-date=2015-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915222543/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|22 |} {{col-end}}
== Certifications == {{certification Table Top|caption=Sales and certifications for ''Miss Thang''}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=Canada|artist=Monica|title=Miss Thang|award=Gold |certyear=1996|relyear=1995 |access-date=2017-03-29|refname="canada"}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United States |artist=Monica|title=Miss Thang|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2000 |relyear=1995 |access-date=July 14, 2023|refname="riaa"|salesamount=1,500,000|salesref=<ref name="billboard.com"/>}} {{Certification Table Bottom|format=3col|nosales=yes}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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