Mary J Blige Songs Ranked
Mary Jane BligeĀ (born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the āQueen of Hip-Hop Soulā, Blige has won nineĀ Grammy Awards, fourĀ American Music Awards, and tenĀ BillboardĀ Music Awards. She has been nominated for threeĀ Golden Globe AwardsĀ and twoĀ Academy Awards, including one for her supporting role in the filmĀ MudboundĀ (2017) and another for its original song āMighty Riverā, becoming the first person nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year. She received a Legends Award at theĀ World Music Awards in 2006, and the Voice of Music Award fromĀ ASCAPĀ in 2007.Ā Ā BillboardĀ ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the past 25 years. In 2017,Ā BillboardĀ magazine named her 2006 song āBe Without Youā as the most successful R&B/Hip-Hop song of all time, as it spent an unparalleled 15 weeks atop theĀ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsĀ chart and over 75 weeks on the chart. In 2011,Ā VH1Ā ranked Blige as the 80th greatest artist of all time. In 2012, VH1 ranked Blige at number 9 in āThe 100 Greatest Women in Musicā list. In February 2021, Blige became a first-time nominee for the 2021 class of theĀ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2022 Blige was awarded with theĀ Icon AwardĀ at theĀ Billboard Music Awards. Here are all of Mary J Blige songs ranked.
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10. Love No Limit (Whatās the 411?, 1992)
āLove No Limit is another standout track, and although to many Mary did not ācross overā to mass appeal until her No More Drama CD, Love No Limit wound up on heavy rotation on NYC radio station HOT-97.ā
9. You Donāt Have to Worry (Whoās the Man?, 1993)
āThis is one of my favorite Mary jointās still banging today! She killed it and R.I.P to Kenny G his pen game was sick! I love Introās first album. I remember this song from the Whoās The Man soundtrack. Donāt get wrong I like some of Maryās new stuff off GMG, but this right here just hits DIFFERENT!ā
8. Be Happy (My Life, 1994)
āThis songs speaks directly to my soul. I recommend anyone who is going through anything terrible, to listen to a Mary J Blige song, because you can feel what she is saying. She is so deepā
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7. Love is All We Need (Share My World, 1997)
āThis song has been in my mind for the past week. I am both big fans of Mary J Blige and Nas. This was such an awesome collaboration between the both of them. I have always enjoyed the end of this video when she is standing on the top of the building telling the whole world āLove is all we needāā
6. Just Fine (Growing Pains, 2007)
āThis song has a awesome groove, so even if you never heard the lyrics, you would find yourself moving to the beat. Thatās huge!!! I really like the lyrics. The story of this song is an affirmation to herself that inspite of (or maybe even because of) what life has brought her way, she is Just Fine.ā
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5. Be Without You (The Breakthrough, 2005)
āMary J. Blige has become a more soulful singer in the past year, especially with this great ballad. It runs in the same vein as Mariah Careyās āWe Belong Togetherā, but just lacks the range that Mariah has which always makes for unpredictable listening. The b-side is great as well though slightly weaker than the main effort, nevertheless a great effort.ā
4. Iām Going Down (My Life, 1994)
āI could listen to this cover a million times. Sheās beautiful & she sounds amazing. This is one cover thatās equally if not better than the original. That never happensā¦ until now.ā
3. Real Love (Whatās the 411?, 1992)
āThe amount of emotion, passion, and power that this woman throws out is unmatched! She giving you all her love, all her pain, and all her swag. Music IS survivor of life with Mary.ā
2. Not Gonā Cry (Waiting to Exhale, 1995)
āMary J Blige is an incredible, ingrained artist in the hip hop, soul, r/b world that she dominates. Many races of women can relate to what she says in her songs/music, especially this one, which is just a punch in the gut, but so true, and empowering at the same time.ā
1. Family Affair (No More Drama, 2001)
āDr. Dreās beat here is nice and Mary J. is a great singer like always, but Iām sorry, yāall. The hook is a graveyard of early ā00s buzzwords and they singlehandedly age this song like milk. Itās bizarre to think back that words like āhaterationā and āhollerationā were ever trendy things to say.ā