American singer and songwriter Martha Wash has released three studio albums, one compilation album, and 34 singles. She has a total of 12 number-one hits on Billboard's Dance chart to date. Her success has earned her the honorific title The Queen of Clubland.[1]
| Martha Wash discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 34 |
In 1989, Wash recorded several songs for Italian house music group Black Box. They released a single called "I Don't Know Anybody Else", which featured Wash's recorded vocals. The song became Wash's first number-one hit on Dance chart as a featured artist. Their success was followed by the release of their next single "Everybody Everybody" (1990), and later "Strike It Up" (1991). Wash, who was not a core member of the group, did not receive proper sleeve credits on the songs until she won a lawsuit against the distributing record label for royalties and directly contributed to legislation ensuring proper credit for vocalists on both songs and music videos.[2] In the same year, she featured on another single called "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory. The song achieved success peaking at number-one on many international charts and became certified platinum.
In January 1993, Wash released her debut self-titled album. The album spawned the number one Dance hits "Carry On" and "Give It to You". In 1997, American DJ and producer Todd Terry released an album, Ready for a New Day. The album featured the number-one Dance singles "Keep on Jumpin'" and "Something Goin' On", which also featured Wash and Jocelyn Brown. In 1998, Wash released her greatest hits album The Collection. The lead single "It's Raining Men...The Sequel", which featured RuPaul, peaked at number twenty-two on the Club Play chart. She released "Catch the Light", which became her tenth number-one song on Billboard's Dance Chart. The final single "Come" was also release which chart in the top-five.
In January 2013, Wash release her second album Something Good. The album spawn the singles: "I've Got You", "It's My Time", and the top-charted single "I'm Not Coming Down". In January 2020, Wash released her third album Love & Conflict.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [4] |
US Heat [5] | ||
| Martha Wash | 169 | 42 | 8 | |
| Something Good |
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— | — | — |
| Love & Conflict |
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— | — | — |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Collection |
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Singles
editAs main performer
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US R&B [6] |
US Dance [6] |
BEL [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER [9] |
IRE [10] |
NLD [11] |
NZ [12] |
UK [13] | ||||
| "You're My One and Only (True Love)"[a] (with Seduction) |
1989 | 23 | 56 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | Nothing Matters Without Love | |
| "I Don't Know Anybody Else"[a] (with Black Box) |
23 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 4 | Dreamland | ||
| "Everybody Everybody"[a] (with Black Box) |
1990 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 41 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 16 | ||
| "Fantasy"[a] (with Black Box) |
— | — | — | 20 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 5 | |||
| "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"[a] (with C+C Music Factory) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Gonna Make You Sweat | ||
| "Strike It Up"[a] (with Black Box) |
1991 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 16 | Dreamland | |
| "Open Your Eyes"[a] (with Black Box) |
— | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | 48 | |||
| "Hold On"[a] (with Black Box) |
1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Carry On" | — | 97 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 49 | Martha Wash | ||
| "Give It to You" | 1993 | 90 | 48 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | ||
| "Runaround" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | |||
| "So Whatcha Gonna Do" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It's Raining Men...The Sequel" (featuring RuPaul) |
1998 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | The Collection | |
| "Catch the Light" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | |||
| "Come" | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | |||
| "It's Raining Men" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | Non-album single | |
| "Listen to the People" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Lift Me Up" | 2005 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I've Got You" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Something Good | |
| "It's My Time" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Not Coming Down" | 2014 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come into the Light" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Like Fire" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love & Conflict | |
| "It All Gets Back" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
As featured performer
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US R&B [6] |
US Dance [6] |
BEL [7] |
CAN [18] |
GER [9] |
IRE [10] |
NLD [11] |
NZ [12] |
UK [13] | ||||
| "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, and Trilogy) |
1994 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 41 | — | 18 | 2 | 27 | Anything Goes! | |
| "Keep on Jumpin'" (Todd Terry featuring Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown) |
1996 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 24 | 47 | — | 8 | Ready for a New Day | |
| "Something Goin' On" (Todd Terry featuring Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown) |
1997 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 93 | — | 64 | — | 5 |
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| "Ready for a New Day" (Todd Terry featuring Martha Wash) |
1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | ||
| "Keep Your Body Working" (Tony Moran featuring Martha Wash) |
2007 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Event | |
| "Free People" (Tony Moran featuring Martha Wash) |
2015 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Show Some Love" (First Ladies of Disco) |
— | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "N2U" (Showtek featuring Martha Wash and Eva Shaw) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Didn't Know"[20] (Serhat featuring Martha Wash) |
2017 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Stop Me Now" (First Ladies of Disco) |
2019 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Soundtrack appearances
edit| Song | Year | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| "Breakin' The Ice" | 1986 | Gung Ho |
| "Mr. Big Stuff" | 1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks |
| "I'm Still Standing" | 1996 | The First Wives Club |
| "Magic Charms" | 1997 | Kiss Me, Guido |
| "Come into the Light" | 2019 | Wholly Broken |
| "What a Day" (featuring Jenifer Kocher Demeo and Ryan Hilliard) |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ Martha Wash: The Most Famous Unknown Singer of the '90s Speaks Out. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on May 17, 2017
- ^ Lawsuits Seek Truth In Music Labeling. New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2008
- ^ "Billboard Chart – Martha Wash". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Martha Wash | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017
- ^ Published by Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (March 13, 1993). Billboard's Heatseekers Albums Chart. Billboard, Volume 105: No. 11, Page 34. Retrieved from https://books.google.com
- ^ a b c d e f Peak chart positions for singles in the US:
- Martha Wash: "Martha Wash Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "Black Box – Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "C and C Music Factory – Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in Belgium:
- Martha Wash: "BEL Charts > Martha Wash". ultratop.be. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "BEL Charts > Black Box". Black Box – Chart history. ultratop.be. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "Radio2 top 30: 1 oktober 2016". C and C Music Factory – Chart history. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in France:
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "FRA Charts > Black Box". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "FRA Charts > C+C Factory". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in Germany:
- Todd Terry feat. Martha Wash And Jocelyn Brown: "GER Charts > Martha Wash". Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "GER Charts > Black Box". Media Control Charts. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "GER Charts > C & C Factory". Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in Ireland:
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "IRE Charts Search > Black Box". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "Gonna make you sweat (everybody dance now) in Irish Chart". IRMA. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in the Netherlands:
- Martha Wash: "NLD Charts > Martha Wash". MegaCharts. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "NL Charts > Black Box". MegaCharts. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "NLD Charts > C+C Factory and Martha Wash". MegaCharts. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in New Zealand:
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "NZ Charts > Black Box". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "NZ Charts > C+C Factory". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in the UK:
- Martha Wash: "UK Charts > Martha Wash". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "UK Charts > Black Box". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "UK Charts > C+C Music Factory". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ C&C MUSIC FACT. — GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW). Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on May 17, 2017
- ^ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
- Martha Wash: "CAN Charts > Martha Wash". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- Black Box & Martha Wash: "CAN Charts > Black Box". RPM. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- C and C Factory & Martha Wash: "Gonna make you sweat (everybody dance now) in Canadian 10 Dance Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ Note: search for "Todd Terry". BPI. Retrieved on February 3, 2019
- ^ "I Didn't Know - Serhat Official - Serhat Hacıpaşalıoğlu". www.serhatofficial.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.