American gospel duo Mary Mary has released six studio albums, one compilation album, and twenty-nine singles, including seven as featured artists.
In June 1998, they debuted their first single "Dance", which featured American singer Robin S, on the soundtrack of fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle.Dr. Dolittle: The Album. AllMusic. Retrieved on April 22, 2026 On February 29, 2000, Mary Mary released their single, titled "Shackles (Praise You)". The song became their first major hit, peaking at number twenty-eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and within the top-ten of several European countries.Mary Mary Billboard Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on April 22, 2026 "Shackles (Praise You)" preceded their debut studio album, Thankful, which was released on May 2, 2000, on Columbia Records.Mary Mary - Thankful. AllMusic. Retrieved on April 22, 2026 Thankful peaked at number fifty-nine on the Billboard 200 and atop the Top Gospel Albums chart for seven weeks. The album also sold over 350,000 copies in the United States within its first month of release.A New Wave of Artists Gets to Church on Time. Billboard. Retrieved on April 22, 2026 Thankful went on to sell over two million copies in the US, earning a two-time platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In July 2002, they released their second album, Incredible, which sold 43,000 copies in its first week.Mary Mary's double success. Billboard. Retrieved on April 23, 2026 Although the album performed lower in sales than its predecessor, Incredible charted higher and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Gospel Albums chart for thirteen weeks. The lead single "In the Morning" peaked at number fifty-four on the Billboard R&B chart.
In March 2005, Billboard established the Hot Gospel Songs chart. "Heaven" was Mary Mary's first single on the chart and peaked atop of the US Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart, holding the top position for fifteen weeks. Their self-titled third album was released on July 19, 2005, on Columbia Records and Warryn Campbell's My Block Records with 57,000 copies sold that week. The album debuted atop of Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart as well as the Top Christian Albums chart and held the top position on those charts for six weeks. Three singles followed the release of the album: "The Real Party", "Yesterday", and "Believer"; with "Yesterday" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart. By December 2005, Mary Mary was certified gold in the United States by the RIAA. On October 10, 2006, the group released the holiday album A Mary Mary Christmas.
"Get Up" was released on July 15, 2008, as the lead single of their fifth album The Sound. It topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, becoming Mary Mary's first number-one on that chart. In the US, The Sound was released on October 21, 2008. It debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, making it their highest debut on the chart, with 37,000 copies sold in the first week.AC/DC Debuts At No. 1 With 784,000. Billboard. Retrieved on April 23, 2026 The Sound also debuted atop of the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart and held the top positive for thirty-two weeks, making it their longest-running number-one album on the chart. The album's third single, "God in Me", spent seven weeks atop of the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart and also became their second song to top the Dance Club Songs chart. Mary Mary released their sixth album Something Big on March 29, 2011, which peaked at number ten on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the Top Gospel Albums chart. The lead single, "Walking", preceded the album's release by four months and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart. In May 2012, they released a compilation album Go Get It, which spawned the title-track as the lead single. To date, Mary Mary has sold over 8 million records worldwide.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Gospel US Christ. US R&B/HH AUSPeaks in Australia: Thankful and "Shackles (Praise You)": "I Sings": HUN For Thankful: NLD NOR SWI UK Thankful Released: May 2, 2000 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 59 1 1 22 48 38 67 35 38 72 US: 1,239,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: SilverIncredible Released: July 16, 2002 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 20 1 1 10 — — — — — — US: 300,000 RIAA: Gold Mary Mary Released: July 19, 2005 Label: Columbia, My Block Formats: CD, digital download 8 1 1 4 — — — — — — RIAA: Gold A Mary Mary Christmas Released: October 10, 2006 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 148 2 7 33 — — — — — —The Sound Released: October 21, 2008 Label: Columbia, My Block Formats: Compact disc, digital download, vinyl 7 1 1 2 — — — — — — US: 333,000 Something Big Released: March 29, 2011 Label: Columbia, My Block Formats: CD, digital download 10 2 — 6 — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US US Gospel US R&B/HHGo Get It Released: May 4, 2012 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download 16 1 3
Singles As a lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Gospel US R&B/HH AUS BEL(FL) For all except noted: For "I Sings": NLD NZ SWE SWI UKMary Mary chart positions in the UK: For all except noted: "We Are the World 25 for Haiti": "Shackles (Praise You)" 2000 28 — 9 2 6 4 8 11 14 5 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: Platinum GLF: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Thankful "I Sings" — — 68 88 67 68 — — 63 32 "Can't Give Up Now" 2001 — — — — — — — — — — "Thank You" — — — — — — — — — — Kingdom Come: The Soundtrack "In the Morning" 2002 — — 54 — — — — — — — Incredible "I Try" — — — — — — — — — — "Dance, Dance, Dance" 2003 — — — — — — — — — — Gotta Have Gospel, Vol. 3 "Heaven" 2005 — 1 74 — — — — — — — Mary Mary "The Real Party" — — — — — — — — — — "Yesterday" 2006 — 3 50 — — — — — — — "Believer" — 37 — — — — — — — — "Gift of Love" — 35 — — — — — — — — "Carol of the Bells" — — — — — — — — — — A Mary Mary Christmas "Get Up" 2008 — 2 30 — — — — — — — The Sound "I Worship You" — — — — — — — — — — "God in Me" 68 1 5 — — — — — — — "Seattle" 2009 — 24 89 — — — — — — — "Walking" 2010 94 3 14 — — — — — — — Something Big "Survive" 2011 — 13 51 — — — — — — — "Go Get It" 2012 — 4 27 — — — — — — — Go Get It "Sunday Morning" 2013 — 7 — — — — — — — — "Back to You" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — Ben-Hur: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As a featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US Gospel US R&B/HH UK "Dance" 1998 — — — — Dr. Dolittle Soundtrack "In Love at Christmas" 2001 — — 71 — One Family: A Christmas Album "We're Gonna Make It" 2006 — — — — Todd Smith and Madea's Family Reunion "Anything" 2007 — — 64 — The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle "Love Him Like I Do" 2008 — 9 124 — Revealed "Are You Listening" 2010 — 8 28 — rowspan="2" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" 2 — — 50 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Shackles (Praise You)" 2000 Darren Grant "I Sings" Sanaa Hamri "Thank You" 2001 Billie Woodruff "In the Morning" 2002 Nzingha Stewart "Heaven" 2005 Ezekiel III, Warryn CampbellBET In-Video "Yesterday" 2006 Felicia D. Henderson "Love Him Like I Do" 2008 Lenny BassBET Access Granted: Mary Mary Get Up 2008 "Get Up" "I Worship You" Reece Ewing III "God in Me" 2009 Secret History "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" 2010 Paul Haggis "Walking" 2011 Luga Podesta "Survive" Darren Grant "Go Get It" 2012 "Back to You" 2016
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