Mary Mary discography: History and Key Facts

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. 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. "Shackles (Praise You)" preceded their debut studio album, Thankful, which was released on May 2, 2000, on Columbia Records. 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. 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. 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.

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