Editing Maxi Priest

{{Short description|British reggae singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{redirect|Max Elliott|the Australian rugby union player|Max Elliott (rugby union)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|image=MaxiPriestJan2011.jpg
|name = Maxi Priest
|caption = Priest in 2011
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Max Alfred Elliott
|alias =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|6|10}}
|birth_place =[[Lewisham]], London, England
|death_date =
|instrument =Vocals
|genre = [[Reggae]], [[Roots Reggae]], Dancehall, [[ R & B]], [[Reggae fusion]], Soul, [[Lovers Rock]], Dub, Sound System
|occupation = Singer, [[songwriter]]
|years_active = 1984–present
|associated_acts = [[Saxon Studio International]], [[UB40]]
|label = {{hlist| Level Vibes| [[Charisma Records|Charisma]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[VP Records|VP]]}}
|website = [http://www.maxipriest.com maxipriest.com]
}}

'''Max Alfred Elliott''' (born 10 June 1961), known by his stage name '''Maxi Priest''', is a British [[reggae]] vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] influence, otherwise known as [[reggae fusion]]. He was one of the first international artists to have success in this genre, and one of the most successful reggae fusion acts of all time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Snowden |first=Don |date=21 February 1991 |title=Reggae's Maxi Priest Wins Mainstream Favor : Pop music: The British singer adds an R&B flavor to the Jamaican sound. He and his band play San Diego and Long Beach this weekend |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-21-ca-2124-story.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=11 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515080625/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-21-ca-2124-story.html |archive-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>

==Early life==
Maxi Priest was born in [[Lewisham]], London, the second youngest of nine siblings. His parents had moved to England from Jamaica to provide more opportunity for their family and he grew up listening to [[gospel music|gospel]], [[reggae]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[funk]] and [[soul music]]. He first learned to sing in church, encouraged by his mother, who was a [[Pentecostal]] missionary.

Priest grew up listening to Jamaican artists such as [[Dennis Brown]], [[Burning Spear]], [[Coxsone Dodd]]'s Studio One, [[John Holt (singer)|John Holt]], [[Ken Boothe]], [[Beres Hammond]] and [[Gregory Isaacs]] as well as singers like [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Al Green]], [[Cat Stevens]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[the Beatles]], [[Phil Collins]] and [[Frank Sinatra]].

As a teenager, he lifted speaker boxes for the [[Jah Shaka]] and [[Negus]] Negast sound-systems. He was a founder member of [[Saxon Studio International]], and it was with Saxon that Maxi began performing at neighbourhood youth clubs and house parties.

His music is sometimes influenced by [[R&B]], which he blends with reggae. Priest lost his cousin [[Jacob Miller (musician)|Jacob Miller]] in a car crash on 23 March 1980. Miller was the frontman in the popular reggae group [[Inner Circle (reggae band)|Inner Circle]], as well as a reggae icon who had worked with [[King Tubby]] and [[Augustus Pablo]].<ref name="Campbell1405">{{cite news |author=Campbell |first=Howard |date=9 May 2014 |title=Family ties: Maxi Priest, Jacob Miller, Heavy D |newspaper=[[Jamaica Observer]] |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Family-ties--Maxi-Priest--Jacob-Miller--Heavy-D |access-date=10 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511124441/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Family-ties--Maxi-Priest--Jacob-Miller--Heavy-D |archive-date=11 May 2014}}</ref>

Two of Priest's sons are also singers; [[Marvin Priest]] (born Marvin Cornell Elliott) and Ryan Elliott, who was in the 1990s boy band, [[Ultimate Kaos]].

==Career==
Priest's musical career began with him singing on the [[South London]] reggae [[Sound system (Jamaican)|soundsystem]] [[Saxon Studio International]], after which some independent single releases followed, such as his groundbreaking release with conscious dancehall toaster Papa [[Levi]], "Sensi", backed by CAUTION and released on the Level Vibes label in a [[discomix]] vocal and dub style. Maxi Priest's early discomix releases secured his reputation with both the dancehall and the concsious [[roots reggae]] sound system audiences. His first major album, ''[[Maxi (album)|Maxi]]'' (titled ''Maxi Priest'' in the US and Canada), was released in 1988, and, along with his cover of [[Cat Stevens]]' "[[Wild World (song)|Wild World]]" (which he recorded with [[Sly Dunbar]] and [[Robbie Shakespeare]]) established him as one of the top British reggae singers.

He is one of only two [[United Kingdom|British]] reggae acts (along with [[UB40]]) to have an American [[Billboard magazine|''Billboard'']] number one: "[[Close to You (Maxi Priest song)|Close to You]]" in 1990. A [[duet (music)|duet]] with [[Roberta Flack]], "[[Set the Night to Music]]", reached the American Top Ten in 1991. His duet with [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]] in 1996, "[[That Girl (Maxi Priest song)|That Girl]]", was also a hit in the United States, peaking at number twenty.<ref name="Awards"/>

In the latter half of his recording career, Priest favoured working alongside other artists, both established and up-and-coming. He has worked with [[Sly and Robbie]], [[Drummie Zeb]] of [[Aswad]], [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], [[Beres Hammond]], [[Jazzie B]], [[Apache Indian (musician)|Apache Indian]], [[Roberta Flack]], [[Shurwayne Winchester]], [[Shabba Ranks]], [[Robin Trower]], and [[Lee Ritenour]].

It was reported in some newspapers in the [[Birmingham]] area, including the ''[[Birmingham Mail]]'' on 13 March 2008, that Priest would be replacing [[Ali Campbell]] as the new lead singer of UB40, and that he had recorded a cover of [[Bob Marley]]'s "[[I Shot the Sheriff]]" with the band, based on information from "an unnamed source close to the band". Priest had joined UB40 on tour in 2007, culminating in sold-out shows at the [[National Exhibition Centre]] in [[Solihull]] in December.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/maxi-priest-to-join-ub40-60000|title=Maxi Priest to join UB40|first=Birmingham|last=Live|date=14 March 2008|newspaper=[[Birmingham Mail]]|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref> Another local newspaper, the ''[[Express & Star]]'' that had reported that Priest would be the new UB40 frontman, included a statement from band spokesman Gerard Franklyn which contradicted the claim, stating: "Maxi is collaborating with the band to record material but he won't be the new lead singer, that will be Duncan Campbell, the brother of Ali and Robin Campbell. He will only be appearing with them for this new recording."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/2008/03/14/maxi-priest-is-new-ub40-frontman/|title=Maxi Priest is new UB40 frontman|newspaper=[[Express & Star]]|date=14 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318005106/https://www.expressandstar.com/2008/03/14/maxi-priest-is-new-ub40-frontman/|archive-date=18 March 2008}}</ref>

In 2012, Priest recorded a cover of Japanese band [[L'Arc-en-Ciel]]'s song "Vivid Colors" for the band's English-language tribute album.

In 2013, Priest recorded a remix version of the Hindi song "{{Lang|hi-latn|[[Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse]]|italic=no}}" originally sung by [[Arijit Singh]]. It was remixed by [[British Indian]] producer [[Rishi Rich]].

His 2014 album ''Easy to Love'' entered the ''Billboard'' Top Reggae Albums Chart at number two.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jackson |first=Kevin |date=11 July 2014 |title=Maxi Priest gets Billboard love |newspaper=[[Jamaica Observer]] |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Maxi-gets-Billboard-love_17136686 |access-date=12 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122755/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Maxi-gets-Billboard-love_17136686 |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

==Sport==
Priest played for [[non-League football]] club [[Southall F.C.|Southall]], his son Marvin's team, in March 2003 when they needed players to fulfil a fixture due to an injury crisis at the club.<ref name="footb">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/2877905.stm |title=BBC SPORT {{pipe}} Fun and Games {{pipe}} Priest cannot save Southall |publisher=BBC News |date=23 March 2003 |access-date=19 December 2012}}</ref> Southall lost 3–0 to [[Feltham F.C. (1991)|Feltham]].<ref name="footb"/>

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Year
! style="text-align:center;"| Award
! style="text-align:center;"| Category
! style="text-align:center;"| Work
! style="text-align:center;"| Result
|-
| 1994
| [[Grammy Award]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album|Best Reggae Album]]
| ''[[Fe Real]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1997
| Grammy Award
| Best Reggae Album
| ''Man with the Fun''
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| 2021
| Grammy Award
| Best Reggae Album
| ''It All Comes Back To Love''
| {{nom}}
|-
|}

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="4"| Chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
|-
! width="35"|<small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 438}}</ref>
! width="35"|<small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><br /><ref name=aus/><ref name="ARIA history">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/jvxLTpc | title=Maxi Priest ARIA chart history to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=26 July 2024}}  N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>
! width="35"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="Awards">{{cite web|title=Maxi Priest - Awards|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/maxi-priest-mn0000866417/awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214135309/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/maxi-priest-mn0000866417/awards|archive-date=14 December 2012}}</ref>
! width="35"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="Awards"/>
|-
| 1985
| align="left"| ''You're Safe''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 1986
| align="left"| ''Intentions''
| 96
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 1988
| align="left"| ''[[Maxi (album)|Maxi / Maxi Priest]]''
| 25
| 67
| 108
| —
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|title=Maxi Priest - Maxi (album)|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/4195-2640-2|website=bpi.co.uk|access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 1990
| align="left"| ''[[Bonafide (Maxi Priest album)|Bonafide]]''
| 11
| 25
| 47
| 16
|
* BPI: Gold<ref>{{cite web|title=Maxi Priest - Bonafide|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/991-2640-2|website=bpi.co.uk|access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 1992
| align="left"| ''[[Fe Real]]''
| 60
| 130
| 191
| 46
|
|-
| 1996
| align="left"| ''Man with the Fun''
| —
| 52
| 108
| 43
|
|-
| 1999
| align="left"| ''CombiNation''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2005
| align="left"| ''2 the Max''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2007
| align="left"| ''Refused''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2014
| align="left"| ''Easy to Love''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2019
| align="left"| ''It All Comes Back to Love''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2020
| align="left"| ''United State of Mind''
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="3"| Chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Certifications
|-
! width="35"|<small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
! width="35"|<small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><br><ref name="aus2">{{cite web |date=14 October 2022 |title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 14 October 1991 |url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/10/week-commencing-14-october-1991.html |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=Bubbling Down Under}}</ref><ref name="ARIA history"/>
! width="35"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="Awards"/>
|-
| 1991
| align="left"| ''[[Best of Me (Maxi Priest album)|Best of Me]]''
| 23
| 122
| 45
|
* BPI: Gold<ref>{{cite web|title=Maxi Priest - The Best of Me|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/6712-2640-2|website=bpi.co.uk|access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| align="left"| ''Collection''
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2012
| align="left"| ''Maximum Collection''
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

===Singles===
====1980s====

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref name="UK Singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23181/maxi-priest/ |title=Maxi Priest – UK Chart |publisher=The Official Charts Company |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]
! width="35"|[[Dutch Single Top 100|NED]]<br /><ref name="Dutch Singles">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Maxi%20Priest&cat=s |title=Maxi Priest – Dutch Chart |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[Ultratop|BEL<br />(FL)]]<br /><ref name="Flemish Singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Maxi%20Priest&cat=s |title=Maxi Priest – Flemish Chart |publisher=ultratop.be |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="Swedish Singles">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Maxi+Priest&cat=s |title=Maxi Priest – Swedish Chart |publisher=swedishcharts.com |date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Maxi+Priest&cat=s |title=Maxi Priest – Norvegian Chart |publisher=norwegiancharts.com |date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus">Australian ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]) peaks:

* Top 50 peaks: {{cite web |title=Maxi Priest in Australian Charts |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxi+Priest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923010617/https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Maxi+Priest |archive-date=23 September 2016 |access-date=16 September 2016 |website=australian-charts.com |publisher=Hung Medien}}
* ''Maxi'': {{cite web |title=Chartifacts – Week Ending: July 29, 1990 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 29) |url=http://i.imgur.com/EG1JFeo.png |access-date=16 September 2016 |via=Imgur.com (original document published by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])}}
* Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: {{cite Ryan|page=224}}
* "Human Work of Art": {{cite web |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 28 April 2017 |url=http://i.imgur.com/IbUbeT7.gif |access-date=28 April 2017 |via=Imgur.com}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref name="New Zealand Singles">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Maxi+Priest&cat=s |title=Maxi Priest – New Zealand Chart |publisher=charts.nz |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="US Hot 100 Singles">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/310182/maxi-priest/chart?f=379 |title=Maxi Priest – US Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard|access-date=1 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603155822/http://www.billboard.com/artist/310182/maxi-priest/chart?f=379|archive-date=3 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1984
! scope="row"| "Sensi" <small>(split single with Papa Levi)</small> <small>(UK only)</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|align="left" rowspan="4"| ''You're Safe''<br />''(as Maxi Priest & Caution)''
|-
! scope="row"| "Throw My Corn" <small>(UK only)</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1985
! scope="row"| "Should I (Put My Trust in You)" <small>(UK only)</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Dancin' Mood" <small>(UK only)</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1986
! scope="row"| "Strollin' On"
| 32
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|align="left"| ''Intentions''
|-
! scope="row"| "In the Springtime (The Summertime Remix)" <small>(UK only)</small>
| 54
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|align="left"| ''You're Safe''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Crazy Love (Van Morrison song)|Crazy Love]]"
| 67
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Intentions''
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1987
! scope="row"| "Let Me Know" <small>(UK only)</small>
| 49
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "Woman in You" <small>(UK only)</small>
| 83
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Some Guys Have All the Luck]]"
| 12
| 15
| 20
| 18
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Maxi <small>(EUR/JAP)</small>''<br />''Maxi Priest <small>(US/CAN)</small>''
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1988
! scope="row"| "How Can We Ease the Pain?" <small>(feat. [[Beres Hammond]])</small> <small>(UK only)</small>
| 41
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Wild World (song)|Wild World]]"
| 5
| 5
| 7
| 5
| 17
| 3
| 8
| 5
| 25
|-
! scope="row"| "Goodbye to Love Again"
| 57
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="center" colspan="20" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
|}

====1990s and 2000s====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref name="UK Singles"/>
! width="35"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br />
! width="35"|[[Dutch Single Top 100|NED]]<br /><ref name="Dutch Singles"/>
! width="35"|[[Ultratop|BEL<br />(FL)]]<br /><ref name="Flemish Singles"/>
! width="35"|[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://germancharts.de/search.asp?search=Maxi+Priest&cat=s |title=Maxi Priest – German Chart |publisher=germancharts.de |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Maxi%20Priest&cat=s |title=Maxi Priest – Austrian Chart |publisher=austriancharts.at |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[Swiss Singles Chart|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Maxi%20Priest&cat=s|title=Maxi Priest – Swiss Chart|publisher=hitparade.ch |access-date=1 March 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/><ref name="ARIA history"/>
! width="35"|[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref name="New Zealand Singles"/>
! width="35"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="US Hot 100 Singles"/>
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1990
! scope="row"| "[[Close to You (Maxi Priest song)|Close to You]]"
| 7
| 26
| 5
| 9
| 4
| 8
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
*[[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1990/singles-chart|title=1990 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[Swedish Recording Industry Association|SWE]]: Gold<ref>Swedish certifications [http://www.ifpi.se/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf Ifpi.se] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521214300/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf |date=21 May 2012 }} (Retrieved 11 September 2008)</ref>
*[[RIAA|US]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=Riaa.com|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Bonafide''
|-
! scope="row"| "Peace Throughout the World"
| 41
| —
| 52
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 87
| 13
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Human Work of Art"
| 71
| —
| —
| —
| 58
| —
| —
| 142
| —
| —
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1991
! scope="row"| "Just a Little Bit Longer"
| 62
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 181
| —
| 62
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Space in My Heart" <small>(US promo only)</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
|align="left" rowspan="2"| 1992
! scope="row"| "Groovin' in the Midnight"
| 50
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 120
| 31
| 63
|
|align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Fe Real''
|-
! scope="row"| "Just Wanna Know / Fe Real" <small>(feat. [[Apache Indian (musician)|Apache Indian]])</small>
| 33
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 122
| —
| —
|
|-
| 1993
! scope="row"| "One More Chance"
| 40
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 38
| —
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1996
! scope="row"| "[[That Girl (Maxi Priest song)|That Girl]]" <small>(with [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]])</small>
| 15
| —
| 35
| —
| 52
| 29
| 29
| 7
| 10
| 20
|
*AUS: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1996/singles-chart|title=1996 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Man with the Fun''
|-
! scope="row"| "Message in a Bottle" <small>(Japan only)</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Watching the World Go By"
| 36
| —
| —
| —
| 97
| —
| —
| 88
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Heartbreak Lover" <small>(US promo only)</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1997
! scope="row"| "Happy Days"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 187
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Once Again It's Summertime"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| ''The Best of Maxi Priest''
|-
| 1999
! scope="row"| "Mary Got a Baby" <small>(feat [[Beenie Man]])</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 19
| —
|
|align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Combination''
|-
| 2000
! scope="row"| "Back Together Again"
| 156
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2004
! scope="row"| "Fields / Like I Do"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|align="left" rowspan="2"| ''2 the Max''
|-
| 2005
! scope="row"| "Believe in Love"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| align="center" colspan="20" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
|}

===As featured artist===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Single
! colspan="5"| Peak positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br />
! width="35"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/>
! width="35"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br />
! width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br />
! width="35"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]<br />
|-
| rowspan="2"|1991
! scope="row"| "Housecall"<br /><small>([[Shabba Ranks]] featuring Maxi Priest)</small>
| 31 || — || — || 37 || 4
| align="left"| ''As Raw as Ever''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Set the Night to Music]]"<br /><small>([[Roberta Flack]] featuring Maxi Priest)</small>
| 76 || 80 || 50 || 6 || 45
| align="left"| ''Set the Night to Music''
|-
| rowspan="2"|1993
! scope="row"| "Housecall" <small>(reissue)</small><br /><small>([[Shabba Ranks]] featuring Maxi Priest)</small>
| 8 || — || — || — || —
| align="left"| ''As Raw as Ever''
|-
! scope="row"| "Waiting in Vain"<br /><small>([[Lee Ritenour]] with Maxi Priest)</small>
| 65 || — || — || — || 54
| align="left"| ''[[Wes Bound]]''
|-
| 1997
! scope="row"| "Love Somebody"<br /><small>([[Yūji Oda]] with Maxi Priest)</small>
| — || — || — || — || —
| align="left" rowspan="3"| Singles only
|-
| 1998
! scope="row"| "Rise Up"<br /><small>(as part of Jamaica United)</small>
| 54 || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2008
! scope="row"| "That's What the Girls Like" <small>(promo)</small><br /><small>(2Play featuring Maxi Priest)</small>
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2013
! scope="row"| "[[Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse]]" <br /><small>([[Rishi Rich]] & [[Arijit Singh]] featuring Maxi Priest)</small>
| — || — || — || — || —
| align="left"| ''Jackpot''
|-
| colspan="8" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.maxipriest.com/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150222081109/http://www.wlatalent.com/roster/maxi_preist/artistprofile.htm Maxi Priest] at [http://www.wlatalent.com Wenig-LaMonica Associates]

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