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Jay-Z discography
Studio albums11
Compilation albums4
Singles46
Music videos46
Collaboration albums3
Features singles16

This is the discography of American rapper Jay-Z. He has sold more than 27 million records in the U.S. and over 40 million worldwide. In 2009, following the release of his 11th studio album The Blueprint 3 Jay Z had now passed Elvis Presley as solo artist with the most albums to had hit #1.[1][2]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions[3][4] Certifications [5][6][7] Sales
US US R&B CAN UK
1996 Reasonable Doubt 23 3
  • US: Platinum
  • US: 1,514,000[8]
1997 In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
  • Released: November 4, 1997
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
3 2
  • US: Platinum
  • US: 1,412,000[8]
1998 Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
  • Released: September 29, 1998
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1 13
  • US: 5x Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: 5,700,000
  • WW: 7,996,000
1999 Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
  • Released: December 28, 1999
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1 8
  • US: 3x Platinum
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: 3,093,000
  • WW: 4,100,000
2000 The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
  • Released: October 25, 2000
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1 5
  • US: 2x Platinum
  • US: 2,521,000
  • WW: 2,800,000
2001 The Blueprint
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1 3 30
  • US: 2x Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • US: 2,000,000
  • WW: 3,300,000
2002 The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse
  • Released: November 12, 2002
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1 8 23
  • US: 3x Platinum
  • CAN: 2x Platinum
  • UK: Gold
  • US: 3,000,000
  • WW: 4,100,000
2003 The Black Album
  • Released: November 14, 2003
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1 34
  • US: 3x Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: 3,345,000
  • WW: 4,170,000
2006 Kingdom Come
  • Released: November 21, 2006
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1 6 35
  • US: 2x Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • US: 2,900,000
  • WW: 3,290,000
2007 American Gangster
  • Released: November 6, 2007
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1 3 30
  • US: Platinum
  • US: 1,131,000
  • WW: 2,000,000+
2009 The Blueprint 3 1 1 1 4
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
  • US: 1,663,000+
  • WW: 2,300,000+

Compilations

Year Title Chart positions
U.S. 200 U.S. R&B
2001 Jay-Z: Unplugged
  • Released: December 18, 2001
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam Music Group
31 8
2002 Chapter One: Greatest Hits
2003 The Blueprint 2.1
  • Released: April 8, 2003
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam Music Group
17 6
2003 Bring It On: The Best of Jay-Z
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Label: BMG (Japan)
    Camden Records (U.K.)
2006 Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 25, 2006
  • Label: Sony BMG (U.K.)
2009 The Blueprint Collectors Edition 30 6

Collaborations

Year Title Chart positions[3][4] Certifications
U.S. 200 U.S. R&B CAN
1998 Streets Is Watching (soundtrack)
  • Released: May 5, 1998
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Universal Records
27 3
  • US: Platinum[9]
2002 The Best of Both Worlds (with R. Kelly) 2 1 19
2004 Unfinished Business (with R. Kelly)
  • Released: October 26, 2004
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 1
  • US: Platinum[5]
2004 Collision Course (with Linkin Park)
  • Released: November 30, 2004
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
1 3 6

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[22][23][24][23] Album
US US R&B US Rap AUS CAN FRA GER IRE NZ UK
1995 "In My Lifetime" non-album single
1996 "Ain't No Nigga"/"Dead Presidents" (featuring Foxy Brown) 50 17 4 31 Reasonable Doubt
"Can't Knock the Hustle" (featuring Mary J. Blige) 73 35 7 30
1997 "Feelin' It" (featuring Mecca) 79 46 13
"Who You Wit II" 84 25 18 65 In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
"(Always Be My) Sunshine" (featuring Babyface & Foxy Brown) 95 37 16 18 25
"Wishing on a Star" (featuring Gwen Dickey) 13
1998 "The City Is Mine" (featuring Blackstreet) 52 37 14 38
"It's Alright" (featuring Memphis Bleek) 61 32 9 Streets Is Watching (soundtrack)
"Love for Free" 86 28
"Can I Get A..." (featuring Amil & Ja Rule) 19 6 22 30 24 Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" 15 10 2 31 19 21 10 2
1999 "Money, Cash, Hoes" (featuring DMX) 116 36 19
"Jigga What, Jigga Who" (featuring Jaz-O & Amil) 84 23
"Jigga My Nigga" 28 6 2 Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter
"Girl's Best Friend" (featuring Mashonda) 52 19
"Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" (featuring Beanie Sigel & Amil) 65 17 9
2000 "Anything" 55 19 9 18
"Big Pimpin'" (featuring UGK) 18 6 3 9 10
"Hey Papi" (featuring Memphis Bleek & Amil) 73 16 12 Nutty Professor II (soundtrack)
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (featuring Pharrell) 11 3 4 17 The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
2001 "Change the Game" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek & Static) 86 29 10
"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (featuring R. Kelly) 82 29 12
"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" 8 4 7 23 20 21 The Blueprint
"Girls, Girls, Girls" 15 4 9 8 11
2002 "Jigga That Nigga" 66 27 7
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (featuring Beyoncé) 4 5 2 2 4 25 6 12 4 2 The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse
"Excuse Me Miss" (featuring Pharrell) 8 2 2 38 10 17
2003 "Change Clothes" (featuring Pharrell) 10 6 4 46 18 32 The Black Album
2004 "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" 5 3 2 6 23 12
"99 Problems" 30 26 10 12
2006 "Show Me What You Got" 8 3 4 31 38 38 Kingdom Come
"Lost One" (featuring Chrisette Michele) 58 19 10
2007 "30 Something" 107 21 13
"Hollywood" (featuring Beyoncé) 99 56 21
"Blue Magic" (featuring Pharrell) 55 31 17 69 American Gangster
"Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." 63 15 8 117
"I Know" (featuring Pharrell) 118 26 11
2009 "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" 24 43 15 79 The Blueprint 3
"Run This Town" (featuring Kanye West & Rihanna) 2 3 1 9 6 17 3 9 1
"Empire State of Mind" (featuring Alicia Keys) 1 1 1 4 3 8 11 2 6 2
"On to the Next One" (featuring Swizz Beatz) 37 9 5 58 38
2010 "Young Forever" (featuring Mr. Hudson) 17 16 28 36 11 32 10
Year Song Chart positions[25] Album
US US R&B US Rap UK CAN
1989 "Hawaiian Sophie" (Jaz-O featuring Jay-Z) A Word to the Jaz
1994 "Show & Prove"
(Big Daddy Kane featuring Scoob Lover, Sauce Money, Shyheim,
Jay-Z, and Ol' Dirty Bastard)
Daddy's Home
1995 "Da Graveyard"
(Big L featuring Lord Finesse, Microphone Nut, Jay-Z, Party Arty & Y.U.)
Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
"Time to Build" (Mic Geronimo featuring DMX, Ja Rule, and Jay-Z) The Natural
1996 "I'll Be" (Foxy Brown featuring Jay-Z) 7 5 2 — — Ill Na Na
1997 "I Love the Dough" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Jay-Z) Life After Death
"Young G's" (Puff Daddy & The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Jay-Z) No Way Out
"Single Life" (Mic Geronimo featuring Carl Thomas and Jay-Z) Vendetta
1998 "Money Ain't a Thang" (Jermaine Dupri featuring Jay-Z) 52 10 28 Life in 1472
1999 "Heartbreaker" (Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z) 1 1 5 1 Rainbow
2000 "Get Down With Me" (Spice Girls with backing-vocal of Jay-Z) 187 Forever
"4 Da Fam" (Amil featuring Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek) 99 48 29 All Money Is Legal
"Best of Me (Holla Remix)" (Mýa featuring Jay-Z) 55 Backstage: A Hard Knock Life
2001 "Fiesta (Remix)" (R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z) 6 1 23 TP-2.com
"Bonafide" (O.C. featuring Jay-Z) Bon Appetit
2002 "Guess Who's Back" (Scarface featuring Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel) 78 22 10 The Fix
2003 "What We Do" (Freeway featuring Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel) 97 47 Philadelphia Freeway
"Frontin'" (Pharrell featuring Jay-Z) 5 1 1 6 9 The Neptunes Present... Clones
"Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z) 1 1 1 2 Dangerously in Love
2005 "Go Crazy" (Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z) 103 22 22 Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
2006 "Get Throwed" (Bun B featuring Pimp C, Young Jeezy, Z-Ro, & Jay-Z) 49 24 Trill
"Upgrade U" (Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z) 59 11 B'Day
"Déjà Vu" (Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z) 4 1 1 12
2007 "Umbrella" (Rihanna featuring Jay-Z) 1 4 1 1 Good Girl Gone Bad
2008 "Swagga Like Us" (T.I. featuring Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, & Kanye West) 5 11 4 33 19 Paper Trail
"Mr. Carter" (Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z) 62 27 14 75 Tha Carter III
2010 "Under Pressure" (Dr. Dre featuring Jay-Z) Detox

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaborations

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK CAN
2002 "Honey" (with R. Kelly) 35 Best of Both Worlds
2004 "Big Chips" (with R. Kelly) 39 17 14 Unfinished Business
"Numb/Encore" (with Linkin Park) 20 94 14 Collision Course
2010 "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" (with Bono, The Edge & Rihanna) 16 41 6 Hope for Haiti Now

Singles certification

Year Single Provider Certification
1996 "Dead Presidents" United States Gold
1998 "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" United States Gold
United Kingdom Gold
2002 "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" Australia Platinum
New Zealand Gold
Switzerland Gold
2003 "Dirt off Your Shoulder" United States Gold
2004 "Numb/Encore" United States Platinum
Sweden Gold
2009 "Run This Town" United States Platinum
New Zealand Gold
Australia Platinum
"Empire State of Mind" United States 3x Platinum
New Zealand Gold
Australia Gold

Other charted songs

Year Song Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2001 "Song Cry" 45 23 The Blueprint
2002 "People Talking" 77 MTV Unplugged
"Hovi Baby" 76 The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse
2003 "What More Can I Say" 48 The Black Album
"Encore" 106 30 22
2006 "Kingdom Come" 98 Kingdom Come
2007 "Hello Brooklyn 2.0" (feat. Lil Wayne) 105 American Gangster
2008 "Jockin' JAY-Z" 51 18 The Blueprint 3 (Rapshody Bonus track)
"Brooklyn Go Hard" (featuring Santigold) 61 18 Notorious Soundtrack
2009 "Real As It Gets" (featuring Young Jeezy) 82 The Blueprint 3

Underground releases and remixes

Year Title Remixer/producer
2004 The Black Remixes: Back to Basics DJ Lt. Dan
The Grey Album DJ Danger Mouse
The Brown Album Kev Brown
The White Al-bu-lum Kno of Cunninlynguists
The Silver Album (RJD2 Mash-up) Bazooka Joe
Black Is Back 9th Wonder
The Gold and Purple Album Merlin (Soul Arc)
The Black Album (Pete Rock Remix) Quo
The Black Jays Album Black Jays
2005 The Argyle Album 100dBs
Moment of Clarity (Remix) Dave Jonsen
2006 The World Is Mine Stackhouse Recordings
The Commission (Notorious B.I.G. & Jay-Z) DJ Cinema
2007 I Get Money (Remix) (50 Cent feat. Diddy, Jay-Z) Apex
The American Godfather DJ Skee
Brooklyn Soul Mick Boogie
Jay-Z Vs. Frank Sinatra DJ Hannibal King
American Zeppelin DJ Doc Rok
2008 Ain't I Timbaland
You're All Welcome feat. Mary J. Blige & Swizz Beatz Swizz Beatz
Viva La Hova Mick Boogie & Terry Urban
2009 Russian Gangster Dope Academy

Filmography

Music Videos

References

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