| Jay-Z discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 13 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Collaborative albums | 5 |
| Mixtapes | 1 |
American rapperJay-Z has released thirteenstudio albums, four collaboration albums, onelive album, onecompilation album, onesoundtrack album, twoextended plays (EPs), 115singles (including 45 as a featured artist), ninepromotional singles, and 82music videos. As of December 2014, Jay-Z sold 29,179,000 studio albums in the United States.[1]
Jay-Z began his music career in the 1980s, building a reputation as a fledgling rapper in his hometown ofBrooklyn, and collaborating with his mentor and fellow rapperJaz-O.[2] Jay-Z later foundedRoc-A-Fella Records with close friendsDamon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke, and released his debut album,Reasonable Doubt (1996).[2] The album peaked at number 23 on the USBillboard 200 and has since been recognized as a seminal work of thehip hop genre.[3][4] Its singles includes "Dead Presidents", "Ain't No Nigga", and "Can't Knock the Hustle", all of which reached the top ten on theBillboardHot Rap Songs chart.[5] His second album,In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997), saw Jay-Z collaborating with producers such asSean "Puff Daddy" Combs andTeddy Riley,[6] and peaked at number three on theBillboard 200 and earned a platinumcertification from theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3][7] His third album,Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998), and became his first number-one album in the United States.[8] The album featured the international hits such as "Can I Get A..." and "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which both reached top twenty of theBillboard Hot 100.[8]Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life was certified five times platinum by the RIAA and won theGrammy Award for Best Rap Album in 1999.[9] Two more chart-topping albums–Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999) andThe Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)–followed with both of these two albums includes hit singles such as "Big Pimpin'" and "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", and the latter record features several guest appearances from artists signed to Roc-A-Fella.[2]
His sixth album,The Blueprint (2001), topped theBillboard 200, and produced Jay-Z's firstBillboard Hot 100 top ten single, "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)".[3][8]The Blueprint was critically reviewed as his best album, while two other records–being his first collaborative album,The Best of Both Worlds (with American R&B singerR. Kelly), and his seventh album,The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)–were both released the following year. The latter album peaked at number one on theBillboard 200 and featured the top ten singles "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" and "Excuse Me Miss".[3][8] His eighth album,The Black Album (2003), was intended by Jay-Z to be his final studio album and features his impending retirement as a recurring theme.[2][10] The album performed well commercially and was later certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.[7]
Following a period of dormancy, Jay-Z became president ofDef Jam Recordings in December 2004 and resumed his rap career two years later with the release ofKingdom Come (2006), which peaked at number one on theBillboard 200 and was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.[3][7][11] The concept album,American Gangster (2007), and continued his streak of number-one albums in the United States.[3] With the release ofThe Blueprint 3 (2009), Jay-Z surpassedElvis Presley as the solo artist with the most number-one albums on theBillboard 200.[12] The album included the international hits such as "Run This Town", "Empire State of Mind" and "Young Forever".[8] His fourth collaborative album,Watch the Throne (with American rapperKanye West), followed in August 2011, and became Jay-Z's eleventh number-one album in the United States.[8] His twelfth album,Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013), was a great commercial success, topping theBillboard 200 and having the second-biggest sales week for 2013 at the time of its release.[13]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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| US [3] | US R&B [14] | CAN [15] | FRA [16] | GER [17] | NLD [18] | NOR [19] | SWE [20] | SWI [21] | UK [22] | ||||
| Reasonable Doubt |
| 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 |
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| In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 | 3 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 |
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| Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life |
| 1 | 1 | 13 | — | 76 | — | — | 34 | 49 | 109 |
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| Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter |
| 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 155 |
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| The Dynasty: Roc La Familia |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 98 | — | — | — | 89 | 86 |
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| The Blueprint |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 55 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 59 | 30 | ||
| The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse |
| 1 | 1 | 8 | 79 | 61 | 66 | — | — | 52 | 23 |
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| The Black Album |
| 1 | 1 | 12 | 66 | 47 | 66 | 18 | 41 | 29 | 34 |
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| Kingdom Come |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 79 | 76 | 71 | — | 45 | 17 | 35 |
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| American Gangster |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 99 | 64 | 29 | — | 17 | 30 |
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| The Blueprint 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 12 | 4 |
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| Magna Carta Holy Grail |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
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| 4:44 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] | US R&B [14] | CAN [15] | FRA [16] | GER [17] | NLD [18] | NOR [19] | SWE [20] | SWI [21] | UK [22] | ||||
| The Best of Both Worlds (withR. Kelly) | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 12 | — | 42 | 18 | 37 |
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| Unfinished Business (withR. Kelly) |
| 1 | 1 | — | 68 | 77 | 60 | — | — | 65 | 61 |
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| Collision Course (withLinkin Park) |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | ||
| Watch the Throne (withKanye West) |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Everything Is Love (withBeyoncé as The Carters) | 2 [55] | 1 | 4 [56] | 44 | 23 | 4 | 11 [57] | 14 [58] | 5 | 5 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] | US R&B [14] | AUS [59] | CAN [60] | GER [17] | NOR [19] | SWI [21] | UK [22] | |||
| The Hits Collection, Volume One |
| 43 | 11 | 83 | 35 | 89 | 16 | 98 | 20 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [3] | US R&B [14] | ||
| Streets Is Watching |
| 27 | 3 |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [3] | US R&B [14] | UK [22] | |||||||||||
| Jay-Z: Unplugged |
| 31 | 8 | 153 | |||||||||
| Live in Brooklyn |
| 35 | 6 | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
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| S. Carter Collection |
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| S. Carter: The Re-Mix |
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