Kanye West Discography

Kanye West Discography

The discography of Kanye West, an American rapper and singer, consists of six studio albums (including one collaborative album), two live albums, three video albums, two mixtapes, ninety-one singles (including nine collaborative singles and fifty-six as a featured artist), eleven promotional singles and eighty-four music videos. He has sold over 12 million albums and 30 million digital downloads in the United States alone, placing him third for solo male artists and sixth overall on the list of best-selling digital artists. As of May 2012, six of West's songs have exceeded three million digital downloads.

In 2003, West collaborated with rapper Twista and singer Jamie Foxx on the song "Slow Jamz", which became West's first single to top the US Billboard Hot 100. West's debut album, The College Dropout, was released in February 2004. The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned four singles, including the Hot 100 top ten single "All Falls Down" and the Grammy Award-winner "Jesus Walks". West released his second studio album Late Registration in August 2005. It peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 860,000 copies. Late Registration produced five singles, including international hits like "Touch the Sky", "Heard 'Em Say" and "Gold Digger", the latter topping the Billboard Hot 100. The critically acclaimed album has sold three million copies and has gained five multi-platinum certifications, including a triple-platinum certification from the RIAA. Graduation, West's third album, peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and shipped over 957,000 units in its first week, breaking the record set by his previous album. Graduation held the number-one spot on the Billboard 200 for over a month, also reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart. It spawned five singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Stronger" and the Hot 100 top ten single "Good Life".

West's fourth album 808s & Heartbreak was released in November 2008 and became his third consecutive number-one release on the Billboard 200. It spawned two top three singles, "Love Lockdown" and "Heartless". From 2008 to 2009, West collaborated with artists on multiple Hot 100 top ten singles, including "American Boy" by singer Estelle, "Swagga Like Us" by rappers Jay-Z and T.I., "Knock You Down" by singer Keri Hilson, "Run This Town" by Jay-Z and "Forever" by rapper Drake. West released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, his fifth studio album, in November 2010. The album hit number one on the Billboard 200, continuing a streak of number-one albums for West. Four singles were released from the album: "Power", "Monster", "Runaway" and "All of the Lights", all of which reached the top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2011, West collaborated with American recording artist Katy Perry on a remix of her song "E.T." which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking West's fourth number-one single on the chart. Watch the Throne, a collaboration with Jay-Z, was released as West's sixth studio album in August 2011. Peaking at number one on the Billboard 200, seven singles were released from the album, including the Billboard Hot 100 top 25 singles "H•A•M", "Otis" and "Niggas in Paris".