American rapper and music producer Kanye West has released seven studio albums, one collaborative studio album, two live albums, three video albums, four mixtapes, one hundred and twenty-two singles and ninety-nine music videos. West has sold 32.7 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide. As of May 2012, six of his songs have each exceeded three million digital downloads. All seven of his studio albums have been certified at least platinum in the United States.
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. In 2004, West's debut album The College Dropout debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while producing four singles; including the Hot 100 top ten single "All Falls Down" and the Grammy Award-winner "Jesus Walks". In 2005, West released his second studio album Late Registration, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 860,000 copies. Late Registration produced five singles; including "Touch the Sky", "Heard 'Em Say" and "Gold Digger"; the latter single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The critically acclaimed album has sold over three million copies and has attained five multi-platinum certifications; including a triple-platinum certification from the RIAA.
In 2007, West's third studio album Graduation debuted 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 and also topped the UK Albums Chart. It supported by five singles; including the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Stronger" and the top ten single "Good Life". In 2008, West's fourth album 808s & Heartbreak was released and became his third consecutive number one release on the Billboard 200. It featured 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, Lil Wayne and T.I., "Knock You Down" by singer Keri Hilson, "Run This Town" by Jay-Z and Rihanna, and "Forever" by rapper Drake. In 2010, West released his fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, continuing a streak of number one albums for West. Four singles were released from the album, all of which reached the top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100: "Power", "Monster", "Runaway" and "All of the Lights".
In 2011, West collaborated with American singer 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, Watch the Throne produced seven singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 top 25 singles "HoAoM", "Otis" and "Niggas in Paris". West's sixth studio album Yeezus was released in June 2013 and debuted at number one in the United States, with first-week sales of 327,000 copies. The Life of Pablo followed three years later on February 14, 2016, released exclusively through the streaming service Tidal and becoming another chart-topping album for West.
Video Kanye West discography
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Collaborative albums
Live albums
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Singles
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Other charted songs
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Music videos
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References
External links
- Official website
- Kanye West at AllMusic
- Kanye West discography at Discogs
- Kanye West discography at MusicBrainz
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