50 Cent albums discography
This is a comprehensive listing of releases by 50 Cent, an American rapper. He has released three studio albums, sixteen singles, and two DVDs on Interscope Records. Music videos and collaborations are also included.
50 Cent released his commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2003, which produced the hit singles "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "P.I.M.P." The same year, he was granted his own imprint label G-Unit Records. In 2005, he released his second studio album The Massacre, which sold 1.14 million copies in the first four days, breaking his previous record as the highest selling artist in an abbreviated sales cycle.[1] It was the second biggest selling record of the year and it produced three top five singles in the United States with "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", and "Just a Lil Bit".[2] In 2007, 50 Cent released his third album Curtis, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. He will release his final studio album with Interscope Records in 2008 called Before I Self Destruct.
Albums
Studio
Year | Title | Chart positions[3][4] | Sales and certifications | |||||
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U.S. | UK | GER | FRA | CAN | AUS | |||
2003 | Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | RIAA certification: 6× Platinum[5] U.S. sales: 8 million[6] Worldwide sales: 12 million[7] |
2005 | The Massacre | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | RIAA certification: 5× Platinum[8] U.S. sales: 5 million[6] Worldwide sales: 10 million[9] |
2007 | Curtis
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2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
2008 | Before I Self Destruct[12]
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Compilations
Year | Title | Chart positions[4][13] | Sales and certifications | ||
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | CAN | |||
2002 | Guess Who's Back? | 28 | 13 | — | U.S. sales: 400,000[14] |
2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)
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2 | 1 | 2 | RIAA certification: Platinum[15] Worldwide sales: 3 million[16] |
2008 | Greatest hits album[17]
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Unreleased
Year | Title |
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2000 | Power of the Dollar[18] |
Mixtapes
Year | Title |
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1998 | Promotional Use Only ('97-'98)[19]
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2006 | God's Plan[20]
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50 Cent Is the Future[21]
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No Mercy, No Fear[22]
| |
2007 | Freestyle B4 Paystyle[23] |
Singles
Solo
Year | Single | Chart positions[3][24] | Album | ||||||
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U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK | GER | FRA | AUS | |||
1999 | "How to Rob" (feat. The Madd Rapper) | — | 62 | 24 | — | — | — | — | In Too Deep soundtrack/Tell 'Em Why U Madd |
"Rowdy Rowdy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Too Deep soundtrack | |
2002 | "Wanksta" | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 Mile |
"In da Club" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | |
2003 | "21 Questions" (feat. Nate Dogg) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 58 | 4 | |
"P.I.M.P." | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 2 | ||
"If I Can't" | 76 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 34 | — | 22 | ||
2005 | "Disco Inferno" | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | The Massacre |
"Candy Shop" (feat. Olivia) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
"Just a Lil Bit" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 13 | ||
"Outta Control (remix)" (feat. Mobb Deep) | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | 16 | ||
"Hustler's Ambition" | 65 | 64 | — | 13 | 22 | — | 23 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) | |
"Window Shopper" | 20 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 13 | ||
"Best Friend" (feat. Olivia) | 35 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | ||
2007 | "Straight to the Bank" | 32 | 30 | 10 | — | 33 | 38 | — | Curtis |
"Amusement Park" | 116 | 36 | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Get Money"* | 20 | 10 | 4 | 41 | — | — | — | ||
"Ayo Technology" (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) | 5 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
"I'll Still Kill" (feat. Akon) | 95 | 52 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Follow My Lead" (feat. Robin Thicke) | — | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Come & Go" |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
As featured performer
Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||
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U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | UK | GER | FRA | AUS | |||
2003 | "Magic Stick" (with Lil' Kim) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | La Bella Mafia |
2004 | "Encore/Curtains Down" (with Eminem & Dr. Dre) | 25 | 48 | 20 | — | — | — | — | Encore |
"Westside Story" (with The Game) | 93 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | The Documentary | |
2005 | "How We Do" (with The Game) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 24 | |
"Hate It or Love It" (with The Game) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 21 | ||
"So Seductive" (with Tony Yayo) | 48 | 7 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | Thoughts of a Predicate Felon | |
"I Know You Don't Love Me" (with Tony Yayo, Young Buck, & Lloyd Banks) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Have a Party"(with Mobb Deep & Nate Dogg) | — | 49 | 23 | — | — | — | — | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | |
2006 | "Hands Up" (with Lloyd Banks) | 84 | 30 | 15 | 43 | 20 | — | — | Rotten Apple |
"The Cake" (with Lloyd Banks) | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"You Don't Know" (with Eminem, Lloyd Banks, & Cashis) | 12 | 87 | — | 32 | — | — | — | Eminem Presents the Re-Up | |
2007 | "Jimmy Crack Corn" (with Eminem) | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Can't Leave 'Em Alone" (with Ciara) | 40 | 10 | — | — | 44 | — | — | Ciara: The Evolution |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Guest appearances
Year | Song[25] | Artist(s) | Album |
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1998 | "React" | Onyx, Bonifucco, X-1 | Shut 'Em Down |
2002 | "Work It (remix)" | Missy Elliott | Under Construction |
2003 | "Shot Down" | DMX, Styles P | Grand Champ |
"Let Me Be the 1" | Mary J. Blige | Love & Life | |
"We All Die One Day" | Obie Trice, Eminem, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo | Cheers | |
2004 | "Never Enough" | Eminem, Nate Dogg | Encore |
"Spend Some Time" | Eminem, Obie Trice, Stat Quo | ||
"I Get High" | Lloyd Banks, Snoop Dogg | The Hunger for More | |
"Warrior, Pt. 2" | Lloyd Banks, Eminem, Nate Dogg | ||
"I'm a Soldier" | Young Buck | Straight Outta Cashville | |
"Bonafide Husler" | Young Buck, Tony Yayo | ||
"DPG-Unit" | Young Buck, Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Soopafly, Lloyd Banks | ||
"Oh No" | Snoop Dogg | R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece | |
2005 | "We Don't Give a Fuck" | Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Olivia | Thoughts of a Predicate Felon |
"When Death Becomes You" | M.O.P. | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | |
"You Already Know" | Lloyd Banks, Young Buck | ||
"Things Change" | Spider Loc, Lloyd Banks | ||
"You a Shooter" | Mobb Deep | ||
"Forgive Me" | Proof | Searching for Jerry Garcia | |
2006 | "Creep" | Mobb Deep | Blood Money |
"Pearly Gates" | Mobb Deep | ||
"The Infamous" | Mobb Deep | ||
"It's Alright" | Mobb Deep, Mary J. Blige | ||
"Everywhere I Go" | Obie Trice | Second Round's on Me | |
"Rotten Apple" | Lloyd Banks, Prodigy | Rotten Apple | |
"Nigga, What's Up" | Lil' Scrappy | Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live | |
"The Re-Up" | Eminem | Eminem Presents the Re-Up | |
"Officer Down" | Kardinal Offishall | Canadian Coke | |
2007 | "Come and Get Me" | Timbaland, Tony Yayo | Shock Value |
"Hold On" | Young Buck | Buck the World | |
"Take It to the Top" | Freeway | Free at Last |
DVDs
Year | DVD |
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2003 | Get Rich or Die Tryin': The Movie (bonus DVD)[26]
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50 Cent: The New Breed |
Music videos
Year | Title | Director(s)[28][29] |
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2002 | "Wanksta" | Jessy Terrero |
2003 | "In da Club" | Phillip Atwell |
"21 Questions" | Domon Johnson, Dr. Dre, Phillip Atwell | |
"Many Men (Wish Death)" | Jessy Terrero | |
"P.I.M.P. (remix)" | Chris Robinson | |
"If I Can't" | Dr. Dre | |
2005 | "Candy Shop" | Jessy Terrero |
"Disco Inferno" | Jessy Terrero, Ulysses Terrero | |
"Just a Lil Bit" | Benny Boom | |
"Rowdy Rowdy" | J. Kevin Swain | |
"Outta Control (remix)" | Jessy Terrero | |
"Hustler's Ambition" | Anthony Mandler | |
"Window Shopper" | Benny Boom | |
"Best Friend" | ||
2007 | "Straight to the Bank" | |
"Amusement Park" | ||
"I Get Money" | Broadway | |
"Ayo Technology" | Joseph Kahn | |
"I'll Still Kill" ("I Still Will" T.V. version) | Jessy Terrero | |
"Follow My Lead" | Bernard Gourley |
References
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (September 3 2005). 'Massacre' sales top one million. USA Today. Accessed August 10 2007.
- ^ Associated Press (December 29 2005). Carey takes lead for best-selling album of 2005. USA Today. Accessed August 11 2007.
- ^ a b World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed August 9 2007.
- ^ a b 50 Cent Billboard Album Charts. All Music Guide. Accessed August 13 2007.
- ^ 2003 Ends with a Bang!. RIAA (December 18 2003). Accessed June 29, 2007.
- ^ a b Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (September 4 2007). Can Music Big-Timers Fix Sagging Sales?. Associated Press. Accessed October 7 2007.
- ^ Byrnes, Paul (January 18 2006). Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The Sydney Morning Herald. Accessed November 23 2007.
- ^ Let’s Be Blunt. RIAA (March 9 2006). Accessed July 4 2007.
- ^ Wolfe, Roman (January 5 2006). AHH Stray News: UMG #1 Label, Jim Jonsin, D4L. AllHipHop. Accessed July 20 2007.
- ^ Ewing, Aliya (December 19 2007). Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 12/16/07. HipHopDX. Accessed December 22 2007.
- ^ United World Chart – Albums – week 39, week 40, week 41, week 42, week 43, week 44, week 45, week 46. Media Traffic (September 29 2007 – November 17 2007) . Accessed November 10 2007.
- ^ Jokesta (June 26 2007). 50 Cent Adds to Curtis, Rumored Promo Campaign Begins for Eminem's upcoming LP. Def Sounds. Accessed August 10 2007.
- ^ Get Rich or Die Tryin' Charts. Billboard. Accessed August 10 2007.
- ^ Chery, Carl (May 18 2004). 50 Cent's a Fake, Says Ex-G-Unit Member, Bang Em Smurf. SOHH. Accessed September 26 2007.
- ^ "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" Searchable Database. RIAA. Accessed December 22 2007.
- ^ Johnson, Dick (August 10 2007). Pulse Report. SOHH. Accessed August 11 2007.
- ^ Shake (April 4 2007). 50 Cent Speaks!. HipHopDX. Accessed August 10 2007.
- ^ Power of the Dollar. Billboard. Accessed August 10 2007.
- ^ Album: Promotional Use Only ('97-'98). mp3adrenalin.com. Accessed December 13 2007.
- ^ God's Plan. Billboard. Accessed August 11 2007.
- ^ 50 Cent Is the Future. Billboard. Accessed August 11 2007.
- ^ No Mercy No Fear. Billboard. Accessed August 11 2007.
- ^ Freestyle B4 Paystyle. Billboard. Accessed October 31 2007.
- ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed August 9 2007.
- ^ 50 Cent appearances. CD Universe. Accessed December 14 2007.
- ^ Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Bonus DVD). ARTISTdirect. Accessed December 13 2007.
- ^ Nelson, Chris (December 29 2003). With CD Sales Slipping, the DVD Steps In. The New York Times. Accessed August 11 2007.
- ^ Artist Videography. MVDBase. Accessed July 31 2007.
- ^ 50 Cent | Music Videos. MTV. Accessed December 17 2007.
Chart positions as featured performer