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J. Cole discography
Studio albums1
Singles10
Music videos7
Mixtapes3

The discography of J. Cole, an American rapper, songwriter and producer, consists of one studio album, three mixtapes, seven music videos, and ten singles, including seven as a featured artist. J. Cole was the fourteenth solo male artist to have a debut album arrive at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US US R&B US Rap CAN AUS NZL UK
Cole World: The Sideline Story 1 1 1 4 52 36 25
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
The Come Up[3]
  • Released: May 3, 2007
The Warm Up[4]
  • Released: June 15, 2009
Friday Night Lights [5]
  • Released: November 12, 2010

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[6] 		US
R&B
[7] 		US
Rap 		US
Pop 		CAN
[8] 		UK
[9][10]
"Who Dat" 2010 93 32 19 — — — Cole World: The Sideline Story
"Work Out" 2011 13 10 3 13 32 194
"Can't Get Enough"
(featuring Trey Songz) 		52 7 5 — — 169
"Nobody's Perfect"
(featuring Missy Elliot) 		2012 118 35 — — — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
List of singles by title, year and peak chart positions, and album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US
R&B 		US
Rap
"Just Begun"
(Reflection Eternal featuring J. Cole, Mos Def and Jay Electronica) 		2010 — — — Revolutions per Minute
"All I Want Is You"
(Miguel featuring J. Cole) 		58 7 — All I Want Is You
"Feel Love"
(Sean Garrett featuring J. Cole) 		2011 — 49 — Courtesy Of
"Bad Girls Club"
(Wale featuring J. Cole) 		— — — Non-album single
"Trouble"
(Bei Maejor featuring J. Cole) 		113 34 — Non-album single
"Only Wanna Give It to You"
(Elle Varner featuring J. Cole) 		— 20 — Perfectly Imperfect
"Party" (Remix)
(Beyonce Knowles featuring J. Cole) 		50 2 — 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Other charted songs

List of non-single songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US
R&B
[12]
"A Star Is Born"
(Jay-Z featuring J. Cole) 		2009 — 91 The Blueprint 3
"Blow Up" 2010 — 117
[13] 		Friday Night Lights
"In the Morning"
(featuring Drake) 		2011 117 57 Friday Night Lights
Cole World: The Sideline Story
"Mr. Nice Watch"
(featuring Jay-Z) 		119 87 Cole World: The Sideline Story

Guest appearances

List of songs with guest appearances by J. Cole
Title Year Album Artist(s)
"Rather Be with You (Vagina Is for Lovers)" 2009 Back to the Feature Wale, Curren$y
"A Star Is Born" The Blueprint 3 Jay-Z
"Beautiful Bliss" Attention Deficit Wale, Melanie Fiona
"Gladiators" 2010 May 25th B.o.B
"Still the Hottest" The Network 2 Young Chris
"Just Begun" Revolutions per Minute Reflection Eternal, Jay Electronica, Mos Def
"Look in the Mirror" (Remix) Yo Gotti, Wale, Wiz Khalifa
"Looking for Trouble" G.O.O.D. Fridays Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi da Prynce
"All I Want Is You" All I Want Is You Miguel
"Buyou" No Boys Allowed Keri Hilson
"Feel Love" 2011 Courtesy Of Sean Garrett
"Leave Me Alone" By Any Means Kevin Cossom
"S&M" (Remix) Rihanna
"Champion" (Remix) Chipmunk, Chris Brown
"Relaxation" Higher Learning Vol. 2[14] Fashawn, Omen
"Nothing for the Radio" Fashawn
"Never Holdin' Me Back" Let the Drummer Get Wicked Travis Barker
"Trouble" Bei Maejor
"Killers" The Glorification of Gangster[15] Alex Haldi
"Let It Go" LP3020[16] StartYourOwnRebellion
"Fitted Cap" Self Made Vol. 1 Wale, Rick Ross, Meek Mill
"Pity" In the Meanwhile Voli, Omen
"Undercover" Third Power DJ Drama, Chris Brown
"Bad Girls Club" Ambition Wale
"Mama Told Me" Afraid of Heights Omen
"World Premiere" Awaken Elite
"Only Wanna Give It to You" Perfectly Imperfect Elle Varner
"Party" (Remix) Beyoncé Knowles
"Like It or Love It" Happy Birthday Tinie Tempah, Wretch 32
"Trouble" (Remix) Bei Maejor, T-Pain, Trey Songz, Wale
"Fly Together" (Remix) 2012 Hell's Kitchen Red Café, Trey Songz, Wale
"I'm On 2.0" Trae Tha Truth, Mark Morrison, Big K.R.I.T., Jadakiss, Kendrick Lamar, B.o.B, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Bun B
"This Time" The MF Life Melanie Fiona
"Let It Show" Careless World: Rise of the Last King Tyga
"Drank In My Cup (Remix)" Progression 2: A Young Texas Playa Kirko Bangz
"Roll Call" Welcome 2 the Streets Trae Tha Truth

Music videos

As main artist

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Simba" 2009 BB Gun
"Who Dat" 2010
"In the Morning"
(with Drake) 		2011 N/A
"Work Out" Clifton Bell
"Can't Get Enough"
(with Trey Songz)
"Daddy's Little Girl" Axel Laramée
"Lost Ones" BB Gun
"Nobody's Perfect"
(with Missy Elliott) 		2012 Colin Tilley
"Sideline Story" Axel Laramée
List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"All I Want Is You"
(Miguel featuring J. Cole) 		2010 Alex Moore
"Feel Love"
(Sean Garrett featuring J. Cole) 		2011 TAJ Stansberry
"Trouble"
(Bei Maejor featuring J. Cole) 		Declan Whitebloom
"Only Wanna Give It to You"
(Elle Varner featuring J. Cole) 		Orson Whales
"Party"
(Beyoncé Knowles featuring J. Cole) 		Alan Ferguson, Beyoncé Knowles
"Bad Girl's Club"
(Wale featuring J. Cole) 		Rock Jacobs

Songwriter credits

List of songs written or co-written by J. Cole
Title Year Album Artist(s)
"Coming Home" (with S. Carter, A. Grant, S. Grey) 2010 Last Train to Paris Diddy-Dirty Money
"Drug Test" (with J. Taylor, A. Young, C. Broadus, K. Abdul-Rahman, D. Tannenbaum, S. Jordan, S. Benton, K. Lamar, E. Hayes, B. Honeycutt) 2011 The R.E.D. Album Game

Producer credits

J. Cole - The Come Up

  • 01. "Intro"
  • 02. "Simba"
  • 06. "Throw It Up"
  • 08. "College Boy"
  • 09. "Split You Up"
  • 10. "Plain"
  • 12. "Mighty Crazy"
  • 14. "Lil' Ghetto Nigga"
  • 16. "Carolina On My Mind" (featuring Deacon)
  • 17. "Can't Cry"
  • 18. "Goin' Off"
  • 19. "Rags to Riches (At the Beep)"
    • Sample Credit: Roy Ayers - "Everybody Loves the Sunshine"
  • 20. "Get It"
  • 21. "I Do My Thing" (featuring Nervous Reck)

J. Cole - The Warm Up

  • 01. "Intro"
  • 02. "Welcome"
  • 04. "Grown Simba"
  • 06. "Lights Please"
  • 08. "I Get Up"
  • 09. "World Is Empty"
    • Sample Credit: The Supremes - "My World Is Empty Without You"
  • 10. "Dreams" (featuring Brandon Hines)
  • 11. "Royal Flush"
  • 12. "Dollar and a Dream II"
  • 13. "Water Break" (Interlude)
  • 15. "Get Away"
  • 17. "Ladies" (featuring Lee Fields & The Expressions)
    • Sample Credit: Lee Fields & The Expressions - "Ladies"
  • 19. "The Badness" (featuring Omen)
  • 20. "Hold It Down"
  • 22. "Losing My Balance" (Bonus Track)

Young Chris - The Network 2

  • 09. "Still the Hottest" (featuring J. Cole)

J. Cole - Friday Night Lights

  • 01. "Intro"
  • 02. "Too Deep for the Intro"
  • 03. "Before I'm Gone"
  • 05. "You Got It" (featuring Wale)
  • 07. "Enchanted" (co-produced with Omen) (featuring Omen)
  • 08. "Blow Up"
    • Sample Credit: Focus - "Hocus Pocus"
  • 09. "Higher"
  • 12. "The Autograph"
    • Sample Credit: The Class-Set - "Julie"
  • 14. "Cost Me a Lot"
  • 15. "Premeditated Murder"
  • 16. "Home for the Holidays"
  • 17. "Love Me Not"
  • 18. "See World" (co-produced with Elite)
    • Sample Credit: Earl Klugh - "Living Inside Your Love"
  • 19. "Farewell"

DJ Whoo Kid - XXL 10 Freshman for ’10″

  • 07. "Who's World is This" (performed by J. Cole)

Voli - Glass Doors

  • 02. "Sunrise" (featuring Elite) (co-produced with Voli)

Fashawn - Higher Learning Vol. 2

  • 04. "Relaxation" (featuring J. Cole & Omen)
  • 08. "Nothing for the Radio" (featuring J. Cole)
  • 18. "Big Dreams"

XV - Zero Heroes

Leftover
  • 00. "Watch Me Go"

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

Alex Haldi - The Glorification of Gangster

  • 05. "Killers" (performed by J. Cole)

Voli - In the Meanwhile

  • 18. "Midnight" (Bonus Track)

J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story

  • 01. "Intro"
  • 02. "Dollar and a Dream III" (co-produced with The University)
  • 04. "Lights Please"
  • 05. "Interlude"
  • 06. "Sideline Story"
  • 07. "Mr. Nice Watch" (featuring Jay-Z)
  • 08. "Cole World"
  • 10. "Lost Ones"
  • 11. "Nobody's Perfect" (featuring Missy Elliot)
  • 13. "Rise and Shine"
    • Sample Credit: Greg Dykes and The Synanon Choir - "Arise, Shine"
  • 14. "God's Gift"
  • 15. "Breakdown"
    • Sample Credit: Eero Koivistoinen - "Bells"
  • 16. "Work Out"
  • 17. "Who Dat"
    • Sample Credit: New Hope - "Godofallofus"
  • 18. "Daddy's Little Girl"

Wale - Ambition

Leftover
  • 00. "Bad Girls Club" (featuring J. Cole)

Elite - Awaken

  • 11. "Cycles"

360 - Everywhere and Back

  • 09. "What Goes Up"

References

  1. ^ Cole's 'World' Album Headed for No. 1 on Billboard 200
  2. ^ a b [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php artist=J. Cole "RIAA – Gold & Platinum: J. Cole"]. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 45 (help)
  3. ^ "The Come Up free download and stream". Download A Mixtape (DAM).
  4. ^ VoodooChild. "J. Cole - ''The Warm Up''". Thatsthatish.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  5. ^ "Friday Night Lights free download and stream". Download A Mixtape (DAM).
  6. ^ Landman, Gabriella (2010-06-22). "J. Cole Has 'That Flame' in New 'Who Dat' Video". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer
  9. ^ "UK Singles Chart: CLUK Update (3.09.2011 - week 34)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  10. ^ "UK Singles Chart: CLUK Update (19.11.2011 - week 45)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  11. ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – J. Cole – Work Out". Music Canada.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  13. ^ "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles – Issue Date: 2010-10-16". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  14. ^ Fashawn’s Higher Learning 2 Mixtape Drops Today XXLMag.com
  15. ^ Name (required) (2011-05-12). "DOPE PROJECT ALERT: The Glorification Of Gangster Art Exhibit « LIFE Pulse Blog". Lifepulseblog.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  16. ^ StartYourOwnRebellion – Let It Go f. J. Cole 2DopeBoyz.com
  17. ^ Kendrick Lamar's HiiiPoWeR sample of Pharoahe Monch's Simon Says WhoSampled
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