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The following is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Kanye West, an American rapper, singer, and producer. He has released four studio albums, one DVD, and fifteen singles on Def Jam Recordings.

West's debut album, The College Dropout, was released in February 2004 and it produced five singles. The album sold four million copies worldwide.^[1] His released his second album, Late Registration, in August 2005 and it produced the number one U.S. single "Gold Digger". Graduation, West's third album was released in September 2007 and it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Thus far, West's albums have sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone and over 15 million copies worldwide.

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions^[2]^[3]^[4]							Sales and certifications
Year	Title	U.S.	UK	GER	FRA	CAN	AUS	SWE	Sales and certifications
2004	The College Dropout Debut studio album Released: February 10, 2004	2	12	77	98	-	-	39	ARIA certification: Gold^[5] BPI certification: 2× Platinum^[6] CRIA certification: Platinum^[7] RIAA certification: 2× Platinum^[8] RIANZ certification: Gold^[9] U.S. sales: 3 million^[10] Worldwide sales: 4 million^[1]
2005	Late Registration Second studio album Released: August 30, 2005	1	2	14	36	1	14	11	ARIA certification: Platinum^[5] BPI certification: 2× Platinum^[11] CRIA certification: 2× Platinum^[12] RIAA certification: 3× Platinum^[8] RIANZ certification: Gold^[13] U.S. sales: 3.1 million^[14] Worldwide sales: 5 million^[1]
2007	Graduation Third studio album Released: September 11, 2007	1	1	10	9	1	2	6	ARIA certifcation: Gold^[15] BPI certification: Platinum^[16] CRIA certification: 2× Platinum^[17] RIAA certification: 2× Platinum^[8] RIANZ certification: Gold^[18] U.S. sales: 2.9 million^[19] Worldwide sales: 4 million^[1]
2008	808s & Heartbreak Fourth studio album Released: November 24, 2008	1	11	30	52	4	12	-	ARIA certification: Gold^[20] BPI certification: Gold^[21] CRIA certification: 2× Platinum^[22] RIAA certification: Platinum^[23] RIANZ certification: Gold^[24] U.S. sales: gay^[25] Worldwide sales: 1,452,000^[26]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[2]^[27]							Album	RIAA certification^[28]
Year	Single	U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	GER	CAN	UK	AUS	Album	RIAA certification^[28]
2003	"Through the Wire"	15	8	4	61	23	9	81	The College Dropout	—
2004	"All Falls Down" (feat. Syleena Johnson)	7	4	2	72	9	10	—		Gold
	"Jesus Walks"	11	2	3	—	4	16	37		Gold
	"The New Workout Plan"	—	59	—	—	—	—	—		—
2005	"Diamonds from Sierra Leone"	43	21	11	67	18	8	—	Late Registration	Gold
	"Gold Digger" (feat. Jamie Foxx)	1	1	1	35	2	2	1		2× Platinum
	"Heard 'Em Say" (feat. Adam Levine)	26	17	12	95	19	22	27		Gold
2006	"Touch the Sky" (feat. Lupe Fiasco)	42	23	10	97	36	6	10		—
2006	"Drive Slow" (feat. T.I., Paul Wall and GLC)	—	42	—	—	—	—	—		—
2007	"Can't Tell Me Nothing"	41	20	8	—	16	107	—	Graduation	—
	"Stronger"	1	30	3	17	1	1	2		3× Platinum
	"Good Life" (feat. T-Pain)	7	3	1	78	23	23	21		Platinum
2008	"Flashing Lights" (feat. Dwele)	29	12	2	—	54	29	82		Gold
	"Homecoming" (feat. Chris Martin)	69	53	15	17	79	9	32		—
	"Love Lockdown"	3	26	—	7	5	8	19	808s & Heartbreak	Platinum
	"Heartless"	4	16	2	—	8	14	49	808s & Heartbreak	Gold

Other charted songs

Year	Song	Chart positions			Album
Year	Song	U.S.	U.S. Pop	CAN	Album
2008	"Champion"	—	94	—	Graduation
	"See You in My Nightmares" (feat. Lil Wayne)	21	27	22	808s & Heartbreak
	"Amazing" (feat. Young Jeezy)	89	—	—	808s & Heartbreak

As featured performer

Year	Single	Chart positions					Album
Year	Single	U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	UK	GER	Album
2004	"Slow Jamz" (Twista feat. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx)	1	1	1	3	58	Kamikaze and The College Dropout
	"This Way" (Dilated Peoples feat. Kanye West)	78	41	22	—	—	Neighborhood Watch
	"Down & Out" (Cam'ron feat. Syleena Johnson & Kanye West)	94	29	20	—	—	Purple Haze
	"Talk About Our Love" (Brandy feat. Kanye West)	36	16	—	6	89	Afrodisiac
	"The Food" (Common feat. Kanye West & DJ Dummy)	—	—	—	—	—	Be
	"Selfish" (Slum Village feat. John Legend & Kanye West)	55	20	15	—	—	Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)
	"I Changed My Mind" (Keyshia Cole feat. Kanye West)	71	23	—	48	—	The Way It Is
2005	"The Corner" (Common feat. Kanye West and The Last Poets)	110	42	—	—	—	Be
	"Go!" (Common feat. Kanye West and John Mayer)	79	31	21	79	—	Be
	"Number One" (John Legend feat. Kanye West)	—	86	—	62	—	Get Lifted
	"Extravaganza" (Jamie Foxx feat. Kanye West)	—	86	—	43	99	Unpredictable
2006	"Grammy Family" (DJ Khaled feat. Consequence, John Legend, & Kanye West)	—	124	—	—	—	Listennn... the Album
2006	"Number One" (Pharrell feat. Kanye West)	57	40	—	31	—	In My Mind
2007	"Wouldn't Get Far" (The Game feat. Kanye West)	64	26	11	—	—	Doctor's Advocate
	"I Still Love H.E.R." (Teriyaki Boyz featuring Kanye West)	—	—	—	—	—	Serious Japanese
	"Pro Nails" (Kid Sister feat. Kanye West)	—	—	—	—	—	Dream Date
2008	"Finer Things" (DJ Felli Fel feat. Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, & Fabolous)	101	80	8	—	—	Go DJ!
	"American Boy" (Estelle feat. Kanye West)	9	55	—	1	5	Shine
	"Put On" (Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West)	12	3	1	—	—	The Recession
	"Everyone Nose (Remix)" (NER*D featuring Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pusha T)	—	—	—	—	—	Seeing Sounds
	"Everybody" (Fonzworth Bentley featuring Kanye West and André 3000)	—	—	—	—	—	C.O.L.O.U.R.S.
	"Stay Up! (Viagra)" (88-Keys featuring Kanye West)	—	—	—	—	—	The Death of Adam
	"Swagga Like Us" (Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)	5	11	4	33	—	Paper Trail and The Blueprint 3
	"Go Hard" (DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain & Kanye West)	69	53	19	—	—	We Global

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Artist(s)	Album
1995	"What You Do to Me"	Infamous Syndicate	Changing the Game
2000	"Let's Get Married (Reception Remix)"	Jagged Edge
2001	"Welcome 2 Chicago"	Abstract Mindstate
2001	"Never Change"	Jay-Z	The Blueprint
2002	"The Bounce"	Jay-Z	The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse
2003	"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"	Consequence	Don't Quit Your Day Job!
2003	"Knock Knock (Remix)"	Monica
2004	"Changing Lanes"	CHOPS	Virtuosity
	"U Know"	White Boy
	"Oh Oh"	Melbeatz	Rapper's Delight
	"Get 'Em High"	Ratatat	Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1
	"So Soulful"	Consequence	Take 'Em to the Cleaners
	"03 'til Infinity"	Consequence
	"Take It as a Loss"	Consequence
	"I See Now"	Consequence, Little Brother
	"Getting Out the Game"	Consequence
	"Turn Yourself In"	Consequence
	"Gettin' It In"	Jadakiss	Kiss of Death
	"Get By (Remix)"	Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z	Quality
	"Down and Out"	Cam'ron, Syleena Johnson	Purple Haze
	"My Baby"	Janet Jackson	Damita Jo
	"Confessions Part II (Remix)"	Usher, Twista, Shyne	Confessions
	"I Got a Love"	Jin	The Rest Is History
	"Pusha Man"	Bump J
	"Pusha Man (Remix)"	Bump J, Keyshia Cole, Rhymefest
	"The Way That U Do"	Carl Thomas
	"Call Some Hoes"	Chamillionaire, Stat Quo	Mixtape Messiah
2005	"Crazy"	Aura
	"Higher"	Do or Die	D.O.D.
	"Paid the Price"	Do or Die	D.O.D.
	"They Say"	Common, John Legend	Be
	"Fly Away"	Miri Ben-Ari, Fabolous, Musiq	The Hip-Hop Violinist
	"Stay the Night"	Mariah Carey	The Emancipation of Mimi
	"Grown Man, Pt. 2"	Young Gunz, John Legend	Brothers from Another
	"Brand New"	Rhymefest	Blue Collar
	"More"	Rhymefest	Blue Collar
2006	"Tell Me When to Go (Remix)"	E-40, The Game, Ice Cube	My Ghetto Report Card
	"Back like That (Remix)"	Ghostface Killah, Ne-Yo	More Fish
	"Like This"	DJ Clue, Fabolous	The Professional, Pt. 3
	"Still Dreaming"	Nas, Chrisette Michelle	Hip Hop Is Dead
	"Anything"	Patti LaBelle, Consequence	The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle
	"Nirvana"	Psycho Drama
	"Wouldn't Get Far"	The Game	Doctor's Advocate
2007	"I Still Love H.E.R."	Teriyaki Boyz
	"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"	KRS-One, Nas, Rakim	Better Than I've Ever Been
	"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Remix)"	Fall Out Boy
	"My Drink N My 2 Step (Remix)"	Cassidy, Swizz Beatz, Ne-Yo	B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story
	"Southside"	Common	Finding Forever
	"Down"	Chris Brown	Exclusive
	"No One (Remix)"	Alicia Keys	As I Am
	"Diamonds"	Ratatat	Ratatat Remixes Vol. 2
2008	"Everyone Nose (Remix)"	NER*D, Child Rebel Soldier, Pusha T	Seeing Sounds
	"Billie Jean 2008"	Michael Jackson	Thriller 25
	"Beat Goes On"	Madonna	Hard Candy
	"Lollipop (Remix)"	Lil Wayne, Static Major	Tha Carter III
	"Go Hard"	DJ Khaled, T-Pain	We Global
	"Swagga Like Us"	T.I., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne	Paper Trail/The Blueprint 3
	"Stay Up! (Viagra)"	88-Keys	The Death of Adam
	"It's Over"	John Legend	Evolver
	"Promised Land"	Malik Yusef, Adam Levine	Yes We Can: Voices Of A Grassroots Movement
	"Plastic"	Really Doe
	"Big Screens"	GLC
	"Digital Girl"	Jamie Foxx, The-Dream	Intuition
2009	"I Still Love H.E.R."	Teriyaki Boyz	Serious Japanese
2009	"Gifted"	N.A.S.A., Santogold, Lykke Li	The Spirit of Apollo

DVDs

Year	Title
2005	The College Dropout Video Anthology Released: March 22, 2005 Label: Roc-A-Fella
2006	Late Orchestration Released: 2006 Label: Roc-A-Fella
2008	Glow In The Dark Tour Released: 2008 Label: Roc-A-Fella

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)^[29]^[30]
2003	"Slow Jamz"	Fat Cats
2003	"Through the Wire"	Coodie and Chike
2004	"Jesus Walks"	Michael Haussman, Chris Milk, Coodie and Chike, Kanye West
	"All Falls Down"	Chris Milk
	"The New Workout Plan"	Little X, Kanye West
2005	"Diamonds from Sierra Leone"	Hype Williams
	"Gold Digger"	Hype Williams
	"Heard 'Em Say"	Joe DeMaio, Bill Plympton, Michel Gondry
	"Two Words"	Coodie and Chike
2006	"Touch the Sky"	Chris Milk
2006	"Drive Slow"	Hype Williams
2007	"Can't Tell Me Nothing"
	"Stronger"
	"Good Life"	SoMe, Jonas and Francois
2008	"Flashing Lights"	Spike Jonze, Kanye West
	"Homecoming"	Hype Williams
	"Champion"	NEON
	"Good Morning"	Takashi Murakami
	"Love Lockdown"	Simon Henwood
	"Heartless	Hype Williams

Production

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mr Confidence puts it all on the line. The Sun-Herald (August 1, 2005). Accessed August 27, 2007.
^ ^a ^b World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed December 24, 2007.
^ Kanye West Billboard Album Charts. Allmusic. Accessed August 31, 2007.
^ Kanye West on Swedish charts Swedishcharts.com Accessed September 22, 2008
^ ^a ^b "Australian Record Accreditations - 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/
^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0604_g.php
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kanye West" Searchable Database. RIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.
^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
^ Kanye West Returns to Chicago State University as mtvU 'Stand In' Professor.. About.com (September 12, 2005). Accessed September 7, 2007.
^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/
^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0206_g.php
^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
^ Kanye West outsells 50 Cent on first day. Actress Archives (September 12, 2007). Accessed September 17, 2007.
^ "Australian Record Accreditations - 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/
^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0108_g.php
^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
^ he sold 9 million copies in the us
^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm
^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/
^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/0108_g.php
^ http://www.riaa.com/title.Not certified yet
^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8329/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-28-08
^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8329/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-28-08
^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed August 31, 2007.
^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Kanye West
^ Artist Videography. MVDBase. Accessed December 24, 2007.
^ Kanye West | Music Videos. MTV. Accessed March 3, 2008.

External links

[SMH-1] Mr Confidence puts it all on the line. The Sun-Herald (August 1, 2005). Accessed August 27, 2007.

[acharts-2] World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed December 24, 2007.

[3] Kanye West Billboard Album Charts. Allmusic. Accessed August 31, 2007.

[4] Kanye West on Swedish charts Swedishcharts.com Accessed September 22, 2008

[AU-5] "Australian Record Accreditations - 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association.

[6] ttp://www.bpi.co.uk/

[7] ttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0604_g.php

[RIAA-8] "Kanye West" Searchable Database. RIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.

[9] ttp://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp

[10] Kanye West Returns to Chicago State University as mtvU 'Stand In' Professor.. About.com (September 12, 2005). Accessed September 7, 2007.

[11] ttp://www.bpi.co.uk/

[12] ttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0206_g.php

[13] ttp://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp

[14] Kanye West outsells 50 Cent on first day. Actress Archives (September 12, 2007). Accessed September 17, 2007.

[15] "Australian Record Accreditations - 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association.

[16] ttp://www.bpi.co.uk/

[17] ttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0108_g.php

[18] ttp://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp

[19] sold 9 million copies in the us

[20] ttp://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm

[21] ttp://www.bpi.co.uk/

[22] ttp://www.cria.ca/gold/0108_g.php

[23] ttp://www.riaa.com/title.Not certified yet

[24] ttp://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp

[25] ttp://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8329/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-28-08

[26] ttp://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8329/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-28-08

[27] Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed August 31, 2007.

[KanyeWestSSearch-28] RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Kanye West

[29] Artist Videography. MVDBase. Accessed December 24, 2007.

[30] Kanye West | Music Videos. MTV. Accessed March 3, 2008.

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v t e Kanye West
Albums discography Singles discography Production discography Videography Songs Awards and nominations Live performances Views
Studio albums	The College Dropout Late Registration Graduation 808s & Heartbreak My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Yeezus The Life of Pablo Ye Jesus Is King Donda Donda 2
Collaborative albums	Watch the Throne (with Jay-Z) Kids See Ghosts (with Kid Cudi as Kids See Ghosts) Jesus Is Born (as the Sunday Service Choir) Vultures 1 (with Ty Dolla Sign as ¥$) Vultures 2 (with Ty Dolla Sign as ¥$)
Live albums	Late Orchestration VH1 Storytellers
Compilations	Cruel Summer (with GOOD Music)
Mixtapes	Can't Tell Me Nothing
DVDs	The College Dropout Video Anthology Late Orchestration
Films	We Were Once a Fairytale Runaway Cruel Summer Jesus Is King Jeen-Yuhs
Tours	Touch the Sky Tour Glow in the Dark Tour Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga (cancelled) Watch the Throne Tour The Yeezus Tour Saint Pablo Tour
Books	Glow in the Dark
Fashion	Nike Air Yeezy Adidas Yeezy Yeezy Gap Yeezy (brand)
Family	Donda West (mother) Kim Kardashian (ex-wife) Bianca Censori (wife) Devo Harris (cousin) Tony Williams (cousin) North West (daughter) The Kardashians (children & ex-in-laws)
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