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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 | ||||||
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U.S. | UK | GER | FRA | CAN | AUS | SWE | |||
2004 | The College Dropout
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2 | 12 | 77 | 98 | - | - | 39 | |
2005 | Late Registration
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1 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 11 | |
2007 | Graduation
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1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2008 | 808s & Heartbreak
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1 | 11 | 30 | 52 | 4 | 12 | - |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[2][27] | Album | RIAA certification[28] | ||||||
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U.S. | U.S. R&B |
U.S. Rap |
GER | CAN | UK | AUS | ||||
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 | — | |
"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 | Gold |
Other charted songs
Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. | U.S. Pop | CAN | |||
2008 | "Champion" | — | 94 | — | Graduation |
"See You in My Nightmares" (feat. Lil Wayne) | 21 | 27 | 22 | 808s & Heartbreak | |
"Amazing" (feat. Young Jeezy) | 89 | — | — |
As featured performer
Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. | U.S. R&B |
U.S. Rap |
UK | GER | |||
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 | — | ||
"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 |
"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)" (N*E*R*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 | |
"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! |
"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 | ||
"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 | ||
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)" | N*E*R*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 |
"Gifted" | N.A.S.A., Santogold, Lykke Li | The Spirit of Apollo |
DVDs
Year | Title |
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2005 | The College Dropout Video Anthology
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2006 | Late Orchestration
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2008 | Glow In The Dark Tour
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Music videos
Year | Title | Director(s)[29][30] |
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2003 | "Slow Jamz" | Fat Cats |
"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" | ||
"Heard 'Em Say" | Joe DeMaio, Bill Plympton, Michel Gondry | |
"Two Words" | Coodie and Chike | |
2006 | "Touch the Sky" | Chris Milk |
"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
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- ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8329/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-28-08
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- ^ 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.