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Lil Wayne albums discography
Lil Wayne performing in New York
Studio albums13
EPs1
Compilation albums3
Mixtapes23

American rapper Lil Wayne has released eleven studio albums, three compilation albums, one extended play, and twenty mixtapes. Wayne made his album debut in 1999, with Tha Block Is Hot, which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His later albums, Lights Out released in 2000, and 500 Degreez, released in 2002, attracted minor attention. In 2004, he released the first of his infamous Carter series, with Tha Carter. In 2005, Tha Carter II was released. In 2006, Wayne released a collaborative album with rapper Birdman, titled Like Father, Like Son. In 2008, Wayne released his best-selling album so far, titled Tha Carter III. Certified triple platinum by the RIAA,[1] Tha Carter III won the Best Rap Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards..[2] Lil Wayne founded record label Young Money Entertainment and released a collaborative album featuring rappers signed to the label, We Are Young Money, in 2009, followed by his debut rock music album Rebirth in 2010. While serving an 8-month prison sentence in New York he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being, in September 2010. The latest addition to Tha Carter series, Tha Carter IV, was released on August 29, 2011. In 2013, Wayne released a sequel to his 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being, titled I Am Not a Human Being II, followed by two compilation albums with his labels, Rich Gang (2013), and Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014).

As of 2015, all of Wayne's albums have been certified at least gold by the RIAA. His album sales in the United States stand at over 15 million copies as of July 2013,[3] and his digital track sales stand at over 37 million digital copies.[4]

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[5]
US
R&B

[6]
US
Rap

[7]
AUS
[8]
CAN
[9]
FRA
[10]
IRL
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[14]
Tha Block Is Hot 3 1
Lights Out
  • Released: December 19, 2000[17]
  • Label: Cash Money, Universal
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
16 2
500 Degreez 6 1
Tha Carter
  • Released: June 29, 2004[19]
  • Label: Cash Money, Universal
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
5 2 1
Tha Carter II
  • Released: December 6, 2005[21]
  • Label: Cash Money, Universal
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
2 1 1 26
  • RIAA: Platinum[1]
Like Father, Like Son
(with Birdman)
  • Released: October 31, 2006[23]
  • Label: Cash Money, Universal
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
3 1 1
Tha Carter III 1 1 1 47 1 25 34 10 17 23
Rebirth
  • Released: February 2, 2010[28]
  • Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
2 1 1 51 5 86 45 33 15 24
I Am Not a Human Being
  • Released: September 27, 2010[30]
  • Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
1 1 1 60 4 167 84 46 56
Tha Carter IV
  • Released: August 29, 2011[31]
  • Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Republic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
1 1 1 9 1 14 19 8 9 8
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[1]
  • BPI: Silver[26]
I Am Not a Human Being II
  • Released: March 26, 2013[34]
  • Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
2 2 1 43 5 24 85 35 29
Free Weezy Album
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[37]
US
R&B

[38]
US
Rap

[39]
We Are Young Money
(with Young Money)
  • Released: December 21, 2009[40]
  • Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
9 3 1
Rich Gang
(with Rich Gang)
  • Released: July 23, 2013[42]
  • Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
9 2 2
Rise of an Empire
(with Young Money)
  • Released: March 11, 2014[43]
  • Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
7 4 2

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Album details
The Leak
  • Released: December 25, 2007[44]
  • Label: Cash Money
  • Formats: Digital download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[5]
US
Ind.

[45]
US
R&B

[6]
US
Rap

[7]
SQ1
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2002[46]
  • Formats: Digital download
SQ2
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2002[47]
  • Formats: Digital download
SQ3
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2002[48]
  • Formats: Digital download
SQ4
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2002[49]
  • Formats: Digital download
SQ5
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2003[50]
  • Formats: Digital download
SQ6
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2003[51]
  • Formats: Digital download
SQ7
(with Sqad Up)
  • Released: 2003[52]
  • Formats: Digital download
Da Drought
  • Released: 2003[53]
  • Label: Cash Money
  • Formats: Digital download
Da Drought 2
  • Released: 2004[54]
  • Label: Cash Money
  • Formats: Digital download
The Prefix
  • Released: February 2004[55]
  • Label: Cash Money
  • Formats: Digital download
The Suffix
  • Released: November 20, 2005[56][57]
  • Label: Cash Money
  • Formats: Digital download
The Dedication
  • Released: December 13, 2005[58]
  • Label: On the Low
  • Formats: Digital download
93
Blow
(with Juelz Santana)
  • Released: August 24, 2006[59]
  • Label: BCD
  • Format: Digital download
Dedication 2
  • Released: September 4, 2006[60]
  • Label: BCD
  • Formats: Digital download
30 85
The Carter Files
  • Released: December 29, 2006[61]
  • Label: Hardwax
  • Format: Digital download
Da Drought 3
  • Released: May 11, 2007[62]
  • Label: Young Money
  • Formats: Digital download
Young Money: The Mixtape Vol. 1
(with Young Money)
  • Released: October 6, 2006[63]
  • Label: Young Money
  • Format: Digital download
Dedication 3
  • Released: December 16, 2008[64]
  • Label: Aphilliates
  • Formats: Digital download
111 12 28 9
No Ceilings
  • Released: October 31, 2009[65]
  • Label: Cash Money, Young Money
  • Formats: Digital download
Sorry 4 the Wait
  • Released: July 13, 2011[66]
  • Label: Cash Money, Young Money
  • Formats: Digital download
Dedication 4
  • Released: September 3, 2012[67]
  • Label: Young Money, Aphilliates
  • Formats: Digital download
56
Dedication 5
  • Released: September 1, 2013[68]
  • Label: Young Money
  • Formats: Digital download
Sorry 4 the Wait 2
  • Released: January 20, 2015[69]
  • Label: Young Money
  • Formats: Digital download
49 47
No Ceilings 2
  • Released: November 26, 2015[70]
  • Label: Young Money
  • Formats: Digital download
Dedication 6
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Young Money
  • Format: Digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

References

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  38. ^ Peak chart positions for compilation albums on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart:
  39. ^ Peak chart positions for compilation albums on the Rap Albums chart:
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