Def Jam, impressed with Roc-A-Fella’s early independent success, agreed to sign a joint venture with the young imprint on one condition: They needed seven albums from Jay. The skinny kid from Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects intended to drop just one album - a musical I was here statement - before partnering with a major label and falling back into a comfy executive role, becoming a vessel to launch hopeful Roc-A-Fella acts like Memphis Bleek and Christión into orbit.īut the industry had different plans. "Pink Earns First No.If Jay-Z had his way back in 1996, this list would be too brief to warrant compiling.
^ Keith Caulfield (September 26, 2012). 
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^ Rodriguez, Jayson (September 21, 2007). ^ Whitmire, Margo (September 7, 2005). ^ a b c "Kanye West – Chart History: Billboard 200". Recording Industry Association of America. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Gold & Platinum: Kanye West". "Bluesfest review: Twenty minutes late, Kanye West still captures massive crowd". Video albums List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Live albums List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Label: Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, Def JamĬompilation albums List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications. "-" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.Ĭollaborative albums List of collaborative studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Studio albums List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications The album became West's first to top Top Christian Albums, and Top Gospel Albums charts, and made him tie Eminem as the only other act to have nine successive studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Following multiple delays, West released his ninth studio album Jesus Is King in late-October 2019. The former recorded the second-highest ever per-track streaming average for an album. In June 2018, West released both his eighth studio album Ye, and his second collaborative album Kids See Ghosts (with Kid Cudi). The Life of Pablo was released in February 2016, and made history by becoming the first album to top the Billboard 200 predominantly from streaming, while also having the second-highest total of first-week streams for an album. West's sixth studio album Yeezus was released in June 2013 and debuted at number one in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Compilation album Cruel Summer released with his label GOOD Music in September 2012 debuted atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Watch the Throne, a collaborative album with Jay-Z, was released in August 2011 and broke the US iTunes first-week sales record. In November 2010, West released his fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with the fourth-highest ever digital first-week sales. West's fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak was released in November 2008, and became his third consecutive number one release on the Billboard 200. In September 2007, West's third studio album Graduation debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 957,000 units in its first week, becoming the fastest-selling album in the US since Late Registration, and breaking the record for most digital albums sold in a week. The album was the ninth best-selling album of 2005 in the United States. 
In August 2005, West released his second studio album Late Registration, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 860,000 copies. West's debut album The College Dropout was released in February 2004, it debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 2004. As of October 2021, West has certified 25 million equivalent albums units in the United States, placing him among the highest-certified music artists in the United States. All ten of his studio albums have been certified at least gold in the United States. West has sold 21 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide. American rapper and record producer Kanye West has released ten studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, one compilation album, two live albums, one video album and four mixtapes.
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