50 Cent discography

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50 Cent discography
50 Cent in January 2006
50 Cent in January 2006
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Compilation albums 1
↙Singles 19
↙Music videos 20
↙Soundtracks 1
↙Unreleased albums 1
↙Mixtapes 4

This is a comprehensive listing of releases by 50 Cent, an American rapper. He has released three studio albums, sixteen singles, and two DVDs on Interscope Records. Music videos and collaborations are also included.

50 Cent released his commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2003, which produced the hit singles "In da Club", "21 Questions", and "P.I.M.P.". The same year, he was granted his own imprint label G-Unit Records. In 2005, he released his second studio album The Massacre, which sold 1.14 million copies in the first four days, breaking his previous record as the highest selling artist in an abbreviated sales cycle.[1] It was the second biggest selling record of the year and it produced three top five singles in the United States; "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", and "Just a Lil Bit".[2] In 2007, 50 Cent's third album Curtis debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. He will release his final studio album with Interscope Records in 2008 called Before I Self Destruct.

Contents

Albums

Studio

Year Title Peak chart positions[3][4] Sales and certifications
U.S. UK GER FRA CAN AUS
2003 Get Rich or Die Tryin' 1 7 4 12 1 4 RIAA certification: 6× Platinum[5]
U.S. sales: 8 million[6]
Worldwide sales: 12 million[7]
2005 The Massacre
  • Released: March 3, 2005
  • Label: Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
 1 1 1 4 1 2 RIAA certification: 5× Platinum[5]
U.S. sales: 5 million[6]
Worldwide sales: 10 million[8]
2007 Curtis 2 2 2 3 2 1

U.S. sales: 1.2 million[9]
Worldwide sales: 1.7 million[10]
2008 Before I Self Destruct
  • To be released: 2008
  • Label: Shady/Aftermath/Interscope

Soundtracks

Year Title Peak chart positions[11] Sales and certifications
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Soundtrack CAN
2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack 2 1 1 2 RIAA certification: Platinum[12]
Worldwide sales: 3 million[13]

Compilations

Year Title Peak chart positions[4] Sales and certifications
U.S. U.S. R&B
2002 Guess Who's Back? 28 13 U.S. sales: 400,000[14]
2008 Greatest hits album[15]
  • To be released: 2008
  • Label: Shady/Aftermath/Interscope

Unreleased

Year Title
2000 Power of the Dollar

Mixtapes

Year Title
2006 God's Plan[17]
50 Cent Is the Future[18]
No Mercy, No Fear[19]
2007 Freestyle B4 Paystyle[20]

Singles

Solo

Year Single Peak chart positions[3][21] Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK GER FRA AUS
1999 "How to Rob" (feat. The Madd Rapper) — 62 24 — — — — Power of the Dollar, In Too Deep soundtrack, Tell 'Em Why U Madd
"Rowdy Rowdy" — — — — — — — In Too Deep soundtrack
2002 "Wanksta" 13 4 3 — — — — 8 Mile
"In da Club" 1 1 1 3 1 16 1 Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2003 "21 Questions" (feat. Nate Dogg) 1 1 1 6 35 58 4
"P.I.M.P." 3 2 1 5 5 25 2
"If I Can't" 76 34 15 10 34 — 22
2005 "Disco Inferno" 3 4 3 — — — — The Massacre
"Candy Shop" (feat. Olivia) 1 1 1 3 1 8 3
"Just a Lil Bit" 3 3 1 10 11 38 13
"Outta Control (remix)" (feat. Mobb Deep) 6 11 5 7 8 — 16
"Hustler's Ambition" 65 64 — 13 22 — 23 Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack
"Window Shopper" 20 14 9 11 20 23 13
"Best Friend" (feat. Olivia) 35 22 10 — — — —
2007 "Straight to the Bank" 32 30 10 — 33 38 — Curtis
"Amusement Park" 116 36 17 — — — —
"I Get Money" 20 10 4 41 — — —
"Ayo Technology" (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) 5 41 10 2 3 5 10
"I'll Still Kill" (feat. Akon) 95 52 22 — — 28 —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

As featured performer

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK GER FRA AUS
2003 "Magic Stick" (with Lil' Kim) 2 2 1 23 — — — La Bella Mafia
2004 "Encore/Curtains Down" (with Eminem & Dr. Dre) 25 48 20 — — — — Encore
"Westside Story" (with The Game) 93 55 — — — — — The Documentary
"How We Do" (with The Game) 4 2 2 5 9 30 24
2005 "Hate It or Love It" (with The Game) 2 1 1 4 14 42 21
"So Seductive" (with Tony Yayo) 48 7 12 28 — — — Thoughts of a Predicate Felon
"I Know You Don't Love Me"
(with Tony Yayo, Young Buck, & Lloyd Banks)		 — — — — — — —
"Have a Party"(with Mobb Deep & Nate Dogg) — 49 23 — — — — Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack
2006 "Hands Up" (with Lloyd Banks) 84 30 15 43 20 — — Rotten Apple
"The Cake" (with Lloyd Banks) — 65 — — — — —
"You Don't Know" (with Eminem, Lloyd Banks, & Cashis) 12 87 — 32 — — — Eminem Presents the Re-Up
2007 "Jimmy Crack Corn" (with Eminem) 101 — — — — — —
"Can't Leave 'Em Alone" (with Ciara) 40 10 — — 44 — — Ciara: The Evolution

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest appearances

Year Song[22] Artist(s) Album
1998 "React" Onyx, Bonifucco, X-1, Still Livin' Shut 'Em Down
2000 "Jerk" Next Welcome II Nextasy
2002 "Work It (remix)" Missy Elliott Under Construction
2003 "Shot Down" DMX, Styles P Grand Champ
"Let Me Be the 1" Mary J. Blige Love & Life
"We All Die One Day" Obie Trice, Eminem, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo Cheers
2004 "Never Enough" Eminem, Nate Dogg Encore
"Spend Some Time" Eminem, Obie Trice, Stat Quo
"I Get High" Lloyd Banks, Snoop Dogg The Hunger for More
"Warrior, Pt. 2" Lloyd Banks, Eminem, Nate Dogg
"I'm a Soldier" Young Buck Straight Outta Cashville
"Bonafide Husler" Young Buck, Tony Yayo
"DPG-Unit" Young Buck, Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger,
Soopafly, Lloyd Banks
"Oh No" Snoop Dogg R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
2005 "We Don't Give a Fuck" Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Olivia Thoughts of a Predicate Felon
"When Death Becomes You" M.O.P. Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack
"You Already Know" Lloyd Banks, Young Buck
"Things Change" Spider Loc, Lloyd Banks
"You a Shooter" Mobb Deep
"Forgive Me" Proof Searching for Jerry Garcia
2006 "Creep" Mobb Deep Blood Money
"Pearly Gates" Mobb Deep
"The Infamous" Mobb Deep
"It's Alright" Mobb Deep, Mary J. Blige
"Everywhere I Go" Obie Trice Second Round's on Me
"Rotten Apple" Lloyd Banks, Prodigy Rotten Apple
"Nigga, What's Up" Lil' Scrappy Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live
"The Re-Up" Eminem Eminem Presents the Re-Up
"Officer Down" Kardinal Offishall Canadian Coke
2007 "Come and Get Me" Timbaland, Tony Yayo Shock Value
"Hold On" Young Buck Buck the World
"Take It to the Top" Freeway Free at Last

DVDs

Year DVD
2003 Get Rich or Die Tryin' (bonus DVD)[23]
  • Released: February 6, 2003
  • Label: Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
  • Notes: Contains behind the scenes footage, interviews, and live performances.
50 Cent: The New Breed
  • Released: April 15, 2003
  • Label: Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
  • Director: Don Robinson, Damon Johnson
  • Notes: Contains documentary footage and live performances.
  • Sales: 645,000 (as of 2003)[24]

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)[25]
2002 "Wanksta" Jessy Terrero
2003 "In da Club" Phillip Atwell
"21 Questions" Domon Johnson, Dr. Dre, Phillip Atwell
"Many Men (Wish Death)" Jessy Terrero
"P.I.M.P. (remix)" Chris Robinson
"If I Can't" Dr. Dre
2005 "Candy Shop" Jessy Terrero
"Disco Inferno" Jessy Terrero, Ulysses Terrero
"Just a Lil Bit" Benny Boom
"Rowdy Rowdy" J. Kevin Swain
"Outta Control (remix)" Jessy Terrero
"Hustler's Ambition" Anthony Mandler
"Window Shopper" Benny Boom
"Best Friend"
2007 "Straight to the Bank"
"Amusement Park"
"I Get Money" Broadway
"Ayo Technology" Joseph Kahn
"I'll Still Kill" ("I Still Will" T.V. version) Jessy Terrero
"Follow My Lead" Bernard Gourley

References

  1. ^ Gundersen, Edna (September 3, 2005). 'Massacre' sales top one million. USA Today. Accessed August 10, 2007.
  2. ^ Associated Press (December 29, 2005). Carey takes lead for best-selling album of 2005. USA Today. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  3. ^ a b World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed August 9, 2007.
  4. ^ a b 50 Cent Billboard Album Charts. Allmusic. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  5. ^ a b RIAA Searchable Database - "50 Cent". Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed January 3, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (September 4, 2007). Can Music Big-Timers Fix Sagging Sales?. Associated Press. Accessed October 7, 2007.
  7. ^ Byrnes, Paul (January 18, 2006). Get Rich or Die Tryin'. The Sydney Morning Herald. Accessed November 23, 2007.
  8. ^ Wolfe, Roman (January 5, 2006). AHH Stray News: UMG #1 Label, Jim Jonsin, D4L. AllHipHop. Accessed July 20, 2007.
  9. ^ Paine, Jake (December 27, 2007). Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 12/24/07. HipHopDX. Accessed January 10, 2008.
  10. ^ United World Chart – Albums – week 39, week 40, week 41, week 42, week 43, week 44, week 45, week 46. Media Traffic (September 29, 2007 – November 17, 2007) . Accessed November 10, 2007.
  11. ^ Get Rich or Die Tryin' Charts. Billboard. Accessed August 10, 2007.
  12. ^ RIAA Searchable Database - "Get Rich or Die Tryin". Recording Industry Association of America. Accessed May 21, 2008.
  13. ^ Johnson, Dick (August 10, 2007). Pulse Report. SOHH. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  14. ^ Chery, Carl (May 18, 2004). 50 Cent's a Fake, Says Ex-G-Unit Member, Bang Em Smurf. SOHH. Accessed September 26, 2007.
  15. ^ Shake (April 4, 2007). 50 Cent Speaks!. HipHopDX. Accessed August 10, 2007.
  16. ^ Power of the Dollar. Billboard. Accessed August 10, 2007.
  17. ^ God's Plan. Billboard. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  18. ^ 50 Cent Is the Future. Billboard. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  19. ^ No Mercy No Fear. Billboard. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  20. ^ Freestyle B4 Paystyle. Billboard. Accessed October 31, 2007.
  21. ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed August 9, 2007.
  22. ^ 50 Cent appearances. CD Universe. Accessed December 14, 2007.
  23. ^ Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Bonus DVD). ARTISTdirect. Accessed December 13, 2007.
  24. ^ Nelson, Chris (December 29, 2003). With CD Sales Slipping, the DVD Steps In. The New York Times. Accessed August 11, 2007.
  25. ^ 50 Cent | Music Videos. MTV. Accessed December 17, 2007.

Chart positions as featured performer

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