Kanye West discography

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West performing in April 2007
West performing in April 2007

This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Kanye West, an American rapper and producer. He has released three 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 February 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.

Contents

[edit] Albums

Year Title Chart positions[2][3] Sales and certifications
U.S. UK GER FRA CAN AUS
2004 The College Dropout 2 12 77 160 9 14
  • ARIA certification: Gold[4]
  • RIAA certification: 3× Platinum[5]
  • U.S. sales: 3 million[6]
  • Worldwide sales: 4.6 million[1]
2005 Late Registration 1 2 14 36 1 14
  • ARIA certification: Gold[4]
  • RIAA certification: 3× Platinum[5]
  • U.S. sales: 3.5 million[7]
  • Worldwide sales: 5.3 million[1]
2007 Graduation 1 1 10 9 1 2
  • ARIA certifcation: Gold[8]
  • RIAA certification: 2× Platinum[5]
  • U.S. sales: 2.1 million[9]
  • Worldwide sales: 3.2 million[10]

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart positions[2][11] Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap GER CAN UK AUS
2003 "Through the Wire" 15 8 4 61 23 9 — The College Dropout
2004 "All Falls Down" (feat. Syleena Johnson) 7 4 2 — 9 10 —
"Jesus Walks" 11 2 3 — 4 16 37
"The New Workout Plan" — 59 — — — — —
2005 "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" 43 21 11 67 18 8 — Late Registration
"Gold Digger" (feat. Jamie Foxx) 1 1 1 35 2 2 1
"Heard 'Em Say" (feat. Adam Levine) 26 17 12 — 19 22 27
2006 "Touch the Sky" (feat. Lupe Fiasco) 42 23 10 — 36 6 10
"Drive Slow" (feat. 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
"Good Life" (feat. T-Pain) 7 3 1 78 23 23 21
2008 "Flashing Lights" (feat. Dwele) 29 12 2 — 57 29 82
"Homecoming" (feat. Chris Martin) 71 53 19 23 82 9 63

[edit] As featured performer

Year Single Chart positions Album
U.S. U.S.
R&B		 U.S.
Rap		 UK
2003 "Slow Jamz" (Twista feat. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx) 1 1 1 3 Kamikaze and The College Dropout
2004 "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 Afrodisiac
"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
"Extravaganza" (Jamie Foxx feat. Kanye West) — 52 — 43 Unpredictable
"Go!" (Common feat. Kanye West and John Mayer) 79 31 21 79 Be
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 21 11 — Doctor's Advocate
2008 "Finer Things" (DJ Felli Fel feat. Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, & Fabolous) 101 80 9 — Go DJ!
"American Boy" (Estelle feat. Kanye West) 52 55 — 1 Shine
"Put On" (Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West) — 27 22 — The Recession
"Beat Goes On" (Madonna feat. Kanye West) — — — — Hard Candy
"Lollipop (Remix)" (Lil Wayne feat. Kanye West) TBR TBR TBR TBR Tha Carter III

[edit] 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
2005 "Crazy" Aura
"Higher" Do or Die D.O.D.
"Paid the Price" Do or Die
"They Say" Common 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
"Changing Lanes" Jet Phynx Rise of the Phynx: The Mixtape
"Oh Drama" Chamillionaire, Stat Quo
"Tooth Pick" Talib Kweli
"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
2007 "I Still Love H.E.R." Teriyaki Boyz
"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
2008 "Everyone Nose (remix)" N*E*R*D, Child Rebel Soldier, Pusha T Seeing Sounds
"Lollipop (Remix)" Lil Wayne, Kanye West Tha Carter III

[edit] DVDs

Year Title
2005 The College Dropout Video Anthology
2006 Late Orchestration
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director(s)[12][13]
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
"Homecoming" Hype Williams

[edit] Production

Main article: Kanye West production discography

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Mr Confidence puts it all on the line. The Sun-Herald (August 1, 2005). Accessed August 27, 2007.
  2. ^ a b World Chart Positions. aCharts.us. Accessed December 24, 2007.
  3. ^ Kanye West Billboard Album Charts. All Music Guide. Accessed August 31, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Australian Record Accreditations - 2006. Australian Recording Industry Association.
  5. ^ a b c "Kanye West" Searchable Database. RIAA. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  6. ^ Kanye West Returns to Chicago State University as mtvU 'Stand In' Professor.. About.com (September 12, 2005). Accessed September 7, 2007.
  7. ^ Kanye West outsells 50 Cent on first day. Actress Archives (September 12, 2007). Accessed September 17, 2007.
  8. ^ Australian Record Accreditations - 2007. Australian Recording Industry Association.
  9. ^ http://www.sixshot.com/news/11446/
  10. ^ United World Chart – Albums – week 39 / 2007 – September 29, week 40 / 2007 – October 6, week 41 / 2007 – October 13, week 42 / 2007 – October 20, week 43 / 2007 – October 27, week 44 / 2007 – November 3, week 45 / 2007 – November 10, week 46 / 2007 – November 17, week 47 / 2007 – November 24, week 49 / 2007 - December 8. Media Traffic. Accessed December 12, 2007.
  11. ^ Artist Chart History. Billboard. Accessed August 31, 2007.
  12. ^ Artist Videography. MVDBase. Accessed December 24, 2007.
  13. ^ Kanye West | Music Videos. MTV. Accessed March 3, 2008.

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"Slow Jamz" · "This Way" · "Down & Out" · "Talk About Our Love" · "Selfish" · "The Food" · "I Changed My Mind" · "Number One" · "The Corner" · "Extravaganza" · "Go!" · "Grammy Family" · "Number One" · "Wouldn't Get Far" · "Pro Nails" · "Finer Things" · "American Boy" · "Put On"
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