J. Cole discography

J. Cole discography
Releases
Studio albums 1
Singles 10
Music videos 7
Mixtapes 3

The discography of J. Cole, an American rapper, songwriter, and producer, consists of one studio album, three mixtapes, seven music videos, and ten singles, including seven as a featured artist. J. Cole was the fourteenth solo male artist to have a debut album arrive at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.[1]

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US US R&B US Rap CAN AUS UK
Cole World: The Sideline Story 1 1 1 4 52 25
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Free EPs

Mixtapes

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
The Come Up[3]
  • Released: 2007
  • Format: CD, Free download
  • Label: By Any Means Management
The Warm Up[4]
  • Released: 2009
  • Format: CD, Free download
  • Label: Roc Nation
Friday Night Lights [5]
  • Released: 2010
  • Format: CD, Free download
  • Label: Roc Nation
TBA (with Kendrick Lamar)[6]
  • Released:
  • Format:
  • Label:

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[7]
US R&B
[8]
US Rap US Pop UK
[9][10]
CAN
[11]
"Who Dat" 2010 93 32 19 Cole World: The Sideline Story
"Work Out" 2011 14 10 3 19 194 55
"Can't Get Enough"
(featuring Trey Songz)
65 9 9 169
"Mr. Nice Watch"
(featuring Jay-Z)
119 87
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of non-single songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B
[12]
U.S. Rap
"A Star Is Born"
(Jay-Z featuring J. Cole)
2009 91 The Blueprint 3
"In the Morning"
(featuring Drake)
2011 117 57 Friday Night Lights / Cole World: The Sideline Story
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

As featured artist

List of singles by title, year and peak chart positions, and album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
"Just Begun"
(Reflection Eternal featuring J. Cole, Mos Def and Jay Electronica)
2010 Revolutions per Minute
"All I Want Is You"
(Miguel featuring J. Cole)
58 7 All I Want Is You
"Feel Love"
(Sean Garrett featuring J. Cole)
2011 49 Courtesy Of
"Bad Girls Club"
(Wale featuring J. Cole)
Ambition
"Trouble"
(Bei Maejor featuring J. Cole)
113 34 Non-album single
"Only Wanna Give It to You"
(Elle Varner featuring J. Cole)
20 Perfectly Imperfect
"Party" (Remix)
(Beyonce Knowles featuring J. Cole)
50 2 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Guest appearances

List of songs with guest appearances by J. Cole
Title Year Album Artist(s)
"Rather Be with You (Vagina Is for Lovers)" 2009 Back to the Feature Wale, Curren$y
"A Star Is Born" The Blueprint 3 Jay-Z
"Beautiful Bliss" Attention Deficit Wale, Melanie Fiona
"Gladiators" 2010 May 25th B.o.B
"Still the Hottest" The Network 2 Young Chris
"Just Begun" Revolutions per Minute Reflection Eternal, Jay Electronica, Mos Def
"Look in the Mirror" (Remix) Yo Gotti, Wale, Wiz Khalifa
"Looking for Trouble" G.O.O.D. Fridays Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi da Prynce
"All I Want Is You" All I Want Is You Miguel
"Buyou" No Boys Allowed Keri Hilson
"Feel Love" 2011 Courtesy Of Sean Garrett
"Leave Me Alone" By Any Means Kevin Cossom
"S&M" (Remix) Rihanna
"Champion" (Remix) Chipmunk, Chris Brown
"Relaxation" Higher Learning Vol. 2[13] Fashawn, Omen
"Nothing for the Radio" Fashawn
"Never Holdin' Me Back" Let the Drummer Get Wicked Travis Barker
"Trouble" Bei Maejor
"Killers" The Glorification of Gangster[14] Alex Haldi
"Let It Go" LP3020[15] StartYourOwnRebellion
"Fitted Cap" Self Made Vol. 1 Wale, Rick Ross, Meek Mill
"Pity" In the Meanwhile Voli, Omen
"Undercover" Third Power DJ Drama, Chris Brown
"Bad Girls Club" Ambition Wale
"Mama Told Me" Afraid of Heights Omen
"World Premiere" Awaken Elite
"Only Wanna Give It to You" Perfectly Imperfect Elle Varner
"Party" (Remix) Beyoncé Knowles
"Like It or Love It" Happy Birthday Tinie Tempah, Wretch 32
"Fly Together" (Remix) Red Café, Trey Songz, Wale

Music videos

As main artist

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Simba" 2009 BB Gun
"Who Dat" 2010
"In the Morning" (with Drake) 2011 N/A
"Work Out" Clifton Bell
"Can't Get Enough" (with Trey Songz)
"Daddy's Little Girl" Axel Laramée
"Lost Ones" BB Gun

As featured artist

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"All I Want Is You"
(Miguel featuring J. Cole)
2010 Alex Moore
"Feel Love"
(Sean Garrett featuring J. Cole)
2011 TAJ Stansberry
"Trouble"
(Bei Maejor featuring J. Cole)
Declan Whitebloom
"Only Wanna Give It to You"
(Elle Varner featuring J. Cole)
Orson Whales
"Party"
(Beyoncé Knowles featuring J. Cole)
Alan Ferguson, Beyoncé Knowles
"Bad Girl's Club"
(Wale featuring J. Cole)
Rock Jacobs

Songwriter credits

List of songs written or co-written by J. Cole
Title Year Album Artist(s)
"Coming Home" (with S. Carter, A. Grant, S. Grey) 2010 Last Train to Paris Diddy-Dirty Money
"Drug Test" (with J. Taylor, A. Young, C. Broadus, K. Abdul-Rahman, D. Tannenbaum, S. Jordan, S. Benton, K. Lamar, E. Hayes, B. Honeycutt) 2011 The R.E.D. Album Game

Producer credits

J. Cole - The Come Up

J. Cole - The Warm Up

Young Chris - The Network 2

J. Cole - Friday Night Lights

DJ Whoo Kid - XXL 10 Freshman for ’10″

Voli - Glass Doors

Fashawn - Higher Learning Vol. 2

XV - Zero Heroes

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

XV

Alex Haldi - The Glorification of Gangster

J. Cole - Any Given Sunday #1 (FreEP)

J. Cole - Any Given Sunday #2 (FreEP)

Voli - In the Meanwhile

J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story

Wale - Ambition

Leftover

Elite - Awaken

Yung MillzZ - Round 5: Best In The World

References

  1. ^ Cole's 'World' Album Headed for No. 1 on Billboard 200
  2. ^ a b Cole "RIAA – Gold & Platinum: J. Cole". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=J. Cole. Retrieved December 2, 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Come Up free download and stream". Download A Mixtape (DAM). http://www.downloadamixtape.com/?page_id=195&mixtape_id=1029. 
  4. ^ VoodooChild. "J. Cole - ''The Warm Up''". Thatsthatish.com. http://www.thatsthatish.com/2009/08/j-cole-warm-up.html. Retrieved 2011-09-27. 
  5. ^ "Friday Night Lights free download and stream". Download A Mixtape (DAM). http://www.downloadamixtape.com/?page_id=195&mixtape_id=740. 
  6. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Says J. Cole Collabo Mixtape is Gonna “Shock The World”". Xxlmag.Com. 2011-02-08. http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/02/kendrick-lamar-says-j-cole-collabo-mixtape-is-gonna-shock-the-world/. Retrieved 2011-09-27. 
  7. ^ Landman, Gabriella (2010-06-22). "J. Cole Has 'That Flame' in New 'Who Dat' Video". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/column/viralvideos/j-cole-has-that-flame-in-new-who-dat-video-1004099589.story#/column/viralvideos/j-cole-has-that-flame-in-new-who-dat-video-1004099589.story. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer
  9. ^ "UK Singles Chart: CLUK Update (3.09.2011 - week 34)". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110903cluk.txt. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  10. ^ "UK Singles Chart: CLUK Update (19.11.2011 - week 45)". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/111119cluk.txt. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  11. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer
  12. ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?chartDate=2011-03-12&order=gainer. Retrieved 2011-09-27. 
  13. ^ Fashawn’s Higher Learning 2 Mixtape Drops Today XXLMag.com
  14. ^ Name (required) (2011-05-12). "DOPE PROJECT ALERT: The Glorification Of Gangster Art Exhibit « LIFE Pulse Blog". Lifepulseblog.com. http://lifepulseblog.com/2011/03/15/dope-project-alert-the-glorification-of-gangster-art-exhibit/. Retrieved 2011-09-27. 
  15. ^ StartYourOwnRebellion – Let It Go f. J. Cole 2DopeBoyz.com
  16. ^ Kendrick Lamar's HiiiPoWeR sample of Pharoahe Monch's Simon Says WhoSampled
  17. ^ J. Cole's How High sample of J.O.B Orquestra's Govinda WhoSampled