Kanye West albums discography
West performing in 2011
Studio albums10
Live albums2
Compilation albums1
Video albums1
Collaborative albums2
Demo albums1
Mixtapes5

American rapper and record producer, Ye, better known as Kanye West, has released 10 studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, one compilation album, one demo album, two live albums, one video album, and five mixtapes. All ten of his studio albums have been certified at least gold in the United States.[1] As of June 2021, West has certified 25 million equivalent solo albums units in the United States,[2] placing him among the highest-certified music artists in the United States.

West's debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200,[3] and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 2004.[4] West's second studio album, Late Registration (2005), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 860,000 copies.[5] The album was the ninth best-selling album of 2005 in the United States. West's third studio album, Graduation (2007), 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.[6] West's fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), became his third consecutive number one release on the Billboard 200.[7]

West's fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with the fourth-highest digital first-week sales ever.[8] Watch the Throne (2011), a collaborative album with fellow American rapper Jay-Z, broke the US iTunes first-week sales record.[9] The compilation album, Cruel Summer (2012), released with his label GOOD Music, debuted atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[10] West's sixth studio album, Yeezus (2013), debuted at number one in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.[11]

West's seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016), 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.[12] In June 2018, West released both his eighth studio album, Ye,[13] and his second collaborative album, Kids See Ghosts (with Kid Cudi).[14] His ninth studio album, Jesus Is King (2019), became West's first to top the Top Christian Albums, and Top Gospel Albums charts.[15][16] His tenth solo studio album, Donda (2021), recorded the second-biggest first week performance in Spotify's history,[17] in addition to equalling the record for most No. 1 debuts in a row on the Billboard 200, with Eminem (10).[18] Donda 2 was released in February 2022 via the Stem Player.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[3] 		US
R&B
[19] 		US
Rap
[20] 		AUS
[21] 		CAN
[22] 		GER
[23] 		IRL
[24] 		NZ
[25] 		SWI
[26] 		UK
[27]
The College Dropout 2 1 5 — 38 77 13 — 96 12
Late Registration
  • Released: August 30, 2005[34]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 1 14 1 14 2 11 9 2
Graduation
  • Released: September 11, 2007[41]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 1 1 2 1 10 2 2 3 1
808s & Heartbreak
  • Released: November 24, 2008[49]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 — 12 4 30 11 15 13 11
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
  • Released: November 22, 2010[52]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 1 6 1 19 18 10 10 16
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[1]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[53]
  • BPI: Platinum[30]
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[33]
Yeezus
  • Released: June 18, 2013[54]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 15 4 1 6 1
The Life of Pablo
  • Released: February 14, 2016[57]
  • Label: GOOD, Def Jam
  • Formats: Digital download
 1 1 1 65 6 — 8 — — 30
Ye
  • Released: June 1, 2018
  • Label: GOOD, Def Jam
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 25 1 1 7 2
Jesus Is King
  • Released: October 25, 2019[60]
  • Label: GOOD, Def Jam
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 19 2 1 8 2
Donda
  • Released: August 29, 2021[62]
  • Label: GOOD, Def Jam
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[3][65] 		US
R&B
[19] 		US
Rap
[20] 		AUS
[21] 		CAN
[22][66] 		GER
[23] 		IRL
[24] 		NZ
[25] 		SWI
[26][67] 		UK
[27][68]
Watch the Throne
(with Jay-Z, as The Throne) 		1 1 1 2 1 2 5 4 1 3
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum[1]
  • ARIA: Platinum[42]
  • BPI: Platinum[30]
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[33]
  • MC: Platinum[31]
Kids See Ghosts
(with Kid Cudi, as Kids See Ghosts) 		2 1 1 4 3 33 2 3 12 7
Vultures, Volume 1
(with Ty Dolla Sign, as ¥$)
  • Scheduled February 9, 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 To be released
Vultures, Volume 2
(with Ty Dolla Sign, as ¥$)
  • Scheduled March 8, 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 To be released
Vultures, Volume 3
(with Ty Dolla Sign, as ¥$)
  • Scheduled April 5, 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 To be released

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[74] 		US
R&B
[75] 		AUS
[76] 		CAN
[77] 		DEN
[78] 		NED
[79] 		FRA
[80] 		GER
[76] 		SWI
[81] 		UK
[82]
Cruel Summer
(as GOOD Music) 		2 1 7 4 12 10 30 74 10 2
  • RIAA: Platinum[1]

Demo albums

List of demo albums
Title Details
Donda 2

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
IRL
[24] 		UK
[27]
Late Orchestration
  • Released: April 24, 2006[83]
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 46 59
VH1 Storytellers
  • Released: January 5, 2010[84]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
Video
[85]
The College Dropout Video Anthology
  • Released: March 22, 2005[86]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: DVD
 6

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes
Title Details
Get Well Soon...
I'm Good...
Kon the Louis Vuitton Don
Welcome to Kanye's Soul Mix Show
(with A-Trak)
  • Released: September 5, 2006[90]
  • Label: Tube
  • Formats: CD
Can't Tell Me Nothing
  • Released: May 27, 2007[91]
  • Label: RGS
  • Formats: CD, digital download

See also

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