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Kanye West albums discography

American rapper and record producer Kanye West has made ten studio albums, two collaborative albums, a compilation album, a stem player-exclusive album, two live albums, a video album and four mixtapes. All ten of his studio albums have been certified at least gold in the United States.[1]

Kanye West albums discography
West performing in 2011
West performing in 2011
Releases
↙Studio albums 10
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 1
↙Video albums 1
↙Collaborative albums 2
↙Demo albums 1
↙Mixtapes 5

Statistics

As of June 2021, West has certified 25 million equivalent solo albums. This makes him one of the most highest-certified American musicians.

List of albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[2]		 US
R&B
[3]		 US
Rap
[4]		 AUS
[5]		 CAN
[6]		 GER
[7]		 IRL
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 SWI
[10]		 UK
[11]
The College Dropout 2 1 5 — 38 77 13 — 96 12
Late Registration
  • Released: August 30, 2005[18]
  • 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[25]
  • 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[32]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 — 12 4 30 11 15 13 11
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold[33]
  • BPI: Platinum[14]
  • IRMA: Platinum[34]
  • MC: Platinum[15]
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum[17]
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
  • Released: November 22, 2010[35]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 1 6 1 19 18 10 10 16
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[36]
  • BPI: Platinum[14]
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[17]
Yeezus
  • Released: June 18, 2013[37]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 15 4 1 6 1
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold[39]
  • BPI: Gold[14]
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum[17]
The Life of Pablo
  • Released: February 14, 2016[40]
  • 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
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Gold[14]
  • IFPI DEN: Gold[17]
Jesus Is King
  • Released: October 25, 2019[43]
  • Label: GOOD, Def Jam
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 19 2 1 8 2
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver[14]
  • IFPI DEN: Gold[17]
Donda
  • Released: August 29, 2021[45]
  • Label: GOOD, Def Jam
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Gold[14]
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum[17]
  • MC: Platinum[15]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[47]
"—" 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
[2][48]		 US
R&B
[3]		 US
Rap
[4]		 AUS
[5]		 CAN
[6][49]		 GER
[7]		 IRL
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 SWI
[10][50]		 UK
[11][51]
Watch the Throne
(with Jay-Z) 		1 1 1 2 1 2 5 4 1 3
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[26]
  • BPI: Platinum[14]
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[17]
  • MC: Platinum[15]
Kids See Ghosts
(with Kid Cudi, as Kids See Ghosts) 		2 1 1 4 3 33 2 3 12 7

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[57]		 US
R&B
[58]		 AUS
[59]		 CAN
[60]		 DEN
[61]		 NED
[62]		 FRA
[63]		 GER
[59]		 SWI
[64]		 UK
[65]
Cruel Summer
(as GOOD Music) 		2 1 7 4 12 10 30 74 10 2
  • RIAA: Platinum

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
[8]		 UK
[11]
Late Orchestration
  • Released: April 24, 2006[66]
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 46 59
VH1 Storytellers
  • Released: January 5, 2010[67]
  • 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
[68]
The College Dropout Video Anthology
  • Released: March 22, 2005[69]
  • Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
  • Formats: DVD
 6
  • RIAA: Gold

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes
Title Details
Get Well Soon...
  • Released: December 14, 2002
  • Formats: CD
I'm Good...
  • Released: 2003[70]
  • Formats: CD, LP
Welcome to Kanye's Soul Mix Show
(with A-Trak)
  • Released: September 5, 2006[71]
  • Label: Tube
  • Formats: CD
Can't Tell Me Nothing
  • Released: May 27, 2007[72]
  • Label: RGS
  • Formats: CD, digital download

References

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