# Kendrick Lamar albums discography

The American rapper Kendrick Lamar has released six studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play (EP), one soundtrack album, and five mixtapes. He had sold more than 17.9 million album-equivalent units worldwide as of June 2018. In the United States, he has earned five number-one albums on the Billboard 200 chart and achieved 7.5 million certified album units by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Lamar began his recording career under the stage name K.Dot. His first mixtape, Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year), was released while he was in high school. He signed a recording contract with Top Dawg Entertainment in 2005, and his subsequent mixtapes were Training Day (2005), No Sleep 'Til NYC (with Jay Rock; 2007), and C4 (2009). After retiring his stage name with his 2009 EP Kendrick Lamar, he scored his first entry on the Billboard charts with his fifth mixtape, Overly Dedicated (2010), which reached number 72 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Lamar's first studio album, Section.80 (2011), peaked at number 113 on the Billboard 200. He achieved popularity with Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), which was released under a joint recording contract with Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City has spent more weeks on the Billboard 200 chart than any hip-hop studio album in history, having tallied 550 weeks by May 2023. To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) marked his first number-one album on the Billboard 200 and on charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. His 2016 compilation album, Untitled Unmastered (2016), topped the Billboard 200.
Damn (2017), Lamar's fourth studio album, was the Billboard year-end number-one album of 2017 and the seventh-best-selling album worldwide of the year. He curated and executive-produced Black Panther: The Album (2018), which broke the record for the most streams in a single week for a soundtrack album. His fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022), marked the conclusion of his tenure with TDE and Aftermath. A chart-topper in over ten countries, it was the first hip hop album of 2022 to accumulate over one billion streams on Spotify. In 2024, he surprise-released his sixth studio album, GNX, which succeeded his ongoing beef with Canadian rapper Drake.

## Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/HH | AUS | CAN | DEN | GER | FRA | IRL | NZ | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Section.80 | Released: July 2, 2011 Label: Top Dawg Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 113 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | US: 130,000 UK: 27,348 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold |
| Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Released: October 22, 2012 Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 47 | 57 | 26 | 7 | 16 | US: 242,000 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI DEN: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: 6× Platinum |
| To Pimp a Butterfly | Released: March 16, 2015 Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | US: 1,050,000 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum |
| Damn | Released: April 14, 2017 Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | US: 1,002,000 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum |
| Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Released: May 13, 2022 Label: PGLang, Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | US: 177,000 | ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| GNX | Released: November 22, 2024 Labels: PGLang, Interscope Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

## Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/HH | AUS | CAN | DEN | FRA | GER | IRL | NZ | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Untitled Unmastered | Released: March 4, 2016 Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, Digital download, streaming | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 7 | US: 320,000 UK: 37,059 | BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold |

## Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B/HH | AUS | CAN | DEN | FRA | GER | NZ | SWE | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| Black Panther: The Album (with various artists) | Released: February 9, 2018 Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 93 | 2 | 1 | — | US: 280,000 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: Gold |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details :
| Title | EP details | Ref. |
| Kendrick Lamar | Released: December 31, 2009 Label: Top Dawg Formats: Digital download | |

## Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions and sales figures :
| Title | Mixtape details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Mixtape details | US R&B/HH | US Heat | Sales |
| Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year) (as K.Dot) | Released: April 15, 2003 Label: Konkrete Jungle Muzik Formats: CD | — | — | |
| Training Day (as K.Dot) | Released: February 16, 2007 Label: Top Dawg Formats: CD, free download | — | — | |
| No Sleep 'Til NYC (as K.Dot, with Jay Rock) | Released: December 24, 2007 Label: Top Dawg Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | |
| C4 (as K.Dot) | Released: January 30, 2009 Label: Top Dawg Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | |
| Overly Dedicated | Released: September 14, 2010 Label: Top Dawg Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 72 | 46 | US: 12,000 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

## Unreleased albums

List of unreleased albums, with intended release year and notes :
| Title | Year | Notes | Ref. |
| Before I Commit Suicide | 2009 | Mixtape slated to be released after No Sleep 'Til NYC (2007) Lamar hinted at sharing the project in a 2009 interview Its title track samples "Time's Up" by O.C. | |
| Untitled rock album | 2020 | Rumor initially shared by Billboard's former editorial director Bill Werde on January 11, 2020 Several of Werde's industry friends reportedly indicated that Lamar had finished recording a new album and it was "pulling in more rock sounds" Werde later clarified that "just because recording had hit a point where folks believe it may be finished — albums go back to the studio all the time after this point, and for a million different reasons" | [62] [63] |