# Common discography

The discography of Common, an American rapper, consists of fourteen studio albums, one collaborative album, one extended play, two compilation albums, forty-nine singles (including fifteen as a featured artist) and twenty-one music videos. It also contains the list of Common songs. Common sold more than 2.8 million albums in the United States. Common released his first album, Can I Borrow a Dollar? (1992), and follow suit with his second album, Resurrection, which met with critical acclaim, calling the album as one of the classic of the 90s. Common released his third album, One Day It'll All Make Sense, which was a little commercial success, follow suit with his fourth album, Like Water for Chocolate, which was met with critical acclaim from music critics, calling it the best rap album of the year. The album was also a commercial success certifying it gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fifth studio album Electric Circus was met with acclaim from music critics. However, it failed to meet the commercial success with Like Water for Chocolate, which only peaked at number 47 on the US Billboard 200.
In 2005, he was helped by Kanye West to release his 6th album Be. West produced the whole album and was featured on it a few times. The album helped Common to get back into the spotlight and sold 185,000 copies in its first week debuting at number 2 on the charts and also it was Common's first album to have commercial success outside the US, peaking in several territories. The album was met with universal acclaim and it was described to be Common's best album. The album was certified gold by the RIAA. His next album Finding Forever peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 being his first chart-topper. His next album Universal Mind Control sold 81,663 in its first week debuting only at number 12. The album was promoted by the successful single "Universal Mind Control" which peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was met with mixed reviews. His next album The Dreamer/The Believer was met with positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number 18 on the charts, selling 70,000 copies in its first week and was promoted by five singles. In 2014 Common released his 10th album Nobody's Smiling which peaked at number 6 on the charts and had features from Big Sean and Vince Staples and others. In 2015 he collaborated with John Legend on the single "Glory" which peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was from the film Selma.

## Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions 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 | Certifications | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | US Rap | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | SWI | UK | Certifications | Sales |
| Can I Borrow a Dollar? (as Common Sense) | Released: October 6, 1992 Label: Relativity Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | US: 131,000 |
| Resurrection (as Common Sense) | Released: October 25, 1994 Label: Relativity Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 178 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | US: 231,000 |
| One Day It'll All Make Sense | Released: September 30, 1997 Label: Relativity Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 61 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | US: 271,000 |
| Like Water for Chocolate | Released: March 28, 2000 Label: MCA, Universal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 16 | 5 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | RIAA: Gold | US: 792,000 |
| Electric Circus | Released: December 10, 2002 Label: MCA, Universal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | 47 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | US: 305,000 |
| Be | Released: May 24, 2005 Label: GOOD Music, Geffen Format: CD, LP, digital download | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 102 | 93 | 61 | 73 | 26 | 38 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver | US: 848,000 |
| Finding Forever | Released: July 31, 2007 Label: GOOD Music, Geffen Format: CD, LP, digital download | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 82 | 92 | 57 | 58 | 23 | 35 | RIAA: Gold | |
| Universal Mind Control | Released: December 9, 2008 Label: GOOD Music, Geffen Format: CD, LP, digital download | 12 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 172 | — | — | — | 82 | — | | |
| The Dreamer/The Believer | Released: December 20, 2011 Label: Think Common, Warner Bros Format: CD, LP, digital download | 18 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | | |
| Nobody's Smiling | Released: July 22, 2014 Label: ARTium, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | | |
| Black America Again | Released: November 4, 2016 Label: ARTium, Def Jam Format: CD, digital download | 25 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| Let Love | Released: August 30, 2019 Label: Loma Vista Format: CD, LP, digital download | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | | |
| A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 | Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Loma Vista, Concord Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2 | Released: September 10, 2021 Label: Loma Vista, Concord Format: CD, LP, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Auditorium Vol. 1 | Released: July 12, 2024 Label: Loma Vista, Concord Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | 36 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| August Greene (with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins) | Released: March 5, 2018 Label: August Greene Format: CD, LP, digital download |

## Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US R&B |
| Thisisme Then: The Best of Common | Released: November 17, 2007 Label: Relativity, Legacy Format: CD, digital download | 62 |
| Go! – Common Classics | Released: May 11, 2010 Label: Geffen Format: CD, digital download | — |

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | FRA | NL | UK | Album |
| "Take It EZ" (as Common Sense) | 1992 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | Can I Borrow a Dollar? |
| "Breaker 1/9" (as Common Sense) | 1992 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | Can I Borrow a Dollar? |
| "Soul by the Pound" (as Common Sense) | 1993 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | Can I Borrow a Dollar? |
| "I Used to Love H.E.R." (as Common Sense) | 1994 | — | 91 | 31 | — | — | — | Resurrection |
| "Resurrection" (as Common Sense) | 1995 | — | 88 | 22 | — | — | — | Resurrection |
| "The Bitch in Yoo" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Relativity Urban Assault |
| "Retrospect for Life" (featuring Lauryn Hill) | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Day It'll All Make Sense |
| "Reminding Me (Of Sef)" (featuring Chantay Savage) | 1997 | — | 57 | 9 | — | — | 59 | One Day It'll All Make Sense |
| "All Night Long" (featuring Erykah Badu) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Day It'll All Make Sense |
| "One-Nine-Nine-Nine" (featuring Sadat X) | 1999 | — | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | Soundbombing II |
| "Car Horn" (featuring DJ Mark the 45 King) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "The 6th Sense" (featuring Bilal) | 2000 | — | 87 | 14 | — | — | 56 | Like Water for Chocolate |
| "The Light" | 2000 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 97 | 83 | 56 | Like Water for Chocolate |
| "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)" (featuring Macy Gray) | 2001 | — | 61 | — | — | — | 48 | Like Water for Chocolate |
| "Come Close" (featuring Mary J. Blige, or Erykah Badu, Pharrell and Q-Tip) | 2002 | 65 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | Electric Circus |
| "The Food" (featuring Kanye West and DJ Dummy) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Be |
| "The Corner" (featuring Kanye West and The Last Poets) | 2005 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 134 | Be |
| "Go!" | 2005 | 79 | 31 | 21 | — | — | 79 | Be |
| "Testify" | 2005 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | Be |
| "Faithful" (featuring Bilal and John Legend) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Be |
| "A Dream" (featuring will.i.am) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | Freedom Writers (soundtrack) |
| "The People" (featuring Dwele) | 2007 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | Finding Forever |
| "The Game" (featuring DJ Premier) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Finding Forever |
| "Drivin' Me Wild" (featuring Lily Allen) | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | Finding Forever |
| "I Want You" (featuring will.i.am) | 2007 | — | 32 | 21 | — | — | — | Finding Forever |
| "Universal Mind Control" (featuring Pharrell) | 2008 | 62 | 60 | 13 | — | — | — | Universal Mind Control |
| "Announcement" (featuring Pharrell) | 2008 | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | Universal Mind Control |
| "Ghetto Dreams" (featuring Nas) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dreamer / The Believer |
| "Blue Sky" (featuring Makeba Riddick) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dreamer / The Believer |
| "Sweet" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dreamer / The Believer |
| "Celebrate" | 2011 | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | The Dreamer / The Believer |
| "Raw (How You Like It)" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Dreamer / The Believer |
| "Kingdom" (featuring Vince Staples) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nobody's Smiling |
| "Speak My Piece" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nobody's Smiling |
| "Diamonds" (featuring Big Sean) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nobody's Smiling |
| "Glory" (with John Legend) | 2014 | 49 | 18 | 11 | — | — | 62 | Selma |
| "Real People" (with Ice Cube) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Barbershop: The Next Cut soundtrack |
| "Love Star" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius and PJ) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black America Again |
| "Black America Again" (featuring Stevie Wonder) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black America Again |
| "Letter to the Free" (featuring Bilal) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black America Again |
| "Home" (featuring Bilal) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black America Again |
| "Pyramids" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black America Again |
| "Her Love" (featuring Daniel Caesar) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let Love |
| "Wise Up" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Auditorium Vol. 1 |
| "Dreamin'" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Auditorium Vol. 1 |
| 2024 |||||||||

### As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | UK | Album |
| "Out for the Cash (5 Deadly Venoms)" (DJ Honda featuring Common, Beatnuts and Fat Joe) | 1995 | | | | | | H |
| "Confusion" (Just Ro featuring Common) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | Whatever It Takes |
| "Respiration" (Black Star featuring Common) | 1999 | — | 54 | 6 | — | — | Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star |
| "Full Moon" (Armand Van Helden featuring Common) | 2000 | — | — | — | — | 133 | Killing Puritans |
| "One Four Love (Part 1)" (Common, Kool G Rap, Rah Digga, Black Star, Posdnous, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Pharoahe Monch and Sporty Thievz) | 2000 | — | — | 85 | — | — | Hip Hop for Respect |
| "The Sun God" (Hi-Tek featuring Common and Vinia Mojica) | 2001 | — | 77 | — | — | — | Hi-Teknology |
| "In the Sun" (Shaquille O'Neal featuring Common, Black Thought and Joi) | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1 |
| "Dance for Me" (Mary J. Blige featuring Common) | 2001 | — | — | — | 66 | 13 | No More Drama |
| "While I'm Dancin'" (Prime featuring Common) | 2002 | — | — | — | 91 | 110 | Clambake! |
| "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (Erykah Badu featuring Common) | 2002 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | Brown Sugar (soundtrack) |
| "Where I'm Goin'" (Melanie Durrant featuring Common) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Panthers" (Last Poets featuring Common and dead prez) | 2004 | | | | | | — |
| "Wouldn't You Like to Ride" (Malik Yusef featuring Kanye West and Common) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | The Great Chicago Fire; A Cold Day in Hell/Coach Carter (soundtrack) |
| "SupaStar" (Floetry featuring Common) | 2005 | — | 55 | — | — | — | Flo'Ology |
| "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (Joss Stone featuring Common) | 2007 | — | 64 | — | — | — | Introducing Joss Stone |
| "Make Her Say" (Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West and Common) | 2009 | 43 | 39 | 11 | 62 | 67 | Man on the Moon: The End of Day |
| "Wake Up Everybody" (John Legend and The Roots featuring Common and Melanie Fiona) | 2010 | — | 53 | — | — | 179 | Wake Up! |
| "Favorite Song" (Colbie Caillat featuring Common) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | All of You |
| "Switch Up" (Big Sean featuring Common) | 2013 | — | 50 | — | — | — | Hall of Fame |
| "Live for Today" (Stacy Barthe featuring Common) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | BEcoming |
| "Find Your Peace" (Keyon Harrold featuring Conmon and Robert Glasper) | 2024 | | | | | | Foreverland |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

## Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | Album |
| "The Light" (Remix) (featuring Erykah Badu) | 2000 | — | — | Bamboozled soundtrack |
| "Decision" (Busta Rhymes featuring Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common) | 2009 | — | — | Back on My B.S. |
| "The Morning" (with Raekwon, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Cyhi the Prynce, Kid Cudi and D'banj) | 2012 | — | 49 | Cruel Summer |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |||||

## Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
| "90 in the Red (Interlude)" | 1995 | Chantay Savage | I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) |
| "Interlude" | 1996 | DJ Honda | DJ Honda |
| "Tha Bizness" | 1996 | De La Soul | Stakes Is High |
| "The Remedy" | 1996 | A Tribe Called Quest | Get on the Bus (soundtrack) |
| "U-N-I-Verse at War" | 1996 | The Roots | Illadelph Halflife |
| "High Expectations" | 1997 | — | Soul in the Hole (soundtrack) |
| "State to State" | 1997 | No I.D., Dug Infinite | Accept Your Own and Be Yourself (The Black Album) |
| "Live from the DJ Stretch Armstrong Show with Your Host Bobbito the Barber" | 1998 | Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Absolute | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One |
| "Verbal Muder 2" | 1998 | Pete Rock, Big Pun, N.O.R.E. | Soul Survivor |
| "Maybe One Day" | 1998 | Brand Nubian | Foundation |
| "Interview 1" | 1998 | Kid Capri, Joe Clair | Soundtrack to the Streets |
| "Los Angeles Times Freestyle" | 1998 | Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. III |
| "Act Too (The Love of My Life)" | 1999 | The Roots | Things Fall Apart |
| "8 Minutes to Sunrise" | 1999 | Jill Scott | Wild Wild West (soundtrack) |
| "Don't Come My Way" | 1999 | Slick Rick, Renee Neufville | Whiteboys (soundtrack) |
| "Play Dis (99 Remix) | 1999 | Saukrates | The Underground Tapes |
| "Slam Pit" | 1999 | The Beatnuts, Cuban Link | A Musical Massacre |
| "The Truth" | 1999 | Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli | Internal Affairs |
| "Thelonius" | 2000 | Slum Village | Fantastic, Vol. 2 |
| "Hurricane" | 2000 | The Roots, Mos Def, Dice Raw, Flo Brown, Jazzyfatnastees | The Hurricane (Soundtrack) |
| "Any Given Sunday" | 2000 | Jamie Foxx, Guru | Any Given Sunday (soundtrack) |
| "The Light" (Remix) | 2000 | Erykah Badu | Bamboozled (soundtrack) |
| "No Competition" | 2000 | DJ Skribble | Traffic Jams 2000 |
| "Reminisce" | 2001 | Bilal, Mos Def | 1st Born Second |
| "Embrace the Chaos" | 2001 | Ozomatli | Embrace the Chaos |
| "Missing Link" | 2001 | Femi Kuti | Fight to Win |
| "Common Free Style" | 2003 | The RH Factor | Hard Groove |
| "Real Compared to What" | 2003 | Mýa | Moodring |
| "A Freestyle Song" | 2003 | KRS-One | D.I.G.I.T.A.L. |
| "Get Em High" | 2004 | Kanye West, Talib Kweli | The College Dropout |
| "Revelations 3:8 Introduction" | 2004 | Teena Marie | La Doña |
| "Days of Our Lives" | 2004 | De La Soul | The Grind Date |
| "Ghetto Show" | 2004 | Talib Kweli, Anthony Hamilton | The Beautiful Struggle |
| "Enough Beef" | 2005 | Sway & King Tech, Royce da 5'9", Chino XL | Back 2 Basics |
| "My Way Home" | 2005 | Kanye West | Late Registration |
| "We Can Make It Better" | 2005 | Kanye West, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Rhymefest | Late Registration (UK Version) |
| "Bulls-Eye (Suddenly)" | 2005 | Syleena Johnson | Chapter 3: The Flesh |
| "Back Home" | 2005 | Fort Minor, Styles of Beyond | The Rising Tied |
| "U Still Got It (Interlude)" | 2005 | Jamie Foxx | Unpredictable |
| "Love It or Leave It Alone" | 2005 | Alicia Keys, Damian Marley, Mos Def | Unplugged |
| "Nostalgia" | 2005 | Abstract Mindstate | Chicago's Hardest Working Mixtape Vol.2 (Project Soul) |
| "The Corner" (Remix) | 2006 | Scarface, Kanye West, The Last Poets, Mos Def | My Homies Part 2 |
| "Goodlife" | 2006 | T.I., Pharrell | King |
| "E=MC²" | 2006 | J Dilla | The Shining |
| "So Far to Go" | 2006 | J Dilla, D'Angelo | The Shining |
| "State of Clarity" | 2007 | Guru, Bob James | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip Hop Jazz Messenger: Back to the Future |
| "So Far So Good" | 2008 | Skillz | The Million Dollar Backpack |
| "Angel" | 2008 | The Game | LAX |
| "The Show" | 2008 | The Roots, Dice Raw | Rising Down |
| "Do the Right Thang" | 2008 | Ludacris, Spike Lee | Theater of the Mind |
| "Decision" | 2009 | Busta Rhymes, Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend | Back on My B.S. |
| "Don't Charge Me for the Crime" | 2009 | Jonas Brothers | Lines, Vines and Trying Times |
| "Good Friday" | 2010 | Kanye West, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Big Sean, Charlie Wilson | GOOD Fridays release |
| "The Morning" | 2012 | Raekwon, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Cyhi the Prynce, Kid Cudi, D'banj | Cruel Summer |
| "My Way" | 2012 | DJ Drama, Lloyd, Kendrick Lamar | Quality Street Music |
| "Jesus Piece" | 2012 | Game, Kanye West | Jesus Piece |
| "Strange Fruit (Remix)" | 2012 | Fashawn, John Legend | Higher Learning Vol. 2 |
| "XOX" | 2012 | Elijah Blake | Bijoux 22 |
| "Fly Ass Pisces" | 2013 | Cocaine 80s, Jhené Aiko | Flower of Life |
| "Make Something" | 2013 | Hit-Boy, Kent M$ney, K. Roosevelt | All I've Ever Dreamed Of |
| "Feel Like (Love Love)" | 2013 | Rapsody | She Got Game |
| "I Stand Alone" | 2013 | Robert Glasper, Patrick Stump | Black Radio 2 |
| "Quicksand" | 2013 | Yancey Boys, Dezi Paige | Sunset Blvd. |
| "Pretty Bird (Freestyle)" | 2014 | Jhené Aiko | Souled Out |
| "Sunshine" (Remix) | 2014 | Wale, Rick Ross | — |
| "Remission" | 2014 | Lupe Fiasco, Jennifer Hudson | — |
| "Bad Things" | 2014 | Snoh Aalegra | There Will Be Sunshine |
| "When Rivers Cry" | 2014 | Somi | The Lagos Music Salon |
| "Wishin'" | 2014 | PRhyme (Royce da 5'9" & DJ Premier) | PRhyme |
| "Fight or Flight" (Remix) | 2014 | Lil Herb, Chance the Rapper | — |
| "Who Tells Your Story" | 2016 | Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Roots, Ingrid Michaelson | The Hamilton Mixtape |
| "Speak to Em" | 2016 | Lil Bibby | Free Crack 3 |
| "Teleprompters" | 2017 | Talib Kweli, Styles P, Little Vic | The Seven |
| "Stand Up for Something" | 2017 | Andra Day | Marshall (soundtrack) |
| "Sabor Do Rio" | 2019 | Sérgio Mendes | In the Key of Joy |
| "Signs" | 2019 | Jordan Rakei | Origin |
| "Reverie" | 2020 | Disclosure | Energy |
| "Golden Ticket" | 2020 | Brasstracks | Golden Ticket |
| "He Loves Me" | 2021 | Brittany Howard, 9th Wonder | Jaime (Reimagined) |
| "Worship & Justice" | 2022 | William Murphy | Worship & Justice |
| "Outcome X" | 2022 | Bobby Gonz | In the Journal of My Journey |
| "Never Lie to You" | 2023 | Mumu Fresh | Vintage Babies |
| "oblivion" | 2023 | Noname, Ayoni | Sundial |
| "Southside Story" | 2023 | Vic Mensa | Victor |
| "Back Benchers" | 2024 | Honey Khattra | Back Benchers |

## Videography
### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director(s) |
| 1992 | "Take It EZ" | |
| 1993 | "Breaker 1/9" | |
| 1993 | "Soul by the Pound" | Rolando Hudson |
| 1994 | "I Used to Love H.E.R." | Chris Halliburton |
| 1995 | "Resurrection" | Nick Quested |
| 1995 | "Out for the Cash" (DJ Honda featuring Common & The Beatnuts) | |
| 1996 | "Confusion" (Just Ro featuring Common) | |
| 1997 | "Retrospect for Life" | Lauryn Hill |
| 1997 | "Reminding Me (of Sef)" | Darren Grant |
| 1997 | "Invocation" | |
| 1997 | "Hungry" | |
| 1998 | "Respiration" (Black Star featuring Common) | |
| 1999 | "One-Nine-Nine-Nine" | Betsy Blakemore |
| 2000 | "The 6th Sense" | Andrew Dosunmu |
| 2000 | "Heat" | Brian Meehan |
| 2000 | "The Light" | Nzingha Stewart |
| 2000 | "Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I." | Nzingha Stewart |
| 2001 | "Dance for Me" (Mary J. Blige featuring Common) | |
| 2002 | "Come Close" | Sanaa Hamri & ?uestlove |
| 2003 | "Where I'm Goin'" (Melanie Durrant featuring Common) | |
| 2005 | "The Corner" | Kanye West |
| 2005 | "Go!" | Kanye West, MK12, Convert |
| 2005 | "SUpaStar" (Floetry featuring Common) | |
| 2005 | "Be" | Paul Hunter |
| 2005 | "Testify" | Anthony Mandler |
| 2006 | "A Dream" | Nabil Elderkin |
| 2007 | "Won't Do" | Illa J |
| 2007 | "The Game" | NEON |
| 2007 | "The People" | NEON |
| 2007 | "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" (Joss Stone featuring Common) | |
| 2007 | "Drivin' Me Wild" | Chris Robinson |
| 2008 | "I Want You" | Kerry Washington, Sanji |
| 2008 | "Universal Mind Control" | Hype Williams |
| 2009 | "Universal Mind Control" (Version 2) | Katt Brown |
| 2009 | "Make My Day" | Josh Milowe |
| 2009 | "Make Her Say" (Kid Cudi featuring Common) | |
| 2010 | "Wake Up Everybody" (The Roots & John Legend featuring Common) | |
| 2011 | "Ghetto Dreams" | Matt Alonzo |
| 2011 | "Blue Sky" | Paris |
| 2011 | "Sweet" | Phil the God |
| 2011 | "Celebrate" | Phil the God |
| 2012 | "Raw (How You Like It)" | Phil the God |
| 2012 | "Favorite Song" (Colbie Coillatt featuring Common) | |
| 2013 | "Switch Up" (Big Sean featuring Common) | |
| 2013 | "X.O.X." (Elijah Blake featuring Common) | |
| 2014 | "Kingdom" | Hype Williams |
| 2014 | "Diamonds" | Jerome D |
| 2015 | "Glory" | Paramount Pictures |
| 2016 | "Real People" | Marc Wood |
| 2016 | "Black America Again" | |
| 2017 | "Stand Up for Something" (Andra Day featuring Common) | |
| 2020 | "Say Peace" | A.G. Rojas and Darol Olu Kae |
| 2021 | "When We Move" | Emmanuel Afolabi |
| 2023 | "In Moe (Speculation)" (with DJ Premier) | |
| 2024 | "Wise Up" | Marleaux Desiré |
| 2024 | "All Kinds of Ideas" | |
| 2024 | "Fortunate" | |
| 2024 | "Dreamin'" | Raven Jackson |
| 2024 | "When the Sun Shines Again" | |