jay-z discography
studio albums
Table:
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title

Album details

Peak chart positions

Sales

Certifications

US
[2]

US
R&B
[13]

CAN
[14]

FRA
[15]

GER
[16]

NLD
[17]

NOR
[18]

SWE
[19]

SWI
[20]

UK
[21]

Reasonable Doubt

Released: June 25, 1996 (US)[22]

Label: Roc-A-Fella

Formats: CD, cassette, LP

23
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
140

US: 1,514,000[23]

RIAA: Platinum[6]

BPI: Silver[24]

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

Released: November 4, 1997 (US)[25]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, cassette, LP

3
2
36
—
—
—
—
—
—
78

US: 1,412,000[23]

RIAA: Platinum[6]

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

Released: September 29, 1998 (US)[26]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, cassette, LP

1
1
13
—
76
—
—
—
—
109

US: 5,299,000[23]

RIAA: 5× Platinum[6]

BPI: Silver[24]

MC: Platinum[27]

Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter

Released: December 28, 1999 (US)[28]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, cassette, LP

1
1
8
—
—
—
—
—
75
155

US: 3,093,000[23]

RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]

BPI: Silver[24]

MC: Gold[27]

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

Released: October 31, 2000 (US)[29]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, cassette, LP

1
1
5
—
98
—
—
—
89
86

US: 2,521,000[23]

RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]

BPI: Silver[24]

The Blueprint

Released: September 11, 2001 (US)[30]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, cassette, LP

1
1
3
73
55
51
36
30
59
30

US: 2,730,000[23]

RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]

BPI: Gold[24]

MC: Platinum[27]

The Best of Both Worlds
(with R. Kelly)

Released: March 19, 2002 (US)[31]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam, Jive

Formats: CD, cassette, LP

2
1
19
20
22
12
—
42
18
37

US: 933,000[32]

RIAA: Platinum[6]

The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Released: November 12, 2002 (US)[33]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, cassette, LP

1
1
8
79
61
66
—
—
52
23

US: 2,122,000[23]

RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]

BPI: Gold[24]

MC: 2× Platinum[27]

The Black Album

Released: November 14, 2003 (US)[34]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
12
66
47
66
18
41
29
34

US: 3,516,000[23]

RIAA: 3× Platinum[6]

BPI: Platinum[24]

MC: Platinum[27]

Unfinished Business
(with R. Kelly)

Released: October 26, 2004 (US)[35]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam, Jive

Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
—
68
—
60
—
—
65
61

US: 524,000[32]

RIAA: Platinum[6]

Kingdom Come

Released: November 21, 2006 (US)[36]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
6
79
76
71
—
45
17
35

US: 2,510,000[23]

RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]

BPI: Gold[24]

MC: Platinum[27]

American Gangster

Released: November 6, 2007 (US)[37]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam

Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
3
58
99
64
29
—
17
30

US: 1,131,000[23]

RIAA: Platinum[6]

BPI: Silver[24]

MC: Gold[27]

The Blueprint 3

Released: September 8, 2009 (US)[38]

Label: Atlantic, Roc Nation

Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
1
20
22
12
15
44
12
4

US: 1,960,000[23]

RIAA: Platinum[6]

BPI: Platinum[24]

MC: Platinum[27]

SNEP: Gold[39]

Watch the Throne
(with Kanye West)

Released: August 8, 2011 (US)[40]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam, Roc Nation

Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
1
10
2
3
1
27
1
3

US: 1,573,000[41]

World: 2,000,000[42]

RIAA: Platinum[6]

BPI: Platinum[24]

MC: Platinum[27]

Magna Carta Holy Grail

Released: July 4, 2013 (various)[A]

Label: Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, Universal

Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
1
12
9
7
2
8
1
1

US: 1,060,000[44]

RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]

BPI: Gold[24]

MC: Platinum[27]

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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