50 Cent discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Soundtrack albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Video albums | 2 |
Music videos | 88 |
Mixtapes | 10 |
American rapper 50 Cent has released five studio albums, ten mixtapes, two video albums, four compilation albums, two soundtrack album, 76 singles (including 26 as a featured artist), and 88 music videos. As of July 2014, he is the sixth best-selling hip-hop artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era with 16,786,000 albums sold in the US. [1] [2] 50 Cent signed to Shady Records in 2002 and released his debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' , on February 6, 2003. [3] The album peaked at number one in the US Billboard 200 and performed well in international markets. [4] [5] [6] It features the number-one singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" [7] and also includes the singles "P.I.M.P." and "If I Can't". 50 Cent collaborated with American rapper Lil' Kim on "Magic Stick", which peaked at number two in the US.
In 2005, he released his second studio album, The Massacre . The album charted at number one in the US, as well as reaching the top ten on many album charts worldwide, and sold 4.83 million copies in the United States in 2005, the second highest sales count by any album that year. [8] The Massacre includes the US top-three hits "Disco Inferno" and "Just a Lil Bit", and the US number-one hit "Candy Shop", which peaked in the top ten of many charts worldwide. A reissue of The Massacre produced the single "Outta Control", which peaked at number six in the US. In November 2005, 50 Cent starred in the movie Get Rich or Die Tryin' , and recorded four singles for the film's soundtrack: the international hits "Hustler's Ambition" and "Window Shopper", and also "Best Friend" and "I'll Whip Ya Head Boy".
In 2007, 50 Cent's third studio album, Curtis , debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, behind Kanye West's album Graduation , after a much-hyped sales competition between the albums. [9] Five singles were released from the album, including international hit "Ayo Technology" and Billboard hits "Straight to the Bank", "Amusement Park", "I Get Money" and "I'll Still Kill". In 2009, he released his fourth studio album, Before I Self Destruct . Music critics described the album as a return to the darker, more intense style of music that 50 Cent exhibited on many of his early mixtapes. [10] [11] The album charted at number five on the Billboard 200 and peaked in the top twenty of several album charts worldwide. The album features two singles: the international hit "Baby by Me", which peaked at number twenty-eight in the US, and "Do You Think About Me".
In June 2014, 50 Cent released his fifth studio album, Animal Ambition . The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, giving 50 Cent his fifth consecutive top five album in the country, while also debuting at number one on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. [12] All of the songs on the standard edition of the album were released as singles prior to the album being delivered to the public. His shelved studio album, then-titled Street King Immortal, was preceded by the release of the non-album song "Outlaw", which peaked at number eighty-seven in both the US and Canada, [7] [13] [14] and a free download album – 5 (Murder by Numbers) – on July 6, 2012. [15] Four songs were released in promotion for Street King Immortal: "New Day", "My Life", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, [16] "Major Distribution", and "We Up", but the songs were scrapped and the album has been delayed numerous times before officially being scrapped in July 2021.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [4] | AUS [5] | BEL (FL) [17] | CAN [18] | GER [19] | IRL [20] | NZ [21] | SWE [22] | SWI [23] | UK [6] | ||||
Get Rich or Die Tryin' |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ||
The Massacre |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
Curtis |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ||
Before I Self Destruct |
| 5 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 36 | 18 | 35 | — | 13 | 22 | ||
Animal Ambition | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 21 |
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US [4] | US R&B [53] | US Rap [54] | BEL (FL) [17] | CAN [18] | UK [6] | |||||||||
24 Shots [55] |
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Before I Self Destruct: The Selects |
| — | 46 | 23 | — | — | — | |||||||
Best of 50 Cent |
| 119 | — | — | 167 | 59 | 31 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [4] | AUS [5] | BEL (FL) [17] | CAN [18] | FRA [57] | GER [19] | NLD [58] | NZ [21] | SWI [23] | UK [6] | ||||
Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack (with various artists) |
| 2 | 22 | 50 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 54 | 19 | 23 | 18 | ||
Bulletproof [62] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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US Ind. [63] | US R&B [53] | NLD [58] | SWI [23] | UK [6] | ||||
Guess Who's Back? |
| 1 | 13 | 93 | — | 82 | ||
50 Cent Is the Future [64] (with G-Unit) |
| — | — | — | 59 | 65 | ||
No Mercy, No Fear [65] (with G-Unit) |
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God's Plan [66] (with G-Unit) |
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Bullet Proof [67] (with DJ Whoo Kid) |
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War Angel LP [68] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Forever King [69] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Big 10 [70] |
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The Lost Tape [71] (with DJ Drama) |
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5 (Murder by Numbers) |
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The Kanan Tape [72] |
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Power of the Dollar [73] |
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' [74] |
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50 Cent: The New Breed |
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Power of the Dollar [73] |
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Street King Immortal |
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"In Da Club" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent from his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). Written by 50 Cent alongside producers Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo, the song, which uses an unconventional off-beat rhythm, was released on January 7, 2003, as the album's lead single and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming 50 Cent's first number-one single.
"P.I.M.P." is a song recorded by American rapper 50 Cent for his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). It features production from Mr. Porter of D12 and was mixed by Dr. Dre. The song was released as the third single from Get Rich or Die Tryin' alongside its remix, featuring American rappers Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, on June 24, 2003, by Interscope Records, Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment.
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