This is the discography of American rapper KRS-One.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B /HH [1] | US Ind. [1] | CAN [1] | GER [2] | NLD [3] | UK [4] | UK R&B [4] | UK Ind. [4] | |||
| Return of the Boom Bap | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| KRS-One |
| 19 | 2 | — | 23 | — | — | 95 | 13 | — | |
| I Got Next |
| 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 11 | — | |
| The Sneak Attack |
| 43 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
| Kristyles |
| 186 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Keep Right |
| — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Life |
| — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Adventures in Emceein |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Maximum Strength |
| — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The BDP Album |
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| Never Forget |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Now Hear This |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The World Is MIND |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Street Light (First Edition) |
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| Between Da Protests |
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| I M A M C R U 1 2 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B /HH [1] | UK R&B [4] | UK Ind. [4] | ||
| Strictly for da Breakdancers |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Goddess Set/Strictly for da Emceez... |
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| Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez Volume 1 |
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| Strictly for da Breakdancers & Emceez Volume 2 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Battle for Rap Supremacy |
| — | — | — | — |
| Aka Kris Parker |
| — | — | — | — |
| A Retrospective |
| 200 | 62 | 25 | 41 |
| Strickly for da Breakdancers & Emceez |
| — | — | — | — |
| Fundamentals of Hip Hop Volume 1 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Best of Rapture's Delight |
| — | — | — | — |
| D.I.G.I.T.A.L. |
| — | — | — | — |
| Playlist: The Very Best of KRS-One |
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| The Essential KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B /HH [1] | US Ind. [1] | |||||||
| The Mix Tape |
| 32 | 17 | |||||
| Footsoldiers Mix (with Footsoldiers) |
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| King of the Ol' Skool |
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| The KRS-One Mixtape (with DJ Opale) |
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| The Apprenticeship (with Beast 1333) |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B /HH [1] | US Ind. [1] | US Rap [1] | US Gospel [1] | ||
| Spiritual Minded (with The Temple of Hip hop) |
| — | 64 | 10 | — | 4 |
| Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl) |
| 140 | 23 | 15 | 8 | — |
| Survival Skills (with Buckshot) |
| 62 | 19 | 9 | 11 | — |
| Meta-Historical (with True Master) |
| — | 57 | — | 24 | — |
| Godsville (with Showbiz) |
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| Royalty Check (with Bumpy Knuckles) |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 55 Minutes Of KRS One - The Ultimate Street Mix Tape (with Funkmaster Flex & J Grand; Mixtape; compilation album) |
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| Unreleased, Freestyles and Remixes (compilation album) |
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| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Break the Chain (Psychosonic Comic!) [a] |
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| My People |
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| What You Know About? (with Q. Burse) |
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| We Will Rock You |
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| Hip Hop Lives - Pre Release EP (with Marley Marl) |
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| Radio (with Eneeone) |
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| The Just-Ice and Krs-One EP, Vol. 1 (with Just-Ice) |
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| Back to the L.A.B. (Lyrical Ass Beating) |
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| Memories - Remix EP (with Just-Ice) |
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| Never Forget |
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| Green Related [Hip Hop & Dub Mix] (featuring G. Simone) |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [1] | US Rap [1] | NZ [36] | UK [4] | UK Dance [4] | UK R&B [4] | |||
| "Outta Here" | 1993 | — [b] | 61 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Return of the Boom Bap |
| "Sound of da Police" | 89 | 79 | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Return of the Boom Bap" [37] | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "MC's Act Like They Don't Know" | 1995 | 57 | 35 | 9 | — | 84 | 12 | — | KRS-One |
| "Rappaz R. N. Dainja" | — | — | — | — | 47 | 20 | — | ||
| "Big Timer" / "Pick It Up" (featuring Mad Lion) [38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Word Perfect" / "The MC" / "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" | 1996 | — [c] | 67 | 17 | — | 70 | 12 | 13 | I Got Next |
| "Step into a World (Rapture's Delight)" | 1997 | 70 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 6 | |
| "Heartbeat" / "A Friend" (featuring Redman and Angie Martinez) | — [d] | 70 | 31 | 49 | 66 | 19 | — | ||
| "Gunplay" (featuring Apocalypse and Mo Money) [39] | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Shutupayouface" [e] [40] | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Sneak Attack |
| "Hot" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Mind" [41] | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Get Your Self Up" | — | — [f] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "South Bronx 2002" (with The Temple of Hip hop) [42] | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Spiritual Minded |
| "Clear 'Em Out" (featuring Tonedeff) [g] [43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Difference Vol. 1 | |
| "The Message 2002" [44] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Mix Tape | |
| "That's It" [45] | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beef (Soundtrack)/Kristyles |
| "Underground" [46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kristyles | |
| "How Bad Do You Want It" (featuring Peedo) [47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | KRS-One Presents Peedo & The Luna Empire/Kristyles | |
| "Let 'Em Have It" | — | — [h] | — | — | — | — | — | Keep Right | |
| "Illegal Business Remix 2004" [48] | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sound of da Police" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | Best of Rapture's Delight | |
| "Boogie Down Ox" (with Oh No and Ricci Rucker) [49] | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Gangsta House" [50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Life" [51] | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life |
| "Money/Amsterdam /My Soldier Boy" (featuring MC Lyte) [52] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Adventures in Emceein |
| "Criminal Minded '08" [i] [53] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rent" (with Black Skeptik) [54] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Oh Really (Remix)" (with Buckshot; featuring Talib Kweli & Geologic) [55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Survival Skills | |
| "Times Up" (featuring Jesse West) [56] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The BDP Album |
| "There It Is" (with Just-Ice) [57] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Just-Ice and KRS-One EP, Vol. 1 |
| "Rear View" (with Substance Abuse) [58] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Big Up New York" [59] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Kulture vs. Korporate" (with Maylay Sage, Self Lion, Def Mass and Science) [60] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hip Hop Nation" (featuring Frank Fitzpatrick, K’naan and Lina) [61] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beat the World (Soundtrack) |
| "The Block Party" (with Kid Capri) [62] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Krazy" [63] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I M A M C R U 1 2 |
| "Knock Em Out" [64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Beginning" [65] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Respect" (with Grand Official) [66] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "The Real" (with Tekneek On The Beat) [67] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rap | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Self Destruction (with TheStop the Violence Movement) | 12" | |||
| 1991 | Radio Song (R.E.M. featuring KRS-1) | Out of Time | |||
| H.E.A.L. Yourself (with Big Daddy Kane, Harmony, LL Cool J, Ms. Melodie, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Freddie Foxxx, Kid Capri, Run-DMC & Jam Master Jay) | 12" | ||||
| Rise N' Shine (Kool Moe Dee featuring KRS-1 & Chuck D) | Funke, Funke Wisdom | ||||
| The Jam (Shabba Ranks featuring KRS-1) | As Raw as Ever | ||||
| 1995 | Mad Izm ( Channel Live featuring KRS-1) | ` | ` | ` | Station Identification |
| 1, 2 Pass It (with D&D All-stars) | ` | ` | ` | The D&D Project, Vol. 1 | |
| 1996 | Double Trouble (with Mad Lion) | ` | ` | ` | 12" |
| East Coast/West Coast Killas (with Dr. Dre, RBX, Nas & B-Real) | Dr. Dre Presents: The Aftermath | ||||
| 1997 | "Men of Steel" (with Shaquille O'Neal, Ice Cube, B-Real, & Peter Gunz) | 87 | 53 | 10 | Steel (soundtrack) |
| 1998 | C.I.A. (Criminals In Action) [with The Last Emperor and Zack de la Rocha] | ` | ` | ` | Lyricist Lounge, Volume One |
| 1999 | 5 Boroughs (with Buckshot, Cam'ron, Keith Murray, Killah Priest, Prodigy, Redman, Run & Vigilante) | — | 79 | 10 | The Corruptor (soundtrack) |
| The Anthem (with Sway & King Tech, RZA, Tech N9ne, Eminem, Pharoahe Monch, Xzibit, Kool G Rap, Jayo Felony & Chino XL) | — | — | 72 | This or That | |
| 2007 | Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) [ DJ Premier Remix] {with Nas, Kanye West & Rakim} | — | 84 | 20 | Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) |
| Kill a Rapper (with Marley Marl) | — | — | — | Hip Hop Lives | |
| Hip Hop Lives (with Marley Marl) | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Self-Construction (Self-Destruction 2008) [with various artists] | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2009 | Robot (with Buckshot) | — | — | — | Survival Skills |
| Survival Skills | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Show Power | — | — | — | Godsville |
KRS One has appeared on several songs with other artists, and due to this he has received 9 Gold and 7 Platinum plaques. [68]