Lil Wayne albums discography

Lil Wayne albums discography
Lil Wayne performing in New York
Studio albums	13
Compilation albums	3
EPs	1
Mixtapes	23

American rapper Lil Wayne has released eleven studio albums, three compilation albums, one extended play, and twenty mixtapes. Wayne made his album debut in 1999, with Tha Block Is Hot, which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His later albums, Lights Out released in 2000, and 500 Degreez, released in 2002, attracted minor attention. In 2004, he released the first of his infamous Carter series, with Tha Carter. In 2005, Tha Carter II was released. In 2006, Wayne released a collaborative album with rapper Birdman, titled Like Father, Like Son. In 2008, Wayne released his best-selling album so far, titled Tha Carter III. Certified triple platinum by the RIAA,^[1] Tha Carter III won the Best Rap Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards..^[2] Lil Wayne founded record label Young Money Entertainment and released a collaborative album featuring rappers signed to the label, We Are Young Money, in 2009, followed by his debut rock music album Rebirth in 2010. While serving an 8-month prison sentence in New York he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being, in September 2010. The latest addition to Tha Carter series, Tha Carter IV, was released on August 29, 2011. In 2013, Wayne released a sequel to his 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being, titled I Am Not a Human Being II, followed by two compilation albums with his labels, Rich Gang (2013), and Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014).

As of 2015, all of Wayne's albums have been certified at least gold by the RIAA. His album sales in the United States stand at over 15 million copies as of July 2013,^[3] and his digital track sales stand at over 37 million digital copies.^[4]

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [5]	US R&B [6]	US Rap [7]	AUS [8]	CAN [9]	FRA [10]	IRL [11]	NZ [12]	SWI [13]	UK [14]
Tha Block Is Hot	Released: November 2, 1999[15] Label: Cash Money, Universal Formats: CD, cassette, LP	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 1,402,000[16]	RIAA: Platinum[1]
Lights Out	Released: December 19, 2000[17] Label: Cash Money, Universal Formats: CD, cassette, LP	16	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Gold[1]
500 Degreez	Released: July 23, 2002[18] Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Gold[1]
Tha Carter	Released: June 29, 2004[19] Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 878,000[20]	RIAA: Gold[1]
Tha Carter II	Released: December 6, 2005[21] Label: Cash Money, Universal Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	1	1	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	US: 1,400,000[22]	RIAA: Platinum[1]
Like Father, Like Son (with Birdman)	Released: October 31, 2006[23] Label: Cash Money, Universal Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Gold[1]
Tha Carter III	Released: June 10, 2008[24] Label: Cash Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	1	47	1	25	34	10	17	23	US: 3,800,000[25]	RIAA: 3× Platinum[1] BPI: Gold[26] MC: 2× Platinum[27]
Rebirth	Released: February 2, 2010[28] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, LP, digital download	2	1	1	51	5	86	45	33	15	24	US: 778,000[29]	RIAA: Gold[1]
I Am Not a Human Being	Released: September 27, 2010[30] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	1	60	4	167	84	—	46	56	US: 953,000[29]	RIAA: Gold[1]
Tha Carter IV	Released: August 29, 2011[31] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	1	9	1	14	19	8	9	8	US: 2,296,000[32] World: 3,500,000[33]	RIAA: 2× Platinum[1] BPI: Silver[26]
I Am Not a Human Being II	Released: March 26, 2013[34] Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	2	1	43	5	24	85	—	35	29	US: 529,000[35]	RIAA: Gold[1] MC: Gold[27]
Free Weezy Album	Released: July 4, 2015[36] Label: Young Money, Republic Formats: Streaming audio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US [37]	US R&B [38]	US Rap [39]
We Are Young Money (with Young Money)	Released: December 21, 2009[40] Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	9	3	1	RIAA: Gold[41]
Rich Gang (with Rich Gang)	Released: July 23, 2013[42] Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	9	2	2
Rise of an Empire (with Young Money)	Released: March 11, 2014[43] Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	7	4	2

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Album details
The Leak	Released: December 25, 2007[44] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [5]	US Ind. [45]	US R&B [6]	US Rap [7]
SQ1 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2002[46] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ2 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2002[47] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ3 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2002[48] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ4 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2002[49] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ5 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2003[50] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ6 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2003[51] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ7 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2003[52] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Da Drought	Released: 2003[53] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Da Drought 2	Released: 2004[54] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
The Prefix	Released: February 2004[55] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
The Suffix	Released: November 20, 2005[56][57] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
The Dedication	Released: December 13, 2005[58] Label: On the Low Formats: Digital download	—	—	93	—
Blow (with Juelz Santana)	Released: August 24, 2006[59] Label: BCD Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Dedication 2	Released: September 4, 2006[60] Label: BCD Formats: Digital download	—	30	85	—
The Carter Files	Released: December 29, 2006[61] Label: Hardwax Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Da Drought 3	Released: May 11, 2007[62] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Young Money: The Mixtape Vol. 1 (with Young Money)	Released: October 6, 2006[63] Label: Young Money Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Dedication 3	Released: December 16, 2008[64] Label: Aphilliates Formats: Digital download	111	12	28	9
No Ceilings	Released: October 31, 2009[65] Label: Cash Money, Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Sorry 4 the Wait	Released: July 13, 2011[66] Label: Cash Money, Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Dedication 4	Released: September 3, 2012[67] Label: Young Money, Aphilliates Formats: Digital download	—	—	56	—
Dedication 5	Released: September 1, 2013[68] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Sorry 4 the Wait 2	Released: January 20, 2015[69] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	49	47	—
No Ceilings 2	Released: November 26, 2015[70] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Dedication 6	Released: 2016 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

• Lil Wayne singles discography
• Lil Wayne videography

References

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External links

• Official website