JAY-Z Discography | Music Encyclopedia | Malone Global University

Studio Albums

Year	Album	Label
1996	Reasonable Doubt	Roc-A-Fella / Priority
1997	In My Lifetime, Vol. 1	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
1998	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
1999	Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
2000	The Dynasty: Roc La Familia	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
2001	The Blueprint	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
2002	The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
2003	The Black Album	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
2006	Kingdom Come	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
2007	American Gangster	Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam
2009	The Blueprint 3	Roc Nation / Atlantic
2013	Magna Carta... Holy Grail	Roc Nation / Samsung / Roc-A-Fella
2017	4:44	Roc Nation

Collaborative Albums

Year	Album	Collaborator
1997	The Best of Both Worlds	R. Kelly
2004	Unfinished Business	R. Kelly
2004	Collision Course	Linkin Park
2011	Watch the Throne	Kanye West
2018	Everything Is Love	Beyoncé as The Carters

Compilation and Archival Releases

Year	Release
2010	The Hits Collection, Volume One

Soundtrack Albums

Year	Release
1998	Streets Is Watching

Live Albums

Year	Release
2001	Jay-Z: Unplugged
2012	Live in Brooklyn

Selected Singles

Can't Knock the Hustle (1996)
Dead Presidents II (1996)
Where I'm From (1997)
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (1998)
Big Pimpin' (1999)
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (2001)
Song Cry (2001)
03' Bonnie & Clyde (2002)
Excuse Me Miss (2003)
99 Problems (2003)
Dirt Off Your Shoulder (2004)
Show Me What You Got (2006)
Run This Town (2009)
Empire State of Mind (2009)
N****s in Paris (2011)
Holy Grail (2013)
4:44 (2017)

Certifications and Legacy

JAY-Z's discography traces a progression from the street-level storytelling of Reasonable Doubt to the large-scale, chart-topping releases that followed across the Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, and collaborative eras. His catalog includes landmark albums such as The Blueprint, The Black Album, and 4:44, along with major partnership projects with R. Kelly, Linkin Park, Kanye West, and Beyoncé.

His work has been central to the sound and business identity of contemporary hip-hop. Across three decades, JAY-Z has remained one of the genre's defining figures, with a discography recognized for its influence, commercial success, and long-term cultural impact.