50 Cent discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums4
Video albums2
Music videos88
Soundtrack albums2
Mixtapes10

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. 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][12][13] and a free download album – 5 (Murder by Numbers) – on July 6, 2012.[14] Four songs were released in promotion for Street King Immortal: "New Day", "My Life", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart,[15] "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.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[4]		 AUS
[5]		 BEL
(FL)
[16]		 CAN
[17]		 GER
[18]		 IRL
[19]		 NZ
[20]		 SWE
[21]		 SWI
[22]		 UK
[6]
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
  • Released: February 6, 2003 (US)[23]
  • Label:
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
 1431443882
The Massacre
  • Released: March 3, 2005 (US)[35]
  • Label: Shady, G-Unit, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
 12311111021
  • US: 6,000,000[24]
  • Worldwide: 9,000,000[25]
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum[24]
  • ARIA: Platinum[36]
  • BEA: Gold[37]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[28]
  • BVMI: Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[31]
  • IRMA: 2× Platinum[38]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[33]
  • NFPF: 3× Platinum[39]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[40]
Curtis
  • Released: September 11, 2007 (US)[41]
  • Label: Shady, G-Unit, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 21322111012
  • US: 1,400,000[42]
  • Worldwide: 3,000,000[25]
Before I Self Destruct
  • Released: November 9, 2009 (US)[48]
  • Label: Shady, G-Unit, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 5193411361835—1322
  • US: 512,000[49]
  • Worldwide: 1,000,000[25]
Animal Ambition
  • Released: June 3, 2014 (US)[50]
  • Label: G-Unit, Caroline
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 4161243529891721
"—" 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
[4]		 US
R&B
[52]		 US
Rap
[53]		 BEL
(FL)
[16]		 CAN
[17]		 UK
[6]
24 Shots[54]
  • Released: 2003 (US)[54]
  • Label: Full Clip, Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 ——————
Before I Self Destruct: The Selects
  • Released: December 21, 2009 (US)[55]
  • Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Format: Digital download
 —4623———
Best Of
  • Released: March 31, 2017 (US)
  • Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 119——1675935
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtracks

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[4]		 AUS
[5]		 BEL
(FL)
[16]		 CAN
[17]		 FRA
[56]		 GER
[18]		 NLD
[57]		 NZ
[20]		 SWI
[22]		 UK
[6]
Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack
(with various artists)
  • Released: November 8, 2005 (US)[58]
  • Label: G-Unit, Interscope, Universal
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 222502351554192318
  • US: 1,000,000[59]
  • Worldwide: 3,000,000[25]
Bulletproof[61]
  • Released: November, 2005 (US)[61]
  • Label: BCD Music Group, Shadyville[61]
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
 ——————————

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Ind.
[62]		 US
R&B
[52]		 NLD
[57]		 SWI
[22]		 UK
[6]
Guess Who's Back?
  • Released: April 26, 2002
  • Label: Full Clip
  • Format: CD, digital download
 11393—82
50 Cent Is the Future[63]
(with G-Unit)
  • Released: June 1, 2002 (US)[63]
  • Label: BCD Music Group
  • Format: CD, digital download
 ———5965
No Mercy, No Fear[64]
(with G-Unit)
  • Released: August 1, 2002 (US)[64]
  • Label: BCD Music Group
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —————
God's Plan[65]
(with G-Unit)
  • Released: October 4, 2002 (US)[65]
  • Label: BCD Music Group
  • Format: CD, digital download
 —————
Bullet Proof[66]
(with DJ Whoo Kid)
  • Released: 2005 (US)[66]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 —————
War Angel LP[67]
  • Released: June 16, 2009 (US)[67]
  • Label: Modulor[67]
  • Format: Digital download
 —————
Forever King[68]
  • Released: July 3, 2009 (US)[68]
  • Label: Queens Boulevard Recordings[68]
  • Format: Digital download
 —————
The Big 10[69]
  • Released: December 9, 2011 (US)[69]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 —————
The Lost Tape[70]
(with DJ Drama)
  • Released: May 22, 2012 (US)[70]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 —————
5 (Murder by Numbers)
  • Released: July 6, 2012 (US)[14]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 —————
The Kanan Tape[71]
  • Released: December 9, 2015 (US)[69]
  • Label: G-Unit
  • Format: Digital download
 —————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

List of miscellaneous albums, with selected information
Title Album details Notes
Power of the Dollar[72]
  • Officially released EP version of the unreleased album of the same name.[72]

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, certifications and information
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Notes
US
[4]		 US
R&B
[52]
Get Rich or Die Tryin'[73] ——
  • Original album with bonus DVD featuring behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, music videos, and live performances.[73]
50 Cent: The New Breed
  • Released: April 15, 2003 (US)[74]
  • Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Format: CD/DVD, digital download
 21
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Platinum[76]
  • BPI: Gold[28]
  • DVD containing documentary footage, music videos, and live performances. Bonus CD features three songs, two of which are exclusive.[77]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Miscellaneous

List of miscellaneous albums, with selected information
Title Album details Notes
Power of the Dollar[72]
  • Originally meant to be released as 50 Cent's debut studio album; however, its release was cancelled after 50 Cent was involved in a shooting two months before the album was set to release.[72]
Street King Immortal
  • Originally meant to be released as 50 Cent's sixth studio album; however, it was scrapped after facing numerous delays and spending nearly a decade in development hell.

See also

References

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