50 Cent albums discography

For singles by 50 Cent, see 50 Cent singles discography.

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

  1. ^ Grein, Paul (July 8, 2014). "USA: Top 20 New Acts Since 2000". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Grein, Paul (June 5, 2014). "Chart Watch: 50 Cent's Sales Slide". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Youngs, Ian (December 23, 2002). "50 Cent: The $1m rapper". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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  7. ^ a b "50 Cent – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  8. ^ USA Today Staff (December 29, 2005). "Carey takes lead for best selling album of 2005". USA Today (Gannett Company). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  9. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (September 18, 2007). "Kanye Crushes 50 Cent In Huge Album Sales Week". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  10. ^ Jeffries, David. "Before I Self Destruct – 50 Cent > Overview". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  11. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon. "50 Cent's 'Before I Self-Destruct': EW's review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  12. ^ "50 Cent | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Wete, Brad (June 17, 2011). "50 Cent releases 'Outlaw' single from upcoming album: When will the rapper who got rich stop rhyming like he's still living in 2003?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  14. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
  15. ^ "50 Cent "5 Murder By Numbers" [July 6]". Aftermath Entertainment. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  16. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: