Snoop Dogg discography

Snoop Dogg discography
Snoop Dogg performing at City Stages in March 2006
Studio albums19
EPs3
Soundtrack albums4
Compilation albums17
Singles175
Video albums1
Mixtapes25
Promotional singles16
Collaborative albums5

The discography of Snoop Dogg, an American rapper, consists of 19 studio albums, five collaborative albums, 17 compilation albums, three extended plays, 25 mixtapes, 175 singles (including 112 as a featured artist), and 16 promotional singles. He has sold over 23.5 million albums in the United States[1][2] and 37 million albums worldwide.[3] He also has garnered 14 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 (including eight as a featured artist).[4]

He began his music career by releasing five studio records throughout the 1990s, starting with his debut studio album, Doggystyle (1993), alongside Murder Was the Case (1994), Tha Doggfather (1996), Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998), and No Limit Top Dogg (1999). All three of those records with Doggystyle,[5] Murder Was the Case,[2] and Tha Doggfather,[6] have debuted atop the US Billboard 200, respectively, while No Limit Top Dogg debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, making it his first album not to topped the Billboard 200 chart.[7]

He would continued releasing music with six studio albums throughout the 2000s, including Tha Last Meal (2000), Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002), R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004), Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006),[8] Ego Trippin' (2008),[9] and Malice n Wonderland (2009).[10] R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece includes the single, "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell), being nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, topping the US Billboard Hot 100, and becoming Snoop's first US number one single, while Tha Blue Carpet Treatment includes the single, "I Wanna Love You" (a collaboration with Akon), in which the song became Snoop's second number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[11]

He continues releasing music with two studio records throughout 2011, with Doggumentary[12] and a soundtrack album, Mac & Devin Go to High School (with Wiz Khalifa), which includes the hit song, "Young, Wild & Free" (featuring Bruno Mars).[13] However, he changed his stage name to "Snoop Lion" in 2012, before releasing a reggae album, Reincarnated (2013).[14] The album topped Billboard Top Reggae Albums for 34 non-consecutive weeks.[15][16] He went on to release seven additional studio albums under his previous stage name; including Bush (2015),[17] Coolaid (2016),[18] Neva Left (2017),[19] alongside a gospel album, Bible of Love (2018),[20] I Wanna Thank Me (2019),[21] From tha Streets 2 tha Suites (2021),[22] and BODR (2022).

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  3. ^ "Snoop Dogg: 'Pharrell loves to critique me'". The Guardian. April 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Snoop Dogg's Top 10 Billboard Hits". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Snoop Doggy Dogg Leads the Pack : Rapper's Album Sets Sales Record for a Debut as Potentially Lucrative Holiday Season Begins". Los Angeles Times. December 2, 1993. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  7. ^ Rosen, Craig (May 19, 1999). "Ricky Martin Couldn't Be Hotter; Snoop Not 'Top Dogg'". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  8. ^ Harris, Chris (November 29, 2006). "Jay-Z Scores Seventh #1 With Kingdom Come Chris Daughtry, Beatles, Snoop, Tupac make top 10 during big sales week". MTV. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  9. ^ Amazon.com: Ego Trippin': Snoop Dogg: Music. Amazon. Accessed March 2, 2008.
  10. ^ Burgess, Omar (February 10, 2009). "Snoop Dogg Readies "Malice In Wonderland" For MTV Release". HipHopDx.com. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
  11. ^ Harris, Chris (November 29, 2006). "Jay-Z Scores Seventh #1 With Kingdom Come Chris Daughtry, Beatles, Snoop, Tupac make top 10 during big sales week". MTV. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  12. ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 6, 2011). "Britney Spears Snares Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Femme Fatale'". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  13. ^ "Adele Still Atop Hot 100, Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Debut". Billboard. September 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  14. ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 4/28/2013". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  15. ^ "2013 Archive - Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  16. ^ "2014 Archive - Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  17. ^ "Snoop Dogg Scores Sixth No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  18. ^ "Just Blaze Says He's Working 'Extensively' on Snoop Dogg's New Album". Billboard. March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on June 7, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  19. ^ "Snoop Dogg Shares Album Art for 15th Solo Album 'Neva Left'". Billboard. April 24, 2017. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  20. ^ "Iconic Artist And Entertainer Snoop Dogg To Release New Album "Bible of Love" On March 16th". RCA Inspiration. PR Newswire Association LLC. February 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  21. ^ Augustin, Camille (March 29, 2019). "Snoop Dogg Says He Has A New Record On The Way". Vibe. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  22. ^ Walker, Joe (April 20, 2021). "Snoop Dogg drops new album 'From tha Streets 2 tha Suites' for 420". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.