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Kendrick Lamar albums discography

For singles released by Lamar, see Kendrick Lamar singles discography.

American rapper Kendrick Lamar has released six studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play (EP), one soundtrack album, and five mixtapes. His records have sold more than 17.9 million album-equivalent units worldwide,[1] 7.5 million of which are certified in the United States.[2] Throughout his career, he has earned four number-one albums on the US Billboard 200.

Kendrick Lamar albums discography
Lamar performing in 2016
Studio albums6
EPs1
Soundtrack albums1
Compilation albums1
Mixtapes5

Lamar began his recording career under the stage name as K.Dot. His first mixtape, Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year), was released, while he was attending high school. Lamar signed a recording contract with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005, before much of his work was issued under the label. His next mixtapes, Training Day (2005), No Sleep 'Til NYC (with Jay Rock; 2007), and C4 (2009) helped him generate local recognition. After retiring his stage name with his 2009's self-titled extended play, Lamar scored his first entry on the Billboard charts with his fifth mixtape, Overly Dedicated (2010). The positively received project fared well enough to peak at number 72 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and sold 12,000 copies by October 2012.[3]

All of Lamar's studio albums have been met with acclaim from music critics and enjoyed varying commercial success. His debut studio album, Section.80 (2011), peaked at 113 on the Billboard 200, with minimal mainstream promotion. Lamar's popularity surged with his second album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), making it his first record under a joint recording contract with Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. It earned the highest first-week sales by a male rapper of 2012, and has spent more weeks on the Billboard 200 than any hip hop studio album in history.[4] Lamar's third album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), marked his first number-one album in Australia,[5] Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom,[6] and the United States.[7] He earned his second American and Canadian chart-topping set in less than a year with the compilation album, Untitled Unmastered (2016).[8]

Lamar's widely successful fourth album, Damn (2017), was the Billboard year-end number-one album of that year.[9] It was also the seventh best-selling album of the year, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[10] Lamar curated and executive produced Black Panther: The Album (2018), which broke the record for the most streams in a single week for a soundtrack album.[11] His fifth album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022), marked the conclusion of his tenure with TDE and Aftermath. A chart-topper in over ten countries, it was the first hip hop album of 2022 to accumulate over one billion streams on Spotify.[12] In 2024, he surprise-released his sixth studio album, GNX, which succeeded his ongoing beef with Canadian rapper Drake.

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales[A] Certifications
US
[13] 		US
R&B/HH
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		BEL
(FL)
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		DEN
[18] 		FRA
[19] 		IRL
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		UK
[22]
Section.80 113 21 — — — — — — — —
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
  • Released: October 22, 2012
  • Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 2 1 23 46 2 20 57 26 7 16
  • US: 1,720,000[C]
To Pimp a Butterfly
  • Released: March 16, 2015
  • Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 1 1 1 4 1 3 17 6 1 1
  • US: 1,050,000[D]
Damn
  • Released: April 14, 2017
  • Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 2
  • US: 1,002,000[E]
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
  • Released: May 13, 2022
  • Label: PGLang, Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2
GNX
  • Released: November 22, 2024
  • Labels: PGLang, Interscope
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 — — 1
[41]		 — — — — 1
[42]		 1
[43]		 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[13] 		US
R&B/HH
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		BEL
(FL)
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		DEN
[18] 		FRA
[19] 		IRL
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		UK
[22]
Untitled Unmastered
  • Released: March 4, 2016
  • Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital download, streaming
 1 1 3 11 1 13 55 9 5 7

Soundtrack albums

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List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[45] 		US
R&B/HH
[46] 		AUS
[15] 		BEL
(FL)
[16] 		CAN
[47] 		DEN
[18] 		FRA
[19] 		NZ
[21] 		SWE
[48] 		UK
[22]
Black Panther: The Album
(with various artists)
  • Released: February 9, 2018
  • Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 1 1 2 8 1 1 93 2 1 —[F]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details
Title EP details Ref.
Kendrick Lamar
  • Released: December 31, 2009
  • Label: Top Dawg
  • Formats: Digital download
 [57]

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Mixtape details Peak chart positions Sales
US
R&B/HH
[14] 		US
Heat
[58]
Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year)
(as K.Dot)
  • Released: April 15, 2003[59]
  • Label: Konkrete Jungle Muzik
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Training Day
(as K.Dot)
  • Released: December 30, 2005[60]
  • Label: Top Dawg
  • Formats: CD, free download
 — —
No Sleep 'Til NYC
(as K.Dot, with Jay Rock)
  • Released: December 24, 2007[61]
  • Label: Top Dawg
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
C4
(as K.Dot)
  • Released: January 30, 2009
  • Label: Top Dawg
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
Overly Dedicated
  • Released: September 14, 2010
  • Label: Top Dawg
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 72 46
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Unreleased albums

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List of unreleased albums, with intended release year and notes
Title Year Notes Ref.
Before I Commit Suicide 2009
  • Mixtape slated to be released after No Sleep 'Til NYC (2007)
  • Lamar hinted at sharing the project in a 2009 interview
  • Its title track samples "Time's Up" by O.C.
 [62]
Untitled rock album 2020
  • Rumor initially shared by Billboard's former editorial director Bill Werde on January 11, 2020
  • Several of Werde's industry friends reportedly indicated that Lamar had finished recording a new album and it was "pulling in more rock sounds"
  • Werde later clarified that "just because recording had hit a point where folks believe it may be finished — albums go back to the studio all the time after this point, and for a million different reasons"
 [63]
[64]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Pure sales and not equivalent units (streaming and song downloads)
  2. ^ US album sales for Section.80 as of July 2016:[23]
  3. ^ US album sales for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City as of April 2018:[27]
  4. ^ US album sales for To Pimp a Butterfly as of April 2018:[27]
  5. ^ US album sales for Damn as of April 2018:[27]
  6. ^ Black Panther: The Album did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number two on the UK R&B Albums Chart,[49] and at number nine on the UK Compilations Chart.[50]
  7. ^ US mixtape sales for Overly Dedicated as of October 2012:[3]

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