50 Cent albums discography

American rapper 50 Cent has released five studio albums, ten mixtapes, two video albums, four compilation albums, one 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.

50 Cent discography
50 Cent in 2006
Studio albums	5
Compilation albums	4
Video albums	2
Music videos	88
Soundtrack albums	1
Mixtapes	10

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 upcoming sixth studio album, 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.

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: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	4	3	1	4	4	3	8	8	2	US: 8,400,000[24] Worldwide: 12,000,000[25]	RIAA: 9× Platinum[26] ARIA: 2× Platinum[27] BEA: Platinum[28] BPI: 3× Platinum[29] BVMI: Gold[30] IFPI SWE: Gold[31] IFPI SWI: Platinum[32] IRMA: Platinum[33] MC: 8× Platinum[34] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[35]
The Massacre	Released: March 3, 2005 (US)[36] Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	10	2	1	US: 5,360,000[37] Worldwide: 9,000,000[25]	RIAA: 6× Platinum[26] ARIA: Platinum[38] BEA: Gold[39] BPI: 2× Platinum[29] BVMI: Platinum[30] IFPI SWI: Platinum[32] IRMA: 2× Platinum[40] MC: 3× Platinum[34] NFPF: 3× Platinum[41] RMNZ: Platinum[42]
Curtis	Released: September 11, 2007 (US)[43] Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download	2	1	3	2	2	1	1	10	1	2	US: 1,336,000[44] Worldwide: 3,000,000[25]	ARIA: Gold[45] BEA: Gold[28] BPI: Platinum[29] BVMI: Gold[30] IRMA: Platinum[46] MAHASZ: Gold[47] RMNZ: Platinum[48] ZPAV: Gold[49]
Before I Self Destruct	Released: November 9, 2009 (US)[50] Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download	5	19	34	11	36	18	35	—	13	22	US: 512,000[51] Worldwide: 1,000,000[25]	RIAA: Platinum[26] BPI: Silver[29]
Animal Ambition	Released: June 3, 2014 (US)[52] Label: G-Unit, Caroline Format: CD, LP, digital download	4	16	12	4	35	29	8	9	17	21	US: 124,000[53]
Street King Immortal	Released: 2021 Label: G-Unit Records Format: CD, LP, digital download	To be released
"—" 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 Ind. [54]	US R&B [55]	US Rap [56]	BEL (FL) [16]	CAN [17]	NLD [57]	UK [6]
24 Shots[58]	Released: 2003 (US)[58] Label: Full Clip, Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Best Of	Released: March 31, 2017 (US) Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download	135	—	—	—	167	75	—	95	BPI: Gold[29]
"—" 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 [59]	GER [18]	NLD [57]	NZ [20]	SWI [22]	UK [6]
Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack (with various artists)	Released: November 8, 2005 (US)[60] Label: G-Unit, Interscope, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download	2	22	50	2	35	15	54	19	23	18	Worldwide: 3,000,000[25]	RIAA: Platinum[61] BPI: Gold[29] RMNZ: Gold[62]
Southpaw (with various artists)	Released: July 24, 2015 (US) Label: Shady, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download	5	13	147	2	108	61	—	20	43	18

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 [55]
Get Rich or Die Tryin'[63]	Released: February 6, 2003 (US)[63] Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD/DVD, digital download	—	—			Contains behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and live performances.[63]
50 Cent: The New Breed	Released: April 15, 2003 (US)[64] Label: Shady, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD/DVD, digital download	2	1	US: 645,000[65]	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold[29]	Contains documentary footage and live performances.[66]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		SWI [22]	UK [6]
Guess Who's Back?	Released: April 26, 2002 Label: Full Clip Format: Digital download	—	82
50 Cent Is the Future[67] (with G-Unit)	Released: June 1, 2002 (US)[67] Label: BCD Music Group Format: Digital download	59	65
No Mercy, No Fear[68] (with G-Unit)	Released: August 1, 2002 (US)[68] Label: BCD Music Group Format: Digital download	—	—
God's Plan[69] (with G-Unit)	Released: October 4, 2002 (US)[69] Label: BCD Music Group Format: Digital download	—	—
Bullet Proof[70] (with DJ Whoo Kid)	Released: 2005 (US)[70] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download	—	—
War Angel LP[71]	Released: June 16, 2009 (US)[71] Label: Modulor[71] Format: Digital download	—	—
Forever King[72]	Released: July 3, 2009 (US)[72] Label: Queens Boulevard Recordings[72] Format: Digital download	—	—
The Big 10[73]	Released: December 9, 2011 (US)[73] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download	—	—
The Lost Tape[74] (with DJ Drama)	Released: May 22, 2012 (US)[74] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download	—	—
The Kanan Tape[75]	Released: December 9, 2015 (US)[73] Label: G-Unit Format: Digital download	—	—
Reloaded	Released: TBA Label: TBA Format: TBA	—	—
"—" 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[76]	Released: July 6, 2000 (US) Label: Columbia, Sony, Trackmasters[76] Format: Bootleg, digital download	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.[76]
Bulletproof[77]	Released: July 23, 2007 (US)[77] Label: BCD Music Group, Shadyville[77] Format: CD, digital download, LP	Released as the official soundtrack to the video game 50 Cent: Bulletproof.[78]
5 (Murder by Numbers)	Released: July 6, 2012 (US)[14] Label: Self-released Format: Digital download	Originally meant to be released as 50 Cent's fifth studio album on July 3, 2012: however, 50 Cent decided to release this album for free and instead release Animal Ambition as his fifth studio album.

See also

• G-Unit discography

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External links

• Official website
• 50 Cent at AllMusic
• 50 Cent discography at Discogs
• 50 Cent discography at MusicBrainz