Lil Wayne albums discography explained

Artist:	Lil Wayne albums
Studio:	14
Compilation:	3
Ep:	5
1Option:	29
1Option Name:	Mixtapes

American rapper Lil Wayne has released thirteen studio albums, one collaborative album, three compilation albums, five extended plays, and twenty-nine mixtapes. Wayne made his album debut in 1999, with Tha Block Is Hot, which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His later albums, Lights Out released in 2000, and 500 Degreez, released in 2002, attracted minor attention. In 2004, he released the first of his infamous Carter series, with Tha Carter. In 2005, Tha Carter II was released. In 2006, Wayne released a collaborative album with rapper Birdman, titled Like Father, Like Son. In 2008, Wayne released his best-selling album so far, titled Tha Carter III. Certified triple platinum by the RIAA, Tha Carter III won the Best Rap Album award at the 2009 Grammy Awards.^[1] Lil Wayne founded record label Young Money Entertainment and released a collaborative album featuring rappers signed to the label, We Are Young Money, in 2009, followed by his debut rock music album Rebirth in 2010. While serving an 8-month prison sentence in New York he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being, in September 2010. The next addition to Tha Carter series, Tha Carter IV, was released on August 29, 2011. In 2013, Wayne released a sequel to his 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being, titled I Am Not a Human Being II, followed by two compilation albums with his labels, Rich Gang (2013), and (2014). After years of legal battles, his 12th studio album Tha Carter V was released on September 28, 2018. Lil Wayne released another album, Funeral, on January 31, 2020.

As of 2018, all of Wayne's albums have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. His album sales in the United States stand at over 15 million copies as of July 2013,^[2] and his digital track sales stand at over 37 million digital copies.^[3]

Albums

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
US ^[4]	US R&B/HH ^[5]	US Rap ^[6]	AUS ^[7]	CAN ^[8]	FRA ^[9]	IRL ^[10]	NZ ^[11]	SWI ^[12]	UK ^[13]
Tha Block Is Hot	Released: November 2, 1999^[14] Label: Cash Money, Universal Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 1,402,000^[15]	RIAA: Platinum^[16]
Lights Out	Released: December 19, 2000^[17] Label: Cash Money, Universal Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	16	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: ~1,000,000^[18]	RIAA: Gold
500 Degreez	Released: July 23, 2002^[19] Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Gold
Tha Carter	Released: June 29, 2004^[20] Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 878,000^[21]	RIAA: Platinum
Tha Carter II	Released: December 6, 2005^[22] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	1	1	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	US: 1,400,000^[23]	RIAA: 2× Platinum
Like Father, Like Son (with Birdman)	Released: October 31, 2006^[24] Label: Cash Money, Universal Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		RIAA: Gold
Tha Carter III	Released: June 10, 2008^[25] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	1	47	1	25	34	10	17	23	US: 3,800,000^[26]	RIAA: 8× Platinum BPI: Gold^[27] MC: 2× Platinum^[28] ARIA: Gold^[29]
Rebirth	Released: February 2, 2010^[30] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, digital download	2	1	1	51	5	86	45	33	15	24	US: 849,000^[31]	RIAA: Platinum
I Am Not a Human Being	Released: September 27, 2010^[32] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, digital download	1	1	1	60	4	167	84	—	46	56	US: 1,000,000	RIAA: 2× Platinum
Tha Carter IV	Released: August 29, 2011^[33] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	1	9	1	14	19	8	9	8	US: 2,296,000^[34] World: 3,500,000^[35]	RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Gold
I Am Not a Human Being II	Released: March 26, 2013^[36] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	2	2	1	43	5	24	85	—	35	29	US: 529,000^[37]	RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold
Free Weezy Album	Released: July 4, 2015^[38] Label: Young Money, Republic Formats: Digital download, streaming	77	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tha Carter V	Released: September 28, 2018 Label: Young Money, Republic Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	1	1	6	1	49	5 ^[39]	3 ^[40]	12	5	US: 140,000^[41]	RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver
Funeral	Released: January 31, 2020^[42] Label: Young Money, Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	1	68	5	110 ^[43]	73 ^[44]	—	29	61	US: 38,000^[45]
Tha Carter VI^[46]	Scheduled: TBA 2024 ^[47]	rowspan="2" colspan="13"
I Am Not a Human Being III^[48]	Scheduled: 2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
US ^[49]	US R&B/HH ^[50]	US Rap ^[51]	CAN
We Are Young Money (as part of Young Money)	Released: December 21, 2009^[52] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Formats: CD, digital download	9	3	1	—	RIAA: Gold^[53]
Rich Gang (as part of Rich Gang)	Released: July 23, 2013^[54] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	9	2	2	—
Rise of an Empire (as part of Young Money)	Released: March 11, 2014^[55] Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	7	4	2	—
I Am Music	Released: March 31, 2023^[56] Label: Young Money, Republic Formats: Digital download	25	9	6	84

Extended plays

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EP details
The Leak	Released: December 25, 2007^[57] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download
In Tune We Trust	Released: July 5, 2017^[58] Label: Young Money Format: Digital download, streaming
Weezy Workout	Released: June 17, 2020^[59] Label: Young Money Format: Digital download, streaming
Weezy Flow	Released: June 24, 2020 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download, streaming
Skateboard Weezy	Released: July 1, 2020 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

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Album details	Peak chart positions
US	US Ind. ^[60]	US R&B/HH	US Rap
SQ1 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2002^[61] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ2 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2002^[62] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ3 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2002^[63] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ4 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2002^[64] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ5 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2003^[65] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ6 (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2003^[66] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ6: Tha Remix (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2003^[67] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
SQ7 (10,000 Bars) (with Sqad Up)	Released: 2003^[68] Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Da Drought	Released: 2003^[69] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Da Drought 2	Released: 2004^[70] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
The Prefix	Released: February 2004^[71] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Young Money: The Mixtape Vol. 1	Released: October 6, 2005^[72] Label: Young Money Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—
The Suffix	Released: November 20, 2005^[73] ^[74] Label: Cash Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
The Dedication	Released: December 13, 2005^[75] Label: On the Low Formats: Digital download	—	—	93	—
Dedication 2	Released: September 4, 2006^[76] Label: BCD Formats: Digital download	—	30	85	—
Da Drought 3	Released: May 11, 2007^[77] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Dedication 3	Released: December 16, 2008^[78] Label: Aphilliates Formats: Digital download	111	12	28	9
No Ceilings	Released: October 31, 2009^[79] Label: Cash Money, Young Money Formats: Digital download	18	—	11	11
Sorry 4 the Wait	Released: July 13, 2011^[80] Label: Cash Money, Young Money Formats: Digital download	60	—	31	—
Dedication 4	Released: September 3, 2012^[81] Label: Young Money, Aphilliates Formats: Digital download	—	—	56	—
Dedication 5	Released: September 1, 2013^[82] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Sorry 4 the Wait 2	Released: January 20, 2015^[83] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	49	47	—
No Ceilings 2	Released: November 26, 2015 Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
T-Wayne (with T-Pain)	Released: May 18, 2017^[84] Label: Nappy Boy Format: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Dedication 6	Released: December 25, 2017^[85] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Dedication 6: Reloaded	Released: January 26, 2018 Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
No Ceilings 3	Released: November 27, 2020 ^[86] Label: Young Money Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—
Trust Fund Babies	Released: October 1, 2021^[87] Label: Young Money, Rostrum, Republic Formats: CD, digital download	35	—	19	17
Tha Fix Before tha VI	Released: September 29, 2023^[88] Label: Young Money, Republic Formats: Digital download	40	—	13	11

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List . 2009 . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . March 30, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091105212925/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_show/list.aspx . November 5, 2009 .
2. News: Week Ending July 14, 2013. Albums: Jay-Z Back On The Throne . Paul Grein . Chart Watch . July 17, 2013 .
3. Web site: The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2011 Music Industry Report . . January 5, 2012 . May 15, 2012 . Loynes, Anna.
4. Lil Wayne Chart History: Billboard 200 . . October 10, 2023.
5. Lil Wayne Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . . October 10, 2023.
6. Lil Wayne Chart History: Rap Albums . Billboard . October 10, 2023.
7. Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
   • All except noted: Web site: Discography Lil Wayne . australian-charts.com . July 20, 2011 .
   • Rebirth: Web site: The ARIA Report: Issue 1042 (Week Commencing 15 February 2010) . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100304130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20100305-0000/Issue1042.pdf . dead . 2010-03-04 . . September 28, 2011 . 2 .
   • I Am Not a Human Being: Web site: The ARIA Report: Issue 1078 (Week Commencing 25 October 2010) . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20101120130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20101121-0001/Issue1078.pdf . dead . 2010-11-20 . Australian Recording Industry Association . September 28, 2011 . 2 .
   • Funeral: Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #563. auspOp. February 8, 2020. February 8, 2020. February 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216185818/https://www.auspop.com.au/2020/2/aria-chart-watch-563/. dead.
8. Lil Wayne Chart History: Canadian Albums . Billboard . April 11, 2023.
9. Web site: Discographie Lil Wayne . lescharts.com . August 23, 2013 . fr.
10. Web site: Discography Lil Wayne . irish-charts.com . August 21, 2013.
11. Web site: Discography Lil Wayne . charts.nz . August 21, 2013.
12. Web site: Discographie Lil Wayne . swisscharts.com . 24 September 2012 . gsw . select "Charts" tab.
13. Web site: Lil' Wayne . . September 26, 2018 . select "Albums" tab.
14. Web site: Tha Block Is Hot – Lil Wayne . . August 23, 2013 . Birchmeier, Jason.
15. Lil Wayne's Top 10 Biggest Career Moments . . March 25, 2013 . August 23, 2013 . Ramirez, Erika.
16. Web site: Gold & Platinum: Lil Wayne. Recording Industry Association of America.
17. Web site: Lights Out . Amazon . August 23, 2013.
18. Web site: Lil Wayne Playing With Fire. Chris Dart. Exclaim!. May 13, 2013. May 2, 2022.
19. Web site: 500 Degreez . Amazon . August 23, 2013.
20. Web site: Tha Carter – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Kellman, Andy.
21. Lil Wayne Nabs Kurupt, Lil' Mo For New CD . Billboard . August 23, 2013.
22. Web site: Tha Carter II – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Jeffries, David.
23. Lil Wayne's 'Carter III' Finally Has Street Date . Billboard . March 25, 2008 . April 25, 2012 . Concepcion, Mariel.
24. Web site: Like Father, Like Son – Birdman / Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Jeffries, David.
25. Web site: Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Jeffries, David.
26. Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch the Throne' Exclusives Have Retailers Up in Arms . Billboard . July 28, 2011 . August 10, 2011 . Christman, Ed.
27. Web site: Certified Awards Search . . April 22, 2012 . To access, enter the search parameter "Lil Wayne" and select "Search by Keyword" . August 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801142929/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/Search.aspx . dead .
28. Canada . Lil Wayne . April 29, 2012.
29. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724130553/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesAlbumAccreds2019.htm. January 22, 2021. 2020-07-24.
30. Web site: Rebirth – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Jeffries, David.
31. Web site: Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' & 12 More Two-Album/One-Year Releases. Billboard. Brad. Wete. October 1, 2013. June 4, 2020.
32. Web site: I Am Not a Human Being – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Jeffries, David.
33. Web site: Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Jeffries, David.
34. Web site: Top-Selling Albums of the 2010-2019 Decade (So Far) . 2013-07-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731200241/http://thelavalizard.com/2013/07/top-selling-albums-of-the-2010-2019-decade-so-far/ . 2013-07-31.
35. Web site: Lil Wayne Signs Four-Album Deal With Cash Money Records . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415201133/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1683085/lil-wayne-cash-money.jhtml . dead . April 15, 2012 . . April 13, 2012 . August 23, 2013 . Alexis, Nadeska.
36. Web site: I Am Not a Human Being II – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Jeffries, David.
37. Web site: Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/14/2013 . HipHopDX . July 17, 2013 . July 18, 2013 . Paine, Jake . https://web.archive.org/web/20130720012136/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24707/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-7-14-2013 . July 20, 2013 . dead .
38. Web site: Lil Wayne Releases FWA . . July 4, 2015 . July 4, 2015 . Goble, Corban.
39. Web site: Irish Albums Chart: 5 October 2018. Irish Recorded Music Association. October 6, 2018.
40. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. October 8, 2018. October 5, 2018.
41. Web site: Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' Is Now Eligible For A Platinum Certification. Forbes. November 19, 2018. November 6, 2019.
42. Web site: Lil Wayne 'Funeral': Release Date, Tracklist, Everything We Know. 2020-01-27. Highsnobiety. en-US. 2020-01-27.
43. Web site: Top Albums (Week 6, 2020). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. February 11, 2020.
44. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. February 8, 2020.
45. Lil Wayne Achieves Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Funeral'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. February 9, 2020. February 10, 2020.
46. Web site: Lil Wayne Talks Young Money Radio, Epic Memory With Nicki Minaj and Life During Coronavirus (EXCLUSIVE). Ju. Shirley. Variety. July 3, 2020. August 15, 2020.
47. Web site: Lil Wayne Confirms Tha Carter VI Album Is Coming. Coleman II. C. Vernon. XXL. July 6, 2020. July 6, 2020.
48. Web site: LIL WAYNE DROPS 'NO CEILINGS 3,' ANNOUNCES 'I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING III' . 2dopeboyz.
49. Peak chart positions for compilation albums on the Billboard 200 chart:
    • All except Rich Gang: Young Money Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. September 26, 2018.
    • Rich Gang: Rich Gang Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. September 26, 2018.
50. Peak chart positions for compilation albums on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart:
    • All except Rich Gang: Young Money Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. September 26, 2018.
    • Rich Gang: Rich Gang Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. September 26, 2018.
51. Peak chart positions for compilation albums on the Rap Albums chart:
    • All except Rich Gang: Young Money Chart History: Rap Albums. Billboard. September 26, 2018.
    • Rich Gang: Rich Gang Chart History: Rap Albums. Billboard. September 26, 2018.
52. Web site: Jeffries. David. We Are Young Money – Young Money. AllMusic.
53. United States . album . We Are Young Money . Young Money . October 10, 2011.
54. Web site: Jeffries. David. Rich Gang – Rich Gang. AllMusic.
55. Web site: Jeffries. David. Rise of an Empire – Young Money. AllMusic.
56. Web site: Cowen. Trace William. Lil Wayne Releases Career-Spanning 'I Am Music' Compilation. Complex.
57. Web site: The Leak – EP by Lil Wayne . . January 2007 . August 23, 2013.
58. Web site: In Tune We Trust Mixtape by Lil Wayne .
59. Web site: Weezy Workout - EP by Lil Wayne on Apple Music. July 3, 2020. Apple Music.
60. Lil Wayne Chart History: Independent Albums . Billboard . October 12, 2021.
61. Web site: Lil Wayne, The Squad - SQ1. DatPiff.
62. Web site: Sqad Up, Lil Wayne - SQ2 - This is the sqad. DatPiff.
63. Web site: Lil Wayne, Sqad Up - SQ3. DatPiff.
64. Web site: Lil Wayne, The Sqad - SQ4. DatPiff.
65. Web site: Sqad Up, Lil Wayne - SQ5. DatPiff.
66. Web site: Lil Wayne And Sqad Up - SQ6 Hosted by Raj Smoove. DatPiff.
67. Web site: SQ6 Tha Remix Mixtape by Lil Wayne And Sqad Up Hosted by Raj Smoove . datpiff.com . 2022-08-28.
68. Web site: Sqad Up, Lil Wayne - SQ7. DatPiff.
69. Web site: Lil Wayne: About . . August 23, 2013 . Cuenco, Candy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724095258/http://omg.yahoo.com/lil-wayne/ . July 24, 2013 .
70. Web site: The 100 Best Lil Wayne Songs – 74. Lil Wayne 'Get Out' (2004) . . May 10, 2013 . August 23, 2013 . Noz, Andrew.
71. Web site: Frenemies: A History Of Lil Wayne & Jay-Z's Relationship – Lil Wayne Releases The Prefix, Raps Over Nine Jay-Z Songs . Complex . August 27, 2011 . August 23, 2013.
72. Web site: Young Money, Lil Wayne - Young Money Vol. 1 (Disc 1) Mixtape - Stream & Download. DatPiff. 2015-07-11.
73. Web site: Lil Wayne - The Suffix | MixtapeTorrent.com. 2005-11-20. 2015-07-11. mfizzel.
74. News: Lil Wayne: Still Ridiculously Great . . April 20, 2007 . August 23, 2013 . Breihan, Tom . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806214120/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/2007/04/lil_wayne_still.php . August 6, 2012.
75. Web site: Lil Wayne – The Dedication . . December 13, 2005 . August 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130216023032/http://www.datpiff.com/Lil-Wayne-The-Dedication-mixtape.51.html . February 16, 2013 . dead.
76. Web site: Dedication 2 – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Thurston, Jason.
77. Web site: Lil Wayne – Da Drought 3 – Disc 1 . . May 11, 2007 . August 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130201051003/http://www.datpiff.com/Lil-Wayne-Da-Drought-3-Disc-1-mixtape.4313.html . February 1, 2013 . dead.
78. Web site: Dedication 3 Gangsta Grillz – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013 . Purdom, Clayton.
79. Web site: Lil Wayne No Ceilings Tracks Leak, But Full Mixtape Won't Drop Till Halloween . https://web.archive.org/web/20120201162423/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625056/lil-wayne-no-ceilings-tracks-leak.jhtml . dead . February 1, 2012 . MTV . October 28, 2009 . August 23, 2013 . Reid, Shaheem.
80. Web site: Sorry 4 the Wait – Lil Wayne . AllMusic . August 23, 2013.
81. Web site: Lil Wayne's 'Dedication 4' Now Gets A September 3 Release Date . . August 30, 2012 . August 23, 2013 . Diep, Eric.
82. Web site: Here's the Artwork for Lil Wayne's "Dedication 5," And a Possible Release Date. Dharmic X. Complex.
83. Web site: Lil Wayne - Sorry 4 The Wait 2 Hosted by Young Money Ent. DatPiff.
84. Web site: T-Pain & Lil Wayne - T-Wayne. SoundCloud. 18 May 2017.
85. Web site: Dedication 6 Mixtape by Lil Wayne Hosted by DJ Drama .
86. Web site: Lil Wayne Announces Tha Carter VI, No Ceilings 3 Are on the Way. Coleman II. C. Vernon. XXL. August 15, 2020. August 15, 2020.
87. Web site: Meek Mill 'Expensive Pain' and Lil Wayne & Rich The Kid 'Trust Fund Babies' First Week Sales Projections. HipHopDX. Saponara. Michael. September 23, 2021. September 23, 2021.
88. Web site: 2023-09-29 . Listen To Lil Wayne's "Tha Fix Before Tha VI" Project . 2023-10-05 . en-US.