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 Tha 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. 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 Young Money: Rise of an Empire (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.
His album sales in the United States stand at over 15 million copies as of July 2013, and his digital track sales stand at over 37 million digital copies.
Studio albums Solo albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B/HH USRap AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: All except noted: Rebirth: I Am Not a Human Being: Funeral: CAN FRA IRL NZ SWI UK Tha Block Is Hot Released: November 2, 1999 Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 3 1 — — — — — — — — US: 1,402,000 RIAA: Platinum Lights Out Released: December 19, 2000 Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 16 2 — — — — — — — — US: 1,000,000 RIAA: Gold 500 Degreez Released: July 23, 2002 Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 6 1 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Tha Carter Released: June 29, 2004 Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 5 2 1 — — — — — — — US: 878,000 RIAA: Platinum Tha Carter II Released: December 6, 2005 Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 2 1 1 — 26 — — — — — US: 1,400,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum Tha Carter III Released: June 10, 2008 Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 47 1 25 34 10 17 23 US: 3,800,000 RIAA: 8× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Rebirth Released: February 2, 2010 Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, digital download, streaming 2 1 1 51 5 86 45 33 15 24 US: 849,000 RIAA: Platinum I Am Not a Human Being Released: September 27, 2010 Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown Format: CD, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 60 4 167 84 — 46 56 US: 1,000,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum Tha Carter IV Released: August 29, 2011 Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Republic Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 9 1 14 19 8 9 8 US: 2,296,000 WW: 3,500,000 RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum I Am Not a Human Being II Released: March 26, 2013 Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Republic Format: CD, digital download, streaming 2 2 1 43 5 24 85 — 35 29 US: 529,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold Free Weezy Album Released: July 4, 2015 Label: Young Money, Republic Format: Digital download, streaming 77 45 — — — — — — — — Tha Carter V Released: September 28, 2018 Label: Young Money, Republic Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 6 1 49 5 3 12 5 US: 140,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Funeral Released: January 31, 2020 Label: Young Money, Republic Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 68 5 110 73 — 29 61 US: 38,000 Tha Carter VI Released: June 6, 2025 Label: Young Money, Republic Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 2 1 1 — 14 — — 31 39 77 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaborative albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B/HH USRap AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: All except noted: Rebirth: I Am Not a Human Being: Funeral: CAN FRA IRL NZ SWI UK Like Father, Like Son(with Birdman) Released: October 31, 2006 Label: Cash Money, Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 3 1 1 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Welcome 2 Collegrove(with 2 Chainz) Released: November 17, 2023 Label: Def Jam, Gamebread Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 20 4 1 — 84 — — — — 96 "—" 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 USPeak chart positions for compilation albums on the Billboard 200 chart: All except Rich Gang: Rich Gang: USR&B/HHPeak chart positions for compilation albums on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart: All except Rich Gang: Rich Gang: USRapPeak chart positions for compilation albums on the Rap Albums chart: All except Rich Gang: Rich Gang: CAN I Am Music Released: March 31, 2023 Label: Young Money, Republic Format: Digital download, streaming 25 9 6 64 BPI: Silver
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title EP details The Leak Released: December 25, 2007 Label: Cash Money Format: Digital download, streaming In Tune We Trust Released: July 5, 2017 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download, streaming Weezy Workout Released: June 17, 2020 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 + List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions Title Mixtape details Peak chart positions US USInd. USR&B/HH USRap SQ1(with Sqad Up) Released: 2002 Format: Digital download — — — — SQ2(with Sqad Up) Released: 2002 Format: Digital download — — — — SQ3(with Sqad Up) Released: 2002 Format: Digital download — — — — SQ4(with Sqad Up) Released: 2002 Format: Digital download — — — — SQ5(with Sqad Up) Released: 2003 Format: Digital download — — — — SQ6(with Sqad Up) Released: 2003 Format: Digital download — — — — SQ6: Tha Remix(with Sqad Up) Released: 2003 Format: Digital download — — — — SQ7 (10,000 Bars)(with Sqad Up) Released: 2003 Format: Digital download — — — — Da Drought Released: 2003 Label: Cash Money Format: Digital download — — — — Da Drought 2 Released: 2004 Label: Cash Money Format: Digital download — — — — The Prefix Released: February 2004 Label: Cash Money Format: Digital download — — — — Young Money: The Mixtape Vol. 1Released: October 6, 2005 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download — — — — The Suffix Released: November 20, 2005 Label: Cash Money Format: Digital download — — — — The Dedication Released: December 13, 2005 Label: On the Low Format: Digital download — — 93 — Dedication 2 Released: September 4, 2006 Label: BCD Format: Digital download — 30 85 — Da Drought 3 Released: May 11, 2007 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download — — — — Dedication 3 Released: December 16, 2008 Label: Aphilliates Format: Digital download 111 12 28 9 No Ceilings Released: October 31, 2009 Label: Cash Money, Young Money Format: Digital download 18 — 11 11 Sorry 4 the Wait Released: July 13, 2011 Label: Cash Money, Young Money Format: Digital download 60 — 31 —Dedication 4 Released: September 3, 2012 Label: Young Money, Aphilliates Format: Digital download — — 56 — Dedication 5 Released: September 1, 2013 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download — — — — Sorry 4 the Wait 2 Released: January 20, 2015 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download — 49 47 — No Ceilings 2 Released: November 26, 2015 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download — — — —T-Wayne(with T-Pain) Released: May 18, 2017 Label: Nappy Boy Format: Digital download — — — — Dedication 6 Released: December 25, 2017 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download — — — — Dedication 6: Reloaded Released: January 26, 2018 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download — — — — No Ceilings 3 Released: November 27, 2020 Label: Young Money Format: Digital download — — — — Trust Fund Babies Released: October 1, 2021 Label: Young Money, Rostrum, Republic Format: CD, digital download 35 — 19 17 Tha Fix Before tha VI Released: September 29, 2023 Label: Young Money, Republic Format: Digital download 40 — 13 11
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