American rapper J. Cole has released seven studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, four extended plays, four mixtapes, 76 singles (including 37 as a featured artist), two promotional singles, and 33 music videos.
J. Cole first started rapping in his teens, collaborating with the local Fayetteville hip hop duo Bomm Sheltuh. The Come Up, his debut mixtape, was released on May 4, 2007. Following the release of The Come Up, J. Cole was contacted by American rapper Jay-Z and subsequently signed to his record label Roc Nation. Cole released his second mixtape The Warm Up on June 15, 2009. "Lights Please", the first single from The Warm Up, peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and became Cole's first entry on a national record chart.https://famuse.co/has-jcole-ever-had-a-number-1-song/ Retrieved February 25, 2024 He was later featured on "All I Want Is You", a 2010 single by American R&B singer Miguel – it peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100. J. Cole's third mixtape Friday Night Lights was released on November 12, 2010.
J. Cole released his debut studio album Cole World: The Sideline Story on September 27, 2011. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 218,000 copies. The album's lead single "Work Out" peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. The album was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while "Work Out" was certified a two-time platinum single. Two more singles were released from the album: "Can't Get Enough" and "Nobody's Perfect", which peaked at numbers 52 and 61 respectively on the Hot 100.
J. Cole's second studio album, Born Sinner, was released on June 18, 2013. Its lead single, "Power Trip" (featuring Miguel), peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100 and received a platinum certification from the RIAA.
On December 9, 2014, he released his third studio album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The album was supported by four singles: "Apparently", "Wet Dreamz", "No Role Modelz", and "Love Yourz". The album sold 353,358 copies in its first week, and became the first rap album in 25 years to be certified platinum in the US with no guest appearances. The songs "No Role Modelz" and "Wet Dreamz" later received a 14× platinum and a 9× platinum certification respectively from the RIAA in December 2024.
In addition to his fourth album, Cole released three singles in 2016: "Love Yourz", "Everybody Dies", and "False Prophets". His album, 4 Your Eyez Only, was released on the second anniversary of 2014 Forest Hill Drive. 4 Your Eyez Only was certified gold before it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, despite having no singles upon release. "Deja Vu" was later given a single release after peaking at number 7 on the Hot 100. J. Cole's fifth album, KOD, was also a commercial success, as both the album and its individual tracks broke numerous streaming and chart placement records. J. Cole became the first musician ever to debut three new songs in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. As a result of sales and streaming figures, he was the first recording artist to have a trio of tracks open inside the uppermost tier at the same time, with "ATM", "Kevin's Heart", and "KOD". Cole also managed to tie with the Beatles in simultaneously having six positions in the top 20 on the Hot 100 chart, a record that the rock band had previously held for 54 years.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Peak chart positions in Australia: All except noted: Cole World: The Sideline Story: "Immortal": "A Lot": "Lion King on Ice": "Your Heart": "On the Street": "Crocodile Tearz" and "H.Y.B.": "Two Six": Cole World: The Sideline Story Released: September 27, 2011 Label: Roc Nation, Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 52 — 4 — — — 36 62 25 US: 855,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Born Sinner Released: June 18, 2013 Label: Dreamville, Roc Nation, Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 14 — 2 24 — — 11 27 7 US: 796,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum 2014 Forest Hills Drive Released: December 9, 2014 Label: Dreamville, Roc Nation, Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 40 134 3 — — — 25 49 27 US: 1,240,000 RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: 6× Platinum 4 Your Eyez Only Released: December 9, 2016 Label: Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 6 34 1 16 127 19 10 16 21 US: 523,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum KOD Released: April 20, 2018 Label: Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 1 2 1 4 — 1 1 6 2 US: 273,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum The Off-Season Released: May 14, 2021 Label: Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 3 1 1 1 33 1 1 5 2 US: 102,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: Platinum The Fall-Off Released: February 6, 2026 Label: Dreamville, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 7 16 2 7 70 8 2 2 3 US: 113,000 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Forest Hills Drive: Live From Fayetteville, NC Released: January 28, 2016 Label: Dreamville, Roc Nation, Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 71
Compilations + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B/HH USRap AUS BEL CAN FRA NZ SWI UK Revenge of the Dreamers Released: January 28, 2014 Label: Dreamville Format: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — Revenge of the Dreamers II Released: December 8, 2015 Label: Dreamville, Interscope Format: CD, digital download 29 4 3 — — — — — — — Revenge of the Dreamers III Released: July 5, 2019 Label: Dreamville, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download 1 1 1 2 42 1 126 2 28 — RIAA: Platinum D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape Released: March 31, 2022 Label: Dreamville, Interscope Format: Digital download 11 6 4 — 182 27 — 36 — 94 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes Title Album details Peak chart positions The Come Up Released: May 4, 2007 Label: By Any Means Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — The Warm Up Released: June 15, 2009 Label: Roc Nation Formats: Digital download, streaming 159 — — — — — — — — Friday Night Lights Released: November 12, 2010 Label: Roc Nation Formats: Digital download, streaming 147 — — — — — — — — Might Delete Later Released: April 5, 2024 Label: Cole World, Inc., Interscope Formats: Digital download, streaming 2 2 11 3 11 6 1 5 7 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
EPs + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Album details Truly Yours Released: February 12, 2013 Label: Dreamville Format: Digital download Truly Yours 2 Released: April 30, 2013 Label: Dreamville Format: Digital download Lewis Street Released: July 22, 2020 Label: Dreamville, Roc Nation Format: Digital download Birthday Blizzard '26 Released: January 28, 2026 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH USRap AUS CAN IREPeaks in Ireland: All except noted: KOD and its tracks: NZ SWI UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except noted: "Work Out" and "Can't Get Enough": "Crooked Smile": "She Knows": WW "Lights Please" 2009 — — — — — — — — — — The Warm Up and Cole World: The Sideline Story "Who Dat" 2010 93 32 19 — — — — — — — Cole World: The Sideline Story "Work Out" 2011 13 10 3 — 32 — — — 158 — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: 7× Platinum "Can't Get Enough"(featuring Trey Songz) 52 7 5 — — — — — 169 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Mr. Nice Watch"(featuring Jay-Z) — 87 — — — — — — — — "Nobody's Perfect"(featuring Missy Elliott) 2012 61 3 4 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Miss America" — 34 — — — — — — — — Born Sinner "Power Trip"(featuring Miguel) 2013 19 5 3 — — — — — 46 — RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold "Crooked Smile"(featuring TLC) 27 7 4 — — — — — 114 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver "Forbidden Fruit"(featuring Kendrick Lamar) — 46 — — — — — — — — "She Knows"(featuring Amber Coffman and Cults) 90 24 11 — — — — — 68 — ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum "Apparently" 2014 58 17 10 — — — — — — — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver 2014 Forest Hills Drive "Wet Dreamz" 2015 61 16 12 — — — — — — — RIAA: 9× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 5× Platinum "No Role Modelz" 36 20 9 40 62 91 22 — — — RIAA: 1.4× Diamond (14× Platinum) ARIA: 6× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: 12× Platinum "Love Yourz" 2016 — 41 24 — — — — — — — RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold "Everybody Dies" 57 29 23 — 93 — — — — — RIAA: Gold rowspan="2" "False Prophets" 54 27 21 — 81 — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Deja Vu" 2017 7 4 2 45 7 56 — 46 30 — RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold 4 Your Eyez Only "High for Hours" — — — — — — — — — — "Neighbors" 13 8 6 — 17 80 — 96 54 — RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver 4 Your Eyez Only "KOD" 2018 10 7 7 20 12 14 10 42 17 — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum KOD "ATM" 6 4 4 32 5 32 20 87 28 — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Gold "Album of the Year (Freestyle)" 87 44 — — 84 — — — — — "Shea Butter Baby"(with Ari Lennox)2019 — — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum Creed II: The Album and Shea Butter Baby "Middle Child" 4 2 2 15 4 3 6 28 9 — RIAA: Diamond (10× Platinum) ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 5× PlatinumRevenge of the Dreamers III "Down Bad"(with JID, Bas, and EarthGang featuring Young Nudy) 64 26 22 — 69 — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Snow on tha Bluff" 2020 54 26 23 — 74 — — — — — RIAA: Gold "The Climb Back" 25 15 13 39 32 50 — — 77 26 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: GoldLewis Street and The Off-Season "Lion King on Ice" 51 15 13 87 59 45 — — 65 — RIAA: Gold Lewis Street "My Life" 2021 2 1 1 11 8 12 5 34 13 4 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver The Off-Season "The Jackie"(with Bas featuring Lil Tjay) 78 26 — — 60 — 7 — 100 — [BUMP] Pick Me Up "Your Heart"(with Joyner Lucas) 32 10 8 72 34 56 — — 78 42 RIAA: Platinum rowspan="3" "Procrastination (Broke)"2023 — — — — — — — — — — "On the Street" 60 14 6 83 58 — — — 37 16 "The Secret Recipe" 92 31 — — — — — — — —The Secret Recipe "H.Y.B." 2024 35 17 15 73 34 45 36 — 29 47 Might Delete Later "Grippy" — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Port Antonio" — — — — — — — — — — "Clouds" 2025 69 21 13 — 94 — — — — 175 "Who TF Iz U"2026 32 11 7 — 59 — — — — 88The Fall-Off "Legacy" 36 14 10 — 65 — — — — 101 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH USRap AUS CAN IRE NZ SWI UK WW "Just Begun"(Reflection Eternal featuring J. Cole, Mos Def and Jay Electronica) 2010 — — — — — — — — — — Revolutions per Minute "All I Want Is You"(Miguel featuring J. Cole) 58 7 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum