American rapper Big Sean has released six studio albums, four mixtapes, thirty-one singles (including thirty-seven as featured artist), eight promotional singles, and thirty-nine music videos. In 2008, Big Sean was discovered by American rapper and record producer Kanye West, who signed Sean to his record label GOOD Music—distributed through Def Jam Recordings. Since 2008, after signing a record deal to West's label G.O.O.D. Music, Sean's career continued through his mixtapes such as Finally Famous Vol. 2: UKnowBigSean (2009) and Finally Famous Vol. 3: BIG (2010). While he was releasing these mixtapes, he collaborated on various tracks and/or singles from West, Royce da 5'9" and Chris Brown.
On June 28, 2011, Sean released his debut studio album, Finally Famous, debuting at number 3 on the US Billboard 200. The album's lead single, "My Last" peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the US Hot Rap Songs chart. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's second single, "Marvin & Chardonnay" peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Additionally, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's third single, "Dance (A$$)" was released in a remixed form featuring rapper Nicki Minaj. The single peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In 2012, he collaborated with artists on several multiple Hot 100 top 40 singles, including "Mercy" by West, "My Homies Still" by Lil Wayne and "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber.
In 2014, Sean released "I Don't Fuck with You", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; as well as being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On February 24, 2015, Big Sean released his best selling album, titled Dark Sky Paradise. The album received positive reviews and became his first studio album to top the Billboard 200. Since its release, six tracks from the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single, 'Blessings', was certified triple platinum. Throughout the next year, another four tracks from Dark Sky Paradise—"Paradise", "One Man Can Change the World", "I Know" and "Play No Games"—were all certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B/HH USRap AUS BEL(FL) CAN DEN NZ SWI UK For all except where noted: For "Right There": For "Jealous": Finally Famous Released: June 28, 2011 Re-released: June 25, 2021 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download 3 2 1 — — 20 — — — — RIAA: Platinum Hall of Fame Released: August 27, 2013 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download 3 1 1 — 149 10 — — — 56 RIAA: Gold Dark Sky Paradise Released: February 24, 2015 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 28 88 5 29 23 41 23 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum I Decided Released: February 3, 2017 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 14 67 1 15 12 39 12 RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Detroit 2 Released: September 4, 2020 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 22 59 3 38 16 31 24 RIAA: Gold Better Me Than You Released: August 30, 2024 Label: FF to Def, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 25 4 3 — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B/HH USRap CAN Twenty88 Released: April 1, 2016 Label: GOOD, Def Jam, ARTium Format: CD, digital download 5 1 1 28 Double or Nothing Released: December 8, 2017 Label: GOOD, Def Jam, Boominati Worldwide, Republic Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 6 2 2 15
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positions US USR&B/HH What You Expect Released: October 29, 2021 Label: FF to Def, Def Jam Format: Digital download, streaming 76 41
Mixtapes Title Mixtape details Finally Famous Vol. 1: The Mixtape Released: November 24, 2007 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: Digital download Finally Famous Vol. 2: UKnowBigSean Released: April 21, 2009 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: Digital download Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big Released: August 31, 2010 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: Digital download Detroit Released: September 5, 2012 Label: GOOD, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, 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 For "Champions": USR&B/HH USRap AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: "Mercy": "Clique", "As Long as You Love Me", and "I Don't Fuck with You": "Holy Key": "Bounce Back": CAN NZ UK UKR&BPeak chart positions for singles in UK R&B Charts: "Mercy": "Clique": "Beware": "I Don't Fuck With You": "No Favors", "Bounce Back" and "Moves": "Jealous": "What U Doin?" 2010 — — — — — — — — Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big "My Last" 2011 30 4 1 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum Finally Famous "Marvin & Chardonnay" 32 1 4 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum "Dance (Ass)" 10 3 2 — 69 — — — RIAA: 5× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Mercy" 2012 13 1 1 60 46 — 55 9 RIAA: 7× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Cruel Summer "Clique" 12 2 2 39 17 — 22 4 RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Guap" 71 21 17 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum Hall of Fame "Switch Up" 2013 — 50 — — — — — — "Beware" 38 10 6 — — — 183 26 RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum "Fire" — 46 — — — — — — "Ashley" — — — — — — — — "10 2 10" (Remix) 2014 — — — — — — — — "I Don't Fuck with You" 11 1 1 47 35 25 67 8 RIAA: Diamond ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum Dark Sky Paradise "Paradise" 99 34 23 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum "Blessings" 2015 28 10 5 — 59 — 139 — RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "One Man Can Change the World" 82 27 21 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum "Play No Games" 84 28 21 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Champions" 2016 71 22 15 — — — 128 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver rowspan="2" "No More Interviews" — — — — — — — — "Bounce Back" 6 3 3 52 17 28 67 9 RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum I Decided "Moves" 2017 38 15 9 — 46 — — 21 RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Jump Out the Window" 76 29 — — 93 — — — RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Pull Up N Wreck" 80 33 — — 82 — — — Double or Nothing "So Good" 2018 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum"Overtime" 2019 — — — — — — — — Detroit 2 "Single Again" 64 25 22 — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Bezerk" 89 39 — — 85 — — — RIAA: Gold "Deep Reverence" 2020 82 31 — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Wolves" 65 24 21 — 56 — — — RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "What a Life" 2021 — — — — — — — — What You Expect "Hate Our Love" 2022 88 31 — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Precision" 2024 — — — — — — — — Better Me Than You "Shut Up" — — — — — — — — Paid in Memories"Tobey" 24 7 5 38 21 34 29 — MC: Gold The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) "Yes" — — — — — — — — Better Me Than You "On Up" — — — — — — — — "Beautiful Scars"(with Will Smith & Obanga)2025 — — — — — — — — Based on a True Story "—" 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 and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH USRap AUS CAN IRL NLD NZ UK UKR&B "Fat Raps" 2010 — — — — — — — — — — The Cleveland Show "My Closet" 2011 — — — — — — — — — — Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big "Lay It on Me" — 43 — — — — — — 69 19 Here I Am "Already There" 2012 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Kiss It Bye Bye" — — — — — — — — — — "Till I Die" — 12 15 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Fortune "Naked" — 77 — — — — — — — — "My Homies Still" 38 20 16 — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum I Am Not a Human Being II "As Long as You Love Me" 6 — — 8 9 38 33 6 22 — RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Believe "Good Girls (Don't Grow on Trees)" — — — — — — — — — — "Mary" — — — — — — — — — — Moon Tower "Burn" — 86 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Dreamchasers 2 "Show Out" 2013 75 23 17 — — — — — — — Stay Trippy "All That (Lady)" — 48 — — — — — — — — Jesus Piece "Wild" — — — 6 — 23 63 27 5 —BPI: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: Gold Alive "Sorry" — — — — — 81 — — 73 — "Right There" 84 — — 51 — — — — 113 15 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold Yours Truly "All Me" 20 6 4 — 72 — — — 112 33 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Nothing Was the Same "Top of the World" — — — — — — — — — — Pages "Memphis" 2014 — — — — — — — — — — Journals "Diamonds" — — — — — — — — — — Nobody's Smiling "Don't Play" — — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Days Before Rodeo"Detroit vs. Everybody" — 28 23http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AEminem&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A1222&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Eminem — — — — — — — Shady XV "Open Wide" 2015 — — — 77 — 63 — — 23 — ARIA: Gold RIAA: Gold Motion "B Boy" — 39 — — — — — — — — "How Many Times" 68 17 13 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold I Changed a Lot "Fighting Shadows" — — — — — — — — — — Terminator Genisys: Music from the Motion Picture "Back Up" 47 16 10 — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum ...And See That's the Thing "Holy Key" 2016 84 29 22 99 — — — — — — Major Key "Castro"(Yo Gotti featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz and Quavo) — — — — — — — — — — White Friday (CM9) "I Think of You"(Jeremih featuring Chris Brown and Big Sean) 2017 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Skateboard P"(MadeinTYO featuring Big Sean) — 42 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum "Feels" 20 10 — 3 32 17 62 3 1 — RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 "Miracles (Someone Special)"— — — — — 98 30 — 54 — FIMI: Gold Kaleidoscope EP "Alone" 2018 65 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Hopeless Fountain Kingdom "Big Bank"(YG featuring 2 Chainz, Big Sean and Nicki Minaj) 16 13 10 — 54 — — — — — RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Stay Dangerous "None of Your Concern" 2019 55 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum Chilombo "Timeless"(Benny the Butcher featuring Lil Wayne and Big Sean) 2020 — — — — — — — — — — Burden of Proof "4 Thangs" — — — — — — — — — — "Way Out" 74 18 17 — 51 77 — — — — RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Thats What They All Say"Easy Lover" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — Higher Than Heaven"Ya Don't Stop"2024—————————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B/HH USRap AUS CAN NZ UK UKR&B "Whatever U Want" (GOOD Music Remix) 2010 — — — — — — — — "What Goes Around" 2011 — — — — — — — — Finally Famous "So Much More" — — — — — — — — "What Yo Name Iz?" (Remix) — — — — — — — — "My Own Planet" — — — — — — — — Street Hop "Oh My" (Remix) — — — — — — — — Third Power "Control" 2013 — 43 — — — — — — "Who I Am" — — — — — — — — My Name Is My Name "Best Mistake"2014 49 — — 45 39 29 154 — ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver