American rapper Kanye West has released 140 singles as a lead artist, 85 as a featured artist, and six promotional singles and charted with 65 other songs. As of July 2022, West is one of only seven artists in the United States to be certified for over 100 million digital singles by the Recording Industry Association of America, having sold 133 million certified digital units as a solo artist. He is the second highest certified American digital singles artist in the United States, with 84 of his singles going platinum. His Billboard Hot 100 history reads; 107 entries, 56 top 40s, 18 top 10s, and five number-one singles. Elsewhere, West has 20 top-ten, and three number-one singles in the UK, as well as, six number ones in New Zealand. West ended the 2000s decade with the most number-one songs on the Hot Rap Songs chart, most digital song certifications by a male solo artist in the United States, and was tenth on Billboards Top Hot 100 Artists of the 2000s chart. As of September 2012, he had the second-most 3 million+ selling digital songs.
In 2003, West collaborated with rapper Twista and singer Jamie Foxx on the song "Slow Jamz", which became West's first single to top the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2004, West's debut album The College Dropout produced four singles, including the Hot 100 top ten single "All Falls Down" and the Grammy Award-winner "Jesus Walks". In 2005, West released his second studio album Late Registration, which featured five singles, including "Touch the Sky", "Heard 'Em Say" and "Gold Digger", the latter spent ten weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, broke digital download records, and was the ninth biggest Hot 100 hit of the 2000s decade.
In 2007, West's third studio album Graduation was released and was supported by five singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Stronger" and the top ten single "Good Life". In 2008, West's fourth album 808s & Heartbreak was released and featured two top three singles, "Love Lockdown" and "Heartless". The former became just the second song by a non-American Idol artist to debut in the top three of the Hot 100 of the decade. From 2008 to 2009, West collaborated with other recording artists on multiple Hot 100 top ten singles, including "American Boy" by singer Estelle, "Swagga Like Us" by rappers Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and T.I., "Knock You Down" by singer Keri Hilson, "Run This Town" by Jay-Z and singer Rihanna, and "Forever" with rappers Drake, Lil Wayne and Eminem.
In 2010, West released his fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy; four singles were released from the album, all of which reached the top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100: "Power", "Monster", "Runaway" and "All of the Lights". The following year, West collaborated with American singer Katy Perry on a remix of her song "E.T." which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking West's fourth number one single on the chart. Watch the Throne, a collaboration with Jay-Z, produced seven singles, including the Billboard Hot 100 top 25 singles "H•A•M", "Otis" and "Niggas in Paris". West's sixth studio album Yeezus, released in 2013, featured the singles "Black Skinhead" and "Bound 2".
"FourFiveSeconds", a 2015 collaboration with Rihanna and musician Paul McCartney, became a top five hit on the Hot 100 and a top ten hit in several other countries. The singles "Famous", "Father Stretch My Hands", which was released as a two-part single, and "Fade" were released in support of West's seventh studio album The Life of Pablo, released in 2016 with singer Post Malone. "Yikes" was released as the first single from Kanye's eighth studio album Ye in 2018 and performed best in Canada by peaking at number 6 on the Canadian Hot 100 and "All Mine" was the second single to be released from the album, which performed best in New Zealand by reaching number 5 on the NZ Top 40 chart.
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&BPeak chart positions for singles and promotional singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the United States: All except noted: "Number One": USRap AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: All except noted: "Through the Wire": "Diamonds from Sierra Leone": "Flashing Lights": "Paranoid": "Power": "Monster": "H•A•M": "Lift Off": "Niggas in Paris": "Mercy": "Black Skinhead": "Fade": "City of Gods": "Vultures" and "Talking / Once Again": CAN GERPeak chart positions for singles in Germany: All except noted: "Hurricane": IRL For entries from 2026 onwards: NZPeak chart positions for singles in New Zealand: All except noted: "Vultures", "Talking / Once Again", "Stars", "Back to Me", "Burn", and "Fuk Sumn": "Carnival": UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except noted: "Can't Tell Me Nothing": "Monster": "Champions": WW "Through the Wire" 2003 15 8 4 81 — 61 24 16 9 — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum The College Dropout "All Falls Down"(featuring Syleena Johnson) 2004 7 4 2 — 9 72 23 19 10 — RIAA: 6× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum IFPI Denmark: Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum "Jesus Walks" 11 2 3 37 4 — 18 — 16 — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "The New Workout Plan" — 59 — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" 2005 43 21 11 52 — 67 19 52 8 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver Late Registration "Gold Digger"(featuring Jamie Foxx) 1 1 1 1 — 35 3 1 2 — RIAA: 13× Platinum RIAA: Platinum (Mastertone) ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum "Heard 'Em Say"(featuring Adam Levine) 26 17 12 27 19 95 23 15 22 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Touch the Sky"(featuring Lupe Fiasco) 2006 42 23 10 10 — 97 14 16 6 — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Impossible"(featuring Twista, Keyshia Cole and BJ) — 54 — — — — — — — — Mission: Impossible III soundtrack "Drive Slow"(featuring Paul Wall and GLC) — — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Late Registration "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)"(with KRS-One, Nas and Rakim) 2007 — — — — — — — — — — "Can't Tell Me Nothing" 41 20 8 — 16 — — — 107 — RIAA: 7× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Graduation "Stronger" 1 30 3 2 1 17 2 18 1 — RIAA: 14× Platinum RIAA: Platinum (Mastertone) ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 5× Gold IFPI Denmark: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum "Good Life"(featuring T-Pain) 7 3 1 21 23 78 24 11 23 — RIAA: 6× Platinum RIAA: Platinum (Mastertone) BPI: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Flashing Lights"(featuring Dwele) 29 12 2 82 54 — 21 — 29 196 RIAA: 9× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum "Homecoming"(featuring Chris Martin) 2008 69 16 9 32 79 17 5 22 9 — RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: 4× Platinum "Love Lockdown" 3 26 — 18 5 8 4 11 8 — RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: Platinum 808s & Heartbreak "Heartless" 2 4 1 40 8 37 11 6 10 143 RIAA: 14× Platinum RIAA: Platinum (Mastertone) ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum "Amazing"(featuring Young Jeezy) 2009 81 65 22 — — — — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "Paranoid"(featuring Mr Hudson) — — — 90 — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum "Forever"(with Drake, Lil Wayne and Eminem) 8 2 1 99 26 — 41 — 42 — RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Music Inspired by More than a Game / Relapse: Refill "Power" 2010 22 22 14 100 49 — 30 — 36 — RIAA: 7× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy "Runaway"(featuring Pusha T) 12 30 9 46 13 — 18 — 23 145 RIAA: 7× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Monster"(featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) 18 30 15 91 43 — — — 111 — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "All of the Lights"(featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) 18 2 2 24 53 — 13 13 15 — RIAA: 8× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum "Christmas in Harlem"(featuring Cyhi the Prynce and Teyana Taylor) — — — — — — — — — — "H•A•M"(with Jay-Z) 2011 23 24 15 78 47 — 40 — 30 — RIAA: Platinum Watch the Throne "Otis"(with Jay-Z, featuring Otis Redding) 12 2 2 42 37 — 41 — 28 — RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum MC: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Lift Off"(with Jay-Z, featuring Beyoncé) — — — 81 — — — — 48 — "Niggas in Paris"(with Jay-Z) 5 1 1 66 16 40 22 38 10 — RIAA: 12× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum IFPI Denmark: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum "Why I Love You"(with Jay-Z, featuring Mr Hudson) — — — — — — — — 87 — BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Gotta Have It"(with Jay-Z) 69 14 13 — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "No Church in the Wild"(with Jay-Z, featuring Frank Ocean) 2012 72 31 20 — 92 — 55 — 37 — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "Mercy"(with Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) 13 1 1 60 46 — — — 55 — RIAA: 8× Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Cruel Summer "Cold"(featuring DJ Khaled) 86 69 — — 85 — — — — — RIAA: Gold "New God Flow"(with Pusha T) 89 43 — — 66 — — — — — "Clique"(with Jay-Z and Big Sean) 12 2 2 39 17 — — — 22 — RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Black Skinhead" 2013 69 21 15 58 66 — 55 — 34 — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Yeezus "Bound 2" 12 3 3 50 74 — 68 — 55 104 RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: 4× Platinum "Only One"(featuring Paul McCartney) 2014 35 11 — 8 31 32 43 8 28 — RIAA: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Gold rowspan="3" "FourFiveSeconds"(with Rihanna and Paul McCartney) 2015 4 1 — 1 4 3 1 1 3 — RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 11× Platinum BEA: Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI Denmark: 3× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum SNEP: Gold RMNZ: 7× Platinum "All Day"(featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney) 15 6 4 42 28 57 77 38 8 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Famous" 2016 34 13 8 43 31 — 28 28 33 — RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold MC: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum The Life of Pablo "Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1" 37 14 9 — 51 — 74 — 54 145 RIAA: 7× Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: 4× Platinum "Pt. 2" 54 18 11 — 60 — 87 — 70 — RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Champions"(with Gucci Mane, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, Yo Gotti, Quavo and Desiigner) 71 22 15 — 73 — — — 128 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Fade" 47 12 — 69 37 — 75 — 50 — RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold The Life of Pablo "Lift Yourself" 2018 — — — — — — 94 — — — RIAA: Platinum rowspan="2" "Ye vs. the People"(featuring T.I.) 85 — — — — — — — — — "Yikes" 8 7 6 18 6 84 16 11 10 — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Ye "All Mine" 11 9 8 10 12 75 13 5 11 — RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "XTCY" — — — — — — — — — — "I Love It"(with Lil Pump) 6 5 5 4 1 9 2 1 3 — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI Denmark: Platinum SNEP: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Harverd Dropout "Follow God" 2019 7 3 2 7 6 — 5 6 6 — RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold