The discography of Nas, an American rapper, consists of seventeen studio albums, one collaborative album, one group album, five compilations, four mixtapes, one extended play, and seventy-nine singles (including twelve collaboration singles and thirty-three as a featured artist). Nas has sold over 20 million records in the United States alone, and 35 million albums worldwide.
The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas dropped out of school during ninth grade and began his music career in 1991 with a guest performance on the song "Live at the Barbeque" by Main Source. In 1992, Nas featured on the MC Serch posse cut, “Back to the Grill”, alongside Chubb Rock and Red Hot Lover Tone, and later contributed the track, "Halftime" to the soundtrack to the film Zebrahead. Soon after, Nas signed to Columbia Records, where he released his debut album Illmatic in 1994. Including Nas's solo debut track "Halftime", Illmatic was certified double platinum in the US, spawned several singles including "It Ain't Hard to Tell" and "The World Is Yours", earning considerable critical acclaim.
With a more mainstream-oriented sound, Nas's second album It Was Written was released in 1996 and included the Lauryn Hill collaboration "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" and "Street Dreams", the latter of which reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. It Was Written was later certified triple platinum. In 1999, Nas released two albums: I Am... and Nastradamus. I Am reached double platinum status like its preceding album It Was Written and spawned two singles that reached the top ten spots of the Hot Rap Singles chart, "Hate Me Now" and "Nas Is Like". While Nastradamus signaled a decrease in critical reception and sold only half as many units, it still featured two charting singles ("You Owe Me" and the title track), and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA.
Nas released Stillmatic in 2001, with two singles that once again made the top ten spots of the Billboard rap chart, "Got Ur Self A..." and "One Mic". Nas's 2002 album God's Son included "I Can", his most successful single on the Hot 100 that charted at number 12 there. Nas's 2004 double album Street's Disciple, however, failed to produce any major charting singles. Nas then signed to Def Jam Recordings Def Jam label in 2006 and debuted on Def Jam with Hip Hop Is Dead, his third album to reach number 1 on the American Billboard 200 album chart. In 2008, Nas released an untitled album that he controversially almost titled Nigger. This album, along with its 2012 follow-up Life Is Good, both topped the Billboard 200.
In 2018, Nas released Nasir, an album produced by Kanye West as part of his so-called "Wyoming sessions". The 2020s then saw Nas release the King's Disease trilogy: the first instalment arrived in August 2020, the second arrived in August 2021 and the third was released in November 2022. Also in 2021, Nas surprise released the album Magic on Christmas Eve.
Nas has also participated in three non-solo albums. In 1997, he teamed up with rappers AZ, Cormega, Foxy Brown, and Nature to form supergroup The Firm, whose self-titled album reached the top of the Billboard 200 and included two modestly charting singles "Firm Biz" and "Phone Tap". With his new imprint Ill Will Records, Nas released in 2000 the collaborative compilation Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest, which included "Da Bridge 2001" and "Oochie Wally". A few mixtapes were released, as well. In 2010, Nas and reggae singer Damian Marley released the collaborative studio album Distant Relatives. Among the singles in which Nas did guest performances, notable ones including "Hot Boyz" by Missy Elliott (whose remix also featured Lil' Mo, Eve, and Q-Tip), "Did You Ever Think" by R. Kelly, "Thugz Mansion" by 2Pac, "Thank God I Found You (Make It Last Remix)" by Mariah Carey and "I'm Gonna Be Alright" by Jennifer Lopez. Nas has also appeared on singles and tracks by his ex-wife Kelis, Sean "Diddy" Combs, The Game, Ludacris, and Mobb Deep, among others.
Albums Studio 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 AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks, other than specified: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)": N.B. The HP column indicates the highest position reached. "Thank God I Found You": "I'm Gonna Be Alright": "Free": Nasir and King's Disease: CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: All except noted: Illmatic, It Was Written, I Am... and Nastradamus: Stillmatic: God's Son: Hip Hop Is Dead: FRA GER NLD NOR SWI UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: All except Nastradamus, Stillmatic, The Lost Tapes and Greatest Hits: Nastradamus, Stillmatic, The Lost Tapes and Greatest Hits: Illmatic Released: April 19, 1994 Label: Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 12 2 — 52 151 — 35 — — 57US: 1,654,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold It Was Written Released: July 2, 1996 Label: Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 1 — 8 7 16 16 10 25 38US: 2,595,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum SNEP: Gold I Am... Released: April 6, 1999 Label: Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 1 77 2 23 16 61 34 38 31US: 2,178,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum Nastradamus Released: November 23, 1999 Label: Ill Will, Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 7 2 — 27 — 45 90 — 92 90US: 1,262,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Gold Stillmatic Released: December 18, 2001 Label: Ill Will, Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 5 1 54 28 124 64 40 — 56 92US: 2,179,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold God's Son Released: December 13, 2002 Label: Ill Will, Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 12 1 57 41 46 89 42 — 56 57US: 1,362,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold Street's Disciple Released: November 30, 2004 Label: Ill Will, Sony Urban Music, Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 5 2 — — 54 — 82 40 27 45US: 724,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver Hip Hop Is Dead Released: December 19, 2006 Label: The Jones Experience, Def Jam, Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 1 50 16 89 — 95 — 22 68US: 785,000 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Untitled Released: July 15, 2008 Label: The Jones Experience, Def Jam, Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 1 55 5 45 — — 31 10 23US: 480,000 RIAA: Gold Life Is Good Released: July 17, 2012 Label: The Jones Experience, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 1 27 2 33 24 27 16 8 8US: 380,000 RIAA: Gold Nasir Released: June 15, 2018 Label: Mass Appeal, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 5 4 54 8 — 59 13 16 12 16 King's Disease Released: August 21, 2020 Label: Mass Appeal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 5 3 58 12 — — 52 — 16 24 US: 47,000 King's Disease II Released: August 6, 2021 Label: Mass Appeal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 3 1 28 9 — 52 18 40 6 20 US: 56,000 Magic Released: December 24, 2021 Label: Mass Appeal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 27 11 — 58 — — — — 34 — King's Disease III Released: November 11, 2022 Label: Mass Appeal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 10 4 — 29 — — 97 — 42 48 Magic 2 Released: July 21, 2023 Label: Mass Appeal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 52 18 — — — — — — — — Magic 3 Released: September 14, 2023 Label: Mass Appeal Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 65 26 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. * - denotes ineligible Rap Albums Chart position before chart existed in 2004
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B/HH USRap FRA NLD SWI UK Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest(with Ill Will Records) Released: November 21, 2000 Label: Ill Will, Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 53 10 — — — — — The Lost Tapes Released: September 24, 2002 Label: Ill Will, Columbia Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 10 3 — 104 — 50 124US: 361,000 Greatest Hits Released: November 6, 2007 Label: Columbia Format: CD, digital download 124 20 11 — — — 150US: 25,000"More Than Words". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 120 (27): 33. Retrieved August 12, 2011. BPI: Gold The Essential Nas Released: August 20, 2013 Label: Legacy, Columbia Format: CD, digital download — 57 — — — — — The Lost Tapes 2 Released: July 19, 2019 Label: Mass Appeal, Def Jam Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 10 7 4 177 95 34 — US: 12,000 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Group albums + List of group albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B/HH CAN FRA NLD UK The Album(by The Firm) Released: October 21, 1997 Label: Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1 1 8 54 51 82 US: 925,000 MC: Gold
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USR&B/HH USRap AUS CAN FRA IRE NLD NOR SWI UK Distant Relatives(with Damian Marley) Released: May 18, 2010 Label: Def Jam, Universal Republic Format: CD, digital download 5 1 1 61 9 27 81 65 32 11 30 US: 258,427 BPI: Silver Light-Years(with DJ Premier) Released: December 12, 2025 Label: Mass Appeal Format: CD, digital download 47 9 — — — — — — — — —
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positions US USR&B/HH From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes Released: July 2, 2002 Label: Ill Will, Columbia Format: CD, LP, digital download 123 32
Mixtapes Title Mixtape details Nasty Nas (demo tape) Released: 1991 Label: Self-released Format: Cassette The Prophecy, Vol 1 Released: 2006 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download The Prophecy, Vol 2: The Beginning of the N Released: 2006 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download The Nigger Tape Released: 2008 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
DVDs Title DVD detailsStillmatic DVD Released: 2002 Label: Self-released Format: DVD, digital downloadMade You Look: God's Son Live Released: 2003 Label: Sony Format: DVD, digital downloadVideo Anthology Vol. 1 Released: March 30, 2004 Label: Columbia, Sony Format: DVD, digital download
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, 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 FRA GER NLD NZ SWI UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Get Down", "Love Is All We Need", "Thugz Mansion" and "Too Many Rappers": "Get Down": "Love Is All We Need": "Thugz Mansion": "Too Many Rappers": "Cherry Wine" "Halftime" 1992 — 25 8 — — — — — — — Zebrahead (Soundtrack) /Illmatic "It Ain't Hard to Tell" 1994 91 57 13 — — — — — — 64 Illmatic "The World Is Yours" — 67 27 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Life's a Bitch"(featuring AZ and Olu Dara) — — — — — — — — — — "One Love"(featuring Q-Tip) — — 24 — — — — — — — "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)"(featuring Lauryn Hill)1996 53 17 15 100 4 4 9 2 7 12 BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: Gold BVMI: Gold