Akon / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rapper Akon . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 65.2 million records in his career, including over 49.5 million in his home country alone. Akon's most successful release is the single Don't Matter with over 5.7 million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2004 | Trouble |
DE24 (18 weeks) DE |
AT32 (13 weeks) AT |
CH31 (21 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(33 weeks)UK |
US18th
platinum
(72 weeks)US |
Initial Release: June 29, 2004
Sales: 1,515,000 |
2006 | Convicted |
DE69 (6 weeks) DE |
- |
CH23
gold
(26 weeks)CH |
UK16 × 2
(58 weeks)UK |
US2 × 3
(68 weeks)US |
First published: November 14, 2006
Sales: 4,200,000 |
2008 | Freedom |
DE82 (3 weeks) DE |
AT75 (1 week) AT |
CH22 (28 weeks) CH |
UK6th
platinum
(50 weeks)UK |
US7 (38 weeks) US |
Initial Publication: December 2, 2008
Sales US: 762,000 |
More albums
- 2009: Lockdown Impulz, Part 1 (download album)
- 2010: Lockdown Impulz, Part 2 (download album)
- 2012: I'm Still Ballin '
- 2019: Konnect
Mix tapes
- 2005: Illegal Alien, Vol. 1
- 2009: The Freedom Mixtape
- 2012: The Koncrete Mixtape
- 2012: Concrete jungle
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2004 | Locked up trouble |
DE15 * (14 weeks) DE |
AT64 * (2 weeks) AT |
CH19 * (19 weeks) CH |
UK5
silver
(25 weeks)UK |
US8th
gold
(27 weeks)US |
|
2005 | Ghetto Trouble |
- | - | - | - |
US92 (5 weeks) US |
First published: December 21, 2004
|
Lonely Trouble |
DE1
gold
(18 weeks)DE |
AT1
gold
(20 weeks)AT |
CH1
gold
(25 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(22 weeks)UK |
US4th × 2
(20 weeks)US |
First published: February 21, 2005
|
|
Belly Dancer (Bananza) Trouble |
DE32 (9 weeks) DE |
AT54 (7 weeks) AT |
CH40 (15 weeks) CH |
UK5 (12 weeks) UK |
US30th
gold
(20 weeks)US |
First published: June 21, 2005
|
|
2006 |
Smack That Convicted |
DE5
gold
(21 weeks)DE |
AT9 (20 weeks) AT |
CH3 (28 weeks) CH |
UK1
platinum
(29 weeks)UK |
US2 × 3
(30 weeks)US |
First release: September 28, 2006
feat. Eminem |
I Wanna Fuck / Love You Konvicted |
DE14 (13 weeks) DE |
AT29 (17 weeks) AT |
CH16 (18 weeks) CH |
UK3
silver
(21 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(29 weeks)US |
First release: September 14, 2006
feat. Snoop Dogg |
|
2007 | Don't Matter Convicted |
DE29 (9 weeks) DE |
AT31 (11 weeks) AT |
CH19 (21 weeks) CH |
UK3
gold
(20 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(23 weeks)US |
First published
: Jan 18, 2007 Sales: 5,700,000 |
Mama Africa Konvicted |
- | - | - |
UK47 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 15, 2007
|
|
Sorry, Blame It on Me Konvicted |
- | - |
CH46 (8 weeks) CH |
UK22nd
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
US7th
platinum
(19 weeks)US |
First published: July 17, 2007
|
|
2008 | Right Now (Na Na Na) Freedom |
DE44 (11 weeks) DE |
AT38 (13 weeks) AT |
CH15 (27 weeks) CH |
UK6th
gold
(31 weeks)UK |
US8th × 2
(22 weeks)US |
First release: September 23, 2008
Remix feat. Kat DeLuna |
I'm So Paid Freedom |
- | - | - |
UK59 (9 weeks) UK |
US31
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
First release: October 4th, 2008
feat. Lil Wayne |
|
Troublemaker Freedom |
- | - | - | - |
US97 (1 week) US |
First release: January 6th, 2009
feat. Sweet Rush |
|
Beautiful Freedom |
DE34 (9 weeks) DE |
AT42 (12 weeks) AT |
CH34 (26 weeks) CH |
UK8th
platinum
(35 weeks)UK |
US19th × 2
(22 weeks)US |
||
2009 | We Don't Care Freedom |
- | - | - |
UK61 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 6, 2009
|
2010 | Oh Africa Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA Album |
- | - |
CH52 (2 weeks) CH |
UK56 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 31, 2010
feat. Keri Hilson |
fishing rod | - | - | - | - |
US56
gold
(10 weeks)US |
First published: September 17, 2010
|
Chart placements as a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2005 | Baby I'm Back Super Saucy |
- | - | - | - |
US19th
gold
(25 weeks)US |
Baby Bash feat. Akon
|
Soul Survivor Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 |
DE74 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK16 (5 weeks) UK |
US4th × 2
(24 weeks)US |
Young Jeezy feat. Akon
|
|
2006 | Girls Undisputed |
- | - | - |
UK47 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
Beenie Man feat. Akon
|
Snitch Second Round's on Me |
- | - | - |
UK44 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
Obie Trice feat. Akon
|
|
I Am Not My Hair Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship |
- | - | - |
UK65 (4 weeks) UK |
US97 (1 week) US |
India.Arie feat. Akon
|
|
2007 | The Sweet Escape The Sweet Escape |
DE6th
gold
(20 weeks)DE |
AT6 (26 weeks) AT |
CH10 (37 weeks) CH |
UK2
platinum
(32 weeks)UK |
US2 (40 weeks) US |
Gwen Stefani feat. Akon
|
I Tried Strength & Loyalty |
- | - | - |
UK69 (5 weeks) UK |
US6th
Platinum (mastertone)
(18 weeks)US |
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony feat. Akon
|
|
We Takin 'Over We the Best |
- | - | - | - |
US28
platinum
(17 weeks)US |
||
Bartender Epiphany |
- | - | - | - |
US5
platinum
(22 weeks)US |
T-Pain feat. Akon
|
|
Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant |
DE30 (7 weeks) DE |
AT64 (3 weeks) AT |
CH51 (4 weeks) CH |
UK66 (3 weeks) UK |
US12
Platinum + Gold (Mastertone)
(28 weeks)US |
Wyclef Jean feat. Akon, Niia & Lil Wayne
|
|
Hypnotized The Real Testament |
- | - | - |
UK66 (6 weeks) UK |
US14th
platinum
(23 weeks)US |
Plies feat. Akon
|
|
Get Buck in Here Go DJ! |
- | - | - | - |
US41
gold
(18 weeks)US |
||
Still Will Curtis |
- | - | - | - |
US95 (1 week) US |
50 Cent feat. Akon
|
|
2008 | Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin' 2008 Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) |
DE63 (11 weeks) DE |
- |
CH30 (7 weeks) CH |
UK69 (3 weeks) UK |
US81 (3 weeks) US |
Michael Jackson feat. Akon
|
What You Got Colby O |
- | - | - | - |
US14 (25 weeks) US |
Colby O'Donis feat. Akon
|
|
Dangerous Not 4 Sale |
DE18 (13 weeks) DE |
AT41 (15 weeks) AT |
CH44 (28 weeks) CH |
UK16
silver
(26 weeks)UK |
US5 (27 weeks) US |
Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
|
|
What's Love Intoxication |
DE52 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Shaggy feat. Akon
|
|
Out Here Grindin We Global |
- | - | - | - |
US38
gold
(15 weeks)US |
||
Body On Me Brass Knuckles |
- | - | - |
UK17 (9 weeks) UK |
US42 (15 weeks) US |
||
2009 | Silver & Gold | - | - | - |
UK61 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
Sway feat. Akon
|
Stuck with Each Other Shontelligence |
- | - | - |
UK23 (14 weeks) UK |
- |
Shontelle feat. Akon
|
|
Just go, just go |
- | - |
CH75 (1 week) CH |
UK52 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
Lionel Richie feat. Akon
|
|
Sexy Bitch One Love |
DE1
platinum
(60 weeks)DE |
AT1
platinum
(55 weeks)AT |
CH2 × 4
(77 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(40 weeks)UK |
US5 × 3
(40 weeks)US |
David Guetta feat. Akon
|
|
Shut It Down Rebelution |
DE30 (8 weeks) DE |
AT35 (6 weeks) AT |
CH41 (8 weeks) CH |
UK33 (6 weeks) UK |
US42 (14 weeks) US |
Pitbull feat. Akon
|
|
2010 | Move That Body Nelly 5.0 |
- | - | - |
UK71 (4 weeks) UK |
US54 (1 week) US |
|
Hold my hand Michael |
DE7 (15 weeks) DE |
AT9 (10 weeks) AT |
CH9 (11 weeks) CH |
UK10
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
US39
gold
(9 weeks)US |
Michael Jackson feat. Akon
|
|
Kush | - | - |
CH59 (6 weeks) CH |
UK57 (3 weeks) UK |
US34 (17 weeks) US |
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg & Akon
|
|
Who Dat Girl Only One Flo (Part 1) |
- |
AT45 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
UK64 (3 weeks) UK |
US29 (15 weeks) US |
Flo Rida feat. Akon
|
|
I Just Had Sex The Lonely Island II |
- |
AT55 (2 weeks) AT |
- |
UK68
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
US30th
platinum
(11 weeks)US |
The Lonely Island feat. Akon
|
|
2011 | Crank It Up Nothing but the Beat |
DE43 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US64 (1 week) US |
David Guetta feat. Akon
|
I'm Day Dreaming |
DE53 (13 weeks) DE |
AT41 (3 weeks) AT |
CH60 (4 weeks) CH |
UK71 (1 week) UK |
- |
REDD feat. Akon & Snoop Dogg
|
|
2012 | Play hard nothing but the beat |
DE8th
platinum
(39 weeks)DE |
AT10
gold
(31 weeks)AT |
CH3
gold
(35 weeks)CH |
UK6th
platinum
(29 weeks)UK |
US64 (9 weeks) US |
David Guetta feat. Akon & Ne-Yo
|
2015 | Holiday Provocateur |
DE18th
gold
(16 weeks)DE |
AT9 (16 weeks) AT |
CH8 (13 weeks) CH |
- | - |
DJ Antoine feat. Akon
|
2016 |
Heatwave Sugar |
DE30th
gold
(22 weeks)DE |
AT24 (16 weeks) AT |
- | - | - |
Robin Schulz feat. Akon
|
2018 | Immortality myth |
DE95 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Bushido feat. Akon
|
More singles
- 2009: Nosy Neighbor (feat.David Guetta )
- 2009: Rock (feat. Filapine)
- 2010: Party Animal (feat. David Guetta )
- 2010: Life of a Superstar (feat.David Guetta )
- 2010: Celebration (Remix) (with Madonna )
- 2010: Once Radio
- 2010: DJ
- 2010: Better Than Her (feat.Matisse)
- 2011: Drop Drown ( feat.Ludacris )
- 2011: Plenty Mo ( feat.Massiv and Joe Young )
- 2011: Love Handles (feat. David Guetta & Afrojack )
- 2011: Give It to Em (feat. Rick Ross )
- 2011: Oh La La (feat. J Randell)
- 2011: Club Certified (feat.Kylian Mash)
- 2011: Chammak Challo (feat.Hamsika Iyer)
- 2012: Hurt Somebody (feat. French Montana)
- 2012: America's Most Wanted
- 2012: Angel Eyes (with Waterfall & Play'n'Skillz)
- 2012: Calling (with Tune, Raquel & P. Money)
- 2013: Change Comes (feat. David Guetta )
- 2013: breakdown
- 2013: Dirty Work (feat. Wiz Khalifa )
- 2013: Iceland (feat. Don Omar )
- 2013: Light Switch (feat.Sarah Kalume)
- 2013: My Conclusion (feat. Steven Marley & Buju Banton)
- 2013: Up & Away (feat. Innoss'B)
- 2013: Electricity & Drums (feat. Luciana & Dave Audé)
- 2013: So Blue
Video albums
- 2007: His Story
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | diamond | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
||||||
Australia (ARIA) | - | 6 × gold6th | 19 × platinum19th | - | 1,540,000 | aria.com.au |
Belgium (BEA) | - | 5 × gold5 | platinum1 | - | 135,000 | ultratop.be |
Brazil (PMB) | - | gold1 | 7 × platinum7th | - | 675,000 | pro-musicabr.org.br |
Denmark (IFPI) | - | 6 × gold6th | 5 × platinum5 | - | 115,500 | ifpi.dk DK2 |
Germany (BVMI) | - | 7 × gold7th | 2 × platinum2 | - | 1,750,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Finland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | - | 6,735 | ifpi.fi |
France (SNEP) | - | 3 × gold3 | - | diamond1 | 675,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | - | 12,000 | ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) |
Ireland (IRMA) | - | - | platinum1 | - | 15,000 | irishcharts.ie |
Italy (FIMI) | - | 4 × gold4th | 4 × platinum4th | - | 210,000 | fimi.it |
Japan (RIAJ) | - | 3 × gold3 | - | - | 300,000 | riaj.or.jp JP2 |
Canada (MC) | - | 2 × gold2 | 25 × platinum25th | - | 1,690,000 | musiccanada.com |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | 9 × gold9 | 11 × platinum11 | - | 232,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
Norway (IFPI) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | - | 20,000 | ifpi.no |
Austria (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | platinum1 | - | 60,000 | ifpi.at |
Russia (NFPF) | - | - | platinum1 | - | 20,000 | 2m-online.ru ( Memento from January 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) |
Sweden (IFPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | 5 × platinum5 | - | 170,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 3 × gold3 | 6 × platinum6th | - | 230,000 | hitparade.ch |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | - | 80,000 | promusicae.es |
United States (RIAA) | - | 8 × gold8th | 45 × platinum45 | - | 49,507,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 6 × silver6th | 2 × gold2 | 12 × platinum12 | - | 7,759,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 6 × silver6th | 65 × gold65 | 151 × platinum151 | diamond1 |
swell
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Jason Lipshutz: Akon Previews 'Akonic' Album at NY Listening. Billboard , September 22, 2010, accessed November 10, 2014 .
- ↑ Digital Music Report 2008. (PDF; 2.1 MB) International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , p. 6 , accessed on October 30, 2014 (English).
- ↑ I Am Not My Hair (India.Arie) in the British charts
- ↑ Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) (Wyclef Jean) in the UK charts