Busta Rhymes / discography

Busta Rhymes  - discography
Busta Rhymes (2002)
Publications
Studio albums	9
Compilations	4th
Mix tapes	34
Singles	51
Video albums	6th
Music videos	33

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rapper Busta Rhymes . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 21.1 million records in his career, including over 18 million in his home country alone. The most successful releases from Rhymes are the albums When Disaster Strikes and ELE (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front , each with around 1.1 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1996	The coming	DE80 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK48 (7 weeks) UK	US6th platinum (21 weeks)US	First published: March 26, 1996 Sales: + 1,050,000
1997	When Disaster Strikes	DE62 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	UK34 gold (7 weeks)UK	US3 platinum (44 weeks)US	First published: September 15, 1997 Sales: + 1,100,000
1998	ELE (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front	DE45 (7 weeks) DE	-	CH45 (1 week) CH	UK54 gold (12 weeks)UK	US12 platinum (32 weeks)US	First published: December 14, 1998 Sales: + 1,100,000
2000	Anarchy	DE63 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH65 (4 weeks) CH	UK38 (3 weeks) UK	US4th platinum (14 weeks)US	First published: June 19, 2000 Sales: + 1,000,000
2001	genesis	DE27 (26 weeks) DE	AT56 (3 weeks) AT	CH44 (14 weeks) CH	UK58 silver (7 weeks)UK	US7th platinum (32 weeks)US	First published: November 13, 2001 Sales: + 1,060,000
2002	It ain't safe no more	DE82 (5 weeks) DE	-	CH70 (6 weeks) CH	UK78 silver (4 weeks)UK	US43 gold (34 weeks)US	First published: November 26, 2002 Sales: + 560,000
2006	The big bang	DE10 (9 weeks) DE	AT29 (5 weeks) AT	CH6 (12 weeks) CH	UK19th silver (10 weeks)UK	US1 gold (16 weeks)US	First published: June 13, 2006 Sales: + 560,000
2009	Back on My BS	DE94 (1 week) DE	AT66 (1 week) AT	CH15 (4 weeks) CH	UK92 (1 week) UK	US5 (11 weeks) US	First published: May 19, 2009
2012	Year of the Dragon	-	-	-	-	-	First published: August 21, 2012

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2002	Turn it up!	-	-	-	UK44 silver (4 weeks)UK	-	First published: April 2, 2002
	Number one albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US1US
	Top 10 albums	DE1DE	AT-AT	CH1CH	UK-UK	US6thUS
	Albums in the charts	DE8thDE	AT3AT	CH6thCH	UK9UK	US8thUS

More compilations

• 2001: Total devastation
• 2004: The Artist Collection
• 2009: The Best of Busta Rhymes

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
1996	Woo hah !! Got You All in Check The Coming	DE42 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	UK8 (10 weeks) UK	US8th platinum (20 weeks)US
	It's a party the coming	-	-	-	UK23 (2 weeks) UK	US52 (13 weeks) US	feat. Zhané
1997	Do My Thing The Coming	-	-	-	UK39 (2 weeks) UK	-
	Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See When Disaster Strikes	-	-	-	UK16 (3 weeks) UK	-
	Dangerous When Disaster Strikes	DE65 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	UK32 (4 weeks) UK	US9 gold (19 weeks)US
1998	Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up When Disaster Strikes	DE7 (14 weeks) DE	AT13 (12 weeks) AT	CH6 (15 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (12 weeks)UK	US10 gold (20 weeks)US
	One When Disaster Strikes	-	-	-	UK23 (3 weeks) UK	-	feat. Erykah Badu
1999	Gimme Some More E.LE: The Final World Front	DE52 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK5 (8 weeks) UK	-
	What's It Gonna Be ?! ELE: The Final World Front	DE42 (8 weeks) DE	-	CH41 (2 weeks) CH	UK6 (9 weeks) UK	US3 gold (20 weeks)US	feat. Janet Jackson
2001	What It Is Genesis	DE70 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US63 (14 weeks) US	feat. Kelis
2002	Break Ya Neck Genesis	DE17 (14 weeks) DE	AT50 (9 weeks) AT	CH20 (16 weeks) CH	UK11 (7 weeks) UK	US26 (20 weeks) US
	Pass the Courvoisier, Part II Genesis	DE27 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH58 (7 weeks) CH	UK16 (13 weeks) UK	US11 (20 weeks) US	feat. P. Diddy & Pharrell
2003	Make It Clap It Ain't Safe No More	DE50 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK16 (8 weeks) UK	US46 (20 weeks) US	feat. Sean Paul & Spliff Star
	I Know What You Want It Ain't Safe No More	DE9 (12 weeks) DE	AT40 (15 weeks) AT	CH5 (23 weeks) CH	UK3 silver (18 weeks)UK	US3 gold (24 weeks)US	feat. Mariah Carey & Flipmode Squad
	Light Your Ass on Fire The Neptunes Present… Clones	DE86 (3 weeks) DE	-	CH40 (6 weeks) CH	UK62 (4 weeks) UK	US58 (10 weeks) US	feat. Pharrell
2006	Touch It The Big Bang	DE24 (9 weeks) DE	AT50 (8 weeks) AT	CH23 (12 weeks) CH	UK6th silver (7 weeks)UK	US16 gold (23 weeks)US
	I Love My Bitch / Chick The Big Bang	DE38 (9 weeks) DE	AT71 (2 weeks) AT	CH22 (13 weeks) CH	UK8 (12 weeks) UK	US41 (12 weeks) US	feat. Kelis & Will.i.am
2008	We Made It	DE11 (13 weeks) DE	AT16 (13 weeks) AT	CH17 (13 weeks) CH	UK10 (14 weeks) UK	US65 (1 week) US	feat. Linkin Park
	Arab Money Back on My BS	-	-	-	-	US86 (6 weeks) US	feat. Ron Browz
2009	World Go Round Back on My BS	-	-	-	UK66 (3 weeks) UK	-	feat. Estelle
2013	Thank you	-	-	-	UK13 silver (13 weeks)UK	-	feat. Q-Tip & Kanye West
2014	Calm Down	-	-	-	UK63 (1 week) UK	US94 (1 week) US	feat. Eminem

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
1997	Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem) Space Jam OST	DE14 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH11 (13 weeks) CH	UK8 (7 weeks) UK	-	B Real feat. Busta Rhymes , Coolio , LL Cool J & Method Man
	Rumble in the Jungle When We Were Kings OST	DE85 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK3 (12 weeks) UK	-	The Fugees feat. Q-Tip , John Forté & Busta Rhymes
1998	Victory No Way Out	DE67 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US19 (20 weeks) US	P. Diddy feat. The Notorious BIG & Busta Rhymes
2001	Ante Up (Remix) Warriorz	DE53 (19 weeks) DE	AT30 (12 weeks) AT	-	UK7th silver (10 weeks)UK	-	MOP feat. Busta Rhymes
2003	Never Leave You (Remix) Almost Famous	DE1 gold (19 weeks)DE	AT4 (18 weeks) AT	CH1 gold (27 weeks)CH	UK2 silver (18 weeks)UK	US3 (20 weeks) US	Lumidee feat. Busta Rhymes & Fabolous
2004	Get Low (Remix) Part II	DE11 (19 weeks) DE	AT21 (16 weeks) AT	CH44 (9 weeks) CH	UK10 (8 weeks) UK	US2 (45 weeks) US	Lil Jon feat. Ying Yang Twins , Elephant Man & Busta Rhymes
	What's Happenin ' Tical 0: The Prequel	DE82 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	UK17 (5 weeks) UK	-	Method Man feat. Busta Rhymes
2005	Don't Cha PCD	DE1 platinum (27 weeks)DE	AT2 gold (27 weeks)AT	CH1 gold (27 weeks)CH	UK1 platinum (52 weeks)UK	US2 platinum (40 weeks)US	Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes
2008	Run the Show 9 Lives	DE73 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH29 (20 weeks) CH	UK41 (4 weeks) UK	-	Kat DeLuna feat. Busta Rhymes
	She's Like a Star (Remix) Catfights & Spotlights	-	-	-	UK20 (15 weeks) UK	-	Taio Cruz feat. Sugababes & Busta Rhymes
2010	We Are the World 25 for Haiti	-	-	-	UK50 (1 week) UK	US2 (5 weeks) US	with Artists for Haiti
2011	C'mon (Catch 'Em by Surprise)	DE68 (3 weeks) DE	-	CH68 (2 weeks) CH	UK13 silver (15 weeks)UK	-	Tiësto vs. Diplo feat. Busta Rhymes
	Look at Me Now	-	-	-	UK44 silver (9 weeks)UK	US6th × 7 Seven times platinum (27 weeks)US	Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
	Drummer Boy Under the Mistletoe	-	-	-	-	US86 gold (2 weeks)US	Justin Bieber feat. Busta Rhymes
	Number one singles	DE2DE	AT-AT	CH2CH	UK1UK	US-US
	Top 10 singles	DE4thDE	AT2AT	CH4thCH	UK14thUK	US10US
	Singles in the charts	DE24DE	AT10AT	CH15thCH	UK32UK	US23US

more publishments

• 1997: There's Not a Problem My Squad Can't Fix
• 1999: Party Is Goin 'on Over Here
• 1999: Do the Bus a Bus
• 1999: Tear Da Roof Off
• 2000: Get Out !!
• 2000: Fire
• 2002: As I Come Back
• 2003: Shorty (Put It on the Floor) (with Fat Joe , Chingy & Nick Cannon )
• 2006: New York Shit ( feat.Swizz Beatz )
• 2006: In the Ghetto (feat. Rick James )
• 2006: Don't Get Carried Away (feat. Nas )
• 2008: Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)
• 2009: Hustler's Anthem '09 (feat.T -Pain )
• 2009: Respect My Conglomerate ( feat.Lil Wayne & Jadakiss )
• 2010: Stop the Party ( feat.Swizz Beatz )
• 2013: #Twerk It (feat. Nicki Minaj )

Further guest contributions (selection)

• 2003: Shorty ( Fat Joe feat. Busta Rhymes , Chingy & Nick Cannon )
• 2003: Fire ( Joe Budden feat. Busta Rhymes )
• 2006: Wanna Love U Girl (Remix) ( Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & Busta Rhymes )
• 2006: Come Thru ' (Move) ( DMX feat. Swizz Beatz & Busta Rhymes )
• 2007: Hurt ( TI feat. Alfa Mega & Busta Rhymes )
• 2008: Peace Sign / Index Down ( Gym Class Heroes feat. Busta Rhymes )
• 2009: Rotate ( CNN feat. Ron Browz & Busta Rhymes )
• 2009: Blockstars ( DJ Kayslay feat. Ray J , Yo Gotti , Busta Rhymes & Jim Jones )
• 2014: Bigger Better Faster ( Follow Your Instinct feat. Busta Rhymes )

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

• 1997: Pick Hits
• 1998: Gimme Some More
• 2002: Unauthorized
• 2003: I Know What You Want
• 2003: Live in Concert
• 2003: Milkshake

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1996	Everything Remains Raw / Woo-Hah !! Got You All in Check	Hype Williams
	It's a party	Marcus Raboy
1997	Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See	Hype Williams
	Dangerous	Hype Williams
1998	Rhymes Galore / Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up	Paul Hunter
	Gimme Some More	Hype Williams
1999	Tear da Roof off / Party Going on Over Here	Hype Williams
	What's It Gonna Be ?!	Hype Williams
2000	Get out	Hype Williams
	Fire	Hype Williams
2001	What It Is	Hype Williams
	As I Come Back / Break Ya Neck	Hype Williams
2002	Betta Stay Up In Your House / Pass the Courvoisier II	Chris Robinson
	Make It Clap
	Make It Clap (Remix)	Erik White
	I know what you want	Chris Robinson
2003	Light Your Ass On Fire	Joseph Kahn
2004	Shorty (Put It On the Floor)	Gregory Dark
2005	Touch it	Benny Boom '
2006	Touch It (Remix)	Benny Boom
	I love my bitch / chick	Benny Boom
	New York shit	Benny Boom, Justin Francis
	In the ghetto	Chris Robinson
2008	We Made It	Chris Robinson
	Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)	Rage
	I got bass	Vid Arroyo
	Arab Money	Rik Cordero
2009	Arab Money (Remix)	Rik Cordero
	Arab Money (Remix Pt. 2)	Rik Cordero
	Hustler's Anthem '09	Hype Williams
	Respect My Conglomerate	Chris Robinson
	If you don't know, now you know
	World Go Round

Mix tapes

1998: The Imperial (with Flipmode Squad) 2003: Salute The General 2004: Surrender 2004: Slaughter Pt. 1 2004: Slaughter Pt. 2 2004: Slaughter Pt. 3 2005: The Storm Before the Storm 2005: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2006: Countdown to The Big Bang 2006: King of The Remixes 2006: New Crack City

2006: Point of No Return 2006: Remix General 2006: The Crown 2006: The Ruler 2006: The Official Busta Rhymes 2007: Black Friday pt. 1 (with Reek Da Villain ) 2007: Dillagence (with J Dilla ) 2007: King of the Remixes, vol. 1 2007: Strictly Bizness 2 2008: Busta Rhymes R&B Collaborations 2008: From the Coming to The Big Bang

2008: I've Already Outshined Your Favorite Rapper 2008: Black Friday pt. 2 (with Spliff Star ) 2008: The 48 Laws of Power 2008: Busta's Back 2008: The Drug Bust 2008: I've Already Outshined Your Favorite Rapper, Part Two 2008: Modern Day Marvels # 6: Busta Rhymes 2008: Back on My Sh! T (Street Runnaz Special Edition) 2009: I Bullshit You Not (with DJ Scratch ) 2012: Catastrophic (with Reek Da Villain and J-Doe) 2013: The Abstract and The Dragon (with Q-Tip ) 2014: Catastrophic 2 (with OT Genasis and J-Doe)

Other Projects

• Flipmode Squad
• Leaders of the New School

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1996: for the album The Coming

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI)	-	gold1	platinum1	450,000	musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	-	50,000	musiccanada.com
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	15,000	ifpi.at
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	40,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	-	8 × gold8th	14 × platinum14th	18,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	12 × silver12	2 × gold2	platinum1	2,640,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	12 × silver12	15 × gold15th	16 × platinum16

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US