Yes rule / discography
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Yes Rule - Discography
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Yes Rule (2016)
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 Studio albums
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7th |
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Compilations
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Singles
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This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rapper Ja Rule . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 17 million records worldwide in his career. The most successful release of Ja Rule is the third studio album Pain Is Love with over six million units sold worldwide.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1999 | Venni Vetti Vecci | - | - | - | - |
US3  (31 weeks)US |
R&B1 (41 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 1, 1999
Sales: +2,000,000 |
| 2000 | Rule 3:36 |
DE72 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK83  (3 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(54 weeks)US |
R&B1 (56 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 10, 2000
Sales: + 4,000,000 |
| 2001 | Pain Is Love |
DE38 (18 weeks) DE |
- |
CH28 (30 weeks) CH |
UK3 (55 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(53 weeks)US |
R&B1 (53 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 2, 2001
Sales: + 6,000,000 |
| 2002 | The Last Temptation |
DE50 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH27 (8 weeks) CH |
UK14th  (22 weeks)UK |
US4th (26 weeks)US |
R&B2 (29 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 19, 2002
Sales: + 1,200,000 |
| 2003 | Blood in My Eye |
DE98 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH92 (1 week) CH |
UK51 (3 weeks) UK |
US6 (10 weeks) US |
R&B1 (16 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 4th, 2003
Sales: + 400,000 |
| 2004 | RULE |
DE44 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH50 (2 weeks) CH |
UK33 (3 weeks)UK |
US7th (17 weeks)US |
R&B3 (26 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 8, 2004
Sales: + 660,000 |
| 2012 | PIL2 | - | - | - | - |
US197 (1 week) US |
R&B34 (3 weeks) R&B |
First published: February 28, 2012
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Compilations
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| 2005 | Exodus | - | - | - |
UK50 (2 weeks)UK |
US107 (1 week) US |
R&B23 (7 weeks) R&B |
First published: December 6, 2005
Sales: + 60,000 |
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| 2012 | Icon | - | - | - | - | - |
R&B34 (1 week) R&B |
First published: January 10, 2012
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| Number one albums | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK-UK | US-US | R&B4thR&B | |||
| Top 10 albums | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK1UK | US6thUS | R&B6thR&B | |||
| Albums in the charts | DE5DE | AT-AT | CH4thCH | UK6thUK | US8thUS | R&B9R&B | |||
More compilations
- 2003: 7 Series Sampler: Pain Is Love
- 2006: 2005
Singles
Chart placements as lead musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
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| 1999 | Holla Holla Venni Vetti Vecci |
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US35 (20 weeks) US |
R&B11 (29 weeks) R&B |
First published: March 2, 1999
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| 2000 | Between Me & You Rule 3:36 |
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UK26 (3 weeks) UK |
US11 (20 weeks) US |
R&B5 (28 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 16, 2000
feat. Christina Milian |
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| Put It on Me Rule 3:36 |
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US8 (27 weeks) US |
R&B2 (30 weeks) R&B |
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| 2001 | I Cry Rule 3:36 |
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US40 (14 weeks) US |
R&B11 (20 weeks) R&B |
First published: March 16, 2001
feat. Lil 'Mo |
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| Livin 'It Up Pain Is Love |
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UK5 (14 weeks)UK |
US6 (25 weeks) US |
R&B4 (25 weeks) R&B |
First published: August 28, 2001
Sales: + 200,000; feat. Case |
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| Always on Time Pain Is Love |
DE22 (12 weeks) DE |
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CH4 (25 weeks) CH |
UK6th (14 weeks)UK |
US1 (27 weeks) US |
R&B1 (29 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 30, 2001
Sales: + 600,000; feat. Ashanti |
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| 2002 | Down Ass Bitch Pain Is Love |
- | - |
CH75 (1 week) CH |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
US21 (19 weeks) US |
R&B8 (24 weeks) R&B |
First published: February 12, 2002
feat. Charli Baltimore |
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| Thug Lovin ' The Last Temptation |
DE36 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH89 (1 week) CH |
UK15 (10 weeks) UK |
US42 (10 weeks) US |
R&B16 (20 weeks) R&B |
First release: November 12, 2002
feat. Bobby Brown |
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| Mesmerize The Last Temptation |
DE71 (4 weeks) DE |
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CH79 (4 weeks) CH |
UK12 (8 weeks)UK |
US2 (20 weeks) US |
R&B5 (20 weeks) R&B |
First published: December 16, 2002
Sales: + 200,000; feat. Ashanti |
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| 2003 | The Reign The Last Temptation / Blood in my Eye (UK) |
DE4 (16 weeks) DE |
AT10 (15 weeks) AT |
CH8 (13 weeks) CH |
UK9 (9 weeks) UK |
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First published: March 29, 2003
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| Clap Back Blood in my Eye |
DE39 (9 weeks) DE |
AT54 (4 weeks) AT[CH: ↑] |
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US44 (10 weeks) US |
R&B17 (20 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 14, 2003
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| 2004 | Wonderful R.ULE |
DE20 (13 weeks) DE |
AT47 (8 weeks) AT |
CH12 (17 weeks) CH |
UK1 (10 weeks) UK |
US5 (20 weeks)US |
R&B3 (23 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 2, 2004
Sales: + 500,000; feat. R. Kelly & Ashanti |
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| New York R.ULE |
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US27 (14 weeks) US |
R&B14 (20 weeks) R&B |
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| 2005 | Caught Up R.ULE |
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UK20 (8 weeks) UK |
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R&B65 (17 weeks) R&B |
First release: May 24, 2005
feat. Lloyd |
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| 2007 | Uh-ohhh! The Mirror |
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R&B65 (17 weeks) R&B |
First release: August 1st, 2007
feat. Lil Wayne |
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| body | - | - | - | - | - |
R&B71 (12 weeks) R&B |
First release: September 20, 2007
feat. Ashley Joi |
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| 1999 | How Many Wanna Light It Up |
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R&B72 (18 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 9, 1999
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| 2001 | Never Again Pain Is Love |
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R&B68 (14 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 2, 2001
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| 2003 | The Crown Blood in My Eye |
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R&B67 (5 weeks) R&B |
First release: November 4th, 2003
feat. Sizzla |
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Chart placements as a guest musician
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| 1998 | Can I Get a… Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life |
DE12 (15 weeks) DE |
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CH26 (7 weeks) CH |
UK24 (4 weeks) UK |
US19 (37 weeks) US |
R&B6 (31 weeks) R&B |
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| 1999 | Girlfriend / Boyfriend Finally |
DE98 (1 week) DE |
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UK11 (9 weeks) UK |
US47 (11 weeks) US |
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| Damn (Should've Treated U Right) Blue Streak: The Album |
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R&B41 (19 weeks) R&B |
First published: August 31, 1999
So Plush feat. Yes rule |
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| 2000 | Goodlife The Mix Tape, Vol. IV |
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R&B42 (21 weeks) R&B |
First published: December 5th, 2000
So Plush feat. Yes Rule, Faith Evans , Vita & Caddillac Tah |
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| 2001 | I'm Real (Murder Remix) J.Lo |
DE11 (17 weeks) DE |
AT25 (15 weeks) AT |
CH6 (25 weeks) CH |
UK4 (15 weeks) UK |
US1 (31 weeks) US |
R&B2 (27 weeks) R&B |
First published: July 3rd, 2001
Jennifer Lopez feat. Yes rule |
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| 2002 | Rainy Dayz No More drama |
DE58 (6 weeks) DE |
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CH65 (8 weeks) CH |
UK17 (7 weeks) UK |
US12 (20 weeks) US |
R&B8 (27 weeks) R&B |
First published: January 11, 2002
Mary J. Blige feat. Yes rule |
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Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix) J to tha LO !: The Remixes |
DE18 (11 weeks) DE |
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CH7 (23 weeks) CH |
UK4 (13 weeks) UK |
US1 (27 weeks) US |
R&B4 (27 weeks) R&B |
First published: March 4th, 2002
Jennifer Lopez feat. Yes Rule & Caddillac Tah |
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| Live My Life God’s Favorite |
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R&B95 (1 week) R&B |
First published: June 25, 2002
N.ORE feat. Yes rule |
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| Down 4 You Irv Gotti presents: The Inc. |
DE54 (5 weeks) DE |
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UK4 (15 weeks) UK |
US6 (20 weeks) US |
R&B3 (23 weeks) R&B |
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| 2015 | Old Thing Back Hakuna Matoma |
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UK- |
US- |
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First published: February 24, 2015
Sales: + 700,000 Matoma feat. The Notorious BIG , Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant |
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| Number one singles | DE-DE | AT-AT | CH-CH | UK1UK | US3US | R&B1R&B | |||
| Top 10 singles | DE1DE | AT1AT | CH3CH | UK6thUK | US8thUS | R&B12R&B | |||
| Singles in the charts | DE11DE | AT4thAT | CH9CH | UK13UK | US18thUS | R&B26thR&B | |||
more publishments
- 2000: 6 Feet Underground
- 2005: Streets Raised Me (feat.Mary J. Blige )
Further guest contributions
| year | title | Artist | album |
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| 1994 | Get Tha Fortune | Cash Money Click | |
| 1995 | Time to Build | Mic Geronimo , Jay-Z and DMX | The Natural |
| 1998 | The Grand Finale | DMX feat. Method Man & Nas | Belly (OST) |
| Gangsta shit | DJ Clue & Jay-Z | The Professional | |
| 1999 | Bad boy | Shae Jones | Talk show |
| 4 seasons | Method Man , Redman & LL Cool J. | Blackout! | |
| How many wanna | Various artist | Light It Up | |
| Represent | Various artist | Black gangster | |
| Damn (Should've Treated U Right) | So plush | The Diamond Cop (OST) | |
| 2000 | Get Da Money | Def Squad & Erick Onasis | Def Squad presents Erick Onasis |
| Back Where I Belong | LL Cool J | GOAT | |
| Get Da Money | Erick Sermon | Def Squad presents Erick Onasis | |
| Life ain't a game | Damizza | Where I Wanna Be | |
| 2001 | Ride for This | Fabolous | Ghetto Fabolous |
| Live my life | NORE | God's Favorite | |
| What's going on | Artists Against AIDS Worldwide | What's going on: All-Star Tribute | |
| 2002 | We Did It Again | Metallica & Swizz Beatz | Presents GHETTO Stories |
| Leaving (Always on Time Part II) | Ashanti | Ashanti | |
| 2004 | ATL Tales / Ride wit Me | Lloyd | Southside |
| Turn it up | Ashanti | Concrete rose | |
| 2005 | Rakata (Remix) | Wisin & Yandel | Pa'l Mundo |
| 2006 | One Blood (East Coast Remix) | The Game , Jim Jones , Fabolous , Clipse , Juelz Santana , Nas , Jadakiss , Styles P. , Fat Joe & NORE | |
| Cuchi | NORE & Big Mato | NORE Y La Familia… Ya Tu 'Sabe | |
| 2007 | Gameface | Benzino & Lil Dev | Antidotes |
| New York is back | DJ Khaled , Jadakiss & Fat Joe | We the best | |
| 2008 | Where I From | Trae & Lloyd | Against Everything |
| Still murder | Newz & Young Life | Still murder | |
| 2009 | Who Wants to Fuck Tonight? | Crooked I , Ray J & Eastwood | |
| Fly | Wanessa | Meu momento | |
| Mafia Music (Remix) | Rick Ross , The Game & Fat Joe | Deeper Than Rap | |
| Meu momento | Wanessa | Meu momento | |
| Obsessed (Remix) | Mariah Carey , Harry O & Gucci Mane | Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel | |
| 2010 | Jump off | The Game | The RED album |
| Stay flawless | NORE , DMX and Yummy Bingham |
Video albums
- 2002: Music Videos on DVD
- 2003: Sex & Rock 'n' Roll
- 2006: 2005
Author participation
- 2002: What's Luv?
- 1989: And I Do
- 2004: Strawberry Bounce
- 2008: Cry
- Missy Elliott feat. Ciara & Fatman Scoop
- 2005: Loose Control
In addition, he also writes all his songs and those in which he works as a guest musician himself.
Yes Rule as an author in the charts
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| 2002 | What's Luv? Fat Joe feat. Ashanti |
DE10 (12 weeks) DE |
AT33 (14 weeks) AT |
CH2 (20 weeks) CH |
UK4 (10 weeks) UK |
US2 (28 weeks) US |
First published: January 22, 2002
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| 2005 | Lose Control Missy Elliott feat. Ciara & Fatman Scoop |
DE25 (16 weeks) DE |
AT70 (1 week) AT |
CH21 (17 weeks) CH |
UK7 (33 weeks) UK |
US3 (28 weeks)US |
First published: May 27, 2005
Sales: + 500,000 |
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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 Canada (MC)
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5 × platinum5
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500,000 | musiccanada.com |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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gold1
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- | 40,000 | nvpi.nl |
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United States (RIAA)
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4 × gold4th
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8 × platinum8th
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10,000,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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7 × silver7th
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gold1
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2 × platinum2
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1,980,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
7 × silver7th
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6 × gold6th
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15 × platinum15th
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- ↑ a b c d Sales albums from Ja Rule
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US US R&B albums US R&B singles
- ↑ a b US sales Blood in My Eye and RULE