LL Cool J / discography

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LL Cool J  - discography
LL Cool J (2010)
LL Cool J (2010)
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 13
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 2
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 30th
Arrow southwest blue.svgGuest appearances 10

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the US rapper LL Cool J . According to the sources, he has sold more than 18,350,000 records in his career. The most successful release is the album Mr. Smith with around 2.1 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1985 radio - - - UK71 (1 week)
UK 		US46
platinum
platinum

(38 weeks)US
First published: November 18, 1985
Sales: + 1,000,000
position 478 of the RS500
1987 Bigger and Deffer DE35 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - UK54 (19 weeks)
UK 		US3
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(53 weeks)US
First published: July 22, 1987
Sales: + 2,050,000
1989 Walking with a panther - - - UK43 (3 weeks)
UK 		US6th
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)US
First published: June 9, 1989
Sales: + 1,000,000
1990 Mama Said Knock You Out - - - UK49 (2 weeks)
UK 		US16
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(76 weeks)US
First published: Aug 27, 1990
Sales: +2,000,000
1993 14 shots to the dome DE74 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK74 (1 week)
UK 		US5
gold
gold

(24 weeks)US
First published: June 1, 1993
Sales: + 500,000
1995 Mr. Smith DE75 (16 weeks)
DE 		- - UK-
silver
silver
UK 		US20th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(62 weeks)US
First published: November 21, 1995
Sales: + 2,100,000
1997 Phenomenon DE24 (6 weeks)
DE 		- CH48 (1 week)
CH 		UK37 (4 weeks)
UK 		US7th
platinum
platinum

(23 weeks)US
First published: October 14, 1997
Sales: + 1,100,000
2000 GOAT: The Greatest of All Time DE17 (11 weeks)
DE 		- CH13 (9 weeks)
CH 		UK29 (2 weeks)
UK 		US1
gold
gold

(12 weeks)US
First published: September 12, 2000
Sales: + 550,000
2002 10 DE64 (1 week)
DE 		- CH19 (6 weeks)
CH 		UK26th
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK 		US2
gold
gold

(28 weeks)US
First published: October 15, 2002
Sales: + 500,000
2004 The DEFinition DE50 (2 weeks)
DE 		- CH35 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK66 (1 week)
UK 		US4th
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
First published: August 31, 2004
Sales: + 500,000
2006 Todd Smith - - CH64 (4 weeks)
CH 		- US6th
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US
First published: April 11, 2006
Sales: + 500,000
2008 Exit 13 - - CH75 (2 weeks)
CH 		- US9 (5 weeks)
US
First published: September 9, 2008
2013 Authentic DE87 (1 week)
DE 		- CH57 (1 week)
CH 		- US23 (4 weeks)
US
First published: April 30, 2013

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1996 All World: Greatest Hits DE46 (11 weeks)
DE 		- CH45 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK23
gold
gold

(8 weeks)UK 		US29
platinum
platinum

(28 weeks)US
First published: November 5, 1996
Sales: + 1,050,000
Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US8thUS
Top 10 albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US9US
Albums in the charts DE9DE AT-AT CH8thCH UK10UK US13US

More compilations

  • 2009: All World 2

Singles

Chart placements

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
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1987 I'm Bad
Bigger and Deffer 		- - - UK71 (1 week)
UK 		US84 (4 weeks)
US
I Need Love
Bigger and Deffer 		DE6 (12 weeks)
DE 		AT13 (6 weeks)
AT 		CH6 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK8 (10 weeks)
UK 		US14 (13 weeks)
US
Go Cut Creator Go
Bigger and Deffer 		- - - UK66 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
1988 Going Back to Cali / Jack the Ripper
Walking with a Panther 		- - - UK37 (4 weeks)
UK 		US31
platinum
platinum

(14 weeks)US
Sales: + 1,000,000
1989 I'm That Type of Guy
Walking with a Panther 		- - - UK43 (5 weeks)
UK 		US15th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
Sales: + 500,000
1990 The Boomin 'System
Mama Said Knock You Out 		- - - - US48 (11 weeks)
US
Around the Way Girl
Mama Said Knock You Out 		- - - UK41 (4 weeks)
UK 		US9
gold
gold

(23 weeks)US
Sales: + 500,000
1991 Mama Said Knock You Out
Mama Said Knock You Out 		- - -[UK: ↑] US17 (16 weeks)
US
Sales: + 500,000
Around the Way Girl (Remix) - - - UK36 (4 weeks)
UK 		US-
gold
gold
US
6 Minutes of Pleasure
Mama Said Knock You Out 		- - - - US95 (2 weeks)
US
1993 How I'm Comin
'14 Shots to the Dome 		- - - UK37 (2 weeks)
UK 		US57 (9 weeks)
US
Back Seat (of My Jeep) / Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings
14 Shots to the Dome 		- - - - US42 (13 weeks)
US
1995 Hey lover
Mr. Smith 		DE34 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - UK17 (4 weeks)
UK 		US3
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)US
feat. Boyz II Men
Sales: + 1,000,000
1996 Doin 'It
Mr. Smith 		DE36 (13 weeks)
DE 		- CH47 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK15 (3 weeks)
UK 		US9
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
feat. LeShaun
sales: + 500,000
Loungin
Mr. Smith 		DE32 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - UK7 (8 weeks)
UK 		US3
platinum
platinum

(29 weeks)US
feat. Total
sales: + 1,000,000
Ain't Nobody
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 		DE33 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK1
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK 		US46 (11 weeks)
US
Part of the soundtrack for the film Beavis and Butt-Head are doing it in America
1997 Phenomenon
Phenomenon 		DE43 (7 weeks)
DE 		- CH22 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK9 (5 weeks)
UK 		US55 (9 weeks)
US
4, 3, 2, 1
Phenomenon 		- - - UK10 (5 weeks)
UK 		US75 (12 weeks)
US
1998 Father
Phenomenon 		- - -[UK: ↑] US18 (16 weeks)
US
Hot Hot Hot
Phenomenon 		DE48 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
feat. LeShaun
1999 Deepest Bluest
Deep Blue Sea 		DE77 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
Part of the soundtrack for the film Deep Blue Sea
2000 Imagine That
G.OAT 		- - CH90 (3 weeks)
CH 		- US98 (2 weeks)
US
You and Me
G.OAT 		DE53 (8 weeks)
DE 		- CH85 (6 weeks)
CH 		- -
feat. Kelly Price
2001 Blink Blink
Angels & Rats 		DE75 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
feat. Spax
2002 Luv U Better
10 		DE74 (5 weeks)
DE 		- CH42 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK7 (7 weeks)
UK 		US4 (22 weeks)
US
2003 Paradise
10 		- - CH70 (6 weeks)
CH 		UK18 (5 weeks)
UK 		US36 (15 weeks)
US
feat. Amerie
2004 Head jump
The DEFinition 		DE80 (3 weeks)
DE 		- CH20 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK25 (4 weeks)
UK 		US16
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
feat. Timbaland
sales: + 500,000
Hush
The DEFinition 		- - - UK3 (10 weeks)
UK 		US26 (18 weeks)
US
feat. 7 Aurelius
2006 Control Myself
Todd Smith 		DE25 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT70 (2 weeks)
AT 		- UK2 (13 weeks)
UK 		US4 (11 weeks)
US
2009 Baby
Exit 13 		- - - UK56 (2 weeks)
UK 		US52 (11 weeks)
US
feat. The-Dream

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 DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1996 This Is for the Lover in You
The Day 		- - - UK12 (5 weeks)
UK 		US6th
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)US
Babyface feat. LL Cool J
1997 Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)
Space Jam 		DE14 (15 weeks)
DE 		- CH11 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK8 (6 weeks)
UK 		-
B-Real , Busta Rhymes , Coolio , LL Cool J & Method Man
Part of the soundtrack for the film Space Jam
1998 Dear Mallika
The Rapsody Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic 		DE95 (1 week)
DE 		- - - -
The Rapsody feat. LL Cool J
Curious
Levert.Sweat.Gill 		- - - UK23 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
Levert Sweat Gill feat. LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes & MC Lyte
Zoom
Bulworth 		DE44 (9 weeks)
DE 		- CH45 (1 week)
CH 		UK15 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
Dr. Dre feat. LL Cool J
Part of the soundtrack for the film Bulworth
Incredible
It's a Beautiful Thing 		- - - UK52 (1 week)
UK 		-
Keith Murray feat. LL Cool J
2001 Fatty Girl
The Good Life 		- - - - US87 (14 weeks)
US
Ludacris feat. LL Cool J & Keith Murray
2003 All I Have
This Is Me ... Then 		DE19 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT38 (11 weeks)
AT 		CH4 (14 weeks)
CH 		UK2
silver
silver

(13 weeks)UK 		US1 (21 weeks)
US
Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J
2010 We Are the World 25 for Haiti - - - UK50 (2 weeks)
UK 		US2 (5 weeks)
US
2013 Accidental Racist
Wheelhouse 		- - - - US77 (1 week)
US
Brad Paisley feat. LL Cool J
Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK1UK US1US
Top 10 singles DE1DE AT-AT CH2CH UK10UK US9US
Singles in the charts DE17thDE AT3AT CH11CH UK27UK US29US

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1988: for the album Bigger and Deffer
    • 1991: for the album Mama Said Knock You Out
    • 1997: for the album All World: Greatest Hits
    • 2000: for the album GOAT

Platinum record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1998: for the album Mr. Smith
    • 1998: for the album Phenomenon

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

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 400,000 musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 11 × gold11 Platinum record icon.svg 14 × platinum14th 19,500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 4 × silver4th Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 620,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 4 × silver4th Gold record icon.svg 16 × gold16 Platinum record icon.svg 16 × platinum16

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