Will Smith / discography

Will Smith (2010)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rapper Will Smith and his pseudonyms such as The Fresh Prince . According to the sources, he has sold more than 34.2 million records in his career, including over 21.5 million in his home country alone. Smith's most successful release is Big Willie Style, with over 10.7 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
1987	Rock the House	-	-	-	UK97 (1 week) UK	US83 gold (18 weeks)US	First published: March 19, 1987 Sales: + 500,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1988	He's the DJ, I'm the rapper	-	-	-	UK68 (2 weeks) UK	US4th × 3 Triple platinum (55 weeks)US	First published: March 29, 1988 Sales: +3,000,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1989	And in This Corner ...	-	-	-	-	US39 gold (20 weeks)US	First published: April 17, 1989 Sales: + 500,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1991	Home base	-	-	-	UK69 (1 week) UK	US12 platinum (42 weeks)US	First published: Jul 23, 1991 Sales: + 1,000,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1993	Code Red	DE61 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH35 (5 weeks) CH	UK50 (6 weeks) UK	US64 gold (15 weeks)US	First published: October 13, 1993 Sales: + 500,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1997	Big Willie style	DE20 (36 weeks) DE	AT9 (15 weeks) AT	CH21st gold (7 weeks)CH	UK9 × 2 Double platinum (87 weeks)UK	US8th × 9 Nine-fold platinum (99 weeks)US	First published: October 3, 1997 Sales: +10,710,000
1999	Willennium	DE20 (11 weeks) DE	AT28 (7 weeks) AT	CH16 gold (18 weeks)CH	UK10 platinum (17 weeks)UK	US5 × 2 Double platinum (26 weeks)US	First published: November 16, 1999 Sales: + 3,260,000
2002	Born to Reign	DE19 (9 weeks) DE	AT20 (10 weeks) AT	CH17 (12 weeks) CH	UK24 (3 weeks) UK	US13 gold (8 weeks)US	First published: November 2nd, 2002 Sales: + 500,000
2005	Lost and Found	DE14 (11 weeks) DE	AT30 (7 weeks) AT	CH35 (10 weeks) CH	UK15th silver (9 weeks)UK	US6th gold (24 weeks)US	First published: March 29, 2005 Sales: + 560,000

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1998	Greatest hits	DE69 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK20 (6 weeks) UK	US144 (6 weeks) US	First published: May 19, 1998 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
2002	Greatest hits	-	-	-	UK82 gold (2 weeks)UK	-	First published: November 26, 2002

More compilations

• 2000: Before the Willenium (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 2003: Platinum & Gold Collection (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 2005: Big Willy Style / Willennium
• 2006: Collections (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 2006: The Very Best of Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)

Interview albums

• 2000: Maximum Will Smith
• 2002: Complete Set: Interview CD and Book

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
1986	Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble Rock the House	-	-	-	UK21 (8 weeks) UK	US57 (12 weeks) US	First release: September 1987 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1987	The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff Rock the House	-	-	-	UK93 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 1987 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
	A Touch Of Jazz Rock the House	-	-	-	UK79 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1987 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1988	Parents Just Don't Understand He’s the DJ, I'm the Rapper	-	-	-	UK87 (4 weeks) UK	US12 gold (19 weeks)US	First published: April 1, 1988 Sales: + 500,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
	Nightmare on My Street He’s the DJ, I'm the Rapper	-	-	-	-	US15 (16 weeks) US	First published: August 19, 1988 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1989	I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson And in This Corner ...	-	-	-	UK94 (1 week) UK	US58 (8 weeks) US	First published: October 10, 1989 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1991	Summertime homebase	DE12 (17 weeks) DE	-	CH11 (13 weeks) CH	UK8 (19 weeks) UK	US4th platinum (18 weeks)US	First published: May 20, 1991 Sales: + 1,500,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
	Ring My Bell Homebase	-	-	CH29 (1 week) CH	UK53 (2 weeks) UK	US20th gold (19 weeks)US	First published: September 13, 1991 Sales: + 500,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1993	Boom! Shake the Room Code Red	DE8 (20 weeks) DE	AT17 (11 weeks) AT	CH8 (21 weeks) CH	UK1 (15 weeks) UK	US13 gold (20 weeks)US	First published: July 20, 1993 Sales: + 500,000; with DJ Jazzy Jeff
	I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me) Code Red	DE88 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK24 (4 weeks) UK	US79 (7 weeks) US	First published: November 1st, 1993 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1994	Can't Wait to Be with You Code Red	-	-	-	UK29 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 1994 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
	Twinkle Twinkle (I'm Not A Star) Code Red	-	-	-	UK60 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1994 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
1997	Men in Black Big Willie Style	DE1 × 3 Triple gold (24 weeks)DE	AT2 gold (17 weeks)AT	CH1 gold (26 weeks)CH	UK1 platinum (20 weeks)UK	-	First published: June 16, 1997 Sales: + 1,970,000; feat. Coco
	Just cruisin ' Big Willie style	DE27 (9 weeks) DE	AT37 (2 weeks) AT	CH32 (4 weeks) CH	UK23 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 1, 1997
1998	Gettin 'Jiggy wit It Big Willie Style	DE18 (13 weeks) DE	AT26 (8 weeks) AT	CH12 (16 weeks) CH	UK3 platinum (10 weeks)UK	US1 gold (32 weeks)US	First published: Jan 27, 1998 Sales: + 1,085,000
	Just the Two of Us Big Willie Style	DE81 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK2 silver (10 weeks)UK	US20 (11 weeks) US	First published: April 28, 1998 Sales: + 200,000
	Lovely Daze Greatest Hits	-	-	-	UK37 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 1998 with DJ Jazzy Jeff
	Miami Big Willie Style	DE12 (20 weeks) DE	AT5 (15 weeks) AT	CH4 (19 weeks) CH	UK3 platinum (14 weeks)UK	US17 (21 weeks) US	First published: November 23, 1998 Sales: + 685,000
1999	Wild Wild West Willennium	DE3 gold (15 weeks)DE	AT5 (14 weeks) AT	CH2 gold (17 weeks)CH	UK2 gold (19 weeks)UK	US1 gold (17 weeks)US	First release: May 4th, 1999 feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee
	Will2K Willennium	DE40 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH23 (14 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (12 weeks)UK	US25 (13 weeks) US	First published: November 16, 1999 Sales: +242,500; feat. K-Ci
2000	Freakin 'It Willennium	DE70 (6 weeks) DE	-	CH44 (8 weeks) CH	UK15 (17 weeks) UK	US99 (4 weeks) US	First published: January 25, 2000
2002	Black Suits Comin '(Nod Ya Head) Born to Reign	DE4 (15 weeks) DE	AT7 (17 weeks) AT	CH5 (17 weeks) CH	UK3 (11 weeks) UK	US77 (3 weeks) US	First published: June 11, 2002 Sales: + 40,000; feat. Trā-knox
	1000 Kisses Born to Reign	DE61 (7 weeks) DE	-	CH44 (4 weeks) CH	-	-	First release: October 1st, 2002 feat. Jada Pinkett
2005	Switch Lost and Found	DE4 (16 weeks) DE	AT7 (19 weeks) AT	CH13 (23 weeks) CH	UK4th silver (25 weeks)UK	US7th gold (28 weeks)US	First published: February 15, 2005
	Party Starter Lost and Found	DE40 (9 weeks) DE	AT62 (3 weeks) AT	CH26 (6 weeks) CH	UK19 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 2, 2005
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2019	Friend Like Me Aladin (OST)	-	-	-	UK95 (1 week) UK	-	Chart entry: June 7, 2019

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
1999	Boy You Knock Me Out Kiss the Sky	-	-	-	UK3 silver (10 weeks)UK	-	First published: April 13, 1999 Sales: + 200,000; Tatyana Ali feat. Will Smith
2018	Live It Up	DE21 (10 weeks) DE	AT17 (9 weeks) AT	CH32 gold (10 weeks)CH	-	-	First published: May 25, 2018 Sales: + 10,000; Nicky Jam feat. Era Istrefi & Will Smith

More singles

• 1987: Brand New Funk (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 1990: Jazzy's Groove (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 1992: The Things That U Do (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 1993: I Wanna Rock (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 2000: La Fiesta
• 2017: Get Lit

Further guest contributions

• 1989: I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed) ( Billy Ocean feat. Mimi & The Fresh Prince)
• 1989: When the Radio Is On ( Paul Shaffer with Various Artists)
• 1991: Voices That Care (Various Artists)
• 2003: Hey Sexy Lady (Remix) ( Shaggy feat. Brian , Tony Gold , Sean Paul & Will Smith)
• 2004: Got to Be Real ( Mary J. Blige feat. Will Smith)
• 2018: Está Rico (with Marc Anthony & Bad Bunny )

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

• 1991: DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 1991: Summertime (& Other Hits) (with DJ Jazzy Jeff)
• 1999: The Will Smith Music Video Collection (Sales: + 50,000, US:gold)

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1986	Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
	The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff
1987	A touch of jazz
	Brand New Funk
1988	Parents Just Don't Understand
	Nightmare on My Street
1989	I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson
1990	Jazzy's groove
1991	Summertime
	Ring My Bell
	Voices That Care	David S. Jackson
1992	The Things That U Do
1993	I want to rock
	Boom! Shake the room
	I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)
1997	Men in Black	Robert Caruso
	Just cruisin '	Robert Caruso
1998	Gettin 'jiggy wit it	Hype Williams
	Just the Two of Us	Bob Giraldi
	Miami
1999	Wild Wild West
	Will2K
2000	Freakin 'it
2002	Black Suits Comin '(Nod Ya Head)	Francis Lawrence
	1000 kisses
2005	Switch
	Party starter

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US-US Top 10 albums DE-DE AT1AT CH-CH UK2UK US4thUS Albums in the charts DE6thDE AT4thAT CH5CH UK10UK US10US

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one singles DE1DE AT-AT CH1CH UK2UK US2US Top 10 singles DE5DE AT5AT CH5CH UK11UK US4thUS Singles in the charts DE16DE AT10AT CH15thCH UK24UK US16US

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Australia 1999: for the album Big Willy Style 1999: for the single Wild Wild West 1999: for the single Will2K 2000: for the album Willennium 2002: for the single Black Suits Comin '(Nod Ya Head)  Belgium 1998: for the single Gettin 'Jiggy wit It 1999: for the album Big Willy Style 1999: for the album Willennium 1999: for the single Miami  Denmark 2020: for the single Miami  France 1998: for the single Gettin 'Jiggy wit It 1999: for the album Willennium 1999: for the single Wild Wild West  Mexico 2020: for the song Prince Ali  New Zealand 1999: for the single Wild Wild West 2000: for the single Will2K 2005: for the single switch  Netherlands 1997: for the single Men in Black 1998: for the album Big Willy Style  Norway 1999: for the album Big Willy Style 2000: for the single Wild Wild West 2002: for the single Black Suits Comin '(Nod Ya Head)  Sweden 1998: for the single Gettin 'Jiggy wit It 1998: for the album Big Willy Style 1999: for the single Miami

Platinum record  Australia 1998: for the single Gettin 'Jiggy wit It 2005: for the single switch  Belgium 1997: for the single Men in Black 1999: for the single Wild Wild West  Europe 1998: for the album Big Willy Style 1999: for the album Willennium  France 1999: for the album Big Willy Style  Norway 1997: for the single Men in Black  Sweden 1997: for the single Men in Black  Spain 2018: for the single Está Rico

2 × platinum record  Australia 1997: for the single Men in Black  Canada 1999: for the album Willennium 6 × platinum record  Canada 1999: for the album Big Willy Style Diamond record  France 1997: for the single Men in Black

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

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	5 × gold5	4 × platinum4th	-	455,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	4 × gold4th	2 × platinum2	-	200,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	45,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	1,000,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	-	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	diamond1	1,650,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Canada (MC)	-	-	8 × platinum8th	-	800,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	-	-	30,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	22,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	100,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	40,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	100,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	-	-	110,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	platinum1	-	40,000	elportaldemusica.es
United States (RIAA)	-	12 × gold12	16 × platinum16	-	21,550,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	2 × gold2	6 × platinum6th	-	4,560,000	bpi.co.uk officialcharts.com
All in all	5 × silver5	47 × gold47	43 × platinum43	diamond1

See also

• DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

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