The Notorious B.I.G. discography
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The discography of the Notorious B.I.G., an American rapper, consists of two studio albums, three posthumous albums, two compilation albums, one soundtrack and 27 singles (including 17 as a featured artist).
Studio albums2
Soundtrack albums1
Compilation albums1
Singles27
| The Notorious B.I.G. discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 2 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 27 |
| Music videos | 15 |
| Posthumous albums | 3 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
FRA [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | ||||||
| Ready to Die |
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15 | 3 | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Life After Death |
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1 | 1 | 59 | 3 | — | 16 | 28 | 30 | 23 |
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Posthumous albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Rap [15] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4][16] |
NLD [6] |
UK [9] | ||||||||
| Born Again |
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1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 82 | 70 |
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| Duets: The Final Chapter |
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3 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 13 | — | 13 |
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| The King & I (with Faith Evans) |
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65 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Rap [15] |
AUS [19] |
UK [9] | |||||
| Greatest Hits |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 57 |
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a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |
Soundtracks
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [27] |
US R&B [28] |
US Rap [29] |
AUS [19] |
CAN [30] |
FRA [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [31] | |||||
| "Party and Bullshit" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Who's the Man?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
| "Juicy" | 1994 | 27 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | Ready to Die | ||
| "Big Poppa" | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | ||||
| "One More Chance" (including "Stay with Me Remix") |
1995 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 48 | — | 34 | |||
| "Hypnotize" | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 3 | — | 16 | 15 | 29 | 10 | Life After Death | ||
| "Mo Money Mo Problems" (featuring Mase and Puff Daddy) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| "Going Back to Cali"[A] |
26 | 31 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 75 | 24 | — | 35 | ||||
| "Notorious B.I.G." (featuring Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim) |
1999 | 82 | 30 | — | 51 | — | 95 | 78 | — | 44 | 16 | Born Again | ||
| "Dead Wrong" (featuring Eminem) |
2000 | —[B] | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Nasty Girl" (featuring P Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, Avery Storm and Jazze Pha) |
2005 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | — | 22 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 1 | Duets: The Final Chapter and Sweatsuit | ||
| "Spit Your Game" (featuring Twista, Krayzie Bone, Swizz Beatz, 8 Ball and MJG) |
2006 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | Duets: The Final Chapter | ||
| "NYC" (with Faith Evans featuring Jadakiss) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The King & I | ||
| "Legacy" (with Faith Evans) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "G.O.A.T." (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Bella Alubo) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — | Notorious I: The Notorious B.I.G. EP | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [41] |
US R&B [42] |
US Rap [43] |
AUS [19] |
UK [44] | ||||||||||
| "Dolly My Baby (Extended Bad Boy Remix)" (Super Cat featuring Biggie, 3rd Eye, Puffy & Mary J. Blige) |
1993 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| "Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)" (Craig Mack featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Rampage, LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes)[45] |
1994 | — | — | — | — | — | Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits | |||||||
| "Can't You See" (Total featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) |
1995 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 43 |
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New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 (soundtrack) / Total | ||||||
| "The Points" (with Coolio, Redman, Ill Al Skratch, Big Mike, Busta Rhymes, Buckshot and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
— | 80 | — | — | — | Panther (soundtrack) | ||||||||
| "Player's Anthem" (with Junior M.A.F.I.A.) |
13 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
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Conspiracy | |||||||
| "This Time Around" (Michael Jackson featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) |
— | —[D] | — | — | — | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | ||||||||
| "Get Money" (with Junior M.A.F.I.A.) |
1996 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | 63 | Conspiracy | |||||||
| "Only You" (112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Mase and Puff Daddy) |
13 | 3 | — | 53 | — | 112 | ||||||||
| "You Can't Stop the Reign" (Shaquille O'Neal and The Notorious B.I.G.) |
— | —[E] | — | — | 40 | You Can't Stop the Reign | ||||||||
| "Been Around the World" (Puff Daddy featuring Mase and The Notorious B.I.G.) |
1997 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 20 |
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No Way Out | ||||||
| "It's All About the Benjamins" (Puff Daddy featuring Lil' Kim, the LOX and The Notorious B.I.G.) |
2 | 7 | 1 | — | 18 | |||||||||
| "Victory" (Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes) |
1998 | 19 | 13 | 2 | — | — |
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| "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" (2Pac featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) |
2004 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
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Tupac: Resurrection | ||||||
| "Angels" (Diddy-Dirty Money featuring the Notorious B.I.G. and Rick Ross) |
2009 | —[F] | 71 | — | — | — | Last Train to Paris | |||||||
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Other charted and certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US | US R&B[52] |
US Rap | ||||||||||||
| "Suicidal Thoughts" | 1994 | — | — | — |
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Ready to Die | ||||||||
| "Warning" | — | — | — |
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| "Runnin' from tha Police" (2Pac featuring the Notorious B.I.G., Dramacydal, Stretch and Buju Banton) |
1995 | 81 | 57 | 13 | One Million Strong | |||||||||
| "Who Shot Ya?" | — | — | — | B-Side of "Big Poppa" | ||||||||||
| "Notorious Thugs" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) |
1997 | — | —[G] | — | Life After Death | |||||||||
| "Nasty Boy" | — | —[H] | — | |||||||||||
| "Ten Crack Commandments" | — | — | — |
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| "Realest Niggas" (with 50 Cent) |
2003 | —[I] | 30 | 21 | Bad Boys II (soundtrack) / God's Plan | |||||||||
| "Victory 2004" (P Diddy featuring the Notorious B.I.G, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Busta Rhymes) |
2004 | — | 61 | — | Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits | |||||||||
| "Hold Ya Head" (featuring Bob Marley) |
2005 | — | —[J] | — |
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Duets: The Final Chapter | ||||||||
| "Whatchu Want?" (featuring Jay-Z) |
— | 76 | — | |||||||||||
| "Mi Casa" (featuring R. Kelly and Charlie Wilson) |
— | —[K] | — | |||||||||||
| "1970 Somethin'" | — | — | — |
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| "Would You Die for Me?" (featuring Lil Kim and Puff Daddy) |
2013 | — | —[L] | — | Born Again | |||||||||
| "Old Thing Back" (with Matoma, featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant) |
2015 | — | —[M] | — | Hakuna Matoma | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Appearances
| Year | Song | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "A Buncha Niggas" | Heavy D & the Boyz, Guru, 3rd Eye, Busta Rhymes, Rob-O | Blue Funk |
| 1993 | "Leave a Message" | Mary J. Blige, Puffy, K-Ci Hailey, Martin Lawrence, Tim Dog | What's the 411? Remix |
| "Real Love (Remix)" | Mary J. Blige | ||
| "What's the 411? (Remix)" | Mary J. Blige, K-Ci Hailey | ||
| "Buddy X" (Falcon & Fabian Remix) | Neneh Cherry | 12" | |
| 1994 | "How Many Ways" (Bad Boy Remix) | The Braxtons, Puffy | 12"[56] |
| "Jam Session" | Heavy D, Troo-Kula | NBA Jam Session | |
| "Da B-Sde" | Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri | Fa All Y'all 12" {Special Editions} / Bad Boys (soundtrack) | |
| "Let's Get It On" | Eddie F, 2Pac, Heavy D, Grand Puba, Spunk Bigga | Eddie F & the Untouchables Present: Let's Get It On – The Album | |
| "Cunt Renaissance" | R.A. the Rugged Man | Night of the Bloody Apes | |
| "Who's the Man?" | Ed Lover & Doctor Dré | Back Up Off Me! | |
| "Stop the Breaks" | Ron G, Raekwon, KRS-One, Killa Sin, O.C. | It's On! Part 2 | |
| "Think Big" | Pudgee tha Phat Bastard, Lord Tariq | 12" | |
| 1995 | "4 My Peeps" / "4 My Peeps" (Remix) | Red Hot Lover Tone, M.O.P., Organized Konfusion | #1 Player |
| "All Men Are Dogs" (Nine Dog MC's Mix) | Red Bandit, Grand Daddy I.U., Grand Puba, Mackwell, Positive K, Pudgee tha Phat Bastard, Raggedy Man, Snagglepuss | 12" | |
| "Runnin' from the Police" | 2Pac, Dramacydal, Stretch, Buju Banton | One Million Strong | |
| "Realms of the Junior M.A.F.I.A." | Junior M.A.F.I.A., Jamal | Conspiracy | |
| "Oh My Lord" | Junior M.A.F.I.A. | ||
| "(You to Be) Happy" | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | |
| 1996 | "Bust a Nut" | Luke | Uncle Luke |
| "Brooklyn's Finest" | Jay-Z | Reasonable Doubt | |
| "Young G's Perspective" | Blackjack, Junior M.A.F.I.A. | Addicted to Drama | |
| "Drugs" | Lil Kim | Hard Core | |
| "You'll See" | The LOX | Bad Boy Promotional Tape | |
| 1997 | "Bad Boy Freestyle" | The LOX, Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. II |
| "Keep Your Hands High" | Tracey Lee | Many Facez | |
| "Young Gs" | Puff Daddy, Jay-Z, Kelly Price | No Way Out | |
| 1999 | "Real Niggas" | Puff Daddy, Lil Kim | Forever |
| "Live Freestyle" | Funkmaster Flex, Big Kap, 2Pac | The Tunnel | |
| 2000 | "Why You Tryin' to Play Me?" | Aaron Hall | The Projects Presents: Balhers Forever |
| "16 Bars" | Rawkus Records | Lyricist Lounge 2 | |
| "The Wickedest" | Mister Cee, Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. IV | |
| 2001 | "Unbreakable" | Michael Jackson | Invincible |
| 2002 | "A Dream" | Jay-Z, Faith Evans | The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse |
| "Unfoolish" | Ashanti | We Invented the Remix | |
| "Notorious B.I.G. (Remix)" | P. Diddy, Lil Kim | ||
| "Woke Up in the Morning (Remix)" | Carl Thomas | ||
| 2004 | ”Modern Day Gangsters” | Busta Rhymes, Labba, Baby Sham | Surrender |
| ”3 B’s” | Busta Rhymes, Buju Banton | ||
| 2005 | "Y'all Know Who Killed Him" | Black Rob | The Black Rob Report |
| 2006 | "Duck Down" | Trick Daddy, Plies | Back by Thug Demand |
| "Deadly Combination (Remix)" | Big L, 2Pac | The Archives 1996–2000 | |
| "Three Bricks" | Ghostface Killah, Raekwon | Fishscale | |
| 2007 | "Relax and Take Notes" | 8 Ball & MJG, Project Pat | Ridin High |
| 2008 | "Cash Money" | Bone Brothers | Bone Brothers III |
| 2009 | "Bone Thugs" (Bone, Bone, Bone Remix) | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Uni5 the Prequel: The Untold Story |
| 2010 | "Belize" | Shyne, Bob Marley | Gangland |
| "Living Better Now" | Jamie Foxx, Rick Ross | Best Night of My Life | |
| 2011 | "I Knock You Out" | Busta Rhymes | Respect the Conglomerate |
| 2012 | "Flip Dat Shit" | Onyx, Naughty By Nature, 3rd Eye | Cold Case Files Vol. 2 |
| 2017 | "Whatcha Gon' Do" | Puff Daddy, Rick Ross | No Way Out 2 |
| 2018 | "A No No" | Mariah Carey | Caution |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dolly My Baby (Bad Boy Remix) | Supercat, 3rd Eye, Puff Daddy, Mary J. Blige | Non-album single | [57] |
| Party n Bullshit | Notorious B.I.G. | Who's the Man? (soundtrack) | [58] | |
| 1994 | Flava in Ya Ear Remix | Craig Mack, Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Rampage, Busta Rhymes | Non-album single | [59] |
| Juicy | Notorious B.I.G. | Ready to Die | [60] | |
| Big Poppa | ||||
| Warning | ||||
| 1995 | Can't You See | Total | Total | [61] |
| The Points | Various Artists | Panther (soundtrack) | [62] | |
| One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix) | Notorious B.I.G. | Non-album single | [63] | |
| Get Money | Junior M.A.F.I.A | Conspiracy | [64] | |
| 1996 | Player's Anthem | Junior M.A.F.I.A | [65] | |
| Only You (Remix) | 112, Mase | 112 | [66] | |
| You Can't Stop the Reign {no appearance} | Shaquille O'Neal | You Can't Stop the Reign | [67] | |
| 1997 | Hypnotize | Notorious B.I.G. | Life After Death | [68] |
| Mo Money Mo Problems {no appearance} | Notorious B.I.G., Mase, Puff Daddy | [69] | ||
| All About the Benjamins (Remix) {no appearance} | Puff Daddy, Lil Kim, The Lox | No Way Out | ||
| Sky's the Limit {no appearance} | Notorious B.I.G., 112 | Life After Death | ||
| Been Around the World {no appearance} | Puff Daddy, Mase | No Way Out | [70] | |
| 1998 | Victory {no appearance} | Puff Daddy, Busta Rhymes | [71] | |
| 1999 | Notorious B.I.G. {no appearance} | Notorious B.I.G., Lil Kim, Puff Daddy | Born Again | [72] |
| Dead Wrong {no appearance} | Notorious B.I.G., Eminem | |||
| 2005 | Nasty Girl {no appearance} | Notorious B.I.G., Nelly, Avery Storm | Duets: Final Chapter | |
| 2006 | Spit Yo Game {no appearance} | Notorious B.I.G., Twista, Krayzie Bone | ||
| Hold Ya Head {no appearance} | Notorious B.I.G., Bob Marley |
See also
Notes
- "Dead Wrong" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- "G.O.A.T." did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[40]
- "This Time Around" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 23 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- "You Can't Stop the Reign" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 54 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- "Angels" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- "Notorious Thugs" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 36 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- "Nasty Boy" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 43 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- "Realest Niggas" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- "Hold Ya Head" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
- "Mi Casa" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
- "Would You Die for Me?" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
- "Old Thing Back" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.