Will Smith discography
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American rapper Will Smith has released five studio albums, one compilation album, 18 singles (12 as lead artist and five as featured artist), one video album and 20 music videos (14 as lead artist, three as featured artist and three guest appearances). After working in the late 1980s and early 1990s with Jeff Townes as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Smith began his solo career in 1997 with the release of "Men in Black", the theme song for the film of the same name, which topped singles charts in several regions across the world, including the UK.[1] "Men in Black" (and second single "Just Cruisin'") was later included on Smith's debut solo album Big Willie Style, which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200 and was certified nine times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2][3] The third single from the album, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It", became Smith's first Billboard Hot 100 number one when it was released in 1998.[4]
| Will Smith discography | |
|---|---|
Will Smith at the close of the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 18 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 20 |
Smith's second album was again supported by the release of a film theme song as the lead single: "Wild Wild West", featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee, topped the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA.[3][4] The album in question, Willennium, reached number five on the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum by the RIAA.[2][3] "Will 2K", the second single from the album, reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Before the end of 1999, a video album was released featuring Smith's seven music videos released to date,[5] which reached number 25 on the UK Music Video Chart.[6] The same year, the rapper was also featured on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star Tatyana Ali's single "Boy You Knock Me Out", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and topped the UK R&B Singles Chart.[1][7]
In 2002, Smith returned with his third album Born to Reign, which reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA.[2][3] The album's lead single was Men in Black II theme song "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.[1] Later in the year, Smith's first compilation album Greatest Hits was released, featuring songs from his three solo albums as well as those produced with DJ Jazzy Jeff.[8] Smith's fourth studio album Lost and Found was released in 2005, peaking at number six on the Billboard 200.[2] Lead single "Switch" reached the top ten of both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.[1][4] Smith released his next single, "Get Lit", on October 6, 2017.[9] His fifth album, Based on a True Story was released in 2025.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [11] |
CAN [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
NED [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [1] | |||||
| Big Willie Style | 8 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 9 | ||||
| Willennium |
|
5 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Born to Reign |
|
13 | 58 | 20 | 29 | 61 | 19 | — | 39 | 17 | 24 |
| ||
| Lost and Found |
|
6 | 87 | 30 | 8 | 103 | 14 | 76 | — | 35 | 15 | |||
| Based on a True Story |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK R&B [23] | |||
| Greatest Hits |
|
82 | 23 |
|
Video albums
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (WA) [24] |
GER [14] |
NED [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWE [25] |
SWI [17] |
UK [1] | |||||
| "Men in Black" | 1997 | —[B] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Men in Black (soundtrack)/Big Willie Style | ||
| "Just Cruisin'" | — | — | 37 | 32 | 27 | 45 | — | 7 | 32 | 23 | ||||
| "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" | 1998 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | Big Willie Style | ||
| "Just the Two of Us" | 20 | 27 | — | 40 | 81 | 46 | 6 | 53 | — | 2 | ||||
| "Miami" | 17 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| |||
| "Wild Wild West" (featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee) |
1999 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Wild Wild West (soundtrack) / Willennium | ||
| "Will 2K" (featuring K-Ci) |
25 | 3 | — | 13 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 2 | Willennium | |||
| "Freakin' It" | 2000 | 99 | 56 | — | 32 | 70 | 60 | — | — | 44 | 15 | |||
| "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (featuring Trā-Knox) |
2002 | 77 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
|
Born to Reign | |
| "1000 Kisses" (featuring Jada Pinkett Smith) |
— | — | — | —[C] | 61 | — | — | — | 44 | — | ||||
| "Switch" | 2005 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 4 | Lost and Found | ||
| "Party Starter" | — | 33 | 62 | —[D] | 40 | 44 | 35 | — | 26 | 19 | ||||
| "Get Lit" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Light 'Em Up" (with Sean Paul) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad Boys: Ride or Die | ||
| "You Can Make It" (with Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir) |
—[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Based on a True Story | |||
| "Work of Art" (with Russ featuring Jaden) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tantrum" (with Joyner Lucas) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Beautiful Scars" (with Big Sean and Obanga) |
2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pretty Girls" (with Obanga) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [39] |
BEL (FL) [40] |
FRA [41] |
GER [14] |
IRL [42] |
NED [43] |
NZ [44] |
SWE [25] |
SWI [17] |
UK [1] | |||||
| "When the Radio Is On" (Paul Shaffer featuring The Fresh Prince) |
1989 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Coast to Coast | ||
| "I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)" (Billy Ocean featuring The Fresh Prince) |
—[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |||
| "Voices That Care" (as part of Voices That Care) |
1991 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Boy You Knock Me Out" (Tatyana Ali featuring Will Smith) |
1999 | —[G] | 6 | 32 | — | 19 | 77 | 12 | — | — | 3 |
|
Kiss the Sky | |
| "Fiesta" (Remix) (Bomba Estéreo featuring Will Smith and Ricky Reed) |
2015 | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Amanecer | ||
| "Live It Up" (Nicky Jam featuring Will Smith and Era Istrefi) |
2018 | — | 10 | 42 | 21 | — | 29 | — | 24 | 32 | — | 2018 FIFA World Cup Official Theme Song | ||
| "Está Rico" (Marc Anthony featuring Will Smith and Bad Bunny) |
—[I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Team Tomadachi (Remix)" (Yuki Chiba featuring Will Smith)[50] |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "So Fresh"[51] (featuring Biz Markie and Slick Rick) |
1999 | Willennium |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [49] |
NZ Hot [52] |
UK [1] | ||||
| "Friend Like Me" | 2019 | — | 33 | 95 | Aladdin | |
| "Prince Ali" | 15 | 34 | — | |||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dance or Die" | 1993 | DJ Jazzy Jeff | Made in America (soundtrack) |
| "Hey Sexy Lady" (Remix) | 2002 | Shaggy, Brian Gould, Tony Gould and Sean Paul | N/a[J] |
| "Got to Be Real" | 2004 | Mary J. Blige | Shark Tale |
| "Icon" (Remix) | 2018 | Jaden Smith, Nicky Jam | N/a |
| "Don't Be Afraid to Be Different" | 2019 | Logic | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
| "Will (Remix)" | 2020 | Joyner Lucas | N/a |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| As lead artist | |||
| "Men in Black" (featuring Coko) |
1997 | Robert Caruso | [53] |
| "Just Cruisin'" (featuring Tichina Arnold) |
[54] | ||
| "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" | Hype Williams | [55] | |
| "Just the Two of Us" | 1998 | Bob Giraldi | [56] |
| "Miami" | Wayne Isham | [57] | |
| "Wild Wild West" (featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee) |
1999 | Paul Hunter | [58] |
| "Will 2K" (featuring K-Ci) |
Robert Caruso | [59] | |
| "La Fiesta" | F. Gary Gray | [60] | |
| "So Fresh" (featuring Biz Markie and Slick Rick) |
Will Smith | [61] | |
| "Freakin' It" | 2000 | Paul Hunter | [62] |
| "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (featuring Trā-Knox) |
2002 | Francis Lawrence | [63] |
| "Nod Ya Head (The Remix)" (featuring Christina Vidal and Trā-Knox) |
[60] | ||
| "1000 Kisses" (featuring Jada Pinkett Smith) |
Antti Jokinen | [64] | |
| "Switch" | 2005 | Paul Hunter | [65] |
| "Party Starter" | [66] | ||
| "Work of Art" (with Russ featuring Jaden) |
2024 | Willy Rodríguez | [67] |
| "Beautiful Scars" (with Big Sean & Obanga) |
2025 | [citation needed] | |
| As featured artist | |||
| "I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)" (Billy Ocean featuring The Fresh Prince) |
1989 | Scott Kalvert | [60] |
| "Voices That Care" (Voices That Care) |
1991 | Jim Yukich | [60] |
| "Fiesta (Remix)" (with Bomba Estéreo and Ricky Reed) |
2015 | Carlos Pérez | [68] |
| "Live It Up" (with Nicky Jam featuring Era Istrefi) |
2018 | Yasha Malekzad | [69] |
| "Está Rico" (with Marc Anthony featuring Bad Bunny) |
Carlos Pérez | [70] | |
| Guest appearances | |||
| "A Little Romance" (The Boys) |
1988 | Desmond Gumbs | [71] |
| "Where's the Party" (2 Too Many) |
1992 | Abdul Malik Abbott | [72] |
| "Shy Guy" (Diana King) |
1995 | Michael Bay | [73] |
| "Feels Like Summer" (Childish Gambino) |
2018 | Ivan Dixon, Greg Sharp, Justin Richburg | [74] |
See also
Notes
- Based on a True Story did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 79 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.
- "Men in Black" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 due to chart rules at the time making it ineligible, but peaked at number 1 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, which measures radio airplay only without sales.
- "You Can Make It" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart
- "I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)" peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[45]
- "Boy You Knock Me Out" peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Rhythmic Songs chart and number 68 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[46][47]
- "Fiesta" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[48]
- "Está Rico" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[49]
- The version of "Hey Sexy Lady" on which Smith appears was released on some editions of the single.