Ye, formerly Kanye West who was the most streamed living U.S. based artist in all of Africa for 2022 according to MRC Data’s global music report In 2021 became the first artist to have ten studio albums pass the one billion mark. He now becomes the first artist to have all of his studio albums pass one billion streams on Spotify.
At the top of his score card is Graduation which is one of two albums surpassing 4 billion streams.
| Album Title | Year | Record Label | Streams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation | 2007 | Def Jam Recordings | 4,269,990,812 |
| The Life Of Pablo | 2016 | GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings | 4,156,166,606 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Edited Version) | 2010 | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings | 3,213,558,115 |
| My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 2010 | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings | 3,213,511,060 |
| Donda | 2021 | GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings | 2,431,462,643 |
| Watch The Throne (Deluxe) | 2011 | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings | 2,388,597,716 |
| Donda (Deluxe) | 2021 | GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings | 2,308,308,410 |
| Watch The Throne | 2011 | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings | 2,280,034,972 |
| Yeezus | 2013 | Def Jam Recordings | 1,975,578,186 |
| Late Registration | 2005 | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings | 1,901,990,519 |
| ye | 2018 | GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings | 1,723,089,403 |
| The College Dropout | 2004 | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings | 1,711,045,670 |
| 808s & Heartbreak | 2008 | Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings | 1,611,196,070 |
| JESUS IS KING | 2019 | GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings | 1,007,486,339 |
Elsewhere, the former roc-A-Fella artists along with Jay-Z earned their first RIAA certified Diamond single on Monday June 12, 2023 as a duo for the groundbreaking single “Ni**as In Paris”which has sold 10,000,000 units since its released on August 12, 2011. Ye previously earn a Diamond certification with Stronger, but this is the Jigga Man’s first after more than 30 years in the music business. The song which interpolates Puff Daddy’s Victory featuring Notorious B.I.G and Busta Rhymes won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
