Tupac Shakur discography

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This following is a discography for rapper Tupac Shakur, who is known as the top-selling rapper in the world, having sold over 75 million albums worldwide.^[1]. An accurate number for Shakur's album sales have not come out in years. There have been twelve studio albums released, six of them were completed before Shakur's death in 1996 and six of them were posthumously created.

1 Albums
2 Singles
3 Samples
4 Notes

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Release Date	Album Title	Chart Position	RIAA Certification	Singles
November 12, 1991	2Pacalypse Now	64	Gold April 19, 1995	"Brenda's Got A Baby", "If My Homie Calls", "Trapped"
February 16, 1993	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.	24	Platinum April 19, 1995	"Keep Ya Head Up", "I Get Around", "Holla If Ya' Hear Me", "Papa'z Song"
September 26, 1994	Thug Life: Volume 1	42	Gold January 24, 1996	"Pour Out a Little Liquor", "How Long Will They Mourn Me", "Cradle to the Grave"
February 27, 1995	Me Against the World	1	2x Platinum December 6, 1995	"Dear Mama", "Temptations", "So Many Tears", "Old School"
February 13, 1996	All Eyez on Me	1	9x Platinum June 18, 1998	"California Love", "California Love (RMX) [Remix]", "How Do You Want It", "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Hit 'Em Up", "All Bout U", "I Ain't Mad at Cha", "Life Goes On"
November 5, 1996	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory	1	7x Platinum (28 million worldwide)^[2] December 16, 1998	"Toss It Up", "Hail Mary", "To Live & Die in LA"

[edit] Posthumous created studio albums

Release Date	Album Title	Chart Position	RIAA Certification	Singles
November 25, 1997	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)	2	5x Platinum December 15, 1997	"Do for Love", "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto"
December 19, 1999	Still I Rise	7	Platinum February 2, 2000	"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head up II)"
March 27, 2001	Until the End of Time	1	4x Platinum May 10, 2001	"Letter 2 My Unborn", "Until the End of Time"
November 26, 2002	Better Dayz	1	3x Platinum January 31, 2003	"Thugz Mansion", "Still Ballin'"
December 14, 2004	Loyal to the Game	1	Platinum December 16, 2004	"Thugs Get Lonely Too", "Ghetto Gospel"
November 21, 2006	Pac's Life	9	Gold^[3]	"Untouchable", "Pac's Life"

[edit] Soundtracks, Remixes, Poetry, Live, and Greatest Hits Albums

Release Date	Album Title	Chart Position	RIAA Certification	Original 2Pac Songs
June 29, 1993	Poetic Justice (Original Soundtrack)	23	Gold August 25, 1993	"Definition of a Thug Nigga"
March 22, 1994	Above the Rim (Original Soundtrack)	1	2x Platinum August 31, 1994	"Pour Out a Little Liquor", "Pain"
January 17, 1997	Gridlock'd (Original Soundtrack)	1	Gold April 16, 1997	"Wanted Dead or Alive", "Out the Moon (Boom, Boom, Boom)"
October 7, 1997	Gang Related (Original Soundtrack)	1	2x Platinum November 13, 1997	"Life So Hard", "Starin' Through My Rear View", "Made Niggaz", "Lost Souls"
November 24, 1998	Greatest Hits	1^[4]	9x Platinum October 16, 2000	"Changes", "Unconditional Love"
October 17, 2000	The Rose that Grew from Concrete		-	-
2003	The Prophet: The Best Of The Works		-	-
October 7, 2003	Nu-Mixx Klazzics	15	Gold	-
November 11, 2003	Tupac: Resurrection (Original Soundtrack)	2	Platinum December 16, 2003	"Runnin' (Dying to Live)", "One Day at a Time"
August 6, 2004	2Pac Live	54	-	-
September 20, 2005	The Rose, Vol. 2	-	-	-
October 3, 2005	Tupac: Live at the House of Blues	159	Platinum April 27, 2006	-

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B/ Hip-Hop	U.S. Rap	UK Singles Chart	Album
1991	"Brenda's Got a Baby"	-	23	3	-	2Pacalypse Now
1991	"If My Homie Calls"	-	-	3	-	2Pacalypse Now
1992	"Trapped"	-	-	-	-	2Pacalypse Now
1993	"I Get Around" (featuring Digital Underground)	11	5	8	-	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
1993	"Keep Ya Head Up"	12	7	2	-	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
1993	"Papa'z Song"	87	82	24	-	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
1994	"Holla If Ya Hear Me"	-	-	-	-	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
1994	"Cradle to the Grave" (featuring Thug Life)	-	91	25	-	Thug Life: Volume 1
1994	"Pour Out a Little Liquor" (featuring Thug Life)	-	-	-	-	Thug Life: Volume 1
1994	"How Long Will They Mourn Me?" (featuring Thug Life)	-	-	-	-	Thug Life: Volume 1
1995	"Dear Mama"	9	3	1	27	Me Against the World
1995	"Old School"	9	-	1	-	Me Against the World
1995	"So Many Tears"	44	21	6	-	Me Against the World
1995	"Temptations"	68	35	13	-	Me Against the World
1996	"California Love" (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman)	1	1	1	6	All Eyez on Me
1996	"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	-	-	-	-	All Eyez on Me
1996	"How Do You Want It" (featuring K-Ci and JoJo)	1	1	1	6	All Eyez on Me
1996	"Hit 'Em Up" (featuring The Outlawz) ¹	-	-	-	-	Greatest Hits
1996	"All Bout U" (featuring Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Fatal and Yaki Kadafi)	-	-	-	-	All Eyez on Me
1996	"I Ain't Mad at Cha" (featuring Danny Boy)	-	-	-	13	All Eyez on Me
1996	"Life Goes On"	-	-	-	15	All Eyez on Me
1996	"Toss It Up" (featuring Danny Boy, K-Ci and JoJo)	-	-	-	15	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
1997	"To Live & Die in LA"	-	-	-	10	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
1997	"Hail Mary"	-	-	-	43	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
1997	"Wanted Dead or Alive" (featuring Snoop Dogg]])	-	-	-	16	Gridlock'd (OST)
1997	"Made Niggaz" (featuring Tha Outlawz)	75	-	1	-	Gang Related (OST)
1997	"I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto"	67	14	18	21	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
1997	"Do for Love"	21	10	2	12	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
1998	"Changes"	5	3	3	3	Greatest Hits
1998	"Runnin'" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)	-	-	-	15	-
1998	"Happy Home"	-	-	-	17	Until the End of Time
1999	"Unconditional Love"	-	-	-	-	Greatest Hits
2000	"Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head up II)" (featuring Tha Outlawz)	72	36	-	-	Still I Rise
2001	"Until the End of Time"	52	21	-	4	Until the End of Time
2001	"Letter 2 My Unborn"	-	64	-	21	Until the End of Time
2002	"Thugz Mansion" (featuring Nas)	19	10	4	24	Better Dayz
2003	"Still Ballin [Nitty Remix]" (featuring Trick Daddy)	69	31	15	-	Better Dayz
2003	"Runnin' (Dying to Live)" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)	19	11	5	17	Tupac: Resurrection (OST)
2003	"One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" (featuring Eminem and Tha Outlawz)	50	51	22	-	Tupac: Resurrection (OST)
2004	"Thugs Get Lonely Too" (featuring Nate Dogg)	98	55	-	-	Loyal to the Game
2005	"Ghetto Gospel" (featuring Elton John)	-	-	-	1	Loyal to the Game
2006	"Untouchable" (featuring Krayzie Bone)	-	-	-	-	Pac's Life
2006	"Pac's Life" (featuring T.I. and Ashanti)	104	4	-	21	Pac's Life

¹ "Hit 'Em Up" originally wasn't released on any album, but was later included on his Greatest Hits compilation.

[edit] Samples

"Changes" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Arguably one of Tupac's most famous and influential songs, "Changes", from his album Greatest Hits, released posthumously in 1998
"Ghetto Gospel" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- "Ghetto Gospel", a recent song featuring Elton John on the chorus.
"Hit 'Em Up" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- In "Hit 'Em Up," one of Tupac's more famous "diss songs", he attacked foe rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and Bad Boy members including Lil' Kim, Faith Evans, Mobb Deep, and Chino XL. Warning: contains explicit language.
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[edit] Notes

^ ^ XXL Magazine October 2006
^ Jacques Agnant vs Estate of Tupac Shakur (Compl. P 15)
^ http://urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=321
^ All Music Guide's page on Greatest Hits

Tupac Shakur

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Discography

Studio albums: 2Pacalypse Now · Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. · Thug Life: Volume 1 · Me Against the World · All Eyez on Me · The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

Posthumously created studio albums: R U Still Down? (Remember Me) · Still I Rise · Until the End of Time · Better Dayz · Loyal to the Game · Pac's Life

Other albums: Greatest Hits · The Rose that Grew from Concrete · Nu-Mixx Klazzics · Tupac: Resurrection (Original Soundtrack) · 2Pac Live · The Rose, Vol. 2 · Tupac: Live at the House of Blues

Singles: "Brenda's Got a Baby" · "If My Homie Calls" · "Trapped" · "I Get Around" · "Keep Ya Head Up" · "Papa'z Song" · "Holla If Ya Hear Me" · "How Long Will They Mourn Me?" · "Pour Out A Little Liquor" · "Cradle to the Grave" · "Dear Mama" · "Old School" · "So Many Tears" · "Temptations" · "California Love" · "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" · "How Do U Want It" · "Hit 'Em Up" · "All Bout U" · "I Ain't Mad at Cha" · "Life Goes On" · "Toss It Up" · "To Live & Die in LA" · "Hail Mary" · "Wanted Dead or Alive" · "Made Niggaz" · "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" · "Do For Love" · "Changes" · "Runnin'" · "Happy Home" · "Unconditional Love" · "Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)" · "Until the End of Time" · "Letter 2 My Unborn" · "Thugz Mansion" · "Still Ballin" · "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" · "One Day at a Time (Em's Version)" · "Thugs Get Lonely Too" · "Ghetto Gospel" · "Untouchable" · "Pac's Life"

Other

Filmography: Nothing But Trouble · Juice · Poetic Justice · Above the Rim · Bullet · Gridlock'd · Gang Related · Tupac: Resurrection · Live 2 Tell

Documentaries: Tupac Shakur: Thug Immortal · Tupac Shakur: Words Never Die (TV) · Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake... · Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw · Biggie & Tupac · 2Pac 4 Ever · Tupac: Resurrection · Tupac vs. · Tupac: The Hip Hop Genius (TV) · So Many Years, So Many Tears · Notorious (TV)