Chris Brown Discography
The discography of Chris Brown, an American singer, occasional rapper and actor, consists of three studio albums and thirteen singles (including soundtrack singles and featured performer). Brown made his recording debut in late 2005 with Chris Brown at the age of 16.
Chris Brown made his debut with his self-titled album, which was released in November 2005. It spawned the US number one single, “Run It!”, which topped charts for five consecutive weeks and also peaked at number one in Australia and New Zealand. It also included the US hits, “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)”, “Gimme That”, and “Say Goodbye”. The album has been certified two times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, selling over two million copies in the US and three million worldwide.
Chris Brown’s second album, Exclusive, was released in November 2007. The single produced the US number one single, “Kiss Kiss”, which topped charts for three consecutive weeks. It also included the hit single, “With You”, with both peaking at number one in New Zealand. Following the albums re-release in September 2008, it spawned another single, “Forever”, which peaked at number one in Australia and New Zealand. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over one million copies in the US and three million worldwide. Brown released the lead single I Can Transform Ya from his upcoming third album in September 2009, which was followed by his second single Crawl. Brown released his third studio album, Graffiti, in December 2009. Along with the release of his new album, Brown released his first mixtape titled In My Zone on 14th February, 2010. On May 16 2010, Brown released his second mixtape, titled Fan of a Fan, which was a collaboration with American rapper Tyga.
In addition to his solo commercial success, Brown has been featured on several hits such as “No Air”, a duet with singer Jordin Sparks, “Shortie like Mine” with the rapper Bow Wow and “Shawty Get Loose” alongside Lil Mama and T-Pain. The songs have peaked on number three, number nine and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. Due to his dance routines, Brown has been compared to renowned R&B artists such as Usher and Michael Jackson, citing both as large influences on his music. Chris Brown has sold about 6.9 million albums in the US alone and about 10 million worldwide.
Chris Brown Albums
2005: “Chris Brown”
- Released: November 29, 2005
- Label: Jive, Zomba
- US: 3× Platinum
- AUS: Gold
- CAN: Gold
- UK: Gold
- US: 3.1 million
- WW: 5 million+
2007: “Exclusive”
- Released: November 6, 2007
- Label: Jive, Zomba
- US: 2x Platinum
- AUS: 2× Platinum
- UK: Platinum
- US: 2.9 million
- WW: 4 million+
2009: ” Graffiti”
- Released: December 8, 2009
- Label: Jive
2011: “F.A.M.E.”
- To be released
- Label: Jive
Chris Brown Mixtapes
- 2010: In My Zone (hosted by DJ Drama & DJ Sense)
- 2010: Fan of a Fan (with Tyga; hosted by DJ ill Will & DJ Rockstar)
- 2010: In My Zone 2 (hosted by DJ ill Will & DJ Rockstar)