The discography of American rapper Jay Electronica consists of two studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play (EP), three mixtapes, six singles and eighteen guest appearances. His breakout project, Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), was released on July 2, 2007, while his first song to appear on a chart was 2009's "Exhibit C". Electronica made his first appearance on the Hot 100 with the song "Jesus Lord" from Kanye West's album Donda in 2021.
Jay Electronica discography | |
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Studio albums | 2 |
EPs | 1 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Singles | 6 |
Mixtape | 2 |
Studio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
CAN [5] |
SWI [6] |
UK [7] | ||
A Written Testimony[8] |
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12 | 8 | 94 | 156 | 43 | 65 | 53 |
Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mixtapes
editTitle | Album details |
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The Awakening[10] (as Je'Ri Allah) |
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Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) |
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EPs
editTitle | EP details |
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Style Wars |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US R&B/HH [13] | ||||||
"Exhibit A (Transformations)"[14] | 2009 | — | non-album singles | |||
"Exhibit C"[15] | 86 | |||||
"Shiny Suit Theory"[16] (featuring The-Dream and Jay-Z) |
2018 | — | A Written Testimony and Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
As featured artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US Bub. [17] |
US R&B [13] | |||||
"Just Begun"[18] (Reflection Eternal featuring J. Cole, Mos Def and Jay Electronica) |
2010 | — | — | Revolutions per Minute | ||
"Close Your Eyes"[19] (The Bullitts featuring Lucy Liu and Jay Electronica) |
2011 | — | — | They Die By Dawn & Other Short Stories... | ||
"Control" (Big Sean featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica) |
2013 | 11 | 43 | Non-album single | ||
"Hard 2 Face Reality" (Poo Bear featuring Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica) |
2018 | 6 | — | Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music | ||
"The Way" (Rosie Lowe featuring Jay Electronica) |
2019 | — | — | Yu | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Other charted songs
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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US [20] |
US R&B [21] |
US Rap [22] |
AUS [23] |
CAN [24] |
UK R&B [25] | |||
"The Blinding" (featuring Travis Scott) |
2020 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | A Written Testimony |
"Jesus Lord" (Kanye West featuring Jay Electronica) |
2021 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 26 | 16 | Donda |
"Jesus Lord, Pt. 2" (Kanye West featuring Jay Electronica and the Lox) |
— | — | — | 94 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
editTitle | Year | Album | Artist(s) |
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"Cool, Relax" | 2008 | 10.Deep Presents the New Deal | Kidz in the Hall |
"Shuckin' & Jiven" | Big Dame, Treasure | Nu Voice of the City | |
"Walking (J.Period Remix)" | 2009 | The Madness | Nneka, J.Period |
"Love Czars II" | — | Sa-Ra, Ta'Raach | |
"The Day" | 2010 | Pilot Talk | Curren$y, Mos Def |
"Live It" | Heart of a Champion | Paul Wall, Raekwon, Yelawolf | |
"Prowler 2" | 24 Hour Karate School | Ski Beatz, Jean Grae, Joell Ortiz, Yasiin Bey | |
"Higher" | — | Game, Swizz Beatz | |
"Atom Anthem" | 2012 | #ATOM 12.12.12 | D Prosper |
"Hail Mary" | So Magnolia | CETO | |
"Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes" | 2013 | Watching Movies with the Sound Off | Mac Miller |
"They Die By Dawn" | They Die By Dawn & Other Short Stories... | The Bullitts, Lucy Liu, Yasiin Bey | |
"Murder Death Kill" | The Bullitts | ||
"Jedi Code" | She Got Game | Rapsody, Phonte | |
"Kingdom (Remix)" | 2014 | — | Common, Vince Staples |
"To Me, To You" | PRhyme | Royce da 5'9" and DJ Premier | |
"How Great" | 2016 | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper, My Cousin Nicole |
"Garden" | Long Live the Angels | Emeli Sandé, Áine Zion | |
"All of Us" | 2017 | Radio Silence | Talib Kweli, Yummy Bingham |
"Diving for Pearls" | 2020 | Shaykh the World | Sons of Yusuf |
"Red" | 2021 | USEE4YOURSELF | IDK, MF Doom, Westside Gunn |
"Jesus Lord" | Donda | Kanye West | |
"Jesus Lord, Pt. 2" | Kanye West, The Lox | ||
"Top of the Worlds" | Russ | Chomp 2 | |
"Free Kutter" | Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B | Westside Gunn | |
"Barz Simpson" | — | Sonnyjim, MF Doom | |
"Enough" | 2023
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Rory | |
"Weeping Poets"
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Vic Mensa | ||
"Khalas"[26] | Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2 | Swizz Beatz | |
"balloons" | Sundial | Noname |
Production discography
edit2007
editJay Electronica – Act I: The Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)
edit- 1. "Foreword" (featuring Erykah Badu and Just Blaze)
- 2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
- 3. "...Because He Broke the Rules"
- 4. "Voodoo Man"
- 5. "FYI"
2008
editNas – Untitled Nas album
edit- 1. "Queens Get the Money"
- Sample credit: John Powell – "I Am Sam (Theme)"
Jay Electronica – Scratches & Demos Vol.1
edit- 1. "Annakin's Prayer"
2013
editSelf Scientific – Have Mercy
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jay Electronica Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ "Jay Electronica Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 March 2020". No. 1568. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 23, 2020.
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- ^ Minsker, Evan (February 7, 2020). "Jay Electronica Says His New Album Is Out in 40 Days". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Music – Jay Electronica Official Store". Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "The Internet Discovered a 15-Year-Old Jay Electronica Album & Then It Disappeared". Djbooth.net. February 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ Fleischer, Adam. "While You Wait (Eternally) For Jay Electronica's Album, Here's A Rare Mixtape From 2000". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "Jay Electronica – Style Wars EP (2007, Mixtape, File)". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jay Electronica Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ ""Exhibit A" - Single by Jay Electronica". iTunes Store. Apple. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ ""Exhibit C" - Single by Jay Electronica". iTunes Store. Apple. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "Jay Electronica Officially Releases 'Shiny Suit Theory' Feat. Jay-Z & The-Dream". HipHop-N-More. September 17, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jay Electronica Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ Just Begun (track listing). Reflection Eternal. Blacksmith Records. 2010.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Close Your Eyes – EP by The Bullitts". iTunes Store. Apple. April 3, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "Kanye West – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Kanye West – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Kanye West – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Kanye West". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Kanye West – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40: 3 September 2021 – 9 September 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Swizz Beatz Drops Star-Studded "Hip Hop 50: Vol 2" EP". HNHH. April 21, 2023.