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Game discography
Game performing at the 2007 Hip Hop Jam festival in the Czech RepublicReleases ↙Studio albums 4 ↙Singles 14 ↙Music videos 13 The discography of Game, an American rapper, consists of four studio albums, four independent albums, and fourteen singles. His music has been released on record labels Interscope Records, Geffen Records and DGC Records, along with subsidiaries Aftermath Entertainment and G-Unit Records, including independent record labels Get Low Recordz and Fast Life Music, Inc. Records which has released some of his independent material.
Game's debut album, The Documentary, was released in January 2005 and it produced five singles, including the two US Billboard Hot 100 top five singles "How We Do" and "Hate It or Love It", with rapper 50 Cent in which both singles reached gold sales status. The other three singles include "Westside Story" with rapper 50 Cent, "Dreams" and "Put You on the Game". The album reached number one in the US, and shipped over 2.5 million copies and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After the albums release Game was considered to be a driving force in reviving and bringing back the West Coast hip hop scene, which had been overshadowed by artists from the East and South. At the 2006 48th Annual Grammy Awards, Game was nominated with a total of two nominations, including Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the smash hit single "Hate It or Love It".[1]
After Game had a falling out from Aftermath Entertainment and G-Unit Records, he retained his deal with Interscope Records while merely swapping roofs with subsidiary, Geffen Records. Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart making it his second number one album in a row, also making it another commercial success with shipping just under 358,000 sales in its first week. Doctor's Advocate produced three singles "It's Okay (One Blood)" with reggae singer Junior Reid, "Let's Ride" and "Wouldn't Get Far" with rapper Kanye West. The album was set out by Game to prove that he was still able to make good music and be a successful artist as he did on The Documentary without the help of Dr. Dre or 50 Cent.
Game's third album, LAX, went head to head with heavy metal band Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone on the Billboard 200, seeing that both albums where released on August 26, 2008, therefore both albums where competing for the number one spot on the Billboard 200 albums charts. LAX ended up debuting at Number two on the Billboard 200, at first it looked like LAX had debuted ahead of All Hope Is Gone by 13 copies, with such a close difference. Initially, Billboard published an article stating that Game had secured the top spot with a margin of 13 units, in what was described as the "closest race for number one since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking Data in 1991".[2] Slipknot's labels Warner Music Group and Roadrunner Records asked for a soundscan recount, a historic first. Nielsen proceeded to the recount, which placed LAX at number two with 238,382 copies, and Slipknot in first position with 239,516 copies scanned, a margin of 1,134 copies. After the recount 12 hours later, the article was rewritten and Slipknot was awarded the number one spot, having sold 239,516 units.[2] LAX produced four singles "Game's Pain" with R&B singer Keyshia Cole, "Dope Boys" with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, "My Life" with rapper Lil Wayne and "Camera Phone" with R&B singer Ne-Yo.
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales US
[3]AUS
[4]CAN
[5]FRA
[6]GER
[7]IRL
[8]NZL
[9]NOR
[10]SWI
[11]UK
[12]The Documentary - Released: January 18, 2005
- Label: Aftermath, G-Unit, Interscope
- Formats: CD, digital download
1 42 1 7 11 6 3 11 8 7 Doctor's Advocate - Released: November 14, 2006
- Label: Geffen
- Formats: CD, digital download
1 28 2 27 29 8 15 24 15 21 LAX - Released: August 26, 2008
- Label: Geffen
- Formats: CD, digital download
2 12 2 19 33 8 11 18 8 9 - US: 765,000[23]
The R.E.D. Album - Released: August 23, 2011
- Label: DGC, Interscope
- Formats: CD, digital download
1 12 2 30 — 7 19 27 7 14 - US: 206,000[24]
Soundtrack to Chaos [25] - Release date: 2012
- Label: Interscope
- Formats: CD, digital download
— — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. Independent albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US
[3]US
R&B
[26]US
Rap
[27]US
Ind
[28]Untold Story - Released: October 5, 2004
- Label: Get Low, Fast Life
- Formats: CD, digital download
146 29 — 27 West Coast Resurrection - Released: March 29, 2005
- Label: Get Low, Fast Life
- Formats: CD, digital download
53 24 — 2 Untold Story, Vol. 2 - Released: July 26, 2005
- Label: Get Low, Fast Life
- Formats: CD, digital download
61 29 17 7 G.A.M.E. - Released: March 21, 2006
- Label: Get Low, Fast Life
- Formats: CD, digital download
151 31 16 14 "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. Mixtapes
- Westside Story (2004)
- Stop Snitchin–Stop Lyin (2006)
- The R.E.D. Room (2010) [29]
- Brake Lights (2010) [30]
- Purp & Patron (2011)
- Purp & Patron: The Hangover (2011) [31]
- Hood Morning (No Typo): Candy Coronas (2011) [32]
Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions[33] Certifications Album US
[34]US
R&B
[35]US
Rap
[36]AUS
[4]CAN
[37]GER
[38]IRL
[8]NZL
[9]SWI
[11]UK
[12]"Westside Story"
(featuring 50 Cent)2004 93 55 — — — — — — — — — The Documentary "How We Do"
(featuring 50 Cent)4 2 2 24 — 9 8 4 8 5 - US: Gold[18]
"Hate It or Love It"
(featuring 50 Cent)2005 2 1 1 21 — 14 5 3 12 4 - US: Gold[18]
"Dreams" 32 12 5 42 — 71 11 35 40 8 — "Put You on the Game" — 96 — — — — 22 — — 46 — "It's Okay (One Blood)"
(featuring Junior Reid)2006 71 33 16 — — 41 16 25 — 26 — Doctor's Advocate "Let's Ride" 46 55 14 — — 74 36 17 79 42 — "Wouldn't Get Far"
(featuring Kanye West)2007 64 26 11 — — — — — — — — "Game's Pain"
(featuring Keyshia Cole)2008 75 20 9 — 94 — — — — — — LAX "Dope Boys"
(featuring Travis Barker)— 111 — — — — — — — — — "My Life"
(featuring Lil Wayne)21 15 4 — 42 — 36 — 49 34 — "Camera Phone"
(featuring Ne-Yo)2009 — — — — — — — — — 48 — "Red Nation"
(featuring Lil Wayne)2011 62 122
[39]— — — — — — — — — The R.E.D. Album "Pot of Gold"
(featuring Chris Brown)101
[40]53 — — — — — — 72 58 — "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. Featured singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US
R&BGER IRL NZL SWI UK "Playa's Only"
(R. Kelly featuring Game)2005 65 36 35 31 22 28 33 TP.3 Reloaded "Make the World Go Round"
(Nas featuring Chris Brown & Game)2008 — 122 — — — — — Untitled "The Future"
(Joe Budden featuring Game & Dominic)— — — — — — — Padded Room "Trunk Music"
(Strong Arm Steady featuring Game)2011 — — — — — — — Arms & Hammers "Caillra For Life"
(La Fouine featuring Game)— — — — — — — La Fouine vs Laouni "Can a Drummer Get Some?"
(Travis Barker featuring Swizz Beatz, Game, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross)— — — — — — — Give the Drummer Some "I'm Not a Gangsta"[41]
(Lights Over Paris featuring Game)— — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. Other charted songs
List of non-single songs, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US
[34]US
R&B
[35]FRA
[6]"Higher" 2005 — 108
[42]47 The Documentary "Touchdown"
(featuring Raheem DeVaughn)2008 — 57 — LAX "Better on the Other Side"
(featuring Chris Brown, Diddy, DJ Khalil, Polow da Don, Mario Winans, Usher & Boyz II Men)2009 — 113
[43]— Non-album single "Martians vs. Goblins"
(featuring Lil Wayne & Tyler, The Creator)2011 100 — — The R.E.D. Album "—" denotes a title that did not chart. Guest appearances
Music videos
List of music videos Title Year Director(s) "How We Do" 2004 Hype Williams "Hate It or Love It" 2005 The Saline Project "Dreams" Philip Atwell "Put You on the Game" Damon Johnson "It's Okay (One Blood)" 2006 Jonathan Mannion "Let's Ride" Little X "Wouldn't Get Far" 2007 Bryan Barber "Game's Pain" 2008 Dale Resteghini "Dope Boys" Matt Alonzo "My Life" Bryan Barber "Camera Phone" Kevin Connolly "Red Nation" 2011 Parris "Pot of Gold" Bryan Barber References
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External links
- Official website
- Game at Allmusic
- Game at Discogs
Game Studio albums Independent albums Mixtapes Singles The DocumentaryDoctor's AdvocateLAXThe R.E.D. Album"Red Nation" · "Pot of Gold"Featured singles "Playa's Only" · "Make the World Go Round" · "The Future" · "Trunk Music" · "Caillra For Life" · "Can a Drummer Get Some?" · "I'm Not a Gangsta"Other songs Main artist"Higher"Guest artistRelated articles Categories:- Discographies of American artists
- Hip hop discographies
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