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The singles discography of American rapper Jay Z consists of singles, featured singles, collaborative singles, and promotional singles.
Jay Z had success on the Billboard Hot 100 with singles from his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt. In 1997 he had success outside of the US with singles like "Sunshine" which peaked at number 25 in UK, 18 in Geray and 22 in NZ. His net single "Wishing on a Star" peaked at number 13 in UK being his highest peak on the chart until Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthe). The next single "The City Is Mine was the most successful single of In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and it received positive reviews from critics. In 1998 he released the smash hit singles "Can I Get A..." and "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" which peaked at number 19 and 15 on the Hot 100 and had wide success worldwide, too. The singles helped the album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life to debut at number 1 on the Albums chart and selling over 5 million copies. Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter had hits like "Jigga My Nigga" which peaked at number 1 on the Rap chart and #28 on the Hot 100. Hits like "Girl's Best Friend" and "Big Pimpin'" were released and the later peaked at #18 on the Hot 100 earning a platinum certification by the RIAA. His next album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia was released shortly after Vol 3. The album sold 500k first week and had the hit "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" which peaked at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart being his first single to reach that peak. In 2001 he released his classic album The Blueprint which spawned his first top 10 single "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" which was produced by Kanye West. The Blueprint peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 selling 400k, eventually reaching 2 million. The sequel followed in 2002 and had hits like "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" , "Excuse Me Miss" both peaking inside the top 10 on the Hot 100. The first single was his most successful single worldwide for Jay since "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". The album sold 500k but it received mixed reviews. The Black Album was released and had three hit singles and 2 of them were top 10. The album was considered a classic and Jay said it would be his last album. The project reached #1 on the albums chart and it won a Grammy for "99 Problems". Even though he said The Black Album would be his last album he released a collaboration EP with Linkin Park spawning a hit single which went on to win a Grammy.
As he became the president of Def Jam Jay released a new album in late 2006 with the name Kingdom Come. The album sold almost 700,000 in its first week, his best sales week. The album had production from Dr. Dre, Kanye West and Just Blaze. The album received mixed reviews from critics and it spawned the top 10 single "Show Me What You Got". But the following singles were not successful enough and some did not even reach the Hot 100. American Gangster was a success as well reaching number one without having to be promoted by big hits. The album was acclaimed by critics unlike his preious album. He later collaborated with T.I. on the top 5 and Grammy winning single "Swagga like Us". In 2009 he released The Blueprint 3, which went to #1 as usual, breaking the record he previously had with Elvis Presley. The album spawned his first #1 single Empire State of Mind. The singles from the album went on to win several Grammys and peaked high on the charts as well. His album with Kanye West Watch the Throne was a successful project commercially and was highly critically acclaimed across the board praising its samples and both rappers' performances. The first single "H•A•M" was certified Gold by the RIAA. It went on to produce other hit singles like "Otis", "Niggas in Paris" and "Gotta Have It". The song in the middle peaked at number 5 on the Hot 100 and sold 5 million being one of the biggest hits in both rappers' careers. 2013 saw the release of Magna Carta Holy Grail and was not promoted by any single but it still went on to selling over 500k and certifying double platinum by the RIAA. It received mixed reviews. Until 2016, he achieved 19 Top 10 singles in US Hot 100 (2 solo plus 17 collaborations) and 15 Top 10 singles in UK Official Charts top 10 (1 solo plus 14 collaborations).