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The following is a list of songs by Jay-Z organized by alphabetical order. The songs on the list are all included in official label-released, albums , soundtracks and singles , but not white label or other non-label releases.
The American rapper Jay-Z has released 68 singles as a lead artist, 51 singles as a featured artist, and 14 promotional singles."Can't Knock the Hustle" was the rapper's breakout hit, serving as lead single for his debut studio album, Reasonable Doubt (1996).
The song became Jay-Z's first chart-topper in the U.S., spending two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. [50] In that same year, Jay-Z released Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. The album proved successful and sold over 3 million copies. [47] Vol. 3 ' s most successful single was "Big Pimpin", featuring UGK.
It’s a testament to Jay’s greatness that just thinking of creating a list like this is daunting, but we did it. Jay-Z’s 10 Best Songs Marcus Shorter
Jay-Z ended 2023 by celebrating some of his favorite artists – including his better half, Beyoncé.. On Thursday, December 21, Tidal unveiled a playlist titled “Couple Songs of ’23: JAY-Z ...
[50] [51] In July 2013, PopMatters placed the song at number six on its list of "The Top 20 Jay-Z Songs to Date", remarking that "Alicia Keys' voice soars through the city night as Hov offers up his typical wit and, in this case, New York authenticity", making the song become "the unofficial anthem of the most celebrated city in the world". [52]
The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, as well as the top 20 of the charts in Austria and Belgium.
Spotify's Carl Chery shared a video of Tyler, the Creator revealing his top five Jay-Z songs in no particular order, though Tyler ended up naming six.