JAY‐Z Albums Ranked
Every JAY‐Z album ranked worst to best by the fans who voted, one head-to-head matchup at a time. Their #1: The Black Album.
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START RANKINGA different ranking, from a different crowd: JAY‐Z's albums and songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed JAY‐Z albums
The Blueprint
2001
1.09bn
The Blueprint 3
2009
3.03bn
Magna Carta… Holy Grail
2013
967m
Every play of every song on the album, as of 27 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts. No Spotify total for The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse, Unfinished Business and The Best of Both Worlds.
Most streamed JAY‐Z songs
- 1Umbrella2.46bn1.3m/day
- 2Crazy In Love (feat. JAŸ-Z)2.01bn798k/day
- 3Ni**as In Paris1.93bn682k/day
- 4Empire State Of Mind1.78bn1.2m/day
- 5Numb / Encore1.38bn328k/day
- 6Run This Town849m487k/day
- 7Drunk in Love (feat. JAŸ-Z)775m287k/day
- 8No Church In The Wild645m798k/day
- 9Monster498m163k/day
- 10Holy Grail417m164k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 27 October 2026, songs as of 27 October 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
JAY‐Z albums: your questions
- What is JAY‐Z's best album?
- The Black Album (2003) is JAY‐Z's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 100% of its 24 head-to-head matchups.
- What is JAY‐Z's most underrated album?
- The Blueprint (2001) sits at #5 but wins 75% of its matchups, the best record of any JAY‐Z album outside their top three.
- How many albums has JAY‐Z released?
- JAY‐Z has released 15 studio albums, from Reasonable Doubt (1996) to 4:44 (2017).
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