How Many Platinum Albums Does Jay-Z Have? A Look At His Chart-Topping Career

Jay-Z has 10 multi-platinum solo records on his resume. In addition to his solo work, his two collaborative albums – Collision Course with Linkin Park and Watch the Throne with Kanye West – have sold at least two million copies.

But how many of Jay-Z’s albums have gone platinum? Let’s break it down. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awards platinum certification to albums that sell at least one million copies. That means Jay-Z’s 10 multi-platinum albums have sold more than one million copies each. To be even more precise, multi-platinum albums indicate that they’ve sold at least two million copies.

So, with his 10 solo albums having multi-platinum certification, it’s safe to say that Jay-Z has at least 10 platinum albums. However, if you include his two collaborative albums with Linkin Park and Kanye West, which have sold over two million copies each, then Jay-Z has at least 12 platinum albums in total.