Chris Brown discography: History and Key Facts

American R&B singer-songwriter Chris Brown has released 12 studio albums, 1 collaborative album, 9 mixtapes, 1 extended play, 68 singles (including 390 as a featured artist and guest appearances) and 30 promotional singles.

According to Billboard, Brown has the tenth most Hot 100 entries on the chart with 125. As of January 2026, he has had 54 top 40 entries on the Hot 100 and 17 top 10 entries. Brown is the singer with the tenth-most consecutive weeks on the Hot 100 chart (161 weeks). According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), he is the tenth-best selling digital singles artist in the United States with sales of 141.5 million.

Brown's self-titled debut album, Chris Brown was released on November 29, 2005; it peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified quadruple platinum in the United States, platinum in Australia, and gold in Canada and the United Kingdom. The album's lead single, "Run It!" featuring Juelz Santana, peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100, spending a month atop the chart. Internationally, the single charted at the top or in the top ten of several charts. Chris Brown also included the US top ten singles: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Say Goodbye"; as well as the US R&B top 5 singles: "Gimme That" featuring Lil Wayne, and "Poppin'".

Brown released his second album, Exclusive on November 6, 2007. It followed in the steps of its predecessor, reaching the top ten into the several countries. Exclusive was certified quadruple platinum in the United States, double platinum in Australia, and platinum in the United Kingdom. The album also generated the singles "Kiss Kiss" featuring T-Pain, "With You" and "Forever". In addition, it contained the top five US R&B singles: "Take You Down", and "Superhuman" featuring Keri Hilson;, which this song has reached the top 30 into several countries. The album also included the single "Wall to Wall". On December 8, 2009, Brown released his third album Graffiti; which peaked into the top 10 on the US Billboard 200. It preceded the album with the release of the lead single, "I Can Transform Ya" featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz; which the song peaked within the top 20 on several countries. "Crawl" was also released as the second single from the album.

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