# Kanye West singles discography
The singles discography of [Kanye West](https://www.edgepedia.org/kanye-west) (also known as Ye) spans the lead and promotional singles released by the American rapper and producer from his 2003-2004 debut through his 2024-2026 releases under the names Ye and Kanye West. West entered the charts as a recording artist in 2004 with "[Through the Wire](https://www.edgepedia.org/through-the-wire)" after building his reputation as a producer, and his singles have since produced three UK Number 1s and multiple platinum certifications.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Chart debut | "Through The Wire", Official Singles Chart dated 13 March 2004, peak No. 9, 10 weeks on the chart[1](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/kanye-west/) |
| UK singles totals | 3 Number 1s, 22 Top 10s, 52 Top 40s, 68 Top 75 entries, 7 weeks at No. 1[1](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/kanye-west/) |
| First UK No. 1 single | "Stronger" (2007), the first of three UK Number 1 singles, alongside "American Boy" with Estelle and "Run This Town" with Jay-Z and Rihanna[1](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/kanye-west/) |
| Grammy-winning singles | "Otis", "No Church in the Wild", and "Ni**as in Paris" from *Watch the Throne* each won Grammy Awards[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014) |
| Certified singles | "Black Skinhead" and "Bound 2" (*Yeezus*) certified platinum; "Yikes" and "All Mine" (*Ye*) certified platinum[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014) |
| Recent singles | "SLIDE", "No Apologies", "No Face", and "CARNIVAL - HOOLIGANS VERSION" (2024); "BULLY" and "ALIVE" (2025); "GEMINI SEASON" (2026)[3](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kanye-west/2715720) • [4](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ye/1714710847) |
## Debut singles, 2003-2005
West's breakthrough as a recording artist came through two singles released almost together. "Through the Wire", built on a sped-up sample of [Chaka Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/chaka-khan)'s "Through the Fire", became the lead single for his debut album *The College Dropout* and grew out of the 2002 car crash that left his jaw wired shut; while it was breaking at the end of 2003, the collaboration with Twista and [Jamie Foxx](https://www.edgepedia.org/jamie-foxx) "Slow Jamz", built on [Luther Vandross](https://www.edgepedia.org/luther-vandross)' "A House Is Not a Home", caught fire as well, giving the rapper and producer two simultaneously ubiquitous singles ahead of a much-anticipated debut album[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014).
The singles carried the album to commercial and critical success: *The College Dropout* peaked at No. 2 on the [Billboard](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-magazine) 200 and received ten Grammy nominations, with "Jesus Walks" winning Best Rap Song[5](https://www.biography.com/musicians/kanye-west). His second album *Late Registration* was promoted by a series of hit singles, "Diamonds in Sierra Leone", "Gold Digger", "Heard 'Em Say", and "Touch the Sky", with the "Gold Digger" single also topping the charts[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014). In the United Kingdom, "Gold Digger" was West's first Top 5 single[1](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/kanye-west/).
## The 2007-2013 run
**Graduation and its Grammy haul.** West's third album was led by the singles "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Stronger", the latter an interpolation of [Daft Punk](https://www.edgepedia.org/daft-punk)'s 2001 single "Harder, Better, Faster, [Stronger](https://www.edgepedia.org/stronger-kanye-west-song)"[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014). The first two singles from *[Graduation](https://www.edgepedia.org/graduation-album)*, "Stronger" and "Good Life", earned him eight Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Good Life"[6](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-110hhrg42829/pdf/CHRG-110hhrg42829.pdf). In the UK, "Stronger" became his first chart-topping single[1](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/kanye-west/).
**808s & Heartbreak and Yeezus.** The Auto-Tune era of 2008 produced two Top Three hits, "Love Lockdown" and "Heartless"[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014). Five years later, the singles from *[Yeezus](https://www.edgepedia.org/yeezus)* took a different commercial path: "Black Skinhead" and "[Bound 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/bound-2)" were both certified platinum even though the album leaked days before its official release[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014).
**Watch the Throne.** The 2011 joint album with Jay-Z yielded three singles that each won [Grammy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/grammy-awards): "Otis", "No Church in the Wild", and "Ni**as in Paris"[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014).
## Standalone and streaming-era singles
Not every single came from an album. In April 2018, amid publicity around his political statements, West released a pair of standalone singles, "Lift Yourself" and "Ye vs. the People" with T.I.; "Ye vs. the People" reached No. 85 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Lift Yourself" did not chart at all[7](https://www.axios.com/2018/05/10/kanye-trump-support-could-wreck-album-sales). Singles from the album *Ye* released that same year, "Yikes" and "All Mine", were both certified platinum and hovered around the Top Ten on the Hot 100[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014).
The 2024-2026 catalog shows West releasing singles in short bursts alongside collaborative albums with Ty Dolla $ign and then solo work. Apple Music's Kanye West profile lists "CARNIVAL - HOOLIGANS VERSION", "No Face", "No Apologies", and "SLIDE" as 2024 singles, followed by a three-song "BULLY - EP" and a "BULLY - Single" in 2025 and "GEMINI SEASON" in 2026[3](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kanye-west/2715720). The separate Ye artist profile, where recent material is also filed, lists "BULLY - Single" dated July 4, 2025 and "ALIVE - Single" among its 2025 entries[4](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ye/1714710847); the Spotify version of the BULLY single lists three songs[8](https://open.spotify.com/album/7fDBxhXai9HgKQxkcS1bUl?go=1&sp_cid=72a7183ff0d704cbc69817d0fcb93ec0).
## The BULLY era
The 2025 EP and single fed into the album *BULLY*, released March 28, 2026 through YZY/gamma with 18 songs. Apple Music describes the album as an expansion of West's 2025 stopgap three-track EP of the same name, with the previously released songs placed toward the album's end. [Travis Scott](https://www.edgepedia.org/travis-scott) returned as a guest on the frenzied single "FATHER", [Don Toliver](https://www.edgepedia.org/don-toliver) appears on "CIRCLES", and [CeeLo Green](https://www.edgepedia.org/ceelo-green) features on the title track[9](https://music.apple.com/us/album/bully/1888707282).
## References
1. [Kanye West songs and albums, full Official Chart history, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14958/kanye-west/)
2. [Kanye West biography and discography, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kanye-west-mn0000361014)
3. [Kanye West artist page, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kanye-west/2715720)
4. [Ye artist page, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ye/1714710847)
5. [Kanye West: Biography, Biography.com](https://www.biography.com/musicians/kanye-west)
6. [Pollstar Artist Profile Report (2007), Congressional hearing record, govinfo](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-110hhrg42829/pdf/CHRG-110hhrg42829.pdf)
7. [Kanye's Trump support could wreck his album sales, Axios (2018)](https://www.axios.com/2018/05/10/kanye-trump-support-could-wreck-album-sales)
8. [BULLY - Single by Ye, Kanye West, Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/7fDBxhXai9HgKQxkcS1bUl?go=1&sp_cid=72a7183ff0d704cbc69817d0fcb93ec0)
9. [BULLY, album page, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/bully/1888707282)
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