2017 studio album by Kendrick LamarDamnStudio album by Kendrick LamarReleasedApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)Studio Henson (Hollywood) Jungle City (New York City) No Excuses (Santa Monica) Windmark (Santa Monica) GenreConscious hip-hopLength54:54Label TDE Aftermath Interscope Producer 9th Wonder the Alchemist BadBadNotGood Bekon Cardo DJ Dahi Greg Kurstin James Blake Mike Will Made It Ricci Riera Sounwe Steve Lacy Terrace Martin Teddy Walton Top Dawg Kendrick Lamar chronology Untitled Unmastered(2016) Damn(2017) Black Panther: The Album(2018) Collector's Edition cover Singles from Damn "Humble"Released: March 30, 2017 "Loyalty"Released: June 20, 2017 "Love"Released: October 2, 2017
Damn (stylized as DAMN.) is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Kendrick Lamar, released on April 14, 2017, by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. Lamar assembled numerous artists and producers to create the album, including executive producer and Top Dawg Entertainment label head Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, Sounwe, DJ Dahi, Mike Will Made It, and Ricci Riera, as well as further production contributions from James Blake, Steve Lacy, BadBadNotGood, Greg Kurstin, the Alchemist, and 9th Wonder, among others. It features guest appearances from Rihanna, Zacari, and U2.
The album has been categorized as conscious hip-hop, but also incorporates elements of trap, contemporary R&B, and pop. Prior to the album's release, Lamar released a promotional single, "The Heart Part 4". In the months that followed, Lamar released three singles from the album; "Humble" was released in March 2017, "Loyalty" in June 2017, and "Love" in October 2017, the first of which became Lamar's first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist.
Damn received widespread acclaim from critics, with many naming the album one of the best albums of 2017 and the decade. The album topped the US Billboard 200 with 603,000 album-equivalent units earned in its first week and topped the chart of Canada while reaching number two in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It has since been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2018 and was the Billboard Year-End number one album of 2017. The album earned Lamar the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first time an artist outside of the classical and jazz genres received the honor. It also earned the Best Rap Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards. In 2020, Damn was ranked 175th on Rolling Stone's updated list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".
Recording and production[edit]The beat for "Humble" was developed by Mike Will with the intention of recording with Gucci Mane, but later showed it to Kendrick Lamar. After recording, it was initially agreed upon that it would be released on Mike Will's debut album Ransom 2, but others convinced Lamar to keep it for his own next album.[1]
"DNA" was the second song from the album to be recorded by Lamar and Mike Will, after "Humble". After the first verse of "DNA" was recorded with the beat that Mike Will had already prepared, Lamar started rapping the second verse a cappella, requesting that Mike Will build the beat around the rhymes. Lamar proposed that it sound like "chaos", and Mike Will put together the second half of the song with the intention to make it "sound like he's battling the beat".[1]
Lamar has said in interviews that the ability to play the album in reverse tracklist order was "premeditated ... in the studio": "It plays as a full story and even a better rhythm. It's one of my forite rhythms and tempos within the album".[2]
Musical style[edit]Damn has been characterized as conscious rap[3] with elements of trap,[4][5][6] R&B,[6][7] and pop.[6]
Artwork and title[edit]On April 11, 2017, Lamar revealed the cover artwork for Damn.[8][9] The album cover was designed by Vlad Sepetov, who created the album covers for two of Lamar's projects – To Pimp a Butterfly and Untitled Unmastered. Sepetov described Damn's cover as "loud and abrasive" and "not uber political like To Pimp a Butterfly but it has energy".[10] Sepetov goes on to say the decision to put the Parental Advisory sticker in its unconventional position (near the center-right of the frame) was so it could be a part of the design instead of an "afterthought".[10] Billboard listed the cover as one of the best of 2017, dubbing it "both meme-able and memorable".[11]
In a radio interview on June 29, 2017, Lamar revealed the original title for the album was going to be What Happens on Earth Stays on Earth, but eventually settled on Damn. He stated the working title "didn't read right".[12] Lamar went on to say about its final title, "There was so many different ways you could put it in my head. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. The loudness of the record. When I think about 'DNA', when I think of "Humble", when I think these records, it just felt like that."[12]
Release and promotion[edit] See also: The Damn Tour Lamar on The Damn Tour in 2017On March 23, 2017, Lamar released a promotional single, "The Heart Part 4", which contained lyrics hinting at a possible April 7 release date for his fourth studio album.[13] On April 7, 2017, the album was made ailable for pre-order and confirmed to be released on April 14.[14][15] On April 11, Lamar revealed the track listing for Damn.[8][9]
On December 8, 2017, Lamar released the Collectors Edition of the album. The album is the same musically, but has a reversed track order and new artwork.[16][17]
Singles[edit]On March 30, 2017, Lamar released the album's lead single, "Humble", accompanied by a music video.[18][19] It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.[20][21] "Loyalty" featuring Rihanna, was released as the album's second single on June 20, 2017, to rhythmic and urban contemporary radio.[22][23] The song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[24] "Love" featuring Zacari, was released as the album's third single on October 2, 2017, to rhythmic contemporary radio.[25] It was released to contemporary hit radio on November 21, 2017.[26] The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.[24]
Other songs[edit]The music video for the song "DNA" was released on April 18, 2017.[27] The song entered at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lamar's second highest-charting song as a solo artist after "Humble".[24]
The music video for the song, "Element", was released on June 27, 2017.[28] The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.[24]
Critical reception[edit] Damn ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic?9.1/10[29]Metacritic95/100[30]Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic[31]The A.V. ClubA[32]Chicago Tribune[33]The Daily Telegraph[34]Entertainment WeeklyA[35]The Guardian[36]NME[37]Pitchfork9.2/10[38]Rolling Stone[39]Vice (Expert Witness)A−[40]Damn was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an erage score of 95, based on 39 reviews.[30] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? ge it 9.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[29]
Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated that "it contains some of Lamar's best writing and performances, revealing his evolving complexity and versatility as a soul-baring lyricist and dynamic rapper".[31] Christopher R. Weingarten, an author for Rolling Stone, said, "Much like the recent A Tribe Called Quest record, Damn. is a brilliant combination of the timeless and the modern, the old school and the next-level. The most gifted rapper of a generation stomps into the Nineties and continues to blaze a trail forward".[39] In his review, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune states, "Damn. strips down the rhythms to their essence, flored with the occasional cameo (notably Rihanna and U2). Lamar's voice does most of the hey lifting, playing multiple roles and characters. His supple singing complements a variety of rap tones and textures".[33] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times ge a positive review, stating "Tart and punchy. ... Sometimes boisterous, sometimes swampy, rarely fanciful album—it's Mr. Lamar's version of the creeping paranoia that has become de rigueur for midcareer Drake. And yet this is likely Mr. Lamar's most jubilant album, the one in which his rhymes are the least tangled."[41] Eric Renner Brown of Entertainment Weekly said, "After delving into the personal on 2012's Good Kid, M.A.A.D City and going broader on Butterfly, Lamar has found a middle ground on Damn. that yields some of his most emotionally resonant music yet".[35]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote: "If it seems a more straightforward listen than To Pimp a Butterfly, there's a cheering sense that this doesn't equate to a lessening of musical ambition. There's none of that album's wilfully jarring quality – its sudden, anxious musical lurches and abrupt, short-circuiting leaps between genres – but the tracks on Damn still feel episodic and expansive. Whether Damn will he the same epochal impact as To Pimp a Butterfly remains to be seen, but either way it sounds like the work of a supremely confident artist at the top of his game."[36] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph stating that Damn "is the work of a future all-time great in full command of his powers".[34] Leonie Cooper of NME said, "Damn. is by far his shortest release to date – but the ideas, thoughts and feelings it contains are massive, weighty things, from sexual tension to deep, dark depression".[37] In Pitchfork's review of Damn, Matthew Trammell writes Damn "is a widescreen masterpiece of rap, full of expensive beats, furious rhymes, and peerless storytelling about Kendrick's destiny in America".[38] Writing for The A.V. Club, Evan Rytlewski concluded, "Lamar trusts every idea to stand on its own. When you're making art this substantial, vital, and virtuosic, there's no need to wrap a tidy bow around it."[32] In a mixed review, A. Harmony of Exclaim! wrote that Damn "is the first time in Lamar's career that he hasn't broken new ground, explored old themes in new ways or exhibited sonic growth".[42]
Rankings[edit] Select rankings of Damn Publication List Rank Ref. The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2017 1 [43] 50 Forite Albums of the 2010s 11 [44] Billboard Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks 1 [45] The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s 48 [46] Complex The Best Albums of 2017 1 [47] The Irish Times Ticket Awards 2017: The Best Music of the Year 1 [48] Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2017 2 [49] The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 12 [50] Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2017 1 [51] The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s 57 [52] Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2017 1 [53] 500 Greatest Albums of All Time 175 [54] The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time 60 [55] The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far 66 [56] Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2017 2 [57] The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s 11 [58] The Village Voice Pazz & Jop Music Critics' Poll 1 [59] The Wire Releases of the Year 1–50 41 [60] Industry awards[edit] Awards and nominations for Damn Year Ceremony Category Result Ref. 2017 American Music Awards Forite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Won [61] BET Hip Hop Awards Album of the Year Won [62] Danish Music Awards International Album of the Year Won [63] Q Awards Best Album Nominated [64] 2018 Fonogram Awards Best Foreign Rap or Hip-Hop Album of the Year Won [65] Grammy Awards Album of the Year Nominated [66] Best Rap Album Won iHeartRadio Music Awards Hip-Hop Album of the Year Won [67] Juno Awards International Album of the Year Won [68] NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Album Won [69] Pulitzer Prizes Pulitzer Prize for Music Won [70] Commercial performance[edit]In the United States, Damn debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 603,000 album-equivalent units in its first week of release, becoming his third consecutive album after To Pimp a Butterfly and Untitled Unmastered to reach the nation's summit. It sold 353,000 copies in its first week and accumulated over 340 million streams.[71] In its second week, the album remained at the top of the US charts with 238,000 album-equivalent units of which 87,000 were traditional album sales, bringing the sales to a total of 841,000 units.[72] In its third week, the album continued to top the charts with 173,000 album-equivalent units of which 57,000 were traditional album sales, bringing the sales to a total of 1.014 million units.[73] As of April 2018, Damn had sold 1,002,000 copies and earned 3,137,000 album-equivalent units in the US.[74]
On May 10, 2018, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of 3 million units.[75] The album also opened atop the Canadian Albums Chart with 35,000 consumption units and 25.4 million streams, becoming the rapper's third consecutive album to arrive at number one.[76] In the United Kingdom, Damn sold 30,000 units in its first week and entered at number two on the UK Albums Chart.[77]
According to IFPI, it was the seventh best selling album of 2017, with 1.3 million copies shipped globally.[78] Damn was ranked as the number one album of the year on the Billboard 200 in 2017.[79] In 2018, Damn was ranked as the thirteenth most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200.[80]
Track listing[edit] Damn track listingNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1."Blood"Kendrick DuckworthDaniel TannenbaumAnthony TiffithBekonTop Dawg1:582."DNA"DuckworthMichael Williams IIMike Will Made It3:053."Yah"DuckworthMark SpearsDacoury NatcheTiffithSounweDJ DahiTop DawgBekon[a]2:404."Element"DuckworthSpearsJames BlakeRicci RieraSounweBlakeRieraTae Beast[a]Bekon[a]3:285."Feel"DuckworthSpearsSounwe3:346."Loyalty" (featuring Rihanna)DuckworthNatcheSpearsRobyn FentyTerrace MartinTiffithBruno MarsPhilip LawrenceChristopher Brody BrownRussell JonesRobert DiggsShawn CarterMalik CoxCalvin BroadusRicardo ThomasDJ DahiSounweMartinTop DawgKuk Harrell[c]3:477."Pride"DuckworthSteve LacyAnna WiseTiffithLacyTop DawgBekon[a]4:358."Humble"DuckworthWilliams IIAsheton HoganMike Will Made ItPluss[b]2:579."Lust"DuckworthNatcheSpearsChester HansenAlexander SowinskiMatthew TaresLeland WhittyDJ DahiSounweBadBadNotGood5:0710."Love" (featuring Zacari)DuckworthZacari PacaldoTris WaltonSpearsGreg KurstinTiffithTeddy WaltonSounweKurstinTop Dawg3:3311."XXX" (featuring U2)DuckworthWilliams IINatcheSpearsTiffithPaul HewsonDid EvansAdam ClaytonLarry Mullen Jr.Mike Will Made ItDJ DahiSounweTop DawgBekon[a]4:1412."Fear"DuckworthDaniel MamanDale WarrenThe AlchemistBekon[a]7:4013."God"DuckworthRieraSpearsNatcheTannenbaumRonald LaTourTiffithDeon JacksonMike HectorWaltonBrock KorsanRieraSounweDJ DahiBekonCardoTop DawgYung Exclusive[b]Hector[b]Walton[b]4:0814."Duckworth"DuckworthPatrick DouthitNai PalmDon RobeyJoe ScottBill Curtis9th WonderBekon[a]4:08Total length:54:54Notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer ^[b] signifies an uncredited co-producer[81][82] ^[c] signifies a vocal producer Every song is stylized in all caps with a period at the end of their titles, including featured artist credits. For example, "Yah" is stylized as "YAH."[83] Some CD pressings of the album he slight differences: "Pride" runs for 4 minutes and 31 seconds (4:31), "Love" runs for 3 minutes and 31 seconds (3:31), and "Fear" runs for 6 minutes and 54 seconds (6:54), bringing the total album length to 54 minutes and 2 seconds (54:02). This version of the album also features slightly different mixing.[84]Sample credits
"Blood" and "DNA" contain elements of Fox News commentators Eric Bolling, Kimberly Guilfoyle and Geraldo Rivera criticizing Lamar's 2015 BET Awards performance.[85] "Feel" contains a sample of "Stormy", written and performed by O. C. Smith; and an interpolation from "Don't Let Me Down", written and performed by Fleurie.[86][87] "Loyalty" contains samples of "24K Magic", written by Bruno Mars, Christopher Brody Brown, and Philip Lawrence, as performed by Bruno Mars;[88] "Shimmy Shimmy Ya", written by Russell Jones and Robert Diggs, as performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard; and "Get Your Mind Right Mami", written by Shawn Carter, Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr., Malik Cox, and Ricardo Thomas, as performed by Jay-Z featuring Snoop Dogg and Memphis Bleek.[86] "XXX" contains samples of "America", written by Daniel Tannenbaum, Tyler Reese, Sergiu Gherman, Richard Michael McRae, Kendrick Duckworth, Daniel Krieger, Craig Balmoris, and Alexander Botwin, and performed by Bekon; and "American Soul", written and performed by U2, featuring Lamar himself.[86][87] "Fear" contains a sample of "Poverty's Paradise", written by Dale Warren and performed by 24-Carat Black.[86][87] "God" contains a sample of "End of the World", written and performed by Illmind.[82] "Duckworth" contains samples of "Atari", written by Nai Palm and performed by Hiatus Kaiyote; "Be Ever Wonderful", written by Don Robey and Joe Scott, as performed by Ted Taylor; "Osti Trag", written by September; and "Let the Drums Speak", written by Bill Curtis and performed by the Fatback Band.[86][87] Personnel[edit]Adapted from the album liner notes and AllMusic.[89]
Production and music
9th Wonder – production ("Duckworth") Anna Wise – additional vocals ("Pride") Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer ("Fear") Bekon – additional vocals ("Blood", "Yah", "Pride", "XXX", "Fear", "God", "Duckworth") Carl Duckworth – additional vocals ("Fear") Charles Edward Sydney Isom Jr. – additional vocals ("Fear") Chelsea Blythe – additional vocals ("Feel") DJ Dahi – additional vocals ("Loyalty") De Free – associate producer Dr. Dre – executive producer Kamasi Washington – strings ("Lust") Kaytranada – additional vocals ("Lust") Kendrick Lamar – vocals; additional keys ("XXX") Kid Capri – additional vocals ("Element", "Love", "XXX", "Duckworth") Kuk Harrell – vocal production for Rihanna Matt Schaeffer – guitar ("Humble"); additional guitar ("DNA", "Feel") Mike Hector – additional drums ("God") Rat Boy – additional vocals ("Lust") Steve Lacy – background vocals, production ("Pride") Thundercat – bass ("Feel")Technical
Blake Harden – recording ("Lust", "Duckworth") at Windmark Studios Brendan Silas Perry – additional recording ("Element", "Love", "Duckworth") Cyrus Taghipour – mix assistant Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – mixing James Hunt – engineer, mixing ("Element") Marcos Tovar – vocal recording for Rihanna (at Windmark Studios) Matt Schaeffer – engineer ("Humble"); mixing ("Element") Mike Bozzi – mastering at Bernie Grundman in Hollywood, California Sounwe – mixing ("Feel") Tyler Page – mix assistant Zeke Mishanec – additional recording ("Element", "Love", "Duckworth")Art
De Free – creative direction, photography Kendrick Lamar – creative direction Roberto Reyes – photography Vladimir Sepetov – creative direction Charts[edit] Weekly charts[edit] 2017 chart performance for Damn Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[90] 2 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[91] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[92] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[93] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[94] 16 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[95] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[96] 3 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[97] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[98] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[99] 3 French Albums (SNEP)[100] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[101] 6 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[102] 33 Irish Albums (OCC)[103] 2 Italian Albums (FIMI)[104] 15 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[105] 55 Latvian Albums (LaIPA)[106] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[107] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[108] 2 Polish Albums (ZP)[109] 24 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[110] 5 Scottish Albums (OCC)[111] 3 South Korean Albums International (Gaon)[112] 3 Slovak Albums (IFPI)[113] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[114] 15 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[115] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[116] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[117] 2 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[118] 1 US Billboard 200[119] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[120] 1 2025 chart performance for Damn Chart (2025) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[121] 28 Nigerian Albums (TurnTable)[122] 88 Polish Albums (ZP)[123] 22 Year-end charts[edit] 2017 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2017) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[124] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[125] 25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[126] 136 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[127] 5 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[128] 13 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[129] 17 French Albums (SNEP)[130] 69 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[131] 87 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[132] 15 Italian Albums (FIMI)[133] 68 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[134] 8 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[135] 11 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[136] 89 UK Albums (OCC)[137] 27 US Billboard 200[79] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[138] 1 2018 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2018) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[139] 37 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[140] 20 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[141] 44 French Albums (SNEP)[142] 168 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[143] 50 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[144] 23 South Korean International Albums (Gaon)[145] 34 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[146] 55 UK Albums (OCC)[147] 76 US Billboard 200[80] 13 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[148] 9 2019 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[149] 91 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[150] 167 US Billboard 200[151] 55 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[152] 24 2020 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2020) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[153] 171 US Billboard 200[154] 84 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[155] 72 2021 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2021) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[156] 98 US Billboard 200[157] 82 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[158] 59 2022 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2022) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[159] 72 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[160] 129 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[161] 60 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[162] 46 US Billboard 200[163] 52 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[164] 24 2023 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2023) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[165] 63 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[166] 109 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[167] 187 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[168] 43 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[169] 39 US Billboard 200[170] 41 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[171] 17 2024 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2024) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[172] 56 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[173] 14 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[174] 75 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[175] 166 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[176] 50 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[177] 83 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[178] 42 US Billboard 200[179] 39 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[180] 10 2025 year-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2025) Position Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[181] 84 US Billboard 200[182] 45 Decade-end charts[edit] Decade-end chart performance for Damn Chart (2010–2019) Position US Billboard 200[183] 10Certifications[edit] Certifications and sales for Damn Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[184] 3× Platinum 210,000‡ Austria (IFPI Austria)[185] Platinum 15,000‡ Belgium (BRMA)[186] 2× Platinum 60,000‡ Canada (Music Canada)[187] 4× Platinum 320,000‡ Chile[188] Gold 5,000[188] Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[189] 3× Platinum 60,000‡ France (SNEP)[190] 2× Platinum 200,000‡ Germany (BVMI)[191] Gold 100,000‡ Iceland (FHF)[192] Gold 3,500[193] Italy (FIMI)[194] Platinum 50,000‡ Mexico (AMPROFON)[195] Gold 30,000‡ Netherlands (NVPI)[196] Gold 20,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ)[197] 7× Platinum 105,000‡ Norway (IFPI Norway)[198] Platinum 30,000‡ Poland (ZP)[199] 2× Platinum 40,000‡ Portugal (AFP)[200] Gold 3,500‡ Singapore (RIAS)[201] Gold 5,000* Sweden (GLF)[202] Gold 20,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI)[203] Platinum 300,000‡ United States (RIAA)[75] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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Retrieved August 3, 2020. vteKendrick Lamar Albums discography Singles discography Awards and nominations Songs Performances Videography Studio albums Section.80 (2011) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) Damn (2017) Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022) GNX (2024) Compilation albums Untitled Unmastered (2016) Soundtrack albums Black Panther: The Album (2018) Extended plays Kendrick Lamar (2009) Mixtapes C4 (2009) Overly Dedicated (2010) Concert tours The Damn Tour The Championship Tour The Big Steppers Tour Grand National Tour Specials Super Bowl LVI halftime show The Pop Out: Ken & Friends Super Bowl LIX halftime show Films Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour (2022) Related topics Black Hippy De Free PGLang Feud with Drake Category Awards for Damn vteBET Award for Album of the Year Lemonade – Beyoncé (2017) Damn – Kendrick Lamar (2018) Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B (2019) Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial – Roddy Ricch (2020) Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan (2021) An Evening with Silk Sonic – Silk Sonic (2022) Renaissance – Beyoncé / SOS – SZA (2023) Michael – Killer Mike (2024) GNX – Kendrick Lamar (2025) vteBET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year2000s King – T.I. (2006) T.I. vs. T.I.P. – T.I. / Finding Forever – Common (2007) Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne (2008) Paper Trail – T.I. (2009) 2010s The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z (2010) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West (2011) Watch the Throne – Jay-Z and Kanye West (2012) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – Kendrick Lamar (2013) Nothing Was the Same – Drake (2014) 2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole (2015) Views – Drake (2016) Damn – Kendrick Lamar (2017) Everything Is Love – The Carters (2018) Astroworld – Tris Scott (2019) 2020s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial – Roddy Ricch (2020) Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler the Creator (2021) Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar (2022) Her Loss – Drake (2023) Pink Friday 2 – Nicki Minaj (2024) vteGrammy Award for Best Rap Album1990s Poverty's Paradise – Naughty by Nature (1996) The Score – Fugees (1997) No Way Out – Puff Daddy and the Family (1998) Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life – Jay-Z (1999) 2000s The Slim Shady LP – Eminem (2000) The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem (2001) Stankonia – Outkast (2002) The Eminem Show – Eminem (2003) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast (2004) The College Dropout – Kanye West (2005) Late Registration – Kanye West (2006) Release Therapy – Ludacris (2007) Graduation – Kanye West (2008) Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne (2009) 2010s Relapse – Eminem (2010) Recovery – Eminem (2011) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West (2012) Take Care – Drake (2013) The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2014) The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem (2015) To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar (2016) Coloring Book – Chance the Rapper (2017) Damn – Kendrick Lamar (2018) Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B (2019) 2020s Igor – Tyler, the Creator (2020) King's Disease – Nas (2021) Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator (2022) Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar (2023) Michael – Killer Mike (2024) Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii (2025) vteJuno Award for International Album of the Year1970s 1975: Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run 1976: Elton John – Greatest Hits 1977: Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive! 1978: Fleetwood Mac – Rumours 1979: Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever 1980s 1980: Supertramp – Breakfast in America 1981: Pink Floyd – The Wall 1982: John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy 1983: Men at Work – Business as Usual 1984: The Police – Synchronicity 1985: Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. 1986: Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms 1987: Madonna – True Blue 1988: Europe – The Final Countdown 1989: Various Artists – Dirty Dancing 1990s 1990: Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It's True (Disqualified) 1991: MC Hammer – Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em 1992: Vanilla Ice – To the Extreme 1993: Bryan Adams – Waking Up the Neighbours 1994: Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard 1995: Celine Dion – The Colour of My Love 1996: The Cranberries – No Need to Argue 1997: Celine Dion – Falling into You 1998: Spice Girls – Spice 1999: Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love 2000s 2000: Backstreet Boys – Millennium 2001: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2002: Shaggy – Hot Shot 2003: Eminem – The Eminem Show 2004: 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005: Green Day – American Idiot 2006: Black Eyed Peas – Monkey Business / Coldplay – X&Y 2007: Dixie Chicks – Taking the Long Way 2008: Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad 2009: Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends 2010s 2010: Kings of Leon – Only by the Night 2011: Katy Perry – Teenage Dream 2012: Adele – 21 2013: Mumford & Sons – Babel 2014: Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox 2015: Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour 2016: Maroon 5 – V 2017: Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams 2018: Kendrick Lamar – Damn 2019: Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys 2020s 2020: Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 2021: Harry Styles – Fine Line 2022: Olivia Rodrigo – Sour 2023: Harry Styles – Harry's House 2024: SZA – SOS vteNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album1980s Bad – Michael Jackson (1987) Giving You the Best That I Got – Anita Baker (1988) Back on the Block – Quincy Jones (1989) 1990s No Award (1990) Power of Love – Luther Vandross (1991) Boomerang: Original Soundtrack Album – Various Artists (1992) The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston (1993) No Award (1994) Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston (1995) The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston (1996) Soul Food – Various Artists (1997) The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (1998) The Best Man: Music from the Motion Picture – Various Artists (1999) 2000s At the Close of a Century – Stevie Wonder (2000) Songs in A Minor – Alicia Keys (2001) The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin – Kirk Franklin (2002) Dance with My Father – Luther Vandross (2003) Musicology – Prince (2004) The Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey (2005) Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture – Various Artists (2006) As I Am – Alicia Keys (2007) Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson (2008) Stronger with Each Tear – Mary J. Blige (2009) 2010s Wake Up! – John Legend and The Roots (2010) I Remember Me – Jennifer Hudson (2011) I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston (2012) Love, Charlie – Charlie Wilson (2013) Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics – Aretha Franklin (2014) Woman – Jill Scott (2015) Lemonade – Beyoncé (2016) DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar (2017) Ella Mai – Ella Mai (2018) Homecoming: The Live Album – Beyoncé (2019) 2020s Chilombo – Jhené Aiko (2020) Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan (2021) Renaissance – Beyoncé (2022) Jaguar II – Victoria Monét (2023) Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé (2024) vtePulitzer Prize for Music1943–1950 William Schuman (1943): A Free Song Howard Hanson (1944): Symphony No. 4 Aaron Copland (1945): Appalachian Spring Leo Sowerby (1946): The Canticle of the Sun Charles Ives (1947): Symphony No. 3 Walter Piston (1948): Symphony No. 3 Virgil Thomson (1949): Louisiana Story Gian Carlo Menotti (1950): The Consul 1951–1975 Douglas Moore (1951): Giants in the Earth Gail Kubik (1952): Symphony Concertante n.a. (1953) Quincy Porter (1954): Concerto Concertante Gian Carlo Menotti (1955): The Saint of Bleecker Street Ernst Toch (1956): Symphony No. 3 Norman Dello Joio (1957): Meditations on Ecclesiastes Samuel Barber (1958): Vanessa John La Montaine (1959): Piano Concerto No. 1 Elliott Carter (1960): String Quartet No. 2 Walter Piston (1961): Symphony No. 7 Robert Ward (1962): The Crucible Samuel Barber (1963): Piano Concerto n.a. (1964) n.a. (1965) Leslie Bassett (1966): Variations for Orchestra Leon Kirchner (1967): Quartet No. 3 for strings and electronic tape George Crumb (1968): Echoes of Time and the River Karel Husa (1969): String Quartet No. 3 Charles Wuorinen (1970): Time's Encomium Mario Didovsky (1971): Synchronisms No. 6 Jacob Druckman (1972): Windows Elliott Carter (1973): String Quartet No. 3 Donald Martino (1974): Notturno Dominick Argento (1975): From the Diary of Virginia Woolf 1976–2000 Ned Rorem (1976): Air Music Richard Wernick (1977): Visions of Terror and Wonder Michael Colgrass (1978): Deja Vu Joseph Schwantner (1979): Aftertones of Infinity Did Del Tredici (1980): In Memory of a Summer Day n.a. ('81) Roger Sessions (1982): Concerto for Orchestra Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (1983): Symphony No. 1 Bernard Rands (1984): Canti del Sole Stephen Albert (1985): Symphony No. 1 George Perle (1986): Wind Quintet No. 4 John Harbison (1987): The Flight into Egypt William Bolcom (1988): Twelve New Etudes for Piano Roger Reynolds (1989): Whispers Out of Time Mel Powell (1990): Duplicates: A Concerto Shulamit Ran (1991): Symphony Wayne Peterson (1992): The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark Christopher Rouse (1993): Trombone Concerto Gunther Schuller (1994): Of Reminiscences and Reflections Morton Gould (1995): Stringmusic George Walker (1996): Lilacs Wynton Marsalis (1997): Blood on the Fields Aaron Jay Kernis (1998): String Quartet No. 2 Melinda Wagner (1999): Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Percussion Lewis Spratlan (2000): Life Is a Dream 2001–2025 John Corigliano (2001): Symphony No. 2 Henry Brant (2002): Ice Field John Adams (2003): On the Transmigration of Souls Paul Morec (2004): Tempest Fantasy Steven Stucky (2005): Second Concerto for Orchestra Yehudi Wyner (2006): Chii in Mano Ornette Coleman (2007): Sound Grammar Did Lang (2008): The Little Match Girl Passion Steve Reich (2009): Double Sextet Jennifer Higdon (2010): Violin Concerto Zhou Long (2011): Madame White Snake Kevin Puts (2012): Silent Night Caroline Shaw (2013): Partita for 8 Voices John Luther Adams (2014): Become Ocean Julia Wolfe (2015): Anthracite Fields Henry Threadgill (2016): In for a Penny, In for a Pound Du Yun (2017): Angel's Bone Kendrick Lamar (2018): DAMN. Ellen Reid (2019): Prism Anthony Dis (2020): The Central Park Five Tania León (2021): Stride Ren Chacon (2022): Voiceless Mass Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels (2023): Omar Tyshawn Sorey (2024): Adagio (for Wadada Leo Smith) Susie Ibarra (2025): Sky Islands vteBillboard Year-End number one albums1956–1975 1956: Calypso – Harry Belafonte 1957: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1958: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini 1960: Music from The Sound of Music – Original Cast 1961: Music from Camelot – Original Cast 1962: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1963: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1964: Music from Hello, Dolly! – Original Cast 1965: Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack – Soundtrack 1966: Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1967: More of the Monkees – The Monkees 1968: Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly 1970: Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel 1971: Jesus Christ Superstar – Soundtrack 1972: Harvest – Neil Young 1973: The World Is a Ghetto – War 1974: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John 1975: Greatest Hits – Elton John 1976–2000 1976: Frampton Comes Alive! – Peter Frampton 1977: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac 1978: Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack 1979: 52nd Street – Billy Joel 1980: The Wall – Pink Floyd 1981: Hi Infidelity – REO Speedwagon 1982: Asia – Asia 1983: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1985: Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen 1986: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston 1987: Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi 1988: Faith – George Michael 1989: Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown 1990: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson 1991: Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey 1992: Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks 1993: The Bodyguard – Soundtrack 1994: The Sign – Ace of Base 1995: Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish 1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette 1997: Spice – Spice Girls 1998: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture – James Horner 1999: Millennium – Backstreet Boys 2000: No Strings Attached – NSYNC 2001–present 2001: 1 – The Beatles 2002: The Eminem Show – Eminem 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 50 Cent 2004: Confessions – Usher 2005: The Massacre – 50 Cent 2006: Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood 2007: Daughtry – Daughtry 2008: As I Am – Alicia Keys 2009: Fearless – Taylor Swift 2010: I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle 2011: 21 – Adele 2012: 21 – Adele 2013: The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake 2014: Frozen – Soundtrack 2015: 1989 – Taylor Swift 2016: 25 – Adele 2017: Damn – Kendrick Lamar 2018: Reputation – Taylor Swift 2019: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish 2020: Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone 2021: Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen 2022: Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny 2023: One Thing at a Time – Morgan Wallen 2024: The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift 2025: The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group