How Many Number 1 Albums Does Jay-Z Have

Technically speaking, presently in 2013, Jay-Z has 10 number 1 albums. He just got his 10th number 1 album with his 12th studio album,  Magna Carta Holy Grail, that dropped last week Tuesday. Jay-Z has a 12 album catalogue, and it's only his first two albums- Reasonable Doubt (1996) & In My Life Time, Vol. 1 (1997)- that didn't debut at number 1 on Billboard.







The Jay-Z albums that made their debut at number 1 position on Billboard include- Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life (1998), Vol. 3...Life and Times of S.Carter (1999), The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000), The Blueprint (2001), The Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse (2002), The Black Album (2003), Kingdom Come (2006), American Gangster (2007), The Blueprint 3 (2009), and Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013). Some people like to count his collaborative efforts, like Unfinished Business (2004) with R.Kelly, Collision Course (2004) with Linkin Park, and Watch the Throne (2011) with Kanye West. These albums also are number one albums, but they are not solo albums. Jay-Z has 10 solo number 1 albums.