The discography of K'naan, a Somali Canadian rapper and singer, consists of five studio albums, one live album, one extended play and 22 singles (including eight as a featured performer and seven promotional releases).
Albums Studio albums Album title Album details Peak chart positions CAN AUT FRA MEX SWI UK US USR&B/HH USRap Country, God or the Girl: What Next? (as Keinaan) Released: 2000 Label: Cuffnone Music — — — — — — — — — My Life Is a Movie Released: 2004 Label: Self-released — — — — — — — — — The Dusty Foot Philosopher Released: June 7, 2005 Label: BMG — — — — — — — — — Troubadour Released: February 24, 2009 Label: A&M/Octone 7 15 163 67 9 147 32 33 12 Country, God or the Girl Released: October 3, 2012 Label: A&M/Octone — — — — — — 129 — 13"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums Album title Album details The Dusty Foot on the Road Released: July 17, 2007 Label: EMI / Virgin iTunes Live from Montreal Released: January 1, 2010 Label: Interscope Records
Mixtapes K'naan : You Can't Buy This (Mixed By K-Salaam & Beatnick) K'naan & J.Period: The Messengers 1 (Fela Kuti) K'naan & J.Period: The Messengers 2 (Bob Marley) K'naan & J.Period: The Messengers 3 (Bob Dylan)
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions CAN USR&B/HH USRap More Beautiful Than Silence Released: January 24, 2012 Label: A&M/Octone 37 32 19
Singles As lead artist Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN AUT GER IRL ITA NLD NZ SWI UK US 2008 "ABCs"(featuring Chubb Rock) 75 — — — — — — — — — Troubadour 2009 "Wavin' Flag" 2 — — — — — — — — 99 2010 "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" — 1 1 2 2 2 — 1 2 82 MC: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum FIMI: Gold IFPI: Platinum "Take a Minute" 11 — — — — — — — — — "Bang Bang"(featuring Adam Levine) 71 — — — — — — — 105 — 2012 "Is Anybody Out There?"(featuring Nelly Furtado) 14 7 11 — — 15 1 20 — 92 MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold More Beautiful Than Silence "Nothing to Lose" (with Nas or with Nas and will.i.am) — — — — — — — — — — Country, God or the Girl "Hurt Me Tomorrow" 12 — — — — — 16 — — — MC: Platinum 2023 "Refugee" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
As featured artist Year Song Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)Album CAN AUS NLD UK 2006 "Til We Get There"(M-1 featuring K'naan) — — — — Confidential 2008 "Africa"(Amadou & Mariam featuring K'naan) — — — — Welcome to Mali 2009 "L'Arme de Paix"(Oxmo Puccino featuring K'naan) — — — — L'Arme de Paix "Think of All the Things"(KRS-One & Buckshot featuring K'naan) — — — — Survival Skills "TV in the Radio"(Wale featuring K'naan) — — — — Attention Deficit2010 "In Jamaica"(Beatnick & K-Salaam featuring K'naan and Buckshot) — — — — Beatnick & K-Salaam Present - Where The Streets Have No Name "Wavin' Flag"(with Young Artists for Haiti) 1 — — 89 Non-album single "Stop for a Minute"(Keane featuring K'naan) — — 35 40 Night Train "Looking Back"(Keane featuring K'naan) — — — — "Tribes at War" / "Africa Must Wake Up"(Nas and Damian Marley featuring K'naan) — — — — Distant Relatives "Tamatant Tilay / Exodus"(Herbie Hancock, Tinariwen, K'naan and Los Lobos) — — — — The Imagine Project 2011 "Hip Hop Nation"(KRS-One featuring K'naan, Lina and Frank Fitzpatrick) — — — — Beat the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Summer Paradise"(Simple Plan featuring K'naan) 8 4 7 12 ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum Get Your Heart On! 2012 "Mecca"(Howard Shore, Metric and K'naan) — — — — Cosmopolis: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "We OK"(The Very Best featuring K'naan) — — — — MTMTMK 2013 "Earth From Outer Space"(Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring K'naan) — — — — All People 2016 "Give It up Today (If We Ruled the World)"(Tara MaQ featuring K'naan, Tink and Yasiin Bey) — — — — Chi-Star 2021 "Waayo Waayo"(Sharma Boy featuring K'naan) — — — — rowspan="2" "Somalia Somali Baa Leh"(Sharma Boy featuring K'naan) — — — —"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Promotional singles Year Song Album 2005 "Soobax"The Dusty Foot Philosopher "Strugglin'" 2008 "Dreamer"Troubadour "Somalia" 2009 "I Come Prepared"(featuring Damian Marley) "If Rap Gets Jealous"(featuring Kirk Hammett)2016 "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)"(with Snow tha Product, Riz MC and Resīdεntә) The Hamilton Mixtape
Other appearances +TitleYearOther Artist(s)AlbumRef."World Cry"2011Lloyd, R.Kelly, Keri HilsonKing of Hearts"With God On Our Side"2012Chimes of Freedom"Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)"2016Snow tha Product, Riz MC, ResīdεntәThe Hamilton Mixtape"Belly Full" (J.PERIOD Remix)2020J.PERIOD, Kardinal Offishall, Steele, BajahBEST OF J.PERIOD [VOL.2]
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