American rapper Macklemore has released three studio albums and two mixtapes as a solo artist. The origin of the name Macklemore is from when Haggerty attended Nathan Hale High School and was required to invent a superhero for an art project. At the beginning of his musical career, he recorded an EP titled Open Your Eyes in 2000 under the name Professor Macklemore, which he distributed himself. This initial work of his was also considered a mixtape, as some of the songs on this EP were written separately. His only official mixtape, The Unplanned Mixtape, released in 2009, consisted of ten songs.Matson, Andrew. "Seattle rapper Macklemore ready to take a shot at pop stardom", The Seattle Times, Seattle, 9 February 2011. Retrieved on 23 March 2015. Macklemore dropped "Professor" from his name, and released his first official full-length album, The Language of My World in January 2005. He appeared as a featured artist on The Physics' song "Good" in 2009. In 2008, 2009, and 2011, Macklemore performed at Bumbershoot, a major arts and music festival in Seattle. In 2009 he released The Unplanned Mixtape, which reached No. 7 on iTunes. Macklemore's debut single "The Town" was released from The Unplanned Mixtape and later remixed by Sabzi of the Blue Scholars. In 2017, he released his second studio album Gemini, which reached No. 2 on the US Billboard 200.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT CAN FRA IRE NZ SWE SWI UK The Language of My World Released: January 1, 2005 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Gemini Released: September 22, 2017 Label: Bendo Formats: CD, digital download 2 3 6 1 22 6 3 7 3 13 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Gold SNEP: Gold Ben Released: March 3, 2023 Label: Bendo Formats: CD, Vinyl, digital download 18 48 17 61 80 — — — 17 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes Title Album details Open Your Eyes Released: October 21, 2000 Label: Macklemore Format: CD The Unplanned Mixtape Released: September 7, 2009 Label: Macklemore Format: Digital download
Singles As lead artist + List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: "Marmalade": "I Don't Belong in This Club": "Summer Days": "Chant": "Hind's Hall": AUT CANPeaks in Portugal: All except noted: For "Drug Dealer": FRA IRE NZ SWE SWI UK "Love Song"(featuring Evan Roman) 2005 — — — — — — — — — — The Language of My World "The Town" 2009 — — — — — — — — — — The Unplanned Mixtape "And We Danced"(featuring Ziggy Stardust) 2011 — — 4 — 89 67 — — 36 — IFPI SWI: Gold "Drug Dealer"(featuring Ariana DeBoo) 2016 — — — 56 — — — — — — "Glorious"(featuring Skylar Grey) 2017 49 2 12 27 20 9 1 11 17 23 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 6× Platinum SNEP: Diamond Gemini "Marmalade"(featuring Lil Yachty) — 80 — 49 — — — — 97 — RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Good Old Days"(featuring Kesha) 48 8 24 40 56 34 14 83 24 79 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum "I Don't Belong in This Club"(with Why Don't We) 2019 — 80 — — — 63 25 87 — — RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum rowspan="3" "Shadow" — — — — — — — — 74 — "Next Year"(featuring Windser) 2021 — — — — — — — — — — "Chant"(with Tones and I) 2022 — 81 — — — — — — — — Ben "Maniac"(featuring Windser) — — — — — — — — — — "Faithful"(featuring NLE Choppa) — — — — — — — — — — "Heroes"(featuring DJ Premier)2023 — — — — — — — — — — "No Bad Days"(featuring Collett) — — — — — — — — — — "Hind's Hall" 2024 — 85 — 61 125 29 33 — — 51 rowspan="3" "Hind's Hall 2" (featuring Anees, MC Abdul and Amer Zahr)2024 — — — — — — — — — — "Fucked Up" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS AUT CAN FRA IRE NZ SWE SWI UK "Letterhead (Remix)"(Sapient featuring Illmaculate and Macklemore) 2011 — — — — — — — — — — "Gold Rush"(Clinton Sparks featuring 2 Chainz, Macklemore and D.A.) 2013 — — — — — — — — — —ICONoclast "Rio (Remix)"(Netsky featuring Macklemore and Digital Farm Animals) 2016 — — — — — — — — — —3 "FDT, Pt. 2"(YG featuring G-Eazy and Macklemore) — — — — — — — — — — Red Friday "Free"(Torii Wolf featuring Macklemore and DJ Premier) 2017 — — — — — — — — — —Flow Riiot "These Days"(Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen) 2018 — 2 1 31 16 3 4 2 3 1 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 5× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum SNEP: PlatinumToast to Our Differences "Summer Days"(Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump) 2019 100 47 13 37 26 8 — 34 22 26 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Album "Wednesday Morning" 2016 rowspan="2" "It's Christmas Time"(featuring Dan Caplen) 2019
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUT NZHeat. SWI "Ain't Gonna Die Tonight"(featuring Eric Nally) 2017 73 3 67 Gemini "Willy Wonka"(featuring Offset) — 4 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Other appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Crushes Heaven" 2005 Abyssinian Creole Sexy Beast "I'm Free" 2006 Xperience Soultree "Pet Peeves" 2007 Ricky Pharoe, Grynch, Tru I.D. Random Songs "Reachin'" Scribes, Sol Sleepwalk "Seattle Style" Pinder, Grynch Backpack Wax "Understand" Eastern Sunz Nine Triangles "If Only" 2008 Grynch, C-Nik My Second Wind "Soul Steps" Notion, Neema Late Nights Until Now "Put in Work" Wizdom, New Balance The Book of Wizdom "Keep Walking" The Gigantics, Xperience Die Already "Close Your Eyes" 2009 CunninLynguists, Grieves and Geologic Strange Journey Volume Two "Good" The Physics High Society "What They Came Here For" 2010 Suntonio Bandanaz Who Is... Suntonio Bandanaz?! "Cinnamon Nights" Candidt, TLove Sweatsuit & Churchshoes "Macklemore Intro" Wizdom, DJ Swervewon The Washington Wizard Mixtape "Polarity" Zion I, Locksmith Atomic Clock "Rule the Roost" Whiskey Blanket No Object "Tommy Chong" 2011 Blue Scholars Cinemetropolis "Blazin' High" 2012 The World Famous Tony Williams, Wale, Emilio Rojas Some of My Best Rappers Are Friends "A Chat with Mack" DEFicit Not Listening "Fallin'" 2013 bSw, Elaine Sharp, Nate Monoxide, Stephanie Kay Trials & Tribulations "I Love Myself" 2019 Ciara Beauty Marks "Glass Ceiling" Travis Thompson, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Prometheus Brown Reckless Endangerment "House of Mirrors" Mary Lambert Grief Creature "Firse Machayenge" (Remix) 2020 Emiway Bantai
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors As lead artist Title Year Director(s) "The Town" 2009 Zia Mohajerjasbi "And We Danced" 2011 Griff J and Ryan Lewis "Drug Dealer" 2016 Jason Koenig "Glorious" 2017 "Marmalade" Jason Koenig and Ben Haggerty "Good Old Days" Johnny Valencia "Corner Store" Johnny LeFlare "How to Play the Flute" 2018 Jake Magraw "Hind's Hall" 2024 Macklemore "Fucked Up" 2025 Omar Alali As featured artist Title Year Director(s) "Gold Rush"(Clinton Sparks featuring Macklemore) 2013 Matty Barnes "My City's Filthy"(Wizdom featuring Macklemore) 2014 Jeff Santos "These Days"(Rudimental featuring Macklemore) 2018 Johnny Valencia "I Don't Belong in This Club"(Why Don't We featuring Macklemore) 2019 Jason Koenig "Summer Days"(Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore) Colin Tilley
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References
External links Official website Macklemore at AllMusic