[4] West's second studio album, Late Registration (2005), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 860,000 copies.

[6] West's fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), became his third consecutive number one release on the Billboard 200.

[7] West's fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with the fourth-highest digital first-week sales ever.

[8] Watch the Throne (2011), a collaborative album with fellow American rapper Jay-Z, broke the US iTunes first-week sales record.

[15][16] His tenth solo studio album, Donda (2021), recorded the second-biggest first week performance in Spotify's history.