Album · Jay-Z
The Black Album by Jay-Z
The Black Album is an album by Jay-Z, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “99 Problems”, on 7 lists with a best position of #26.
The Black Album, Jay-Z's eighth studio album, dropped on Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam on November 14, 2003, sold as his final record before retirement, and the goodbye theme runs right through the songs. He wanted a different producer for nearly every track, and got a murderers' row: Just Blaze, Kanye West, the Neptunes, Eminem, DJ Quik, Timbaland, 9th Wonder and Rick Rubin, plus an uncredited Pharrell Williams.
"99 Problems" is the one rock fans claimed, all bludgeoning drums under Jay's cool, cutting flow, while "Change Clothes" and "Dirt off Your Shoulder" went top ten. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 463,000 copies sold in its first week. The retirement didn't last, and the album didn't stop echoing either: it fed the Collision Course mash-ups with Linkin Park and Danger Mouse's The Grey Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Black Album on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 Problems | 7 | #26 | – | 2004–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.