Album · Jay-Z
The Blueprint 3 by Jay-Z
The Blueprint 3 is an album by Jay-Z, released in 2009. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Empire State Of Mind”, on 7 lists with a best position of #61.
The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z's 11th studio album, arrived on September 8, 2009, on his new Roc Nation outfit with Atlantic handling distribution, closing out the trilogy he'd started with The Blueprint and The Blueprint2. Kanye West, No I.D., the Neptunes, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and Jeff Bhasker all took turns behind the boards, and the guest list reads like a roll call of the moment: Rihanna, Drake, Kid Cudi, J. Cole, Beyonc00e9, Alicia Keys.
It's a big, glossy, arena-sized rap record by a man with nothing left to prove. "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" took aim at the era's favorite vocal trick, while "Empire State of Mind", with Alicia Keys, went all the way to the top of the Hot 100. The album opened at number one with 476,000 copies in week one, his 11th chart-topper, breaking the record he'd shared with Elvis Presley, and four of its singles went on to win six Grammys between them.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Blueprint 3 on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire State Of Mind | 7 | #61 | – | 2009–2025 | |
| 2 | D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) | 1 | #89 | – | 2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.