Chopin was well known for his ballades. How many did he compose?

The pieces of solo piano by Chopin include 61 mazurkas, 16 polonaises, 26 preludes, 27 studies, 21 nocturnes, 20 waltzes, 3 sonatas, 3 ballads, 4 scherzos, 4 impromptus, a number of different songs for example the Barcarolle, Opus 60 (1846), the Fantasía, Opus 49 (1841), and the Berceuse, opus 57 (1845) and 17 songs from the Poles.