Ranking Usher’s First Week Album Sales
Some music fans may have moved on from Usher’s music, but the numbers don’t lie – the R&B singer was one of the biggest artists of the 2000s. When Usher was 10 years old, he joined a local…
Ranking Kanye West’s First Week Album Sales
Kanye’s catalogue is legendary. Over the past 15 plus years, the rapper-producer has racked up a handful of classic albums (at least five depending on how you look at it), four number one hits and nine number one…
Ranking Meek Mill’s First Week Album Sales
Meek Mill might not be mentioned alongside his peers like Drake, Kendrick and Cole, but for the past decade he’s consistently put up solid numbers with every drop.
Best Selling Rappers of All Time
Let’s be real, commercial success and selling records matter in hip hop culture. You can be anti-mainstream all you want and decry the record labels for pushing sales, but at the end of the day, it’s what the…
Drake’s First Week Album Sales: All Releases Ranked
Hip hop has never seen a rapper with the same sustained commercial success as Drake. Not in the 40 plus years that the culture has been around, and in 2023 Drake was announced the most streamed artist of…
A Boogie wit da Hoodie’s: Albums & First Week Sales
A Boogie wit da Hoodie is low-key a certified rap star. Since his debut solo album, The Bigger Artist , dropped in 2017, the Bronx rapper has been racking up an impressive catalogue of platinum plaques and a…
Ranking the 10 Best-Selling Albums from Death Row Records
From the moment Dr. Dre dropped his triple-platinum selling The Chronic to the passing of Tupac Shakur, there wasn’t a rap label in the world touching Death Row Records.
Ranking Lil Uzi Vert’s First Week Album Sales
Since his emergence as one of the leading SoundCloud rappers of his generation, Lil Uzi Vert has gone on to become a full-blown hip hop star and cultural icon.
Ranking Lil Durk’s First Week Album Sales
Lil Durk has been having an incredible resurgence in recent years. Ever since breaking out into the rap game during the early 10s, during the Chicago drill movement, Durk has been steadily dropping music and putting his name…
Ranking YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s First Week Album Sales
Over the past few years, Baton Rouge rapper YoungBoy NBA has steadily grown into a commercial force in the rap game.
The Best-Selling Female Rap Albums of All Time
The world of hip hop has been historically dominated by male artists, but the powerful voices of female rappers have consistently shattered stereotypes and defied the odds.
The Biggest Hip Hop Album First Week Sales of 2023
Hip hop has been dominating the music industry for the past, and 2022 proved to be yet another epic year for the culture . With releases from heavyweights like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Pusha T, JID, Jeezy, the…
The Biggest First-Week Hip Hop Album Sales, Every Year Since 1993
Ever since 50 Cent burst onto the scene with the monumental Get Rich or Die Tryin’ , he singlehandedly made the topic of sales numbers a focal point of conversation moving forward.
Ranking Lil Yachty’s First Week Album Sales
Intro: Bursting onto the music scene with a fresh and eclectic style, Lil Yachty has cemented his place as a trailblazer in the rap industry since his debut studio album in 2017.
Ranking Trippie Redd’s First Week Album Sales
For all of Trippie Redd’s social media antics and outlandish appearances, the Ohio hip hop artist has cemented himself as a consistently strong commercial performer these past few years.
The Biggest Hip Hop Album First Week Sales of 2022
After a spectacular 2021, which saw a blend of releases from high-profile artists (Drake, Kanye, J. Cole, Tyler) and dope independent and underground rappers (Ransom, Westside Gunn, Rome Streetz), it looks like 2022 is gearing up to be…
Ranking Nas’ First Week Album Sales
There’s no reason for Nas to be as commercially successful as he is. When you look at other rappers with multiple number one albums – Eminem, Jay Z, Kanye – it makes sense because their music is tailored…
Ranking Kodak Black’s First Week Album Sales
After initially gaining traction with his 2014 single, “No Flockin”, which was later interpolated on Cardi B’s diamond-selling “Bodak Yellow,” Kodak Black was emerged as a rapper with a strong commercial track record.
Ranking 21 Savage’s First Week Album Sales
While Atlanta rapper 21 Savage has never been a rapper to drop projects non-stop and flood the streets like a lot of his peers, this release strategy has worked out for him.
Ranking G Herbo’s First Week Album Sales
Ever since establishing himself in the early 2010s along with Lil Bibby, G Herbo (formerly known as Lil Herb) has become one of the best Chicago rappers of all time.
Ranking Young Jeezy’s First Week Album Sales
Younger rap fans these days may not know it, but back in the mid-00s, Young Jeezy was one of the biggest things in hip hop.
Ranking Lil Baby’s First Week Album Sales
Lil Baby’s star is shining brighter than ever. Since breaking into the spotlight a few years ago, the Atlanta rapper is now officially at the top of the rap game and one of the hottest to do it…
Ranking YG’s First Week Album Sales
Over the past decade YG has maintained a strong presence as a top-tier Compton rapper . While he may not have dropped any huge selling chart toppers, he’s always put solid numbers with every release.
Ranking Tory Lanez’s First Week Album Sales
Tory Lanez might be one of the most versatile artists in the game today. The Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer is capable of crafting syrupy pop hits then turn around and come with some of the…
Ranking Kid Cudi’s First Week Album Sales
In 2006, Kid Cudi, who had moved from Cleveland to New York to pursue his music career, happened to run into Kanye West at a Virgin Megastore.
Ranking DaBaby’s First Week Album Sales
Feel how you want to feel about him, but DaBaby is a certified rap superstar . After dropping a series of mixtapes between 2015 and 2018, the North Carolina rapper struck it big in 2019.
Ranking DJ Khaled’s First Week Album Sales
Despite how you might feel about DJ Khaled’s music, you have to respect his hustle. The man has been going hard non-stop for the past two decades and he deserves to be in the position he’s in right…
Ranking The Game’s First Week Album Sales
Ever since The Game debuted in 2005 with the monumental The Documentary , he’s been one of the most consistent West Coast rappers ever, amassing a strong catalogue over the past couple decades.
Ranking Rod Wave’s First Week Album Sales
Over the past few years, rapper-singer Rod Wave has emerged as one of the most endearing and successful artists in the soul-trap movement.
Ranking Beyoncé’s First Week Album Sales
There are very few pop stars in the world who can boast of having a fanbase as devoted as the one and only Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.
Ranking Pop Smoke’s First Week Album Sales
First XXXTentacion was gunned down in 2018. Then Nipsey got shot and Juice Wrld overdosed in 2019. Then in 2020, Pop Smoke was tragically killed in a home invasion. It seemed like every year, hip hop was losing…
Ranking Juice Wrld’s First Week Album Sales
Emerging in the late 2010s as one of the leading rappers of the emo rap and SoundCloud movement, Juice Wrld was tragically taken away too soon at just 21 years old.
Ranking Kehlani’s First Week Album Sales
Growing up in Oakland, California, Kehlani was introduced to legendary R&B and neo soul artists, like Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott which formed a core musical influence for them in the early years.
Ranking Ty Dolla Sign’s First Week Album Sales
Since breaking out in the early 2010s, Ty Dolla Sign’s voice has become synonymous with dope R&B hooks on the hottest rap songs.
Ranking PartyNextDoor’s First Week Album Sales
PartyNextDoor has long been the secret weapon in the OVO Sound camp. The Toronto singer, songwriter, rapper and producer has been a staple on Drake since 2013.
Ranking XXXTentacion’s First Week Album Sales
XXXTentacion was a troubled but brilliant artist. There’s no denying that he had the innate talent for creating music that resonated with a huge audience.
Ranking Frank Ocean’s First Week Album Sales
As enigmatic and reclusive as Frank Ocean can be, don’t get it twisted, the singer-songwriter is a powerful commercial force in the music industry. Even more so now that he’s an independent artist.
Ranking Ne-Yo’s First Week Album Sales
When Ne-Yo first debuted in 2006 with In My Own Words , he was an instant phenomenon in the R&B world. Boosted by massive singles like “So Sick” and “Sexy Love”, the album topped the charts with 301,000…
Ranking Alicia Keys’ First Week Album Sales
With a recording career spanning the past two decades, Alicia Keys has been a staple voice in the hip hop and R&B worlds. From dropping massive singles like “Fallin'”, “My Boo”, and “No One” to featuring on global…
Ranking Jhené Aiko’s First Week Album Sales
Over the past few years Jhené Aiko has slowly emerged a powerful commercial force in the music world, with strong selling albums and more Grammy nominations coming her way.
Ranking G-Eazy’s First Week Album Sales
G-Eazy’s major label debut album, These Things Happen , dropped in 2014, but the rapper had been grinding for a minute to break into the rap game.
Ranking Joey Badass’ First Week Album Sales
The time that Joey Badass allows himself to take in between albums is the ultimate testament to his patience as an artist, as well as confidence in his fanbase.
Ranking Roddy Ricch’s First Week Album Sales
Coming into the game off the strength of his debut commercial mixtape, Feed tha Streets , Compton rapper Roddy Ricch struck fire when he dropped “Die Young” off the sequel half a year later.
Ranking Rihanna’s First Week Album Sales
Rihanna’s superstardom in the music world was pretty much instantaneous. Her debut album, Music of the Sun , was a major hit, featuring massive singles like “Pon de Replay” and “If It’s Lovin’ that You Want”, both which…
Ranking Moneybagg Yo’s First Week Album Sales
Moneybagg Yo has been grinding for a minute. It’s been over a decade since the Memphis rapper dropped his mixtapes From Da Block 2 Da Booth and October 20th and since then he’s just been putting in the…
Ranking The Weeknd’s First Week Album Sales
Very few music fans could have predicted The Weeknd’s transformation into one of the world’s biggest pop stars when they first heard him in the early 2010s.
Ranking Chris Brown’s First Week Album Sales
People tend to forget how long Chris Brown has been in the music game for. He was just 16-years old when he scored a chart topper with his debut single, “Run It!”, and he’s never left.
Ranking Kevin Gates’ First Week Album Sales
While J. Cole has been getting all the praise for going platinum with no features this past decade, Kevin Gates has been doing it on the low with little to no fanfare.
Ranking Logic’s First Week Album Sales
Hip hop seems to have a love-him-or-hate-him relationship with Logic. But despite what you might think of his music, you have to respect his grind.
15 Rappers With the Most Number 1 Albums on the Billboard 200
Ever since The Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill became the first rap album to top the Billboard 200 chart , there have been countless hip hop artists who have dropped number one albums.
