A sales battle between Kanye, Mac Miller and J. Cole; Eminem returns with the sequel to his greatest album of all time; Hov makes business moves with Magna Carta Holy Grail; Drake drops his biggest release to date.
Here are the biggest hip hop album first week sales of 2013.
10. Watching Movies with the Sound Off by Mac Miller
Released: June 18, 2013
Label: Rostrum
First week sales: 102,000
Singles: “S.D.S.”, “Watching Movies”, “Goosebumpz”
9. Indicud by Kid Cudi
Released: April 12, 2013
Label: Wicked Awesome, GOOD Music, Republic
First week sales: 139,000
Singles: “Just What I Am”, “King Wizard”, “Immortal”, “Girls”
8. Long. Live. ASAP by ASAP Rocky
Released: January 15, 2013
Label: ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds, RCA
First week sales: 139,000
Singles: “Goldie”, “Fuckin’ Problems”, “Wild for the Night”, “Fashion Killa”
7. The Gifted by Wale
Released: June 25, 2013
Label: Maybach Music, Allido, Atlantic
First week sales: 158,000
Singles: “Bad”, “LoveHate Thing”, “Bad (Remix)”, “Clappers”
6. I Am Not a Human Being II by Lil Wayne
Released: March 22, 2013
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
First week sales: 217,000
Singles: “No Worries”, “Love Me”, “Rich As Fuck”
5. Born Sinner by J. Cole
Released: June 18, 2013
Label: ByStorm, Columbia, Dreamville, Roc Nation
First week sales: 298,000
Singles: “Power Trip”, “Crooked Smile”, “Forbidden Fruit”, “She Knows”
4. Yeezus by Kanye West
Released: June 18, 2013
Label: Def Jam, Roc-A-Fella
First week sales: 328,000
Singles: “Black Skinhead”, “Bound 2”
3. Magna Carta Holy Grail by Jay-Z
Released: July 4, 2013
Label: Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, UMD, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Third Man (vinyl)
First week sales: 527,000
Singles: “Holy Grail”, “Tom Ford”, “Part II (On the Run)”
2. Nothing Was the Same by Drake
Released: September 24, 2013
Label: OVO Sound, Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
First week sales: 658,000
Singles: “Started from the Bottom”, “Hold On, We’re Going Home”, “All Me”, “Pound Cake”, “The Language”, “Too Much”, “Worst Behavior”
1. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by Eminem
Released: November 5, 2013
Label: Aftermath, Shady, Interscope
First week sales: 793,000
Singles: “Berzerk”, “Survival”, “Rap God”, “The Monster”, “Headlights”
