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.
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 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.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
Ranking Post Malone’s First Week Album Sales
Who knew Post Malone would become as big as he did? I know I didn’t. After gaining mainstream attention with his 2015 debut single “White Iverson” which was independently uploaded to his SoundCloud, Post Malone has emerged as…
Ranking Kendrick Lamar’s First Week Album Sales
Kendrick Lamar is one of those rare cases in hip hop, where an artist comes along every now and then, and achieves huge commercial success without compromising their lyricism or vision.
Ranking Future’s First Week Album Sales
The hardest working rapper in the game, bar none. Since his rap debut in the 2010s, Future has steadily been grinding, putting out music non-stop for feed his hungry fanbase.
Ranking Pusha T’s First Week Album Sales
While Pusha T isn’t necessarily known for his commercial success, he’s one of the few rappers who have managed to sustain a 20 year plus career of consistent music.
Ranking Jay-Z’s First Week Album Sales
It’s crazy to think that Jay-Z’s first album sold under 50,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 23 on the Billboard.
Ranking Ice Cube’s First Week Album Sales
Since he kicked down the door in the late ’80s with N.W.A., Ice Cube has cemented his reputation as one of the finest rapper and iconic figures in hip hop culture.
Ranking J. Cole’s First Week Album Sales
J. Cole has entered that rare space that only Drake and Kendrick are currently occupying. He’s at a point in his career where he has an established fanbase who will go out and support his music whenever he…
Ranking Gunna’s First Week Album Sales
Under the tutelage of his OG, Young Thug, and with his longtime-collaborator, Lil Baby, Gunna has transformed into one of the hottest rappers in the game right now.
Ranking Playboi Carti’s First Week Album Sales
Ever since he broke through into the mainstream in 2017, Playboi Carti’s star continues to shine brighter and brighter with each passing year.
Ranking Rae Sremmurd’s First Week Album Sales
Hailing from Tupelo, Mississippi, and signed to Mike Will Made It’s EarDrummers Entertainment, rap duo Rae Sremmurd have released a total of three studio albums, three mixtapes, thirteen singles.
Ranking Lil Tjay’s First Week Album Sales
Born and raised in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, Tione Jayden Merritt, known professionally as Lil Tjay, has rapidly ascended the ranks of the hip-hop world since his first release on SoundCloud in 2016.
Ranking Polo G’s First Week Album Sales
Over the past few years, Chicago rapper Polo G has emerged as one of rap’s biggest stars and one of the best rappers right now with a string of hit singles and platinum albums.
Ranking 2 Chainz’s First Week Album Sales
When 2 Chainz reemerged in the game under his new name in 2011, he went on one of the most legendary mixtape and features run in history.
Ranking Rick Ross’ First Week Album Sales
Rick Ross has quietly become one of the most consistent rappers in the game today, amassing a catalogue that few rappers could match.
Ranking Lil Tecca’s First Week Album Sales
Ever since rising to mainstream fame with his 2019 hit single, “Ransom,” Queens-born rapper, Lil Tecca has continued to grow in commercial stature.
Ranking Big K.R.I.T.’s First Week Album Sales
When Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. made his entrance into the music industry, under the Def Jam umbrella, he was positioned to be the next big artist from the South.
Ranking Schoolboy Q’s First Week Album Sales
Schoolboy Q has low-key been one of the strongest selling rappers of the past few years. Here’s a fun fact, Q’s third album, Oxymoron , was the first Top Dawg release to top the charts. Kendrick’s good kid,…
Ranking Wiz Khalifa’s First Week Album Sales
Ever since breaking into the rap game as part of Rostrum Records, Wiz Khalifa has been consistently prolific and a regular presence on the charts.
Ranking T.I.’s First Week Album Sales
The three kings of the mid-2000s Atlanta trap movement were Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy and T.I. Between these three rappers, they dropped numerous classics that helped shape what trap music is today.
