Ranking Gucci Mane’s First Week Album Sales
Gucci Mane has never had a number one album or a platinum seller, but over the past decade he has become one of the most influential rappers in Atlanta .
Ranking Wale’s First Week Album Sales
Over the past decade, Wale has amassed one of the best but underrated catalogues in the rap game. The man barely has any misses, even with the albums that didn’t sell that well.
Ranking Cam’ron’s First Week Album Sales
Harlem’s finest Cameron Giles has never reached the commercial peaks of fellow New York rappers like 50 Cent or Jay-Z, but he’s managed to cultivate a loyal fanbase over the past two decades.
Ranking Lloyd Banks’ First Week Album Sales
Throughout his career, Lloyd Banks could never become the juggernaut that 50 Cent always wanted him to be. But he probably wanted to be.
Ranking Young Thug’s First Week Album Sales
After close to a decade of grinding with a series of mixtapes, Young Thug has finally hit the commercial level he’s deserved all along.
Ranking Nelly’s First Week Album Sales
In 2002, Jay-Z rapped on his Neptunes-produced single “Excuse Me Miss” that the “only dudes movin’ units – Em, Pimp Juice and us,” referring to himself, Eminem and Nelly.
Ranking Ja Rule’s First Week Album Sales
Before 50 Cent came through and crushed his career, Ja Rule was one of the biggest rappers in the game, with hit single after hit single.
Ranking Fabolous’ First Week Album Sales
Fabolous has just been spending the past two decades of his career quietly killing the rap game with his famed punchlines and enduring lyrical skills.
Ranking Ludacris’ First Week Album Sales
Ludacris is one of the greatest and most consistent rappers to come out of the South, there’s no doubt about it.
Ranking Missy Elliott’s First Week Album Sales
Missy Elliott is so slept-on in hip hop culture that it’s a crime. Not only is she one of the most innovative and exciting artists in history, she’s put out five platinum albums , that are a testament…
Ranking Nicki Minaj’s First Week Album Sales
Coming up in the game during the late 2000s off a series a mixtapes, including the breakout Beam Me Up Scotty , Nicki Minaj was positioned to be a force in the music world after signing to Young…
Ranking Mac Miller’s First Week Album Sales
When Mac Miller dropped his debut album, Blue Slide Park , in 2011, it topped the Billboard charts with 144,000 sold in its first week, making it the first independent album to go number one since 1995.
Ranking Lil Wayne’s First Week Album Sales
Making his solo debut in 1999 with Tha Block Is Hot , Lil Wayne’s prolificness hasn’t been matched by any other rapper at his level.
Ranking Lupe Fiasco’s First Week Album Sales
From his debut as one of the most hyped up major label artists of the 2000s to his current independent run, we look at Lupe Fiasco’s rankings for his first week album sales.
Ranking Snoop Dogg’s First Week Album Sales
Rap fans have short-term memories. Before Pac and Big, or Eminem and 50, or Wayne and Drake, there was no other rapper in the world bigger than Snoop Dogg.
Ranking Big Sean’s First Week Album Sales
While Big Sean hasn’t ascended to the levels of his peers like Drake, Kendrick, or J. Cole, the Detroit rapper has amassed a solid catalogue over the past 10 years that are both critically and commercially successful, and…
Ranking Travis Scott’s First Week Album Sales
Over the past few years, Travis Scott has vaulted into the upper echelon of rap superstars, most notably after the release of his 2018 magnum opus.
Ranking Migos’ First Week Album Sales
The impact of Migos extends far beyond their studio albums. Years before they dropped their 2017 masterpiece, Culture , they were defining an Atlanta rap generation with mixtapes like Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas) , No Label 2 and…
Ranking The Notorious B.I.G.’s First Week Album Sales
As one of the greatest rappers to ever touch the mic , Biggie had accomplished more in his time than other rappers in their entire career; almost singlehandedly shifting hip-hop’s attention from the West Coast back to New…
Ranking Jadakiss’ First Week Album Sales
Jadakiss has always been one of the most consistent and respected MCs in the game. With a catalogue that spans back to the late ’90s, the Yonkers rapper is still in today’s conversation about the best rappers alive.
Ranking A$AP Rocky’s First Week Album Sales
A$AP Rocky has always seemed like rapping was just a hobby for him, something that he was really good at, but never fully focused on. As one of the best rappers of the 2010s , Rocky firmly established…
Ranking 50 Cent’s First Week Album Sales
When 50 Cent stormed the rap game in ’02 off the strength of a handful of (now classic mixtapes), there was no understanding how big he was about to become.
Ranking DMX’s First Week Album Sales
R.I.P. to the late, great DMX. When he was doing it, there was no other rapper like him. When he was hot, he was scorching.
Ranking Tyler, the Creator’s First Week Album Sales
Tyler, the Creator has come a long way. From a 20-year old edgy kid eating cockroaches in the music video for “Yonkers” to becoming one of the most acclaimed musicians today, it’s been one hell of a decade…
Ranking Eminem’s First Week Album Sales
Eminem’s meteoric rise to fame and his continued commercial success over the years have solidified his status as one of the most iconic and influential rappers in hip hop history.
