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.
Growing up in a religious and conservative household, Juice wasn’t allowed to listen to hip hop, and spent his early years listening to rock bands like Billy Idol, Blink-182, Black Sabbath, Fall Out Boy, Megadeth and Panic! at the Disco. It wasn’t until his high school sophomore year that he began pursuing rapping.
After releasing his first track, “Forever”, on SoundCloud in 2015 under the name JuicetheKidd, the Chicago artist continued to upload more music on the platform, before hitting it big with “Lucid Dreams” in 2017.
Featuring an interpolation of Sting’s “Shape of My Heart,” the track was a huge smash, debuting at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at number 2 on the chart. The success propelled Juice into superstar status.
From his debut album, Goodbye & Good Riddance , to his 2021 posthumous release, Fighting Demons , we rank Juice Wrld’s first week album sales.
Goodbye & Good Riddance – first week album sales
Released: May 23, 2018
Label: Grade A, Interscope
First week album sales: 39,000
Billboard 200 position: 15
Singles: “All Girls Are the Same”, “Lucid Dreams”, “Lean wit Me”, “Wasted”, “Armed and Dangerous”
Features: Lil Uzi Vert.
Future & Juice Wrld Present… Wrld on Drugs (with Future) – first week album sales
Released: October 19, 2018
Label: Epic, Freebandz, Grade A, Interscope
First Week Album Sales: 98,000
Billboard 200 Position: 2
Singles: “Fine China”
Features: Young Scooter, Young Thug, Lil Wayne, Yung Bans, Gunna and Nicki Minaj.
Fighting Demons – first week album sales
Released: December 10, 2021
Label: Grade A, Interscope
First week album sales: 119,000
Billboard 200 position: 2
Singles: “Already Dead”, “Wandered to LA”, “Cigarettes”
Features: Justin Bieber, Polo G, Trippie Redd, and Suga.
Death Race for Love – first week album sales
Released: March 8, 2019
Label: Grade A, Interscope
First week album sales: 165,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Singles: “Robbery”, “Hear Me Calling”, “Bandit”
Features: Brent Faiyaz, Rvssian, Clever, and Young Thug.
Legends Never Die – first week album sales
Released: July 10, 2020
Label: Grade A, Interscope
First week album sales: 497,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Singles: “Righteous”, “Tell Me U Luv Me”, “Life’s a Mess”, “Come & Go”, “Wishing Well”, “Smile”
Features: The Weeknd, Trippie Redd, Marshmello, Polo G, the Kid Laroi, and Halsey.
