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 someone.
Pop Smoke passed just as he was entering a meteoric rise in his career. Fresh from dropping his second mixtape, Meet the Woo 2 , which debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200, the Brooklyn rapper was readying his debut headlining concert tour, the Meet the Woo Tour.
From his debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon , to the 2021 posthumous release, Faith , here are the rankings for Pop Smoke’s first week album sales.
Meet the Woo 2 – first week album sales
Released: February 7, 2020
Label: Victor Victor, Republic
First week album sales: 36,000
Billboard 200 position: 7
Singles: “Christopher Walking”, “Shake the Room”
Features: Quavo, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Fivio Foreign, Lil Tjay, Nav, Gunna, and PnB Rock.
Faith – first week album sales
Released: July 16, 2021
Label: Victor Victor, Republic
First week album sales: 88,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Singles: “Mr. Jones”, “Demeanor”, “Woo Baby”, “Bad Boys”
Features: Kanye West, Pusha T, Rick Ross, 42 Dugg, 21 Savage, Takeoff, Lil Tjay, Swae Lee, Pharrell, Kid Cudi, and Quavo.
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon – first week album sales
Released: July 3, 2020
Label: Victor Victor, Republic
First week album sales: 251,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Singles: “Make It Rain”, “The Woo”, “Mood Swings”, “For the Night”, “What You Know Bout Love”, “Hello”
Features: Quavo, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Swae Lee, Future, Roddy Ricch, Tyga, Karol G, and Lil Tjay.
