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.
From his slept-on debut, Attention Deficit , to his album with Jerry Seinfeld (one of the biggest flexes in hip hop history), to his latest Folarin II , here are the rankings for Wale’s first week sales.
Folarin II – first week album sales
Released: October 22, 2021
Label: Maybach, Warner
First week album sales: 20,000
Billboard 200 position: 22
Singles: “Angles”, “Down South”, “Poke It Out”
Attention Deficit – first week album sales
Released: November 10, 2009
Label: Allido, Interscope
First week album sales: 28,000
Billboard 200 position: 21
Singles: “Chillin”, “World Tour”, “Pretty Girls”
Shine – first week album sales
Released: April 28, 2017
Label: Maybach, Atlantic
First week album sales: 28,000
Billboard 200 position: 16
Singles: “My PYT”, “Running Back”, “Fashion Week”, “Fish N Grits”
Wow… That’s Crazy – first week album sales
Released: October 11, 2019
Label: Maybach, Warner
First week album sales: 38,000
Billboard 200 position: 7
Singles: “On Chill”, “BGM”, “Love & Loyalty”, “Love… (Her Fault)”, “Sue Me”
The Album About Nothing – first week album sales
Released: March 31, 2015
Label: Maybach, Atlantic
First week album sales: 100,245
Billboard 200 position: 1
Singles: “The Body”, “The Matrimony”
The Gifted – first week album sales
Released: June 25, 2013
Label: Maybach, Atlantic
First week album sales: 158,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Singles: “Bad”, “LoveHate Thing”, “Bad (Remix)”, “Clappers”
Ambition – first week album sales
Released: November 1, 2011
Label: Maybach, Warner Bros.
First week album sales: 164,000
Billboard 200 position: 2
Singles: “Chain Music”, “Bait”, “Lotus Flower Bomb”, “Focused”, “Sabotage”
