Rap Albums
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Top Rap Albums is an American record chart published weekly by Billboard that ranks rap albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.[1] The chart, similar to Billboard 200 and other album related charts on Billboard, is compiled from physical album sales, streaming equivalent sales, and track equivalent albums.[2]
As of the issue dated December 18, 2021, the current top rap album is Hall of Fame by Polo G.[3]
History[]
Top Rap Albums began publication for the week of November 13, 2004 and the first number-one album was Unfinished Business by Jay-Z and R. Kelly.[4]
Chart achievements[]
Albums with the most weeks at No. 1[]
- 20 weeks - Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon by Pop Smoke released on July 3, 2020.
- 19 weeks - Recovery by Eminem released on June 18, 2010.
- 16 weeks - Take Care by Drake released on November 15, 2011.[5]
- 14 weeks - The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by Eminem released on November 5, 2013.
- 13 weeks - Paper Trail by T.I. released on September 30, 2008.
- 13 weeks - The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis released on October 9, 2012.
- 11 weeks - Damn. by Kendrick Lamar released on April 14, 2017.[6]
- 10 weeks - The Blueprint 3 by Jay-Z released on September 11, 2001.
Artists with the most number-one albums[]
| Albums | Artist | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Drake | [7] |
| 9 | The Game | [8] |
| 7 | Eminem | [9][10] |
| Jay-Z | [11] |
References[]
- ^ "Rap Albums : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Top Rap Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Rap Albums: Week of November 13, 2004". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 13, 2004. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ Pope, A. (2016). Musical artists capitalizing on hybrid identities: A case study of drake the “Authentic”“Black”“Canadian”“Rapper”. Stream: Culture/Politics/Technology, 9(1), 3.
- ^ Bohnett, M. (2019). Centers and Peripheries in the Expression and Enactment of Religion, Sociopolitical Soundscapes, and the Reception of Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN.
- ^ "Drake Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "The Game Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Eminem Scores Historic 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Music to Be Murdered By'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Eminem Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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