Hip Hop Album Sales: Lil Uzi Vert & XXXTENTACION Dip In Third Week

    Lil Uzi Vert’s Luv Is Rage 2 and XXXTENTACION’s 17 debuted on the Billboard 200 at #1 and #2, respectively. After maintaining their lead the following week, both projects have now taken a significant dip for the week ending September 14. Luv Is Rage 2‘s sales dropped 24 percent, landing it in the #4 spot, while 17 fell 22 percent to wind up in #6.

    Elsewhere on the chart, Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. is still holding onto the Top 10 after a 13 percent decline, while Khalid’s American Teen begins to lose steam, falling from #5 to #9 with a 4 percent decrease in sales. Logic’s Everybody loses its Top 10 placement along with Kodak Black’s Project Baby 2. 

    Momentary Kings Of The Chart Lose Their Crowns

    After a #1 debut, Lil Uzi Vert’s Luv Is Rage 2 took a 24 percent plunge with 55,821 total album equivalent units sold (1,997 pure album sales and a chart-highest streaming count of 77,759,443). Meanwhile, the controversial XXXTENTACION and his new album, 17, fell 22 percent to wind up in the #6 position with 40,100 total album equivalent units sold (2,112 pure album sales and a streaming count of 55,061,694). It peaked at #2 upon its initial release.

    New albums from Thomas Rhett, Odesza and The National took over the Top 3 this week.

    American Teen Loses Some Steam

    Following an impressive climb from #8 to #5, Khalid’s debut album, American Teen, has dropped back down to #9. In his 28th week on the chart, the El Paso, Texas R&B singer pulled in 31,459 total album equivalent units (3,065 in pure album sales and a streaming count of 37,936,325). American Teen was released in March and certified gold by the RIAA. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200.

    Everybody Couldn’t Stay

    After reentering the Top 10 last week thanks in part to his hit single, “1-800-273-8255,” Logic’s Everybody has landed at #12 this week. With 27,391 total album equivalent units sold, 3,463 pure album sales and a streaming count of 27,369,103, the Maryland native’s third studio album was released in May. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.

    Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 9/14/2017

    Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard’s new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album’s streaming count is available in brackets.

    1. Lil Uzi Vert — Luv Is Rage 2 — #4— 55,821 (1,997) [77,759,443]
    2. XXXTENTACION — 17 — #6 — 40,100 (2,112) [55,061,694]
    3. Kendrick Lamar — DAMN. — #8 — 39,634 (5,903 ) [38,037,251]
    4. Khalid — American Teen — #9 — 31,459 (3,065) [37,936,325]
    5. Logic — Everybody — #12 — 27,391 (3,463) [27,369,103]
    6. Kodak Black — Project Baby 2 — #14 — 25,576 (751) [ 36,006,493]
    7. SZA — CTRL — #15 — 24,518 (2,519) [30,984,210]
    8. Post Malone — Stoney — #17 — 20,768 (1,179) [27,132,767]
    9. 21 Savage— ISSA — #18 — 20,710 (1,272) [27,046,431]
    10. Drake — More Life — #13 — 19,828 (517) [27,713,957]

    4 thoughts on “Hip Hop Album Sales: Lil Uzi Vert & XXXTENTACION Dip In Third Week

    1. Man I remember when the sales comments section used to be live as fuck. Hundreds of comments each time DX posted sales. Bunch of trolls, stans and purists arguing back and forth about who sold the most and talent vs sales, etc, etc. Pure gold.. And this was all a few years back before streaming numbers and when music was still dropping on Tuesdays.

    2. These sales used to be interesting now it’s just a bunch of numbers nobody cares about by rappers real rap fans don’t care about

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