Lil Uzi Vert’sLuv Is Rage 2 and XXXTENTACION’s 17 have repeated their spots in the Top 5 on the Billboard 200 for the week ending September 7.

With 73,290 total album equivalent units sold, Uzi’s official follow-up to 2015’s Luv Is Rage mixtape dips one slot from last week’s chart-topping debut, landing at #2.

Meanwhile, X’s acoustic guitar-heavy project nabs #3 with 51,275 total album equivalent units sold.

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Elsewhere on the chart, Kendrick Lamar’s critically acclaimed album, DAMN., hits Week 21 on the chart and also remains in the Top 5, winding up at #4.

Khalid’s American Teen continues its success after 24 weeks on the chart, landing in the final spot of the Top 5.

Kodak Black’s Project Baby 2, Logic’s Everybody and SZA’s CTRL all crack the Top 10, while 21 Savage’s ISSA Album jumps seven slots to land in #11.

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Lil Uzi & X Hold On To Top 5

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Although Lil Uzi Vert and XXXTENTACION had explosive debuts last week, both albums’ numbers have taken a significant dip. Lil Uzi’s Luv Is Rage 2 fell 46 percent with 73,290 total album equivalent units sold (3,668 in pure album sales and a streaming count of 100,343,449). Despite the plunge, the project still landed in the #2 spot, right behind LCD Soundsystem’s American Dream.

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X’s 17 was cosigned by K. Dot upon its release, but this week it was met with more explosive headlines around the specifics of the allegations of violence that have been hanging over him. Still, 17 wound up in the #3 slot even with a 41 percent decline over the previous week, moving 51,275 total album equivalent units (3,598 pure album sales and a streaming count of 69,150,181).

A$AP Mob Takes A Dive

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A$AP Mob’s Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy took one of the biggest hits of the week. With a 53 percent dive, the project ended up at #16 with 756 in pure album sales, 19,175 total album equivalent units sold and a streaming count of 27,185,725. The album debuted last week at #6. The new project serves as the sequel to the collective’s 2016 debut studio album, Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends, which peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200. 

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Logic’s Everybody Returns To Top 10

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Logic’s third studio album, Everybody, climbed three percent, likely thanks to the recent success of “1-800-273-8255,” the Maryland native’s first single to hit #1 on the Hot 100 chart. With 28,938 total album equivalent units sold, 3,821 pure album sales and a streaming count of 27,436,555, it was able to climb three slots from last week and land in the #8 slot.

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Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 9/7/2017

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 — #2— 73,290 (3,668) [100,343,449]
  2. XXXTENTACION — 17 — #3 — 51,275 (3,598) [69,150,181]
  3. Kendrick Lamar — DAMN. — #4 — 39,634 (3,257 ) [41,610,601]
  4. Khalid — American Teen — #5 — 32,663 (7,941) [39,372,408]
  5. Kodak Black — Project Baby 2 — #7 — 29,620 (1,149) [41,345,413]
  6. Logic — Everybody — #8 — 28,938 (3,821) [27,436,555]
  7. SZA — CTRL — #9 — 26,333 (3,474) [32,297,376]
  8. 21 Savage— ISSA — #11 — 23,079 (1,322) [29,735,748]
  9. Post Malone — Stoney — #12 — 22,332 (1,189) [27,800,794]
  10. Drake — More Life — #13 — 21,422 (590) [29,812,820]