Future and Juice WRLD’s joint mixtape Wrld On Drugs was only a few thousand units behind the No. 1 Billboard 200 album for the week ending October 25. But because of Lady Gaga and actor Bradley Cooper’s soundtrack for A Star Is Born, Future and Juice were forced to settle at No. 2.
Elsewhere on the chart, Lil Yachty’s Nuthin’ To Prove failed to hit the Top 10, Khalid’s Suncity debuted at No. 8 and Quavo’s Quavo Huncho took a 56 percent dive to land at No. 11.
Future & Juice’s WRLD
Boasting 98,052 total album equivalent units, 8,006 pure album sales and a streaming count of 123,391,207, Future and Juice WRLD’s Wrld On Drugs mixtape landed in the No. 2 spot. The project marks the second Top 5-charting projects of 2018 for both artists.
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Future hit No. 3 on July 21 with his streaming-only release Beastmode 2, while Juice WRLD peaked at No. 4 on August 11 with Goodbye & Good Riddance.Wrld On Drugs is the tenth Top 10 effort for Future and second for Juice WRLD.
Read the Wrld On Drugs review here.
New Beginnings
El Paso native Khalid returned last week with the Suncity EP, his first project since 2017’s American Teen. With 49,698 total album equivalent units, 8,662 pure album sales and a streaming count of 53,207,631, the project was able to hit the Top 10 at No. 8.
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American Teen marked the R&B singer’s debut album and is certified platinum. It debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 upon its release.
Read the Suncity review here.
Nuthin’ To Prove
Lil Yachty’s Nuthin’ To Prove wasn’t able to crack the Top 10 this week. The project pulled in 39,144 total album equivalent units, 1,620 pure album sales and a streaming count of 51,370,516 to wind up at No. 12.
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Lil Boat’s debut album, 2017’s Teenage Emotions, debuted at No. 5 despite mixed reviews from critics. His follow-up, Lil Boat 2, was released in March and faired much better. The project made its entrance at No. 2 with roughly 64,000 total album equivalent units sold in its first week.
Top 10 Billboard 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 10/25/2018
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.
- Future & Juice WRLD — WRLD ON DRUGS — No. 2 — 98,052 (8,006) [123,391,207]
- Lil Wayne — Tha Carter V — No. 5 — 64,655 (6,820) [75,238,106]
- Lil Baby & Gunna — Drip Harder — No. 6 —56,034 (739) [79,343,480]
- Drake — Scorpion — No. 7 — 51,115 (2,036) [66,041,231]
- Khalid — Suncity — No. 8 — 49,698 (8,662) [53,207,631]
- Travis Scott — Astroworld — No. 9 — 46,699 (2,742) [59,119,869]
- Post Malone — Beerbongs & Bentleys — No. 10 — 42,215 (2,646) [53,066,14]
- Quavo — Quavo Huncho — No. 11 — 40,400 (766) [52,994,052]
- Lil Yachty — Nuthin’ 2 Prove — No. 12 — 39,144 (1,620) [51,370,516]
- Ella Mai — Ella Mai — No. 13 — 38,627 (4,976) [43,226,812]
