2018 in hip hop music

List of years in hip hop music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2018

Events

January

February

  • On February 10, Ensayne Wayne, a multi-platinum producer from Memphis, was killed in a shooting in Atlanta.[3]

March

  • On March 2, Rick Ross was hospitalized due to possible pneumonia.[4]
  • On March 13, Craig Mack died from congestive heart failure.[5]
  • On March 16, Lloyd Banks announced that he was retiring from rap, but rescinded that statement the following day.[6]
  • On March 22, Jeezy announced that he will be retiring from rap after releasing his last album named TM 104: Trust the Process.[7]

April

May

  • On May 22, Offset was hospitalised following a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia. He was released from the hospital a couple days later.[10]
  • On May 27, Brockhampton announced that Ameer Vann would no longer be a part of the group following his sexual misconduct allegations.[11] He would be the first member to leave the group since the success of their Saturation trilogy.
  • On May 29, Trippie Redd and Lil Wop were arrested in Atlanta allegedly over a brawl with rapper FDM Grady [12]

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • On November 18, 6ix9ine was arrested by federal agents in relation to racketeering and firearm charges. 6ix9ine and five others will face trial in September 2019.

December

  • On December 23, Atlanta-based DJ and producer Christian "Speakerfoxxx" Nilan passed away at 35.[23]

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Scallops Hotel Sovereign Nose of Your Arrogant Face Ruby Yacht, The Order Label
5 Cupcakke Ephorize Cupcakke
9 Apex 3400 3400 Forever 3400 Forever
10 Lil Skies Life of a Dark Rose Lil Skies
12 Maxo Kream Punken TSO Music Group, Kream Clicc
16 Berner The Big Pescado Bern One Entertainment
Dave East Paranoia 2 Def Jam Recordings, Mass Appeal Records, From the Dirt
  • Debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200
Kollision Better Than Yesterday Feed the Family, Quality Control Music
19 GT Garza Brown By Honor 2 The Machine Music Group
JPEGMafia Veteran Deathbomb Arc
Planet Asia The Golden Buddha Brick Records
Paul Wall Bounce Backs Over Setbacks Oiler Mobb Ent[24]
Sir November Top Dawg Entertainment
26 Cellski Legendary Inner City 2k
Evidence Weather or Not Rhymesayers Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 187 on the Billboard 200
Mistah F.A.B. Thug Tears Faeva Afta
Migos Culture II Quality Control, Capitol Records, Motown
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Payroll Giovanni and Cardo Big Bossin, Vol. 2 Def Jam

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Gunna Drip Season 3 YSL Records
  • Debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200
Key Glock Glock Bond Paper Route Empire
  • Debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200
Rich Brian Amen 88rising, Empire Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
Skyzoo In Celebration of Us First Generation Rich, Empire
Skooly Don't You Ever Forget Me TRU
8 2 Chainz The Play Don't Care Who Makes It Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200
9 Audio Push Cloud 909 Good Vibe Tribe
Kendrick Lamar and various artists Black Panther: The Album Top Dawg, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
13 Cozz Effected Dreamville Records, Interscope
14 B.o.B The Upside Down Self-released
Futuristic Songs About Girls We're The Future Records
Kodak Black Heart Break Kodak Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard 200
Moneybagg Yo 2 Heartless N-Less Entertainment, Interscope, Collective Music Group, Bread Gang Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
Stunky Gemini Home Alone Recordings
Daz Dillinger Dazamataz Dazamataz Inc., Felder Entertainment
16 L.A.R.S. (Bizarre and King Gordy) Last American Rock Stars Majik Ninja Entertainment
Nipsey Hussle Victory Lap All Money In Records, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
O.C. A New Dawn D.I.T.C. Studios
Onyx Black Rock X-Ray Records
Rejjie Snow Dear Annie 300 Entertainment, BMG Rights Management
Showbiz A Room Therapy D.I.T.C. Records
Tyga Kyoto Last Kings Records, Empire
YFN Lucci Freda's Son Think It's A Game, Warner Bros. Records
  • Debuted at No. 167 on the Billboard 200
Young Dolph Niggas Get Shot Everyday Paper Route Empire
  • Debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard 200
Yukmouth JJ Based on a Vill Story Three Smoke-A-Lot Records, Empire
20 Snoop Dogg 220 Doggystyle Records, Empire
23 6ix9ine Day69 ScumGang Records, TenThousand Projects
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
ASAP Ant The Prelude Marino Infantry Music
Blac Youngsta 2.23 Epic Records
  • Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200
Black Milk Fever Computer Ugly Records, Mass Appeal
Currensy The Spring Collection Jet Life
EarthGang Royalty Spillage Village
Hoodrich Pablo Juan and Brodinski The Matrix BROYAL, Mony Powr Rspt, Empire
Jericho Jackson (Elzhi and Khrysis) Elzhi & Khrysis are Jericho Jackson Jamla Records
Mitchy Slick Post Traumatic Stress Diego Wrong Kind Records, Empire
Ronny J OMGRonny Independently Popular, Atlantic
SOB X RBE Gangin SOB x RBE, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard 200
Stalley Tell the Truth: Shame the Devil, Vol. 2 Blue Collar Gang
Towkio WWW. Towkio, Republic Records
Young Scooter Trippple Cross Young Scooter, Empire
27 Roc Marciano RR2: The Bitter Dose Marci Enterprises

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Apathy The Widow's Son Dirty Version Records
Chief Keef The Leek 4 Glo Gang, RBC Records
Larry June You're Doing Good Warner Bros.
Mozzy Spiritual Conversations Mozzy Records, Empire
Nessly Wild Flower Republic
Phonte No News Is Good News Foreign Exchange Music
Skooly Don't You Ever Forget Me 2 TRU
Tech N9ne Planet Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
Tory Lanez Memories Don't Die Mad Love Records, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Valee GOOD Job, You Found Me GOOD Music, Def Jam
5 Savage and No Fatigue 199X Fly Guy Entertainment
Pouya Five Five Buffet Boys
6 Killy Surrender Your Soul Secret Sound Club
9 August Greene August Greene Self-released
Lil Yachty Lil Boat 2 Quality Control, Capitol, Motown
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Logic Bobby Tarantino II Def Jam, Visionary Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Phoelix Tempo Self-released
Robb Banks Molly World SS Records, Empire
YFN Lucci Ray Ray From Summerhill Think It's A Game, Warner Bros.
  • Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
03 Greedo The Wolf of Grape Street Alamo Records
14 Tre Capital New Tier D.LX, PHZMSC
16 Bishop Nehru Elevators: Act I & II Nehruvia
Chuck Strangers Consumers Park Nature Sounds, Pro Era
Murs A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves
PRhyme PRhyme 2 PRhyme Records, INgrooves
  • Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200
Rich Homie Quan Rich As In Spirit Motown, RAIS, Universal Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200
Sean Price and Illa Ghee Metal Detectors Ruck Down Records, Duck Down Music
Snoop Dogg Bible of Love RCA Inspiration
  • Debuted at No. 148 on the Billboard 200
Saweetie High Maintenance Icy, Artistry Records, Warner Bros.
Trae tha Truth Hometown Hero ABN, Empire
XXXTentacion ? Bad Vibes Forever
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
17 Big Que Stupid White Boy Madness Records
21 Yung Bans Yung Bans, Vol. 4 Self-released
23 Andre Nickatina Pisces 75 Girls Records
Chief Keef The Leek, Vol. 5 Glo Gang, RBC
DJ Luke Nasty Cruise Control Othaz Records, Empire
Don Q Don Talk Self-released
Mir Fontane Macaroni Tony Self-released
Trouble Edgewood Ear Drummer Records, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 130 on the Billboard 200
Waka Flocka Flame, Zaytoven and Big Bank The Brick House Boyz Brick Squad Monopoly Music, Entertainment One
Westside Gunn and Mr. Green Flygod Is Good... All The Time Nature Sounds
28 Currensy Parking Lot Music Jet Life
SG Tip Block Boy Self-released
Styles P Nickel Bag D-Block
29 London Jae Gunz & Roses No Genre
30 Czarface and MF Doom Czarface Meets Metal Face Get On Down, Silver Age
  • Debuted at No. 134 on the Billboard 200
Don Trip Christopher Self-released
Kooley High Never Come Down M.E.C.C.A. Records
GlokkNine Kold Face Kold Kase Self-released
Meyhem Lauren Glass SRFSCHL
Quelle Chris and Jean Grae Everything's Fine Mello
Rich the Kid The World Is Yours Rich Forever, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Saint Jhn Collection One Godd Complexx, HITCO
The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy, XO, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
U-God Venom Babygrande Records
G-Mo Skee 8 Bit Filth EP Majik Ninja Entertainment
Various artists Before Anythang: The Album Cash Money Records
Yung Fume and Zaytoven Level Up Payday Records

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Oliver Francis Infinity Boy Self-released
5 Saba Care for Me Saba Pivot
Yung Bleu Bleu Vandross Self-released
Jay Ophishal E=emcee 2 CROWN Music
6 Cardi B Invasion of Privacy KSR, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Dr. Octagon Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation Bulk Recordings
E-40 and B-Legit Connected and Respected Heavy On The Grind Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 103 on the Billboard 200
Famous Dex Dex Meets Dexter Rich Forever, 300
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
Flatbush Zombies Vacation in Hell The Glorious Dead
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Lil Xan Total Xanarchy Columbia Records
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
Oshun Bittersweet, Vol. 1 Self-released
SD Pay Attention Truly Blessed, iHipHop Distribution
Show Banga Da Glo Up HomeTeam, Empire
Webbie and Joeazzy T4L (Trill 4 Life) Webbie Music
8 Smoke DZA Ringside 6 Self-released
9 DJ Esco Kolorblind Epic
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
10 Lil Duke Reality Checc YSL, Hoodrich
12 Knxwledge Gladwemet Stones Throw Records
13 Blu and Nottz Gods in the Spirit, Titans in the Flesh Coalmine Records
Carnage Battered Bruised & Bloody Heavyweight Records, BMG Rights
Eastside Jody Get Rich or Die Trappin 367 Entertainment
Hard to Kill Hard to Kill Self-released
Jim Jones Wasted Talent Vamplife, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 131 on the Billboard 200
Peewee Longway Spaghetti Factory MPA Bandcamp Music Group, Empire
Princess Nokia A Girl Cried Red Rough Trade
Skizzy Mars Are You OK? Atlantic, Kingmaker, Please Rewind
Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz Bless Yo Trap Alamo, Interscope, Cactus Jack Records
  • Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200
Young Thug Hear No Evil 300
Sinimatics S3 DSO
18 Black Carnival This Will Go Unnoticed Self-released
19 ASAP TyY Troubles of the World Self-released
20 Del the Funky Homosapien and Amp Live Gate 13 Gate13
Denmark Vessey Sun Go Nova Mello
J. Cole KOD Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Nas Illmatic: Live from the Kennedy Center Mass Appeal
Paris One Night in Paris 300
Riff Raff Alcoholic Alligator X-Ray
Slum Village The Lost Scrolls, Vol. 2 (Slum Village Edition) Ne'Astra Music
Smoke DZA Not for Sale Babygrande
Stevie Stone and JL Kontra-Band Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves
24hrs and Slicklaflare 3200 Lenox RD Private Club Records
22 Tadoe The Golden One DigiGlo
25 Jordan Garrett Do Not Disturb Forever New Nations Productions
27 Philthy Rich The Remixes 2 SMC Recordings, Empire
Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys Republic
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Tobi Lou Tobi Lou and the Loop Artclub, Empire
Wiley Godfather II CTA
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Until Death Call My Name Never Broke Again, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 BlocBoy JB Simi Bloc Nation
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
Chris Orrick Portraits Mello
Desiigner L.O.D. GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 161 on the Billboard 200
Joey Cool Joey Cool Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves
Key! and Kenny Beats 777 Hello!, D.O.T.S
Killa Kyleon Candy Paint N Texas Plates Team Run It, RBC
Preme Light of Day RCA
Rae Sremmurd SR3MM Ear Drummers, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
Rob Stone Young Rob Stone Grove Town Records
Royce da 5'9" Book of Ryan Bad Half Records, Entertainment One
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
Scarlxrd DXXM A Lxrd Records, Island Records, Scarlxrd Limited, Universal Music Group
Styles P G-Host The Phantom Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 166 on the Billboard 200
Yung Gravy Snow Cougar Republic
6 Dogs and Danny Wolf 6 Wolves Mad Love, Interscope, Trust Me Danny Records
8 Bali Baby Baylor Swift Twin
Wale Self Promotion Maybach Music Group, Every Blue Moon
11 Ace Hood Trust the Process II: Undefeated Hood Nation, Empire
Ballout Glo Glacier DigiGlo
Chief Keef The GloFiles, Pt. 1 Glo Gang, RBC
The GloFiles, Pt. 2
City Girls Period Quality Control
Drako Fully Loaded Self-released
Junglepussy JP3 Self-released
Odd Ralph The Blue Cassette Violated Pants
Playboi Carti Die Lit AWGE, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Ski Mask the Slump God Beware the Book of Eli Republic, Victor Victor
  • Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
Tee Grizzley Activated Tee Grizzley (Grizzley Gang), 300
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
The Doppelgangaz Aaaaggghh Groggy Pack Entertainment
16 ASAP Ant Lil Black Jean Jacket Self-released
Kevin Gates Chained to the City Bread Winners' Association
Kool Keith Total Orgasm 5 Junkadelic Music
17 Boondox Dirty Days of Night Majik Ninja Entertainment
18 Dice Soho You Could Have Asylum Worldwide
Kyle Light of Mine Independently Popular, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
Lil Baby Harder Than Ever Quality Control, Motown, Capitol, Wolfpack Music Group, 4 Pockets Full
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Nick Grant Dreamin' Out Loud Epic, Culture Republic
MC Paul Barman Echo Chamber Mello
Nav Reckless XO, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Stalley Tell the Truth: Shame the Devil, Vol. 3 Blue Collar Gang
20 Montana of 300 Pray for the Devil Fly Guy
22 Blueprint Two-Headed Monster Weightless Recordings
23 Juice WRLD Goodbye & Good Riddance Grade A Productions, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 15, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
24 Shad da God City of God Bankroll Mafia, Hoodrich
G-Eazy The Vault RCA
25 ASAP Rocky Testing ASAP Worldwide, RCA, Polo Grounds Music
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Big Scoob Duality Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves
Casino Disrespectful Freebandz Productions, Casino Music
Kid Trunks Super Saiyan The Kid Before Trunks, Empire
Ouija Macc Gutterwater Psychopathic Records
Pusha T Daytona GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Zaytoven Trap Holizay Familiar Territory, Motown, Capitol
  • Debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200
30 Currensy The Marina Jet Life
Cdot Honcho Head Honcho Self-released
31 Waka Flocka Flame Big Homie Flock Brick Squad Monopoly, eOne Music
Ski Mask the Slump God Get Dough Presents Ski Mask the Slump God Get Dough Records

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Black Thought Streams of Thought, Vol. 1 Human Re Sources
Dizzy Wright Don't Tell Me It Can't Be Done Dizzy Wright, Empire[25]
Joe Moses SuWop Atlantic, All Out Bosses, Thump Records[26]
King ISO Dementia King Iso Music
Kanye West Ye GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Redneck Souljers The River Self-released
Thouxanbanfauni The Lost Files Self-released[27]
4 T. Walker Strictly4MyNegus Act II: United States of Affliction Soul Society
6 Chief Keef Ottopsy Digiglo, RBC[28]
Fetty Wap Bruce Wayne 300, RGF Productions[29]
Apex 3400 3400 Soldier 3400 Forever
8 Fat Nick Generation Numb Buffet Boys
Future and Various Artists Superfly Epic
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Ill Chris Rise of Sensei Republic, CLM
Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts GOOD Music, Def Jam, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Wifisfuneral Ethernet Alamo
15 Nas Nasir Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Celsius The Sentencing Lights Out Ent.
Jay Rock Redemption Top Dawg, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
Axe Murder Boyz Muerte Canonize Productions, Majik Ninja, INgrooves
Jacquees 4275 Cash Money
  • Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200
16 The Carters Everything Is Love Parkwood, Roc Nation, Sony
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
18 T.Y. Summer Vibes DSO
20 A Boogie wit da Hoodie International Artist Highbridge, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200
22 Freeway Think Free New Rothchilds
Freddie Gibbs Freddie ESGN, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 142 on the Billboard 200
Jedi Mind Tricks The Bridge and the Abyss Enemy Soil
Red Cafe Less Talk, More Hustle Shakedown Entertainment
Gunplay Active Black Bilderburg Group, Empire
TK Kravitz 2.0 300, Reckless Republic
Westside Gunn Supreme Blientele Griselda Records
23 Teyana Taylor K.T.S.E. GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
24 KRS-One KRS-One: An Introduction to Hip-Hop Self-released
26 03 Greedo God Level Golden Grenade Empire
Yung Bans Yung Bans Vol. 5 Self-released
29 Drake Scorpion Young Money, Cash Money, Republic, OVO
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Danny! The Book of Daniel StarTower Music
Tre Capital Hero D.LX

July

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
6 Nasty C Strings and Bling Universal Music Group
Future and Zaytoven Beast Mode 2 Epic, Freebandz
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Meek Mill Legends of the Summer Maybach, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
8 Lil Xan Heartbreak Soldiers Columbia
Jaden Smith Syre: The Electric Album MSFTS Music, Roc Nation
13 G-Mo Skee Chaly & the Filth Factory Majik Ninja
Kool Keith Controller of Trap Ocean Ave Records
Marlowe (L'Orange & Solemn Brigham) Marlowe Mello
Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers 2 Atlantic, Rostrum Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
20 88rising Head in the Clouds 88rising
  • Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200
Bootleg The Transplant Dayton Family Records
Jay Park Ask About Me Roc Nation
Buddy Harlan & Alondra RCA
Sixko Raxks Raxks Jefe Vol. 1 self-released
27 Dave East Karma 2 Mass Appeal
Denzel Curry Ta13oo Loma Vista, Universal
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
G Herbo and Southside Swervo Machine, Epic, Cinematic, 150 Dream Team, 808 Mafia
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
Jazz Cartier Fleurever Universal Music Canada[30]
N.O.R.E. 5E Militainment Business, Mass
28 Big Que Darkness Is Where I Came From Madness Records
Treyvon Rashad DREAMING DSO

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 Mac Miller Swimming Warner Bros., REMember
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Travis Scott Astroworld Epic Records, Grand Hustle, Cactus Jack
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
YG Stay Dangerous 4Hunnid Records, CTE World, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
YNW Melly I Am You 300 Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 192 on the Billboard 200
10 Nicki Minaj Queen Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Trippie Redd Life's a Trip TenThousand Projects, Caroline
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
14 Samurai Yola Y.W.N.B.S steady:hyperactive
15 Aminé OnePointFive Republic
  • Debuted at No. 53 on the Billboard 200
Bones LivingSucks TeamSESH[31]
17 T-Pain Everything Must Go Vol. 1 Nappy Boy Entertainment[32]
YSL Records Slime Language YSL, 300
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
22 Doe Boy and TM88 88 Birdz Freebandz, RBMG Records[33]
24 Bas Milky Way Dreamville, Interscope[34]
  • Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200
Binary Star Lighty Subterraneous Records[35]
Ears Apart
E-40 The Gift of Gab Sick Wid It Records[36]
Lex "The Hex" Master Shadow King Majik Ninja Entertainment
Sadistik Salo Sessions II Self-released
YoungBoy Never Broke Again 4Respect Never Broke Again[37]
  • Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
Comethazine Bawskee Alamo[38]
  • Debuted at No. 136 on the Billboard 200
30 YoungBoy Never Broke Again 4Freedom Never Broke Again[39]
  • Debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200
SahBabii Squidtastic Warner Bros.[40]
31 Blac Youngsta Fuck Everybody 2 Epic, CMG[41]
  • Debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard 200
Bun B Return of the Trill Rap-A-Lot[42]
  • Debuted at No. 150 on the Billboard 200
Currensy Fire In The Clouds Jet Life[43]
Eminem Kamikaze Shady Records, Aftermath, Interscope[44]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Jay Kid Behind The Mask DSO
Skooly Don't You Ever Forget Me 3 TRU[45]

September

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
6 YoungBoy Never Broke Again 4Loyalty Never Broke Again[46]
  • Debuted at No. 97 on the Billboard 200
7 Everlast Whitey Ford's House of Pain Martyr Inc.
Russ Zoo Columbia[47]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Suicideboys I Want to Die in New Orleans G*59 Records[48]
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Trill Sammy No Sleep Vol. 1 Mad Love, Interscope[49]
YBN Almighty Jay, YBN Cordae and YBN Nahmir YBN: The Mixtape Young Boss Niggas[50]
  • Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Decided Never Broke Again[51]
  • Debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200
14 Bubba Sparxxx Rapper From the Country New South Entertainment
Noname Room 25 Self-released[52]
6lack East Atlanta Love Letter LVRN, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again 4 What Important Never Broke Again
Marlo The Real 1 Quality Control
Kap G No Kap Atlantic
Skippa da Flippa Up to Something Havin' Entertainment, RBC, BMG Rights
Killy Killstreak Secret Sound Club
Innanet James Keep It Clean HighRes Global, Rostrum
21 Brockhampton Iridescence Question Everything, RCA
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Lupe Fiasco Drogas Wave 1st and 15th Productions, Inc.
  • Debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard 200
Machine Gun Kelly Binge Bad Boy, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
Young Dolph Role Model Paper Route Empire
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
27 Chief Keef Cozart 1017 Records, Interscope
28 Cypress Hill Elephants on Acid BMG Rights[53]
  • Debuted at No. 120 on the Billboard 200
Lil Wayne Tha Carter V Young Money, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Logic Young Sinatra IV Visionary, Def Jam[54]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Blake A Drip Like This Atlantic
Good Gas and FKi 1st Good Gas, Vol. 2 Mad Decent
Zoey Dollaz Who Don't Like Dollaz 2 Epic
SOB X RBE Gangin 2 SOB x RBE, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 191 on the Billboard 200
Dom Kennedy Volume Two The Other Peoples Money Company
Kevin Gates Luca Brasi 3 Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Lil Gnar Gnar Lif3 Ten Thousand Projects, LLC/Capitol Records

October

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 Cdot Honcho H4 Honcho
4 Rich Homie Quan The Gif Self-released
Soulja Boy Young Drako SODMG, Palm Tree Entertainment
5 Atmosphere Mi Vida Local Rhymesayers Entertainment
T.I. Dime Trap Grand Hustle, Epic
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
Warm Brew New Content Red Bull Records
Mozzy Gangland Landlord Mozzy Records, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200
Sheck Wes Mudboy Cactus Jack, GOOD, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
Lil Baby and Gunna Drip Harder Quality Control, YSL, Motown, Capitol, Wolfpack, 4 Pockets Full
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
6 Fat Trel On the Run Maybach, Slutty Boyz
Lil Tracy Designer Talk Self-released
Kodie Shane Stay Tuned
10 T-Pain Everything Must Go, Vol. 2 Nappy Boy Entertainment
Curtiss King The Vault: West Coast Curtiss King Beats
Ghostemane N/O/I/S/E Blackmage
11 Soulja Boy King SODMG, Palm Tree
12 Belly Immigrant Roc Nation, XO
  • Debuted at No. 169 on the Billboard 200
Knowmads Complex Animals Self-released
Quavo Quavo Huncho Quality Control, Motown, Capitol
  • Debuted at No. 66, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Usher and Zaytoven A Brand Usher, RCA
  • Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
Shy Glizzy Fully Loaded Glizzy Gang
  • Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200
BlocBoy JB and Empire Dott Empire Bloc Self-released
City Morgue City Morgue Vol 1: Hell or High Water Republic
18 Lil B Options Basedworld Records
YoungBoy Never Broke Again and VL Deck Kane & O-Dog VL Deck, Empire
19 Future and Juice Wrld WRLD on Drugs Epic, Freebandz, Grade A, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Khalid Suncity RCA, Right Hand
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Lil Mosey Northsbest Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
Lil Reese Normal Backwrds X-Ray Records
Lil Yachty Nuthin' 2 Prove Quality Control, Capitol, Motown
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200

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Odd Ralph The Pink Album. Self-released
23 RM mono. Big Hit Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
26 MihTy MihTy Def Jam, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard 200
Joell Ortiz and Apollo Brown Mona Lisa Mello
Joji Ballads 1 88rising
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
MadeinTYO Sincerely, Tokyo Private Club
  • Debuted at No. 98 on the Billboard 200
Mick Jenkins Pieces of a Man Cinematic
Money Makin Miitch The Epidemic Lights Out Ent.
Shad A Short Story About War Secret City Records
Tory Lanez Love Me Now? Mad Love, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
30 BlocBoy JB Don't Think That Bloc Nation
31 Currensy and Freddie Gibbs Fetti Jet Life, ESGN, Empire
Cayenne The Lion King Unorthonox Stakelem Records
Kiiba MaVERiCKNigHtZ Antisocial Club, DSO
Lef Who's Lef The Lost
OG SPLiFF HELLRAISER steady:hyperactive

November

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Action Bronson White Bronco Action Bronson Corp, Empire[55]
2 Jay Critch Hood Favorite Rich Forever, Interscope[56]
  • Debuted at No. 86 on the Billboard 200
K Camp Rare Sound Rare Sound, Interscope[57]
Kris Wu Antares Ace Unit, Interscope, Universal Music China, Go East Music[58]
  • Debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200
Metro Boomin Not All Heroes Wear Capes Boominati, Republic[59]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Moneybagg Yo Reset N-Less, Interscope, Collective, Bread Gang[60]
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
Styles P Dime Bag Phantom, D-Block[61]
Swizz Beatz Poison Swizz Beatz Productions, Epic[62]
  • Debuted at No. 73 on the Billboard 200
Takeoff The Last Rocket Quality Control, Motown, Capitol[63]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Tha Chill 4Wit80 Bump Johnson Inc.[64]
Vince Staples FM! Def Jam[65]
  • Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
7 Wifisfuneral Leave Me the Fuck Alone Alamo, Interscope[66]
8 Smino Noir Zero Fatigue, Downtown Records, Interscope[67]
  • Debuted at No. 191 on the Billboard 200
9 Cupcakke Eden Self-released[68]
Lil Durk Signed to the Streets 3 Only the Family, Alamo, Interscope[69]
  • Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
Lil Peep Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 Columbia[70]
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Masta Ace and Marco Polo A Breukelen Story Fat Beats
Tee Grizzley Still My Moment Tee Grizzley, 300[71]
  • Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
Too Short The Pimp Tape Dangerous Music, Empire[72]
Trippie Redd A Love Letter to You 3 TenThousand Projects, Caroline[73]
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Jay IDK IDK & FRIENDS :) Self-released, HXLY
14 Warhol.SS Chest Pains Warhol.ss, Empire[74]
15 Leikeli47 Acrylic Hardcover, RCA[75]
16 2 Chainz Hot Wings Are a Girl's Best Friend Gamebread, Def Jam[76]
24hrs Houses on the Hill Private Club, Commission Music, BMG Rights[77]
88Glam 88Glam 2 XO, Republic[78]
Anderson .Paak Oxnard Aftermath, 12 Tone Music[79]
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Big K.R.I.T. Thrice X Multi Alumni, BMG[80]
Birdman and Jacquees Lost at Sea 2 Cash Money[81]
  • Debuted at No. 185 on the Billboard 200
City Girls Girl Code Quality Control Music, Motown Records, Capitol Records[82]
  • Debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard 200
Fatboy SSE Boobie from the Block FatboyGang, EMPIRE
Jerrod FADE SOYOT
Lil Gotit Hood Baby Alamo[83]
Mike Will Made It Creed II: The Album Ear Drummers, Interscope[84]
  • Debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200
Yella Beezy Ain't No Going Back Pressplay Entertainment Group[85]
  • Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200
Z-Ro Sadism 1 Deep Entertainment, Empire[86]
17 Jaden Smith The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story MSFTS Music, Roc Nation[87]
  • Debuted at No. 117 on the Billboard 200
22 Afrogoat Afromance Steady:Hyperactive Records
Boosie Badazz Boosie Blues Cafe Badazz Music Syndicate[88]
J.R. Writer, Hell Rell and 40 Cal. The Upstage JR Writer, Vydia[89]
Kollision Not for Nothing Quality Control, Feed the Family[90]
The Diplomats Diplomatic Ties Set Life, Empire[91]
23 Aztek the Barfly Line King Middle Finger Music
Benny the Butcher Tana Talk 3 Griselda Records, Empire[92]
Key Glock Glockoma Paper Route Empire[93]
Paul Wall Frozen Face, Vol. 1 Oiler Mobb Ent[94]
Statik Selektah and Termanology Still 1982 ST. Records, Showoff Records[95]
Willie the Kid Studio 28 The Fly[96]
26 Black Thought and Salaam Remi Streams of Thought, Vol. 2 Passyunk Productions, Human Re Sources[97]
J.I.D DiCaprio 2 Dreamville, Interscope[98]
  • Debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200
27 6ix9ine Dummy Boy ScumGang, TenThousand Projects
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
29 Larry June Very Peaceful The Freeminded
30 Earl Sweatshirt Some Rap Songs Tan Cressida, Columbia
  • Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
Ghostface Killah Ghost Files - Bronze Tape X-Ray Records
Ghost Files - Propane Tape
Lil Baby Street Gossip Quality Control, Motown, Capitol, Wolfpack, 4 Pockets Full[99]
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Meek Mill Championships Dream Chasers, Maybach, Atlantic[100]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Peewee Longway State of the Art MPA Bandcamp, Empire
Problem S2 Diamond Lane Music Group, Rostrum
Ski Mask the Slump God Stokeley Victor Victor, Republic[101]
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
Skinnyfromthe9 It's an Evil World Hitco
The Alchemist Bread ALC, Empire
Necro The Notorious Goriest Psychological Records

December

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 Rob Sonic Defriender SKYPIMPS MUSIC
7 Domo Genesis Facade Records EP Genesis Music, Empire
Gucci Mane Evil Genius GUWOP, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Philthy Rich Fake Love SCMMLLC, EMPIRE
Ice Cube Everythang's Corrupt Lench Mob Records, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 62 on the Billboard 200
Token Between Somewhere eOne
XXXTentacion Skins Bad Vibes Forever, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
10 Jehuniko Paradise Island Self-released[102]
14 Kodak Black Dying to Live Dollaz N Dealz, Sniper Gang, Atlantic[103]
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Method Man Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium Hanz On Music Entertainment[104]
Vic Mensa Hooligans Roc Nation
Various Artists Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(Original Soundtrack)
Republic
  • Debuted at No. 5, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
19 Chris Webby Next Wednesday EightyHD
20 YoungBoy Never Broke Again Realer Never Broke Again
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
21 21 Savage I Am > I Was Epic, Slaughter Gang
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Hoodie SZN Highbridge The Label
  • Debuted at No. 2, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Young Scooter The Recipe Black Migo Gang, Freebandz, 1017 Brick Squad
26 Cormega Mega EP Aura, Red Line Music Distribution[105]
28 Bang Belushi The Adventures of Bang Belushi Middle Finger Music

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 2018 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100[106]
Song Artist Project Peak position
"God's Plan" Drake Scorpion 1
"Nice for What"
"In My Feelings"
"This Is America" Childish Gambino N/A
"Psycho" Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Sad!" XXXTentacion ?
"I Like It" Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin Invasion of Privacy
"Sicko Mode" Travis Scott featuring Drake, Swae Lee and Big Hawk Astroworld
"Mona Lisa" Lil Wayne featuring Kendrick Lamar Tha Carter V 2
"Zeze" Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott and Offset Dying to Live
"Nonstop" Drake Scorpion
"Lucid Dreams" Juice WRLD Goodbye and Good Riddance
"Fefe" 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz Dummy Boy 3
"Killshot" Eminem N/A
"Better Now" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"No Limit" G-Eazy featuring ASAP Rocky and Cardi B The Beautiful & Damned 4
"Drip Too Hard" Lil Baby and Gunna Drip Harder
"Sunflower" Post Malone and Swae Lee Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
"Look Alive" BlocBoy JB featuring Drake Simi 5
"No Brainer" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo and Chance the Rapper Father of Asahd
"Don't Cry" Lil Wayne featuring XXXTentacion Tha Carter V
"Mia" Bad Bunny featuring Drake X 100pre
"Lucky You" Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas Kamikaze 6
"ATM" J. Cole KOD
"Yes Indeed" Lil Baby and Drake Harder Than Ever
"I Love It" Kanye West and Lil Pump Harverd Dropout
"Mo Bamba" Sheck Wes Mudboy
"Going Bad" Meek Mill featuring Drake Championships
"Diplomatic Immunity" Drake Scary Hours 7
"Pray for Me" The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar Black Panther: The Album
"All the Stars" Kendrick Lamar and SZA
"Uproar" Lil Wayne Tha Carter V
"I'm Upset" Drake Scorpion
"Stir Fry" Migos Culture II 8
"Yikes" Kanye West Ye
"Freaky Friday" Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown TBA
"Kevin's Heart" J. Cole KOD
"Stargazing" Travis Scott Astroworld
"The Ringer" Eminem Kamikaze
"Taste" Tyga featuring Offset Legendary
"Emotionless" Drake Scorpion
"Don't Matter to Me" Drake featuring Michael Jackson 9
"Let It Fly" Lil Wayne featuring Travis Scott Tha Carter V 10
"Chun-Li" Nicki Minaj Queen
"Walk It Talk It" Migos featuring Drake Culture II
"KOD" J. Cole KOD
"River" Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran Revival 11
"Love" Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari Damn
"All Mine" Kanye West Ye
"Be Careful" Cardi B Invasion of Privacy
"Paranoid" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Wake Up in the Sky" Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars and Kodak Black Evil Genius
"Let You Down" NF Perception 12
"Fall" Eminem Kamikaze
"Apeshit" The Carters Everything Is Love 13
"Ric Flair Drip" Offset and Metro Boomin Without Warning
"Plug Walk" Rich the Kid The World Is Yours
"Moonlight" XXXTentacion ?
"Mob Ties" Drake Scorpion
"Money" Cardi B TBA
"Rap Devil" Machine Gun Kelly Binge
"Falling Down" Lil Peep and XXXTentacion Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2
"Bartier Cardi" Cardi B featuring 21 Savage Invasion of Privacy 14
"Dedicate" Lil Wayne Tha Carter V
"Him & I" G-Eazy and Halsey The Beautiful & Damned
"Photograph" J. Cole KOD
"Rich and Sad" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Elevate" Drake Scorpion
"Motiv8" J. Cole KOD 15
"Spoil My Night" Post Malone featuring Swae Lee Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Never Recover" Lil Baby and Gunna featuring Drake Drip Harder
"I Fall Apart" Post Malone Stoney 16
"Ghost Town" Kanye West featuring PartyNextDoor Ye
"Bad!" XXXTentacion Skins
"Ball for Me" Post Malone featuring Nicki Minaj Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Watch" Travis Scott featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West N/A
"Big Bank" YG, Big Sean, 2 Chainz and Nicki Minaj Stay Dangerous
"Kamikaze" Eminem Kamikaze
"Stay" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 17
"Survival" Drake Scorpion
"Can't Be Broken" Lil Wayne Tha Carter V
"Changes" XXXTentacion ? 18
"Can't Take a Joke" Drake Scorpion
"Barbie Dreams" Nicki Minaj Queen
"Jocelyn Flores" XXXTentacion 17 19
"1985" J. Cole KOD 20
"Talk Up" Drake featuring Jay-Z Scorpion
"Same Bitches" Post Malone featuring G-Eazy and YG Beerbongs & Bentleys
"What's Free" Meek Mill featuring Rick Ross and Jay-Z Championships
"King's Dead" Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake Black Panther: The Album 21
"Drip" Cardi B featuring Migos Invasion of Privacy
"8 Out of 10" Drake Scorpion
"44 More" Logic Bobby Tarantino II 22
"Top Off" DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé Father of Asahd
"I Do" Cardi B featuring SZA Invasion of Privacy 23
"Zack and Codeine" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Greatest" Eminem Kamikaze
"New Patek" Lil Uzi Vert Eternal Atake 24
"The Way Life Goes" Lil Uzi Vert featuring Oh Wonder and Nicki Minaj Luv Is Rage 2
"Wouldn't Leave" Kanye West featuring PartyNextDoor Ye
"Over Now" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"What About Me" Lil Wayne featuring Sosamann Tha Carter V
"Esskeetit" Lil Pump Harverd Dropout
"Carousel" Travis Scott featuring Frank Ocean Astroworld
"Not Alike" Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9" Kamikaze
"Barbie Tingz" Nicki Minaj Queen 25
"Yosemite" Travis Scott featuring Gunna and Nav Astroworld
"Stoopid" 6ix9ine featuring Bobby Shmurda Dummy Boy
"Plain Jane" ASAP Ferg Still Striving 26
"R.I.P. Screw" Travis Scott featuring Swae Lee Astroworld
"Dark Side of the Moon" Lil Wayne featuring Nicki Minaj Tha Carter V
"Fine China" Future and Juice WRLD Wrld on Drugs
"Violent Crimes" Kanye West Ye 27
"Sandra's Rose" Drake Scorpion
"Stop Trying to Be God" Travis Scott featuring Kid Cudi, James Blake, Philip Bailey and Stevie Wonder Astroworld
"Leave Me Alone" Flipp Dinero TBA
"Powerglide" Rae Sremmurd featuring Juicy J SR3MM 28
"Ring" Cardi B featuring Kehlani Invasion of Privacy
"The Cut Off" J. Cole featuring Kill Edward KOD
"I Thought About Killing You" Kanye West Ye
"Summer Games" Drake Scorpion
"Fuck Love" XXXTentacion featuring Trippie Redd 17
"Japan" Famous Dex Dex Meets Dexter
"Close Friends" Lil Baby Drip Harder
"Arms Around You" XXXTentacion and Lil Pump featuring Maluma and Swae Lee N/A
"Takin' Shots" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 29
"Everyday" Logic and Marshmello Bobby Tarantino II
"Brackets" J. Cole KOD 30
"Blue Tint" Drake Scorpion
"Wake Up" Travis Scott featuring The Weeknd Astroworld
"Bebe" 6ix9ine featuring Anuel AA Dummy Boy
"On Me" Meek Mill featuring Cardi B Championships
"Roll in Peace" Kodak Black featuring XXXTentacion Project Baby 2 31
"Outside Today" YoungBoy Never Broke Again Until Death Call My Name
"No Bystanders" Travis Scott featuring Juice WRLD and Sheck Wes Astroworld
"Dangerous" Meek Mill featuring Jeremih and PnB Rock Championships
"Jaded" Drake Scorpion 32
"Self Care" Mac Miller Swimming 33
"Candy Paint" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 34
"Narcos" Migos Culture II 36
"Lemon" N.E.R.D and Rihanna No One Ever Really Dies
"No Mistakes" Kanye West Ye
"Is There More" Drake Scorpion
"5% Tint" Travis Scott Astroworld
"Famous" Lil Wayne featuring Reginae Carter Tha Carter V
"That's How You Feel" Drake Scorpion 37
"Whoa (Mind in Awe)" XXXTentacion Skins
"Get Up 10" Cardi B Invasion of Privacy 38
"Peak" Drake Scorpion
"Can't Say" Travis Scott featuring Don Toliver Astroworld
"Don't Come Out the House" Metro Boomin featuring 21 Savage Not All Heroes Wear Capes
"Best Life" Cardi B featuring Chance the Rapper Invasion of Privacy 39
"Reborn" Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts
"Normal" Eminem Kamikaze
"Dope Niggaz" Lil Wayne featuring Snoop Dogg Tha Carter V
"Uptown Vibes" Meek Mill featuring Fabolous and Anuel AA Championships
"92 Explorer" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 40

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of December 2018 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Scorpion Drake 732,000 1 [107]
2 Astroworld Travis Scott 537,000 1 [108]
3 Tha Carter V Lil Wayne 480,000 1 [109]
4 Beerbongs & Bentleys Post Malone 461,000 1 [110]
5 Kamikaze Eminem 434,000 1 [111]
6 KOD J. Cole 397,000 1 [112]
7 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B 255,000 1 [113]
8 Championships Meek Mill 229,000 1 [114]
9 Ye Kanye West 208,000 1 [115]
10 Culture II Migos 199,000 1 [116]

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Noname Room 25 93 17 reviews [117]
2 Saba Care for Me 93 5 reviews [118]
3 Young Fathers Cocoa Sugar 87 21 reviews [119]
4 03 Greedo God Level 87 4 reviews [120]
5 Pusha T Daytona 86 22 reviews [121]
6 Earl Sweatshirt Some Rap Songs 86 19 reviews [122]
7 Denzel Curry Ta13oo 86 6 reviews [123]
8 Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist Fetti 86 4 reviews [124]
9 Travis Scott Astroworld 85 19 reviews [125]
10 Brockhampton Iridescence 85 11 reviews [126]

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