A number of Hip Hop albums took a tumble this week on the Billboard Hot 200. No longer present at the top of the list are Lil Durk’s Remember My Name and Lil Boosie’s Touch Down To Cause Hell. Durk’s debut album took a hard fall this week, landing at #80. The Chicago lyricist’s album debuted at #14 last week. Harlem, New York spitter A$AP Rocky continues to hold positioning in the top 10, while the Furious 7soundtrack and Drake’s If Youre Reading This Its Too Late remain in the top 20.
A$AP Rocky’s “At.Long.Last.A$AP” Lands At #8
Weeks after debuting on the Billboard 200, A$AP Rocky has remained in the top 10 with his At.Long.Last.A$AP album. Rocky dropped from #3 to #8 this week, but managed to move a little over 16,000 units this week.
Drake’s “If Youre Reading This Its Too Late” Remains In The Top 20
What started out as a surprise album, which was released months ago, has again made it into the top 20 on the Billboard 200. Drake’s If Youre Reading This Its Too Late was released without warning in February and features guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Travis $cott, and PartyNextDoor. The album landed at #16 this week.
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“Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack U” Falls To #41
Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack U, a collaborative project between Skrillex and Diplo, serves as the debut album from the two artists. Released in February, the project moved a little under 2,000 units this week and had a stream activity of 5,575,417.
Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 06/14/2015
Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard’s new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album’s streaming count is available in brackets.
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#8. A$AP Rocky – At.Long.Last.A$AP– 29,136 (16,275) [13,514,851]
#15. Various Artists – Furious 7 Soundtrack – 23,484 (4,054) [6,651,906]
#16. Drake – If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late – 22,385 (8,545) [13,618,915]
#18. Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour – 21,642 (10,877) [7,828,295]
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#23. Jason Derulo – Everything Is 4 – 18,741 (6,120) [4,990,428]
#24. Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint– 18,370 (3,554) [9,447,023]
#27. Tamia – Love Life – 17,258 (15,684) [679,419]
#29. Major Lazer – Peace Is The Mission – 15,925 (3,945) [6,730,536]
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#34. David Guetta – Listen – 14,268 (1,470) [5,045,253]
#41. Skrillex & Diplo – Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack U – 13,161 (1,771) [5,575,417]
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