Here’s our weekly overview of Hip-Hop and R&B album sales in the US, including an update on where the albums land at the Billboard 200 chart.
This week’s overview includes the first week numbers of Tory Lanez’ long-awaited sophomore album Memories Don’t Die, which debuts at #4.
| Chart # | Artist(s) | Album title | Sales | Sales + Streams |
| 1 | Kendrick Lamar & others | Black Panther The Album | 15,639 | 77,973 |
| 3 | Migos | Culture II | 5,060 | 53,028 |
| 4 | Tory Lanez | Memories Don’t Die | 12,411 | 51,289 *DEBUT* |
| 5 | Post Malone | Stoney | 2,758 | 35,313 |
| 8 | Kendrick Lamar | DAMN. | 6,306 | 26,768 |
| 10 | 6ix9ine | DAY69 | TBA | 25,760 |
| 11 | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | 7,028 | 23,112 |
| 12 | Khalid | American Teen | 2,391 | 21,828 |
| 13 | Justin Timberlake | Man Of The Woods | 10,456 | 21,733 |
| 15 | Lil Uzi Vert | Luv Is Rage 2 | TBA | 21,692 |
| 18 | SZA | CTRL | 3,059 | 18,215 |
| 19 | G-Eazy | The Beautiful & Damned | TBA | 16,824 |
| 20 | 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin | Without Warning | TBA | 16,100 |
| 21 | Nipsey Hussle | Victory Lap | 4,307 | 15,904 |
| 22 | Drake | More Life | TBA | 15,864 |
| 29 | Chris Brown | Heartbreak On A Full Moon | TBA | 15,115 |
| 34 | Drake | Views | TBA | 13,066 |
| 36 | Eminem | Revival | 4,309 | 12,497 |
| 40 | The Weeknd | Starboy | TBA | 11,636 |
| 45 | Kodak Black | Project Baby 2 | TBA | 10,950 |
| 46 | MoneyBagg Yo | 2 Heartless | TBA | 10,917 |
| 49 | Migos | Culture | TBA | 10,407 |