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 sales of NF’s new album HOPE – which debuts at #2 – and Rae Sremmurd’s Sremm 4 Life.
| Chart # | Artist(s) | Album title | Sales | Sales + Streams |
| 2 | NF | HOPE | 80,311 | 122,067 *DEBUT* |
| 4 | SZA | SOS | 200 | 59,193 |
| 9 | Metro Boomin | HEROES & VILLAINS | 2,031 | 35,485 |
| 13 | Tyler, The Creator | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale | 2,958 | 32,305 |
| 14 | Drake & 21 Savage | Her Loss | 848 | 32,032 |
| 16 | The Weeknd | The Highlights | 980 | 28,134 |
| 20 | The Weeknd | Starboy | 1,113 | 24,691 |
| 21 | Lil Baby | My Turn | 48 | 23,273 |
| 22 | Lil Baby | It’s Only Me | 88 | 23,199 |
| 28 | Drake | Certified Lover Boy | 25 | 19,179 |
| 31 | Rae Sremmurd | Sremm 4 Life | 6,032 | 18,179 *DEBUT* |
| 34 | Future | I NEVER LIKED YOU | 147 | 17,497 |
| 39 | Eminem | Curtain Call | 321 | 16,816 |
| 40 | Lil Wayne | I Am Music | 156 | 16,647 |
| 41 | Post Malone | Hollywood’s Bleeding | 475 | 15,987 |
| 43 | SZA | Ctrl | 1,205 | 14,926 |
| 44 | Kendrick Lamar | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | 1,412 | 14,677 |
| 46 | Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE | 862 | 14,486 |
| 48 | Kendrick Lamar | DAMN. | 749 | 14,363 |