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 J. Cole’s new album KOD, which debuts at #1 with impressive figures.
| Chart # | Artist(s) | Album title | Sales | Sales + Streams |
| 1 | J. Cole | KOD | 166,027 | 394,824 *DEBUT* |
| 2 | Cardi B | Invasion Of Privacy | 13,385 | 91,879 |
| 6 | XXXTentacion | ? | 1,051 | 33,180 |
| 7 | Migos | Culture II | 1,848 | 32,711 |
| 8 | The Weeknd | My Dear Melancholy | 5,897 | 32,021 |
| 10 | Kendrick Lamar & others | Black Panther The Album | 3,452 | 30,341 |
| 11 | Post Malone | Stoney | 2,175 | 26,910 |
| 12 | Rich The Kid | The World Is Yours | 606 | 25,463 |
| 14 | Kendrick Lamar | DAMN. | 5,848 | 22,280 |
| 19 | Logic | Bobby Tarantino II | 1,045 | 16,989 |
| 20 | Khalid | American Teen | 1,414 | 16,674 |
| 25 | Lil Uzi Vert | Luv Is Rage 2 | TBA | 15,333 |
| 26 | Famous Dex | Dex Meets Dexter | TBA | 14,916 |
| 29 | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | 2,911 | 13,601 |
| 30 | Drake | More Life | 355 | 13,563 |
| 31 | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | 3,102 | 12,984 |
| 32 | SZA | CTRL | 1,877 | 12,729 |
| 38 | XXXTentacion | 17 | TBA | 11,751 |
| 39 | 6ix9ine | DAY69 | 800 | 11,743 |
| 40 | Drake | Views | 359 | 11,688 |
| 42 | Chris Brown | Heartbreak On A Full Moon | 419 | 11,354 |
| 43 | 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin | Without Warning | 157 | 10,891 |
| 45 | Lil Yachty | Lil Boat 2 | 145 | 10,721 |
| 46 | The Weeknd | Starboy | 1,048 | 10,661 |