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. No chart debuts in this week’s overview, but only older albums that are still selling very well.
| Chart # | Artist | Album title | Sales | Sales + Streams |
| 1 | The Weeknd | Starboy | 13,624 | 59,530 |
| 5 | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | 17,984 | 32,429 |
| 7 | J. Cole | 4 Your Eyez Only | 9,480 | 26,188 |
| 8 | Drake | VIEWS | TBA | 25,508 |
| 9 | Post Malone | Stoney | TBA | 23,918 |
| 12 | Rihanna | ANTI | 2,184 | 20,586 |
| 15 | Rae Sremmurd | SremmLife 2 | TBA | 18,191 |
| 18 | Travi$ Scott | Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight | TBA | 16,459 |
| 22 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind The Madness | 1,409 | 13,508 |
| 26 | Childish Gambino | Awaken, My Love! | 4,234 | 11,783 |
| 28 | Gucci Mane | The Return Of East Atlanta Santa | TBA | 11,097 |
| 31 | Bryson Tiller | T R A P S O U L | TBA | 10,399 |
| 33 | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | TBA | 10,158 |
| 34 | Beyoncé | Lemonade | 7,056 | 10,071 |
| 35 | Run The Jewels | Run The Jewels 3 | 7.100 | 9,966 |
| 37 | Justin Bieber | Purpose | TBA | 9,828 |
| 39 | Lil Uzi Vert | Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World | TBA | 9,329 |
| 40 | Drake | If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late | TBA | 9,183 |
| 43 | G-Eazy | When It’s Dark Out | TBA | 8,844 |
| 46 | John Legend | Darkness And Light | TBA | 8,613 |
| 50 | Kevin Gates | Islah | TBA | 8,082 |