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 NAV’s new studio album Demons Protected By Angels – which debuts at #2 – and YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s new mixtape Realer 2.
| Chart # | Artist(s) | Album title | Sales | Sales + Streams |
| 2 | NAV | Demons Protected By Angels | 21,432 | 62,084 *DEBUT* |
| 6 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Realer 2 | 292 | 39,996 *DEBUT* |
| 8 | Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE | 2,083 | 36,136 |
| 9 | Rod Wave | Beautiful Mind | 69 | 31,676 |
| 11 | DJ Khaled | GOD DID | 520 | 27,846 |
| 12 | The Weeknd | The Highlights | 459 | 27,600 |
| 15 | Future | I NEVER LIKED YOU | 53 | 23,992 |
| 17 | Nicki Minaj | Queen Radio: Volume 1 | 78 | 22,369 |
| 18 | Drake | Certified Lover Boy | 20 | 21,472 |
| 19 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | The Last Slimeto | 35 | 21,401 |
| 20 | Lil Baby | My Turn | 79 | 20,255 |
| 21 | Lil Durk | 7220 (Deluxe) | 21 | 20,120 |
| 23 | Drake | Honestly, Nevermind | 81 | 18,749 |
| 24 | Post Malone | Twelve Carat Toothache | 627 | 18,255 |
| 25 | Kendrick Lamar | Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers | 2,949 | 17,890 |
| 26 | The Weeknd | Starboy | 555 | 17,846 |
| 27 | Nardo Wick | Who Is Nardo Wick?? (Deluxe) | 9 | 17,720 |
| 28 | SZA | Ctrl | 526 | 16,313 |
| 29 | Eminem | Curtain Call 2 | 1,124 | 16,277 |
| 30 | Post Malone | Hollywood’s Bleeding | 357 | 16,241 |
| 32 | Doja Cat | Planet Her | 439 | 15,924 |
| 34 | Brent Faiyaz | WASTELAND | 58 | 15,436 |
| 38 | Megan Thee Stallion | Traumazine | 282 | 14,842 |
| 41 | Juice WRLD | Goodbye & Good Riddance | 307 | 14,624 |
| 43 | Pop Smoke | Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon | 74 | 14,389 |
| 45 | Kanye West | Graduation | 373 | 13,674 |
| 48 | Kendrick Lamar | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | 1,726 | 13,558 |