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 Lil Wayne’s long-awaited album Tha Carter V – which debuts at #1 with impressive sales figures -, Logic’s project YSIV and Kevin Gates’ mixtape Luca Brasi 3.
| Chart # | Artist(s) | Album title | Sales | Sales + Streams |
| 1 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter V | 140,155 | 472,580 *DEBUT* |
| 2 | Logic | YSIV | 128,806 | 173,472 *DEBUT* |
| 4 | Kevin Gates | Luca Brasi 3 | 19,667 | 71,289 *DEBUT* |
| 5 | Drake | Scorpion | 2,600 | 61,768 |
| 6 | Travis Scott | ASTROWORLD | 1,021 | 54,704 |
| 7 | Eminem | Kamikaze | 16,041 | 53,940 |
| 8 | Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys | 2,708 | 47,393 |
| 12 | XXXTentacion | ? | 1,499 | 32,969 |
| 13 | Nicki Minaj | Queen | 2,052 | 31,192 |
| 14 | Cardi B | Invasion Of Privacy | 778 | 28,476 |
| 17 | Young Thug | On The Rvn | 945 | 25,068 |
| 19 | 6LACK | East Atlanta Love Letter | 787 | 23,807 |
| 23 | Post Malone | Stoney | 1,013 | 20,911 |
| 24 | XXXTentacion | 17 | 1,101 | 20,578 |
| 25 | Lil Baby | Harder Than Ever | 287 | 19,970 |
| 26 | Mac Miller | Swimming | 1,801 | 19,740 |
| 27 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | 4Respect 4Freedom 4Loyalty 4WhatImportant | 250 | 19,367 |
| 32 | Trippie Redd | Life’s A Trip | 155 | 16,652 |
| 34 | Migos | Culture II | 725 | 16,162 |
| 35 | Khalid | American Teen | 767 | 15,993 |
| 41 | Young Dolph | Role Model | 566 | 14,918 |
| 42 | Kendrick Lamar | DAMN. | 1,696 | 14,640 |
| 43 | Machine Gun Kelly | BINGE | 6,709 | 14,039 |
| 49 | Eminem | Curtain Call | 1,459 | 13,467 |
| 50 | Lil Uzi Vert | Luv Is Rage 2 | 142 | 13,422 |