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 Alicia Keys’ new album HERE and Common’s Black America Again.
| Chart # | Artist | Album title | Sales | Sales + Streams |
| 2 | Alicia Keys | HERE | 46,266 | 54,600 *DEBUT* |
| 6 | Rae Sremmurd | SremmLife 2 | TBA | 38,829 |
| 8 | Drake | VIEWS | 4,853 | 32,631 |
| 13 | Meek Mill | DC4 | 6,355 | 25,474 |
| 14 | Jeezy | Trap Or Die 3 | 13,789 | 21,465 |
| 15 | Travi$ Scott | Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight | 3,885 | 20,560 |
| 22 | Rihanna | ANTI | TBA | 17,096 |
| 23 | Common | Black America Again | 12,840 | 16,126 *DEBUT* |
| 24 | A$AP Mob | Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends | TBA | 16,063 |
| 25 | Kanye West | The Life Of Pablo | TBA | 15,658 |
| 29 | Beyoncé | Lemonade | 9,541 | 14,421 |
| 32 | Solange | A Seat At The Table | 5,002 | 13,116 |
| 34 | Chance The Rapper | Coloring Book | 0 | 12,357 |
| 35 | 21 Savage | Savage Mode | TBA | 12,010 |
| 37 | D.R.A.M. | Big Baby D.R.A.M. | TBA | 11,898 |
| 38 | Bryson Tiller | T R A P S O U L | TBA | 11,447 |
| 39 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind The Madness | TBA | 11,229 |
| 43 | Kevin Gates | Islah | TBA | 9,957 |
| 46 | Justin Bieber | Purpose | TBA | 9,705 |
| 47 | DJ Khaled | Major Key | TBA | 9,702 |
| 50 | Lil Uzi Vert | Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World | TBA | 9,048 |