Rap Albums

Top Rap Albums is an American record chart published weekly by Billboard that ranks rap albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.[1] The chart, similar to Billboard 200 and other album related charts on Billboard, is compiled from physical album sales, streaming equivalent sales, and track equivalent albums.[2]

As of the issue dated December 18, 2021, the current top rap album is Hall of Fame by Polo G.[3]

History

Top Rap Albums began publication for the week of November 13, 2004 and the first number-one album was Unfinished Business by Jay-Z and R. Kelly.[4]

Chart achievements

Albums with the most weeks at No. 1

Artists with the most number-one albums

AlbumsArtistSource
12Drake[7]
9The Game[8]
7Eminem[9][10]
Jay-Z[11]

References

  1. "Rap Albums : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  2. "Billboard Charts Legend". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. "Top Rap Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. "Rap Albums: Week of November 13, 2004". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 13, 2004. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  5. Pope, A. (2016). Musical artists capitalizing on hybrid identities: A case study of drake the “Authentic”“Black”“Canadian”“Rapper”. Stream: Culture/Politics/Technology, 9(1), 3.
  6. Bohnett, M. (2019). Centers and Peripheries in the Expression and Enactment of Religion, Sociopolitical Soundscapes, and the Reception of Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN.
  7. "Drake Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. "The Game Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. "Eminem Scores Historic 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Music to Be Murdered By'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  10. "Eminem Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  11. "Jay-Z Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2020.


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