Congrats are in order! Chance the Rapper is making history with his new project Coloring Book. The 14-track mixtape is the first exclusive stream-only project to chart on the Billboard 200. Coloring Book, which streamed exclusively on Apple Music, lands at number eight on the Billboard 200, making it the first album to chart based off […]

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Chris Brown returns to the charts in a big was with his sixth album “X”. The star-studded album which has the the top 10 single “Loyal,” enters at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 146,000 copies sold. X claims the No. 1 spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and becomes Brown’s sixth top 10 album. […]

Jhené Aiko gave America an acoustic performance on the “Today” show. The L.A. songstress stripped down her single “The Pressure” with some help from her guitarist. Her debut album Souled Out enters the Billboard 200 at No. 3 this week, selling 70,000 copies in its first week. Jhené kicks off the “King of the Fall” tour with The […]

Jhené Aiko scores into the top 3 on the Billboard 200 charts this week with her debut Souled Out. Christian rapper Lecrae took the top spot earning his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. Anomaly sold 88,000 copies and it marks the Grammy winner’s sixth No. 1 on the Gospel Albums chart and his fifth Christian […]

Shouts to Chicago’s Common for landing in the Top 5 of Billboard’s 200 Album Chart. His  10th LP, which features appearances from Jhené Aiko and Big Sean, sold 24,000 copies in its first week. It marks his third top 10 set, and highest-charting album since Finding Forever debuted at No. 1 in 2007. His previous album, […]

Five years after his death, the King of Pop returns to the Billboard charts with his posthumous album Xscape. The eight-song album sold 157,000 copies and debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, according to Nielsen Sound Scan. Xscape, features beats and production from Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, and Stargate, is Jackson’s tenth top 10. His other […]

The Atlanta rapper’s sophomore effort Honest just bested Iggy Azalea into second place on the Billboard 200, selling 53,000 copies in its first week. He earns his best sales week and highest-charting album yet following his 2012 debut Pluto, which entered at No. 8 (41,000). Right behind him is Aussie rap sensation Iggy Azalea, who works her way into the […]

YG’s debut My Krazy Life enters at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. It’s a huge jump for the 24-year-old Compton rapper scoring the biggest debut with 61,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album, which features the platinum hit “My Hitta,” enters at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. But he was no match for Disney’s Frozen. The soundtrack […]

ScHoolboy Q’s major label debut Oxymoron enters the Billboard 200 at No. 1 this week. The TDE rapper sold 139,000 copies in his first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan (via Billboard). He also debuts at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Oxymoron marks the first No. 1 for Top Dawg Entertainment, which previously peaked at No. 2 with Kendrick Lamar’s […]

Grammy-winning rapper Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 album fell just 8,000 copies short of selling 800,000 units in its opening week but still managed to crush the competition. The Official numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, shows Slim Shady’s new LP pushed out a massive 792,000 copies in week one. Eminem will make a splash at No. 1 on the Billboard […]

Another big week on the hip-hop charts for Big Sean and Juicy J, who both scored top 5 debuts. The G.O.O.D. Music MC’s sophomore album Hall of Fame enters at No. 3 on the Juicy J Billboard 200, selling 72,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The sales were less than his 2011 debut Finally Famous, which opened at No. 3 with 87,000. […]