2019 in hip-hop
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2019.
 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (November 2021) |
Events
January
- On January 8, Cupcakke was hospitalized following a suicide scare.[1]
- On January 23, 6ix9ine admitted to being guilty of all charges related to racketeering and gang violence.[2]
- On January 25, DMX was again released from prison.[3]
- On January 27, Florida rapper Jayo Sama was killed in a drive-by shooting in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 22 years old.[4]
February
- On February 3, 21 Savage was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for having an expired visa and was revealed to be a United Kingdom national.[5]
- On February 9, English grime rapper Cadet was killed in a car accident, at age 28.[6]
- On February 10, Cardi B won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album with Invasion of Privacy and Drake won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song with "God's Plan".[7][8]
- On February 12, Mystikal was released from prison on $3 million bond.
- On February 13, YNW Melly turned himself in to authorities and was charged with the double murder of rappers and childhood friends YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy.[9] The same day that 21 Savage was released from ICE custody on bond.
- On February 28, BlocBoy JB was arrested for drug and weapons charges.[10]
March
- On March 26, Billboard controversially removes Lil Nas X's breakout single "Old Town Road" from the Hot Country Songs chart for "not [embracing] enough elements of today's country music".
- On March 31, Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside his clothing store in Los Angeles, CA. He was 33 years old.
April
- On April 18, Cypress Hill receives a star in the walk of fame, making them the first Latino group to receive a star in the walk of fame.[11]
- On April 21, Kanye West lead an Easter Sunday Service performance at Coachella, the group's first public performance.
May
- On May 18, it was revealed that Tyler, the Creator's ban in the United Kingdom had been lifted in an announcement for a London concert promoting his newly released album Igor. However, the show was cancelled due to overcrowding audience.
June
- On June 9, Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys died at the age of 52, from pancreatic cancer.[citation needed]
- On June 20, the 2019 XXL Freshman Class was revealed, in which it included Gunna, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Cordae, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Mosey, Blueface, Comethazine, Tierra Whack, YK Osiris, and Rico Nasty.[citation needed]
July
- On July 1, Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" becomes the longest-running hip-hop song at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after thirteen weeks, surpassing "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas, and "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, which had each achieved twelve weeks at number one.[12]
- On July 23, Tay-K was sentenced to 55 years in prison on a murder charge for a 2016 robbery that left a man dead.
September
- On September 5, Nicki Minaj announces her retirement from making music to "have my family".[13]
- On September 19, Dave wins the Mercury Prize, given to the best album released by a British musician each year, for his debut album Psychodrama.[14]
October
- On October 2, Gucci Mane partnered with Gucci.[citation needed]
- On October 6, 2 Chainz partnered with Atlantic Records with his independent label The Real University.[citation needed]
- On October 15, Tyga signed a multi-million dollar deal to be with Columbia Records.[15]
- On October 23, Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" received an RIAA Diamond certification, 2019's first Diamond certification and the fastest song in history to reach this milestone.[16]
November
- On November 6, Drake signed with the cannabis industry.[citation needed]
- On November 11, Bad Azz died four days earlier by the time he was arrested and jailed at Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta, California, on domestic violence charges.
- On November 13, Kodak Black is sentenced to three years and eight months prison time for lying about his criminal record while purchasing firearms.[17]
- On November 21, French Montana was hospitalized due to stomach pains nausea and elevated heart rate.[citation needed]
December
- On December 8, Juice WRLD was pronounced dead after suffering a seizure in Chicago Midway Airport.[18] According to TMZ, he died of a percocet overdose and swallowed all the pills so federal agents wouldn't find them on the jet.[19]
- On December 18, 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years in jail after already serving 13 months because of racketeering and gang violence. However, he would get out of jail only months after originally being incarcerated due to his life-threatening asthma diagnosis.[20]
Released albums
January
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8Ball & MJG | Classic Pimpin | Push Management[21] | |
| 11 | Comethazine | Bawskee 2 | Alamo, EMPIRE |
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| Watsky | Complaint | Steel Wool Media | ||
| Wifisfuneral & Robb Banks | Conn3ct3d | Alamo | ||
| Big K.R.I.T. | TDT | Multi Alumni | ||
| 15 | Falz | Moral Instruction | Bahd Guys Records | |
| 18 | Blockhead | Free Sweatpants | Backwoodz Studioz | |
| Boondox | Liquor, Lies and Legacy | Majik Ninja Entertainment[22] | ||
| Future | The Wizrd | Freebandz, Epic[23] |
| |
| Harry Mack | Contents Under Pressure | Self-released | ||
| Malibu Ken (Aesop Rock & Tobacco) | Malibu Ken | Rhymesayers[24] |
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| YNW Melly | We All Shine | Self-released[25] |
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| 23 | Members Only | Members Only, Vol. 4 | Bad Vibes Forever, EMPIRE[26] |
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| 25 | Boogie | Everythings for Sale | Shady, Interscope[27] |
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| Boston George & Diego | Boston George & Diego | YJ Music, Def Jam[28] | ||
| Dendemann | Da Nich Für! | Vertigo, Paroli Beats[29] |
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| DJ Kay Slay | Hip Hop Frontline | Streetsweepers, EMPIRE[30] | ||
| Dreezy | Big Dreez | Interscope[31] | ||
| K-Rino | Lightning Language (The 4-Piece #1) | Black Book International, SoSouth[32] | ||
| Then and Now (The 4-Piece #2) | Black Book International, SoSouth[33] | |||
| Three Weeks Later (The 4-Piece #3) | Black Book International, SoSouth[34] | |||
| The S-Project (The 4-Piece #4) | Black Book International, SoSouth[35] | |||
February
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredo | Third Avenue | RCA Records | |
| G Herbo | Still Swervin | Machine Entertainment Group[36] |
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| People Under the Stairs | Sincerely, the P | Piecelock 70[37] | ||
| 8 | AJ Tracey | AJ Tracey | Self-released[38] |
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| Boston George & Slim Thug | Big Bad Boston and the Boss | Hogg Life | ||
| Demrick | No Wasting Time | DEM[39] | ||
| Mars & Young Swizz | The Hangover | Mad Insanity Records, EMPIRE[40] | ||
| Sean Price & Small Professor | 86 Witness | Ruck Down, Duck Down, Coalmine Records | ||
| Wiz Khalifa & Currensy | 2009 | Jet Life Recordings, Taylor Gang |
| |
| 11 | ASAP Ant | Addie Pitino | Self-released | |
| Bones | SparrowsCreek | TeamSESH | ||
| 13 | Berner & Mozzy | Slimey Individualz | Bern One Ent., Mozzy Records, EMPIRE[41] | |
| Eem Triplin | Nowh3r3 | Self-released | ||
| 14 | Slim Thug | Suga Daddy Slim: On tha Prowl | Hogg Life[42] | |
| 15 | Czarface & Ghostface Killah | Czarface Meets Ghostface | Silver Age[43] | |
| Insane Clown Posse | Fearless Fred Fury | Psychopathic Records[44] |
| |
| Papoose | Underrated | Honorable Records, EMPIRE | ||
| Struggle Jennings | The Widow's Son | Angels & Outlaws | ||
| Wicca Phase Springs Eternal | Suffer On | Run for Cover Records[45] | ||
| 22 | Giggs | Big Bad... | No BS, Island Records[46] | |
| Gorilla Zoe | I Am Atlanta 4ever | Hood Figga[47] | ||
| Gunna | Drip or Drown 2 | YSL, 300[48] |
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| Higher Brothers | Five Stars | 88rising Records | ||
| Hilltop Hoods | The Great Expanse | Universal |
| |
| Lil Pump | Harverd Dropout | Tha Lights Global, Warner Bros.[49] |
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| Night Lovell | Goodnight Lovell | SCPP[50] | ||
| Offset | Father of 4 | Quality Control Music, Motown[51] |
| |
| Smif-N-Wessun | The All | Duck Down Records[52] | ||
| The Dirtball | Skull Hollow | Throttle House Inc[53] | ||
| 27 | T-Pain | 1Up | Cinematic Music Group[54] |
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March
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Chainz | Rap or Go to the League | Def Jam Recordings[55] |
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| Blu & Oh No | A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night | Nature Sounds[56] | ||
| DaBaby | Baby on Baby | Interscope |
| |
| Eto & DJ Muggs | Hell's Roof | Soul Assassins[57] | ||
| Lil Skies | Shelby | Atlantic Records[58] |
| |
| Little Simz | Grey Area | Age 101 Music[59] |
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| Myka 9 & Adriatic | In Motion | Automatic Records[60] | ||
| 7 | Bullies (Denmark Vessey, DrxQuinnx & Azarias) | いじめっ子 | Fxckrxp Records[61] | |
| 8 | Dave | Psychodrama | Neighbourhood Recordings[62] |
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| Juice Wrld | Death Race for Love | Grade A Productions, Interscope[63] |
| |
| Kerser | Lifestyle | ABK, Warner Music Australia |
| |
| 14 | Lil Gotit | Crazy But It's True | Alamo Records, Empire[64] | |
| Nav | Brown Boy | XO[65] | ||
| 15 | Chief Keef & Zaytoven | GloToven | Glo Gang, RBC Records[66] |
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| Dizzy Wright | Nobody Cares, Work Harder | Dizzy Wright, Empire[67] | ||
| Scarlxrd | Infinity | Lxrd Records, Island[68] | ||
| 17 | Lil' Flip | La Clover Nostra: Clover Gang | GT Digital, Lil' Flip[69] | |
| 18 | Frenzo Harami | Chaabian Boyz: Volume 1 | Dubba Squad | |
| 22 | Don Trip | Don't Feed the Guerillas | MRVL Recording Group[70] | |
| Nav | Bad Habits | XO, Republic Records[71] |
| |
| Rich the Kid | The World Is Yours 2 | Interscope, Rich Forever Music[72] |
| |
| 29 | Birdman & Juvenile | Just Another Gangsta | Cash Money Records[73] | |
| Boosie Badazz | Badazz 3.5 | Lil Boosie Music[74] | ||
| Ill Bill & Stu Bangas | Cannibal Hulk | Uncle Howie Records[75] | ||
| MED | Child of the Jungle | Bang Ya Head[76] | ||
| Quelle Chris | Guns | Mello Music Group[77] | ||
| Yelawolf | Trunk Muzik 3 | Slumerican, Shady Records, Interscope[78] |
| |
April
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | JellyRoll | Whiskey Sessions II | Jingle Punks Music[79] | |
| 12 | Anderson .Paak | Ventura | Aftermath Entertainment[80] |
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| Caleb Steph | Bellwood Product | Dirty Hit, INgrooves[81] | ||
| Iann Dior | Nothings Ever Good Enough | 10k | ||
| KSI and Randolph | New Age | Self-released[82] |
| |
| Riff Raff | Pink Python | Jody Highroller Ent.[83] | ||
| Vinnie Paz & Tragedy Khadafi | Camouflage Regime | Iron Tusk Music, Enemy Soil[84] | ||
| 15 | JellyRoll | Crosses and Crossroads | War Dog[79] | |
| 19 | 03 Greedo | Still Summer in the Projects | Alamo Records[85] | |
| Erick Sermon | Vernia | Def Squad[86] | ||
| Lizzo | Cuz I Love You | Nice Life, Atlantic Records[87] |
| |
| Loyle Carner | Not Waving, But Drowning | AMF Records, Virgin EMI Records[88] |
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| Pivot Gang | You Can't Sit With Us | Pivot Gang[89] | ||
| Tech N9ne | N9NA | Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves[90] |
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| Your Old Droog | It Wasn't Even Close | Gogul Mogul, Mongoloid Banks[91] | ||
| 20 | Bun B & Statik Selektah | TrillStatik | ShowOff Records, II Trill Enterprises[92] | |
| Kokane | Finger Roll | Bud E. Boy Entertainment[93] | ||
| Upchurch | Creeker II | Redneck Nation Records[94] |
| |
| Wiz Khalifa | Fly Times Vol. 1: The Good Fly Young | Taylor Gang, Rostrum Records, Atlantic Records[95] |
| |
| 25 | Kevin Abstract | Arizona Baby | Question Everything, RCA Records[96] |
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| OMB Peezy | Preacher to the Streets | Sick Wid It Records[97] | ||
| 26 | Madchild | Demons | Battle Axe[98] | |
| Pete Rock | Return of the SP1200 | Tru Soul Records[99] | ||
| Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats | Anger Management | Sugar Trap[100] | ||
| Schoolboy Q | Crash Talk | Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope[101] |
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| Twiztid | Generation Nightmare | Majik Ninja Entertainment[102] |
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| Various artists | For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones) | Columbia[103] |
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May
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Asian Da Brat | Unfuccwithable | 1017 Eskimo, Alamo Records[104] | |
| PnB Rock | TrapStar Turnt PopStar | Atlantic, WEA International[105] |
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| Styles P | S.P. The GOAT: Ghost of All Time | The Phantom Entertainment LLC, EMPIRE[106] | ||
| TOBi | STILL | Same Plate Entertainment, Sony Music[107] | ||
| Bones | UnderTheWillowTree | TeamSESH | ||
| 5 | Berner | El Chivo | Bern One Entertainment[108] | |
| Suga Free | The Resurrection | Buss Clinic LLC[109] | ||
| 7 | Kutt Calhoun | Truth Be Told | Black Gold Entertainment | |
| 10 | Diamond D | The Diam Piece 2 | Dymond Mine Records[110] | |
| DJ Paul | Power, Pleasure & Painful Things | Scale-A-Ton Ent.[111] | ||
| Logic | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Visionary Music Group, Def Jam Recordings[112] |
| |
| Quando Rondo | From the Neighborhood to the Stage | Never Broke Again, Atlantic[113] |
| |
| Smokepurpp | Lost Planet 2.0 | Alamo Records[114] | ||
| 17 | Curren$y & Statik Selektah | Gran Turismo | Jet Life, Showoff, EMPIRE[115] | |
| Digga D | Double Tap Diaries | CGM Records[116] |
| |
| DJ Khaled | Father of Asahd | We the Best, Epic[117] |
| |
| Injury Reserve | Injury Reserve | Loma Vista Recordings[118] |
| |
| Megan Thee Stallion | Fever | 1501 Certified Ent, 300[119] |
| |
| Slowthai | Nothing Great About Britain | Method Records[120] |
| |
| Tyler, the Creator | Igor | Columbia[121] |
| |
| 21 | PlayThatBoiZay | Year 300 | VIP$HIT | |
| 24 | Beast Coast | Escape from New York | Columbia[122] |
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| Collie Buddz | Hybrid | Harper Digital[123] | ||
| Moneybagg Yo | 43va Heartless | N-Less Entertainment[124] |
| |
| $uicideboy$ & Travis Barker | Live Fast Die Whenever | G*59 Records[125] | ||
| YG | 4Real 4Real | 4Hunnid Records, Def Jam Recordings[126] |
| |
| 31 | Denzel Curry | Zuu | Loma Vista Recordings[127] |
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| Jim Jones | El Capo | Vamplife, EMPIRE[128] |
| |
| Philthy Rich | East Oakland Legend | SCMMLLC, EMPIRE[129] | ||
| Skepta | Ignorance Is Bliss | Boy Better Know[127] |
| |
| Yung Gravy | Sensational | Republic |
| |
June
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Casey Veggies | Organic | Peas & Carrots International[130] | |
| Future | Save Me | Epic, Freebandz |
| |
| MoStack | Stacko | MizerMillion Entertainment, Virgin, EMI |
| |
| Polo G | Die a Legend | Polo G, Columbia |
| |
| Tee Grizzley | Scriptures | Grizzly Gang, 300 |
| |
| Tyga | Legendary | Last Kings, Empire |
| |
| 12 | GoldLink | Diaspora | Squaaash Club, RCA[131] |
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| 14 | Lil Keed | Long Live Mexico | 300 Entertainment, YSL Records |
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| Your Old Droog | Transportation | Mongoloid Banks | ||
| 21 | Benny the Butcher | The Plugs I Met | Black Soprano Family | |
| B.o.B | Southmatic | No Genre, The Dispensary | ||
| Gucci Mane | Delusions of Grandeur | 1017, Atlantic |
| |
| K Camp | Wavy 2 Kritical | RARE Sound, Interscope, EMPIRE | ||
| Lil Nas X | 7 | Columbia[132] |
| |
| Trina | The One | Rockstarr Music Group |
| |
| 28 | Chris Brown | Indigo | RCA |
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| Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | Bandana | Keep Cool, RCA[133] |
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| Mustard | Perfect Ten | 10 Summers, Interscope |
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July
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dreamville | Revenge of the Dreamers III | Dreamville Records, Interscope[134] |
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| Jaden Smith | Erys | MSFTSMusic, Roc Nation |
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| Machine Gun Kelly | Hotel Diablo | Bad Boy, Interscope[135] |
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| 12 | Big K.R.I.T. | K.R.I.T. Iz Here | Multi Alumni, BMG |
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| Inspectah Deck | Chamber No. 9 | Music Generation Corp. | ||
| Kool Keith | Keith | Mello Music Group[136] | ||
| 19 | Iggy Azalea | In My Defense | Bad Dreams, EMPIRE |
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| Jasiah | Jasiah I Am | Atlantic | ||
| Maxo Kream | Brandon Banks | Big Persona, 88 Classic, RCA Records | ||
| Nas | The Lost Tapes 2 | Mass Appeal, Def Jam |
| |
| 24 | Yung Bans | Misunderstood | Freebandz[137] | |
| 26 | Anybody Killa | Tampon Juice | Native World Inc.[138] | |
| Chance the Rapper | The Big Day | Self-released[139] |
| |
| Comethazine | Bawskee 3.5 | Alamo, EMPIRE[140] |
| |
| E-40 | Practice Makes Paper | Heavy on the Grind[141] |
| |
| NF | The Search | Capitol CMG, NF Real Music LLC |
| |
| Rich Brian | The Sailor | 88rising |
| |
| Spice 1 | Platinum OG | Elder Entertainment[142] | ||
| YBN Cordae | The Lost Boy | YBN Records, Atlantic Records[143] |
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| BJ the Chicago Kid | 1123 | Motown[144] | ||
| UBI | Under Bad Influence | Strange Music, RBC, Ingrooves | ||
| Slim Thug | King of the Nawf | Hogg Life, SoSouth | ||
| 28 | Big Que | The Madness Is Out EP | Madness Records |
August
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lil Durk | Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 | Alamo Records |
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| Saint Dog | Bozo | Suburban Noize, Force 5 Records[145] | ||
| 9 | Blueface | Dirtbag | Cash Money Records |
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| Murs and 9th Wonder | The Iliad is Dead and the Odyssey is Over | Self-released[146] | ||
| Rick Ross | Port of Miami 2 | Maybach Music, Epic |
| |
| Trippie Redd | ! | Caroline, 10k |
| |
| Ugly God | Bumps & Bruises | Asylum Records |
| |
| 13 | PlayThatBoiZay | Vipzhit | VIP$HIT | |
| 16 | A$AP Ferg | Floor Seats | RCA[147] |
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| Snoop Dogg | I Wanna Thank Me | Doggy Style, EMPIRE |
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| Quality Control Music | Control the Streets, Volume 2 | Quality Control Music, Motown, Capitol |
| |
| Young Thug | So Much Fun | YSL Records, 300 Entertainment |
| |
| 20 | Little Brother | May the Lord Watch | Imagine Nation Music, For Members Only, EMPIRE[148] | |
| 23 | Brockhampton | Ginger | Question Everything, RCA |
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| Jeezy | TM104: The Legend of the Snowman | CTE, Def Jam Recordings |
| |
| Jidenna | 85 to Africa | Wondaland, Epic Records | ||
| Missy Elliott | Iconology | Atlantic |
| |
| Obie Trice | The Fifth | Black Market Entertainment[149] | ||
| Rapsody | Eve | Roc Nation |
| |
| Trae tha Truth | Exhale | ABN, EMPIRE[150] | ||
| 30 | Alchemist | Yacht Rock 2 | ALC[151] | |
| Common | Let Love | Loma Vista |
| |
| Kano | Hoodies All Summer | Parlophone, Bigger Picture Music |
| |
| Joell Ortiz | Monday | Mello | ||
| Lil Tecca | We Love You Tecca | Republic Records |
| |
| Bones | KickingTheBucket | TeamSESH | ||
September
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | IDK | Is He Real | Warner Music Group[152] | |
| 6 | EarthGang | Mirrorland | Dreamville, Interscope, Spillage Village |
|
| Ghostface Killah | Ghostface Killahs | Music Generation Corp.[153] | ||
| Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | Republic[154] |
| |
| Ras Kass | Soul on Ice 2 | Mello Music Group | ||
| 12 | Bizzy Bone | Carbon Monoxide | Bizzy Bone | |
| 13 | Young Noble | 3rd Eye View | Outlaw Recordz | |
| JPEGMafia | All My Heroes Are Cornballs | EQT Records |
| |
| Sampa the Great | The Return | Ninja Tune | ||
| 20 | Skyzoo & Pete Rock | Retropolitan | Mello Music Group | |
| The Gatlin and Yukmouth | Double Dragon | Tal Boi Entertainment | ||
| 24 | Ryan Upchurch | Parachute | Redneck Nation |
|
| 27 | Kevin Gates | I'm Him | Bread Winners' Association[155] |
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| DaBaby | Kirk | Billion Dollar Baby, Interscope[156] |
| |
| Pitbull | Libertad 548 | Mr. 305 Records | ||
| Young M.A | Herstory in the Making | M.A Music, 3D[157] |
| |
| Joey Cool | Old Habits Die Hard | Strange Music, RBC, Ingrooves |
October
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Akon | El Negreeto | Akonik Label Group | |
| Compton's Most Wanted | Gangsta Bizness | Bluestamp Music Group[158] | ||
| Danny Brown | U Know What I'm Sayin? | Warp[159] |
| |
| Peewee Longway & Money Man | Long Money | Black Circle, MPA BandCamp, EMPIRE[160] |
| |
| Radamiz | Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes | Payday, Ultra[161] | ||
| 9 | Father | Hu$band EP | Awful Records, RCA[162] | |
| 11 | Curren$y, Trademark & Young Roddy | Plan of Attack | Babygrande[163] | |
| Lil' Kim | 9 | Queen Bee, eOne Music[164] | ||
| Lil Tjay | True 2 Myself | Columbia |
| |
| Wale | Wow... That's Crazy | Maybach, Warner |
| |
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Al YoungBoy 2 | Never Broke Again, Atlantic |
| |
| YK Osiris | The Golden Child | Def Jam |
| |
| 17 | Homeboy Sandman | Dusty | Mello Music Group[165] | |
| Kool Keith | Computer Technology | Junkadelic Music[166] | ||
| 18 | BEAM | 95 | BE I AM, Epic[167] | |
| Black Moon | Rise of da Moon | Duck Down Music[168] | ||
| MAVI | Let The Sun Talk | MAVI | ||
| Smoke DZA, Benny the Butcher & Pete Rock | Statue of Limitations | RFC Music Group, Cinematic | ||
| Clipping. | There Existed an Addiction to Blood | Sub Pop[169] | ||
| G-Eazy | Scary Nights EP | RVG, BPG, RCA[170] |
| |
| Gucci Mane | Woptober II | 1017, Atlantic[171] |
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| 25 | Akon | Akonda | Akonik Label Group | |
| Kanye West | Jesus Is King | GOOD, Def Jam |
| |
| Quin NFN | 4Nun | 10K Projects[172] | ||
| 31 | Lil' Flip | The Art of Freestyle 2 | Clover G, SoSouth | |
| Uncommon Nasa & Kount Fif | City As School | Man Bites Dog | ||
November
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Sweatshirt | Feet of Clay | Tan Cressida, Warner |
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| Gang Starr | One of the Best Yet | To the Top, Gang Starr Enterprises |
| |
| Krept & Konan | Revenge Is Sweet | Virgin | ||
| Rod Wave | Ghetto Gospel | Alamo |
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| Stalley | Reflection of Self: The Head Trip | Nature Sounds | ||
| Westside Gunn | Hitler Wears Hermes 7 | Griselda Records, EMPIRE | ||
| Yelawolf | Ghetto Cowboy | Slumerican |
| |
| Brother Ali | Secrets & Escapes | Rhymesayers Entertainment | ||
| 8 | Dave East | Survival | From The Dirt, Mass Appeal, Def Jam |
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| Doja Cat | Hot Pink | Kemosabe, RCA |
| |
| Iann Dior | Industry Plant | 10k |
| |
| Jacquees | King of R&B | Cash Money, Republic |
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| Lil Mosey | Certified Hitmaker | Interscope Records |
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| Maez301 | Maez301 | Strange Music, RBC, Ingrooves | ||
| 15 | DJ Shadow | Our Pathetic Age | Mass Appeal Records | |
| Lil Peep | Everybody's Everything | Columbia |
| |
| PlayThatBoiZay | Nocturnal | Self-released | ||
| Styles P | Presence | The Phantom Entertainment LLC, EMPIRE | ||
| Tory Lanez | Chixtape 5 | Mad Love, Interscope |
| |
| 17 | Frenzo Harami | Gundeh Paseh | Dubba Squad | |
| 22 | 03 Greedo & Kenny Beats | Netflix & Deal | Alamo, EMPIRE[173] | |
| Flipp Dinero | Love for Guala | We The Best, Cinematic, Epic[174] |
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| Slaine | One Day | AR Classic Records[175] | ||
| Trippie Redd | A Love Letter to You 4 | Caroline, TenThousand Projects |
| |
| YNW Melly | Melly vs. Melvin | 300[176] |
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| 24kGoldn | DROPPED OUTTA COLLEGE | Columbia |
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| 28 | Paul Wall & Statik Selektah | Give Thanks EP | Showoff | |
| 29 | Blac Youngsta | Church on Sunday | Heavy Camp, Collective Music Group, Epic |
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| Fabolous | Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever | Desert Storm, Def Jam |
| |
| Rittz | Put a Crown on It | CNT Records[177] | ||
| The Game | Born 2 Rap | Prolific Records, eOne[178] |
| |
| Griselda | WWCD | Griselda Records, Shady, Interscope[179] | ||
| Smoke DZA & Curren$y | Prestige Worldwide | RFC Music Group, Jet Life, Cinematic | ||
| Lil' Flip | The Music Machine | GT Digital, Clover G | ||
| Bones | IFeelLikeDirt | TeamSESH | ||
December
| Day | Artist(s) | Album | Record label(s) | Entering chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roc Marciano | Marcielago | Marci Enterprises[180] | |
| Iggy Azalea | Wicked Lips | Bad Dreams, EMPIRE | ||
| 5 | Eem Triplin | No More Tears | Self-released | |
| 6 | Fat Joe & Dre | Family Ties | RNG, Terror Squad, EMPIRE[181] |
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| French Montana | Montana | Coke Boys, Bad Boy, Epic |
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| Max B | House Money | PhaseOne Network | ||
| Roddy Ricch | Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial | Atlantic |
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| XXXTentacion | Bad Vibes Forever | Bad Vibes Forever, EMPIRE |
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| 10 | Bizarre | Rufus | No Money Records[182] | |
| 11 | Only The Family & Lil Durk | Family over Everything | Only the Family, Alamo, Interscope |
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| 13 | Atmosphere | Whenever | Rhymesayers[183] | |
| KXNG Crooked & Bronze Nazareth | Gravitas | Fat Beats, Holy Toledo Productions[184] | ||
| KAYTRANADA | Bubba | KAYTRANADA, RCA[185] |
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| Rich Homie Quan | Coma | RAIS[186] | ||
| Robb Bank$ | Road to Falconia | EMPIRE[187] | ||
| Smokepurpp | Deadstar 2 | Alamo, Interscope[188] |
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| Stormzy | Heavy is the Head | #Merky Records[189] | ||
| YFN Lucci | HIStory | Think It's A Game Entertainment, Warner |
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| K-Rino | Mind Vision | Black Book International, SoSouth | ||
| 18 | Various artists | 1800 Seconds Vol.2: Curated by Future | UnitedMasters[190] | |
| 20 | Cam'ron | Purple Haze 2 | Killa Entertainment[191] |
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| Gucci Mane | East Atlanta Santa 3 | Guwop, Atlantic[192] |
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| Sean Price & Lil' Fame | Price of Fame | Duck Down Music[193] | ||
| Too $hort | The Vault | Dangerous Music, EMPIRE[194] | ||
| Curren$y | Back at Burnie's | Jet Life, EMPIRE[195] | ||
| 23 | Your Old Droog | Jewelry | Mongoloid Banks[196] | |
| 27 | JackBoys and Travis Scott | JackBoys | Cactus Jack, Grand Hustle, Epic[197] |
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| Jme | Grime MC | Boy Better Know |
Highest-charting songs
United States
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Circles" | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 1 |
| "Highest in the Room" | Travis Scott | JackBoys | |
| "Old Town Road" | Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus | 7 | |
| "Sunflower" | Post Malone and Swae Lee | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | |
| "Truth Hurts" | Lizzo | Cuz I Love You | |
| "Wow." | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 2 |
| "Good as Hell" | Lizzo | Coconut Oil | 3 |
| "Goodbyes" | Post Malone featuring Young Thug | Hollywood's Bleeding | |
| "Please Me" | Cardi B and Bruno Mars | — | |
| "Middle Child" | J. Cole | Revenge of the Dreamers III | 4 |
| "Ransom" | Lil Tecca | We Love You Tecca | |
| "Roxanne" | Arizona Zervas | — | |
| "Futsal Shuffle 2020" | Lil Uzi Vert | Eternal Atake | 5 |
| "Homicide" | Logic featuring Eminem | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | |
| "Panini" | Lil Nas X | 7 | |
| "Follow God" | Kanye West | Jesus Is King | 7 |
| "Money in the Grave" | Drake featuring Rick Ross | The Best in the World Pack | |
| "Suge" | DaBaby | Baby on Baby | |
| "Take What You Want" | Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott | Hollywood's Bleeding | 8 |
| "Thotiana" | Blueface | Famous Cryp | |
| "Bandit" | Juice Wrld and YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Death Race for Love | 10 |
| "Bop" | DaBaby | Kirk | 11 |
| "Hot" | Young Thug featuring Gunna | So Much Fun | |
| "Hot Girl Summer" | Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign | — | |
| "Pop Out" | Polo G featuring Lil Tjay | Die a Legend | |
| "A Lot" | 21 Savage featuring J. Cole | I Am > I Was | 12 |
| "The London" | Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott | So Much Fun | |
| "Earfquake" | Tyler, the Creator | Igor | 13 |
| "Intro" | DaBaby | Kirk | |
| "Murder on My Mind" | YNW Melly | I Am You | 14 |
| "Hollywood's Bleeding" | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 15 |
| "Enemies" | Post Malone featuring DaBaby | 16 | |
| "Press" | Cardi B | — | |
| "Closed on Sunday" | Kanye West | Jesus Is King | 17 |
| "Saint-Tropez" | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 18 |
| "Selah" | Kanye West | Jesus Is King | 19 |
| "Wish Wish" | DJ Khaled featuring Cardi B and 21 Savage | Father of Asahd | |
| "Die for Me" | Post Malone featuring Future and Halsey | Hollywood's Bleeding | 20 |
| "Leave Me Alone" | Flipp Dinero | Love for Guala | |
| "Megatron" | Nicki Minaj | — | |
| "Baby" | Lil Baby and DaBaby | Control the Streets, Volume 2 | 21 |
| "Higher" | DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend | Father of Asahd | |
| "My Type" | Saweetie | Icy | |
| "Vibez" | DaBaby | Kirk | |
| "On Chill" | Wale featuring Jeremih | Wow... That's Crazy | 22 |
| "On the Road" | Post Malone featuring Meek Mill and Lil Baby | Hollywood's Bleeding | |
| "Rodeo" | Lil Nas X and Cardi B | 7 | |
| "On God" | Kanye West | Jesus Is King | 23 |
| "Pure Water" | Mustard and Migos | Perfect Ten | |
| "Act Up" | City Girls | Girl Code | 26 |
| "Racks in the Middle" | Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy | — | |
| "Look Back at It" | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Hoodie SZN | 27 |
| "Robbery" | Juice Wrld | Death Race for Love | |
| "Sanguine Paradise" | Lil Uzi Vert | — | 28 |
| "Toes" | DaBaby featuring Lil Baby and Moneybagg Yo | Kirk | |
| "A Thousand Bad Times" | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 29 |
| "Legends" | Juice Wrld | Too Soon.. | |
| "Twerk" | City Girls featuring Cardi B | Girl Code | |
| "Envy Me" | Calboy | Wildboy | 31 |
| "Bad Bad Bad" | Young Thug featuring Lil Baby | So Much Fun | 32 |
| "Everything We Need" | Kanye West featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Ant Clemons | Jesus Is King | 33 |
| "I'm Gonna Be" | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | |
| "223's" | YNW Melly featuring 9lokkNine | Melly vs. Melvin | 34 |
| "Staring at the Sun" | Post Malone featuring SZA | Hollywood's Bleeding | |
| "Omertà" | Drake | The Best in the World Pack | 35 |
| "Cash Shit" | Megan Thee Stallion featuring DaBaby | Fever | 36 |
| "God Is" | Kanye West | Jesus Is King | |
| "Shotta Flow" | NLE Choppa | Cottonwood | |
| "Allergic" | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 37 |
| "Camelot" | NLE Choppa | Top Shotta | |
| "Use This Gospel" | Kanye West featuring Clipse and Kenny G | Jesus Is King | |
| "Hear Me Calling" | Juice Wrld | Death Race for Love | 38 |
| "Keanu Reeves" | Logic | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | |
| "Swervin" | A Boogie wit da Hoodie featuring 6ix9ine | Hoodie SZN | |
| "Clout" | Offset featuring Cardi B | Father of 4 | 39 |
| "Gold Roses" | Rick Ross featuring Drake | Port of Miami 2 | |
| "I" | Lil Skies | Shelby | |
| "Backin' It Up" | Pardison Fontaine featuring Cardi B | Under8ed | 40 |
United Kingdom
| Song | Artist | Project | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Own It" | Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy | Heavy Is the Head | 1 |
| "Vossi Bop" | Stormzy | ||
| "Taste (Make It Shake)" | Aitch | AitcH20 | 2 |
| "Ladbroke Grove" | AJ Tracey | AJ Tracey | 3 |
| "Crown" | Stormzy | Heavy Is the Head | 4 |
| "Must Be" | J Hus | Big Conspiracy | 5 |
| "Location" | Dave featuring Burna Boy | Psychodrama | 6 |
| "Audacity" | Stormzy featuring Headie One | Heavy Is the Head | |
| "18Hunna" | Headie One featuring Dave | Music x Road | |
| "Kiesha & Becky" | Russ Millions and Tion Wayne | — | 7 |
| "Options" | NSG featuring Tion Wayne | Roots | |
| "So High" | MIST featuring Fredo | — | |
| "Fashion Week" | Steel Banglez featuring AJ Tracey and MoStack | ||
| "Disaster" | Dave featuring J Hus | Psychodrama | 8 |
| "Buss Down" | Aitch featuring ZieZie | AitcH20 | |
| "Strike a Pose" | Young T & Bugsey featuring Aitch | Plead the 5th | 9 |
| "Streatham" | Dave | Psychodrama | |
| "Gun Lean" | Russ Millions | — | |
| "Lessons" | Stormzy | Heavy Is the Head | |
| "Down Like That" | KSI featuring Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X | Dissimulation | 10 |
Highest first-week consumption
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week consumption | 1st-week position | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | 489,000 | 1 | [200] |
| 2 | Jesus Is King | Kanye West | 264,000 | 1 | [201] |
| 3 | Igor | Tyler, the Creator | 165,000 | 1 | [202] |
| 4 | Death Race for Love | Juice Wrld | 165,000 | 1 | [203] |
| 5 | Kirk | DaBaby | 145,000 | 1 | [204] |
| 6 | Father of Asahd | DJ Khaled | 136,000 | 2 | [202] |
| 7 | So Much Fun | Young Thug | 131,000 | 1 | [205] |
| 8 | The Search | NF | 130,000 | 1 | [206] |
| 9 | The Wizrd | Future | 125,000 | 1 | [207] |
| 10 | Revenge of the Dreamers III | Dreamville & J. Cole | 115,000 | 1 | [208] |
All critically reviewed albums ranked
Metacritic
AnyDecentMusic?
| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave | Psychodrama | 8.8 | 8 reviews | [280] |
| 2 | Little Simz | Grey Area | 8.5 | 15 reviews | [281] |
| 3 | JPEGMafia | All My Heroes Are Cornballs | 8.3 | 10 reviews | [282] |
| 4 | Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | Bandana | 8.1 | 24 reviews | [283] |
| 5 | Kano | Hoodies All Summer | 8.1 | 14 reviews | [284] |
See also
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References
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