Astroworld (album)

"ASTROWORLD" redirects here. For the theme park, see Six Flags AstroWorld. For the music festival, see Astroworld Festival.

Astroworld is the third studio album by American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on August 3, 2018, through Cactus Jack Records and Grand Hustle Records, and distributed by Epic Records. The album features guest vocals from Frank Ocean, Drake, Swae Lee, Kid Cudi, James Blake, Philip Bailey, Juice Wrld, Sheck Wes, the Weeknd, 21 Savage, Gunna, Nav, Don Toliver, Quavo, and Takeoff, among others. Production was handled by multiple producers, including Scott himself, Mike Dean, Allen Ritter, Hit-Boy, WondaGurl, Tay Keith, Tame Impala, Frank Dukes, Sonny Digital, Murda Beatz, and Thundercat, among others. The album follows Scott's second studio album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016), and his collaborative album with Quavo, Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (2017).

Astroworld
Digital and physical "Day" version cover
Studio album by Travis Scott
Released	August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)
Recorded	2016 – July 2018
Studio	Cactus (Honolulu) Chalice Westlake (Los Angeles) Conway Henson (Hollywood) Dean's List House of Hits (Cypress) Studio 713 (Houston)
Genre	Hip-hop[1] psychedelic rap[2]
Length	58:33
Label	Cactus Jack Grand Hustle Epic
Producer	30 Roc B Wheezy Bkorn Cardo Cubeatz FKi 1st Frank Dukes Hit-Boy J Beatzz John Mayer June James Mike Dean Murda Beatz Nineteen85 Oz Rogét Chahayed Sevn Thomas Sonny Digital Tame Impala Tay Keith Thundercat TM88 Travis Scott Wallis Lane WondaGurl
Travis Scott chronology
Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho (2017) Astroworld (2018) JackBoys (2019)
Singles from Astroworld
"Butterfly Effect" Released: May 15, 2017 "Sicko Mode" Released: August 21, 2018 "Yosemite" Released: November 20, 2018 "Wake Up" Released: March 26, 2019

The album title is named after the defunct theme park Six Flags AstroWorld, which was located in Houston, Texas prior to its closure. Scott, a Houston native, aimed for the album to sound like "taking an amusement park away from kids". He also described the album as a continuation of his debut album Rodeo (2015). Astroworld is a hip-hop and psychedelic rap album, incorporating elements of trap and psychedelic music. The album was supported by four singles, "Butterfly Effect", "Sicko Mode", "Yosemite", and "Wake Up".

Astroworld received critical acclaim and performed well commercially, debuting atop the US Billboard 200 with 537,000 album-equivalent units, of which 270,000 were pure sales. It was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was nominated at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album. It won Album of the Year at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards. Astroworld was named one of the best albums of 2018 and the decade by several publications.

Background

The title of the album was announced in May 2016,^[3][4][5] and initially teased for a 2017 release.^[6] The album title is named after the defunct theme park Six Flags AstroWorld, which was located in Houston, Texas prior to its closure in 2005. In a 2017 interview with GQ, Scott spoke on the title of the album: "They tore down AstroWorld to build more apartment space. That's what it's going to sound like, like taking an amusement park away from kids. We want it back. We want the building back. That's why I'm doing it. It took the fun out of the city."^[7] Scott described the album as a continuation of his debut album, Rodeo (2015), stating: "My whole idea was, if you locked into Rodeo, you definitely locked into Astroworld. I'm just finishing the saga I started on my first album. This is supposed to be my second album. I had to go quick, because like I said, I had all these ideas, I just had to get off real quick, but now I'm finally back home with Astroworld."^[8]

Recording

Recording for the album took place between 2016 and 2018, with Travis Scott posting updates through social media.^[9][10][11] In July 2018, it was reported that Scott was completing the album in Hawaii with a variety of recording artists and producers, such as Mike Dean, Nav, Frank Dukes, Sonny Digital, WondaGurl, Sheck Wes, Gunna, Wheezy, Don Toliver, Allen Ritter and Amir "Cash" Esmailian.^[12][13][14]

Composition

Astroworld is a hip-hop and psychedelic rap album, incorporating elements of trap and psychedelic music.^{[2][1][15][16]} "Stargazing" has been described as a "psychedelic trap" song,^[17] while "Coffee Bean" is said to inhabit "old school hip hop territory with a blissed-out funk guitar".^[18] The song "Skeletons" has been labelled as "kaleidoscope-pop" by Pitchfork that draws lyrical influences from Kanye West.^[1]

Artwork

The cover was shot by American photographer David LaChapelle, and features a giant golden inflatable of Scott's head as the entrance to an amusement park, with children, parents, and park employees in front of it. A second cover features the same amusement park entrance at nighttime, replacing the family-friendly features with adult-themed content.^[19][20] On August 1, 2018, transgender model Amanda Lepore, who is a known collaborator with LaChapelle, questioned why she had been excluded on the final version of the second cover.^[21] LaChapelle later responded, stating that it was due to Lepore upstaging the other models on the cover.^[22] Travis Scott would also respond via Twitter, explaining he had "nothing but respect for the LGBTQ community".^[23]

In September 2018, TMZ reported that featured artist Frank Ocean filed a cease and desist against Scott to have his verse on "Carousel" removed due to disagreements over the song's sound.^[24] Ocean soon issued a clarification, stating: "I think the song sounds cool [...] I also approved it before it came out so the cease and desist wasn't about 🔊 it was about 🏳️🌈. Me and Travis resolved it amongst ourselves weeks ago. 💖" Ocean's use of the pride flag was seen to be a reference to the controversial removal of Lepore from the cover.^[25]

Release and promotion

In May 2017, Scott uploaded three songs to SoundCloud—"A Man", "Green and Purple" featuring Playboi Carti, and "Butterfly Effect".^[26] The latter song was also released on music streaming services as a single. The single "Watch" featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West, was released on May 4, 2018.^[27] The song peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[28]

On July 27, 2018, a giant sculpture of Scott's head appeared on top of an Amoeba Music store in Los Angeles.^[29][30] Multiple copies of the sculpture appeared in various other locations, including Scott's hometown of Houston, Texas.^[31][32] After significant internet speculation, the release date for Astroworld was announced on July 30, 2018, through social media, alongside an album trailer, which featured the track "Stargazing".^[33][34]

The release was followed by an episode of Wav Radio on Beats 1 with Chase B. Three songs were premiered that did not make the final track listing: "Houdini" featuring Playboi Carti, "Zoom" featuring Gunna, and "Part Time".^[35] A music video for the song "Stop Trying to Be God" was released on August 6, 2018, directed by Dave Meyers.^[36] Scott performed a medley of three songs at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.^[37]

Singles

"Butterfly Effect" was released on May 15, 2017, for streaming and digital download as the album's lead single.^[38] It peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[28]

"Sicko Mode" was sent to rhythmic and urban contemporary radio on August 21, 2018, as the album's second single.^[39][40] The song features guest vocals from Canadian rapper Drake and additional vocals from American rappers Swae Lee and Big Hawk.^[41] It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.^[28]

"Yosemite" was sent to urban contemporary radio on November 20, 2018, as the album's third single.^[42] The song features guest vocals from fellow American rapper Gunna and Canadian rapper Nav.^[41] It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[28]

The album's fourth single, "Wake Up", was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on March 26, 2019.^[43] The song features guest vocals from Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd.^[41] It peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[28]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.1/10[44]
Metacritic	85/100[45]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[46]
Consequence	B[15]
Entertainment Weekly	B[16]
Exclaim!	9/10[47]
The Independent	[18]
NME	[48]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[1]
Rolling Stone	[49]
The Times	[50]
XXL	4/5[51]

Astroworld was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 85, based on 19 reviews.^[45] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 8.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.^[44]

Jordan Bassett of NME gave Astroworld a perfect rating, praising the album's guest appearances and noting "Stop Trying to Be God" as "a record of extraordinary prowess", while describing "Coffee Bean" as "a moment that encapsulates the scope and ambition of Astroworld". Bassett concluded: "This is the sound of a musician who has worked to forge an entire world, an empire, around himself – we can peer in, but from afar, guessing at his motives and life behind the velvet rope."^[48] With similar acclaim, Kassandra Guagliardi of Exclaim! concluded that Astroworld "shows the evolution of Travis Scott as an artist and is his most refined, imaginative, and rage-worthy project yet".^[47] Roisin O'Connor of The Independent described Astroworld as "a futuristic record with virtually flawless production, that lingers on the mind long after the final track" and labelled it Scott's "most career-defining work to date".^[18] For Consequence, Wren Graves wrote that Astroworld is "an album full of infectious flows and atmospheric beats".^[15] Thomas Hobbs of Highsnobiety stated that Astroworld "will be remembered as the moment Travis Scott produced a piece of music worthy of the riots he is capable of inducing. It's a wildly entertaining circus ride. Travis Scott desperately needed a great album to justify the hype, and with Astroworld, he just might have a classic".^[52] Grant Rindner of The Line of Best Fit saying "Scott could have easily made another distorted, debaucherous project like his previous two albums, but by emphasizing his vocal performances and finding the best middle ground he ever has with his bevy of superstar collaborators, he's made Astroworld a theme park worth revisiting whether you came in as a stan or a skeptic".^[53]

Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork labelled Astroworld as Scott's strongest album to date, stating that "his skill as a curator helps sculpt a sticky, humid, psychedelic world with dazzling production and odd pleasures at every turn", although considered Scott to "play ringmaster to his neon-decayed circus of sound rather than become the main attraction".^[1] Andrew Barker of Variety said, "At 17 tracks, Astroworld is not without filler—the 21 Savage feature "NC-17" is tiresomely sophomoric, while "Can't Say" and "Houstonfornication" never really take shape—but rarely does the album feel lazy or uninspired".^[54] For Rolling Stone, Christopher R. Weingarten complimented the first half of the album, though considered the second half to be weaker in comparison: "Unfortunately, Scott doesn't keep the envelope pushing up for the whole album: a seven-song stretch in the back end is vintage Travis with its zoned-out, hypnotic throb. However, the rest marks the most interesting music of his career, Scott no longer just looking the part of a brilliant artist, but sounding like it too."^[49]

Rankings

Select rankings of Astroworld

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	50 Best Albums of 2018	7	[55]
	100 Best Albums of the 2010s	83	[56]
Complex	50 Best Albums of 2018	2	[57]
Entertainment Weekly	20 Best Albums of 2018	20	[58]
The Guardian	The 50 Best Albums of 2018	28	[59]
The Independent	The 40 Best Albums of 2018	13	[60]
NME	Best Albums of the Year 2018	19	[61]
	Best Albums of the Decade: The 2010s	64	[62]
Pitchfork	The 50 Best Albums of 2018	23	[63]
Rolling Stone	50 Best Albums of 2018	6	[64]
	The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time	200	[65]
Uproxx	The 50 Best Albums of 2018	1	[66]
	The Best Albums of the 2010s	20	[67]
Vibe	30 Best Albums of 2018	28	[68]

Industry awards

Awards and nominations for Astroworld

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	American Music Awards	Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop	Nominated	[69]
	BET Hip Hop Awards	Album of the Year	Won	[70]
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Billboard 200 Album	Nominated	[71]
		Top Rap Album	Nominated
	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Album	Nominated	[72]
	Juno Awards	International Album of the Year	Nominated	[73]

Commercial performance

In Travis Scott's home country of the United States, Astroworld debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 537,000 album-equivalent units, which included 270,000 pure album sales.^[74] The album scored the second-largest first week of the year, behind Scorpion by Drake, and second-largest pure album sales week of the year, behind Dave Matthews Band's Come Tomorrow.^[74] The album earned 349.43 million streams in the first week, marking the fifth largest streaming week ever.^[74][75] It serves as Scott's second number-one album in the United States.^[74] Following the release, all 17 tracks on the album entered the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Sicko Mode" (at 4) and "Stargazing" (8), which made Scott the fourth act to have debuted multiple songs in the chart's top 10 simultaneously.^[76] The album earned 205,000 album-equivalent units in the second week, staying at number one.^[77] On December 3, 2018, Astroworld returned to the number-one spot on the Billboard 200, earning 71,000 album-equivalent units, almost four months after its initial release.^[78] By the end of 2018, the album has earned over 1,985,000 album-equivalent units in the US, with over 464,000 being pure sales, marking the second best-selling hip-hop in pure album sales of the year, behind only Eminem's Kamikaze.^[79][80] On August 29, 2024, Astroworld was certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with six million album-equivalent units in the United States.^[81]

In Australia, Astroworld opened atop the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming Travis Scott's first number-one on the chart.^[82] Two tracks "Sicko Mode" (at 7) and "Stargazing" (10) charted in the top ten of the ARIA Singles Chart, marking the rapper's first top ten songs in the country.^[83] In Canada, Astroworld moved 27,000 album-equivalent units in its opening week.^[84] It serves as Scott's first number-one album in the country.^[84] In the second week, the album earned 13,000 album-equivalent units, marking the second straight week at the top of the Billboard Canadian Albums.^[85] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the rapper's first top ten album on the chart.^[86] As well as the album, the three tracks "Sicko Mode" (at 9), "Stargazing" (15), and "Carousel" (29) charted in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, while the lead single "Butterfly Effect" previously reached number 57 on the chart.^[87]

Track listing

Astroworld track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stargazing"	Jacques Webster II Sonny Uwaezuoke Samuel Gloade Brandon Korn Brandon Whitfield Michael Dean Cydel Young Jamie Lepe Lamont Porter	Sonny Digital 30 Roc Bkorn B Wheezy Travis Scott[b] Mike Dean[b] Allen Ritter[b]	4:31
2.	"Carousel"	Webster Christopher Breaux Chauncey Hollis, Jr. Rick Rubin Adam Yauch Adam Horovitz Michael Diamond	Hit-Boy Rogét Chahayed[a] Dean[b]	3:00
3.	"Sicko Mode"	Webster Aubrey Graham Khalif Brown John Hawkins Hollis Ozan Yildirim Brytavious Chambers Tim Gomringer Kevin Gomringer Chahayed Dean Young Luther Campbell Harry Wayne Casey Richard Finch Christopher Wallace Osten Harvey Bryan Higgins Trevor Smith James Jackson Malik Taylor Keith Elam Chris E. Martin Kamaal Fareed Ali Jones-Muhammad Tyrone Taylor Fred Scruggs Kirk Jones Chylow Parker Mirsad Dervić	Hit-Boy Oz Tay Keith Cubeatz Chahayed Dean[b]	5:12
4.	"R.I.P. Screw"	Webster K. Brown Trocon Roberts, Jr. Dean Blair Lavigne	Travis Scott FKi 1st Dean[b]	3:05
5.	"Stop Trying to Be God"	Webster James Litherland Joshua Adams Dean K. Gomringer T. Gomringer	Travis Scott J Beatzz Dean Cubeatz[b]	5:38
6.	"No Bystanders"	Webster Jarad Higgins Khadimou Fall Dean Ebony Oshunrinde Bryan Simmons Young Filip Gežin Björk Guðmundsdóttir Sigurjón Sigurdsson Paul Beauregard Ricky Dunigan Jordan Houston Lola Mitchell Darnell Carlton Robert Phillips	Dean WondaGurl TM88 David Stromberg[b] Gežin[b]	3:38
7.	"Skeletons"	Webster Pharrell Williams Kevin Parker Abel Tesfaye Kanye West Reine Fiske Dean	Tame Impala Travis Scott[b]	2:25
8.	"Wake Up"	Webster Tesfaye Dean Kaan Güneşberk Adam Feeney Rupert Thomas, Jr. Nima Jahanbin Paimon Jahanbin	Frank Dukes Sevn Thomas Wallis Lane John Mayer[a]	3:52
9.	"5% Tint"	Webster Roberts Dean Rico Wade Patrick Brown Raymon Murray Cameron Gipp Willie Knighton Robert Barnett Thomas Callaway	FKi 1st Dean[b]	3:16
10.	"NC-17"	Webster Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph Johnny Stefene Matthew Samuels T. Gomringer K. Gomringer Ritter Dean	Boi-1da Cubeatz Ritter[b] Dean[b]	2:37
11.	"Astrothunder"	Webster Feeney Mayer Stephen Bruner Matthew Tavares Tommy Paxton-Beesley Joseph Thornalley	Travis Scott Frank Dukes Thundercat Mayer Matty[b] River Tiber[b] Vegyn[b]	2:23
12.	"Yosemite"	Webster Sergio Kitchens Navraj Goraya June James Chandler Durham Ramiro Morales Sheldon Ferguson	James Turbo[a] Ramy[a]	2:30
13.	"Can't Say"	Webster Caleb Toliver Oshunrinde James Cyr	WondaGurl London Cyr[a] Dean[b]	3:18
14.	"Who? What!"	Webster Quavious Marshall Kirshnik Ball Ronald LaTour Gloade Feeney Porter Brock Korsan	Cardo 30 Roc	2:56
15.	"Butterfly Effect"	Webster Shane Lindstrom Donald Paton	Murda Beatz Felix Leone[a]	3:11
16.	"Houstonfornication"	Webster Thomas N. Jahanbin P. Jahanbin	Sevn Thomas Wallis Lane	3:38
17.	"Coffee Bean"	Webster Anthony Jefferies Timothy Suby Dean Young	Nineteen85 Tim Suby[a] Dean[b]	3:29
Total length:				58:33

Notes

• All songs, like the album itself, are stylized in uppercase, for example, "Stargazing" is written as "STARGAZING"
• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• "Carousel" features vocals from Frank Ocean and uncredited vocals from Big Tuck^[88]
• "Sicko Mode" features vocals from Drake, Swae Lee, and Big Hawk
• "R.I.P. Screw" features vocals from Swae Lee
• "Stop Trying to Be God" features vocals from Kid Cudi, Philip Bailey, James Blake, and Stevie Wonder and additional vocals from BJ the Chicago Kid
• "No Bystanders" features vocals from Juice Wrld and Sheck Wes
• "Skeletons" features vocals from Pharrell Williams, Tame Impala, and the Weeknd
• "Wake Up" features vocals from the Weeknd
• "NC-17" features vocals from 21 Savage
• "Yosemite" features vocals from Gunna and Nav
• "Can't Say" features vocals from Don Toliver
• "Who? What!" features vocals from Quavo and Takeoff from the hip-hop trio Migos

Sample credits

• "Carousel" contains a sample of "The New Style" as performed by the Beastie Boys, written by Rick Rubin, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch and Michael Diamond.
• "Sicko Mode" contains a sample of "I Wanna Rock" as performed by Luke, written by Luther Campbell, Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch; and "Gimme the Loot" as performed by The Notorious B.I.G., written by Christopher Wallace, Osten Harvey, Bryan Higgins, Trevor Smith, James Jackson, Malik Taylor, Keith Elam, Christopher Martin, Kamaal Fareed, Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Tyrone Taylor, Fred Scruggs, Kirk Jones and Chylow Parker.
• "No Bystanders" contains a sample of "Jóga" as performed by Björk, written by Björk Guðmundsdóttir and Sigurjón Sigurdsson; and portions of "Tear Da Club Up", written by Paul Beauregard, Ricky Dunigan, Jordan Houston, Lola Mitchell, Darnell Carlton and Robert Phillips.
• "5% Tint" contains a sample of "Cell Therapy" performed by Goodie Mob, written by Rico Wade, Patrick Brown, Ray Murray, Cameron Gipp, Willie Knighton, Robert Barnett and Thomas Callaway.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[41]

Musicians

• Mike Dean – keyboards (track 4), guitar (track 17), synthesizer (track 17)
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica (track 5)
• John Mayer – guitar (tracks 8, 11, 13)
• Sheldon Ferguson – guitar (track 12)
• Nineteen85 – bass (track 17)
• Isaiah Gage – cello (track 17)
• Tim Suby – guitar (track 17)
• Stephen "Johan" Feigenbaum – strings (track 17)

Technical

• Mike Dean – mastering (all tracks), mixing (tracks 1–13, 16, 17), recording (track 8)
• Jimmy Cash – assistant engineer (tracks 1–13, 16, 17), recording (tracks 1, 4, 9–14, 17), mixing (tracks 6, 14)
• Jon Sher – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 3, 16, 17)
• Ben Sedano – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 3, 14, 16, 17)
• Sean Solymor – assistant engineer (tracks 1–13, 16, 17)
• Travis Scott – recording (tracks 2–4, 7–11, 16), mixing (tracks 3–5, 7, 8, 11, 17)
• Zach Steele – recording (tracks 2, 5, 12, 13, 17), mixing (track 6)
• Skyler McLean – assistant engineer (tracks 6, 12, 13)
• Shin Kamiyama – recording (track 8)
• Blake Harden – mixing (track 15), recording (track 15)
• Thomas Cullison – assistant engineer (track 15)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Astroworld Chart (2018–2024) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[89] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[90] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[91] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[92] 2 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[93] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[94] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[95] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[96] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[97] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[98] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[99] 4 German Albums (Top 20 Hip Hop)[100] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[101] 26 Irish Albums (IRMA)[102] 2 Italian Albums (FIMI)[103] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[104] 1 Nigerian Albums (TurnTable)[105] 59 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[106] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[107] 17 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[108] 18 Scottish Albums (OCC)[109] 39 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[110] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[111] 12 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[112] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[113] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[114] 3 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[115] 2 US Billboard 200[116] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[117] 1

Year-end charts 2018 year-end chart performance for Astroworld Chart (2018) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[118] 33 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[119] 61 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[120] 181 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[121] 13 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[122] 12 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[123] 38 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[124] 19 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[125] 32 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[126] 47 UK Albums (OCC)[127] 68 US Billboard 200[128] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[129] 4 2019 year-end chart performance for Astroworld Chart (2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[130] 26 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[131] 50 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[132] 159 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[133] 8 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[134] 17 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[135] 26 French Albums (SNEP)[136] 138 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[137] 15 Italian Albums (FIMI)[138] 73 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[139] 22 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[140] 47 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[141] 60 UK Albums (OCC)[142] 69 US Billboard 200[143] 8 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[144] 4 2020 year-end chart performance for Astroworld Chart (2020) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[145] 43 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[146] 64 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[147] 34 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[148] 82 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[149] 28 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[150] 23 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[151] 28 French Albums (SNEP)[152] 148 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[153] 14 Italian Albums (FIMI)[154] 42 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[155] 25 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[156] 61 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[157] 46 UK Albums (OCC)[158] 86 US Billboard 200[159] 32 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[160] 15 2021 year-end chart performance for Astroworld Chart (2021) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[161] 65 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[162] 46 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[163] 61 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[164] 144 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[165] 36 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[166] 43 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[167] 59 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[168] 26 Italian Albums (FIMI)[169] 77 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[170] 38 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[171] 48 US Billboard 200[172] 45 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[173] 21 2022 year-end chart performance for Astroworld Chart (2022) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[174] 90 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[175] 107 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[176] 180 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[177] 89 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[178] 48 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[179] 94 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[180] 95 US Billboard 200[181] 73 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[182] 35 2023 year-end chart performance for Astroworld Chart (2023) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[183] 89 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[184] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[185] 104 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[186] 129 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[187] 96 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[188] 91 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[189] 84 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[190] 81 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[191] 40 Italian Albums (FIMI)[192] 51 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[193] 74 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[194] 32 US Billboard 200[195] 70 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[196] 32 2024 year-end chart performance of Astroworld Chart (2024) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[197] 47 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[198] 11 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[199] 13 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[200] 60 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[201] 114 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[202] 48 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[203] 73 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[204] 46 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[205] 35 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[206] 38 Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[207] 40 Italian Albums (FIMI)[208] 53 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[209] 21 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[210] 17 US Billboard 200[211] 74 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[212] 25 Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for Astroworld Chart (2010–2019) Position US Billboard 200[213] 28

Certifications

Certifications for Astroworld

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[214]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[215]	Platinum	15,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[216]	Diamond	160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[217]	5× Platinum	400,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[218]	4× Platinum	80,000‡
France (SNEP)[219]	2× Platinum	200,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[220]	Gold	100,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ)[221]	2× Platinum	8,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[222]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[223]	Gold	30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[224]	5× Platinum	75,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[225]	4× Platinum	80,000‡
Singapore (RIAS)[226]	Gold	5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[227]	Platinum	30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[228]	Platinum	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[229]	Platinum	300,000‡
United States (RIAA)[81]	6× Platinum	6,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Astroworld

Region	Date	Label(s)	Format(s)	Ref.
Various	August 3, 2018	Cactus Jack Grand Hustle Epic	Digital download streaming	[230]
	October 12, 2018		CD	[231]
	November 16, 2018		Vinyl	[232]
Japan	October 31, 2018	Sony Music	CD	[233]