| Lil Nas X's "MONTERO" sells 129K First Week. NCT 127's "Sticker - The 3rd Album" sells 62K. Mozzy's "Untreated Trauma" sells 20K. Posted: 25 Sep 2021 06:26 PM PDT | Rank | Artist | Album | Label | Pure Sales | Streaming Sales | Track Equivalent Sales | TOTAL SALES | | 1 | Drake | Certified Lover Boy | OVO/Republic | 46,000 | 562,329 | 5,000 | 613,000 | | 2 | Kanye West | Donda | G.O.O.D./Def Jam | 37,000 | 272,000 | 684 | 309,000 | | 3 | J. Cole | The Off-Season | Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope | 37,000 | 243,000 | 2,000 | 282,000 | | 4 | Tyler, The Creator | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia | 55,000 | 114,000 | 604 | 169,604 | | 5 | Lil Baby & Lil Durk | The Voice of the Heroes | Alamo/Geffen/Interscope/WolfPack/Quality Control/Motown | 4,000 | 144,000 | 1,000 | 150,000 | | 6 | Polo G | Hall of Fame | Columbia | 18,000 | 124,000 | 1,197 | 143,000 | | 7 | Rod Wave | SoulFly | Alamo/Geffen/Interscope | 4,000 | 126,000 | 700 | 130,700 | | 8 | Migos | Culture III | Quality Control/Motown | 22,500 | 106,000 | 2,028 | 130,500 | | 9 | Lil Nas X | MONTERO | Columbia | 22,452 | 97,956 | 2,506 | 128,691 | | 10 | Young Stoner Life, Young Thug & Gunna | Slime Language 2 | Young Stoner Life/Atlantic | 6,000 | 106,000 | 1,000 | 113,000 | | 11 | Moneybagg Yo | A Gangsta's Pain | CMG/N-Less/Interscope | 4,000 | 106,020 | 713 | 110,713 | | 12 | Doja Cat | Planet Her | Kemosabe/RCA | 11,024 | 95,722 | 2,715 | 109,461 | | 13 | DJ Khaled | KHALED KHALED | We The Best/Epic | 15,006 | 76,000 | 3,000 | 94,000 | | 14 | NF | CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE) | NF Real Music/Virgin | 61,541 | 27,377 | 916 | 89,834 | | 15 | The Weeknd | The Highlights | XO/Republic | 9,995 | 69,827 | 9,018 | 88,840 | | 16 | Pop Smoke | Faith | Victor Victor/Republic | 3,984 | 83,000 | 1,323 | 88,000 | | 17 | Trippie Redd | Trip At Knight | TenThousand | 6,143 | 69,171 | 426 | 81,000 | | 18 | Lil Tjay | Destined 2 Win | Columbia | 2,549 | 59,013 | 705 | 62,267 | | 19 | Pooh Shiesty | Shiesty Season | Atlantic | 1,324 | 61,618 | 463 | 62,000 | | 20 | NCT 127 | Sticker - The 3rd Album | SM/Virgin | 58,161 | 2,964 | 188 | 61,648 | | 21 | Nas | King's Disease II | Mass Appeal | 20,385 | 34,962 | 1,594 | 56,941 | | 22 | Prince | Welcome 2 America | Legacy | 51,970 | 4,476 | 480 | 56,926 | | 23 | Baby Keem | The Melodic Blue | Columbia | 1,187 | 52,517 | 365 | 54,068 | | 24 | G Herbo | 25 | Machine Label Group/Imperial/Republic | 1,609 | 44,693 | 289 | 46,591 | | 25 | Isaiah Rashad | The House Is Burning | TDE/Warner | 4,338 | 38,175 | 211 | 42,724 | | 26 | Jazmine Sullivan | Heaux Tales | RCA | 6,907 | 32,177 | 694 | 39,778 | | 27 | H.E.R. | Back of My Mind | RCA | 6,099 | 29,045 | 1,026 | 36,170 | | 28 | Young Dolph & Key Glock | Dum and Dummer 2 | Paper Route/Empire | 3,775 | 31,187 | 258 | 35,220 | | 29 | DMX | Exodus | Def Jam | 14,332 | 16,872 | 965 | 32,168 | | 30 | 42 Dugg | Free Dem Boyz | CMG/Interscope | 819 | 30,899 | 206 | 31,924 | | 31 | $uicideboy$ | Long Term Effects of SUFFERING | G59 | 3,464 | 27,703 | 93 | 31,260 | | 32 | Giveon | When It's All Said And Done... Take Time | Not So Fast/Epic | 1,307 | 28,624 | 365 | 30,296 | | 33 | Lil Tecca | We Love You Tecca 2 | Galactic/Republic | 1,203 | 28,689 | 134 | 30,027 | | 34 | BROCKHAMPTON | ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE | RCA | 14,932 | 14,362 | 53 | 29,347 | | 35 | Only The Family | Lil Durk Presents: Loyal Bros | Only The Family/Empire | 2,020 | 26,806 | 200 | 29,025 | | 36 | EST Gee | Bigger Than Life Or Death | Warlike/CMG/Interscope | 2,053 | 26,186 | 217 | 28,456 | | 37 | J Balvin | JOSE | UMLE | 24,832 | 1,402 | 700 | 26,935 | | 38 | Anuel AA & Ozuna | Los Dioses | Real Hasta La Muerte | 3,359 | 22,588 | 416 | 26,363 | | 39 | YNW Melly | Just A Matter of Slime | P2021 | 6,377 | 19,232 | 752 | 26,361 | | 40 | Various Artists | Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album | RCA | 1,924 | 22,963 | 1,244 | 26,132 | | 41 | Tee Grizzley | Built For Whatever | Atlantic | 828 | 23,363 | 235 | 24,427 | | 42 | Big30 | King Of Killbranch | Bread Gang/N-Less/Interscope | 1,526 | 20,578 | 464 | 24,067 | | 43 | Toosii | Thank You For Believing | South Coast/Capitol | 5,538 | 17,853 | 97 | 23,488 | | 44 | Yung Bleu | Moon Boy | Vandross/Empire | 2,208 | 20,728 | 533 | 23,469 | | 45 | 24kGoldn | El Dorado | Records/Columbia | 2,501 | 19,675 | 458 | 22,634 | | 46 | Kevin Gates | Only The Generals Part II | Breadwinner's Association | 2,346 | 19,706 | 303 | 22,365 | | 47 | Big Scarr | Big Grim Reaper | Atlantic | 1,649 | 20,125 | 84 | 21,858 | | 48 | Kodak Black | Haitian Boy Kodak | Atlantic | 691 | 19,845 | 123 | 20,659 | | 49 | Logic | Bobby Tarantino III | Def Jam | 2,910 | 17,319 | 330 | 20,559 | | 50 | KAROL G | KG0516 | UMLE | 1,439 | 18,166 | 576 | 20,181 | | 51 | Mozzy | Untreated Trauma | Mozzy/Empire | 10,656 | 8,446 | 499 | 19,964 | | 52 | Young Dolph | PAPER ROUTE iLLUMINATi | Paper Route/Empire | 2,428 | 17,260 | 189 | 19,876 | | 53 | Vince Staples | Vince Staples | Blacksmith/Motown | 3,374 | 16,264 | 114 | 19,752 | | 54 | Rauw Alejandro | VICE VERSA | Sony Music Latin | 456 | 18,674 | 258 | 19,388 | | 55 | Leon Bridges | Gold-Diggers Sound | Columbia | 12,160 | 6,473 | 335 | 18,968 | | 56 | Benny The Butcher | The Plugs I Met 2 | Black Soprano Family/SRFSCHL | 8,419 | 9,571 | 205 | 18,194 | | 57 | Snoh Aalegra | TEMPORARY HIGHS IN THE VIOLET SKIES | Artium | 3,341 | 14,473 | 250 | 18,064 | | 58 | Myke Towers | LYKE MYKE | Warner | 671 | 17,208 | 88 | 17,967 | | 59 | MO3 | Shottaz 4Eva | H$M/Empire | 2,104 | 15,654 | 175 | 17,933 | | 60 | Pi'erre Bourne | The Life Of Pi'erre 5 | Interscope | 397 | 17,170 | 87 | 17,653 | | 61 | Sleepy Hallow | Still Sleep? | Winners Circle/RCA | 231 | 16,433 | 89 | 16,754 | | 62 | ATEEZ | ZERO : FEVER Part.3 | KQ | 1,121 | 15,415 | 199 | 16,735 | | 63 | Ski Mask The Slump God | Sin City The Mixtape | Victor Victor/Republic | 775 | 15,433 | 53 | 16,260 | | 64 | Lil Yachty | Michigan Boy Boat | Quality Control/Motown/Capitol | 218 | 15,708 | 71 | 15,997 | | 65 | Gucci Mane | Ice Daddy | Guwop/Atlantic | 1,125 | 14,508 | 295 | 15,928 | | 66 | Lil Skies | Unbothered | All We Got/Atlantic | 756 | 14,145 | 175 | 15,076 | | 67 | ZAYN | Nobody Is Listening | RCA | 4,181 | 10,338 | 378 | 14,898 | | 68 | Fredo Bang | In The Name Of Gee (Still Most Hated) | Se Lavi/Def Jam | 4,023 | 10,572 | 93 | 14,687 | | 69 | Logic | YS Collection Vol. 1 | Def Jam | 1,955 | 11,807 | 377 | 14,140 | | 70 | Nelly | Heartland | Records/Columbia | 2,976 | 9,877 | 1,108 | 13,961 | | 71 | mike. | the highs. | 4TheHomies | 6,532 | 7,025 | 77 | 13,634 | | 72 | CJ | Loyalty Over Royalty | CJ Music/Warner | 370 | 11,930 | 270 | 12,570 |
Top 10 First Weeks of 2021 Across All Genres | Rank | Artist | Album | Label | Pure Sales | Streaming Sales | Track Equivalent Sales | TOTAL SALES | | 1 | Drake | Certified Lover Boy | OVO/Republic | 46,000 | 562,329 | 5,000 | 613,000 | | 2 | Kanye West | Donda | G.O.O.D./Def Jam | 37,000 | 272,000 | 684 | 309,000 | | 3 | Taylor Swift | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Republic | 185,215 | 112,072 | 2,785 | 300,072 | | 4 | Olivia Rodrigo | SOUR | Geffen | 68,333 | 214,446 | 3,771 | 286,550 | | 5 | J. Cole | The Off-Season | Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope | 37,000 | 243,000 | 2,000 | 282,000 | | 6 | Morgan Wallen | Dangerous: The Double Album | Big Loud/Republic | 75,181 | 178,576 | 7,608 | 261,365 | | 7 | Billie Eilish | Happier Than Ever | Darkroom/Interscope | 148,529 | 84,055 | 1,464 | 234,049 | | 8 | Tyler, The Creator | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST | Columbia | 55,000 | 114,000 | 604 | 169,604 | | 9 | Justin Bieber | Justice | RBMG/Def Jam | 30,000 | 119,941 | 4,401 | 154,000 | | 10 | Lil Baby & Lil Durk | The Voice of the Heroes | Alamo/Geffen/Interscope/WolfPack/Quality Control/Motown | 4,000 | 144,000 | 1,000 | 150,000 |
FAQ: Q: Source? A: http://hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming Q: How is this list sorted? A: It's sorted by the total first-week sales Q: What are pure sales? A: Pure sales are purchases of the album (iTunes, Amazon, physicals, etc) Q: What are track equivalent sales? A: Track equivalent sales (or TEA/Track Equivalent Albums) is a term used to describe the sale of music downloads or singles. A track equivalent album is equal to 10 tracks, or 10 songs Q: Where is X album? A: Only albums that make the top 50 in sales+streaming for their debut week are counted Q: Why do some albums show exact sales numbers while others do not? A: The albums that do not show exact numbers are the ones that have had sales corrections from Billboard Q: Where can I find last year's list? A: 2020 list, 2019 list, 2018 list, 2017 list, 2016 list
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| A Guide To Canibus Posted: 25 Sep 2021 09:59 AM PDT So i was introduced to canibus through this freestyle and i was blown away and immediately hooked, the lyricism the metaphors and the wordplay was all top notch, so i decided to dig deep into the discography of canibus, and after complete listens to all his albums multiple times the amount of talent this dude has undeniable and it hard to not notice that with a few tweaks here and there and with the the right people around him, people would be putting him up there and remeber him for his breathtaking skills rather than the disaster that happened to him at this rap battle.So before we go further i would like to mention a few things - I will be providing the guide to his essentials that you need to listen to get into his music and after listening to them, you can go on discovering his discog at your own pace.
- The main thing you should know about Canibus is that he is a very technical, bar-heavy lyricist with an extensive vocabulary who is extremely dedicated to his craft. In my eyes, he is the definition of a "rapper's rapper" and his influence can be seen in the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Cassidy, Ab-Soul, King Los, and J. Cole.
The albums we will be covering are as follows Features That Generated The Hype - music makes me high featuring him and tha dogg pound with a surprising laid back verse by bis but he still went hard and a pretty good song with everyone doing their thing and also this was the track where kurupt and bis got on for the first time as later on they will become the members of the group named the hrsmn
- Beast From The East featuring bis, redman and A+ and nothing taking away from redman verse, canibus went in and put on a clinic of a performance with a lenghty verse as he felt that the 16 bar verse on music makes me high was too short.
- Making A name for ourselves by common and imo both went in and no one truly outshined anyone and as usual a beat was crushed as both common and bis showed incredible lyricism and on top of that pretty good chemistry on the track
- Desperados this was from the really ill fated and highly underappreciated the firm album with a great canibus feature with one of my favourite part being where he said '' I walk on the sun barefoot looking for shade'' and on an interview nas said that he was "scared" to lay a verse in fear of getting out-shined by Canibus on this particular track.
The Speedbump Canibus has always cited cool j as one of his influences so it was natural that a collab was about to happen and quite frankly not many people expected the collab to go this way. And the collab came in the form of this track titled "4, 3, 2, 1" off of cool j's latest album and it featured featured Method Man, Redman, Canibus, Master P and DMX and the song is notable for starting the LL Cool J vs. Canibus feud, LL took offense to the lines, "L, is that a mic on your arm? Let me borrow that", which referenced his tattoo of a microphone on his arm – and which Canibus claimed was his own way of showing the rap veteran respect – and wrote an indirect diss to Canibus: "The symbol on my arm is off limits to challengers / You hold the rusty sword, I swing the Excalibur" And also: "Now let's get back to this mic on my arm / If it ever left my side, it'll transform into a time bomb / You don't wanna borrow that, you wanna idolize / And you don't wanna make me mad, nigga, you wanna socialize." Before the song was released, LL Cool J asked Canibus to change his lines. Canibus claims that LL Cool J vowed to modify his own lines as well, but the latter denied this and pointed out that nobody would know who he was talking about if only Canibus's line was changed, but the original version eventually leaked and this became a full blown war. There's way more to it and for an in depth dive i'll recommend This video Release Of The Debut And An Unexpected KO Punch So in order to tell the world his side of the story canibus released the track 2nd round ko produced by Wyclef Jean and his cousin Jerry Wonder and features spoken vocals from boxer Mike Tyson a scathing diss track taking shots at cool j and imo one of the best diss tracks ever and this is the only top 40 song by canibus peaking at number 28 and was released on 24-3-1998. To which ll cool j responded with The Ripper Strikes Back with a classic line "99% of your fans dont even exist" and tbh i really dont think that this was any good than the track by canibus. So it was time for the release of one of the most anticipated albums of all time and honestly who wont expect a classic from the guy that shown such a promise and with jerry wonder and wyclef jean on the board and canibus on the pen and the mic what could go wrong? Well The Answer Is Everything See, the album released to resound disappointment from the fans and the critics alike The beats, created mostly by Wyclef Jean and jerry wonder, were criticized for their blandness and unoriginality (with a fair amount of the criticism coming from Canibus), but lyrically, the album was praised and i get it that the production is a little iffy but once you get past that, the album contains a good amount of substance and some unique concepts, along with a great lyrical performance from Canibus, as always. But commercially this is his most successfull album to date and certified gold and this is in stark contrast to his future albums as sales of other albums fell off a cliff. Tracks To Check Out - 2nd Round KO(linked earlier)
- I Honour U This is a concept track and a tribute to his mom, with a really solid hook and one of the rare moments where canibus and pop fit each other like a glove
- Channel Zero
- Get Retarded
The Release Of 2000 BC So after all the drama in the rear view, canibus geared up for his sophomore lp which was released on 18-07-1998 Considered to have been a significant improvement over his debut album this album contains non-stop battle raps, sharp punchlines, and gritty lyricism and also featured multiple record producers and greater differentiation. On the title track, Canibus blames the commercial failure of his first album on the bland beats by Wyclef Jean whom he severed ties with to team up with various producers, ranging from Ty Fyffe to Irv Gotti. Eminem was to be featured on the track "Phuk U", but turned down the offer as he said " i wasn't feeling the concept of the track" and even though em and bis were not on good terms, this track put the final nail in the coffin. But this album was even though an upgrade over the debut but still it received mediocre reviews with criticism directed towards at with lack of engaging topics, monotonous flow and subpar production but still a pretty good album and a must listen Tracks To Check Out 4th Album And emergence of his complex, scientific style Damn what can i say abt this album he raps his ass off every track contains all bars, no hooks ( except for Behind Enemy Rhymes, Liberal Arts, "C" section and this album is generally recognized for its scholarly vocabulary and complex lyrics and unlike albums preceeding it the production is handled by relatively unknown producers and to top all that this album broke a trend of canibus album criticised for beats as this was praised for it and one trend that started developing was the commercial failures of his album as sales of each album after the self titled was even lower and this album also met the same fate. Everything said and done, it's up there with some of the best albums and a classic in my book and for this i'll recommend checking out the entire album in full as i'ts honestly Hint: this contained a really good diss track Move To The Army And Release Of His Magnum Opus So The seed for this album was sown on the track liberal arts from mic club, which stoupe produced the ceo of babygrande records raised the possibility of Stoupe producing an album. But After miclub was released it was announced that bis would be joining the usa army but before commencing the work with millitary he recorded a number of tracks which he intended to be released on his next album, rip the jacker taking its title from the character in the Mic Club track "Bis vs. Rip" now canibus off to the army, the recorded lyrics were sent to Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind of the group Jedi Mind Tricks and the magic of stoupe here shows as he employed a large number of samples from often obscure compositions, while Canibus himself undertook a variety of topics from various perspectives. Of note was the inclusion of "Poet Laureate II", a song exceeding seven minutes in length and lacking a chorus, with several changes of beat throughout; the track was frequently singled out as one of the strongest in Canibus' career and the album as a whole convinced listeners and the industry alike that the rapper had not lost his potential. But even though the album was critically praised the commercial side of the record didn't fare was as similar to his other albums this album also showed the tendency to sell relatively few copies. Widely considered as his magnum opus i'll recommend listening it front to back and just soak in the experience that this record is. Interesting Fact: Due to his military obligations, Canibus himself only managed to review the album after having acquired a copy other details So after this list you can listen to any album at your own pace, but one thing to note is that after returning from the army, his music also has a lot of army references and also that he has released a lot of albums after that and this two should be on your list - For Whom The Beat Tolls
- Melatonin Magik ( the low budget cover aside) it contains the track pop killer ft. D12 and DZK and the catch is that he got d12 featured on an eminem diss track. and for the track itself, canibus really goes no holds barred on this one, worth checking out
Links Closing So with this i conclude the canibus guide, and frankly a write up like this has been on my mind for qutie some time and today i decided to pull the trigger. And canibus had always been a curious case for me and definitely would have been something greater had some things went well, but it is what it is. So enjoy this guide and let me know what you think of it and recommend me other artist for which a guide is to be made, i'll try my best. But Until Then Peace out!!! submitted by /u/CautiousOperation313 [link] [comments] |
