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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2018.

Events

January

February

  • On February 10, Ensayne Wayne, a multi-platinum producer from Memphis, was killed in a shooting in Atlanta.[3]

March

  • On March 2, Rick Ross was hospitalized due to possible pneumonia.[4]
  • On March 13, Craig Mack died from congestive heart failure.[5]
  • On March 16, Lloyd Banks announced that he was retiring from rap, but rescinded that statement the following day.[6]
  • On March 22, Jeezy announced that he will be retiring from rap after releasing his last album named TM 104: Trust the Process.[7]

April

May

  • On May 22, Offset suffered a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia. He was released from the hospital a couple days later.[10]
  • On May 27, Brockhampton announced that Ameer Vann would no longer be a part of the group following his sexual misconduct allegations.[11] He would be the first member to leave the group since the group have been blowing up through their Saturation trilogy.

June

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Scallops Hotel Sovereign Nose of Your Arrogant Face Ruby Yacht, The Order Label
5 Cupcakke Ephorize Cupcakke
10 Lil Skies Life of a Dark Rose Lil Skies
12 Maxo Kream Punken TSO Music Group, Kream Clicc
16 Berner The Big Pescado Bern One Entertainment
Dave East Paranoia 2 Def Jam Recordings, Mass Appeal Records, From the Dirt
  • Debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200
19
GT Garza Brown By Honor 2 The Machine Music Group
JPEGMafia Veteran Deathbomb Arc
Planet Asia The Golden Buddha Brick Records
Paul Wall Bounce Backs Over Setbacks Oiler Mobb Ent
Sir November Top Dawg Entertainment
26 Cellski Legendary Inner City 2k
Evidence Weather or Not Rhymesayers Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 187 on the Billboard 200
Mistah F.A.B. Thug Tears Faeva Afta
Migos Culture II Quality Control, Motown, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Payroll Giovanni and Cardo Big Bossin Vol. 2 Def Jam

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Gunna Drip Season 3 YSL Records
  • Debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard 200
Key Glock Glock Bond Paper Route Empire
  • Debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200
Rich Brian Amen 88rising Music, Empire Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
Skyzoo In Celebration of Us First Generation Rich, Empire
Skooly Don't You Ever Forget Me TRU
8 2 Chainz The Play Don't Care Who Makes It Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200
9 Audio Push Cloud 909 Good Vibe Tribe
Kendrick Lamar and various artists Black Panther: The Album Top Dawg, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
13 Cozz Effected Dreamville Records, Interscope
14 B.o.B The Upside Down Self-released
Futuristic Songs About Girls We're The Future Records
Kodak Black Heart Break Kodak Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 48 on the Billboard 200
Moneybagg Yo 2 Heartless N-Less Entertainment, Interscope, Collective Music Group, Bread Gang Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
16 Daz Dillinger Dazamataz Dazamataz Inc., Felder Entertainment
L.A.R.S. (Bizarre and King Gordy) Last American Rock Stars Majik Ninja Entertainment
Nipsey Hussle Victory Lap All Money In Records, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
O.C. A New Dawn D.I.T.C. Studios
Onyx Black Rock X-Ray Records
Rejjie Snow Dear Annie 300 Entertainment, BMG Rights Management
Showbiz A Room Therapy D.I.T.C. Records
Tyga Kyoto Last Kings Records, Empire
YFN Lucci Freda's Son Think It's A Game, Warner Bros. Records
  • Debuted at No. 167 on the Billboard 200
Young Dolph Niggas Get Shot Everyday Paper Route Empire
  • Debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard 200
Yukmouth JJ Based on a Vill Story Three Smoke-A-Lot Records, Empire
20 Snoop Dogg 220 Doggystyle Records, Empire
23 6ix9ine Day69 ScumGang Records, TenThousand Projects
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
ASAP Ant The Prelude Marino Infantry Music
Blac Youngsta 2.23 Epic Records
  • Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200
Black Milk Fever Computer Ugly Records, Mass Appeal
Currensy The Spring Collection Jet Life
EarthGang Royalty Spillage Village
Hoodrich Pablo Juan and Brodinski The Matrix BROYAL, Mony Powr Rspt, Empire
Jericho Jackson (Elzhi and Khrysis) Elzhi & Khrysis are Jericho Jackson Jamla Records
Mitchy Slick Post Traumatic Stress Diego Wrong Kind Records, Empire
Ronny J OMGRonny Independently Popular, Atlantic
SOB x RBE Gangin SOB x RBE, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard 200
Stalley Tell the Truth Shame the Devil, Vol. 2 Blue Collar Gang
Towkio WWW. Towkio, Republic Records
Young Scooter Trippple Cross Young Scooter, Empire
27 Roc Marciano RR2: The Bitter Dose Marci Enterprises

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Apathy The Widow's Son Dirty Version Records
Chief Keef The Leek 4 Glo Gang, RBC Records
Larry June You're Doing Good Warner Bros.
Mozzy Spiritual Conversations Mozzy Records, Empire
Nessly Wild Flower Republic
Phonte No News Is Good News Foreign Exchange Music
Skooly Don't You Ever Forget Me 2 TRU
Tech N9ne Planet Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
Tory Lanez Memories Don't Die Mad Love Records, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Valee GOOD Job, You Found Me GOOD Music, Def Jam
5 Savage and No Fatigue 199X Fly Guy Entertainment
Pouya Five Five Buffet Boys
6 Killy Surrender Your Soul Secret Sound Club
9 August Greene August Greene Self-released
Lil Yachty Lil Boat 2 Quality Control, Capitol, Motown
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Logic Bobby Tarantino II Def Jam, Visionary Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Phoelix Tempo Self-released
Robb Banks Molly World SS Records, Empire
YFN Lucci Ray Ray from Summerhill Think It's A Game, Warner Bros.
  • Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
03 Greedo The Wolf of Grape Street Alamo Records
14 Tre Capital New Tier D.LX, PHZMSC
16 Bishop Nehru Elevators: Act I & II Nehruvia
Chuck Strangers Consumers Park Nature Sounds, Pro Era
Murs A Strange Journey Into the Unimaginable Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves
PRhyme PRhyme 2 PRhyme Records, INgrooves
  • Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200
Rich Homie Quan Rich As In Spirit Motown, RAIS, Universal Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200
Sean Price and Illa Ghee Metal Detectors Ruck Down Records, Duck Down Music
Snoop Dogg Bible of Love RCA Inspiration
  • Debuted at No. 148 on the Billboard 200
Saweetie High Maintenance Icy, Artistry Records, Warner Bros.
Trae tha Truth Hometown Hero ABN, Empire
XXXTentacion ? Bad Vibes Forever
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
17 Big Que Stupid White Boy Madness Records
21 Yung Bans Yung Bans, Vol. 4 Self-released
23 Andre Nickatina Pisces 75 Girls Records
Chief Keef The Leek, Vol. 5 Glo Gang, RBC
DJ Luke Nasty Cruise Control Othaz Records, Empire
Don Q Don Talk Self-released
Mir Fontane Macaroni Tony Self-released
Trouble Edgewood Ear Drummer Records, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 130 on the Billboard 200
Waka Flocka Flame, Zaytoven and Big Bank The Brick House Boyz Brick Squad Monopoly Music, Entertainment One
Westside Gunn and Mr. Green Flygod Is Good... All The Time Nature Sounds
28 Currensy Parking Lot Music Jet Life
SG Tip Block Boy Self-released
Styles P Nickel Bag D-Block
29 London Jae Gunz & Roses No Genre
30 Czarface and MF Doom Czarface Meets Metal Face Get On Down, Silver Age
  • Debuted at No. 134 on the Billboard 200
Don Trip Christopher Self-released
Kooley High Never Come Down M.E.C.C.A. Records
GlokkNine Kold Face Kold Kase Self-released
Meyhem Lauren Glass SRFSCHL
Quelle Chris and Jean Grae Everything's Fine Mello Music Group
Rich the Kid The World Is Yours Rich Forever, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Saint Jhn Collection One Godd Complexx, HITCO
The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy, XO, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
U-God Venom Babygrande Records
G-Mo Skee 8 Bit Filth EP Majik Ninja Entertainment
Various artists Before Anythang: The Album Cash Money Records
Yung Fume and Zaytoven Level Up Payday Records

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Oliver Francis Infinity Boy Self-released
5 Saba Care for Me Saba Pivot
Yung Bleu Bleu Vandross Self-released
6 Cardi B Invasion of Privacy KSR, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Dr. Octagon Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation Bulk Recordings
E-40 and B-Legit Connected and Respected Heavy On The Grind Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 103 on the Billboard 200
Famous Dex Dex Meets Dexter Rich Forever, 300
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
Flatbush Zombies Vacation in Hell The Glorious Dead
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Lil Xan Total Xanarchy Columbia Records
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
Oshun Bittersweet, Vol. 1 Self-released
SD Pay Attention Truly Blessed, iHipHop Distribution
Show Banga Da Glo Up HomeTeam, Empire
Webbie and Joeazzy T4L (Trill 4 Life) Webbie Music
8 Smoke DZA Ringside 6 Self-released
9 DJ Esco Kolorblind Epic
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
10 Lil Duke Reality Checc YSL, Hoodrich
12 Knxwledge Gladwemet Stones Throw Records
13 Blu and Nottz Gods in the Spirit, Titans in the Flesh Coalmine Records
Carnage Battered Bruised & Bloody Heavyweight Records, BMG
Eastside Jody Get Rich or Die Trappin 367 Entertainment
Hard to Kill Hard to Kill Self-released
Jim Jones Wasted Talent Vamplife, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 131 on the Billboard 200
Peewee Longway Spaghetti Factory MPA Bandcamp Music Group, Empire
Princess Nokia A Girl Cried Red Rough Trade
Skizzy Mars Are You OK? Atlantic, Kingmaker, Please Rewind
Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz Bless Yo Trap Alamo, Interscope, Cactus Jack Records
  • Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200
Young Thug Hear No Evil 300
19 ASAP TyY Troubles of the World Self-released
20 Del the Funky Homosapien and Amp Live Gate 13 Gate13
Denmark Vessey Sun Go Nova Mello
J. Cole KOD Dreamville, Roc Nation, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Nas Illmatic: Live from the Kennedy Center Mass Appeal
Paris One Night in Paris 300
Riff Raff Alcoholic Alligator X-Ray
Slum Village The Lost Scrolls, Vol. 2 (Slum Village Edition) Ne'Astra Music
Smoke DZA Not for Sale Babygrande
Stevie Stone and JL Kontra-Band Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves
24hrs and Slicklaflare 3200 Lenox RD Private Club Records
22 Tadoe The Golden One DigiGlo
25 Jordan Garrett Do Not Disturb Forever New Nations Productions
27 Philthy Rich The Remixes 2 SMC Recordings, Empire
Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys Republic
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Tobi Lou Tobi Lou and the Loop Artclub, Empire
Wiley Godfather II CTA
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Until Death Call My Name Never Broke Again, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 BlocBoy JB Simi Bloc Nation
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
Chris Orrick Portraits Mello
Desiigner L.O.D. GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 161 on the Billboard 200
Joey Cool Joey Cool Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves
Key! and Kenny Beats 777 Hello!, D.O.T.S
Killa Kyleon Candy Paint N Texas Plates Team Run It, RBC
Preme Light of Day RCA Records
Rae Sremmurd SR3MM Ear Drummers, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200
Rob Stone Young Rob Stone Grove Town Records
Royce da 5'9" Book of Ryan Bad Half Records, Entertainment One
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
Scarlxrd DXXM A Lxrd Records, Island Records, Scarlxrd Limited, Universal Music Group
Styles P G-Host The Phantom Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 166 on the Billboard 200
Yung Gravy Snow Cougar Republic
6 Dogs and Danny Wolf 6 Wolves Mad Love, Interscope, Trust Me Danny Records
8 Bali Baby Baylor Swift Twin
Wale Self Promotion Maybach Music Group, Every Blue Moon
11 Ace Hood Trust the Process II: Undefeated Hood Nation, Empire
Ballout Glo Glacier DigiGlo
Chief Keef The GloFiles, Pt. 1 Glo Gang, RBC
The GloFiles, Pt. 2
City Girls Period Quality Control
Drako Fully Loaded Self-released
Junglepussy JP3 Self-released
Odd Ralph The Blue Cassette Violated Pants
Playboi Carti Die Lit AWGE, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Ski Mask the Slump God Beware the Book of Eli Republic, Victor Victor
  • Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
Tee Grizzley Activated Tee Grizzley (Grizzley Gang), 300
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
The Doppelgangaz Aaaaggghh Groggy Pack Entertainment
16 ASAP Ant Lil Black Jean Jacket Self-released
Kevin Gates Chained to the City Bread Winners' Association
17 Boondox Dirty Days of Night Majik Ninja Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
18 Dice Soho You Could Have Asylum Worldwide
Kyle Light of Mine Independently Popular, Atlantic
Lil Baby Harder Than Ever 4 Pockets Full, Wolfpack Music Group, Quality Control, Motown, Capitol
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Nick Grant Dreamin' Out Loud Epic, Culture Republic
MC Paul Barman Echo Chamber Mello
Nav Reckless XO, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Stalley Tell the Truth Shame the Devil, Vol. 3 Blue Collar Gang
20 Montana of 300 Pray for the Devil Fly Guy
22 Blueprint Two-Headed Monster Weightless Recordings
23 Juice WRLD Goodbye & Good Riddance Grade A Productions, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
24 Shad da God City of God Bankroll Mafia, Hoodrich
G-Eazy The Vault RCA Records
25 ASAP Rocky Testing ASAP Worldwide, RCA, Polo Grounds Music
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Big Scoob Duality Strange Music, RBC, INgrooves
Casino Disrespectful Freebandz Productions, Casino Music
Kid Trunks Super Saiyan The Kid Before Trunks, Empire
Ouija Macc Gutterwater Psychopathic Records
Pusha T Daytona GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Zaytoven Trap Holizay Familiar Territory, Motown, Capitol
  • Debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200
30 Currensy The Marina Jet Life
Cdot Honcho Head Honcho Self-released
31 Waka Flocka Flame Big Homie Flock Brick Squad Monopoly, Entertainment One
Ski Mask the Slump God Get Dough Presents Ski Mask the Slump God Get Dough Records

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Black Thought and 9th Wonder Streams of Thought, Vol. 1 Human Re Sources
Dizzy Wright Don't Tell Me It Can't Be Done Dizzy Wright, Empire[16]
Kanye West Ye GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Joe Moses SuWop Atlantic, All Out Bosses, Thump Records[17]
Thouxanbanfauni The Lost Files Self-released[18]
6 Chief Keef Ottopsy Digiglo, RBC[19]
Fetty Wap Bruce Wayne 300, RGF Productions[20]
8 Fat Nick Generation Numb Buffet Boys
Future and various artists Superfly Epic
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Ill Chris and Ski Mask the Slump God Bury All Defeated Republic, CLM
Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts GOOD Music, Def Jam, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Wifisfuneral Ethernet Alamo
15 Nas Nasir Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Jay Rock Redemption Top Dawg, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
Axe Murder Boyz Muerte Canonize Productions, Majik Ninja, INgrooves
Jacquees 4275 Cash Money
  • Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200
16 The Carters Everything Is Love Parkwood, Sony, S.C, Roc Nation
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
20 A Boogie wit da Hoodie International Artist Highbridge, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200
22 Freeway Think Free New Rothchilds
Freddie Gibbs Freddie ESGN, Empire
  • Debuted at No. 142 on the Billboard 200
Jedi Mind Tricks The Bridge and the Abyss Enemy Soil
Red Cafe Less Talk, More Hustle Shakedown Entertainment
Gunplay Active Black Bilderburg Group, Empire
TK Kravitz 2.0 300, Reckless Republic
Westside Gunn Supreme Blientele Griselda Records
23 Teyana Taylor K.T.S.E. GOOD Music, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
26 Yung Bans Yung Bans Vol. 5 Self-released
03 Greedo God Level Golden Grenade Empire
29 Drake Scorpion Young Money, Cash Money, Republic, OVO
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Danny! The Book of Daniel StarTower Music
Tre Capital Hero D.LX

July

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
6 Future and Zaytoven Beast Mode 2 Epic, Freebandz
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Meek Mill Legends of the Summer Maybach, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
8 Lil Xan Heartbreak Soldiers Columbia
Jaden Smith Syre: The Electric Album Columbia, MSFTS Music, Roc Nation
13 G-Mo Skee Chaly & the Filth Factory Majik Ninja
Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers 2 Rostrum, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Marlowe (L'Orange & Solemn Brigham) Marlowe Mello Music Group
20 88rising Head in the Clouds 88rising
  • Debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200
Buddy Harlan & Alondra RCA Records
27 Dave East Karma 2 Mass Appeal
Denzel Curry Ta13oo Loma Vista, Universal
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
G Herbo and Southside Swervo Machine, Epic, Cinematic, 150 Dream Team, 808 Mafia
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
Jazz Cartier Fleurever Universal Music Canada[21]
N.O.R.E. 5E Militainment Business, Mass Appeal
28 Big Que Darkness Is Where I Came From Madness Records

August

Upcoming releases

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
3 Mac Miller Swimming Warner Bros., REMember
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Travis Scott Astroworld Epic, Grand Hustle, Cactus Jack
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
YG Stay Dangerous 4Hunnid Records, CTE World, Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
10 Nicki Minaj Queen Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Trippie Redd Life's a Trip Strainge Entertainment, Caroline
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
15 Aminé OnePointFive Republic
Bones LivingSucks TeamSESH
17 T-Pain Everything Must Go Vol. 1 Nappy Boy Entertainment
Young Thug Slime Language YSL, 300
22 Doe Boy and TM88 88 Birdz Freebandz, RBMG Records
Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s)
23 Lil Yachty Resistence Quality Control Music
24 Bas MILKY WAY Dreamville
Jeremih & Ty Dolla Sign MihTy Def Jam, Atlantic
31 Bun B Return of The Trill Rap-A-Lot
TBA Lil Pump Harvard Dropout Tha Lights Global, Warner Bros.

September

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s)
7 Russ Zoo Colombia Records
$UICIDEBOY$ I WANT TO DIE IN NEW ORLEANS G*59 Records
28 Cypress Hill Elephants on Acid BMG Rights Management
TBA Childish Gambino Spirits mcDJ, RCA

October

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s)
4 Busta Rhymes Red Trap Dragon: Legends Conglomerate Records, Epic
5 Waka Flocka Flame Flockaveli 2 Brick Squad Monopoly, eOne
26 Insane Clown Posse Fearless Fred Fury[22] Psychopathic Records

To be released

Highest-charting singles

Hip hop singles from any year which charted in the 2018 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Song Artist Project Peak position
"God's Plan" Drake Scorpion 1
"Nice for What"
"In My Feelings"
"This Is America" Childish Gambino —
"Psycho" Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Sad!" XXXTentacion ?
"I Like It" Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin Invasion of Privacy
"Rockstar" Post Malone featuring 21 Savage Beerbongs & Bentleys 2
"Nonstop" Drake Scorpion
"Gucci Gang" Lil Pump Lil Pump 3
"Lucid Dreams" Juice WRLD Goodbye and Good Riddance
"FEFE" 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz TBA
"No Limit" G-Eazy featuring ASAP Rocky and Cardi B The Beautiful & Damned 4
"Sicko Mode" Travis Scott featuring Drake Astroworld
"Look Alive" BlocBoy JB featuring Drake Simi 5
"No Brainer" DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo and Chance the Rapper Father of Asahd
"Better Now" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"MotorSport" Migos, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj Culture II 6
"ATM" J. Cole KOD
"Yes Indeed" Lil Baby and Drake Harder Than Ever
"Diplomatic Immunity" Drake Scary Hours 7
"Pray for Me" The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar Black Panther: The Album
"All the Stars" Kendrick Lamar and SZA
"I'm Upset" Drake Scorpion
"Stir Fry" Migos Culture II 8
"Yikes" Kanye West Ye
"Freaky Friday" Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown TBA
"Kevin's Heart" J. Cole KOD
"Stargazing" Travis Scott Astroworld
"Taste" Tyga featuring Offset TBA
"Emotionless" Drake Scorpion
"Don't Matter to Me" Drake featuring Michael Jackson 9
"Bodak Yellow" Cardi B Invasion of Privacy 10
"Chun-Li" Nicki Minaj Queen
"Walk It Talk It" Migos featuring Drake Culture II
"KOD" J. Cole KOD
"River" Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran Revival 11
"Love" Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari Damn
"All Mine" Kanye West Ye
"Be Careful" Cardi B Invasion of Privacy
"Paranoid" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Let You Down" NF Perception 12
"Gummo" 6ix9ine Day69 13
"Apeshit" The Carters Everything Is Love
"Ric Flair Drip" Offset and Metro Boomin Without Warning
"Plug Walk" Rich the Kid The World Is Yours
"Moonlight" XXXTentacion ?
"Mob Ties" Drake Scorpion
"Bartier Cardi" Cardi B featuring 21 Savage Invasion of Privacy 14
"Him & I" G-Eazy and Halsey The Beautiful & Damned
"Photograph" J. Cole KOD
"Rich and Sad" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Elevate" Drake Scorpion
"Motiv8" J. Cole KOD 15
"Spoil My Night" Post Malone featuring Swae Lee Beerbongs & Bentleys
"I Fall Apart" Post Malone Stoney 16
"Ghost Town" Kanye West featuring PartyNextDoor Ye
"Ball for Me" Post Malone featuring Nicki Minaj Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Watch" Travis Scott featuring Lil Uzi Vert and Kanye West —
"Big Bank" YG, Big Sean, 2 Chainz and Nicki Minaj Stay Dangerous
"Stay" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 17
"Survival" Drake Scorpion
"Changes" XXXTentacion ? 18
"Young Dumb & Broke" Khalid American Teen
"Can't Take a Joke" Drake Scorpion
"Barbie Dreams" Nicki Minaj Queen
"I Get the Bag" Gucci Mane featuring Migos Mr. Davis 19
"Jocelyn Flores" XXXTentacion 17
"1985" J. Cole KOD 20
"Talk Up" Drake featuring Jay-Z Scorpion
"Same Bitches" Post Malone featuring G-Eazy and YG Beerbongs & Bentleys
"King's Dead" Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake Black Panther: The Album 21
"Drip" Cardi B featuring Migos Invasion of Privacy
"8 Out of 10" Drake Scorpion
"44 More" Logic Bobby Tarantino II 22
"Top Off" DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé Father of Asahd
"I Do" Cardi B featuring SZA Invasion of Privacy 23
"Zack and Codeine" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"The Way Life Goes" Lil Uzi Vert featuring Oh Wonder Luv is Rage 2 24
"Wouldn't Leave" Kanye West featuring PartyNextDoor Ye
"Over Now" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Esskeetit" Lil Pump The Harvard Dropout
"Carousel" Travis Scott featuring Frank Ocean Astroworld
"Barbie Tingz" Nicki Minaj Queen 25
"Yosemite" Travis Scott featuring Gunna and Nav Astroworld
"Plain Jane" ASAP Ferg Still Striving 26
"R.I.P. Screw" Travis Scott featuring Swae Lee Astroworld
"Violent Crimes" Kanye West Ye 27
"Sandra's Rose" Drake Scorpion
"Stop Trying to Be God" Travis Scott featuring Kid Cudi, James Blake and Stevie Wonder Astroworld
"Bank Account" 21 Savage Issa Album 28
"Powerglide" Rae Sremmurd featuring Juicy J SR3MM
"Ring" Cardi B featuring Kehlani Invasion of Privacy
"The Cut Off" J. Cole featuring Kill Edward KOD
"I Thought About Killing You" Kanye West Ye
"Summer Games" Drake Scorpion
"F*** Love" XXXTentacion featuring Trippie Redd 17
"Japan" Famous Dex Dex Meets Dexter
"The Weekend" SZA Ctrl 29
"Sky Walker" Miguel featuring Travis Scott War & Leisure
"Takin' Shots" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys
"Everyday" Logic and Marshmello Bobby Tarantino II
"Brackets" J. Cole KOD 30
"Blue Tint" Drake Scorpion
"Wake Up" Travis Scott featuring The Weeknd Astroworld
"Roll in Peace" Kodak Black featuring XXXTentacion Project Baby 2 31
"Outside Today" Youngboy Never Broke Again Until Death Call My Name
"No Bystanders" Travis Scott featuring Juice WRLD and Sheck Wes Astroworld
"Jaded" Drake Scorpion 32
"1-800-273-8255" Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid Everybody 33
"Candy Paint" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 34
"Narcos" Migos Culture II 36
"Lemon" N.E.R.D and Rihanna No One Ever Really Dies
"No Mistakes" Kanye West Ye
"Is There More" Drake Scorpion
"5% Tint" Travis Scott Astroworld
"That's How You Feel" Drake Scorpion 37
"Get Up 10" Cardi B Invasion of Privacy 38
"Peak" Drake Scorpion
"Can't Say" Travis Scott featuring Don Toliver Astroworld
"Silence" Marshmello and Khalid TBA 39
"Best Life" Cardi B featuring Chance the Rapper Invasion of Privacy
"Reborn" Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts
"92 Explorer" Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys 40

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of August 2018 in the United States.
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Scorpion Drake 732,000 1 [34]
2 Astroworld Travis Scott 537,000 1 [35]
3 Beerbongs & Bentleys Post Malone 461,000 1 [36]
4 KOD J. Cole 397,000 1 [37]
5 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B 255,000 1 [38]
6 Ye Kanye West 208,000 1 [39]
7 Culture II Migos 199,000 1 [40]
8 Queen Nicki Minaj 185,000 2 [41]
9 Black Panther: The Album Soundtrack 154,000 1 [42]
10 Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts 142,000 2 [43]

Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 Saba Care for Me 92 4 reviews [44]
2 Young Fathers Cocoa Sugar 87 21 reviews [45]
3 Pusha T Daytona 86 21 reviews [46]
4 Cardi B Invasion of Privacy 84 24 reviews [47]
5 Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts 84 18 reviews [48]
6 Travis Scott Astroworld 84 17 reviews [49]
7 Jean Grae and Quelle Chris Everything's Fine 84 8 reviews [50]
8 Cupcakke Ephorize 84 7 reviews [51]
9 Freddie Gibbs Freddie 84 4 reviews [52]
10 Royce da 5'9" Book of Ryan 84 4 reviews [53]

See also

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