The Top 100 Hip-Hop First Weeks of All Time (Visualized) [2021 releases included]

[MJ Truth]

Hammer predates SoundScan and back in the day, rappers didn’t debut at #1 until Snoop did it. Generally, rappers would debut low and then move up the chart. For example, the Chronic sold six million records but it debuted at 26 I think.

You know what, I’m just remembering that NWA interview where they were making a big deal about them being the first act since Mike Jackson to get to number one on the charts their second week.

 

[MJ Truth]

Trivia: What was the 1st East Coast solo rap album to debut #1 on Billboard?

Wu?

 

[Surreal]

Wu?

Solo

 

[MJ Truth]

Solo

Reading is fundamental.

I’m guessing BIG then.

 

[Surreal]

Reading is fundamental.

I’m guessing BIG then.

Nope

 

[MJ Truth]

Nope

Give me a hint then.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Trivia: What was the 1st East Coast solo rap album to debut #1 on Billboard?

It Was Written

 

[prophecypro]

Trivia: What was the 1st East Coast solo rap album to debut #1 on Billboard?

It was written?

Biggie and LL the only other people Im assuming

 

[Surreal]

It Was Written

Ding Ding(pause)

What about the 1st West Coast solo Rap Album?

 

[tremonthustler1]

Ding Ding(pause)

What about the 1st West Coast solo Rap Album?

I thought it was Doggystyle unless one of those Ice Cube albums did it

 

[prophecypro]

Ding Ding(pause)

What about the 1st West Coast solo Rap Album?

Cube or Snoop?


Gonna assume doggystyle but if not one of Cube's first 3 solos

Edit: Nah wait wait, Hammer right?

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Props to Doggystyle being up that high without the aid of tacking on previously streamed tracks to inflate the sales. Or “sales”

 

[Surreal]

Yup Doggystyle

 

[ThirdAct]

Interesting how no rappers from the 10's made it besides Travis and Juice Wrld (not counting Drake, Kendrick, Cole or Nicki cuz they had projects in the 00's)

 

[Cladyclad]

It Was Written

Me against the world