2023 In Hip Hop Music

This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2023.

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Events

January

February

March

April

  • On April 6, Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, and Trayvon Newsome were all formally sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of XXXTentacion. On the same day, Coolio's cause of death was revealed as an overdose of fentanyl.
  • On April 26, Pras, of the Fugees, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the US, witness tampering and acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government, for his role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (1MDB).
  • On April 27, Kendrick Lamar's The Big Steppers Tour became the highest-grossing tour by a rapper as a headlining act in history, with $110.9 million from 929,000 tickets sold in 73 shows.

May

June

July

  • On July 2, a shooting at a nightclub in Wichita, Kansas, where Mozzy was performing at left 7 injured and 1 dead. Mozzy was briefly detained and released later that night.
  • On July 5, MF DOOM's cause of death was revealed as angioedema.
  • On July 20, SpotemGottem was arrested for gun possession, burglary and fleeing a police officer. On the same day, G Herbo pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making a false statement to a federal official.
  • On July 22, the double murder trial for YNW Melly concluded. The trial ended with a hung jury, and the judge declared a mistrial.
  • On July 24, Quavo was aboard a yacht in Miami, Florida when it was robbed by an armed crew.

August

September

October

November

  • On November 3, a section of MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland, California, where Tupac Shakur had previously lived, was renamed to Tupac Shakur Way.
  • On November 7, C-Knight of The Dove Shack died of a stroke at the age of 52.
  • On November 8, Ralo was released from prison.
  • On November 17, Diddy's former partner Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against him accusing him of rape, sex trafficking, and physical abuse.
  • On November 23, Towne Center Drive in Compton, California was renamed to Eazy Street in honor of Eazy-E.
  • On November 27, the trial for Young Thug on RICO charges began.

December

Released albums

January

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 KXNG Crooked Dear California COB, Hitmaker Distribution
5 Dusty Locane & Kajun Waters -95 Degrees 95MM, EMPIRE
6 French Montana & DJ Drama Coke Boys 6 Coke Boys, Epic Records
Real Boston Richey Public Housing, Pt. 2 Open Shift Distribution
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again I Rest My Case Never Broke Again, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Zaytoven Only One Zaytoven Global LLC
9 03 Greedo & Mike Free Free 03 Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
13 21 Lil Harold After the Curse Slaughter Gang Entertainment, Epic Records
BabyTron Bin Reaper 3: New Testament The Hip Hop Lab, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 100 on the Billboard 200
Clavish Rap Game Awful Polydor, Universal Music UK
Declaime & Madlib In the Beginning (Vol. 3) SomeOthaShip Connect, Fat Beats
Sematary BUTCHER HOUSE Haunted Mound
Skyzoo & The Other Guys The Mind of a Saint First Generation Rich, HiPNOTT Records
Teejayx6 Fraudulent TF Entertainment
19 BIGBABYGUCCI Homesick Self-released
20 Autumn! ##B4GC3 ##B4GC3 Self-released
Boldy James & RichGains Indiana Jones Self-released
Chiddy Bang Lunch Adventure Records
Gloss Up Before the Gloss Up Quality Control Music
Ice Spice Like..? 10K Projects, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
JDot Breezy Don't FWM Later Hitmaker Music Group, Black Noize!
Oddisee To What End Outer Note Label
Rose Villain Radio Gotham Sony Music Italia, Columbia
Tha God Fahim & Nico JP Chess Moves Odd Harmonics
Trippie Redd Mansion Musik 10K Projects, Universal Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
23 Tha God Fahim & Camouflauge Monk Dark Shogunn Assassin Champion Rap Productions
27 BiC Fizzle Clark Street Baby 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Don Trip Gotham City MRVL Recording Group, Connect Music
King Vision Ultra Shook World PTP
Lil Yachty Let's Start Here Concrete Records, Quality Control, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Reuben Vincent Love is War Jamla Records, Roc Nation
Styles P Penultimate: A Calm Wolf Is Still a Wolf Empire Distribution
Summrs Stuck in My Ways Virgin Records, Universal Music Group
tana GAULTIER Galactic Records, Interscope Records
31 Big Boogie Definition of Big Dude CMG

February

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Epik High Strawberry OURS, Genie Music
Kevin Gates The Luca Brasi Story (A Decade of Brasi) Bread Winners' Association, Atlantic Records
3 2KBABY Scared 2 Love Warner Records
Ace Hood Body Bag Vol. 6 Hood Nation, EMPIRE
All But 6 All But 6 All But 6 Records
JayDaYoungan Forever 23 2x DNF Partners, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 188 on the Billboard 200
Tay B 4eva in My Bag (Deluxe) Giant Music, AFLN Music Group
10 BigXthaPlug AMAR UnitedMasters
  • Debuted at No. 181 on the Billboard 200
Dusty Locane From da Flu with Luv 95MM, EMPIRE
Enchanting Luv Scarred / No Luv (Deluxe) 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Fendi P & Cheeze Beatz LS3 Jet Life Recordings, Atlantic Records, EMPIRE
J.I the Prince of N.Y One Way or Another G*Starr Entertainment
Kash Doll & DJ Drama Back on Dexter: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape Kash Doll Enterprises, MNRK Records
Lance Skiiiwalker Audiodidactic Top Dawg Entertainment
Shy Glizzy Flowers Glizzy Gang, 300 Entertainment
Smokepurpp Anti Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
11 Horseshoe Gang Deme Lovewin Kenny COB LLC
14 Tony Yayo The Loyal Self-released
YN Jay Coming 2 Coochie Land YN Records
15 Slim Thug Where Dreams Are Made SoSouth
17 Big Scarr The Secret Weapon 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200
Celestaphone Paper Cut From the Obit Drumhex
D. Savage Mafia Musik D Savage Enterprise, EMPIRE
Jay Critch Jugg Season Talk Money Entertainment, EMPIRE
Joey Trap The Flood Young Rich Squad
Kxllswxch The Walls Have Eyes KILL!, EMPIRE
MadeinTYO NEO TYO Private Club Records, Commission Music
Metro Boomin Heroes & Villains (Villains Version) Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records
Nappy Nina Mourning Due LucidHaus
Oh No Good Vibes Stones Throw
Skrillex Quest for Fire OWSLA, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200
Violent J Bloody Sunday Psychopathic Records
Wesley Joseph GLOW Secretly Canadian, EEVILTWINN
18 Skrillex Don't Get Too Close OWSLA, Atlantic Records
22 Freddie Dredd Freddie's Inferno (Deluxe) RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Maxo Even God Has a Sense of Humor Def Jam Recordings
24 KXNG Crooked & Joell Ortiz JFKLAX Hitmaker Distribution
Algiers Shook Matador Records
AKA Mass Country    Sony Music Entertainment Africa
ALLBLACK Born to Score Play Runners Association, EMPIRE
Asian Doll Let's Do a Drill 2 Doll Gang Records
BabyTron Out on Bond The Hip Hop Lab, EMPIRE
Blac Youngsta Bank Appointment Heavy Camp, Create Music Group
Canibus & Johnny Slash Self Licking Ice Cream Cone Holy Toledo Productions, Revel Distro
Cappadonna & Shaka Amazulu The 7th African Killa Beez Black Stone of Mecca
Don Toliver Love Sick Cactus Jack Records, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Fredo Bang Ape Talk Se Lavi, Def Jam Records
Hell Razah & RoadsArt Renaissance Art RoadsArt Records
Key Glock Glockoma 2 Paper Route Empire, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
Lecrae Church Clothes 4: Dry Clean Only Reach Records
Logic College Park Three Oh One Productions
  • Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
Nina Chuba Glas Jive Germany, Sony Music
Payroll Giovanni Ghost Mode BYLUG Entertainment
Radamiz Gnashing, Teeth - EP Big Enough Home
Russ Millions One of a Kind Dream Like Records
Rv Inconspicuous Self-released
Sada Baby Shonuff Hitmaker Music Group, Blac Noize!
Sideshow Don't Just Stand There! Self-released
$uicideboy$ & Shakewell Shameless $uicide G*59 Records
  • Debuted at No. 50 on the Billboard 200
Tha God Fahim Iron Bull Nature Sound
Watsky Intention Symmetry 3.3 Music
Xanman Snake Me Xanmann
Yeat Afterlyfe Field Trip, Geffen Records
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
27 Rome Streetz & Big Ghost Ltd Wasn't Built in a Day Big Ghost Ltd. Music
28 Young Nudy Gumbo RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 135 on the Billboard 200

March

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 9th Wonder Zion VIII Jamla Records
3 Che Noir & Big Ghost Ltd Noir or Never Poetic Movement Records
Dreamville Creed III: The Soundtrack Dreamville, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200
Finesse2tymes 90 Days Later Bread Gang, Atlantic Records
G4 Boyz Bring 2 Forms of I.D Self-released
Lil' Flip 333 GT Digital, Clover G
Mach-Hommy & Tha God Fahim Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 Self-released
Macklemore Ben Bendo LLC
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
Pipe Calderón Back 2 the Game Self-released
Real Boston Richey Trapping & Finessing Open Shift Distribution
Slowthai UGLY Method Records, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Ufo361 Love My Life Stay High, Groove Attack
Young Noble & Deuce Deuce Purpose Concrete Enterprise
Zulu A New Tomorrow Flatspot Records
6 Talib Kweli & Madlib Liberation 2 Self-released
7 iayze Reverence Simple Stupid Records, Geffen Records
10 Bankrol Hayden 29 Atlantic Records
BONES & Greaf TheWitch&TheWizard TeamSESH, EMPIRE
Conway the Machine & Jae Skeese Pain Provided Profit Drumwork, EMPIRE
G Perico & DJ Drama Hot Shot Perico's Innerprize LLC, EMPIRE
Ivan Ave All Season Gear Mutual Intentions
Jim Jones & Hitmaka Back in My Prime Vamplife, EMPIRE
Murs speak n spell Mid90s
Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy Victims & Villains SoulStar Music Company
Pouya Gator All But 6
RXKNephew Till I'm Dead New Breed Trapper
Zaytoven Street Credentials Famillar Territory, MNRK Records
11 Fly Anakin stop tryna hack my face book Self-released
12 RXKNephew Not Fin Be on No Streaming Services Vol. 1. AintNobodyCool
13 Kai Rover SM Entertainment
15 Rav LEAP Exociety
Yung Mal Iceburg Where U Been Alamo Records, Sony Music
16 Code Kunst Remember Archive AOMG
Upchurch Pioneer Mud to Gold Entertainment
17 Eladio Carrión 3MEN2KBRN Rimas
  • Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
EST Gee Mad Warlike, CMG, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Estee Nack BRAP! Below System Records
Knowledge the Pirate 5Lbs of Pressure Treasurechest Entertainment
Lil Keed Keed Talk to 'Em 2 YSL, 300, Atlantic
Lil Pump Lil Pump 2 Self-released
Money Man Red Eye Black Circle, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200
Quin NFN Never on Time NFN Entertainment, EMPIRE
Rich Amiri Evolution Universal Music Group
Scorey Help Is on the Way (Deluxe) Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment
T-Pain On Top of the Covers Nappy Boy, EMPIRE
22 Daz Dillinger & Lil Eazy-E The Legacy Dogg Pound Records, Rich & Ruthless Records
Rx Papi Dawg Storm Dawg Shit Records
23 Myke Towers La Vida es Una Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 173 on the Billboard 200
Navy Blue Ways of Knowing Def Jam, Freedom Sounds
Rylo Rodriguez Sorry Four the Delay Self-released
24 03 Greedo Halfway There Alamo Records
6lack Since I Have a Lover Love Renaissance, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
BIGBABYGUCCI Colors Self-released
Hit-Boy Surf or Drown Surf Club
ICECOLDBISHOP GENERATIONAL CURSE Ice Cold Entertainment, Epic Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Jae Skeese Abolished Uncertainties Drumwork, EMPIRE
Jasiah 3 Atlantic Records
Jimin Face Big Hit Music
JPEGMafia & Danny Brown SCARING THE HOES Warp Records
  • Debuted at No. 84 on the Billboard 200
Kool Keith & Real Bad Man Serpent Real Bad Man Records
Kota the Friend & Statik Selektah To See a Sunset Venice Music
Quando Rondo Recovery Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records
Remtrex Not Guilty BE83 Music
TisaKorean Let Me Update My Status Jazzzy
28 Zelooperz Microphone Fiend Self-released
30 ShooterGang Kony Church Ain't Safe Self-released
31 Autumn! Golden Child, Chapter 3 Self-released
B. Cool-Aid Leather Blvd Lex Records
Chlöe In Pieces Parkwood Entertainment, Columbia Records
  • Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200
DJ Drama I'm Really Like That Generation Now, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200
Juicy J Mental Trillness Trippy Music LLC
Larry June & The Alchemist The Great Escape The Freeminded, ALC Records, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200
Lil Wayne I Am Music Young Money Records, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200
Luh Tyler My Vision Motion Music, Atlantic Records
Madame L'amore Sugar Music
Matt Ox Ai.Ox OX
Powfu tell me your feelings and i won't tell you mine pt. 2 Columbia Records
Ric Wilson, Chromeo & A-Trak CLUSTERFUNK Free Disco, EMPIRE
Royce da 5'9" The Heaven Experience EP Heaven Studios, LLC
Tha God Fahim & Oh No the Disrupt Berserko Self-released
Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale Columbia Records

April

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 Curren$y & Jermaine Dupri For Motivational Use Only, Vol. 1 Jet Life Recordings, So So Def Recordings
5 Fly Anakin & Foisey Skinemaxxx (Side A) Lex Records
6 Blac Youngsta Blac Sheep Heavy Camp, Create Music Group
Gucci Mane 1017 Up Next 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
7 Kenny Muney Blue Muney Paper Route Empire, EMPIRE
Meyhem Lauren, Madlib & DJ Muggs Champagne for Breakfast Soul Assassins
Mozzy Kollect Kall CMG, Interscope Records
NF Hope NF Real Music, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Nym Lo & Statik Selektah From The Horse's Mouth MNRK Records, Surface Noise Records
Planet Giza Ready When You Are Quiet Note
Rae Sremmurd SREMM 4 LIFE EarDrummers, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
Rittz MellowLOvation Music CNT Records
Slump6s Forgive Never Forget Field Trip, Republic Records
Tyler, the Creator Wolf + Instrumentals Columbia Records
14 Avelino GOD SAVE THE STREETS More Music Records, OddChild Music
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart
Black Thought & El Michels Affair Glorious Game Big Crown Records
BONES & Eddy Baker Jones Peak TeamSESH, EMPIRE
Dinner Party Enigmatic Society Sounds of Crenshaw, EMPIRE
Fatlip & Blu Live From The End Of The World (Deluxe) Nature Sounds, New World Color
French the Kid No Signal Drop Out UK
  • Debuted at No. 55 on the UK Albums Chart
Grafh & 38 Spesh Art of Words TCF Music Group
Kwengface The Memoir Self-released
NLE Choppa Cottonwood 2 Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
Pi'erre Bourne Grails SossHouse, Interscope Records
Prof Horse Stophouse Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 111 on the Billboard 200
Troy Ave Dear Hater I Won BSB Records
Yung Bleu Love Scars II Moon Boy University, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
19 Redveil Playing w/ Fire Self-released
20 Domo Genesis & The Alchemist No Idols (re-release) ALC, Domo
Fendi P Sumin' to Smoke To Jet Life Recordings
Gabe 'Nandez Pangea POW Recordings
Krayzie Bone Quickfix: Level 3: Level Up The Life Apparel
Matt Ox & Surf Gang OXygen Surf Gang Records
21 Agust D D-Day Big Hit
Hotboy Wes Left For Dead, Vol. 1 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Iann Dior Leave Me Where You Found Me Internet Money Records, 10K Projects
Lloyd Banks The Course of the Inevitable III: Pieces of My Pain Money by Any Means, EMPIRE
M-Dot egO anD The eneMy 2: A Dissolute Paradise Self-released
Peezy Ghetto #Boyz Entertainment, EMPIRE
Post Malone The Diamond Collection Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
Songer SKALA Hard Reality
  • Debuted at No. 30 on the UK Albums Chart
Swizz Beatz Hip Hop 50, Vol. 2 Mass Appeal Records, Def Jam Recordings
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Don't Try This at Home Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Zombie Juice Love Without Conditions Terp World
25 Taeyang Down to Earth The Black Label, Interscope Records
26 Kill Bill: The Rapper FULLMETAL KAIJU Exociety
28 BlueBucksClan & Drakeo the Ruler Legendary UMG Recordings
G Herbo Strictly 4 My Fans 2 Machine Entertainment Group, 150 Dream Team
  • Debuted at No. 124 on the Billboard 200
Homixide Gang Snot or Not Opium, Interscope Records
Ill Bill Billy Uncle Howie Records, Fat Beats
Jack Harlow Jackman Generation Now, Atlantic
  • Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Joey Trap Biggest Alien Really Flexin Young Rich Squad LLC
KAMAUU LACUNA in The House Of Mirrors Atlantic Recording Corporation
Nines Crop Circle 2 Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Rowdy Rebel & Fetty Luciano Splash Brothers Self-released
Shordie Shordie A Life for Two Warner Records
Summrs Ghost Self-released
Tee Grizzley & Skilla Baby Controversy Grizzley Gang, 300 Entertainment
Tha God Fahim Dump Gawd: Rhyme Pays Self-released
Tony Shhnow Love Streak Self-released
YUNGMORPHEUS From Whence It Came Lex Records
29 Mike Dean 4:23 MWA Music

May

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
4 iKon Take Off 143
5 Armani White Road to Casablanco Legendbound, Def Jam Recordings
Atmosphere So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously Rhymesayers
Berner Arrogance Is Ignorance (One Shot Kill) EMPIRE
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal Maps Backwoodz Studioz
Conway the Machine Won't He Do It Drumwork, EMPIRE
DaBaby Call Da Fireman South Coast Music Group, Interscope Records
DC the Don FUNERAL Rostrum Records
Denzel Curry Live at Electric Lady PH Recordings, Loma Vista
Destroy Lonely If Looks Could Kill Opium, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
IDK F65 Clue No Clue LLC, Warner Records
JELEEL! REAL RAW! Jeleel Yeah LLC, 10K Projects
Jidenna ME YOU & GOD Wondaland Records, Magic Chief Productions
MC Eiht Lessons 2 Blue Stamp Records
OhGeesy Geezyworld 2 Atlantic Records
$uicideboy$ YIN YANG TAPES: Spring Season (1989-1990) G*59 Records
Tunde First Lap Self-released
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart
10 Deante' Hitchcock ONCE UPON A TIME ByStorm Entertainment, RCA Records
Nebu Kiniza Bittersweet Memories Self-released
Radamiz & Thelonious Martin 2409 West Slauson Big Enough Home
12 Chuck Strangers The Boys & Girls Lex Records
DD Osama Here 2 Stay Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Potter Payper Real Back in Style 0207 Def Jam
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
Russ Chomp 2.5 DIEMON Records
Soulja Boy Soulja Season SODMG Records
$uicideboy$ YIN YANG TAPES: Summer Season (1989-1990) G*59 Records
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Richest Opp Never Broke Again, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
16 Wiki Papiseed Street Vol. 1 Self-released
18 6ix 6ixtape TuneCore
19 Belly Mumble Rap 2 XO, Roc Nation Records
B-Lovee Sorry 4 The Wait... Columbia Records
ELWD Monochrome Bad Taste Records
Estee Nack Nacksaw Jim Duggan Griselda Records
Juice WRLD Goodbye & Good Riddance (5 Year Anniversary Edition) Grade A, Interscope Records
Kaytraminé (Kaytranada & Aminé) Kaytraminé CLBN
  • Debuted at No. 92 on the Billboard 200
Steel Banglez The Playlist Gifted Music
  • Debuted at No. 29 on the UK Albums Chart
$uicideboy$ YIN YANG TAPES: Fall Season (1989-1990) G*59 Records
Summer Walker CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE LVRN, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
Various Artists FAST X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Universal Records
  • Debuted at No. 79 on the Billboard 200
21 Duwap Kaine Duwap So Based Self-released
22 Enhypen Dark Blood Belift Lab
23 Devito Plava krv IDJTunes
26 Cochise NO ONE'S NICE TO ME Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Guvna B The Village Is on Fire Allo Mate Records
Jay Worthy & Roc Marciano Nothing Bigger Than the Program SRFSCHL
Kassa Overall Animals Warp Records
KayCyy TW2052 BuVision, Columbia Records
Kodak Black Pistolz & Pearlz Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
Lil Durk Almost Healed Alamo Records, Only The Family
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Monaleo Where The Flowers Don't Die stomp grounds
Nascar Aloe HEY ASSHOLE! Epitaph Records
Peter Fox Love Songs Warner
Rory I Thought It'd Be Different Avant Garden
Shaggy 2 Dope Professor Shaggs and the Quest for the Ultimate Groove Psychopathic Records
$uicideboy$ YIN YANG TAPES: Winter Season (1989-1990) G*59 Records
29 Nicholas Britell Succession: Season 4 (HBO Original Series Soundtrack) Lake George Music Group
30 Na-Kel Smith Free Pops Fr A Dream No Longer Deferred Records
31 CJ Fly Healing from Our Wounds Pro Era Records
Fivio Foreign Without Warning Foreign Slide Records

June

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 B.I To Die For 131
2 McKinley Dixon Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? City Slang
Metro Boomin Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) Boominati Worldwide, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200
Moneybagg Yo Hard to Love CMG, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
Speakers Corner Quartet Further Out Than the Edge OTIH
Stray Kids 5-Star JYP Entertainment, Republic Records
Toosii Naujour SCMG, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
X-Raided A Prayer in Hell Strange Music, Bloc Star Evolution, INgrooves
4 Dave & Central Cee Split Decision Neighbourhood, Live Yours
5 Taeyong Shalala SM Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment
6 BabyTron 6 The Hip Hop Lab, EMPIRE
Kenny Mason 6 RCA Records
9 Bizarre & Foul Mouth HGG2 Readhead, Middle Finger Music
Boldy James & ChanHays Prisoner of Circumstance Droppin Science Productions
Doe Boy Beezy Freebandz, Epic Records
Fat Trel Nightmare on E Street 2 Asylum Records
Rah Swish 9 Shots in the Ruger 20nyne Entertainment, EMPIRE
Rob49 4GOD II Rebel, Geffen Records
Sexyy Red Hood Hottest Princess Open Shift, Gamma
  • Debuted at No. 193 on the Billboard 200
Statik Selektah Round Trip Mass Appeal
Youngs Teflon & Tiny Boost Purple Hearts The Sharks
  • Debuted at No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart
7xvethegenius & DJ Green Lantern The Genius Tape Drumwork, EMPIRE
10 Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire & Madlib I'm Alive Self-released
13 Radamiz 3 Days Outside Your Body Big Enough Home
14 SoFaygo Go+ Cactus Jack Records
Wiz Khalifa See Ya Taylor Gang Entertainment
16 6ix9ine Leyenda Viva La Corporación
Certified Trapper Trapper of the Year Signal Records, Columbia Records
Gunna a Gift & a Curse YSL Records, 300 Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
Killer Mike MICHAEL VLNS, Loma Vista
  • Debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard 200
Kool Keith Black Elvis 2 Mello Music Group
Mike Dimes TEXAS BOY Encore Recordings
21 Sara Jo Bez kontrole Bassivity Digital
22 Octavian 22 SexAm Club
Peso Pluma Génesis Double P Records
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
23 Austin Mahone A Lone Star Story A.M. Music
Baby Money Young Nigga Old Soul 2 Quality Control Music
Big Freedia Central City Queen Diva Music
Coi Leray COI Uptown Records
  • Debuted at No. 102 on the Billboard 200
Curtis Waters BAD SON Self-released
Danny Towers & DJ Scheme Safe House TC Music, EMPIRE
E.D.I. Mean OG 3: La Bella Vita O4L Digital
The Hope Dealer, Pt. 3
I.M Overdrive Sony Music Korea
Kerser A Gift & a Kers ABK, Warner Music Australia
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart
Key Glock Glockoma 2 (Deluxe) Paper Route Empire, EMPIRE
Lil Poppa Half Man Half Vamp Rule #1, Interscope Records
Mac Miller Watching Movies with the Sound Off (10th Anniversary) Rostrum Records
Nafe Smallz High Profile Self-released
  • Debuted at No. 98 on the UK Albums Chart
TeeFlii & Dom Kennedy I Love Stocker OPM
Theophilus London TL Purple Money
UnoTheActivist Deadication 3 Too Lost LLC
Young Thug BUSINESS IS BUSINESS YSL Records, 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
26 Shinee Hard SM
27 Veeze Ganger Navy Wavy LLC
  • Debuted at No. 152 on the Billboard 200
29 Tainy Data Neon16
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
30 Bandokay M.A.R.K No Request, Polydor Records
Curren$y & Harry Fraud VICES Jet Life Recordings
Kota the Friend Protea Fltbys
Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape Generation Now, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Loski See You At The Gates Self-released
Natanael Cano Nata Montana Warner Music, Rancho Humilde
  • Debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200
P Money Money Over Everyone 4 Self-released
Rylo Rodriguez Been One 4PF, Virgin Music
  • Debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200
The Alchemist Flying High ALC Records, EMPIRE
tobi lou & FARADA 'Decent Free Agency

July

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
5 Kiss of Life Kiss of Life S2 Entertainment
Robb Bank$ I Dnt txt back, I Dnt call 430 ENT DEATHLESS
7 A$AP Twelvyy Kid$ Gotta Eat Two twelve technologies
A$AP TyY 1840 LEX AWAL Recordings
Conway the Machine Drumwork: The Album Drumwork, EMPIRE
D-Block Europe DBE World Self-released
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart
Dominic Fike Sunburn Sandy Boys, Columbia Records
  • Debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200
Lucki S*X M*NEY DR*GS EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200
Never Broke Again Green Flag Activity, Vol. 2 Never Broke Again, Motown Records
Speaker Bullies (Supastition & Praise) Art Of Disrespect Soulspazm Records
The Musalini & 9th Wonder Don & Eye 2 Jamla Records, EMPIRE
Yhung T.O. Eternal Trauma R3al Boii Records
8 TruCarr & TeeFlii TruFlii Self-released
14 Dave East Fortune Favors the Bold Def Jam Recordings, Mass Appeal Records
DDG Maybe It's Me... DDG Entertainment, Epic Records
Haviah Mighty Crying Crystals Mighty Gang
J Hus Beautiful and Brutal Yard Black Butter Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
King Von Grandson EMPIRE, Only the Family
  • Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
Lil Tjay 222 Columbia Records
  • Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
Masiwei & Asen 狗咬狗 (Dog Bite Dog) A Few Good Kids Records, STK Studio
Substantial Adultish Self-released
17 Duwap Kaine Darkest Days Self-released
NCT Dream ISTJ SM Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200
YGTUT I'm Back TheHouse
19 Black Milk Everybody Good? Computer Ugly, Mass Appeal Records
20 Big Boss Vette Resilience Amigo Records, Beatstaz, Republic Records, UMG Recordings
Cypress Hill Black Sunday (Deluxe) Columbia Records
21 Babyface Ray Summer's Mine Wavy Gang, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 92 on the Billboard 200
Dizzee Rascal Boy in da Corner (20th Anniversary Edition) XL Recordings
FRVRFRIDAY Cruise Control Self-released
Nas Magic 2 Mass Appeal Records
  • Debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200
Paris Texas MID AIR Self-released
Scarlxrd Made In Hell Lxrd Records, Warner Records
Valee & Harry Fraud Virtuoso SRFSCHL, Fake Shore Drive
Various Artists They Cloned Tyrone (soundtrack) Republic Records
24 Tony Yayo 134 Tape Self-released
27 Thelonious Martin Season 1. Episode 7. Self-released
28 Adekunle Gold Tequila Ever After Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings
AKTHESAVIOR Tracing Patterns Boom.Records
BIA Really Her Epic Records, Sony Music Entertainment
B-Legit Throwblock Music II: 88' D-Boi Sick Wid It, Block Movement, EMPIRE
Chika SAMSON: THE ALBUM Warner Records
Fly Anakin & Foisey Skinemaxxx (Side B) Lex Records
ICYTWAT Final Boss Siddhi
iLoveMakonnen Pink Nails Self-released
Jdot Breezy Sincerely Mad Hitmaker Music Group, Blac Noize!
KenTheMan Back To 304'n Roc Nation
Post Malone Austin Republic, Mercury
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Roy Woods Mixed Emotions OVO Sound
Soulja Boy Soulja World 3 Self-released
Tech N9ne BLISS Strange Music, INgrooves
That Mexican OT Lonestar Luchador Good Money Global
  • Debuted at No. 106 on the Billboard 200
Travis Scott UTOPIA Cactus Jack Records, Epic Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
TyFontaine & SJR Yuheame HighTide
YN Jay Been Havin YN Records
29 1017 ALYX 9SM Compilation V1 Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment

August

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 Marlon Craft HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE, Vol. 2 HOMECOURT
4 BLP Kosher Bars Mitzvah Dreidel Gang, Encore Recording
Chris Travis WAVs Water Boyz Ent.
Homeboy Sandman Rich Dirty Looks
N-Dubz Timeless LRC Live Limited, EMI
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart
Tyla Yaweh Heart Full of Rage 2 London Ent, Epic Records
Yo Gotti & DJ Drama I Showed U So Inevitable II Records, CMG
  • Debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard 200
6 Fleeky Bang The Predator Dirty Play Records, Kakao Entertainment
9 Lil B B-Unit Basedworld Records
10 Gloria Groove Lady Leste (Ao Vivo) SB Music
Joey Purp Heavy Heart Vol. 1 LOUDSOUND, 4NRECORDS
11 Ez Mil DU4LI7Y: REDUX FFP Records, Virgin Music, Shady, Aftermath
Fredo Unfinished Business PG Records
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart
G Perico 7 Figures Later Perico's Innerprize, EMPIRE
Gloss Up Shades of Gloss Quality Control Music
G.T. Owe It To Myself Money Counter Music
Joell Ortiz & L'Orange Signature Mello Music Group
K.A.A.N. & Mike Summers The Death of a Rapper K.A.A.N. Life Music, Squarian Entertainment
Noname Sundial AWAL
Reason Porches Top Dawg Entertainment
Sha Ek, Bandmanrill & MCVERTT Jiggy In Jersey Defiant Records, Warner Records
Trippie Redd A Love Letter to You 5 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects
  • Debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200
13 Jelena Karleuša Alpha JK Entertainment, Virgin Music
15 Boosie Badazz Goin Thru Some Thangs Bad Azz Music Syndicate
16 Duwap Kaine You Influenced Me Self-released
Killah Priest Vedic Vape Room Proverbs Records
18 Blanco Rebourne Believe UK
Dame D.O.L.L.A. Don D.O.L.L.A. Front Page Music
Dro Kenji WISH YOU WERE HERE Internet Money, 10K Projects
EST Gee El Toro 2 CMG, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 57 on the Billboard 200
Genesis Owusu Struggler Ourness, House Anxiety
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart
Giggs Zero Tolerance No BS Music
  • Debuted at No. 48 on the UK Albums Chart
KEY! Marquis Third & Hayden
Leon Thomas Electric Dusk UMG Recordings, EZMNY Records, Motown Records
Lil Zay Osama 4 The Trenches Warner Records
Mick Jenkins The Patience RBC Records
Nickelus F The Specimen: Issue 00 AGM
Quavo Rocket Power Quality Control Music, Motown Records, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 18 on the Billboard 200
Quelle Chris & Cavalier Death Tape 1: Black Cottonwood Death Fame, SavCav Music
Russ SANTIAGO DIEMON Records
  • Debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200
Sha Ek Courtlandt Over Everything Defiant Records, Warner Records
22 Autumn! Midnight Club Self-released
25 Abhi the Nomad Abhi vs the Universe II UnderCurrent
Ashnikko Weedkiller Warner Records
  • Debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200
Bermuda Yae & Pi'erre Bourne The 5th SossHouse Records
Bones BasketCase TeamSESH, Empire
Danger Mouse & Jemini the Gifted One Born Again Lex Records
Digga D Back To Square One Black Money Records
  • Debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart
DJ Muggs Soul Assassins 3 Soul Assassins Records
Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist Voir Dire Tan Cressida, ALC Records
Fat Tony & Taydex I Will Make A Baby In This Damn Economy Self-released
Fridayy Fridayy Lost In Melody, Def Jam Recordings
Jaboukie All who can't hear must feel Interscope Records
K Suave Midnight in Malibu 1400/800, Slayer Academy, Create Music Group
Lil Yachty Tesla Quality Control Music, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 180 on the Billboard 200
Maluma Don Juan Sony Music, Ultra Records
  • Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200
Mello Music Group Omakase Mello Music Group
Nyck Caution NYCKSTAPE Self-released
Open Mike Eagle Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering Auto Reverse
Sauce Walka Dat Boy Den The Sauce Familia, Empire
Yung Gravy & bbno$ Baby Gravy 3 Baby Gravy, Imperial
27 9th Wonder Zion IX Jamla Records
28 NCT Golden Age SM
  • Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
29 Blac Youngsta Blac Sheep 2 Heavy Camp, Create Music Group
Thelonious Martin Season 1. Episode 8. The Home Team Music Group
30 Coi Leray Blue Moon Uptown Records, Republic Records

September

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 Blu & Real Bad Man Bad News Real Bad Man Records
Blxst & Bino Rideaux Sixtape 3 EVGLE, Out the Blue, Def Jam, Redbull Records
Chiddy Bang Saved By the Swell Adventure Records
Da$h Skrewface 2 Hz Global
Illa J No Traffic Self-released
Jehry Robinson Drink More Water Strange Music, INgrooves
midwxst E3 Geffen Records
Smoke DZA & Flying Lotus Flying Objects Smoker's Club Records
6 Stray Kids Social Path / Super Bowl Epic Japan
7 Frisco & INFAMOUSIZAK Winning Team The Den Records
8 38 Spesh & Conway the Machine Speshal Machinery TCF Music Group
Cam'ron The Lost Files: Vol. 1 Killa Ent, GoodTalk
Curren$y & Jet Life Season Opener Jet Life Recordings
Gaika Drift Big Dada Recordings
Joey Valence & Brae Punk Tactics JVB Records
K.A.A.N. & Dem Jointz Peace of Mindz K.A.A.N. Life Music, U Made Us What We Are
Lancey Foux BACK2DATRAP Human Resources Records
Lil Peep & iLoveMakonnen Diamonds Waiting To Be Found, AWAL
M Huncho my neighbours don't know MYB ENT, EGA Distro
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart
Planet Asia & Apollo Brown Sardines Mello Music Group
Real Boston Richey Welcome to Bubba Land Freebandz, Epic Records
  • Debuted at No. 94 on the Billboard 200
Slim Thug Midlife Crisis SoSouth
Teezo Touchdown How Do You Sleep at Night? RCA, Not Fit for Society
XXXTentacion ItWasntEnough (re-release) Bad Vibes Forever, Columbia Records
12 Bizzy Bone The Waste Lands Self-released
13 3 Headed Monster (Violent J, Esham & Ouija Macc) Rampage Psychopathic Records
14 Nas Magic 3 Mass Appeal
  • Debuted at No. 65 on the Billboard 200
Zelooperz & Quadie Diesel Quazel Bruiser Brigade
15 City Morgue My Bloody America Hikari-Ultra, Republic Records
Diddy The Love Album: Off the Grid Love Records, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard 200
Rod Wave Nostalgia Alamo Records, Sony Music
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Sleepy Hallow Boy Meets World Winners Circle Entertainment, RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
Vic Mensa Victor Savemoney, Roc Nation
18 Logic Inglorious Basterd Self-released
Summrs What We Didn't Have 10K Projects
22 2Rare Truth or Rare No Love Entertainment, Warner Records
DaBoii NO BAIL YWN
Doja Cat Scarlet Kemosabe Records, RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
EARTHGANG & Spillage Village RIP Human Art Dreamville
Headie One & K-Trap Strength to Strength One Records, Thousand8
  • Debuted at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart
Joey Cool Enjoy the View Strange Music, INgrooves
Lil Tecca TEC Galactic Records, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
L'Orange Old Soul (re-release) Old Soul Music
MIKE, Wiki & The Alchemist Faith Is a Rock ALC Records
Money Man Catch Me If You Can Black Circle, EMPIRE
ShittyBoyz Trifecta 3: The Finale The Hip Hop Lab Records, Empire Distribution
Tom MacDonald & Adam Calhoun The Brave II Self-released
  • Debuted at No. 62 on the Billboard 200
29 Armand Hammer We Buy Diabetic Test Strips Backwoodz Studioz, PTP
Kelvin Krash HARSH KRASHED
Lil Wayne Tha Fix Before Tha VI Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard 200
Lil Yachty The Secret Recipe Quality Control Music, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 170 on the Billboard 200
Rome Streetz Noise Kandy 5 The Influenyce Enterprise
Twiztid & DJ Godzila Odyssey Majik Ninja Entertainment
YG & Tyga Hit Me When U Leave The Klub: The Playlist 4Hunnid Records, Last Kings Music, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 101 on the Billboard 200
Yo Gotti, Moneybagg Yo & CMG The Label Gangsta Art 2 CMG, Interscope Records
  • Debuted at No. 78 on the Billboard 200
30 Viper You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack 3 Rhyme Tyme Records, SoSouth Music Distribution

October

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 R.A.P. Ferreira ASIATIQUE BLACK WIZARD LILY FUNK Self-released
Slug Christ Plant Mentality 4 Awful Records
6 Babyfxce E The X Tape Self-released
Bishop Nehru Mysteries of Initiation Nehruvia
Butcher Brown Solar Music Concord Jazz
Drake For All the Dogs OVO Sound, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Elcamino They Spit on Jesus Black Soprano Family
Hooligan Hefs Sinning Winning Living BIORDI
Kool Keith Mr. Controller Junkadelic Music
Matt Ox Teenrage Ox
Merlyn Wood Dirty Thunder Don't Be Greedy
Mndsgn Snaxxx Stones Throw Records
NCT 127 Fact Check SM
Nines Crop Circle 3 Zino Records
  • Debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart
ODUMODUBLVCK EZIOKWU NATIVE Records, Def Jam Recordings, UMG Recordings
P Money & Whiney Streets, Love & Other Stuff Hospital Records
Pitbull Trackhouse Mr. 305 Records
RJMrLA OMMIO Drama Empire
Slauson Malone 1 Excelsior Warp
Spinabenz Old Twin Tornado Kidd
Wiz Khalifa Khali Sober Taylor Gang Entertainment
10 Peezy GHETTO #Boyz Entertainment, EMPIRE
12 TOBi PANIC RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment
13 Bad Bunny Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana Rimas
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Benji. Love Gun SinceThe80s
BIGBABYGUCCI When You Wake Up Self-released
DaBaby Let's Do It South Coast Music Group, Interscope Records
DJ Muggs & Dean Hurley Divinity (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Soul Assassin Records, Sacred Bones Records
Guilty Simpson Escalation Uncommon Records
Hunxho For Her 300 Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 145 on the Billboard 200
Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah & Harry Fraud THE AM3RICAN DREAM GDF, Keep It Lit Records, SRFSCHL, LLC
Kaliii FCK GIRL SZN Atlantic Records
Ken Carson A Great Chaos Opium, Interscope
  • Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
MIKE Burning Desire 10k
MIST Redemption Warner Records UK, Sickmade Ent
Offset Set It Off Universal Music Group, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200
Paul Wall & Termanology Start Finish Repeat Perfect Time Music Group
Peewee Longway Who Am I? MPA Bandcamp Music Group, EMPIRE
Ren Sick Boi The Other Songs
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart
  • Debuted at No. 137 on the Billboard 200
The Streets The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light 679 Recordings, Warner Music UK
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart
Westside Gunn And Then You Pray for Me Griselda Records, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 29 on the Billboard 200
16 Planet Asia Kings Chamber Gold Chain Music
17 Gucci Mane Breath of Fresh Air 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
  • Debuted at No. 141 on the Billboard 200
20 A-Reece P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy Revenge Club Records
City Girls RAW Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 117 on the Billboard 200
Jeshi The Great Stink Because Music
Joony Memento Red Bull Records
KXNG Crooked & Joell Ortiz Prosper Hitmaker Music Group
Meechy Darko Doses Durt Cobain, Loma Vista Recordings
NSG AREA BOYZ NSG Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 28 on the UK Albums Chart
Rexx Life Raj California Poppy 3 EMPIRE
Sweata & Mu$ Don Music (A Fasss Auntie Tape) Jamla Records
Trae tha Truth Stuck in Motion EMPIRE
Valee & MVW Valeedation MVW Productions, Fake Shore Drive
Young Scooter Streets Krazy EMPIRE
25 Radamiz El Duende! Big Enough Home
27 Ace Hood B.O.D.Y. Hood Nation, EMPIRE
Sheek Louch Gorillaween 5 D Block Records
Ameer Vann & Merlyn Wood Slime in the Ice Machine Blacksmith Recordings
BabyTron Megatron 2 The Hip Hop Lab, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 110 on the Billboard 200
CASisDEAD Famous Last Words XL Recordings
  • Debuted at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart
DJ Shadow Action Adventure Reconstruction Productions, Mass Appeal Records
Domo Genesis & Graymatter WHAT YOU DON'T GET!? Things Happen
Homixide Gang 5th Amndmnt Opium
Kamaal Williams Stings Black Focus
King Iso iLLdren Strange Music, Project Be Well, INgrooves
Kojaque Phantom of the Afters Soft Boy Records
Money Man Croptober Black Circle, Empire Distribution
NLE Choppa Cottonwood 2 (Deluxe 2.0) Warner Records
Shabazz Palaces Robed in Rareness Sub Pop Records
Shordie Shordie & Murda Beatz Memory Lane 2 Warner Records
Thouxanbanfauni Living Loathe Create Music Group
Warhol.SS 3200 VOL 2 Create Music Group
Wifisfuneral Black Heart Revenge 2 Living Dead
31 Lloyd Banks Halloween Havoc IV: The 72nd Hr Money by Any Means, INC
Mansionz Mansionz 2 Island Records, UMG Recordings
Na-Kel Smith Stand Alone Stuntman A DREAM NO LONGER DEFERRED RECORDS
Pink Siifu & Turich Benjy It's Too Quiet...'!! Dynamite Hill, Equity
Robb Banks & Tony Shhnow I Can't Feel My Face Too 430 ENT/DEATHLESS
RXKNephew Certified Alcoholic New Breed Trapper, NEWWRLD
Tech N9ne, Zkeircrow & Phlaque the Grimstress NNUTTHOWZE - Signaling the Siqly Strange Music

November

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
2 BiC Fizzle Chosen 1K 1017 Records, Atlantic Recording Corporation
3 Black Rob Life Story 2 Crazy Cat Catalogue
Calboy UNCHAINED Self-Released
Jeezy I Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget CTE New World
  • Debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200
JK-47 & Jay Orient Revision For Regrowth Self-Released
Kevin Abstract Blanket Video Store, RCA
Raedio Rap Sh!t: The Mixtape (From the Max Original Series) Raedio, Def Jam
Sonny Digital Dolores Son Atlantic Records
Tee Grizzley Tee's Coney Island 300 Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 65 on the Billboard 200
The Alchemist Flying High, Part 2 ALC Records
Tkay Maidza Sweet Justice 4AD
10 Aesop Rock Integrated Tech Solutions Rhymesayers Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 169 on the Billboard 200
Chris Brown 11:11 CBE, RCA Records
  • Debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200
Cochise Care Package Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment
D Double E, T Billion Dream No Reign, No Flowers Bluku Music
Fresco Trey Detour Warner Records
Kodak Black When I Was Dead Vulture Love, Capitol Records
  • Debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard 200
Larry June & Cardo The Night Shift The FreeMinded, EMPIRE
  • Debuted at No. 112 on the Billboard 200
Lola Brooke Dennis Daughter Team Eighty Productions, Arista Records
Lord Apex The Good Fight E/M Worldwide
Luh Kel Head Melodies Different Vibes Only, MNRK Records
Rick Ross & Meek Mill Too Good to Be True Maybach Music Group, Dream Chasers Records, gamma.
  • Debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200
StanWill Unstoppable The Hip Hop Lab, Empire Distribution
The Kid Laroi The First Time Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard 200
Trippie Redd Saint Michael 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects
  • Debuted at No. 161 on the Billboard 200
Wiki & Tony Seltzer 14K Figaro Wikset Enterprise
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Decided 2 Never Broke Again, Motown Records
  • Debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200
17 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Welcome 2 Collegrove Def Jam Recordings, T.R.U., Young Money, Republic Records, Universal Music Group
  • Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200
Arcángel Sentimiento, Elegancia y Más Maldad Rimas
Blockhead The Aux Backwoodz Studioz
Chillinit 420DNA 420 Family
  • Debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Charts
Drake For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition OVO Sound, Republic Records
E-40 Rule of Thumb: Rule 1 Heavy On The Grind Entertainment
Danny Brown Quaranta Warp Records
H31R HeadSpace Ninja Tune, Big Dada
Homeboy Sandman I Can't Sell These Either Self-released
Hot Dollar & 03 Greedo Free Love Self-released
JasonMartin A Compton Story 50 Million
K.A.A.N. & Mike Summers The Nightly News K.A.A.N. Life Music, Squarian
La Joaqui Mal Aprendida Dale Play
Only The Family & Lil Durk Nightmare In The Trenches Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 114 on the Billboard 200
Ozuna Cosmo Aura Music, Sony Music
  • Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200
Rich Amiri Ghetto Fabolous Internet Money Records, 10K Projects
Russ Millions FREEDOM One Of A Kind Music
RXK Nephew & Harry Fraud Life After Neph Fake Shore Drive, AintNobodyCool, SRFSCHL
Vinnie Paz All Are Guests in the House of God Iron Tusk Music
22 Towkio Community Service 3 Self-released
Various Artists Good Burger 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Viacom International, Human Re Sources
23 Chip Tha Ripper The Charles Worth LP S.L.AB. Entertainment
Tony Shhnow Shadow Banned 2 Self-released
24 Busta Rhymes Blockbusta The Conglomerate, Epic Records
  • Debuted at No. 42 on the Billboard 200
CJ Fly & Stoic Piranha Self-released
Fetty Wap King Zoo RGF Productions, 300 Entertainment
Kamaiyah Another Summer Night Keep it Lit Records
Philthy Rich King of Oakland FOD ENT
Trippie Redd Saint Michael V2 1400 Entertainment, 10K Projects

December

Day Artist(s) Album Record label(s) Entering chart position
1 AZ Truth Be Told Quiet Money
Big Scarr Frozone 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
BigXthaPlug The Biggest UnitedMasters
  • Debuted at No. 138 on the Billboard 200
Czarface Czartificial Intelligence Silver Age
Elzhi & Oh No Heavy Vibrato Nature Sounds
Wiz Khalifa Decisions Taylor Gang Entertainment
6 Yung Bans Vol. 6 1 Of 1, AWAL
8 Berner and OhGeesy Trophies Bern One Entertainment, Empire Distribution
Blu & Nottz Afrika Self-released
Hitkidd Renegade Blac Noize!!, Campsouth Records
Lil Bean & ZayBang Benzes & Trackhawks Self-released
Lil Poppa It's Me, I'm The Problem CMG, Interscope Records
Li Rye Li Rye vs Li Reezy 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
Moneybagg Yo, BIG30 and N Less Entertainment We Connected N Less Entertainment, Connect Music
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 Young Money Entertainment, Republic Records
  • Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Night Lovell I Hope You're Happy G59 Records
Rowdy Rebel Back Outside GoodTalk
12 Pardison Fontaine SEXT8PE Section 8 Music
13 BigWalkDog Playoff 1017 Records, Atlantic Records
15 Bas We Only Talk About Real Shit When We're Fucked Up Dreamville, Interscope, Universal
Big K.R.I.T. Regardless It's Still Timeless Multi Alumni
Gucci Mane & B.G. Choppers & Bricks 1017 Records & Atlantic Records
Lil Zay Osama Hood Bible 2 Warner Records
Meekz Meekzness Self-Released
Starlito Love Drug Grind Hard
YTB Fatt Foxes Only Loaf Boyz Ventures, 10K Projects
20 Bossman Dlow 2 Slippery Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment
  • Debuted at No. 197 on the Billboard 200
Lil B Winged Wheelchair Squad BasedWorld Records
22 Bun B and Statik Selektah Trillstatik 3 II Trill Enterprises, Empire Distribution
Conway the Machine & Wun Two Palermo Vinyl Digital
G's Us (R.A.P. Ferreira & AJ Suede) What Them Dogs Don't Know They Know Ruby Yacht, Alpha Pup
25 Keith Ape The X-Mas is Mine UnderWater
29 Westside Gunn, Conway the Machine & The Alchemist Hall & Nash 2 ALC

Highest-charting songs

United States

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Paint the Town Red" Doja Cat Scarlet 1
"Lovin On Me" Jack Harlow TBA
"First Person Shooter" Drake featuring J. Cole For All the Dogs
"IDGAF" Drake featuring Yeat 2
"Search & Rescue" Drake
"All My Life" Lil Durk featuring J. Cole Almost Healed
"Creepin'" Metro Boomin, the Weeknd and 21 Savage Heroes & Villains 3
"Meltdown" Travis Scott featuring Drake Utopia
"Virginia Beach" Drake For All the Dogs
"Princess Diana" Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj Like..? 4
"FukUMean" Gunna A Gift & a Curse
"Favorite Song" Toosii Naujour 5
"Fe!n" Travis Scott featuring Playboi Carti Utopia
"Calling for You" Drake featuring 21 Savage For All the Dogs
"Barbie World" Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua Barbie the Album 7
"K-pop" Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and the Weeknd Utopia
"Daylight" Drake For All the Dogs 8
"Players" Coi Leray Coi 9
"Fear of Heights" Drake For All the Dogs 10
"Just Wanna Rock" Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape
"Flooded the Face" 11
"I Know ?" Travis Scott Utopia
"You Broke My Heart" Drake For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition
"Rich Baby Daddy" Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA For All the Dogs
"Gently" Drake featuring Bad Bunny 12
"Red Ruby da Sleeze" Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 13
"Put It on da Floor Again" Latto featuring Cardi B TBA
"Bongos" Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion 14
"Hyaena" Travis Scott Utopia
"Amen" Drake featuring Teezo Touchdown For All the Dogs 15
"7969 Santa" Drake 16
"Fight the Feeling" Rod Wave Nostalgia
"Thank God" Travis Scott Utopia
"Topia Twins" Travis Scott featuring Rob49 and 21 Savage 17
"8AM in Charlotte" Drake For All the Dogs
"What Would Pluto Do" 18
"Call Your Friends" Rod Wave Nostalgia
"Come See Me" 19
"Oh U Went" Young Thug featuring Drake Business Is Business
"My Eyes" Travis Scott Utopia
"Endless Fashion" Lil Uzi Vert featuring Nicki Minaj Pink Tape 20
"Stand by Me" Lil Durk featuring Morgan Wallen Almost Healed 22
"Modern Jam" Travis Scott featuring Teezo Touchdown Utopia 23
"Turks & Caicos" Rod Wave featuring 21 Savage Nostalgia 24
"Boyz Don't Cry" Rod Wave 25
"Painting Pictures" Superstar Pride 5 Lbs of Pressure
"Suicide Doors" Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape
"Delresto (Echoes)" Beyoncé and Travis Scott Utopia
"Telekinesis" Travis Scott featuring SZA and Future 26
"Evil Ways" Drake featuring J. Cole For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition
"All the Parties" Drake featuring Chief Keef For All the Dogs
"Drew a Picasso" Drake 27
"Sirens" Travis Scott Utopia
"God's Country" 28
"Slut Me Out" NLE Choppa Cottonwood 2
"Back to the Moon" Gunna A Gift & a Curse 29
"Another Late Night" Drake featuring Lil Yachty For All the Dogs
"Set Me Free Pt. 2" Jimin Face 30
"Great Gatsby" Rod Wave Nostalgia
"Attention" Doja Cat Scarlet 31
"Aye" Lil Uzi Vert featuring Travis Scott Pink Tape
"Away from Home" Drake For All the Dogs 32
"Cobra" Megan Thee Stallion TBA
"Dogtooth" Tyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale 33
"Peaches & Eggplants" Young Nudy featuring 21 Savage Gumbo
"Area Codes" Kali TBA
"Skitzo" Travis Scott featuring Young Thug Utopia 34
"Needle" Nicki Minaj featuring Drake Pink Friday 2
"Pelle Coat" Lil Durk Almost Healed 35
"Circus Maximus" Travis Scott featuring the Weeknd and Swae Lee Utopia 36
"Til Further Notice" Travis Scott featuring James Blake and 21 Savage 38
"America Has a Problem" Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar Renaissance
"Parade on Cleveland" Young Thug featuring Drake Business Is Business 39
"Long Journey" Rod Wave Nostalgia
"Nostalgia" Rod Wave and Wet 40

United Kingdom

Hip hop songs from any year which charted in the 2023 Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart
Song Artist Project Peak position
"Sprinter" Dave and Central Cee Split Decision 1
"Escapism" Raye featuring 070 Shake My 21st Century Blues
"Who Told You" J Hus featuring Drake Beautiful and Brutal Yard 2
"Let Go" Central Cee TBA 6
"Pakistan" D-Block Europe and Clavish DBE World 8
"Martin's Sofa" Headie One TBA 9
"Out of Nowhere" Bugzy Malone and TeeDee
"Tony Soprano 2" Nines Crop Circle 2 10

Highest first-week consumption

List of albums with the highest first-week consumption (sales + streaming + track equivalent), as of October 2023 in the United States
Number Album Artist 1st-week consumption 1st-week position Refs
1 Utopia Travis Scott 496,000 1
2 For All the Dogs Drake 402,000 1
3 Pink Friday 2 Nicki Minaj 228,000 1
4 Pink Tape Lil Uzi Vert 167,000 1
5 Nostalgia Rod Wave 137,000 1
6 Almost Healed Lil Durk 125,000 3
7 Hope NF 123,000 2
8 Business Is Business Young Thug 89,000 2
9 A Gift & a Curse Gunna 85,000 3
10 Scarlet Doja Cat 72,000 4

All critically reviewed albums ranked

Metacritic

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 billy woods & Kenny Segal Maps 90 10 reviews
2 Armand Hammer We Buy Diabetic Test Strips 87 12 reviews
3 Noname Sundial 87 10 reviews
4 JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown SCARING THE HOES 86 13 reviews
5 Nas Magic 3 86 5 reviews
6 Big Freedia Central City 86 4 reviews
7 Mick Jenkins The Patience 86 4 reviews
8 Aesop Rock Integrated Tech Solutions 84 7 reviews
9 Paris Texas MID AIR 84 5 reviews
10 Potter Payper Real Back in Style 84 4 reviews
11 Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist Voir Dire 83 9 reviews
12 McKinley Dixon Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? 83 6 reviews
13 Danny Brown Quaranta 82 15 reviews
14 Genesis Owusu Struggler 82 11 reviews
15 Young Nudy Gumbo 82 5 reviews
16 El Michels Affair & Black Thought Glorious Game 81 7 reviews
17 Slowthai UGLY 80 16 reviews
18 J Hus Beautiful and Brutal Yard 78 8 reviews
19 Ashnikko WEEDKILLER 78 6 reviews
20 Rae Sremmurd Sremm 4 Life 78 6 reviews
21 Killer Mike MICHAEL 77 15 reviews
22 Tkay Maidza Sweet Justice 77 7 reviews
23 Oddisee To What End 75 4 reviews
24 Westside Gunn And Then You Pray for Me 74 4 reviews
25 Lil Yachty Let's Start Here 73 9 reviews
26 Quavo Rocket Power 73 5 reviews
27 NLE Choppa Cottonwood 2 72 4 reviews
28 Skrillex Don't Get Too Close 72 4 reviews
29 Nas Magic 2 71 7 reviews
30 Shabazz Palaces Robed in Rareness 71 7 reviews
31 Macklemore Ben 71 4 reviews
32 Doja Cat Scarlet 70 13 reviews
33 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 70 12 reviews
34 Gunna a Gift & a Curse 68 6 reviews
35 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Welcome 2 Collegrove 68 5 reviews
36 Don Toliver Love Sick 68 5 reviews
37 Travis Scott UTOPIA 67 13 reviews
38 Offset Set It Off 67 8 reviews
39 Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape 64 6 reviews
40 Young Thug BUSINESS IS BUSINESS 64 6 reviews
41 Coi Leray COI 63 4 reviews
42 Jack Harlow Jackman 60 6 reviews
43 Lil Durk Almost Healed 60 6 reviews
44 Trippie Redd Mansion Musik 58 5 reviews
45 The Kid LAROI THE FIRST TIME 58 4 reviews
46 Teezo Touchdown How Do You Sleep at Night? 56 7 reviews
47 Drake For All the Dogs 53 12 reviews
48 Busta Rhymes BLOCKBUSTA 53 5 reviews

AnyDecentMusic?

Number Artist Album Average score Number of reviews Reference
1 billy woods & Kenny Segal Maps 8.4 9 reviews
2 JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown SCARING THE HOES 8.0 11 reviews
3 Genesis Owusu Struggler 7.7 13 reviews
4 Danny Brown Quaranta 7.6 15 reviews
5 Killer Mike MICHAEL 7.6 14 reviews
6 J Hus Beautiful and Brutal Yard 7.3 7 reviews
7 Lil Yachty Let's Start Here 7.1 7 reviews
8 Rae Sremmurd Sremm 4 Life 6.9 7 reviews
9 Doja Cat Scarlet 6.6 10 reviews
10 Travis Scott UTOPIA 6.2 7 reviews
11 Drake For All the Dogs 4.7 9 reviews

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