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Rap Sales History: Biggest First Weeks for 1990s Rap Albums

Rap and hip-hop albums’ first-week sales, 25 albums so far from the 1990s. Pick a year, search, or sort by units.

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Showing 25 of 25
#Billboard 200
1DoggystyleSnoop Doggy Dogg803,000Nov 23, 1993Dec 11, 1993#1
2...And Then There Was XDMX698,000Dec 21, 1999Jan 8, 2000#1
3Life After DeathThe Notorious B.I.G.690,000Mar 25, 1997Apr 12, 1997#176 debut, #1 peak
4The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day TheoryMakaveli (2Pac)664,000Nov 5, 1996Nov 23, 1996#1
5Wu-Tang ForeverWu-Tang Clan612,000Jun 3, 1997Jun 21, 1997#1
6All Eyez on Me2Pac566,000Feb 13, 1996Mar 2, 1996#1
7No Way OutPuff Daddy & The Family560,000Jul 22, 1997Aug 9, 1997#1
8R U Still Down? (Remember Me)2Pac549,000Nov 25, 1997Dec 13, 1997#2
9Dr. Dre 2001Dr. Dre516,000Nov 16, 1999Dec 4, 1999#2
10Tha DoggfatherSnoop Doggy Dogg479,000Nov 12, 1996Nov 30, 1996#1
11Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. CarterJay-Z463,000Dec 28, 1999Jan 15, 2000#1
12The Art of WarBone Thugs-N-Harmony394,000Jul 29, 1997Aug 16, 1997#1
13Vol. 2... Hard Knock LifeJay-Z352,000Sep 29, 1998Oct 17, 1998#1
14Harlem WorldMase273,000Oct 28, 1997Nov 15, 1997#1
15It Was WrittenNas270,000Jul 2, 1996Jul 20, 1996#1
16Ghetto DMaster P260,000Sep 2, 1997Sep 20, 1997#137 debut, #1 peak
17ATLiensOutKast230,000Aug 27, 1996Sep 14, 1996#2
18Family ScripturesMo Thugs Family219,000Nov 5, 1996Nov 23, 1996#2 debut
19Me Against the World2Pac211,000Mar 14, 1995Apr 1, 1995#1
20The UntouchableScarface169,000Mar 11, 1997Mar 29, 1997#1
21When Disaster Strikes...Busta Rhymes165,000Sep 16, 1997Oct 4, 1997#3
22The AlbumThe Firm147,000Oct 21, 1997Nov 8, 1997#1
23In My Lifetime, Vol. 1Jay-Z139,000Nov 4, 1997Nov 22, 1997#3
24The 18th LetterRakim136,000Nov 4, 1997Nov 22, 1997#4
25Supa Dupa FlyMissy Elliott130,000Jul 15, 1997Aug 2, 1997#3

Updated Nov 14, 2026

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