<!-- SCOFF --><div class="md"><h1>2026 RAP/R&amp;B FIRST WEEK SALES</h1> <table><thead> <tr> <th align="left">Rank</th> <th align="left">Artist</th> <th align="left">Album</th> <th align="left">Label</th> <th align="left">Pure Sales</th> <th align="left">Track Sales</th> <th align="left">Streaming Sales</th> <th align="left">TOTAL SALES</th> </tr> </thead><tbody> <tr> <td align="left">1</td> <td align="left">J. Cole</td> <td align="left">The Fall-Off</td> <td align="left">Interscope</td> <td align="left">114,927</td> <td align="left">588</td> <td align="left">175,345</td> <td align="left">290,861</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2</td> <td align="left">Bruno Mars</td> <td align="left">The Romantic</td> <td align="left">Atlantic</td> <td align="left">89,712</td> <td align="left">1,672</td> <td align="left">88,885</td> <td align="left">180,269</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">3</td> <td align="left">Don Toliver</td> <td align="left">OCTANE</td> <td align="left">Cactus Jack/Atlantic</td> <td align="left">29,464</td> <td align="left">169</td> <td align="left">127,267</td> <td align="left">156,899</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">4</td> <td align="left">Ye</td> <td align="left">BULLY</td> <td align="left">gamma.</td> <td align="left">55,704</td> <td align="left">301</td> <td align="left">97,426</td> <td align="left">153,431</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">5</td> <td align="left">A$AP Rocky</td> <td align="left">DON'T BE DUMB</td> <td align="left">RCA</td> <td align="left">47,102</td> <td align="left">368</td> <td align="left">75,269</td> <td align="left">122,739</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">6</td> <td align="left">Joji</td> <td align="left">Piss In The Wind</td> <td align="left">Virgin</td> <td align="left">43,505</td> <td align="left">90</td> <td align="left">40,419</td> <td align="left">84,013</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">7</td> <td align="left">Yeat</td> <td align="left">ADL</td> <td align="left">Field Trip/Capitol</td> <td align="left">47,488</td> <td align="left">49</td> <td align="left">32,484</td> <td align="left">80,020</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">8</td> <td align="left">NBA YoungBoy</td> <td align="left">Slime Cry</td> <td align="left">Motown</td> <td align="left">687</td> <td align="left">100</td> <td align="left">73,810</td> <td align="left">74,597</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">9</td> <td align="left">Baby Keem</td> <td align="left">Ca$ino</td> <td align="left">pgLang/Columbia</td> <td align="left">16,002</td> <td align="left">193</td> <td align="left">55,802</td> <td align="left">71,996</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">10</td> <td align="left">Kehlani</td> <td align="left">Kehlani</td> <td align="left">Atlantic</td> <td align="left">23,291</td> <td align="left">463</td> <td align="left">43,178</td> <td align="left">66,932</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">11</td> <td align="left">Brent Faiyaz</td> <td align="left">Icon</td> <td align="left">UnitedMasters</td> <td align="left">14,616</td> <td align="left">118</td> <td align="left">42,173</td> <td align="left">56,907</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">12</td> <td align="left">Gorillaz</td> <td align="left">The Mountain</td> <td align="left">Orchard</td> <td align="left">28,218</td> <td align="left">142</td> <td align="left">14,798</td> <td align="left">43,157</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">13</td> <td align="left">RAYE</td> <td align="left">This Music May Contain Hope.</td> <td align="left">Human Re Sources/Orchard</td> <td align="left">11,367</td> <td align="left">554</td> <td align="left">28,043</td> <td align="left">39,965</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><strong>14</strong></td> <td align="left"><strong>Isaiah Rashad</strong></td> <td align="left"><strong>IT'S BEEN AWFUL</strong></td> <td align="left"><strong>TDE/Warner</strong></td> <td align="left"><strong>10,170</strong></td> <td align="left"><strong>39</strong></td> <td align="left"><strong>18,570</strong></td> <td align="left"><strong>28,779</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">15</td> <td align="left">Nettspend</td> <td align="left">early life crisis</td> <td align="left">Grade A/Interscope</td> <td align="left">3,668</td> <td align="left">6</td> <td align="left">17,040</td> <td align="left">20,714</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">16</td> <td align="left">Jill Scott</td> <td align="left">To Whom This May Concern</td> <td align="left">Human Re Sources/Orchard</td> <td align="left">8,779</td> <td align="left">242</td> <td align="left">10,545</td> <td align="left">19,566</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">17</td> <td align="left">Jack Harlow</td> <td align="left">Monica</td> <td align="left">Atlantic</td> <td align="left">2,469</td> <td align="left">139</td> <td align="left">16,610</td> <td align="left">19,217</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">18</td> <td align="left">BossMan Dlow</td> <td align="left">Chicken Talkin Bastard</td> <td align="left">Alamo</td> <td align="left">210</td> <td align="left">114</td> <td align="left">18,478</td> <td align="left">18,801</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">19</td> <td align="left">Ella Mai</td> <td align="left">Do You Still Love Me?</td> <td align="left">10 Summers/Interscope</td> <td align="left">940</td> <td align="left">164</td> <td align="left">16,925</td> <td align="left">18,029</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">20</td> <td align="left">DaBaby</td> <td align="left">BE MORE GRATEFUL</td> <td align="left">South Coast/Atlantic</td> <td align="left">179</td> <td align="left">113</td> <td align="left">17,630</td> <td align="left">17,921</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h1>First Week History</h1> <h1>Isaiah Rashad</h1> <ul> <li>The House Is Burning (2021) - 43,000</li> <li>The Sun's Tirade (2016) - 19,000</li> </ul> <p><strong>FAQ:</strong></p> <p><strong>Q: Source?</strong></p> <p>A: <a href="http://hitsdailydouble.com/salesplusstreaming">http://hitsdailydouble.com/salesplusstreaming</a></p> <p><strong>Q: How is this list sorted?</strong></p> <p>A: It's sorted by the total first-week sales</p> <p><strong>Q: What are pure sales?</strong></p> <p>A: Pure sales are purchases of the album (iTunes, Amazon, physicals, etc)</p> <p><strong>Q: What are track equivalent sales?</strong></p> <p>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</p> <p><strong>Q: Where is X album?</strong></p> <p>A: Only albums that make the top 50 in sales+streaming for their debut week are counted</p> <p><strong>Q: Where can I find last year's list?</strong></p> <p>A: <a href="https://redd.it/1q4s4pr">2025</a>, <a href="https://redd.it/1hp09y4">2024</a>, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/18sarhb/finalfirstweeknumbersfor2023nickiminajs/">2023</a>, <a href="https://redd.it/101hb1b">2022</a>, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Chriscftb97/comments/ky6qr3/hiphopfirstweeksales2021/">2021 list</a>, <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Chriscftb97/comments/eq8v5p/hiphopfirstweeksales2020/">2020 list</a>, <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Chriscftb97/comments/ajvsal/hiphopfirstweeksales2019/">2019 list</a>, <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Chriscftb97/comments/7qmn2p/hiphopfirstweeksales2018/">2018 list</a>, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Chriscftb97/comments/5rwwct/hiphopfirstweeksales2017/">2017 list</a>, <a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/Chriscftb97/comments/5bbn39/hiphopfirstweeksales2016/">2016 list</a></p> </div><!-- SCON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Pure-Solid9230"> /u/Pure-Solid9230 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/1t7l889/firstweekupdateisaiahrashadsitsbeenawful/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/1t7l889/firstweekupdateisaiahrashadsitsbeen_awful/">[comments]</a></span>