Think you’ve streamed that album a lot? You might’ve helped your favourite artist into the record books! Time to take a look at the five most streamed hip-hop albums of all time.
5) Juice Wrld – Goodbye & Good Riddance
Debuting at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, Juice Wrld’s 2018 debut album included such bangers as ‘All Girls Are The Same’, ‘Lucid Dreams’, and ‘Dream Wit Me’. He probably wasn’t dreaming of these stream numbers, though the album racked up 5.82 billion streams!
4) Travis Scott – Astroworld
Travis’ 3rd studio album was released in 2018 and featured vocals by the likes of Drake, The Weeknd, Frank Ocean and Gunna. The album made a slew of critics ‘best of’ lists, including Rolling Stone’s prestigious ‘Top 200 hip-hop albums of all time’, which might explain the hefty stream count of 5.92 billion.
3) Drake – Views
Released in 2016, Drake’s 4th studio album ‘Views’ proved to be one of his biggest, debuting on the US Billboard 100 and hanging at the top for 13 (non-consecutive) weeks.
If that wasn’t enough, all 20 singles appeared on the Billboard Top 100. It’s little wonder the album got 7.13 billion streams!
2) Drake – Scorpion
The Drakenator takes out the silver as well as the bronze with his follow-up to ‘Views’, which featured three number one singles: ‘God’s Plan’, ‘Nice For What’, and ‘In My Feelings’. The album features guest vocals from Jay-Z, Ty-Dollar Sign, and Michael Jackson and has racked up a staggering 7.833 billion streams.
1) XXXTenacion – ?
Taking the crown for most streams is XXXTenacion, whose album ‘?’ was released only months before the young rapper’s tragic death. ‘?’ debuted at the top of the Billboard 100 and reached number one status in countries including Norway, Sweden, New Zealand and Canada. The album has a remarkable 7.884 billion streams and counting!
