Spotify Reveals Its Top 50 Most Streamed Hip-Hop Albums

Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in 2023 has brought many outlets, platforms, artists, festivals, and commentators to find unique, exciting ways to celebrate. In the case of Spotify, they decided to honor its 50 most streamed rap albums of all time.

Through their beloved Rap Caviar page, Spotify announced the list on Monday (July 3). A good chunk of hip-hop’s most important figures can be found within the top 50 at some point, but considering Spotify is just over a decade old, their streaming audience surely favors albums that have been released more recently.

Drake is the most common name on the list, seeing eight of his albums in the Top 50. After him, other icons can find several of their LPs in the mix, such as Eminem with six, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar with three, and Travis Scott with two. Additionally, iconic stars like Tupac, 50 Cent, and Dr. Dre all made the cut as well.

Some surprises include the late XXXTENTACION’s taking the top spot, Juice WRLD and Pop Smoke both having multiple albums present, Lil Tecca’s debut album reaching No. 38, 6ix9ine landing on the chart, and Tyga sneaking in at No. 50. But, as we noted previously, the recent streaming era that erupted in the mid-2010s likely skews many of these results.

Check out the full list below, and see if there are any projects included that you did not expect.

1. ? – XXXTENTACION
2. Scorpion – Drake
3. Views – Drake
4. Goodbye & Good Riddance – Juice WRLD
5. ASTROWORLD – Travis Scott
6. 17 – XXXTENTACION
7. Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon – Pop Smoke
8. DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
9. More Life – Drake
10. Legends Never Die – Juice WRLD
11. The Eminem Show – Eminem
12. Luv is Rage 2 – Lil Uzi Vert
13. Death Race for Love – Juice WRLD
14. 2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole
15. Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight – Travis Scott
16. Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
17. good kid, m.A.A.d. city – Kendrick Lamar
18. The Life of Pablo – Kanye West
19. Take Care – Drake
20. Graduation – Kanye West
21. The Heist – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
22. Certified Lover Boy – Drake
23. Black Panther The Album: Music From and Inspired By – Kendrick Lamar
24. Recovery – Eminem
25. 2001 – Dr. Dre
26. Nothing Was the Same – Drake
27. Get Rich or Die Tryin’ – 50 Cent
28. The Marshall Mathers LP – Tour Edition – Eminem
29. The Marshall Mathers LP2 – Eminem
30. Music to be Murdered By – Side B (Deluxe Edition) – Eminem
31. Eternal Atake (Deluxe) – LUV vs. The World 2 – Lil Uzi Vert
32. Culture II – Migos
33. Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial – Roddy Ricch
34. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
35. If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
36. Kamikaze – Eminem
37. Meet the Woo 2 – Pop Smoke
38. We Love You Tecca – Lil Tecca
39. The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj
40. DUMMY BOY – 6ix9ine
41. Hoodie SZN – A Boogie wit da Hoodie
42. THE GOAT – Polo G
43. Culture – Migos
44. My Turn – Lil Baby
45. IGOR – Tyler, the Creator
46. All Eyez On Me – Tupac
47. BLAME IT ON BABY – DaBaby
48. Dark Lane Demo Tapes – Drake
49. Grateful – DJ Khaled
50. Legendary (Deluxe Edition) – Tyga

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