BigXthaPlug Scores His First No. 1 Rap Album With ‘Better Over Time’
Categoria: Musica
The set takes over 20% of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, led by Ava Max collab “Burn.”
Por Billboard | 11/11/2026
BigXthaPlug scores his first No. 1 on Billboard ’s Top Rap Albums chart as Better Over Time debuts atop the list dated Nov. 14. The set, released on BigXthaPlug/United Masters, starts with 35,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States for the tracking week of Oct. 29-Nov. 5, according to Luminate. Related BigXthaPlug Pleads No Contest in 2025 Weapon Case BigXthaPlug Honored by UnitedMasters at Pre-Grammy Celebration in L.A. BigXthaPlug Signs to Sony Music Publishing Better Over Time ’s first-week figure breaks down into 29,000 units from streaming activity (representing 29.1 million official on-demand streams of the album’s songs), traditional album sales contributing 6,000 units and a negligible number of track-equivalent sales. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 1,000 paid/subscription tier or 2,500 ad-supported tier official on-demand audio and video streams for a song on the album.) Thanks to the new album, the Dallas-based rapper born Xavier Landum achieves his first No. 1 on Top Rap Albums with his fourth entry. He first reached the ranking in 2024 with Take Care , which debuted and peaked at No. 3, while 2025’s I Hope Your Happy secured him the runner-up rank. Earlier this year, 600 Entertainment: NWA — a collaborative project with Ro$ama and other artists — reached No. 25. In addition to its chart-topping rap opening, Better Over Time launches at No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, a new career peak, and at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 , matching I Hope You’re Happy for the rapper’s best showing. Largely due to its streaming performance, Better Over Time lands 10 tracks on the 50-position Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Current single “Burn,” featuring Ava Max, ranks highest, pushing 27-14 as both the week’s Sales Gainer and Streaming Gainer for the largest improvements in both metrics. Previous release “Lite,” featuring Belly Gang Kushington, reenters at No. 27 to capture a new peak in its third week on the chart. Here’s a list of BigXthaPlug’s placements on this week’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, all debuts excluding “Burn” and “Lite.” No. 14, “Burn,” feat. Ava Max No. 18, “I Like It,” feat. Loe Shimmy No. 27, “Lite,” feat. Belly Gang Kushington No. 31, “Give It All” No. 34, “No Limit,” feat. Leon Thomas No. 37, “Da Fucc,” feat. Ro$ama No. 38, “I Get It” No. 40, “Cracced” No. 42, “Faf,” feat. GloRilla No. 48, “Believe,” feat. Babyface Ray & Lil Yachty The eight new arrivals bring BigXthaPlug to 31 career entries on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. “Burn” becomes his third-highest charting title, after his and Lil Wayne’s collab “Hip-Hop,” featuring Jay Jones (No. 8 in 2025) and “MMHMM” (No. 11, 2024).