Does NBA YoungBoy have a #1 hit?
(WVUE) - YoungBoy Never Broke Again has reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the fourth time with his latest release, “Sincerely, Kentrell,” dethroning Drake's “Certified Lover Boy.”
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It's YoungBoy's fourth Number One all up, having previously topped the charts with his 2020 albums 'Top' and '38 Baby 2′, and his 2019 release 'AI YoungBoy 2'. YoungBoy shares the accolade with Taylor Swift, thanks to her albums 'Lover' (2019), 'Folklore' and 'Evermore' (2020) and 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' (2021).
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NBA YoungBoy has more platinum certifications than both rappers with 28 plaques, while Future has 24 and Cole has 23. As for gold certifications, YB has 71 plaques whereas Future has 30 and Cole has 42. Future is the only artist of the three to have a diamond-certified song, so he still holds a lead in that department.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is now the rapper with the fifth most charting albums in Billboard 200 history, breaking a tie with Jay-Z (24). Elsewhere in music, take a look at HYPEBEAST's list of best rising artists of Fall 2022.
Chart hits
In most cases, the amount of weeks spent on either music chart may also play a big part in its relevance as a 'hit,' regardless of its peak chart position. A hit single is variously called a number one hit, a top 5 hit, a top 10 hit, a top 20 hit or a top 40 hit, depending on its peak position.
When the track reached No. 1, Stevie became the youngest solo artist to have topped the Billboard Hot 100 – though another future Motown superstar, Michael Jackson, was aged just 11 years 155 days when The Jackson Five's “I Want You Back” topped the Billboard charts in January 1970.
Since 2017, he has secured four Recording Industry Association of America-certified platinum albums and mixtapes, along with nine platinum singles, six of which went multiplatinum.
"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.
How many Billboard #1 does YB have?
Top is YoungBoy's third total No. 1 album, and all have come within 11 months' time.
The top 100 most-streamed artists of 2022 is experiencing a rap takeover. Sitting at number one is Drake, who is now this year's top-streamed artist so far with at 6.7 billion in streams.
NBA YoungBoy's net worth is $6 million as of 2022.
NBA YoungBoy - For A Reason (First Song) (2011)
Elsewhere, Colors begins at No. 1 on Top Rap Albums, where it likewise marks the rapper's sixth champ. It also opens at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200, behind the Encanto soundtrack.
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NBA YoungBoy has 71 gold-selling singles and four gold-selling albums in total. He also has 38 platinum-selling songs and five platinum-selling projects.
Since 2017, he has secured four Recording Industry Association of America-certified platinum albums and mixtapes, along with nine platinum singles, six of which went multiplatinum.