BigXthaPlug Lands His First No. 1 Rap Album

BigXthaPlug has reached a chart milestone that eluded his previous projects: a No. 1 rap album. Better Over Time opens atop Billboard’s Top Rap Albums list dated November 14, giving the Dallas rapper his first leader in four appearances.

The breakthrough follows two near-misses on that ranking across his previous solo projects. Take Care peaked at No. 3 in 2024, while last year’s I Hope You’re Happy got within one spot of the top. Earlier this year, the group project 600 Entertainment: NWA, with Ro$ama and other artists, reached No. 25.

Billboard reports that the new album earned 35,000 equivalent album units in the United States during its opening tracking week, citing Luminate. Streaming supplied 29,000 units, representing 29.1 million official on-demand plays, while traditional album purchases accounted for another 6,000.

The result extends beyond the rap chart with another new personal best. Better Over Time also enters Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at No. 2, his best placement there, while its No. 7 Billboard 200 debut matches his career high on the all-genre ranking.

Listeners have pushed ten songs from the album onto Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. “Burn,” his collaboration with Ava Max, leads that group after climbing from No. 27 to No. 14, earning the week’s Sales Gainer and Streaming Gainer honors. Those awards recognize the biggest improvements in those measures among songs on that chart during the week.

The album’s collaborators have several other entries on the same chart. “I Like It,” featuring Loe Shimmy, arrives at No. 18, while “Lite,” featuring Belly Gang Kushington, returns at No. 27 for its highest position yet.

BigX built the release around direct contact with fans before those chart results arrived. As AllHipHop previously reported, his EVEN STUDIO offer included a $7.99 album pre-order, early access to selected tracks, a community chat and behind-the-scenes material.

He also brought the project home with an October 26 Dallas theater preview, where AllHipHop attended a screening of its accompanying short film. A parking-lot performance followed, and the album’s original October 30 release later expanded to include a Lil Wayne remix.

The eight new song debuts give BigXthaPlug 31 career entries on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.