2006 in hip hop music
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2006.
Contents
Events
November
- On November 14, The Game released his second studio album,which debuts at no.1 Billboard 200 with 358,000 copies sold.
- On November 21, Snoop Dogg released his eighth studio album,which debuts at no.5 Billboard 200 with 264,000 copies sold.
- On November 21, Jay Z released his ninth studio album,which debuts at no.1 Billboard 200 with 680,000 copies sold.
Released albums
Highest first week sales
As of December 31, 2010.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Number | Artist | Album | 1st week sales | 1st week position |
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1 | Jay-Z | Kingdom Come | 680,000 | #1 |
2 | T.I. | King | 522,000 | #1 |
3 | The Game | Doctors Advocate | 358,000 | #1 |
4 | Nas | Hip Hop Is Dead | 356,000 | #1 |
5 | Young Jeezy | The Inspiration | 352,000 | #1 |
6 | Shady Records | Eminem Presents: The Re-Up | 309,000 | #2 |
7 | Ludacris | Release Therapy | 309,000 | #1 |
8 | Snoop Dogg | Tha Blue Carpet Treatment | 264,000 | #5 |
9 | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang | 209,000 | #1 |
10 | Rick Ross | Port Of Miami | 187,000 | #1 |
Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)
Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
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1 | Clipse | Hell Hath No Fury | 89 | 29 reviews | [10] |
2 | Ghostface Killah | Fishscale | 88 | 32 reviews | [11] |
3 | J Dilla | Donuts | 84 | 15 reviews | [12] |
4 | The Roots | Game Theory | 83 | 26 reviews | [13] |
5 | Lupe Fiasco | Food & Liquor | 83 | 20 reviews | [14] |
6 | Gnarls Barkley | St. Elsewhere | 81 | 37 reviews | [15] |
7 | J Dilla | The Shining | 80 | 21 reviews | |
8 | Nas | Hip Hop Is Dead | 79 | 22 reviews | |
9 | Cut Chemist | The Audience's Listening | 79 | 15 reviews | |
10 | The Coup | Pick a Bigger Weapon | 78 | 25 reviews |
See also
- Previous article: 2005 in hip hop music
- Next article: 2007 in hip hop music
References
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith. Drake Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-06-23.
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's 'Recovery' Notches Three Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-07-14.
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- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958939/ludacris-lands-fourth-no-1-album-with-battle-of-the-sexes
- ↑ Caulfield, Keith. Eminem's Huge 'Recovery' Leads Big Week On Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.
- ↑ Wu Massacre and E-40 Chart with Albums. Current.com. Retrieved on 2010-04-08.
- ↑ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654337/20101215/t_i_.jhtml
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- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/hell-hath-no-fury/clipse
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/fishscale/ghostface-killah
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/donuts/j-dilla-aka-jay-dee
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/game-theory/the-roots
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/food-liquor/lupe-fiasco
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/st-elsewhere/gnarls-barkley