NBA YoungBoy Breaks Billboard 200 Record For Most Charted Albums By A Rapper Ever

Since his debut as an artist in 2015, NBA YoungBoy has mastered the art of keeping his fans fed with new projects. Fast forward to 2025, he continues to top multiple charts, rack up plaques, and break records along the way. On July 25, 2025, NBA YoungBoy dropped his long-awaited project, ‘MASA,’ coming through with 30+ new tracks, visuals, along with features from Playboi Carti and Mellow Rackz Following release, Billboard confirmed MASA debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, selling 49K units first week. However, that’s not all. As of August 9, the outlet revealed that ‘MASA’ became NBA’s 34th charting album, officially pushing him past rapper E-40’s record. He now holds the title for the most album entries on the Billboard 200 by any rapper in history

Here’s an updated look at Billboard’s reported rappers with the most charting albums:

• NBA YoungBoy – 34 entries
• E-40 – 33 entries
• Snoop Dogg – 30 entries
• Gucci Mane – 29 entries
• Tech N9ne – 29 entries
• Lil Wayne – 24 entries
• Nas – 24 entries
• Jay-Z – 23 entries

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