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.
Released albums
Highest-charting singles
Highest first week sales
![]() | The examples and perspective in this section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (August 2011) |
As of December 31, 2010.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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 | Bow Wow | The Price of Fame | 262,001 | #6 |
10 | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang | 209,000 | #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 | [11] |
2 | Ghostface Killah | Fishscale | 88 | 32 reviews | [12] |
3 | J Dilla | Donuts | 84 | 15 reviews | [13] |
4 | The Roots | Game Theory | 83 | 26 reviews | [14] |
5 | Lupe Fiasco | Food & Liquor | 83 | 20 reviews | [15] |
6 | Gnarls Barkley | St. Elsewhere | 81 | 37 reviews | [16] |
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
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References
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 30, 2010). "Eminem's 'Recovery' Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "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 Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Current.com. Retrieved on 2010-04-08.
- ^ "HITS Daily Double: Building Album Sales Chart". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ^ "T.I.'s No Mercy Debuts At #4 On Billboard".
- ^ "Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ "Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse".
- ^ "Fishscale by Ghostface Killah".
- ^ "Donuts by J Dilla aka Jay Dee".
- ^ "Game Theory by The Roots".
- ^ "Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco".
- ^ "St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley".