Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." Tops Year End Billboard 200 Album Chart

BYAron A.Updated onDecember 11, 20178.1K Views

Kendrick Lamar, winner of Video of the Year, Best Hip Hop, Best Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects for 'Humble', poses in the press room during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.

Kendrick Lamar made a major mark in 2017.

Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. was one of the biggest albums to drop in 2017. Between the hype and the role out, Kendrick and the TDE crew made sure the awareness for their campaign was thorough. While we've had a few months to digest it, it's fair to say that it was one of the best albums to drop this year, if not the best. Today, Billboard revealed their year-end Billboard 200 Albums list and Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. has topped it.

Billboard's year-end lists surfaced today and have revealed the top artists, albums and songs of the year. Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. takes the number one spot and is followed by Bruno Mars' 24K Magic at second and The Weeknd's Starboy at third. Drake's More Life takes the fifth position on their charts with Post Malone's Stoney and Migos Culture sitting at seventh and eighth place, respectively. J. Cole's 4 Your Eyez Only caps off the top 10 albums of the year.

While Kendrick beats Drake for top albums of the year, Drake takes sits higher than Kendrick on the top artists list. Drake sits at 3 while Kendrick sits at four and is followed by the Weeknd for the fifth position. Kendrick's "HUMBLE." also hits number four on the top songs charts.

Billboard states their year-end music recaps are based off of statistical chart performance between the dates of December 3rd, 2016 and November 25th, 2017. They say the Top Artists category "ranks the best- performing acts of the year based on activity on the Billboard 200 albums tally and the Billboard Hot 100 singles list, as well as streaming, social media and Billboard Boxscore data."

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.