Lil Uzi Vert Debuts 18 "Pink Tape" Songs On The Hot 100

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on July 10, 20231103 Views

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 27: Lil Uzi Vert attends the Pink Prom at Irving Plaza on June 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage,)

Lil Uzi Vert is placing 19 songs from their new album on the charts this week.

As the new editions of the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 roll in this week, it's been nothing but good news for Lil Uzi Vert. The rapper released their often teased and highly-anticipated new album Pink Tape last week and now that the official numbers are in it's a certified smash. The album itself turned out 167k in equivalent units for its week one sales. Not only does that make it one of the best-selling albums of the year, but it laps the field as far as hip-hop is concerned. The album easily cleared the previous best first week for a rap album this year, Lil Durk's Almost Healed. Pink Tape also became the first rap album to debut at #1, or even reach #1 at any point so far in 2023.

Lil Uzi Vert's numbers on the Hot 100 are just as impressive. Alongside "Just Wanna Rock" which has been stable on the charts since its release last year, Uzi debuted 18 of the other 22 songs from Pink Tape. Among the list of songs that made the cut are "Endless Fashion" with Nicki Minaj which slotted in at 20. "Aye" with Travis Scott earned the number #31 spot, while "Patience" with Don Toliver clocked in at #70. The highest debut of all the songs was the opener "Flooded The Face." The first track on the album landed at #11 in its first week, surpassing the best debuts from Young Thug and Gunna's recent projects.

Lil Uzi Vert Impresses On The Charts

Lil Uzi Vert has stayed pretty busy despite dropping their new album. Shortly after they announced a tour happening later this year in support of the project. Following that they teased that a second album LUV Is Rage 3 which they now claim could come out in a few months.

Despite Uzi's success, no rap song has managed to hit #1 on the Hot 100 in 2023. Pop star Olivia Rodrigo's new single "Vampire" just took the top spot from country superstar Morgan Wallen whose song "Last Night" had topped the chart for over 3 months. There are still songs from both Lil Durk and Gunna in the top 10 of this week's Hot 100. What do you think of Lil Uzi Vert's first-week numbers? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.