Kanye’s ‘Bully’ No. 1 Debut on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart.

April 8, 2026

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, lands his 13th No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as BULLY storms in atop the list dated April 11. The set, released on YZY/gamma., begins with 152,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States for the tracking week of March 27 – April 2, according to Luminate.

The long-teased BULLY was released on March 27 via physical retail outlets and premiered on digital and streaming outlets the following day. During the tracking week of March 27-April 2, the album registered 96,000 units from streaming activity, equal to 98.43 million official on-demand streams of the project’s songs, a further 56,000 units from album sales and a negligible number of track-equivalent units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 1,000 paid/subscription tier or 2,500 ad-supported tier of official on-demand audio and video streams for a song on the album.)

With BULLY, Ye adds his 13th No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and breaks from a tie with R. Kelly for sole possession of the fifth-most champs in the chart’s history, which dates to 1965. The Temptations lead the count, with 17 No. 1s, while Drake and Future (16 each) and JAY-Z (14) also rank ahead.

Here’s a rundown of Ye’s 13 leaders on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The list comprises all his charting entries except 2016’s The Life of Pablo, which peaked at No. 2.

Album Title, Artist (if other than Ye), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1

The College Dropout, three, Feb. 28, 2004
Late Registration, two, Sept. 17, 2005
Graduation, three, Sept. 27, 2007
808s & Heartbreak, one, Dec. 13, 2008
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, two, Dec. 11, 2010
Watch the Throne, with JAY-Z; two, Aug. 27, 2011
Yeezus, one, July 6, 2013
Ye, one, June 16, 2018
Jesus Is King (Soundtrack), one, Nov. 9, 2019
Donda, one, Sept. 11, 2021
Vultures 1, as ¥$ with Ty Dolla $ign; one, Feb. 24, 2024
Vultures 2, as ¥$ with Ty Dolla $ign; one, Aug. 17, 2024
BULLY, one (to date), April 11, 2026

Elsewhere, BULLY opens at No. 1 on Top Rap Albums and at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200.

BULLY’s impact extends to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where 15 of the album’s tracks appear on the 50-position ranking. “FATHER,” featuring Travis Scott, leads the pack with a No. 6 entrance, marking Ye’s 44th top 10 on the list and Scott’s 34th.

With “FATHER” in front, here’s a rundown of the BULLY cuts on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week:

No. 6, “FATHER,” feat. Travis Scott
No. 11, “King”
No. 13, “Punch Drunk”
No. 14, “Whatever Works”
No. 15, “This a Must”
No. 17, “Preacher Man”
No. 18, “Mama’s Favorite”
No. 19, “Bully,” with CeeLo Green
No. 20, “Sisters and Brothers”
No. 21, “I Can’t Wait”
No. 22, “White Lines,” with Andre Troutman
No. 23, “Beauty and the Beast”
No. 24, “Circles”
No. 28, “Damn”
No. 32, “This One Here”