Here’s our weekly overview of Hip-Hop and R&B album sales in the U.S., along with an update on where each album ranks on the Billboard 200 chart – this time for week 36 of 2026.
This week’s recap includes the first-week sales of Don’t Look Down, the new album by Rod Wave, which debuts at No. 1.
Source: HITS Daily Double
| Chart # | Artist(s) | Album title | Sales | Sales + Streams |
| 1 | Rod Wave | Don’t Look Down | 9,539 | 100,176 *DEBUT* |
| 8 | Drake | ICEMAN | 80 | 37,998 |
| 18 | Post Malone | The Diamond Collection | 708 | 29,197 |
| 21 | SZA | SOS | 920 | 27,542 |
| 25 | Don Toliver | OCTANE | 1,077 | 25,200 |
| 28 | Drake | Take Care | 1,28 | 22,431 |
| 48 | Pooh Shiesty | All Eyes On Shiest | 52 | 17,704 |