Lil Baby throws down the gauntlet to begin 2025 with his massive new album, WHAM, which leads him to elite group joining Drake and Ye.
Los Angeles, CA) Rap superstar Lil Baby (Quality Control Music/Motown) throws down the gauntlet to begin 2025 with his massive new album, WHAM, which debuts directly at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
The album dominates the competition with 140,000 album units for its first week to become Lil Baby’s fourth consecutive No. 1 and seventh top 10 project on the Billboard 200, and storms to No. 1 debuts on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts, reinforcing his unquestioned standing among rap’s most elite hitmakers.
WHAM’s seismic week helps Lil Baby make history on the Billboard Hot 100, where 12 songs from the album debut, including the runaway streaming hit “Dum, Dumb and Dumber,” featuring Young Thug and Future, at No. 16.
With his new hits, Lil Baby is now the sixth act to ever score 150 hits on the Hot 100, after Drake, Taylor Swift, Future, Lil Wayne and Ye.
The highly-anticipated WHAM – Lil Baby’s first album since It’s Only Me in 2022 – was an instant smash and debuted at No. 1 on Apple Music and topping the charts in 50 countries.
While the original edition features 15 tracks, with guest spots from Young Thug, Future, Travis Scott, GloRilla and more, Lil Baby doubled down on the strong demand, delivering the WHAM (Extended Version) that added four new cuts for fans and is now available on all digital and streaming platforms.
