Lil Baby Dominates The Competition With Fourth No. 1 Billboard 200 Album, ‘WHAM’
Superstar LIL BABY (Quality Control Music/Motown) throws down the gauntlet to begin 2025 with his massive new album, WHAM, which debuted directly at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album dominated 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, reinforcing his unquestioned standing among rap’s most elite hitmakers.
WHAM’s seismic week saw LIL BABY making 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.
Standout WHAM tracks include “Dum, Dumb and Dumber” featuring Young Thug and Future, a No. 1 on U.S. Apple Music and the streamer’s Global Chart, and “By Myself” featuring Rod Wave and Rylo Rodriguez, which has earned more than 2.5 million views for its official music video. In total, WHAM had seven songs featured in the top 10 on Apple Music's Hip Hop chart, while six occupied the top 10 across all genres.
Last month, LIL BABY showed love to his hometown by hosting the fourth annual Lil Baby & Friends concert. He flew into a sold-out State Farm Arena from the rafters and landed on a submarine-inspired stage with a powerful medley performance of hits such as "Whoa" and "Close Friends." A blockbuster group of rappers joined to help blow the roof off the arena, with 42 Dugg, Lil Dann, Tay B, Hunxho, 4Batz, Rylo Rodriguez, Sexyy Red, Muni Long, Rod Wave, and 21 Savage all pulling up for the unforgettable event.
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Randy Henderson | Interscope Capitol Labels Group | randy.henderson@umusic.com
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