Pop Smoke has scored back-to-back No. 1 albums.

On Sunday (July 25), Billboard unveiled the highest 10 of their Billboard 200 chart and Pop’s sophomore album, Religion, is main the pack, dethroning Olvia Rogrigo’s Bitter LP, which had spent 4 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1. The second posthumous album from the late rapper was in a position to push 88,000 equal album gross sales. The overall contains 4,000 conventional album gross sales. Pop now has two albums within the high 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.

Not a lot was identified about Religion up till a couple of days earlier than it was launched. The mission was star-studded that includes visitor appearances from Kanye West, Pusha-T, Rick Ross, 21 Savage, Future, Chris Brown, Pharrell, Child Cudi and extra, and was spearheaded by the only, “Demeanor” that includes Dia Lupa.

Pop’s new album dropped a yr after his debut album Shoot for the Stars, Intention for the Moon. Regardless of the No. 1 rating, there’s a vital drop-off in gross sales from album one to album two. Shoot for the Stars Intention for the Moon moved 251,000 models in its first week.

The achievement is bitter candy, as Pop hasn’t gotten to see the fruits of his labor. The Brooklyn drill rapper was shot and killed on Feb. 19, 2020 throughout an obvious dwelling invasion at a residence he was renting within the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. 5 individuals have been arrested for the killing together with two minors.

Different hip-hop artists within the high 10 of this week’s Billboard 200 chart embody Doja Cat (Planet Her, No. 4), Lil Child and Lil Durk (Voice of the Heroes, No. 6), Polo G (Corridor of Fame) and Pop Smoke (Shoot for the Stars Intention for the Moon, No. 9).