# BigXthaPlug Scores His First No. 1 Rap Album With ‘Better Over Time’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bigxthaplug-scores-his-first-no-1-rap-album-with-better-over-time/
- Published: 2026-11-11T18:21:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T20:06:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bigxthaplug-better-over-time-number-1-rap-albums-chart-1236379353/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- BigXthaPlug earns his first No. 1 rap album.
- *Better Over Time* opens with 35,000 US equivalent album units.
- Ten album tracks place on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

## Summary

BigXthaPlug’s album *Better Over Time* debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart dated 14 November, giving the Dallas-based rapper his first chart-topper there. Its strong opening also set a new career high on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and matched his best position on the all-genre Billboard 200.

The album earned 35,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the week of 29 October to 5 November, including 29,000 from streaming, equivalent to 29.1 million on-demand streams, and 6,000 from sales. It opened at No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 7 on the Billboard 200. Ten tracks entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; “Burn”, featuring Ava Max, climbed to No. 14, while “Lite” re-entered at No. 27.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.