Nas Best 10 Albums…So Far!!!
Nas represented at the Grammy Awards Show and that makes us want to explore what his best 10 albums are…so far. Let’s check them out.
Nas Best 10 Albums According To Billboard
Nas’s best 10 albums, according to Billboard, come from a total of 14 studio albums he has released.
Additionally, the 48-year-old rapper/songwriter/record executive/actor dropped 2 collaboration albums.
These include The Album (with The Firm) and Distant Relatives (with Damien Marley).
After 30 decades in the business, some say that Nas (Nasir bin Alu Dara Jones) finally got his flowers.
At the recent Grammy Awards, where they have a history of snubbing Hip Hop artists, Nas showed out.
Though he didn’t win a trophy that night, he represented as only he could.
In the history of the Grammy Awards, Nas has been nominated a total of 15 times.
In fact, out of 15 nominations, Nas brought home the Grammy one time, and that was for Best Rap Album (King’s Disease).
But this night was his, as he took the stage with a medley of some of his biggest hits throughout the 30 years he’s been in the business, which included –
- I Can (20o2)
- Made You Look (2002)
- One Mic (2001)
- N.Y. State Of Mind (1994)
- Rare (2021)
While we’re here, let’s take a look at the chart history of this legendary Hip Hop Performer.
According to the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart, he had 21 songs enter the chart.
Out of those 21 albums, there were 17 in the top ten.
But how many made it to the top? Let’s check it out.
Ten Time Nas Hit #1 On Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart
Here are the 10 albums that hit #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart –
1 – Life Is Good
- Debut Date – 8/4/2012
- Peak Date – 8/4/2012
- Weeks On Chart – 54
- Weeks At #1 – 2
2 – Distant Relatives
- Debut Date – 6/5/2010
- Peak Date – 6/5/2010
- Weeks On Chart – 43
- Weeks At #1 – 1
3 – Stillmatic
- Debut Date – 12/29/2001
- Peak Date – 1/5/2002
- Weeks On Chart – 42
- Weeks At #1 – 6
4 – It Was Written
- Debut Date – 7/13/1996
- Peak Date – 7/20/1996
- Weeks On Chart – 41
- Weeks At #1 – 7
5 – God’s Son
- Debut Date – 12/28/2002
- Peak Date – 1/4/2003
- Weeks On Chart – 36
- Weeks At #1 – 1
6 – Untitled
- Debut Date – 8/2/2008
- Peak Date – 8/2/2008
- Weeks On Chart – 34
- Weeks At #1 – 2
7 – I Am…
- Debut Date – 4/17/1999
- Peak Date – 4/24/1999
- Weeks On Chart – 29
- Weeks At #1 – 3
8 – The Firm — The Album
- Debut Date – 11/1/1997
- Peak Date – 11/8/1997
- Weeks On Chart – 29
- Weeks At #1 – 1
9 – Hip Hop Is Dead
- Debut Date – 12/30/2006
- Peak Date – 1/6/2007
- Weeks On Chart – 28
- Weeks At #1 – 1
10 – King’s Disease II
- Debut Date – 8/21/2021
- Peak Date – 8/21/2021
- Weeks On Chart – 2
- Weeks At #1 – 1
Even though Nas has a catalog full of hit songs, he is still active in the game.
In fact, his latest music video posted on YouTube on March 23, 2022 is Wave Gods which features A$AP Rocky and DJ Premier.
Check that one out right now –
Can’t wait to see what he comes out with next!
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