BigXthaPlug Scores First No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums Chart

Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug has his first No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart. His album Better Over Time debuts at the top of the chart dated Nov. 14, Billboard reported on Nov. 11.

Born Xavier Landum, the artist has now made four entries on the chart. The album was released through BigXthaPlug's own imprint and United Masters, a distribution company that helps independent artists get their music onto streaming services and stores.

The album's opening week was measured in equivalent album units, a figure that turns streams and sales into one total that can be compared with a full album. According to Luminate, the company that tracks U.S. music consumption for Billboard, Better Over Time earned 35,000 units in the tracking week of Oct. 29 to Nov. 5.

Most of that came from listening. About 29,000 units came from 29.1 million official on-demand streams. The remaining 6,000 came from traditional album sales, meaning fans who bought the album outright.

The album also performed across Billboard's other charts. It debuted at No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, the highest position of his career on that chart. On the Billboard 200, the main U.S. album chart, it started at No. 7, matching the best showing of his earlier album I Hope You're Happy.

Ten songs from the album appeared on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which ranks 50 songs each week. The standout is "Burn," featuring Ava Max. It climbed from No. 27 to No. 14, his highest placing this week on that chart, and it was the week's top gainer for both sales and streaming. It is his third-best showing on the chart, behind "Hip-Hop," a collaboration with Lil Wayne featuring Jay Jones that reached No. 8 in 2025, and "MMHMM," which peaked at No. 11 in 2024.

Another track, "Lite," featuring Belly Gang Kushington, returned to the chart at No. 27. It was in its third week on the chart, and that is a new peak for the song.

In all, the eight new entries bring BigXthaPlug to 31 career appearances on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Each chart reflects one tracking week of listening and buying, so these positions show that week's activity.

Behind every line on a chart is a run of ordinary moments: a listener pressing play on a commute, a fan choosing to buy the album rather than stream it. Those choices are what turned a release date into a No. 1 for the week.