Reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week with We Still Don't Trust You, Future and Metro Boomin became the first collaborators in the chart's nearly 68-year history to reach No. 1 with two joint projects. The rappers debuted as collaborators three weeks ago with the original We Don't Trust You.
The term “collaborators” refers to artists who do not normally collaborate. We're not counting collaborations from musicians who have adopted a group name of their own (looking at you, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), a sure sign that they're moving beyond a collaboration into group territory.
Two previous collaborations just missed landing two No. 1 albums. Diana Ross & the Supremes featuring The Temptations went to No.1 on February 8, 1969 with TCB, the soundtrack to their NBC-TV special. A studio album combining the top vocal groups, Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations, had reached No. 2 four weeks earlier. Their smash single “I'm Gonna Make You Love Me” was created.
R. Kelly & Jay-Z reached No. 1 on November 13, 2004 with Unfinished business. A previous collaboration, The best of both worldsit had reached No. 2 on April 6, 2002.
Two other collaborations didn't come as close to landing two No. 1 albums, but did score one No. 1 and enter the top 10 with a second project. 21 Savage and Metro Boomin topped the Billboard 200 on October 17, 2020 with Savage Mode II. They had reached No. 4 on November 18, 2017 with Without warningwhich featured a third collaborator, Offset.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga reached No. 1 on October 11, 2014 with Cheek to cheek. A sequel, Love for saleconsisting entirely of songs by Cole Porter, peaked at No. 8 on October 16, 2022. Both sets won a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal album.
Future and Metro Boomin may have partners with multiple No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. As ¥$, Ye and Ty Dolla $ign topped the chart on February 24 and March 2 with Vultures 1. A sequel, vultures 2, is scheduled for release on May 3, with a third volume, Vultures 3due later this year.
One final note: While the year is still young, this is the first calendar year in which three collaborative albums have topped the Billboard 200. Already, 2024 surpasses 2004, when the aforementioned R. Kelly & Jay collaboration -Z Unfinished business and a Jay-Z/Linkin Park collaboration, MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents: Collision Course both led the standings.
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