Cardi B Makes History With Back-to-Back Billboard No. 1 Debuts

American rapper Cardi B has made history by becoming the first female rapper to debut her first two studio albums at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

According to a report by PUNCH, her sophomore album, Am I The Drama?, stormed to the top of the chart with 200,000 equivalent album units in its first week. This follows the groundbreaking success of her debut project, Invasion of Privacy (2018), which also launched at number one.

The accomplishment was confirmed by Billboard on Sunday in an official post on Instagram, which read:

“Cardi B scores her second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as ‘AM I THE DRAMA?’ debuts atop the tally.⁠”

Billboard added that,

“With 200,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, according to Luminate Data, it marks 2025’s biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman.”

Am I The Drama? also set another milestone as it recorded the biggest first-week sales of 2025 for a female hip-hop/R&B artist, fueled by massive streaming numbers and strong physical sales from multiple vinyl and CD variants.

Beyond her chart success, Cardi B secured a Guinness World Record for the most drone deliveries in one hour. On September 19, 2025, she partnered with Walmart and Wing Drone Delivery to distribute 176 signed CDs of Am I The Drama? across the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area in Texas.

The Guinness confirmation read: “Most deliveries by UAV drones in one hour: 176, by @iamcardib, @AtlanticRecords, @Wing & @Walmart at multiple locations today across the Dallas–Fort Worth region, Texas, USA.”

This initiative marked a groundbreaking moment in music marketing the first time an artist tied a world record to an album release using drone technology. Cardi B described the rollout as:

“A special moment for my fans and a crazy new way to drop music.”

The rapper is also set to embark on an arena tour in February 2026 to further promote the album.