Album: Music (Playboi Carti)

 

ALBUM: MUSIC (I Am Music)

Artist: Playboi Carti

Released: 14 March 2025

Label: AWGE, Interscope Records

Genre: Trap

Guest Appearances: Travis Scott, the Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Jhené Aiko, Skepta, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla Sign, and Young Thug

Chronology: 3rd studio album

Producers:

100yrd, 99Hurts, Akachi, BBYKOBE, BL$$D, BNYX®, Brak3, Cardo Got Wings, Car!ton, Cash Cobain, Clayco, Clif Shayne, C$D Sid, Darius Rameshni, Dez Wright, DJH, DJ Moon, Ethan Scott, F1LTHY, Jahaan Sweet, Johnny Juliano, Juke Wong, Kanye West, Keanu Beats, Kelvin Krash, KP Beatz, Lucian, Lukrative, Maaly Raw, Macnificent, Malik Ninety Five, Metro Boomin, MIKE DEAN, Mu Lean, Nagra, Nick Spiders, Ojivolta, Onokey, 󠁪opiumbaby, Ramzoid, Rok, Shades (Producer), SLOWBURNZ, Smatt Sertified, Sonickaboom, Southside, Stoopid Lou, Streo, TM88, Travis Scott, Twisco, Wheezy, Wonder1x & Yung Exclusive

Songwriters: 

100yrd, 7 Aurelius, 99Hurts, Akachi, Ashanti, Bankroll Fresh, BBYKOBE, BL$$D, BNYX®, Booker T. Jones, Brak3, Bruce E. Carter, Cardo Got Wings, Car!ton, Cash Cobain, Clayco, Clif Shayne, C$D Sid, Darius Rameshni, Denzil Foster, Dez Wright, DJH, DJ Moon, D. Rich, Edward Boze Jr., Ethan Scott, F1LTHY, Foster & McElroy, Future, Gunna, Huncho Kae, Irv Gotti, Jahaan Sweet, Jay King, Jhené Aiko, Johnny Flippin, Johnny Juliano, John Schroeder, Juke Wong, Keanu Beats, Keith Lawson, Kelvin Krash, Kendrick Lamar, Ken Woodman, KP Beatz, Lil Uzi Vert, Lucian, Lukrative, Maaly Raw, Macnificent, Madonna, Malik Ninety Five, Mark Williams, Metro Boomin, Michael Walker, MIKE DEAN, Mu Lean, Nagra, Nick Spiders, Onokey, 󠁪opiumbaby, Playboi Carti, Ramzoid, Raul Cubina, Robert Dayton, Rok, Sam Levinson, Savages (Producer), Sayy, Shades (Producer), Skepta, Skooly, SLOWBURNZ, Smatt Sertified, Sonickaboom, Southside, SpaceGhostPurrp, Stoopid Lou, Streo, Thomas McElroy, TM88, Tommy Rush, Travis Scott, Twisco, Ty Dolla $ign, The Weeknd, Wheezy, Will A Fool, William Bell, Wonder1x, Young Thug & Yung Exclusive

Charts:

   On the ARIA chart, Music entered at number one, marking Carti's first chart topper in the land Down Under and also his first to reach the top 10 region - having reached #15 with Whole Lotta Red (2020) and #49 with Die Lit (2018). The album replaced Lady Gaga's MAYHEM  which retreated to fourth place on the list. This marked Carti's first highest charting effort on the chart and first top ten

   In the UK, Music debuted at number on the Official Albums chart, earning the rapper his first topper, also replacing MAYHEM at the top of the chart. Carti scored his first ever top 10 record in the region, following Whole Lotta Red which peaked at No.17 and Die Lit which reached #27. In Ireland, the album entered in second place bested by Sabrina Carpenter's Short n Sweet returning to the top spot. 

On the Billboard 200, the set opened atop the tally, earning Carti his second number-one entry on the U.S. chart. The album earned 298,000 equivalent album units in its first week, the biggest in 2025 for a rap album. Carti last visited the summit with Whole Lotta Red in January of 2021 when it debuted at No.1, and had reached No.3 with Die Lit (2018). MUSIC ranks as his third top ten charting effort. In its second week, the album held on to number one spot for a consecutive run, blocking out Selena Gomez & benny blanco's I Said  I Love You First. It then marked his first album to stay afloat for more than a week. 

   Elsewhere, the album peaked atop the New Zealand Albums chart (his first thereon), went #1 on the Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums list, #2 in Ireland, #1 in Iceland, #2 in Italy, #1 in Lithuania, Norway and Switzerland, while reaching No.2 in Sweden. 

   The single "Evil J0rdan" entered at No.2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #7 on the ARIA list, #4 on the Global 200, #1 in Latvia and Lithuania, #5 in New Zealand, #3 in Switzerland, and No.7 in the UK while topping the UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) and hitting #2 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) chart. "Rather Lie" (with the Weeknd) debuted at No.4 on the Hot 100 on the same run as the aforementioned single, it entered at No.10 on the UK Official Singles list, #9 in Canada, #6 on the Global 200, #7 on the NZ chart, and #8 in Switzerland. The latter single entered at number one of our Officio Play chart leading the 56th Edition. 

Set-List:

1. Pop Out

2. Crush ft. Travis Scott

3. K Pop

4. Evil Jordan

5. Mojo Jojo

6. Philly ft. Travis Scott

7. Radar

8. Rather Lie ft. The Weeknd

9. Fine Shit

10. Backdoor

11. Toxic ft. Skepta

12. Munyun

13. Crank

14. Charge Dem Hoes A Fee ft. Future

15. Good Credit ft. Kendrick Lamar

16. I Seeee You Baby Boi

17. Wake Up F1lthy ft. Travis Scott

18. Jumpin ft. Lil Uzi Vert

19. Trim ft. Future

20. Cocaine Nose

21. We Need All Da Vibes ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Young Thug

22. Olympian

23. Opm Babi

24. Twin Trim ft. Lil Uzi Vert

25. Like Weezy

26. Dis 1 Got It

27. Walk

28. HBA

29. Overly

30. South Atlanta Baby