Sales Surge! Cardi B’s ‘Am I The Drama’ First Week Projections Revised UPWARDS as Buzz Explodes

Published: Tuesday 23rd Sep 2025 by Sam

Cardi B continues to crush the competition with her new album, ‘Am I The Drama?’

Easily one of the year’s most buzzed-about releases, the project looks poised to fly in atop the Billboard 200 with major numbers.

Well, now it looks like Belcalis is set to tower taller than initial forecasts anticipated.

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Initial projections saw the LP – which is home to hits such as ‘Outside,’ ‘Up,’ and ‘WAP’- debut with 120,000-150,000.

Now, according to Hits Daily Double, ‘Drama’ is eyeing a launch north of:

200,000 Units

And even then, there remains chatter that the sum may not fully factor in the entire extent of the album’s physical pure sales activity.

The news comes as streams soar (especially on Apple Music). It also lands on the heels of the set’s instantaneous RIAA Platinum certification.

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  1. Facts are Facts September 23, 2025

    Bots

    • Dc September 23, 2025

      3000 bots showed up at Atlanta then 2000 in Houston for meet and greet ha ha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  2. The Return of Queen Mahanakhorn, the one and only Ms. Ling Ling……sawadikappppppppppp September 23, 2025

    2 whatttt?

    😆

    • Queennika September 23, 2025

      Card!ck B is a bum. The music industry is a joke bcuse of her. She did not break a single record. All gimmicks….

      😭😭😭

      • Pedonika minaje October 2, 2025

        Did pedonika break records?

  3. Koko Papa September 23, 2025

    C!ara is laughing hard.
    So much for the female rapper with the most #1 hits title huh?

  4. Pat September 23, 2025

    Duh. Mama’s working hard. Reminding us why we love her. The albums actually good. And her features hit all the right demos

    • Koko Papa September 23, 2025

      Lies! really flopped on spotify. If the songs ain’t hitting then no amount of promo could save it..

      • Dc September 23, 2025

        Apply music 100 plus million streams Doja kills Spotify and her billboard numbers s*** 😂😂😂😂😂

  5. PF2 September 23, 2025

    FLOP there’s only one queen 🦄

    • Diabetes UNBOTHERED September 23, 2025

      Pink fart = 6
      Drama = 8

      • PF2 September 23, 2025

        And still can’t outsell the queen what’s up fat hoooeeee? You said I Am The Flop would sell upwards of 400K. She can’t even outdo the queen by cheating the system😆

      • Paulo September 23, 2025

        Cardi doesn’t need to prove herself against anyone when she already outdid everyone on her debut. all songs Platinum and a Grammy no girls had put their hands on. 🏆

  6. Diabetes UNBOTHERED September 23, 2025

    Drama would be doing even better if a video for OUTSIDE dropped on release date, missed opportunity, its such an underrated lead single. Stupid critics lowered the metacritic score to 78. Its easily a 85. 0 skips.

    • Damn September 23, 2025

      Most people skipped the album

    • MegStallyhottie🔥 September 23, 2025

      Delusional. Her music is trash since IOP.

    • DETRUTH October 5, 2025

      YOU SPENT MORE TIME MAKING NOISE WHEN NICKI DROPPED PINK FRIDAY 2 THAN YOU ARE PROMOTING THE DRAMA WHY DONT U DIE OF DIABETES ?

  7. Jess September 23, 2025

    What a joke billboard. This h** has you wrapped around finger just just she wrapped around poles.

    THE LINE KEEPS ON MOVING!

    We all know Nicki Minaj is and will always be the Queen of Rap. No fraudulent sales are gonna change that

    • Pretty n Petty September 24, 2025

      You are scrambling just like the rest of that trash a** fanbase. Nobody cared for Punk Flip and now you Heaux’s are mad that Cardi is once again p**** poppin’ on the charts! You can have your bum a** Queen. We have an Empress! And an Empress outranks a Queen on all fronts. A Queen has one Kingdom. An Empress has an Empire that encompasses multiple Kingdoms!! Chew on that, you Bitter a** B****!

      👠🐦‍⬛👠🐦‍⬛👠🐦‍⬛👠

  8. Paulo September 23, 2025

    I bet a lot of people who didn’t care that much started paying attention after a certain fanbase started acting bitter… the Garbz never learn 🤣

  9. F L O P W O O D September 23, 2025

    Congrats b****! I underestimated you 😏 the antics paid off and the album is a bop

    • Tatayrism September 23, 2025

      Lies…more lies. 200k is nothing to be proud of

      • F L O P W O O D September 23, 2025

        With virtually no hits in sight and over a half a decade wait, it’s commendable. It might even be north of 250k once the week is up, which will match her first album’s first week sales. In 2025, anything over 100k is something to be proud of. Most artists with multiple Billboard top 40 hits can’t even hit that.

      • Dc September 23, 2025

        Ed Sheeran big pop star stadium tour only did 70,000 😂 so now 200k nothing

    • PF2 September 23, 2025

      But y’all said it would sell 300-400K specifically big back Diabetes Unbothered! Why isn’t she outselling the Queen?

  10. CarDBee September 23, 2025

    Only CardiB can send entire fan bases into complete hysteria just by releasing something. That’s REAL domination. She has all her haters right where she wants them.

    • OMG September 23, 2025

      She doesn’t dominate anything…

    • BIA STAN September 23, 2025

      Yall delusional asf

  11. Cardifan September 23, 2025

    Congrats! I bought the signed Vinyl and CD box set and the courtroom edition for my bestie. She deserves the best.

  12. Sena September 23, 2025

    I don’t understand the hype tbh …just feel like these artists would of not survived in the era I’m from

    The music business has really fell apart so sad no real talent anymore all gimmicks

  13. Seinfeld September 23, 2025

    The music is mid and low budget. Theres a reason why so many potential features paid her dust. Just look at all the stunts she’s pulling to get a couple thousand more sales. Whether this album sells 150k or 250k first week, it better remain in the top 10 for MONTHS in order to be a true success. She NEEDS a hit to sustain. The hype won’t last past this week.

  14. Mira Banks September 24, 2025

    Useful tips and friendly tone — a winning combination. Thanks!

  15. JEK September 24, 2025

    Why are people so negative all the time? Every time I read comments on here I’m just like wow where’s the positivity?.
    Let’s lift each other up, not hate on each other.

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