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American Dream (21 Savage album)

American Dream is the third studio album by the British rapper 21 Savage. It was released through Epic Records and Slaughter Gang Entertainment on January 12, 2024. The album features guest appearances from Doja Cat, Young Thug, Metro Boomin, Lil Durk, Travis Scott, Summer Walker, Brent Faiyaz, Burna Boy, Tommy Newport, Mikky Ekko, and Mariah the Scientist. Production was handled by Metro Boomin himself, London on da Track, Scribz Riley, Allen Ritter, OG Parker, Cardo, FnZ, and Honorable C.N.O.T.E., among others.[1][2] The album serves as the follow-up to Savage's 2018 release I Am > I Was.

American Dream
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)
Genre
Length49:49
Label
Producer
21 Savage chronology
Her Loss
(2022)
American Dream
(2024)
Singles from American Dream
  1. "Redrum" / "N.H.I.E."
    Released: January 17, 2024
  2. "Née-Nah"
    Released: January 23, 2024

Background and promotion edit

In July 2023, 21 Savage embarked on a concert tour with Canadian rapper and singer Drake, named the It's All a Blur Tour,[3] during which Drake stated that both he and 21 Savage were working on their respective solo studio albums.[4] On August 7, Savage took to Twitter to state that "it's time", teasing the album.[5] After embarking on a solo headlining tour in November 2023, Savage headlined his first show in London, England, at the O2 Arena, where he stated that his "album finna drop" and told his fans to "get ready".[6] Following his un-official announcement in December 2023, billboards and banners began to appear, further adding to the promotion of the album and further building its anticipation.[7][8]

On January 8, 2024, Savage announced that a biopic film about himself titled American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, starring himself along with Donald Glover and Caleb McLaughlin, would be released on July 4.[9][10] On the same day, Savage posted the film's trailer on his official YouTube channel, previewing a track from the album in the process, and announced that the music inspired by the film was available for pre-order.[11][12][13][14] Just a day later, on January 9, Savage took to his social media to post the album's official cover art and announced that it would be released three days later.[15][16][17] On January 9, Savage began to tease the guest artists on the album after posting baby pictures of Young Thug, Summer Walker, and Brent Faiyaz.[18][19][20] The following day, he posted baby pictures of Lil Durk, Travis Scott, and Mariah the Scientist.[21] On January 11, Savage posted baby pictures of Burna Boy, Metro Boomin, and Doja Cat.[22] Despite not releasing an official album tracklist prior to the album's release as per usual, the project was released smoothly and on time.[23]

The dual lead singles of the album, "Redrum" and "N.H.I.E.", the latter being a collaboration with American rapper and singer Doja Cat, were sent to Italian contemporary hit radio on January 17, 2024.[24] Five days earlier, the official music video for the former was also released alongside the album.[25][26]

On January 24, 2024, in an interview with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay, Savage disclosed that his biopic, American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, was a parody made to promote the release of his album.[27]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[28]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [29]
Clash8/10[30]
HipHopDX3.5/5[31]
Pitchfork6.8/10[32]

American Dream received a score of 73 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[28] Writing for Clash, Robin Murray began his review by noting that the album "allows 21 Savage space to tell his story". Breaking down the halves of the album, he continued to write that "the first half of the record leans on his rap flair, while the second indulges his softer, R&B inclinations". Concluding his review, Murray wrote that "American Dream is 21 Savage at his most luminescent" and that he is "staying true to himself" as "he's been able to build something unique".[30] Writing for HipHopDX, Will Schube wrote that "American Dream is 21 Savage at his most deeply intimate, treating the recording booth like a diary, examining his life and career from a 30,000 foot view". He noted that "Savage isn’t bitter on his latest offering, but he knows his worth; his family has worked too long and too hard for him to slip up or be taken advantage of" and that "he’s stuck between trying to be good, trying to honor the effort and sacrifices his mother made, and being drawn back to his crew, back to the deals and the cash and everything that came with it", noting that "humanity is what makes this record succeed".[31]

Matthew Ritchie for Pitchfork noted that 21 Savage's "third solo album attempts to balance reveling in his newfound elevated celebrity and retaining the tortured persona that relishes in recounting the gruesome details of his journey" and that he "cuts through the glossy excess with clarity and lyrical self-assuredness, producing enough sterling moments to show that he's still a star worthy of fanfare". Ritchie praised the album's production, stating that the "overall cohesion of the production is a welcome sign" while also noting that "his effectiveness stems from minute tweaks, mutating his low register and delivery to imbue emotion and variance into his stone-faced raps".[32] Writing for Vibe, Grant Rindner stated that the album "serves as a very broad framing for the album, particularly in opening and closing spoken interludes from his mother". Rindner noted that "21's strongest rap skills, his caustic sense of humor and deadpan delivery, are fully intact on American Dream" before praising his beat selection as he wrote that he "has one of the best ears for beats in modern hip-hop, and his noted chemistry with Metro Boomin is present".[33]

Rolling Stone's Mosi Reeves wrote that on the album, sometimes, "the production flags or his choruses don't quite hit their marks", however, "he's still capable of giving you what you’ve come to expect". In comparison to Her Loss, Reeves stated that "American Dream is garlanded with dreamily rendered samples, a technique used to much better effect here than Her Loss".[34] Writing for HotNewHipHop, Teejay Small wrote that "the album lacks a cohesive through-line that thematically ties the material back to the premise promised by the title and imagery" and that "the overall aesthetic of American Dream may lead listeners to assume that the project is a meditation on the state of poverty or immigration in 21's life".[35]

Commercial performance edit

American Dream debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 133,000 album-equivalent units, including 4,500 pure album sales, replacing Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time (2023) from the top spot. American Dream earned a total of 169.53 million on-demand streams. The album is 21 Savage's fourth consecutive number-one album in the US.[36] 14 tracks debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, with two of them in the top 10.[37] The intro, "American Dream" was deemed too short to debut on the charts.[37] Savage also became the sixteenth artist in history to chart 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.[37] In the second week American Dream remained at the top of the Billboard 200, moving 78,000 units.[38][39]

The album broke a record in rap music as American Dream debuted with the most first-week streams for a trap album in history.[36]

American Dream debuted at number one on album charts in at least 7 countries including Australia, Canada, Lithuania, and New Zealand.[40] The album debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart while debuting at number 5 and 8 on the French Albums Chart and the Finnish Album Charts.

Track listing edit

American Dream track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."American Dream"
  • Spiff Sinatra
  • ibmixing
1:03
2."All of Me"
Spiff Sinatra3:18
3."Redrum"
4:30
4."N.H.I.E." (with Doja Cat)
2:23
5."Sneaky"
  • Abraham-Joseph
  • Edward Cooper III
Coupe3:21
6."Pop Ur Shit" (with Young Thug and Metro Boomin)3:13
7."Letter to My Brudda"
  • Abraham-Joseph
  • Paola Amado
  • Tchakalla Romeo
  • William Boyette
  • Kavi Iybarger
  • Park Min Geon
  • Tyrese McGriff
  • Kxvi
  • g06beatz
  • Lil Tyh
2:39
8."Dangerous" (with Lil Durk and Metro Boomin)
  • Abraham-Joseph
  • Durk Banks
  • Wayne
  • Jahshua Brown
  • Jahmal Gwin
  • Metro Boomin
  • BoogzDaBeast
  • Cashmere Brown[a]
4:25
9."Née-Nah" (with Travis Scott and Metro Boomin)
Metro Boomin3:40
10."See the Real"
3:02
11."Prove It" (with Summer Walker)
  • ibmixing
  • Coupe
  • Tye Beats
3:27
12."Should've Wore a Bonnet" (with Brent Faiyaz)
  • Cardo
  • Dpat
  • Johnny Juliano
  • Esta
3:06
13."Just Like Me" (with Burna Boy and Metro Boomin)
  • Metro Boomin
  • FnZ
  • BoogzDaBeast
3:51
14."Red Sky" (with Mikky Ekko and Tommy Newport)
2:56
15."Dark Days" (with Mariah the Scientist)
  • Kid Hazel
  • Lee
  • Kxvi
  • Sameh
4:55
Total length:49:49

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • "Redrum" features vocals by Usher
  • "Letter to My Brudda" features vocals by Paola Barba and 21 Lil Harold
  • "Dangerous" features vocals by 21 Lil Harold
  • "Dark Days" features vocals by Ink

Sample credits[41]

Personnel edit

Musicians

  • 21 Savage – vocals
  • Heather Carmillia Joseph – additional vocals (1, 15)
  • Spiff Sinatra – keyboards (1, 2), drums (1, 2)
  • James Owens Jr. – keyboards (1)
  • Isaiah Brown – keyboards (1), strings (1)
  • Rose Royce – additional vocals (2)
  • Noc – drums (2)
  • Jalen Jackson – keyboards (2)
  • Usher – additional vocals (3)
  • Nineteen85 – keyboards (4)
  • Peter Lee Johnson – strings (6)
  • 21 Lil Harold – additional vocals (7, 8)
  • Paola Barba – additional vocals (7)
  • Higher Learning – choir (13)
  • Ink – additional vocals (15)

Technical

  • Mike Bozzimastering
  • Miles Walker – mixing (1–5, 12, 15)
  • Isaiah Brown – mixing (5, 11), recording (1-5, 7-15), engineering assistance (1)
  • Ethan Stevens – mixing (6, 8, 9, 13), recording (6, 8, 9, 13)
  • Alex Tumay – mixing (7, 10, 14)
  • Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco – mixing (10)
  • David "Dos Dias" Bishop – mixing (11), recording (11)
  • William “Bilz” Dougan – recording (13)
  • Natalie D’Orlando – recording (15)
  • Spiff Santra – engineering assistance (1)
  • Jared Brown – engineering assistance (2)
  • Shawn Peden – engineering assistance (2-5, 7, 8)
  • Khaya "Macxsn" Gilika – engineering assistance (2)

Charts edit

Chart performance for American Dream
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[42] 1
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)[43] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[44] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[45] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[46] 3
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[47] 1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[48] 3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[49] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[50] 2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[51] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[52] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[53] 4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[54] 2
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[55] 2
Irish Albums (OCC)[56] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[57] 7
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[58] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[59] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[60] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[61] 4
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[62] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[63] 23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[64] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[65] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[66] 2
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[67] 6
US Billboard 200[68] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[69] 1

Certifications edit

Certifications for American Dream
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[70] Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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American Dream is the third studio album by the British rapper 21 Savage It was released through Epic Records and Slaughter Gang Entertainment on January 12 2024 The album features guest appearances from Doja Cat Young Thug Metro Boomin Lil Durk Travis Scott Summer Walker Brent Faiyaz Burna Boy Tommy Newport Mikky Ekko and Mariah the Scientist Production was handled by Metro Boomin himself London on da Track Scribz Riley Allen Ritter OG Parker Cardo FnZ and Honorable C N O T E among others 1 2 The album serves as the follow up to Savage s 2018 release I Am gt I Was American DreamStudio album by 21 SavageReleasedJanuary 12 2024 2024 01 12 GenreHip hop trapLength49 49LabelEpic Slaughter GangProducerAllen Ritter BoogzDaBeast Cardo Coupe Dpat FnZ g06beatz Honorable C N O T E ibmixing Isaiah Brown Johnny Juliano Jonah Stevens Jonas Lee Kid Hazel Kurtis McKenzie Kxvi Lil Tyh London on da Track Metro Boomin OG Parker Scribz Riley Smash David Spiff Sinatra21 Savage chronologyHer Loss 2022 American Dream 2024 Singles from American Dream Redrum N H I E Released January 17 2024 Nee Nah Released January 23 2024 Contents 1 Background and promotion 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesBackground and promotion editIn July 2023 21 Savage embarked on a concert tour with Canadian rapper and singer Drake named the It s All a Blur Tour 3 during which Drake stated that both he and 21 Savage were working on their respective solo studio albums 4 On August 7 Savage took to Twitter to state that it s time teasing the album 5 After embarking on a solo headlining tour in November 2023 Savage headlined his first show in London England at the O2 Arena where he stated that his album finna drop and told his fans to get ready 6 Following his un official announcement in December 2023 billboards and banners began to appear further adding to the promotion of the album and further building its anticipation 7 8 On January 8 2024 Savage announced that a biopic film about himself titled American Dream The 21 Savage Story starring himself along with Donald Glover and Caleb McLaughlin would be released on July 4 9 10 On the same day Savage posted the film s trailer on his official YouTube channel previewing a track from the album in the process and announced that the music inspired by the film was available for pre order 11 12 13 14 Just a day later on January 9 Savage took to his social media to post the album s official cover art and announced that it would be released three days later 15 16 17 On January 9 Savage began to tease the guest artists on the album after posting baby pictures of Young Thug Summer Walker and Brent Faiyaz 18 19 20 The following day he posted baby pictures of Lil Durk Travis Scott and Mariah the Scientist 21 On January 11 Savage posted baby pictures of Burna Boy Metro Boomin and Doja Cat 22 Despite not releasing an official album tracklist prior to the album s release as per usual the project was released smoothly and on time 23 The dual lead singles of the album Redrum and N H I E the latter being a collaboration with American rapper and singer Doja Cat were sent to Italian contemporary hit radio on January 17 2024 24 Five days earlier the official music video for the former was also released alongside the album 25 26 On January 24 2024 in an interview with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay Savage disclosed that his biopic American Dream The 21 Savage Story was a parody made to promote the release of his album 27 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic73 100 28 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 29 Clash8 10 30 HipHopDX3 5 5 31 Pitchfork6 8 10 32 American Dream received a score of 73 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics reviews indicating generally favorable reception 28 Writing for Clash Robin Murray began his review by noting that the album allows 21 Savage space to tell his story Breaking down the halves of the album he continued to write that the first half of the record leans on his rap flair while the second indulges his softer R amp B inclinations Concluding his review Murray wrote that American Dream is 21 Savage at his most luminescent and that he is staying true to himself as he s been able to build something unique 30 Writing for HipHopDX Will Schube wrote that American Dream is 21 Savage at his most deeply intimate treating the recording booth like a diary examining his life and career from a 30 000 foot view He noted that Savage isn t bitter on his latest offering but he knows his worth his family has worked too long and too hard for him to slip up or be taken advantage of and that he s stuck between trying to be good trying to honor the effort and sacrifices his mother made and being drawn back to his crew back to the deals and the cash and everything that came with it noting that humanity is what makes this record succeed 31 Matthew Ritchie for Pitchfork noted that 21 Savage s third solo album attempts to balance reveling in his newfound elevated celebrity and retaining the tortured persona that relishes in recounting the gruesome details of his journey and that he cuts through the glossy excess with clarity and lyrical self assuredness producing enough sterling moments to show that he s still a star worthy of fanfare Ritchie praised the album s production stating that the overall cohesion of the production is a welcome sign while also noting that his effectiveness stems from minute tweaks mutating his low register and delivery to imbue emotion and variance into his stone faced raps 32 Writing for Vibe Grant Rindner stated that the album serves as a very broad framing for the album particularly in opening and closing spoken interludes from his mother Rindner noted that 21 s strongest rap skills his caustic sense of humor and deadpan delivery are fully intact on American Dream before praising his beat selection as he wrote that he has one of the best ears for beats in modern hip hop and his noted chemistry with Metro Boomin is present 33 Rolling Stone s Mosi Reeves wrote that on the album sometimes the production flags or his choruses don t quite hit their marks however he s still capable of giving you what you ve come to expect In comparison to Her Loss Reeves stated that American Dream is garlanded with dreamily rendered samples a technique used to much better effect here than Her Loss 34 Writing for HotNewHipHop Teejay Small wrote that the album lacks a cohesive through line that thematically ties the material back to the premise promised by the title and imagery and that the overall aesthetic of American Dream may lead listeners to assume that the project is a meditation on the state of poverty or immigration in 21 s life 35 Commercial performance editAmerican Dream debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 133 000 album equivalent units including 4 500 pure album sales replacing Morgan Wallen s One Thing at a Time 2023 from the top spot American Dream earned a total of 169 53 million on demand streams The album is 21 Savage s fourth consecutive number one album in the US 36 14 tracks debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 with two of them in the top 10 37 The intro American Dream was deemed too short to debut on the charts 37 Savage also became the sixteenth artist in history to chart 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 37 In the second week American Dream remained at the top of the Billboard 200 moving 78 000 units 38 39 The album broke a record in rap music as American Dream debuted with the most first week streams for a trap album in history 36 American Dream debuted at number one on album charts in at least 7 countries including Australia Canada Lithuania and New Zealand 40 The album debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and the Irish Albums Chart while debuting at number 5 and 8 on the French Albums Chart and the Finnish Album Charts Track listing editAmerican Dream track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 American Dream Ruben BaileySterling WhiteIsaiah BrownBillie CalvinSpiff Sinatraibmixing1 032 All of Me Sheyaa Abraham JosephWhiteRaphael OliveiraKhaya GilikaYakki DavisJalen JacksonJared BrownCalvinSpiff Sinatra3 183 Redrum Abraham JosephLondon HolmesMateen NiknamVinicius de MoraesLondon on da TrackAyoPeeb a 4 304 N H I E with Doja Cat Abraham JosephAmala DlaminiAnthony JefferiesDouglas FordKurtis McKenzieMichael OrabiyiJonah StevensMcKenzieScribz RileyJonah2 235 Sneaky Abraham JosephEdward Cooper IIICoupe3 216 Pop Ur Shit with Young Thug and Metro Boomin Abraham JosephJeffery WilliamsLeland WayneAllen RitterMetro BoominRitter3 137 Letter to My Brudda Abraham JosephPaola AmadoTchakalla RomeoWilliam BoyetteKavi IybargerPark Min GeonTyrese McGriffKxvig06beatzLil Tyh2 398 Dangerous with Lil Durk and Metro Boomin Abraham JosephDurk BanksWayneJahshua BrownJahmal GwinMetro BoominBoogzDaBeastCashmere Brown a 4 259 Nee Nah with Travis Scott and Metro Boomin Abraham JosephJacques Webster IIWayneFordMetro Boomin3 4010 See the Real Abraham JosephJocelyn DonaldJordan Holt MayJoshua ParkerSamuel JimenezDylan Cleary KrellJason CornetOG ParkerSmash DavidDez WrightTenRoc3 0211 Prove It with Summer Walker Abraham JosephSummer WalkerKeith ThomasTauren StovallBrownCooperTye GibsonFaith EvansCarl ThompsonibmixingCoupeTye Beats3 2712 Should ve Wore a Bonnet with Brent Faiyaz Abraham JosephChristopher WoodRonald LaTourDavid PatinoJohn JulianFrancis EstebanDonald De GrateJoel HaileyDarryl PearsonCardoDpatJohnny JulianoEsta3 0613 Just Like Me with Burna Boy and Metro Boomin Abraham JosephDamini OguluWayneMichael MuleIsaac De BoniGwinKira HuszarKhadijah LopezAkeel HenryJordon ManswellNevon SinclairKevin EkofoMetro BoominFnZBoogzDaBeast3 5114 Red Sky with Mikky Ekko and Tommy Newport Abraham JosephTommy NewportAdam FaragCarlton Mays Jr Courtney DwightHonorable C N O T E Blaqsmurph a 2 5615 Dark Days with Mariah the Scientist Abraham JosephMariah BucklesAtia BoggsAmadoAhmar BaileyJonas LeeIybargerYousef SamehDavisKid HazelLeeKxviSameh4 55Total length 49 49 Notes a signifies a co producer Redrum features vocals by Usher Letter to My Brudda features vocals by Paola Barba and 21 Lil Harold Dangerous features vocals by 21 Lil Harold Dark Days features vocals by InkSample credits 41 All of Me contains a sample of Wishing on a Star written by Billie Rae Calvin as performed by Rose Royce Redrum contains a sample of Serenata do adeus written by Vinicius de Moraes as performed by Elza Laranjeira as well as samples from the Here s Johnny scene from The Shining and interpolations of A Lot written by Sheyaa Abraham Joseph Jermaine Cole Dacoury Natche Anthony White and Shelia Young as performed by 21 Savage and J Cole Nee Nah contains samples of About Her written by Malcolm McLaren Rod Argent and W C Handy as performed by McLaren and Cause I Love You written by Leonard Williams and Frank Wilson as performed by Lenny Williams Prove It contains a sample of You Are My Joy written and performed by Faith Evans Should ve Wore a Bonnet contains a sample of I Don t Want to Do Anything written by DeVante Swing as performed by Mary J Blige and K Ci and interpolations from an unreleased song Hair written by Durk Banks and Symere Woods as performed by Lil Durk and Lil Uzi Vert Just Like Me contains a sample of Raw written by Kira Huszar as performed by Loony Red Sky contains a sample of the full length version of Summer Night City written by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus as performed by Abba Personnel editMusicians 21 Savage vocals Heather Carmillia Joseph additional vocals 1 15 Spiff Sinatra keyboards 1 2 drums 1 2 James Owens Jr keyboards 1 Isaiah Brown keyboards 1 strings 1 Rose Royce additional vocals 2 Noc drums 2 Jalen Jackson keyboards 2 Usher additional vocals 3 Nineteen85 keyboards 4 Peter Lee Johnson strings 6 21 Lil Harold additional vocals 7 8 Paola Barba additional vocals 7 Higher Learning choir 13 Ink additional vocals 15 Technical Mike Bozzi mastering Miles Walker mixing 1 5 12 15 Isaiah Brown mixing 5 11 recording 1 5 7 15 engineering assistance 1 Ethan Stevens mixing 6 8 9 13 recording 6 8 9 13 Alex Tumay mixing 7 10 14 Patrizio Teezio Pigliapoco mixing 10 David Dos Dias Bishop mixing 11 recording 11 William Bilz Dougan recording 13 Natalie D Orlando recording 15 Spiff Santra engineering assistance 1 Jared Brown engineering assistance 2 Shawn Peden engineering assistance 2 5 7 8 Khaya Macxsn Gilika engineering assistance 2 Charts editChart performance for American Dream Chart 2024 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 42 1Australian Hip Hop R amp B Albums ARIA 43 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 44 2Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 45 3Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 46 3Canadian Albums Billboard 47 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 48 3Danish Albums Hitlisten 49 2Dutch Albums Album Top 100 50 2Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 51 8French Albums SNEP 52 5German Albums Offizielle Top 100 53 4Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 54 2Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 55 2Irish Albums OCC 56 2Italian Albums FIMI 57 7Lithuanian Albums AGATA 58 1New Zealand Albums RMNZ 59 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 60 1Polish Albums ZPAV 61 4Portuguese Albums AFP 62 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 63 23Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 64 4Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 65 1UK Albums OCC 66 2UK R amp B Albums OCC 67 6US Billboard 200 68 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 69 1Certifications editCertifications for American Dream Region Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 70 Gold 40 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Cowen Trace William January 12 2024 21 Savage s American Dream Album Features and Production Credits Complex Retrieved January 12 2024 Cowen Trace William January 12 2024 21 Savage Recruits Travis Scott Young Thug and More for American Dream Album Complex Retrieved January 12 2024 Chan Anna March 13 2023 Drake Is Touring for the First Time in Five Years amp He s Bringing 21 Savage Along Billboard Retrieved January 9 2024 Alexandria Lavender July 26 2023 Drake Says He And 21 Savage Both Have Albums On The Way HotNewHipHop Retrieved January 9 2024 Horvath Zachary August 7 2023 21 Savage Seemingly Hints At A New Album HotNewHipHop Retrieved January 9 2024 Coleman II C Vernon December 1 2023 21 Savage Announces He s Getting Ready to Drop His New Album XXL Retrieved January 9 2024 Powell Jon December 21 2023 Billboards seemingly teasing a 21 Savage album have begun appearing in Atlanta Revolt TV Retrieved January 9 2024 Singh Karan December 21 2023 21 Savage Teases New Album with Stars amp Stripes Billboards HipHopDX Retrieved January 9 2024 Rossignol Derrick January 8 2024 21 Savage And Donald Glover Tease A New Biopic American Dream The 21 Savage Story And It s Coming Soon Uproxx Retrieved January 9 2024 Moreau Jordan January 8 2024 Donald Glover Directs and Plays 21 Savage in Movie Trailer With New Music 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