How Travis Scott's 10-Year-OldDays Before RodeoBecame the Highest-Selling Mixtape in History

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis Scott speaks onstage at the Fanatics Fest on Aug. 17, 2024 in New York City.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty

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Travis Scottcan now check off another item on his bucket list!

Just one month afterDays Before Rodeodroppedon Aug. 18, the rapper, 33, officially has the highest-selling mixtape in history. Prior to its release, Scott had announced thatDays Before Rodeowould be available on streaming in its entirety for its 10th anniversary.

Also accompanyingDays Before Rodeowhen it dropped wasan exclusive digital deluxe version with new tracks, the record on vinyl and a one-night-only sold-out show in Atlanta where he played most of the mixtape.

The hype surrounding the project was sufficient enough for Scott to knock out a couple of new records, namely having the highest-selling mixtape in history. He also earned his fourth consecutive No. 1 album on theBillboardcharts alongside 2023’sUtopia, 2018’sAstroworld, and 2016’sBirds in the Trap Sing McKnight.

Days Before Rodeoalso became the highest-selling rap album of 2024, inching outEminem’s concept album,The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).However, it didn’t top the charts instantaneously though, for thepower of Sabrina Carpenterprevailed.

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According toBillboard, Scott also now reigns supreme as having the highest-selling vinyl sales week for a rap album and the sixth-best week across all genres for vinyl since Luminate began tracking sales in 1991. The “SICKO MODE” musician sold an equivalent of 156,000 album units in the past week ending Thursday, Sept. 19. Out of that figure, 149,000 are thanks to the exclusive vinyl sold through his webstore.

Travis Scott in New York City in December 2023.Shareif Ziyadat/Getty

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Scott kicked off hisCIRCUS MAXIMUStourthroughout the U.S. in 2023 and just finished a lap around Latin America this month. He will return to the U.S. for a special show at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Oct. 9.

source: people.com