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Top (album)

2020 studio album by YoungBoy Never Broke Again

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Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ99584201
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Top is the second studio album by American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, released on September 11, 2020, by Never Broke Again and Atlantic Records. The album follows his debut album Until Death Call My Name, released over two years before. The album features guest appearances from Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg, alongside production from Cheese, Cubeatz, DJ Suede the Remix God, JetsonMade, Smash David, and Wheezy.

Top received generally positive reviews from critics who highlighted the album's versatility and material. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, in which it earned 126,000 album-equivalent units, of which 19,000 were pure album sales. Nine of the twenty-one tracks from the album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was supported by three singles: "All In", "Kacey Talk" and "Callin".

Release and promotion

Following the release of 38 Baby and after releasing music continuously for four years, YoungBoy announced that he would take a brief hiatus from releasing new music. At the time, he tweeted, "After Friday [38 Baby 2's release], I'll never release a song/album again until I'm in a better situation". He also publicly asked his label for his masters in exchange for four new albums.

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The public source identifies “Top (album)” as 2020 studio album by YoungBoy Never Broke Again. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around album, studio and YoungBoy.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2020—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2020-09-11. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with album, studio and YoungBoy providing the first useful test.
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