Album

Illmatic

1994

Peak position: #12
Weeks on chart: 23

Illmatic (1994) is a Nas album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

Illmatic (1994) is a Nas album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #12 and charted for 23 weeks.

The music

1
The Genesis
2
N.Y. State of Mind
3
Life’s a Bitch
4
The World Is Yours
5
Halftime
6
Memory Lane (Sittin’ in da Park)
7
One Love
8
One Time 4 Your Mind
9
Represent
10
It Ain’t Hard to Tell

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Chart Journey

May 7, 1994#12

A chart re-entry — the song disappeared, then returned 2 times. Entered at #12 at its peak and fell quickly across 19 weeks on the chart. Returned after 1024 weeks off the chart at #18, charting 3 more weeks at that level. Returned after 21 weeks off the chart at #193. 23 total weeks on chart.