Only four artists have moved over a million album units this year.

One of them is NBA YoungBoy.  The other three are Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Drake

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Before anybody argues that YoungBoy is on the level of Swift or Drake, it needs to be pointed out that they both got to a million without releasing a project in 2022, whereas YB dropped the commercial mixtape Colors in January.  (Weeknd also dropped Dawn FM in January.)

Nevertheless, none of YB's young rap rivals -- Lil Durk including -- have got to a million, whether they dropped a project or not.