B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray is the debut studio album by American rapper B.o.B, released on April 27, 2010, by Grand Hustle Records, Rebel Rock Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2010 and was handled by B.o.B, Crada, Dr. Luke, The Smeezingtons, Jim Jonsin, Lil' C, Alex da Kid, Polow da Don, and DJ Frank E.
B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
April 27, 2010
2008–2010
Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, Georgia[1]
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- Grand Hustle
- Rebel Rock
- Atlantic
- T.I. (also exec.)
- B.o.B (also exec.)
- Jim Jonsin (also exec.)
- Alex da Kid
- DJ Frank E
- Dr. Luke
- Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
- Eminem
- The Knux
- Kuttah
- Lil' C
- Luis Resto
- The Smeezingtons
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 84,000 copies in its first week. It attained international charting and spawned three chart-topping singles, including the Billboard hits "Nothin' on You", "Airplanes" and "Magic". Upon its release, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray received positive reviews from most music critics.
Commercial performance[edit]
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 84,000 copies.[31] It also entered at number one on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,[32] Digital Albums,[33] and Rap Albums charts.[34] It fell to number 12 in its second week on the Billboard 200, selling 36,000 additional copies.[35] By its second week, it had sold 148,000 copies in the United States.[36] The album sold 23,000 copies at number 13 in its third week on the Billboard 200.[37] It dropped to number 15 with 20,000 copies sold in its fourth week on the chart.[38] It remained at number 13 and sold 20,000 copies in its fifth week on the chart, bringing its total domestic sales to 210,000 copies by June 6, 2010.[39] On December 16, 2010, the album was certified gold for shipments of 500,000 copies in the US.[40][41] As of April 30, 2012, the album had sold 597,000 copies in the United States.[42]
Internationally, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray achieved some chart success.[43] In Canada, the album debuted at number seven on the Top 100 albums chart.[44] It also entered at number 42 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums in Australia,[45] and in New Zealand, it entered at number 23 on the RIANZ Top 40 Albums chart.[46] It peaked at number 21 and spent five weeks on the latter chart.[43] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 22 on the Top 40 Albums and at number four on the R&B Albums Chart.[47][48]