There's One in Every Family explained

There's One in Every Family
Type:album
Artist:Fiend
Cover:Theres One in Every Family.jpg
Released:May 5, 1998
Recorded:1997−1998
Genre:Southern rap, gangsta rap
Length:74:56
Label:No Limit/Priority
Prev Title:I Won't Be Denied
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Street Life
Next Year:1999

There's One in Every Family is the second studio album by the American rapper Fiend, released in 1998 on No Limit Records.[1] [2] It was produced by Master P and Beats By the Pound. Like most of the albums released by No Limit in the late 1990s, the album was a success, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It featured all of the label's top acts, including Master P, Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, and C-Murder.

Commercial performance

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in just over a month after release. The single, "Take My Pain", featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker, and Sons of Funk, peaked at #11 on the Top Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. On August 17, 1998 There's One In Every Family was certified Platinum by the RIAA for excesses of over a million copies sold in the United States of America.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)Position
US Billboard 200[5] 167
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 47

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiend Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
  2. Book: Whiting, Jim. The Story of No Limit Records. September 29, 2014. Simon and Schuster. 9781422294703. Google Books.
  3. Fiend, TLP. Billboard. October 21, 2021. subscription.
  4. Fiend, BLP. Billboard. October 21, 2021. subscription.
  5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. 2 January 2013. October 21, 2021.
  6. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. 2 January 2013. October 21, 2021.