Goat Label (Rd1): Good Music vs TDE

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Criteria:


- Album quality/Classics
- Sales
- Impact






Good Music 2010 - 2014

John Legend and The Roots	Wake Up! (released with Columbia)	Released: September 21, 2010 Chart position: #8 U.S. RIAA certification: —
Kid Cudi	Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (released with Universal Motown)	Released: November 9, 2010 Chart position: #3 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Big Sean	Finally Famous (released with Def Jam)	Released: June 28, 2011 Chart position: #3 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
WZRD	WZRD (released with Republic)	Released: February 28, 2012 Chart position: #3 U.S. RIAA certification: —
GOOD Music	Cruel Summer (released with Def Jam)	Released: September 12, 2012 Chart position: #2 U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum[89]
Kid Cudi	Indicud (released with Republic)	Released: April 16, 2013 Chart position: #2 U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Big Sean	Hall of Fame (released with Def Jam)	Released: August 27, 2013 Chart position: #3 U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
John Legend	Love in the Future (released with Columbia)	Released: September 3, 2013 Chart position: #4 U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Pusha T	My Name Is My Name (released with Def Jam)	Released: October 8, 2013 Chart position: #4 U.S. RIAA certification: —
Teyana Taylor	VII (released with Def Jam)	Released: November 4, 2014 Chart position: #19 U.S. RIAA certification:

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TDE 2011-2015

2011	ScHoolboy Q – Setbacks Released: January 11, 2011 Label: Top Dawg Format: Digital download	100	25	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		US: 17,000
Ab-Soul – Longterm Mentality Released: April 5, 2011 Label: Top Dawg Format: Digital download	189	73	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kendrick Lamar – Section.80 Released: July 2, 2011 Label: Top Dawg Format: CD, digital download	113	21	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[1]	US: 500,000
Jay Rock – Follow Me Home Released: July 26, 2011 Label: Top Dawg, Strange Music Format: CD, digital download	83	18	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		US: 14,000
2012	ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions Released: January 14, 2012 Label: Top Dawg Format: CD, digital download	111	25	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		US: 48,000
Ab-Soul – Control System Released: May 11, 2012 Label: Top Dawg Format: CD, digital download	91	12	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		US: 27,000
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city Released: October 22, 2012 Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download	2	1	1	23	2	57	7	38	16	2	RIAA: 3× Platinum[1] BPI: Gold[2] MC: Gold[3]	US: 3,000,000[4]
2014	ScHoolboy Q – Oxymoron Released: February 25, 2014 Label: Top Dawg, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	1	11	1	123	7	24	23	4	RIAA: Platinum[5]	US: 1,000,000
Ab-Soul – These Days... Released: June 24, 2014 Label: Top Dawg Format: CD, digital download	11	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	96	7		US: 31,000
2015	Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly Released: March 15, 2015 Label: Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	1	1	1	17	1	3	1	1	RIAA: Platinum[1] BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold	US: 1,000,000[4]
Jay Rock – 90059 Released: September 11, 2015 Label: Top Dawg Format: CD, digital download	16	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	17		US: 52,000

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

TDE

 

[LevelUp]

^i pick the same

 

[Mr. Negative]

TDE

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

TDE actually developed artists

Good Music was just late-stage artists looking to pivot

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

tde ftw

 

[KingsOfKings]

Tde

 

[KingsOfKings]

Tde