''The Goat'' is the second studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on May 15, 2020, by Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from

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, Stunna 4 Vegas,

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, Mike Will Made It,

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, and BJ the Chicago Kid. It contains the singles " Heartless" featuring Mustard, " DND", and "

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" with Stunna 4 Vegas and NLE Choppa, featuring Mike Will Made It, which were all released prior to the album. The album debuted number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with 104,000

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s, (of which 14,000 were pure album sales) in its first week. On December 10, 2020, the album was certified

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 1,000,000 units. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Background and promotion

The album, along with its cover, was announced on May 5, 2020, through Polo G's Instagram.

Singles

On September 20, 2019, the album's first single, " Heartless" featuring American record producer

, was released along with its music video. On February 14, 2020, "

" with Stunna 4 Vegas and

, featuring Mike Will Made It, was released as the album's second single. On April 10, 2020, the third single off the album, " DND", was released.

Critical reception

''The Goat'' was met with widespread critical acclaim upon release. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the release received an

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score of 83, based on five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Paul A. Thompson of ''

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'' stated that "The Chicago rapper's follow-up to his riveting debut LP argues for him as an adaptable and unmissable talent, an unlikely star in a new major-label system".

Commercial performance

''The Goat'' debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with 99,000

s, (of which 14,000 were pure album sales) in its first week. It became Polo G's highest-charting album, and his second US top ten debut. The album also accumulated a total of 129.4 million in on-demand streams of the set's songs. In its second week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, earning an additional 52,000 units. In its third week, the album dropped to number seven on the chart, earning 40,000 more units. In its fourth week, the album dropped to number seven on the chart, earning 37,000 units, bringing its four-week total to 228,000 album-equivalent units. On July 28, 2020, the album was certified

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.

Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from

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, and Deon Evans, and performed by

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featuring Talent; "Changes" itself contains samples from "

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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