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- ↑ Rich Boy (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard , June 30, 2007.
- ↑ Rich Boy (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard , September 22, 2007.
- ↑ Rich Boy (Top Rap Albums chart), Billboard , August 18, 2007.
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