Perfect Ten (album)

Perfect Ten is the third studio album by American record producer Mustard. It was released on June 28, 2019, via 10 Summers Records and Interscope Records.[2] It includes the singles "Pure Water", "100 Bands",[3] and the Grammy-nominated "Ballin'".[1] On December 20, 2019, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for over 500,000 album-equivalent units.[4] It features collaborations from his friends: 1TakeJay, Migos & Quavo as a solo artist, YG, Tyga, ASAP Ferg, ASAP Rocky, Nav, Playboi Carti, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Future, Young Thug, Gunna, Ty Dolla Sign, Ella Mai, Roddy Ricch, and Nipsey Hussle.

"Perfect Ten" redirects here. For other uses, see Perfect 10 (disambiguation).

Perfect Ten
Studio album by Mustard
Released	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
Length	32:10
Label	10 Summers Interscope
Producer	1500 or Nothin' GYLTTRYP Justus West Khaliel Larry Jayy Geronimo Mustard Official Quintin Gulledge Ryan Brown
Mustard chronology
Cold Summer (2016) Perfect Ten (2019)
Singles from Perfect Ten
"Pure Water" Released: January 16, 2019 "100 Bands" Released: May 10, 2019 "Ballin'" Released: August 20, 2019[1]

Background

Mustard said that the album features "a lot of anthems" and that "all of [his] friends are on it".[3] The cover art is an image of Mustard as a child.[5]

Promotion

Mustard announced the album at the Power 106 Liftoff Edition concert festival on May 18, then on social media on May 21, 2019.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]

Fred Thomas of Allmusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling the album "another vibrant exhibit of Mustard's gifts at arranging sounds that can that start the party or spark deep feelings."

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music,[8] credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (featuring 1TakeJay)	Dijon McFarlane Jachin Jenkins Leslie Wakefield, Jr. Carl E. Martin	Mustard Official^[a]	1:52
2.	"Pure Water" (with Migos)	McFarlane Quavious Marshall Kiari Cephus Kirshnik Ball Shah Rukh Zaman Khan	Mustard GYLTTRYP^[a]	3:12
3.	"On God" (with YG and Tyga featuring ASAP Ferg and ASAP Rocky)	McFarlane Keenon Jackson Michael Stevenson Darold Ferguson, Jr. Rakim Mayers Khan	Mustard GYLTTRYP^[a] Quintin Gulledge^[b]	4:23
4.	"Baguettes in the Face" (featuring Nav, Playboi Carti and A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	McFarlane Navraj Goraya Jordan Carter Artist Dubose Larry Sanders	Mustard Larry Jayy^[a]	2:54
5.	"Interstate 10" (featuring Future)	McFarlane Nayvadius Wilburn Khan Justus West	Mustard GYLTTRYP^[a] West^[b]	3:17
6.	"100 Bands" (featuring Quavo, YG and Meek Mill)	McFarlane Marshall Jackson Robert Williams Wakefield, Jr.	Mustard Official^[c]	2:15
7.	"Woah Woah" (featuring Young Thug and Gunna)	McFarlane Jeffery Williams Sergio Kitchens Gulledge West	Mustard 1500 or Nothin'^[a] Khaliel^[b]	3:51
8.	"Surface" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Ella Mai)	McFarlane Tyrone Griffin, Jr. Ella Howell Khan Nija Charles Gulledge Leon Huff Kenneth Gamble Kenneth Burke Allan Felder Norma Wright	Mustard GYLTTRYP^[a] Gulledge^[b]	3:14
9.	"Ballin'" (featuring Roddy Ricch)	McFarlane Rodrick Moore, Jr. Khan Danielle Jones	Mustard GYLTTRYP^[a] West^[b]	3:00
10.	"Perfect Ten" (featuring Nipsey Hussle)	McFarlane Ermias Asghedom Gulledge West	Mustard 1500 or Nothin'^[a] Ryan Brown^[b]	4:12
Total length:				32:10

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies an uncredited co-producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

• David Pizzimenti – recording (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7–10), mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–10)
• Christian "CQ" Quinonez – recording (track 3)
• Pro Logic – recording (track 4)
• Roark Bailey – recording (track 4)
• Bryan Anzel – recording (track 5)
• Alex Tumay – recording (tracks 7)
• Chris Ascher – recording (track 8)
• James Royo – recording (track 8)
• Mustard – mixing (track 1, 3–5, 7–10)
• Dave Kutch – mastering (tracks 1-5, 7–10)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019–2020) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 62 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 129 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 66 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[14] 23 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[15] 29 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 39 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 20 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 36 US Billboard 200[19] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[20] 135 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[22]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Top 40/R Future Releases". All Access. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
2. Renshaw, David (May 22, 2019). "Mustard confirms Perfect Ten details". The Fader. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
3. Spencer, Tallie (May 18, 2019). "Mustard Announces New Album 'Perfect 10' During Power 106 #TheLiftOff Concert Performance". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
4. Mustard RIAA Gold & Platinum
5. C., Aida (May 21, 2019). "DJ Mustard Reveals Cover & Date For New Album 'Perfect 10'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
6. "PERFECT TEN .... JUNE 28th ....... @10summersrec ..." May 21, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019 – via Twitter.
7. Thomas, Fred. "Perfect Ten – DJ Mustard". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
8. "Perfect Ten by Mustard". Apple Music. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
9. "Perfect Ten / Mustard". Tidal. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
10. "ARIA Chart Watch #532". auspOp. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
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12. "Billboard Canadian Albums". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mustard – Perfect Ten" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
14. "Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 27. nedēļa" (in Latvian). LAIPA. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
15. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. July 5, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
16. "Charts.nz – Mustard – Perfect Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
17. "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 3, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
18. "Veckolista Album, vecka 6". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
19. "Chart Search: Mustard – Perfect Ten". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
20. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
21. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
22. "American album certifications – Mustard – Perfect Ten". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.