Perfect Ten (album)

Perfect Ten is the third studio album by American record producer Mustard, released on June 28, 2019, by 10 Summers Records and Interscope Records.^[3][4] It includes the singles "Pure Water", "100 Bands", and "Ballin'", which were Mustard's only hit songs as a solo act.^[2][5][6] By December 2019, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 500,000 album-equivalent units, and by November 2020, it received platinum certification — signifying 1,000,000 album-equivalent units.^[7]

Perfect Ten
Studio album by Mustard
Released	June 28, 2019 (2019-06-28)
Recorded	2018–2019
Genre	Hip hop[1]
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) Faith of a Mustard Seed (2024)
Singles from Perfect Ten
"Pure Water" Released: January 16, 2019 "100 Bands" Released: May 10, 2019 "Ballin'" Released: August 20, 2019[2]

It features collaborations from 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 the late Nipsey Hussle.

Background

Mustard said that the album features "a lot of anthems" and that "all of [his] friends are on it".^[6] The cover is an image of Mustard as a child.^[8]

Promotion

Mustard announced the album at the Power 106 Liftoff Edition concert festival on May 18, then on social media on May 21, 2019.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]

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 start the party or spark deep feelings."

Track listing

Perfect Ten track listing

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" (album version; 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'" (with Roddy Ricch)	McFarlane Rodrick Moore, Jr. Khan Danielle Jones	Mustard GYLTTRYP[a] West[b]	3:00
10.	"Perfect Ten" (with 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

Samples

• "Intro" samples "If I Ever Fall in Love" by Shai.
• "Ballin'" samples "Get It Together" by 702.

Personnel

• 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 Weekly chart performance for Perfect Ten Chart (2019–2020) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 62 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 129 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 66 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[15] 23 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[16] 29 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 39 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 20 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 36 US Billboard 200[20] 8 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 5

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Perfect Ten Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[22] 135 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 50 Chart (2020) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 90 US Billboard 200[25] 77 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[26] 47

Certifications

Certifications for Perfect Ten

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27]	Gold	10,000‡
United States (RIAA)[28]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.