Congrats are in order for my boy Machine Gun Kelly! He has the number 1 hip-hop in the country this week with the debut of his sophomore album General Admission, and the number 4 album overall! The project sold a solid 56k units in its first week in stores, and beating 2012’s Lace Up, which debuted and peaked at number 4 with 51k sold. The Game comes in at 6 with The Documentary 2.5 selling 48k, which is pretty dope – considering last week’s The Documentary also sold really well. In the coming weeks, the Compton rapper will package them together as a joint album. Check out this week’s top 10 below!
She Still Got It! Janet Jackson’s Album Hits Number 1 On The Billboard 200 Chart
Janet Jackson is on FIRE! She has just earned her 7th number 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart. More below!
The Weeknd’s Album ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’ Debuts At Number 1 On Billboard 200 Chart!
Congratulations are in order for The Weeknd. His album “Beauty Behind The Madness” hit the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart. Find out how many albums he sold after the jump!
Dr. Dre’s New Album Debuted At #2 On The Billboard 200
After a sixteen-year hiatus, Dr. Dre returned to the Billboard charts last week with the release of Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre. The follow-up to 1999’s 2001 debuted at number two on this week’s Billboard 200 chart, moving an impressive 295k units. Of that number, 276k were physical album sales, while the remainder come from streaming services and single sales. Also notable on the Billboard 200 this week is the sparked interest in Kendrick Lamar and N.W.A. since the release of both Dre’s album and the Straight Outta Compton film. Kendrick’s To Pimp A Butterfly saw a surge in sales this week and jumped up to the number 29 spot with another 12.5k in sales, while N.W.A. continues to jump up the charts with their 1988 release, Straight Outta Compton. In anticipation of the film, the album returned to the charts three weeks ago at #173. Since then, it jumped to 97, and now this week appears at the number 30 spot. With the movie having just come out this past Friday, it’s likely the album will be even higher on next week’s chart. Pretty dope! In the meantime, check out the full top 10 for this week below.
Meek Mill vs. Drake Brought Drake’s Album Back Into The Top 10 On Billboard…And Meek’s Out!
Well this is an interesting turn of events. People have been deeming Drake the “winner” in his battle with Meek Mill just off of personal opinion and social media, but it appears there are some cold hard facts to back up those claims as well! In this week’s Billboard 200 chart, Drake has climbed back into the top 10 with If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late, coming in at number 10 with 23,000 copies sold. Meanwhile, Meek – who had been in the top 10 every week since releasing Dreams Worth More Than Money in July – is now at number 12 with 20k. Looks like people are really siding with Drake on this one! As for the rest of the top 10, Migos just missed it as well with the release of their new album Yung Rich Nation, coming in at number 15 with 19k. Check out the full top 10 below!
Tyrese Finally Scored His First Number One Album
Nearly 17 years after making his Billboard chart debut, Tyrese has finally nabbed his first number one album on the Billboard 200, with Black Rose moving 86k units in its first week! Looks like all that subway and bus singing paid off. This is his last album too, so what a dope way to go out! Meek Mill is also holding strong on the charts, moving an additional 63k units of Dreams Worth More Than Money to secure the number 2 spot. This dude is LIVING right now! Check out the full top 10 below.
