Both Meek Mill and Jeezy had amazing debuts on the Billboard 200 this week. The pair were neck-in-neck, with Jeezy’s Trap or Die 3 hitting number 1 with 89k, and Meek’s DC4 coming in at number 3 with 87k! Though both projects were continuations of mixtape series’ the guys had started, only Meek’s was another tape, while Jeezy’s was an official album. Elsewhere in the top 10, Views dropped out of the top 5 for the first time ever, after spending a whopping 6 months there! This week, Drake landed at number 7 with 36k units. Outside of the top 10, A$AP Mob make their debut with Cozy Tapes Vol. 1, coming in at number 13 with 21k units solid. That’s a solid number! RIP A$AP Yams, whose pet project was this mixtape. 21 Savage and Metro Boomin‘s Savage Mode also made its debut, coming in at number 30 with 14k. Looking ahead to next week, we will see the debuts of Alicia Keys’ Here album, and Common’s Black America Again. Though numbers for Common aren’t in yet, early sales forecasts for Alicia are looking at 38-43k. In the meantime, check out this week’s top 10 below!
Solange & Beyoncé Become The Second Pair Of Siblings With Number One Albums
Solange scored her first number one album with A Seat At The Table, which is the third studio project from the younger Knowles sister. With 72k units sold, it just edged out Bon Iver’s 22 A Million, which debuts this week at number two with 71k. With Beyoncé’s Lemonade topping the charts earlier this year, the sisters join a small group of siblings to both net number one albums, and an even smaller group to do so in the same year. The last pair to do so were Michael and Janet Jackson in 2001 (with Invincible and All For You, respectively.) Other sibling pairs to both net number ones (though not in the same year) were only Master P and Silkk the Shocker, while Ashlee and Jessica Simpson, Toni and Tamar Braxton and Janet and Michael’s brother, Jermaine, all netted top 10s. Congrats, Solo! Check out the rest of the top 10 below.
Find Out What ScHoolboy Q’s ‘Blank Face’ Is Expected To Sell In Its First Week!
This past Friday, ScHoolboy Q dropped his sophomore effort, Blank Face. The early sales projections are now in and it’s expected to make a strong debut, with numbers expected to be around 70-75k. This will likely give him the number two spot, behind Drake.
Blink-182 Knocks Drake Out Of The Top Spot On The Billboard 200
After an impressive and record-breaking 9-week run, Drake’s Views has finally been bested from the top spot. The culprit(s) are Blink-182, as the band’s comeback album California debuted at number one this week with 186k units sold. Drizzy follows behind at number two with 117k. Maxwell also had a strong debut this week, coming in at number three with his new project blackSUMMERS’night, selling 59k. Logic and Snoop Dogg didn’t fare as well, however. Logic’s surprise project Bobby Tarantino came in at number 13 with 20k, while Snoop’s Coolaid debuted all the way at 35 with 12k. Sheesh. Check out this week’s top 10 below, and stay tuned to IFWT to find out what ScHoolboy Q is expected to sell next week!
Mike Posner Debuts On The Billboard 200 With ‘At Night, Alone’
Drake is back at number on the Billboard 200 for a second week with Views. The album sold another 219k, and just edged out Beyoncé‘s Lemonade, which is at number 2 at 202k Just outside of the top 10, Mike Posner debuted with his first album in six years. At Night, Alone comes in at number 12 with just under 30k, fueled by the success of the top 10 single, “I Took A Pill In Ibiza.” Looking ahead to next week, Chance The Rapper will become the first artist to chart strictly off of streams. His Apple Music exclusive, Coloring Book, is set to move between 40-50k, enough for a top 10 bow. Crazy! In the meantime, check out this week’s top 10 below.
Beyonce Earns Herself A Spot On The Billboard Hot 200 For The Sixth Time
She came. She saw. She conquered. Damn Beyonce! Back at it again topping the charts with her music. Bey earned herself a spot on the Billboard 200 charts for the sixth time for her latest ablbum ‘Lemonade.’ YOU GO BEY! Read the rest of the story after the jump.
