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  • Drake is now the first artist to occupy Billboard’s Artist 100 for 500 weeks

    Drake is now the first artist to occupy Billboard’s Artist 100 for 500 weeks

    Drizzy continues to shine in Billboard’s history

    Drake is still breaking boundaries and records when it comes to charts. Per Billboard, the 6 God has become the first artist ever to spend 500 weeks on the Artist 100 chart.

    Billboard launched the chart in July 2014 and Drake has been charting every week. As of the week dated February 3, the For All The Dogs rapper sits at No. 4 with eight albums in the Billboard 200 and five songs on the Hot 100.

    The chart uses an artist’s general activity across all Billboard charts.

    Other artists who’ve spent notable number of weeks on the chart include Bruno Mars – 478, Justin Bieber – 466, Eminem – 464, and The Weeknd – 446.

  • First week sales projections for Kanye West’s “JESUS IS KING” are in

    First week sales projections for Kanye West’s “JESUS IS KING” are in

    After multiple delays, Kanye West finally released his ninth solo studio album, JESUS IS KING, this past Friday. The album was received with a wide array of reviews, with many praising his ability to once again push the boundaries of hip-hop while still making incredible music. Others, however, were not huge fans of his gospel-themed album, hoping for a more traditional Ye project (if such a thing exists). 

    Read: Kanye West Releases his Ninth Album, ‘Jesus Is King’

    Regardless of how you feel about JESUS IS KING, one thing cannot be denied: Kanye is still Kanye when it comes to selling records. The album is expected to sell between 225,000 and 275,000 units in the first week, with 60,00 to 85,000 coming from traditional sales. This will easily be enough to earn Kanye his ninth No. 1 solo album, and tenth No. 1 overall, meaning he has never failed to have an album reach the top spot. JESUS IS KING is also dominating the Apple Music and Spotify charts, claiming a majority of the top spots on each. It appears that Kanye has once again found success and, no matter how he acts, his music continues to speak for itself. Let us know what you think of the album, and keep an eye out for Kanye’s JESUS IS KING tour, which is rumored to be starting soon. 

    Read: Kanye West’s album The Life of Pablo was the first streaming-only album to go No. 1 and platinum

  • The Charts: Lizzo’s two-year journey to the top of the Hot 100

    The Charts: Lizzo’s two-year journey to the top of the Hot 100

    Billboard Charts August 2019
    • Lizzo finally earned her first No. 1 song as “Truth Hurts” reached the top of the Hot 100 Chart two years after it was released. The song first appeared on the chart back in May and has steadily been climbing ever since. This week, it jumped from the No. 3 position, making this the third straight week that a new No. 1 has appeared on the chart.
    • The surge to No. 1 was propelled by two major Lizzo performances, first on Today and then on the VMAs. She also released two remixes, one with DJ CID and another with DaBaby. Lizzo and DaBaby even performed their remix together this past weekend at Jay-Z‘s Made In America Festival.
    Top songs of summer 2019
    • Billboard released the final version of its Songs of the Summer chart this week, a list of the top-performing songs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Of course, Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’s “Old Town Road” topped this year’s list, with Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” also appearing in the top 5.
    • Post Malone had two songs on the list, led by the Swae Lee assisted “Sunflower” at No. 8, and including his solo hit “Wow.” Both songs will be on his new album Hollywood’s Bleeding, which drops this Friday. Drake also appeared twice, including his feature on Chris Brown’s “No Guidance” and his song “Money In The Grave” that features Rick Ross.
    • Perhaps the biggest accomplishment was Polo G and Lil Tjay’s “Pop Out” making the list at No. 18. The young rappers saw their breakout hit perform well this summer and earned them some much-deserved attention. With both artists signed to Columbia Records, the two are sure to collaborate again.
    Ginger first week sales
    • Boy band Brockhampton debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts this week. Their new album Ginger sold just short of 78,000 units and continues to build their fan base. The album trailed only Taylor Swift and Young Thug, who took the top two spots.
    • A pair of veteran rappers had strong first weeks for their respective projects. Jeezy’s TM104: The Legend of the Snowman sold 53,800 in its first week, good enough for No. 4. Missy Elliott, riding the success of receiving the lifetime achievement award at the VMAs, claimed the No. 24 spot with her new EP Iconology, which sold 17,000 this week.
    • SAINt JHN’s second album, Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs, debuts at No. 39 with over 14,000 units. Led by features from Lil Baby and Meek Mill, the album has been gaining attention as the young artist finds his place in the hip-hop world. And not to be overlooked, Rapsody achieved her highest-charting album with Eve, which debuts at No. 76.
  • The Charts: Rick Ross, Trippie Redd, and the end of ‘Old Town Road’

    The Charts: Rick Ross, Trippie Redd, and the end of ‘Old Town Road’

    Rick Ross Port of Miami 2 first week sales

    Rick Ross‘ Port of Miami 2 sold just under 72,000 albums in its first week, strong enough to earn #2 on the Billboard 200 chart. This is the Miami rapper’s tenth top 10 album, a true testament to the longevity of his career.

    Trippie Redd ! first week sales

    Trippie Redd‘s ! sold 51,000 the first week, earning the #3 spot on the Billboard 200. Despite some issues with the album being available on streaming services (including the removal of “They Afraid of You” featuring Playboi Carti), the album was able to accumulate a respectable number of streams and sales.

    The Charts: Rick Ross, Trippie Redd, and the end of 'Old Town Road'

    After a record-setting 19 weeks at #1, Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” finally fell out of the top spot to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Billie Eilish achieved her first #1 song and became the first artist born in the 2000s to achieve this. Lizzo, Chris Brown, Drake, Post Malone, and Young Thug all held their spots in the top 10, giving hip-hop another strong showing.

    Bazzi, Blueface, Ugly god, Lil Tjay first week sales

    Rick Ross and Trippie Redd weren’t the only hip-hop artists to release a new project last week. Bazzi debuted at #20 with Soul Searching, Lil Tjay’s F.N was #38, Ugly God’s first album Bumps & Bruises earned the #46 spot, and Blueface’s EP Dirt Bag finished #48.

    Check back next week to see how well projects from Young Thug, Quality Control, and A$AP Ferg perform in their first week. Currently, Young Thug is on pace to debut at #1 with over 150,000 units.

  • First week sales projections for Chance The Rapper, NF, YBN Cordae and More

    First week sales projections for Chance The Rapper, NF, YBN Cordae and More

    3 years after releasing Coloring Book, Chance the Rapper returned with his highly anticipated album The Big Day, which is expected to sell 125,000 records the first week. As with most albums these days, a majority of those sales come from streaming. While this is a huge number for most artists (especially since this is technically Chance’s first album), many fans expected Chance to take a step further and join the biggest names in hip-hop, who usually sell 300,000-700,000 in the first week. Despite this, the album is still a successful project for Chance, who will have his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.

    The biggest surprise of the week is NF, whose album The Search is projected to sell 110,000 albums and debut at No. 2 on the charts. The Michigan born rapper has quietly been building a huge following, and he even had a No. 1 album in 2017 with Perception. That album, however, only sold 55,000 albums the first week, so this is easily NF’s biggest debut.

    YBN Cordae is projected to see his debut album, The Lost Boy, sell 30,000 the first week. This is a strong debut for the young rapper, who showcased his lyrical abilities and snagged some high profile features to form a great project. He also helped pave the way for other members of the YBN collective to drop their official debut albums.

    While projections are not in for every project that dropped last week, Young Dolph and Key Glock appear to have a successful collaboration as Dum and Dummer is projected to sell 45,000 albums. The Memphis rappers represented their hometown well, and it appears the city, along with the rest of the country, are showing their appreciation.

    Top 2019 First Week Sales in Hip-Hop

    • 172,377 – Tyler the Creator, Igor
    • 164,076 – Juice WRLD, Death Race For Love
    • 131,717 – DJ Khaled – Father of Asahd
    • 125,251 – Future, The WIZRD
    • 125,000 (projected) – Chance the Rapper, The Big Day
    • 115,000 – Dreamville, Revenge of the Dreamers III
    • 110,00 (projected) – NF, The Search
    • 108,000 – Chris Brown, Indigo
    • 89,955 – Gunna, Drip or Drown 2
    • 88,311 – Offset, FATHER OF 4
    • 82,000 – Nav, Bad Habits
    • 81,417 – Logic, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
    • 81,000 – ScHoolboy Q, CrasH Talk
    • 77,000 – Lil Nas X, 7
    • 64,960 – 2 Chainz, Rap Or Go To The League
    • 55,000 – Anderson .Paak, Ventura
    • 54,270 – Lil Skies, Shelby

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