Playboi Carti Lands First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart with ‘Whole Lotta Red’

Of Whole Lotta RedWith the 100,000 equivalent album units earned in the follow-up week ending on December 31, SEA units comprise 90,000 (equivalent to 126.43 million streams on demand for the album’s songs), album sales span 10,000 and TEA units comprise an insignificant number.

Whole Lotta Red, which was first announced in 2018, features 24 tracks and guest stars Future, Kid Cudi and Kanye West (who also served as executive producer on the set). The album is Playboi Carti’s second studio work after 2018 Die Lit, which debuted and reached the third position. So far, he has won 1.1 million equivalent album units and 1.67 billion on-demand streams for his tracks.

All said, Whole Lotta Red is the third set of graphics by the 24-year-old actor, as he also scored a self-titled mixtape in 2017, which reached position 12. In early 2020, Playboi Carti recorded his first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as the presented the artist in Drake’s “Pain 1993”, which reached 7th position in May. The cut also reached fourth place in Hot Rap songs and sixth place in Hot R & B / Hip-Hop songs.

After two weeks as number 1 on the Billboard 200, Taylor Swift’s Ever falls to second position with 71,000 equivalent album units won (down 58%).

Lil Durk’s The voice rises from 46th to 3rd position, with 66,000 equivalent album units won (191% increase) after its first full week of follow-up. It debuted on the chart a week ago with 23,000 units in just one day of activity, as it was launched on December 24, the last day of the previous tracking chart. The voice it’s the rapper’s third effort in the top 10 and matches his high on the charts, achieved with his previous studio set, Just cause you waited 2. He reached number 2 on the July 1, 2020 chart after his luxury reissue with seven bonus tracks.

Former Pop Smoke Leader Shoot the stars aim the moon climbs 11-4 with 46,000 equivalent album units won (down 3%), after spending its first week out of the top 10 since its debut at No. 1 on the July 18, 2020 chart. It is one of several albums that have returned to the top 10 – even with a decline in units – now that the Christmas albums have left the region completely. A week ago, a record six sets of holidays scored the top 10.

Ex-nº 1 of Ariana Grande Positions 14-5 steps with 38,000 equivalent album units won (down 13%), Swift’s previous leader Folklore increases 8-6 with 35,000 units (down 33%) and Megan Thee’s stallion Good news 17-7 safes with 34,000 units (9% reduction).

A trio of ex-No. 1 closes the top 10: Luke Combs’ What you see is what you get goes up 19-8 with almost 34,000 units (down 5%), Bad Bunny’s The Last World Tour increases 16-9 with almost 34,000 units (down 12%) and Eminem’s Music to be murdered drops 3-10 with 33,000 units (down 65%).

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