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In a legendary move for a legendary MC, DMX’s The Best of DMX has climbed 71 spots on the Billboard 200, soaring from No. 73 last week to now No. 2. The compilation album, which charts only behind the rerecorded version of Taylor Swift’s sophomore LP Fearless for the week ending April 15, earned 77,000 equivalent album units […]
Justin Bieber’s newest full-length, Justice has made a triumphant return to the No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Billboard reports that in its third week of release, Justice garnered 74,000 equivalent album units, 67,000 of which came from SEA units, 6,000 from album sales, and 2,000 from TEA units. The album debuted at No. 1 on […]
Rod Wave scored his first career No. 1 album, after SoulFly debuted in the top spot on the Billboard 200. Wave’s third studio album earned 130,000 equivalent album units, 126,000 of which came from streaming. That marks the biggest streaming week of the year for an R&B/hip-hop release, per Billboard. It also marks the biggest […]
Less than a week after its release, Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” is eyeing a No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100, according to Chart Data. Should the feat be accomplished, Nas X would become the fourth artist in as many weeks to debut at No. 1 on the chart […]
Just as was predicted, Justin Bieber’s album Justice has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming his eighth project to hit the top spot. Billboard reports that Justice opened with 154,000 equivalent album units in its first week, 119,000 of which came from SEA units, 30,000 from album sales, a little over 4,000 […]
Unfortunately, Cardi B’s history-making feat has put her in a position where she has to defend her success. On Monday, Cardi took to Instagram where she fired back at critics claiming that “Up” hit the top of the Billboard 200 chart due to radio-play payola. “They love to run with that ‘Payola’ to make them feel […]
Drake just earned a historic Billboard Hot 100 debut with three songs topping the chart, and he’s used the occasion to thank one of his inspirations. After the entire Scary Hours 2 EP featuring Lil Baby and Rick Ross swiped the top three spots, Drizzy decided to throw a “1-2-3” themed party. The celebrations included cake […]
During a conversation with E-40 for HipHopDX, Too Short talked about a song he had planned with Drake, and revealed why it never happened. “I was really focused on being on that Drake vibe, and I was just about to do a song with Drake,” the Bay Area legend says in the video above. “I feel like […]
Billboard will soon incorporate Facebook video streams into its chart calculations. The publication announced the news on Wednesday afternoon, stating it will only factor in data from officially licensed music videos, and will not tally streams from user-generated content. The change will go into effect on March 27 and will reflect streams during the week of March […]
Audiomack streams are now factored into the Billboard chart calculations. The youth-driven streaming platform announced the change Tuesday, confirming its US data will be incorporated into Billboard U.S. and global charts take streaming data into account. These will include the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard 200, Artist 100, and Billboard Global 200 charts. “Audiomack serves a unique listener base that […]
