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Pop Smoke‘s posthumous album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon has returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, just over three months after cracking the top spot in its debut week. Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon made the jump from third to first this week after earning 67,000 equivalent album units. Following […]
John Legend took the stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre to deliver a tearful performance of “Never Break.” “This is for Chrissy,” he said at the piano, referring to his wife, Chrissy Teigen. The performance was part of Wednesday night’s Billboard Music Awards ceremony, hosted by Kelly Clarkson. The American Idol winner introduced Legend and expressed condolences to […]
After a months-long delay, the 2020 Billboard Music Awards are finally going down tonight. The ceremony was originally scheduled to air live on April 29 in Las Vegas, but was ultimately postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Singer Kelly Clarkson will host the event for the third consecutive year at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where […]
21 Savage and Metro Boomin’s well-received Savage Mode sequel has debuted at the No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Billboard reports that Savage Mode II finished in first with 171,000 equivalent album units, dethroning Machine Gun Kelly’s Tickets to My Downfall, which slipped to No. 6 with 56,000 units. Savage Mode II marks 21 Savage’s second full-length release to top the charts, following his 2018 album I […]
Machine Gun Kelly’s Tickets to My Downfall has landed him his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Billboard reports that Tickets to My Downfall earned 126,000 equivalent album units in its first week, with 60,000 coming from streaming equivalent units, 63,000 from pure album sales, and 3,000 from track equivalent album units. Described as a “pop-punk” project, Downfall […]
The Weeknd continues to obliterate the charts with his smash single “Blinding Lights.” “Blinding Lights” has now spent a record 28 weeks in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing the previous high held by Ed Sheeran with “Shape of You.” It’s the latest accomplishment in what has turned into a string of accolades for The […]
6ix9ine’s latest album TattleTales was initially projected to sell upwards of 150,000 units in its debut week, but that number has dropped considerably. HITS Daily Double is now projecting the album will move only 50,000 units. Akademiks speculated that the drop is due to “bundles being ineligible.” After touting his ability to put up numbers, 6ix9ine’s updated projections have […]
Despite the haters, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion came out on top, with their massive hit “WAP” debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The rappers’ NSFW anthem not only topped the chart—it pulled the most weekly streams in Billboard history. That’s something to celebrate, and Cardi is doing just that. To […]
Della Reese once said that if you threw it in the air it would turn into sunshine. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion may not have taken it that far, but they did throw it on a song and it became the No. 1 record in the country. Billboard revealed on Monday that Cardi B and Megan […]
Taylor Swift has reached a level of Billboard dominance never seen before, becoming the first artist ever to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 in the same week. On Sunday, Folklore, her surprise eighth studio album, took top honors in its first week after moving a staggering 846,000 units. It marks the biggest sales week this year. Not to […]
