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The numbers are looking good for Rod Wave. According to projections shared by HitsDailyDouble, the 22-year-old rapper is expected top the charts with Beautiful Mind—the much-anticipated follow-up to last year’s Soulfly album. The effort is expected to move 120,000 to 140,000 units in its first week, with digital streams surpassing 150 million. For comparison, Soulfly debuted at No. 1 […]
Brent Faiyaz is eyeing the top spot. According to first-week projections shared by HitsDailyDouble, the artist’s Wasteland album is headed toward a strong debut. The star-studded effort is expected to move between 105,000 to 115,000 album equivalent units, giving it a decent shot at dethroning Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti project, which has spent the second-most weeks […]
Future is, once again, headed for the top spot. According to projections shared by HitsDailyDouble, the rapper’s I Never Liked You album is expected to continue his string of No. 1 debuts. The 16-track album is projected to earn 175,000 to 200,000 units in its first week, which would mark the biggest debut of 2022, so far. Of those units, […]
The numbers are looking good for Pusha-T. According to first-week projections shared by HitsDailyDouble, the rapper is expected to take the No. 1 spot with It’s Almost Dry—his final project under the Def Jam banner. The album is projected to move 50,000-55,000 units in its first week; 4,000-6,000 of which will be in pure album sales. If the […]
Lil Baby’s My Turn is still going strong. According to Billboard, the 2020 studio album has logged 85 weeks in the top 10 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart—marking the longest top-tier run in the chart’s history. The previous record-holder was Post Malone with Hollywood Bleeding, which spent 84 weeks in the top 10 between 2019 and 2021. Prior to […]
Lil Durk is headed toward a huge milestone. According to projections published by Hits Daily Double, the Chicago native is expected to top the Billboard 200 charts with 7220, his long-awaited studio album that arrived on Friday. The record is projected to move 120,000 to 130,000 album equivalent units within its first week, which will effectively end the Encanto soundtrack’s […]
Just six months after the release of Donda, the artist formerly known as Kanye West is returning tonight with the sequel to his 10th studio album. The Donda Experience Performance event is kicking off at 8 p.m. at LoanDepot Park in Miami. The album is set to arrive exclusively on his new Stem Player website, with the device costing $200. Ye launched his Stem Player […]
Though it failed to debut atop the Billboard 200, The Weeknd’s Dawn FM album is an undeniable hit—especially in international markets. According to Billboard, the newly released project made a strong showing around the world, topping the official charts of the U.K., Australia, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, and, of course, his home country of Canada. Dawn FM has also helped […]
As we enter 2022, MRC Data (f.k.a. Nielsen) has unveiled its end-of-year numbers to show us who controlled 2021 in terms of streams and sales. As highlighted by Billboard, Morgan Wallen had the highest-selling album of the year by equivalent album units with Dangerous: The Double Album, moving 3.23 million. Following him is Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour doing 2.8 million units, and Drake’s Certified […]
Some people were surprised to learn that Napster is still around after T-Pain shared a tweet that compared how much streaming platforms pay artists. Following T-Pain’s tweet, the legendary file-sharing service began trending on social media on Wednesday. According to the screenshot T-Pain shared, the OG streaming platform, which merged with Rhapsody after being purchased by Best Buy, paid artists […]
