December tends to be a quiet month in terms of new album releases, but SZA came through with one of the end-of-year highlights by dropping Lana (technically titled SOS Deluxe: Lana), the long-awaited deluxe edition of SOS. That ended up working out for SZA, as SOS has returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
This is the album’s 11th week at No. 1, and its first on top in nearly two years, since March 4, 2023. Since the new chart is dated January 4, SZA has the first chart-topping album of the new year.
Even if the 15 new songs introduced with Lana had been released as a standalone album instead of as an SOS deluxe, it would have still been No. 1: The new songs generated 105,000 in track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA), while this week’s No. 2 album, Michael Bublé’s Christmas, earned 100,000 units.
It was rumored that Frank Ocean was set to make an appearance on Lana, but SZA shut that idea down, writing, “LMAO now why would you even make this up. Ur insane… it never existed… and don’t ever play on Frank’s name like that EVAAAA.”
SOS Deluxe: Lana is out now via Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records. Find more information here.
Kendrick Lamar’s newest album, GNX, has fallen back to the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200 chart in its second week after release. Its sales dropped down to 165K over the last seven days. On the other hand, Taylor Swift and her Tortured Poets Department has regained the top spot after moving another 405K units. She dropped the original version of the project all the way back in April.
Lamar’s fans on social media have been having disappointed responses to the news. “You mean Taylor swift selling 405k unit but we are yet to hear a single song from the 100x version deluxe EP. Rap and GNX won. Taylor is a fraud,” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Another posted: “Taylor Swift be doing numbers off the same album multiple drops is crazy.”
Lamar dropped GNX as his sixth studio album by surprise on November 22. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making it Lamar’s fifth album to reach the top of the chart. It moved 319,000 album-equivalent units during its first week of availability to help it get there. The project features guest appearances from AzChike, Dody6, Hitta J3, Peysoh, Roddy Ricch, Siete7x, SZA, Wallie the Sensei, Lefty Gunplay, and YoungThreat. The collaborators have also been enjoying success in the streaming department after appearing on the highly-publicized album. As noted by Billboard, Lefty’s catalog has spiked 84% in the time since GNX’s release while Dody6’s catalog is up over 110%.
In other news, Drake recently took legal action against Universal Music Group, accusing the company of defamation. He says they should’ve blocked the release of Lamar’s diss track, “Not Like Us,” over allegations he made in the lyrics. Additionally, Drake alleges that UMG artificially boosted the success of the song, which the company has already denied.
The end of the year is usually relatively slow when it comes to new music drops, but Kendrick Lamar spiced up the final weeks of 2024 with one of the year’s biggest releases: GNX. Aside from being a cap on Lamar’s culture-dominating year, it’s yet another chart success for the rapper: On the new Billboard 200 chart dated December 7, GNX debuts at No. 1.
The album is now Lamar’s fifth total and consecutive chart-topping album. GNX earned 319,000 equivalent album units in the US during the week ending November 28, which is the sixth-biggest debut week of 2024. It also had the third-biggest streaming week for any album this year, with 379.72 million on-demand official streams for the project’s songs.
GNX follows Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (in 2022), Damn (2017), Untitled Unmastered (2016), and To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) as No. 1 albums for Lamar.
Debuting right behind GNX at No. 2 is the Ariana Grande– and Cynthia Erivo-led Wicked soundtrack. This is the biggest-ever debut for the soundtrack of a film adaptation of a stage musical. The last time such a soundtrack debuted in the top five was back in 2003, when Chicago debuted at No. 4 (before peaking at No. 2 the next week). The most recent stage-to-screen musical soundtrack to be in the top two, debut week or not, was Les Miserables, which was No. 1 for a week in 2013.
Kendrick Lamar capped off his biggest year since 2017, more or less, with the surprise release of his new album GNX, but its commercial success is no shocker. According to Luminate, it now officially debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1 as his fifth number one LP (all consecutive). However, its official numbers per Billboard and Luminate are a little bit lower than what final first week sales projections via HITS Daily Double indicated. Per this new report, the new project sold 319K album-equivalent units in its first sales tracking week as opposed to the projected 325K from earlier this week.
Furthermore, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX now officially cinched the sixth-biggest debut week for an album in 2024 and the third-biggest streaming week for any LP this year. Interestingly enough, Billboard seems to suggest in their report that physical CD, cassette and vinyl sales for this new record did not count toward this first tracking week, presumably because these are pre-orders. Its pure album sales this week (which accounted for around 32K album-equivalent units) are thanks to the digital download available for purchase.
With nearly 380 million streams in its first week, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX now ranks as the biggest streaming week for any R&B or hip-hop album this year. It’s also the second-biggest debut streaming week, only behind Taylor Swift’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. For the record, that album’s first and second weeks account for the biggest streaming weeks of 2024, and K.Dot is right behind at number three. This, of course, adds to the massive success that he saw earlier this year thanks to his Drake battle cuts, whose sales are also a pretty controversial topic right now.
Meanwhile, that legal action by Drake against Universal Music Group and Spotify for allegedly inflating the success “Not Like Us” is not as clear as it could be, despite all the theories and interpretations. But Kendrick Lamar has far more important things to celebrate, and then again, he probably focuses on much more than just numbers. Still, seeing this resonate so successfully must be a very satisfying experience.
Tyler, The Creator’s eighth studio album, CHROMAKOPIA, has secured the No. 1 spot on the charts for the second consecutive week, moving 160,000 equivalent album units in the U.S.
Tyler’s chart-topping streak began with his critically acclaimed 2019 album IGOR, which marked his first No. 1 debut. He notched a back-to-back No. 1 week with Call Me If You Get Lost.
Billboard 200: #1(=) @tylerthecreator, CHROMAKOPIA 160,000 (460,000 units since release). *second week at #1*
Additionally, CHROMAKOPIA landed six tracks on the US Top Songs chart. Standouts include “ST. CHROMA” (#10), “THOUGHT I WAS DEAD” (#12), and the fan-favorite “Noid” (#17), accompanied by a popular music video. Tyler now ranks #3 on the US Top Artists chart, fueled by his fresh release and the viral resurgence of his 2017 hit “See You Again” featuring Kali Uchis, which has climbed to #5 on US Top Songs on Shorts thanks to a revived dance trend.
Tyler, the Creator, is taking a victory lap as his latest album, CHROMAKOPIA, tops the Billboard 200 charts. Highlighting the achievement on Instagram, Tyler wrote: “300k. on a Monday morning. Thank you to every listener.”
Tyler, the Creator has scored his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as his latest release, CHROMAKOPIA, lands at the top of the chart dated Nov. 9. The album launched with 299,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. during its first four days, marking the artist’s biggest debut week yet and the sixth-largest debut of 2024.
Released on an unusual Monday (Oct. 28) following its Oct. 17 announcement, CHROMAKOPIA achieved Tyler’s strongest streaming and sales weeks to date. Its success would have made it No. 1 based solely on streaming or sales alone. With 157,000 SEA units and 212.55 million on-demand streams, it tops the Top Streaming Albums chart, while 142,000 album sales earned it the No. 1 spot on the Top Album Sales chart.
CHROMAKOPIA includes an 11-song standard edition and two expanded 14-song versions with features from artists like Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, Doechii, and Santigold. Vinyl sales also reached 66,000, marking Tyler’s best vinyl week and the third-largest vinyl debut for a rap album since tracking began in 1991.
Tyler’s latest release cements his influence in music. It follows his previous No. 1 albums, Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) and Igor (2019), bringing his total to seven top-ten-charting albums.
Tyler, The Creator’s new album CHROMAKOPIA is making waves, landing six tracks on the US Top Songs chart. Standouts include “ST. CHROMA” (#10), “THOUGHT I WAS DEAD” (#12), and the fan-favorite “Noid” (#17), accompanied by a popular music video. Tyler now ranks #3 on the US Top Artists chart, fueled by his fresh release and the viral resurgence of his 2017 hit “See You Again” featuring Kali Uchis, which has climbed to #5 on US Top Songs on Shorts thanks to a revived dance trend.
Tyler, the Creator, is taking a victory lap as his latest album, CHROMAKOPIA, tops the Billboard 200 charts. Highlighting the achievement on Instagram, Tyler wrote: “300k. on a Monday morning. Thank you to every listener.”
Tyler, the Creator has scored his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as his latest release, CHROMAKOPIA, lands at the top of the chart dated Nov. 9. The album launched with 299,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. during its first four days, marking the artist’s biggest debut week yet and the sixth-largest debut of 2024.
Released on an unusual Monday (Oct. 28) following its Oct. 17 announcement, CHROMAKOPIA achieved Tyler’s strongest streaming and sales weeks to date. Its success would have made it No. 1 based solely on streaming or sales alone. With 157,000 SEA units and 212.55 million on-demand streams, it tops the Top Streaming Albums chart, while 142,000 album sales earned it the No. 1 spot on the Top Album Sales chart.
CHROMAKOPIA includes an 11-song standard edition and two expanded 14-song versions with features from artists like Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, Doechii, and Santigold. Vinyl sales also reached 66,000, marking Tyler’s best vinyl week and the third-largest vinyl debut for a rap album since tracking began in 1991.
Tyler’s latest release cements his influence in music. It follows his previous No. 1 albums, Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) and Igor (2019), bringing his total to seven top-ten-charting albums.
Tyler, the Creator, is taking a victory lap as his latest album, CHROMAKOPIA, tops the Billboard 200 charts. Highlighting the achievement on Instagram, Tyler wrote: “300k. on a Monday morning. Thank you to every listener.”
Tyler, the Creator has scored his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as his latest release, CHROMAKOPIA, lands at the top of the chart dated Nov. 9. The album launched with 299,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. during its first four days, marking the artist’s biggest debut week yet and the sixth-largest debut of 2024.
Released on an unusual Monday (Oct. 28) following its Oct. 17 announcement, CHROMAKOPIA achieved Tyler’s strongest streaming and sales weeks to date. Its success would have made it No. 1 based solely on streaming or sales alone. With 157,000 SEA units and 212.55 million on-demand streams, it tops the Top Streaming Albums chart, while 142,000 album sales earned it the No. 1 spot on the Top Album Sales chart.
CHROMAKOPIA includes an 11-song standard edition and two expanded 14-song versions with features from artists like Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, Doechii, and Santigold. Vinyl sales also reached 66,000, marking Tyler’s best vinyl week and the third-largest vinyl debut for a rap album since tracking began in 1991.
Tyler’s latest release cements his influence in music. It follows his previous No. 1 albums, Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) and Igor (2019), bringing his total to seven top-ten-charting albums.
Tyler The Creator’s new album Chromakopia tops the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with the highest sales total of any new rap album this year. Chromakopia earned 299,500 album equivalent units, according to Billboard, breaking down to 157,000 on-demand streams and 142,000 direct album sales. It’s the biggest first week of Tyler’s career; his last album, Call Me If You Get Lost, earned 169,000 album equivalent units, while its predecessor, Igor, racked up 165,000. The only higher rap debut of 2024 was the streaming re-issue of Travis Scott’s 2014 mixtape, Days Before Rodeo, which pulled in 361,000 equivalent units.
Here’s the thing, though: Tyler released on a Monday, foregoing an entire weekend of potential streams and sales, which means he could have outsold Scott by A LOT in a full week. It also goes to show that with a tight rollout and fan interest, early week releases are just as viable — perhaps even more so — than dropping on Friday. Of course, if every artist and label agreed to go back to Tuesdays, there’d be more competition, but it also seems that they wouldn’t hurt for sales and streams, as fans would have a whole week to discover new music and listen to it throughout the day, without the distractions of weekend entertainment and errands.
The rest of the top ten is as follows: at No. 2, Halsey’s The Great Impersonator, at No. 3, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, at No. 4, Kelsea Ballerini’s Patterns, at No. 5, Rod Wave’s Last Lap, at No. 6, Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady, at No. 7, Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us, at No. 8 Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time, at No. 9, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft , and at No. 10, GloRilla’s Glorious.
Tyler, the Creator has scored his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as his latest release, CHROMAKOPIA, lands at the top of the chart dated Nov. 9. The album launched with 299,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. during its first four days, marking the artist’s biggest debut week yet and the sixth-largest debut of 2024.
Released on an unusual Monday (Oct. 28) following its Oct. 17 announcement, CHROMAKOPIA achieved Tyler’s strongest streaming and sales weeks to date. Its success would have made it No. 1 based solely on streaming or sales alone. With 157,000 SEA units and 212.55 million on-demand streams, it tops the Top Streaming Albums chart, while 142,000 album sales earned it the No. 1 spot on the Top Album Sales chart.
CHROMAKOPIA includes an 11-song standard edition and two expanded 14-song versions with features from artists like Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne, Doechii, and Santigold. Vinyl sales also reached 66,000, marking Tyler’s best vinyl week and the third-largest vinyl debut for a rap album since tracking began in 1991.
Tyler’s latest release cements his influence in music. It follows his previous No. 1 albums, Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) and Igor (2019), bringing his total to seven top-ten-charting albums.
Tyler, The Creator is a once-in-a-generation type of artist. Whenever he drops a single or an album, the hip-hop world pauses for the California native. He’s a massively influential talent who inspires his contemporaries with his fashion and musical trends. Without a doubt, he’s easily a face of the genre (whether you like it or not) and he’s not going to let anyone really stop him of doing what he feels is necessary to push the rap boundaries. For example, if he thinks rappers and artists in general should go back to dropping new music at the beginning of the week, he could start that wave again. After hearing Tyler, The Creator’s charting projections for CHROMAKOPIA just moments ago, his competition may just consider it.
He put out his seventh album this morning at 6 a.m. local time and in just that short period, he’s potentially looking at a chart-topping debut. This information comes courtesy of chart data via X. No sales predictions are available just yet though. HITS DAILY DOUBLE will drop their estimate sometime tomorrow morning, so be sure to stay tuned for that update.
With this in mind, some fans are making their own projections. Some are saying he will move around 150,000 and others even claiming 200,000 will be the number. Overall, this a stunning and very spectacular accomplishment (most likely) for Tyler. In terms similar competition for this week, Megan Thee Stallion, G Herbo, Jean Dawson, and Yeat are some of the bigger names to watch out for. Overall, though, things are kind of in Tyler’s favor here if you ask us.
What are your thoughts on Tyler, The Creator being expected to go number one with CHROMAKOPA even with the Monday release date? Is this one of his best or the best record from Tyler? Which tracks are you messing with the most? Who has the strongest guest performance? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Tyler, The Creator. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.
