Drake achieves another Billboard 200 #1 with “Honestly, Nevermind”.
Drake continues dominating Billboard Charts as the rapper earns another #1 album honour with his latest project “Honestly, Nevermind“. The surprise album which was dropped on June 17, has given Drizzy his 11th #1 spot on US Billboard Charts. “Honestly, Nevermind” featured 14 tracks, with a lone guest appearance from 21 Savage on “Jimmy Cooks.” The album became the biggest dance album in Apple Music history, breaking the record for first-day streams worldwide.
The Toronto rap stars’ new project moved 204,000 equivalent album units, in the week ending June 23. The Album’s SEA units comprise 191,000 (equaling 250.23 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks), album sales comprise 11,000 and TEA units comprise 2,000.
Billboard 200: #1(new) @Drake, Honestly, Nevermind 204,000 [250.23 million on-demand streams | 11,000 pure sales].
— chart data (@chartdata) June 26, 2022
This week’s top 5 on the #Billboard200:
1. @Drake Honestly, Nevermind (debut)
2. @sanbenito Un Verano Sin Ti
3. @Harry_Styles Harry’s House
4. @BTS_twt Proof
5. @MorganWallen Dangerous: The Double Album— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) June 26, 2022
The project was streamed 213.9m times in its opening week on the music streaming platform Spotify. It now becomes the biggest ever opening week for a dance album, and the Toronto rap star’s 4th biggest opening week and the 31st biggest opening ever.
With 14 tracks “Sincerely, Nevermind” debuts with the fourth-highest streaming week for an album in 2022, with 250.23 million official on-demand streams. Notably, the three biggest weeks this year were all achieved by albums with extended tracklists (all in their first weeks): I Never Liked You by Future, Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, and Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti (356.55 million from 23 songs) (283.75 million; 22 tracks).
Drizzy now has the most #1 albums on the Billboard 200 among artists debuting this century, as he breaks a tie with Taylor Swift and Kanye West. He also becomes the fifth act with more than 10 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. He joins The Beatles (who lead with a record 19 No. 1s), Jay-Z (14), Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand (each with 11).
.@Drake now has the most #1 albums on the Billboard 200 among artists debuting this century, breaking a tie with @taylorswift13 and @kanyewest.
— chart data (@chartdata) June 26, 2022
.@Drake becomes the fifth artist in history to earn over ten #1 albums on the Billboard 200.
— chart data (@chartdata) June 26, 2022
