Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” album tops Billboard 200 with the biggest first week of 2021.
Drake continues his domination on the charts and streaming platforms with his new album “Certified Lover Boy” as it debuts at #1 on Billboard 200. Drake’s new album earned the biggest debut of 2021, with moving over 604,000 equivalent units in the first week. He surpassed Kanye West’s “DONDA” numbers, which debuted at #1 with 309k last week. In the second week, Kanye West’s new album earned 146k to finish at number 2 on the chart.
.@Drake‘s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ to debut at #1 on the US albums chart with 604K sold first week. It earns the biggest debut of the year (via @HITSDD). #CLB
— chart data (@chartdata) September 10, 2021
Drake’s “CLB” numbers are unable to beat his 2018 album “Scorpion“, which debuted at #1 with 731,000 equivalent units in the first week. On the opening day of his album, Drizzy broke records of Apple Music and Spotify to earn the biggest album debut in the first 24 hours.
Drake is now one of only eight artists in the Billboard Hot 100 chart’s 65-year history to have at least ten No. 1 singles. With 19, the Beatles have the most No. 1 singles. Jay-Z (14), Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand (11 each), Drake, Eminem, Elvis Presley, and Kanye West follow (10 each). “Thank Me Later” was the first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 on July 3, 2010.
Check out the top 10 albums of this week below.
US album chart update (FINAL; via @HITSDD):
#1 @Drake 604K
#2 @kanyewest 146K
#3 @Olivia_Rodrigo 58K
#4 @IronMaiden 57K
#5 @DojaCat 50K
#6 @MorganWallen 40K
#7 @thekidlaroi 40K
#8 @billieeilish 38K
#9 @Imaginedragons 31K
#10 @rodwave 31K
#11 @halsey 26K
#20 @ladygaga 18K— chart data (@chartdata) September 10, 2021
