Lil Durk’s “Almost Healed” debuts at #3 on Billboard 200.
The first numbers for the latest album releases are here, and Lil Durk as expected earns another top 10 debut on the US Billboard chart. As projected, Smurk’s latest album “Almost Healed” moved 125,000 equivalent album units in the first week, which placed him at #3 this week. This is the biggest US sales week for a solo album by Lil Durk.
Billboard 200: #3(new) @lildurk, Almost Healed 125,000 [167.82 million on-demand streams | 2,000 pure sales].
— chart data (@chartdata) June 4, 2023
‘Almost Healed’ earns @lildurk his biggest US sales week for a solo album, surpassing ‘7220’ in 2022. pic.twitter.com/3ilmo0rIjE
— chart data (@chartdata) June 4, 2023
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift returned to #1 this week with the release of another deluxe edition of her last year’s “Midnights” album. The album Midnights earned 282,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending June 1. The project previously debuted at #1 on Billboard 200 dated Nov. 5, 2022, and spent its first two weeks at No. 1. The new version was released with a “Karma” Remix featuring Ice Spice.
Billboard 200: #1(+2) @taylorswift13, Midnights 282,000 (4,901,000 units since release). *re-peak; sixth week at #1*
— chart data (@chartdata) June 4, 2023
.@taylorswift13‘s ‘Midnights’ earns its first week at #1 on the Billboard 200 in 2023, with the biggest non-debut sales week for any album. pic.twitter.com/9WCHKo22vx
— chart data (@chartdata) June 4, 2023
.@taylorswift13 extends her record as the female artist with the most cumulative weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 (61). pic.twitter.com/hz3raJleXF
— chart data (@chartdata) June 4, 2023
Morgan Wallen’s latest album “One Thing At A Time” dropped down to number 2 after spending its first 12 weeks at the top, the most weeks atop the chart for a country album in over 30 years.
Billboard 200: #2(-1) @MorganWallen, One Thing At A Time 126,000 (2,491,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 12 weeks*
— chart data (@chartdata) June 4, 2023
Durk’s previous solo effort “7220” was released in early 2022, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 120,500 album-equivalent units in its first week. The project featured appearances from Future, Gunna, Summer Walker, Morgan Wallen, Moneybagg Yo, Ella Mai, A Boogie wit da Hoodie and more.
