Lil Durk’s “7220” to debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200.
Lil Durk is approaching a major turning point in his career. 7220, his most recent release, is expected to be his first No. 1 on Billboard.
The Chicago native is anticipated to top the Billboard 200 charts with 7220, his long-awaited studio album that was released on Friday, according to Hits Daily Double forecasts. Within its first week, the album is expected to sell 120,000 to 130,000 album-equivalent units, ultimately ending the Encanto soundtrack’s eight-week reign.
7220, if the calculations are accurate, will be Durk’s first No. 1 solo album. Its antecedent, The Voice, started at No. 46 with only 23,000 copies (Thursday sales, not a full week), whereas his joint effort with Lil Baby, The Voice of the Heroes, launched at No. 1 with 150,000 units in 2021.
Alamo/SME’s Lil Durk will score his first #1 solo album this week, as 7220 is on pace to unseat Encanto’s 8-week run atop the album chart. Durk’s 7220 is projected to be in the 120-130k range. @HITSDD https://t.co/DH6c0WPix2 pic.twitter.com/gQNedmJynP
— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) March 12, 2022
A 17-city tour in promotion of the record, produced by Live Nation, takes off on April 8th in Phoenix Arizona. It will make stops in Houston, Atlanta, New York, and other cities around the United States before concluding on May 2nd at United Center in Chicago. Tickets are available for purchase here.
7220 released 17 songs, including “AHHH HA” and “Golden Child,” all of which charted in the top 40 on Apple Music in the United States. Southside, TM88, Cubebeatz, and Hitmaker produced the project, and Gunna, Summer Walker, Morgan Wallen, and Future appeared as guests.
