Lil Durk is expected to debut at #2 with the “Almost Healed” album.
Lil Durk finally released his highly anticipated new album “Almost Healed” this week, and the projected numbers for the project are here. According to HDD, Smurk’s eighth studio album is expected to move around 125-150K units in the first week.
This will be the biggest sales debut for Durk, and it will see him challenging for #2 on next week’s Billboard 200 Chart. Taylor Swift is expected to return to #1 with 225-275K units, with the release of “Midnights” deluxe edition.
.@lildurk‘s ‘Almost Healed’ challenging for #2 debut on the US albums chart with 125-150K units first week (via @HITSDD). pic.twitter.com/iRsf3XElhk
— chart data (@chartdata) May 27, 2023
.@taylorswift13‘s ‘Midnights’ expected to return to #1 on US albums chart for the first time in 2023 with 225-275K units. It will mark its sixth week at #1 (via @HITSDD). pic.twitter.com/psfSPfOUL3
— chart data (@chartdata) May 27, 2023
Durk’s new album was released with 21 tracks, including guest appearances from J. Cole, Alicia Keys, Kodak Black, 21 Savage, Juice WRLD, Morgan Wallen and more. “Thank y’all for being on this journey with me. I hope the pictures I paint from the music help you heal quicker. Love, Durk Banks,” he wrote.
We just different 🏆 almost healed
— THE VOICE (@lildurk) May 27, 2023
Lil Durk earned his biggest EVER streaming day yesterday with over 42 million streams alone on Spotify 🤯🔥
This is over twice his previous record. pic.twitter.com/OtaDKdC1Tq
— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) May 27, 2023
Durk’s previous album “7220” debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 120,500 album-equivalent units in its first week.