Travis Scott earns another milestone with UTOPIA.
Travis Scott continues his domination with his new album UTOPIA, as the long-awaited project is now eligible for RIAA Platinum status. The project achieved the milestone after moving a million units in the US in the fourth week of its release. Utopia has been on top of the US Billboard 200 for the past three weeks. The project is already the third highest-selling rap album of 2023.
.@trvisXX‘s ‘UTOPIA’ has now sold over 1 million total units in the US (album). pic.twitter.com/0VFhHwPj5B
— chart data (@chartdata) August 24, 2023
All of @trvisXX‘s albums have now sold over 1 million units each in the US. pic.twitter.com/ghNOQrShm2
— chart data (@chartdata) August 24, 2023
Utopia debuted at #1 on Billboard 200 moving over 496,000 equivalent units in the first week, with 330.68 million on-demand streams and 252,000 pure sales. It was the biggest first-week number for a rap album in 2023.
The album earned the biggest opening day Spotify streams among hip-hop albums this year. The project received 128.5 million Spotify streams on the first day. The second on the list is Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape with 53.4 million opening day streams. It was also the third overall biggest-ever opening day stream for a rap album on Spotify. The first two spots were held by Drake with his albums “Certified Lover Boy” and “Scorpion”.
The 19-track album was laced with star-studded guest appearances from Drake, Future, Playboi Carti, Young Thug, Swae Lee, SZA, Beyonce, Kid Cudi, The Weeknd, 21 Savage and more.
Utopia is Scott’s first album in five years, following up on his 2018 hit Astroworld. Astroworld featured appearances from Drake, 21 Savage, The Weeknd, Gunna, Kid Cudi, Juice Wrld, Swae Lee, Frank Ocean, Quavo, Don Toliver and more. The project debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 with 537,000 album-equivalent units, with 270,000 from pure sales. The album is currently certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
