Travis Scott earns another Billboard 200 top spot with UTOPIA.
The first week numbers for the latest album releases are here, and as projected, Travis Scott tops the US Charts with his new album “UTOPIA“. This was his fourth studio effort, and his first project since 2018’s “ASTROWORLD”.
According to HDD, Travis Scott 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. This is the biggest first-week number for a rap album in 2023, surpassing Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape. It marks his third consecutive #1 album on US Billboard 200. The rapper also earned the biggest vinyl sales week for a rap album in Nielsen history with 55k units sold.
Billboard 200: #1(new) Travis Scott (@trvisXX), UTOPIA 496,000 [330.68 million on-demand streams | 252,000 pure sales].
— chart data (@chartdata) August 7, 2023
‘UTOPIA’ marks @trvisXX‘s third consecutive #1 album on the Billboard 200. pic.twitter.com/PAbM5ygdcl
— chart data (@chartdata) August 7, 2023
.@trvisXX‘s ‘UTOPIA’ earns the biggest vinyl sales week for a rap album in Nielsen history with 55K sold. pic.twitter.com/WbxUnRTIkS
— chart data (@chartdata) August 7, 2023
Post Malone’s new album “Austin“ debuted at #2 with moving over 113,000 equivalent units in the first week. Malone’s last year’s album “Twelve Carat Toothache” also debuted at 2 on Billboard 200 with 121,000 sales in the first week.
Billboard 200: #2(new) @PostMalone, AUSTIN 113,000 [101.14 million on-demand streams | 34,000 pure sales].
— chart data (@chartdata) August 7, 2023
Travis Scott also earned good numbers on Billboard Hot 100, as he earned two tracks in the top 5. The rapper’s Drake collab “Meltdown” debuts at #3 on charts, while Playboi Carti assisted “FE!N” debuts at #5. All songs from Utopia simultaneously chart on the Hot 100. With this, Drizzy extends his record as the artist with the most top 10 hits in Hot 100 history (69).
Billboard Hot 100: #3(new) MELTDOWN, Travis Scott (@trvisXX) Feat. @Drake.
— chart data (@chartdata) August 7, 2023
Billboard Hot 100: #5(new) FE!N, Travis Scott (@trvisXX) Feat. @playboicarti.
— chart data (@chartdata) August 7, 2023
All songs from @trvisXX‘s ‘UTOPIA’ simultaneously chart on the Hot 100. pic.twitter.com/7pCWRisGBr
— chart data (@chartdata) August 7, 2023
.@Drake extends his record as the artist with the most top 10 hits in Hot 100 history (69). pic.twitter.com/FeugrloRvl
— chart data (@chartdata) August 7, 2023
Utopia debuted with massive numbers on the streaming platform Spotify. According to Spotify, the project was the biggest opening day stream among hip-hop albums this year. The project earned 128.5 million Spotify streams on the first day. It was also the third overall biggest-ever opening day stream for a rap album on Spotify as the first two spots held by Drake with his albums “Certified Lover Boy” and “Scorpion”.
Rap albums with the 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 opening day streams in Spotify history 🔥🤯
153m – Certified Lover Boy
132m – Scorpion
128m – UTOPIA (𝗡𝗘𝗪)
100m – Mr Morale
98m – Her Loss
95m – DONDA
75m – Legends Never Die
66m – Tha Carter V
64m – ASTROWORLD
62m – The Off Season
61m – More Life…— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) July 29, 2023
