Brockhampton’s fourth studio album Iridescence has made its Billboard 200 debut at No. 1 for the week ending September 27, surpassing Eminem’s former chart-topper Kamikaze.The project follows the group’s 2017 Saturation trilogy.
Elsewhere, Machine Gun Kelly’sBINGE EP has entered the chart in the Top 25 while Young Dolph’s Role Modelalbum sits pretty at No. 15 with 30,079 total album equivalent units, 3,741 pure album sales and a streaming count of 33,537,274.
Finally, Lupe Fiasco’sDROGAS Wave struggled to make the Top 50 and landed at No. 60.
Lustrous Debut
Brockhampton’s Iridescence project has earned this week’s Billboard crown with 101,212 total album equivalent units, 79,335 pure album sales and a streaming count of 28,827,916. The 15-track effort marks the collective’s first album since Ameer Vann’s departure following sexual misconduct and abuse allegations.
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Their last project, the Saturation trilogy, was released last year and properly introduced Kevin Abstract, Merlyn Wood, Dom McLennon, Matt Champion and Russell “Joba” Boring to the world.
Read the Iridescence review here.
MGK Squeezes Into Top 25
As predicted, Machine Gun Kelly failed to capitalize on his highly publicized beef with Eminem. HisBINGE EP has hit the chart at #24 with 21,217 total album equivalent units, 8,284 pure album sales and a streaming count of 15,325,17.
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The project serves as the follow-up to 2017’s Bloom, which debuted at No. 8 upon its release with roughly 57,000 units sold in its first week.
Read the BINGE EP review here.
Kick, Pushed But Landed At No. 60
Lupe Fiasco’s latest effort DROGAS Wave has made its debut at No. 60 with 11,099 total album equivalent units, 4,951 pure album sales and a streaming count of 7,420,567. The album serves as the follow-up to 2017’s DROGAS Light,which hit the chart at No. 28 upon its initial release.
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Read the DROGAS Wave review here.
Top 10 Billboard 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 9/27/2018
Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard’s new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album’s streaming count is available in brackets.
- Brockhampton — Iridescence — No. 1 — 101,212 (79,335) [28,827,916]
- Eminem — Kamikaze — No. 3 — 65,227 (22,082) [57,182,391]
- Drake — Scorpion — No. 4 — 63,203 (2,792) [80,966,794]
- Travis Scott — Astroworld — No. 5 — 56,832 (966) [81,439,673]
- Post Malone — Beerbongs & Bentleys — No. 6 — 44,811 (2,659) [56,828,241]
- Juice WRLD — Goodbye & Good Riddance — No. 8 — 34,600 (501) [54,083,864]
- 6LACK — East Atlanta Love Letter — No. 12 — 31,927 (1,473) [39,601,579]
- Nicki Minaj — Queen — No. 13 — 31,470 (2,079) [40,676,255]
- XXXTENTACION — ? — No. 14 — 30,419 (1,172) [46,003,156]
- Young Dolph — Role Model — No. 15 — 30,079 (3,741)[33,537,274]
