Blueface released his debut studio album Find The Beat last week, and Rich The Kid dropped his latest Boss Man on the same day. Although both artists would normally have turned in solid numbers any other week, the day ended up being filled with high-profile drops. Lil Uzi Vert came through with the deluxe edition of Eternal Atake, Jay Electronica released a collaborative effort with Jay-Z, and Don Toliver finally unleashed his new project. With all of those taking precedence to fans, RTK and Blueface unfortunately suffered in their first weeks out.
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In the latest sales report showing the projections for next week's Billboard 200 chart, Blueface and Rich The Kid were not listed within the twenty highest-selling albums of the week. That was not a mistake. The two rappers are not currently on pace to move enough units of their respective albums to land in the Top 20 next week. Find The Beat and Boss Man are each expected to move approximately 15,000 to 20,000 equivalent album units. With the promotional measures that Blueface took, and the star-power Rich The Kid secured, neither has to be happy with these numbers.
Lil Uzi Vert will comfortably spend another week at the top spot of the Billboard 200, while Lil Baby will likely hit the second charting position. Don Toliver is expected to chart within the Top Ten.
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Lil Baby "My Turn" Sales Projections Are Astronomical
Lil Baby will have the highest-charting new release of the week, bringing in a ton of streams for his album “My Turn” in its first week out.
Granted he doesn’t feel the wrath of K-pop boy band BTS, Lil Baby is set to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 this week as his new album My Turn is racking up some very impressive numbers in its first week out, marking the highest numbers that the Atlanta rapper has ever seen.
Truly breaking out as a superstar in recent years, Lil Baby is finally seeing his strength translate into numbers with Hits Daily Double estimating a total of 170-190K equivalent album units moved for My Turn. Approximately 7,000 of those are from traditional sales, meaning the Atlanta artist totalled an insane amount of streams over the weekend. With features from Gunna, Future, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Wayne, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, and more, it was clear that My Turn would be the most consumed new hip-hop project of the week.
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Lil Baby will be up against Korean powerhouse BTS, who ruled the chart last week with a sky-high debut. He will also be competing against the new projects from G Herbo, Zaytoven, and more.
It’s now Lil Baby’s turn to reach for the stars. In a recent interview, he spoke about beef and how he was asked to stage a feud with DaBaby over their similar names. It’s now apparent that he doesn’t need antics to succeed. What did you think of the album?
Lil Wayne’s "Funeral" Expected To Defeat Russ For No. 1 Debut: Sales Projections
Lil Wayne comes out on top in first week sales.
Commonly believed to be the greatest rapper alive, Lil Wayne is about to enjoy another successful album release with Funeral. At the end of last week, the rapper delivered his first non-Carter project in years, delivering the fun-filled Funeral, which contains a total of twenty-four songs. With features from Big Sean, Lil Baby, XXXTentacion, Adam Levine, and more, a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, and plenty of love for his reported fiancée La’Tecia Thomas, Wayne’s world is about to be on top yet again as the body of work is projected to enjoy its first week at the pole position on the Billboard 200.
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Roddy Ricch just reclaimed the top spot on the chart, beating out Eminem’s Music To Be Murdered By and getting yet another gold medal for Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial. The way things are looking though, the Compton native is set to give up that spot for Lil Wayne this week, with Funeral expected to move up to 125K album units. In terms of debuts, Russ will be the runner-up in the battle with his new studio album netting approximately 75K units moved. Pop artists Kesha and Louis Tomlinson follow them up.
In comparison to Tha Carter V‘s first-week sales numbers, this is a massive decline for Lil Wayne. However, the novelty surrounding that project could be what boosted it to enjoy such a tremendous debut. Still, 125K is nothing to scoff at. Have you been messing with the new albums from Wayne and Russ?
Moneybagg Yo’s "Time Served" On Pace To Be His Biggest Debut Ever
Roddy Ricch is likely to get bounced from the top spot in favor of Selena Gomez.
Moneybagg Yo continues to see his profile rise, working hard on the creative front to open eyes and project his brand to a wide array of potential newcomers. The Memphis rapper has been hustling for years, getting his sound right and telling tales from the streets. In recent months, his romantic life has been the subject of many gossip-y headlines but, at the center of it all, his music kept people interested in seeing what Bagg could accomplish next. Previously, he has achieved new heights with his 43VA Heartless project in 2019, moving 40K units in its first week out, but the buzzing artist is on pace to top himself by quite a large margin again after releasing his new project Time Served.
Sharing a release day with Selena Gomez, Moneybagg Yo likely could have predicted that he would not debut at the top of the Billboard 200. With Roddy Ricch's renewed success on the charts, even a runner-up spot was unlikely. Despite all that, Moneybagg Yo is currently projected to best himself yet again, earning the third-highest album sales of the week with an estimated 60-65K units moved, according to Hits Daily Double. Of those, up to 6K are accounted from pure sales.
As expected, Selena Gomez will probably be sitting at the top spot of the Billboard 200 with nearly 120K units, with Roddy Ricch following closely behind at 100K. Post Malone (duh) and Harry Styles round out the Top Five. Of course, these numbers are not complete and will only be confirmed over the weekend.
Congratulations to Moneybagg Yo!
