Stream of DMX’s music increased until his passing after his hospitalization on April 2nd. In the days before April 2, his songs were streamed between 700,000 and 1 million times a day. Between April 3 and April 8, they rose to between 3 and 4 million a day.
In terms of music sales, DMX’s collected songs and albums sold 101,000 copies on April 9-11 – an increase of 1,036% compared to the 9,000 they sold on April 6-8. During DMX’s lifetime, he hit 31 hits on Billboard’s Hot R & B / Hip. Hop Songs chart and 15 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 genre. His first five albums – It’s dark and hell is hot (1998), Flesh of my flesh blood of my blood (1999), … And then there was X (2000), The Great Depression (2001) and Grand Champion (2003) – Everyone debuts at number 1 on the Billboard 200 albums of all genres, making him the first artist to see his first five attempts start right in the top slot.
DMX’s compilation on the latest Billboard 200 chart (dated April 17, reflecting sales and flow data for the week ended April 8) The best of Resumes the chart again at number 73. The series earned 12,000 equivalent album units for the week (an increase of 224%), with the bulk of the amount driven by streaming activities for the album’s songs.