Of Dangerous‘150,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending February 11, SEA units consist of 107,000 (9% lower, equivalent to 146.38 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs), album sales consist of 37,000 (49% higher) and TEA units consist of 5,000 (6% lower).
During the detection week of the new chart, on February 10, Wallen released a five-minute video via social media showing the rise of an earlier video appearing on February 2, how he uses the N-word. The reaction to the February 2 clip was quick – he was’suspendedFrom his recording contract with Big Loud Records, his music has been removed from dozens of high-profile playlists on streamers such as Apple Music and Spotify, and several radio groups have dropped his music. In the week of detection that captured the initial outage of the February 2 video, Dangerous spent a fourth week at number 1 (with a 14% increase in units earned in the week ending February 4).
Among the albums that have appeared on both Top Country Albums and the Billboard 200, Taylor Swift has been at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for the past five weeks. Red, with seven non-consecutive weeks at the top of the list in 2012-13. The last country that will report its country first five Shania Twain’s weeks at number 1 were On (December 7, 2002 to January 4, 2003). The last country album by a male artist to record five weeks at number 1 on the Billboard 200 – and the first five weeks at the helm – was Garth Brooks’s Double Live late in 1998 and early 1999, spending his first five (and total) weeks at number 1 (December 5, 1998 – January 2, 1999).
While Dangerous stays at number 1, Wallen’s previous album, 2018 As I know me, reaches the top 10 for the first time as it climbs 17-10 and surpasses the previous high of number 13 (reached on the chart of 20 August 2020). If i know me rises by 29,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ended February 11 (33% higher) – which is also the album’s best week in terms of earnings.
Of If i know meThe amount of 29,000 units, 17,000 consists of SEA units (12% higher, which equates to 24.95 million on-demand streams of the songs), 10,000 consists of album sales (101% higher, the album’s best sales week yet) and 2000 consists of TEA units (by 16% higher).
Rugby near the top of the chart, The Weeknd’s new 18-song retrospective compilation The highlights debuted at number 2 (earning 89,000 equivalent album units) – the highest hits recorded in more than a year. The last of the best to see such great heights on the map was that of Blake Shelton Fully loaded: God’s land, which is on the list of 28 December 2019.
The highlights was released on February 5, two days before The Weeknd played the Super Bowl halftime show on February 7.
Of The highlights‘The amount of 89,000 units, 70,000 consists of SEA units (equivalent to 101.94 million stream of the songs on demand), 10,000 consists of album sales and 9,000 consists of TEA units.
The highlights boasts 11 of The Weeknd’s 12 top hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Among the album’s songs are two that also appeared on his most recent studio album, 2020s. Na-ure: “Blinding Lights” and “Save Your Tears.” The TEA and SEA units for both songs contribute to The highlights on the map, the activity of a song is assigned to the artist’s album with the most sales in a week. (Na-ure sold 6,000 copies in the latest week of detection, while The highlights 10,000 sales. Due to the rearrangement of the track, Na-ure moves 4-37 on the Billboard 200, earning 15,000 units – 57% lower.)
In total, The highlights is the Weeknd’s seventh top-10 album, which is a whole of its charting efforts – and all made it to the top five of the list.
Foo Fighters fly in at number 3 with the group’s new studio album Medicine at midnight, which is the group’s ninth top 10. The series is earned with 70,000 equivalent album units. Of that amount, 64,000 consist of album sales (this is the number 1 album of the week), 6,000 consist of SEA units (equivalent to 7.66 million on-demand streams of the set’s songs) and ‘ a negligible number consists of TEA units.
The third and final debut in the top 10 is Pooh Shiesty Shiesty Season, which on no. 4 bends with 62,000 equivalent album units earned. This is the rapper’s first album, and was led by his first Hot 100 hit, the top 40 chart “Back in Blood”, starring Lil Durk. The 21-year-old Pooh Shiesty was previously named one of Billboard‘s 2021 artists to watch, and is also considered February’s Hip-Hop and R&B Rookie of the Month.
Lil Durk’s The voice falls 2-5 with 49,000 equivalent album units earned (43% lower), while Pop Smoke’s former leader Shoot for the Stars aim for the moon drops 3-6 by 41,000 units (4% lower). Three more previous top toppers are next in the top 10, like Ariana Grande’s Positions climb 9-7 with 32,000 units (14% higher), Juice WRLDs Legends never die drops 5-8 by 30,000 units (2% lower) and Luke Combs’ What you see is what you see Get drops of 6-9 with almost 30,000 units (1% lower).
As previously noted, Wallen’s If i know me finishes the top 10 and jumps with 17,000 with 29,000 units (33% higher).