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Billboard Report (excerpt)
Kanye West earns eighth no.1 album
Thuesday, June 12, 2018
by Keith Caulfield & Gary Trust, Los Angeles

Kanye West lands his eighth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his latest studio effort, Ye, bows atop the list. The set -- which was released on June 1 via G.O.O.D. Music / Def

Jam Recordings -- earned 208,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 7, according to Nielsen Music, and is the fifth-largest week for an album in 2018. Of Ye’s starting sum, 85,000 were in traditional album sales. Kanye West ties Eminem for the second-most No. 1 albums among hip-hop acts in the history of the chart. Only JAY-Z is ahead of them, as he owns 14 chart-toppers. (Among all acts, The Beatles have the most No. 1s, with 19.) Record-Tying Eight No. 1s in a Row: West has earned all eight of his No. 1s consecutively. Every single one of West’s chart entries, starting with his second album, 2005’s Late Registration, have debuted at No. 1. (West missed the top only with his No. 2-peaking debut, 2004’s The College Dropout.) He matches Eminem (2000-2018, a still-active streak) and The Beatles (1965-68) as the only acts to tally eight straight No. 1 albums. Eminem also matches West in terms of eight consecutive No. 1 debuts.

(The Beatles’ stretch of eight No. 1s in a row in the '60s did not include any titles that debuted at No. 1.) Fifth-Biggest Week of 2018: As Ye starts with 208,000 equivalent album units, it logs the fifth-biggest week for an album this year. The only larger frames were earned by the debut weeks of Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys (461,000), J. Cole’s KOD (397,000), Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods (293,000) and Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy (255,000 units). At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Post Malone’s former No. 1, beerbongs & bentleys, is a non-mover with 99,000 units (down 5 percent). Coming in at No. 3 is rock band Ghost with its highest-charting album, and third top 10, Prequelle. The set launches with 66,000 units, of which 61,000 were in traditional album sales — the act’s best sales week ever. Country singer Luke Combs nabs a new chart high with his This One’s for You album, as the set zooms from No. 39 to No. 4, thanks to a deluxe reissue of the album on June 1. The set, bolstered by five new songs, garnered 55,000 units (up 314 percent). The album blows past its previous best week, logged when it bowed at No. 5 with 43,000 units on the June 24, 2017-dated tally. Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy is steady at No. 5 on the new Billboard 200 (49,000 units; up 3 percent), Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance continues to climb, as it rises 8-6 (42,000 units; though down 3 percent), and The Greatest Showman soundtrack ascends 9-7 (just under 42,000 units; down 3 percent). Shawn Mendes’ self-titled album falls from No. 1 to No. 8 in its second week (39,000 units; down 78 percent), Lil Baby’s Harder Than Ever slips 7-9 (37,000 units; down 18 percent) and Jason Aldean’s Rearview Town vaults 27-10 (34,000 units; up 117 percent). The latter set, like Ghost’s Prequelle, is goosed by sales generated from a ticket/album sale redemption offer. Post Malone notches his second leader on the Billboard Hot 100, following 'Rockstar,' and featured artist Ty Dolla $ign earns his first. "Psycho," released on Republic Records, is the 1,074th No. 1 in the Hot 100's history, which dates to its Aug. 4, 1958, inception. The song is from Post Malone's second album, beerbongs & bentleys, which holds at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 after spending its first three weeks at No. 1, beginning May 12. Post Malone earns his second Hot 100 leader, after "Rockstar," featuring 21 Savage, which ruled for eight weeks beginning Oct. 28, 2017. No. 2 in Airplay & Sales, No. 10 in Streaming: Notably, "Psycho" tops the Hot 100 despite not leading any of the tally's three main component charts: Radio Songs, Digital Song Sales or Streaming Songs. It rises 4-2 on Radio Songs (98.2 million in audience, up 4 percent, in the week ending June 10, according to Nielsen Music) and drops to No. 2 after two nonconsecutive weeks atop Digital Song Sales, although up 18 percent to 37,000 sold in the week ending June 7, helped by a continued 69-cent sale price in the iTunes Store. On Streaming Songs, "Psycho" falls from No. 4 to No. 10 (after reaching No. 2), down 5 percent to 30.3 million U.S. streams in the week ending June 7. That's the lowest that a Hot 100 No. 1 has ranked on Streaming Songs in over four years, since Pharrell Williams' "Happy" also led the Hot 100 while placing at No. 10 on the Streaming Songs chart dated April 12, 2014. Still, a point to consider: the gap between the No. 1-streamed song ("All Mine" by Kanye West; keep reading for details) and the No. 10 title in the latest tracking week is a relatively small 6 million U.S. streams. Beyond "Psycho," Drake's "Nice for What" drops to No. 2 on the Hot 100 and Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin's "I Like It" lifts 7-3. Following the first full week of tracking after its official video premiered May 29, "Like" gains by 9 percent to 33.8 million U.S. streams, as it holds at No. 5 on Streaming Songs. Maroon 5's "Girls Like You," featuring Cardi B, rockets 94-4 on the Hot 100. The song was originally available on Maroon 5's 2017 album Red Pill Blues by the band solo and released May 30 as a single featuring Cardi B, along with its star-studded video. Following its first full week of tracking after the clip's arrival, "Girls" soars 12-1 on Digital Song Sales (82,000, up 331 percent), becoming Maroon 5's fourth leader and Cardi B's first. On Streaming Songs, "Girls" debuts at No. 12 (24.5 million, up 527 percent).  COMPLETE CHARTS