The rappers previously made it to first place on the global Apple and iTunes charts.
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s joint album VULTURES 1 has reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. This marks West’s eleventh and Dolla $igns’ first peak in the US charts. According to Luminate’s data collection, the pair achieved around 148,000 equivalent album units in the US within the first week of release (February 10). Means: All the scandals surrounding Kanye have not affected his popularity in any way. Neither the fact that he messes with Taylor Swift, nor the portrayal of his girlfriend as a sex object, nor his aesthetic proximity to right-wing radicals.
After the rappers, Usher follows with his record COMING HOME. It achieved its highest-ranking album with over 91,000 units purchased.
167.78 million streams within five days
The Billboard 200 charts rank the week’s most popular albums in the U.S. based on Luminate’s multimetric consumption in equivalent album units. Units include album sales, track equivalent albums (TÄA) and streaming equivalent albums (SÄA). Each unit represents one album sale or 10 individual tracks sold on a record or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscribed official audio and video streams generated by tracks on an album.
Here is the “Vultures” music video:
Top artist on Spotify for a short time
On February 14th, West briefly replaced Taylor Swift at the top of Spotify’s top artists. The collaborative album then made it to number one on the global Apple and iTunes charts, despite being independently produced and not initially available on Spotify and YouTube.