For three consecutive times, Canadian rapper, Drake holds the No.1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart with his album, Scorpion.
Per figures, the set earned 260,000 equivalent album units in the week ending in July 19, of that sum 29, 000 were in traditional album sales. With third week at No.1, Scorpion ties for the most weeks atop the Billboard 200 in 2018. Since 2015, Scorpion is the first album since Adele’s 25 to see its first three weeks all earn more than 260,000 units apiece. 25 launched with a weekly record 3.48 million units (Dec.12,2015 – dated chart), and then racked up 1.16 million and 728,000 in its second and third weeks respectively.
Streaming continues to power Scorpion, as 82 percent of its total units for the week came from SEA units (213,000 of 260,000). Traditional album sales totaled 29,000, while TEA units equaled 18,000.
The Billboard 200 charts ranks most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums(SEA). The new July 28-dated chart where Scorpion spends a third week at No.1, will be posted in full on Billboard’s website on Tuesday, July 24.
Scorpion is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rapper and it’s a double album consisting of 25 tracks. Its ‘A side’ is primarily a hip-hop album, whilst its ‘B side’ has been described as R&B and pop. The album features guest appearances from Jay-Z and Ty Dolla Sign as well as posthumous appearances from Michael Jackson and Static Major and additional vocals by a variety of artists including; James Fauntleroy, PartyNextDoor, Nicki Minaj, Future and Nai Palm.
