Monthly Archives: June 2018

The song, which reached a prior No. 7 high in March, surges after he was shot & killed June 18.

Plus: The Carters bow at No. 2, Christina Aguilera & Nas debut & XXXTentacion’s “?” and “17” return to top 10.

In a week where there’s no shortage of action at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart, 5 Seconds of Summer debut at No. 1 with the band’s third full-length studio album, Youngblood. The set arrives atop the tally with 142,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending June 21, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 117,000 were in traditional album sales.

Youngblood was released on June 15 via One Mode/Capitol Records.

5 Seconds of Summer finish ahead of the surprise-release album from The Carters (the husband-and-wife team of JAY-Z and Beyoncé), new entries from Nas and Christina Aguilera, as well as two albums that return to the top 10 by late rapper/singer XXXTentacion.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new June 30-dated chart (where 5 Seconds of Summer debut at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, June 26.

Industry forecasters expected a race for No. 1 between Youngblood and The Carters’ Everything Is Love (No. 2 with 123,000 units), though ultimately Youngblood pulled out ahead in the last couple days of the tracking week thanks to a surge in album sales. The band whipped its fan base into a frenzy via social media, pointing out how it was in contention for No. 1, and its fans responded by snapping up albums. (Even Niall Horan got in on the action, tweeting how the album “has got to be the number 1 record this week.”)

Of Youngblood’s overall unit bow of 142,000, 117,000 were in album sales, 3,000 were in TEA units and 23,000 were in SEA units.

Youngblood gives 5 Seconds of Summer their third straight chart-topper, following the Australian band’s first two full-length studio sets: 2015’s Sounds Good Feels Good (which debuted with 192,000 units, with 179,000 in album sales) and its 2014 self-titled album (259,000 in album sales, before the chart transitioned to a consumption units-ranked list).

Further, 5 Seconds of Summer becomes the first Australian act with three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200.

5 Seconds of Summer also extend their record as the only band (not vocal group) to debut at No. 1 with their first three full-length studio albums; it was already the first band to bow atop the list with its first two full-length studio sets. In addition to the three full-length studio efforts, the band has also charted with a live album (LIVESOS, No. 13 in 2015) and an introductory EP (She Looks So Perfect, No. 2 in 2014).

Youngblood bows at No. 1 from a full seven days of tracking activity. It was available across all streaming services, and for sale on CD, digital download, vinyl LP and cassette. The album was also assisted by sales generated by merchandise/album bundles sold via the group’s official site, as well as a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with its 2018 U.S. tour.

Youngblood was announced on April 9, and slated for a June 22 release. By June 1, that release date was pushed up to June 15. Youngblood was introduced by the single “Want You Back,” which bowed on Feb. 22. The cut reached No. 25 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, and was followed by the album’s title track, which has so-far climbed to No. 31 (on the most-recently-compiled chart, dated June 23).

As for Everything Is Love, it arrives in the runner-up slot with 123,000 units — of which 70,000 were in traditional album sales, 4,000 in TEA units, and 49,000 in SEA units.

The album was surprise-released mid-day on June 16, and was initially only available to stream and purchase (as a digital album) through Tidal. By the morning of June 18, the set was widely available through subscription tiers on audio streaming services and to purchase through other digital retailers, like iTunes. It has not been announced if the album will be issued on CD or any other physical configuration.

Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s previous solo albums — 2016’s Lemonade and 2017’s 4:44, respectively — both opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. And, like Everything Is Love, those albums had a unique release rollout, making it difficult to compare their debuts to that of Everything Is Love.

Back on the new Billboard 200 chart, after the death of XXXTentacion on June 18, his previous No. 1, ? (which debuted atop the March 31-dated Billboard 200), vaults 24-3 with 94,000 units (up 397 percent). His previous top 10, the No. 2-peaking 17, in 2017, also rises, climbing 60-7 with 55,000 units (up 446 percent).

Post Malone sees his former No. 1, beerbongs & bentleys, holding steady at No. 4 with 82,000 units (down 10 percent).

Nas scores his 12th top 10 album, as Nasir starts at No. 5 with 77,000 units (49,000 in traditional album sales). The new effort is his first studio set since 2012’s No. 1-debuting Life Is Good.

Christina Aguilera, like Nas, is also back in the top 10 after a long absence. Her new album, Liberation, bows at No. 6 with 68,000 units (62,000 in album sales), granting the pop diva her seventh top 10 effort. She last debuted on the tally with 2012’s Lotus, which debuted and peaked at No. 7.

Rounding out the new top 10: Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance moves 7-8 (just over 43,000 units, down less than 1 percent), Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy slips 6-9 (43,000 units, down 6 percent) and Jason Aldean’s Rearview Town bounds 23-10 (38,000 units, up 99 percent). The latter is boosted by sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with Aldean’s current tour.

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Drake passes Michael Jackson among artists with the most weeks at the Hot 100’s summit.

Drake‘s “Nice for What” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, rising from No. 2, for a seventh total week on top. With his latest frame in the lead, Drake passes Michael Jackson for the second-most career weeks logged at No. 1 among solo males (38 vs. 37) in the chart’s 59-year history, with the pair trailing only Usher (47 weeks) for the lead in the category.

Meanwhile, Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” crowns the Streaming Songs survey, where it lifts 2-1, as it pushes 9-6 on the Hot 100.

Let’s run down the top 10 of the Hot 100 (dated June 23), which blends all-genre streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (June 19).

“Nice,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, revisits the Hot 100’s top spot, as it rises 4-3 on Streaming Songs (31.6 million U.S. streams, down 8 percent, in the week ending June 14, according to Nielsen Music), after leading the list for four weeks; 6-4 on Radio Songs (87.5 million in audience in the week ending June 17), becoming Drake’s 11th top five hit on the tally; and 10-7 on Digital Song Sales (20,000 downloads sold, down 3 percent, in the week ending June 14), after spending a week at No. 1.

Drake earns his 38th cumulative week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, totaled by his five No. 1s; he previously led as featured on Rihanna’s “What’s My Name? (one week, 2010) and “Work” (nine weeks, 2016) and with his own “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla (10 weeks, 2016), and “God’s Plan” (11 weeks, 2018).

Drake passes Michael Jackson for the second-most weeks spent at No. 1 among solo males, after Usher. Among all artists, Drake now owns a solo share of seventh place:

Most Weeks at No. 1 in Hot 100’s History
79, Mariah Carey
60, Rihanna
59, The Beatles
50, Boyz II Men
47, Usher
42, Beyonce
38, Drake
37, Michael Jackson
34, Elton John
33, Janet Jackson
33, Katy Perry

(With featured billings an established element of R&B/hip-hop, Drake has earned 28 of his 38 weeks atop the Hot 100 in a lead role and 10 as a featured artist. Usher has posted all 47 of his weeks at No. 1, from nine No. 1s, as a lead, or co-lead, artist, while Jackson was billed as a lead or co-lead for all 37 of his weeks at the summit, via 13 toppers; additionally, The Jackson 5, with Jackson as a member, tallied 10 weeks at No. 1 thanks to their four leaders, all in 1970.)

Further, “Nice” logs its third stint atop the Hot 100. It debuted atop the April 21-dated chart and spent its first four weeks at No. 1; dipped to No. 2 for two weeks; returned for two more frames on top; and dropped to No. 2 a week ago. “Nice” is the first song to experience three separate Hot 100 coronations since The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face,” which notched its three weeks at No. 1 in 2015 nonconsecutively (Aug. 22, Sept. 12 and Sept. 26).

“Nice” concurrently adds a seventh week at No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, descends to No. 2 on the Hot 100 after its sole week at the summit. It holds at No. 2 on Radio Songs (98.6 million, essentially even week-over-week) and Digital Song Sales (30,000, down 19 percent) and rises 10-7 on Streaming Songs (26.9 million, down 11 percent).

Still, “Psycho” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Songs of the Summer chart, which measures the top cumulative performing titles on the Hot 100 between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top five, Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s “I Like It” keep at its No. 3 peak; Drake’s “God’s Plan” lifts 5-4; and Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, slips to No. 5 from its No. 4 high, while adding top Airplay Gainer honors for a second consecutive week, as it bounds onto Radio Songs at No. 36 (32.1 million, up 93 percent).

Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” climbs 9-6 on Hot 100, as it becomes his first No. 1 on Streaming Songs (2-1), up 8 percent to 38.8 million U.S. streams. (A data processing error resulted in incorrect earlier streaming figures for the title; thus, its streaming sum is lower than forecast last week, when it appeared that the song was challenging for No. 1 on the Hot 100.) The track concurrently climbs 48-26 on Digital Song Sales (13,000, up 38 percent).

“Dreams” is the breakthrough hit for the 19-year-old Chicago rapper (born Jared Higgins), who gained early attention on SoundCloud, where he began posting songs in 2015, and recently signed with Interscope Records.

Ella Mai‘s first Hot 100 top 10, “Boo’d Up,” backtracks to No. 7 from its No. 6 high, while leading the Hot R&B Songs chart for a fifth week, and Zedd, Maren Morrisand Grey‘s “The Middle” reverses course on the Hot 100, rising 10-8 after reaching its No. 5 peak, as it leads Radio Songs for a sixth week (114.1 million, down 1 percent) and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a 20th frame.

Ariana Grande‘s “No Tears Left to Cry” returns to the Hot 100’s top 10, lifting 13-9, after debuting at its No. 3 peak (on the May 5-dated chart), and Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line‘s No. 2-peaking “Meant to Be” likewise revisits the top tier (12-10), while topping Hot Country Songs for a 29th week, extending the longest reign for a song by a duo or group in the chart’s 59-year history.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and by listening (and subscribing) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (June 19), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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Band scores its biggest week for a rock album in four years, sets record as the group with the most consecutive No. 1-debuting studio albums.

Dave Matthews Band notches its seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as Come Tomorrow launches atop the tally. The set, which was released on June 8 via Bama Rags/RCA Records, earned 292,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 14, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 285,000 were in traditional album sales — the biggest sales week for a rock album in over four years.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new June 23-dated chart (where Dave Matthews Band debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, June 19.

Here are some of the highlights of Come Tomorrow’s big No. 1 debut:

Record-Breaking No. 1 Debut: Come Tomorrow is Dave Matthews Band’s seventh straight studio album to debut at No. 1 — making them the only group to see seven consecutive studio albums bow at No. 1. The band’s hot streak dates back to 1998, when Before These Crowded Streets started at No. 1 — marking the group’s first leader. (Dave Matthews Band has charted many other non-studio albums since 1998 that did not go to No. 1, including a greatest hits package and a bevy of live releases.)

Biggest Week for a Rock Album in Over Four Years: Come Tomorrow starts with the largest week for a rock album in overall units since the Billboard 200 transitioned to a consumption units-ranked list in late 2014.  Further, the album scores the biggest sales week for a rock release in more than four years — since Coldplay’s Ghost Stories bowed with 383,000 copies sold (chart dated June 7, 2014). Come Tomorrow’s big first week was bolstered by sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with the group’s tour that began on May 18.

Biggest Sales Week of 2018: Come Tomorrow easily notches the biggest sales week for an album in 2018, with 285,000 copies sold. It surpasses the previous high-water mark of the year, set when Justin Timberlake‘s Man of the Woods started with 242,000 copies sold (Feb. 17-dated chart). The last album to sell more in a week before Come Tomorrow was Taylor Swift‘s reputation., when it bowed with 1.2 million (chart dated Dec. 2, 2017).

Largest Overall Week for a Group Since 2015: No group has logged a week as big as Dave Matthews Band with Come Tomorrow in total units since One Direction’s Made in the A.M. started at No. 2 with 459,000 units on the Dec. 5, 2015-dated chart.

Fourth-Largest Overall Week of 2018: Only three albums have tallied bigger weeks in 2018, and all were accomplished in their opening frames: Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys (461,000 units; May 12), J. Cole’s KOD (397,000; May 5) and Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods (293,000).

News about the rest of the new top 10 is scheduled to be announced later today (June 17).

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Post Malone notches his second leader, following ‘Rockstar,’ and featured artist Ty Dolla $ign earns his first.

Post Malone‘s “Psycho” featuring Ty Dolla $ign climbs from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking Post Malone’s second leader on the list and Ty Dolla $ign’s first.

Meanwhile, Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin jump 7-3 on the Hot 100 with “I Like It.” As for more Cardi B in the top five, Maroon 5 blasts from No. 94 to No. 4 with “Girls Like You” featuring Cardi B; following the premiere of the song’s official video, it’s the newly-minted top-selling track of the week.

Kanye West blasts onto the Hot 100 at No. 8 with “Yikes,” from his new No. 1-debuting album on the Billboard 200,Ye, while all seven tracks from the set enter in the Hot 100’s top 40.

Plus, rapper Juice WRLD notches his first top Hot 100 top 10, as “Lucid Dreams” lifts 15-9.

Let’s run down an action-packed top 10 on the Hot 100 (dated June 16), which blends all-genre streaming, airplay and sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (June 12).

Post Malone’s Second Hot 100 No. 1, Ty Dolla $ign’s 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. Ty Dolla $ign scores his first No. 1; he previously hit a No. 4 peak (in his only prior top 10 visit) as featured on Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” in 2016.

15 Weeks to No. 1: “Psycho” reaches the Hot 100’s top spot in its 15th week on the chart (all spent in the top five, after it debuted at No. 2 on March 10), ending a record-tying streak of three straight No. 1s that debuted at the summit: Drake‘s “God’s Plan” (11 weeks at No. 1) and “Nice for What” (six total weeks) and Childish Gambino‘s “This Is America” (two).

“Psycho” is the first Hot 100 No. 1 that didn’t debut on top since Camila Cabello’s “Havana” (featuring Young Thug), which ascended to the apex in its 23rd week (Jan. 27). (“Rockstar” reigned in its third week, after spending its first three frames at No. 2.)

The last rap song before “Psycho” to take a longer trip to the top? Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, which hit No. 1 in its 16th week on Feb. 2, 2013. And, until this week, the last rap hit by a lead soloist that needed at least 15 weeks to reign was Wiz Khalifa’s debut hit “Black and Yellow” (18 weeks; Feb. 19, 2011).

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.

Rap Rules for 20th Straight Week: Rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 20 consecutive weeks, thanks to Drake’s “Plan” and “Nice,” Childish Gambino’s “America” and now “Psycho.” The genre previously linked as many as 16 straight weeks on top in 2003 courtesy of 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” (nine), Sean Paul’s “Get Busy” (three) and 50 Cent’s “21 Questions,” featuring Nate Dogg (four).

No. 1 in R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap & Pop: “Psycho” concurrently takes over atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, as Post Malone notches his second No. 1 on each list; “Rockstar” ruled for 14 and 15 weeks, respectively. Ty Dolla $ign earns his first Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs No. 1 and second on Hot Rap Songs, following “Sucker for Pain” (by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla $ign featuring X Ambassadors) in 2016.

“Psycho” also hits No. 1 on the Pop Songs radio airplay chart, where it’s Post Malone’s first leader, and Ty Dolla $ign’s second (after “Work for Home”).

No. 1 for the Summer, So Far: And, two weeks into the Songs of the Summerchart battle, “Psycho” dethrones “Nice” for the early lead on the ranking, which measures the top cumulative performing titles on the Hot 100 between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

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.

Cardi B makes her fourth visit to the Hot 100’s top five, Bad Bunny earns his first and J Balvin tallies his second and matches his best rank; “Mi Gente,” with Willy William and featuring Beyoncé, hit No. 3 in October 2017.

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-studdedvideo. 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 first since “Payphone,” featuring Wiz Khalifa, in 2012) and Cardi B’s first. On Streaming Songs, “Girls” debuts at No. 12 (24.5 million, up 527 percent).

With “I Like It” and “Girls,” Cardi B boasts two concurrent Hot 100 top five hits for the second time. On Jan. 20, she ranked at No. 3 with “Finesse,” with Bruno Mars, and No. 5 as featured, with A$AP Rocky, on G-Eazy’s “No Limit.” Only one other artist has doubled up in the top five in 2018: Drake, who this week earns his 11th week this year with at least two titles in the top five simultaneously, as, rounding out the region, “God’s Plan” slides 3-5.

“Girls” makes the fourth-biggest jump (90 positions) in the Hot 100’s history. It trails only vaults by Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You” (96 spots; 97-1, Feb. 7, 2009); Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” (95 spots; 96-1, Oct. 25, 2008); and Beyoncé and Shakira’s “Beautiful Liar” (91 spots; 94-3, April 7, 2007). “Girls,” thus, claims the greatest jump by a group, surpassing  matchbox twenty’s “How Far We’ve Come” (81 spots; 93-12, Sept. 22, 2007).

“Girls” is additionally Maroon 5’s 14th Hot 100 top 10, and Cardi B’s sixth. Dating to Maroon 5’s first week in the top 10 (April 3, 2004, with “This Love”), the act owns the most top 10s among groups. The Black Eyed Peas follow with nine in that span.

Ella Mai‘s first Hot 100 top 10, “Boo’d Up,” hits a new high, rising 8-6, as it leads Hot R&B Songs for a fourth week, and Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” drops 4-7.

Kanye West propels seven songs onto the Hot 100, all from his new album, Ye, which launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. “Yikes” starts highest on the Hot 100, at No. 8, followed at No. 11 by “All Mine,” which opens atop Streaming Songs with 36.3 million U.S. streams; “Yikes” enters Streaming Songs at No. 3 (34.2 million), but logged bigger opening-week sales than “Mine” (13,000 vs. 6,000), thus, helping enable its higher Hot 100 entrance.

West’s other Hot 100 debuts this week: “Ghost Town” (No. 16), “Wouldn’t Leave” (No. 24), “Violent Crimes” (No. 27),  “I Thought About Killing You” (No. 28) and “No Mistakes” (No. 36).

With “Yikes,” West adds his 16th Hot 100 top 10 and first since “FourFiveSeconds,” with Rihanna and Paul McCartney, which hit No. 4 in February 2015. Among rappers, West ties Nicki Minaj for the sixth-most top 10s, after Drake (26), JAY-Z (21), Lil Wayne (20), Ludacris (18) and Eminem (17).

West notches his first top 10 debut on the Hot 100 since October 2009, when Drake’s “Forever,” featuring West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, also opened at No. 8. He inks his first top 10 debut as a lead artist since “Heartless” soared in at No. 4 in November 2008.

West also ups his count to 91 career Hot 100 appearances, tying James Brown for the sixth-best sum among all acts, following the Glee Cast (207), Drake (164), Lil Wayne (137), Elvis Presley (108) and JAY-Z (97).

Meanwhile, West earns his first Streaming Songs No. 1 with “All Mine.” He previously reached a No. 2 high with “Bound 2” in 2013.

Juice WRLD earns his first Hot 100 top 10, as “Lucid Dreams” darts 15-9, led by its 7-2 surge on Streaming Songs (35.9 million, up 24 percent). The rapper’s debut studio album, Goodbye & Good Riddance, pushes 8-6 on the Billboard 200.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey‘s “The Middle” falls to No. 10 from its No. 5 peak, as it leads Radio Songs for a fifth week (114.2 million, down 1 percent) and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a 19th frame.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and by listening (and subscribing) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (June 12), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboardmagazine is on sale Friday (June 15).

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He’s earned all eight consecutively, tying Eminem and The Beatles for the longest streak of No. 1s.

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.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new June 16-dated chart (where West debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, June 12.

Let’s review some of the notable statistics associated with Ye’s No. 1 arrival:

Kanye West’s Eighth No. 1 Album: West lands his eighth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Ye. He 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).

Seventh–Largest Streaming Debut Week Ever: Of Ye’s first week units, 120,000 were SEA units. That sum equates to 180.1 million on-demand audio streams for the set’s seven songs during the tracking week (as each SEA units equals 1,500 on-demand audio streams). Ye’s streaming launch is the seventh-biggest debut streaming week for an album. That’s a pretty notable feat, considering Ye only has seven songs. Thus, each tune, on average, garnered 25.7 million on-demand audio streams. The only album to tally a larger per-track streaming average was J. Cole’s KOD earlier this year. During its opening frame, the 12-song album earned 322.7 million on-demand audio streams, resulting in a 26.9 million per-track average.

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. (The album’s first week benefits from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer in association with the band’s spring U.S. theater tour, as well as a pair of arena dates later this year.)

Ghost previously visited the top 10 with a pair of No. 6-peaking efforts: Popestar (EP) in 2016 and Meliora in 2015.

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.

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Plus, Lil Baby & Drake’s “Yes Indeed” tops the Streaming Songs chart.

Drake‘s “Nice for What” rules the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a sixth total week. With his latest frame on top, Drake ties Michael Jackson for the second-most career weeks logged at No. 1 among solo males (37 each) in the chart’s 59-year history, with the pair trailing only Usher (47 weeks) for the lead in the category.

Meanwhile, Lil Baby and Drake take over atop the Streaming Songs chart with “Yes Indeed,” which holds at its No. 6 Hot 100 high, and Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvinreturn to the Hot 100’s top 10 with “I Like It,” at a new No. 7 peak, following the premiere of its official video.

Let’s run down the top 10 of the Hot 100 (dated June 9), which blends all-genre streaming, airplay and sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (June 5).

“Nice,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, earns Drake his 37th cumulative week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, totaled by his five No. 1s; he previously led as featured on Rihanna’s “What’s My Name? (one week, 2010) and “Work” (nine weeks, 2016) and with his own “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla (10 weeks, 2016), and “God’s Plan” (11 weeks, 2018).

Drake matches Michael Jackson for the second-most weeks spent at No. 1 among solo males, after Usher. Among all artists, Drake and Jackson now share seventh place:

Most Weeks at No. 1 in Hot 100’s History
79, Mariah Carey
60, Rihanna
59, The Beatles
50, Boyz II Men
47, Usher
42, Beyonce
37, Drake
37, Michael Jackson
34, Elton John
33, Janet Jackson
33, Katy Perry

(With featured billings an established element of R&B/hip-hop, Drake has earned 27 of his 37 weeks atop the Hot 100 in a lead role and 10 as a featured artist. Usher has posted all 47 of his weeks at No. 1, from nine No. 1s, as a lead, or co-lead, artist, while Jackson was billed as a lead or co-lead for all 37 of his weeks at the summit, via 13 toppers; additionally, The Jackson 5, with Jackson as a member, tallied 10 weeks at No. 1 thanks to their four leaders, all in 1970.)

“Nice” concurrently collects a sixth week at No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring  Ty Dolla $ign, returns to its No. 2 Hot 100 peak, from No. 4. The track previously ranked at the runner-up spot in its debut week (March 10) and four weeks ago (May 12) and has spent all 14 of its frames on the chart in the top five. The track surges 9-1 for a second week atop the Digital Song Sales chart, up 36 percent to 31,000 sold in the week ending May 31, according to Nielsen Music (helped by a 69-cent sale price in the iTunes Store).

Meanwhile, Drake’s “God’s Plan” keeps at No. 3 on the Hot 100 and has now logged all 19 of its weeks on the Hot 100 in the top three, a feat that no other song has achieved from its debut; the song inked its first 11 weeks at No. 1, followed by three weeks at No. 2 and now five frames at No. 3. (“Plan” passed three songs that each spent their first 16 weeks in the top three: Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” in 2017; The Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,”  in 2009; and, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day,” in 1995-96.)

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top five, Childish Gambino‘s “This Is America” falls 2-4, after two weeks at No. 1, and Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey‘s “The Middle” holds at its No. 5 high, as it leads Radio Songs for a fourth week (115.7 million in audience, up 1 percent, in the week ending June 3) and Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for an 18th week.

Lil Baby and Drake’s “Yes Indeed” is steady at its No. 6 Hot 100 peak and crowns Streaming Songs for the first time, despite a 5 percent decline to 37.6 million U.S. streams in the week ending May 31. It also rules the audio subscription services-based On-Demand Streaming Songs chart for a second week with 26.9 million on-demand U.S. audio streams (down 17 percent).

Lil Baby lands his first Streaming Songs No. 1, while Drake adds his record-breaking fifth; he passes Justin Bieber, with four dating to the chart’s Jan. 26, 2013, inception. (Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift follow with three No. 1s apiece.)

Following the May 29 arrival of its official video, Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s “I Like It” returns to the Hot 100’s top 10, roaring 19-7 for a new peak. The collab climbs 15-5 on Streaming Songs, up 57 percent to 31 million domestic streams. (The track debuted at No. 8 on the Hot 100 dated April 8 and spent one prior week until this week in the top tier, having dipped to No. 9 in its second week.)

Ella Mai‘s first Hot 100 top 10, “Boo’d Up,” repeats at its No. 8 high, as it leads Hot R&B Songs for a third week.

Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line‘s No. 2-peaking “Meant to Be” descends 7-9 on the Hot 100, while topping Hot Country Songs for a 27th week.

Closing out the Hot 100’s top 10, Ariana Grande‘s No. 3-peaking “No Tears Left to Cry” backtracks 9-10.

Just beyond the Hot 100’s upper bracket, Shawn Mendes soars 20-11 (a new peak) with “In My Blood,” as his self-titled third LP, featuring the song, launches atop the Billboard 200; and Juice WRLD earns his first top 20 hit, as “Lucid Dreams” darts 35-15. Plus, Drake’s “I’m Upset” debuts at No. 19, as it opens at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales (27,000) and No. 11 on Streaming Songs (21 million); Drake charts his 164th Hot 100 entry, extending his record for the most among soloists.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and by listening (and subscribing) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (June 5), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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He’s the third-youngest solo artist to achieve three No. 1 albums.

Shawn Mendes’ new self-titled, third full-length studio album bows atop the Billboard 200 chart, scoring the pop singer-songwriter his third No. 1. The set — which was released on May 25 via Island Records — launches with 182,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending May 31, according to Nielsen Music. Of that figure, 142,000 were in traditional album sales. Both sums represent new highs for the artist.

Mendes also debuted at No. 1 on the chart with his two earlier full-length studio sets: Illuminate (in 2016) and Handwritten (2015).

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new June 9-dated chart (where Mendes debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, June 5.

Here’s a look at some notable achievements Mendes claims with his album debut:

Mendes’ Best Week Ever: With Mendes’ sizable start, he tallies his best week ever in units and sales. He surpasses his previous high-water mark, logged with the No. 1 debut of his last studio set, Illuminate, in 2016. That effort bowed with 145,000 units, of which 121,000 were in traditional album sales. (Like Illuminate, Mendes’ new album was boosted by sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer.)

2018’s Second-Largest Week for a Pop Album: Mendes’ bow of 182,000 units is the second-biggest week for a pop set in 2018. It trails only Justin Timberlake’s No. 1 arrival with Man of the Woods (293,000 units; Feb. 17-dated chart).

Second-Largest Streaming Week of 2018 for a Pop Album: SEA units comprise 34,000 of Mendes’ overall starting unit sum. As each SEA unit represents 1,500 on-demand audio streams, that means Mendes’ album earned 50.3 million streams for its tracks in its opening week. That’s Mendes’ biggest streaming week ever, and the second-biggest streaming week for a pop set in 2018, following only the debut frame of Timberlake’s Man of the Woods (37,000 SEA units, equaling 55.2 million on-demand audio streams).

Third-Youngest Artist to Earn Three No. 1 Albums: As Mendes is 19 years and 10 months old, he becomes just the third solo artist to collect three No. 1 albums at such a young age. Just two acts notched their first three No. 1s at younger ages: Justin Bieber was 17 years and eight months old when he topped the list with his third leader (Under the Mistletoe, in 2011) and Miley Cyrus was just 15 years and eight months old when she collected her third No. 1 (Breakout, in 2008).

Fifth-Biggest Sales Week of 2018: Mendes’ sales bow of 142,000 copies sold is the fifth-biggest sales week of the year. Ahead of it: the debut weeks of Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys (153,000), Jason Aldean’s Rearview Town (162,000), J. Cole’s KOD(174,000) and Timberlake’s Man of the Woods (242,000).

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Post Malone’s former No. 1 beerbongs & bentleysis a non-mover with 104,000 units (down 15 percent).

Pusha T notches his highest charting album yet, as his third studio set, Daytona, debuts at No. 3. The seven-track album bows with 77,000 units, of which 39,000 were in traditional album sales. Interestingly, unlike most hip-hop albums lately, over half of Daytona’s starting sum was powered by traditional album sales. SEA units represented 36,000 of its overall launch. But, since Daytona only has seven tracks, the album’s SEA start is still impressive, as it collected 53.8 million on-demand audio streams for those seven songs during the tracking week.

Pusha T previously visited the top 10 once before, with My Name Is My Name, which debuted and peaked at No. 4 in 2013.

Coming in at No. 4 on the new Billboard 200 is A$AP Rocky’s Testing, bowing with 75,000 units (album sales represent 13,000 of that figure). SEA units drive the debut, as the album starts with 60,000 SEA units (89.3 million on-demand audio streams). It’s the third straight top five-charting effort for the hip-hop star, following a pair of No. 1s: At.Long.Last.A$AP (in 2015) and Long.Live.A$AP (2013).

Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy holds steady at No. 5 on the new Billboard 200, tallying 47,000 units (down two percent). BTS’ Love Yourself: Tear falls from No. 1 to No. 6 in its second week with 46,000 units (down 66 percent). Lil Baby’s Harder Than Everslips 3-7 in its second week with 45,000 units (down 36 percent).

At No. 8, hip-hop artist Juice WRLD nabs his first top 10 with his debut studio set, as Goodbye & Good Riddance jumps seven spots in its second chart week with 43,000 units (up 84 percent). The big rise is owed to the album logging its first full tracking week, after debuting on the list a week earlier from only two days of activity (the set was released on May 23, during the tracking week that ended on May 25).

Rounding out the new top 10: The Greatest Showman soundtrack falls 6-9 with 43,000 units (down 2 percent) and J. Cole’s KOD dips 7-10 with 37,000 units (down 9 percent).

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