{"id":1068,"date":"2018-07-30T00:14:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T07:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:45:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:45:50","slug":"drakes-scorpion-holds-at-no-1-for-fourth-week-on-billboard-200-albums-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=1068","title":{"rendered":"Drake&#8217;s &#8216;Scorpion&#8217; Holds at No. 1 for Fourth Week on Billboard 200 Albums Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script>\r\nif( document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ) ) document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ).insertAdjacentHTML( \"beforebegin\", \"<link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-music\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/themify-builder-style.css' type='text\/css' \/>\" );\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"m2_1\" class=\"ad_desktop dfp-ad dfp-ad-m2  clarity-processed is-dfp-returned\" data-position=\"m2\" data-slot-name=\"m2\" data-sizes=\"[[300,250],[300,252]]\" data-size-mapping=\"{&quot;1024&quot;:[[300,250],[300,252]],&quot;768&quot;:[[300,250],[300,252]],&quot;0&quot;:[[300,50],[320,50],[300,250]]}\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-refresh=\"\" data-refresh-timer=\"\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;m2&quot;,&quot;dartlegolas&quot;:&quot;segments&quot;,&quot;amazon&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-ad-unit=\"\/6419\/billboard\/articles\/columns\" data-trackaction=\"\" data-tracklabel=\"Ad Click\" data-google-query-id=\"CIC46cKhxtwCFUrawAodoysIcg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6419\/billboard\/articles\/columns_2__container__\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/drake\">Drake<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u00a0holds\u00a0onto\u00a0the No. 1 slot for a fourth week on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the album with the most weeks atop the list in 2018.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The set earned 184,000 equivalent album units\u00a0(down 29 percent)\u00a0in the week ending July 26, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 15,000 were in traditional album sales. The album debuted atop the list and hasn\u2019t left the penthouse since its arrival.<\/p>\n<p>The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on\u00a0multi-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\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179643\">Aug. 4<\/span>-dated chart (where\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u00a0logs a fourth week at No. 1) will be posted in full on\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>&#8216;s websites on\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179644\">Tuesday, July 31<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Of\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u2019s 184,000 units earned, the sum was largely driven by SEA units: 154,000. That SEA unit sum translates to 211.5 million on-demand audio streams for the set\u2019s songs &#8212;\u00a0the 11th-largest\u00a0streaming week for an album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Weeks at No. 1 in 2018:<\/strong>\u00a0With a fourth week at No. 1,\u00a0<em>Scorpion\u00a0<\/em>snags the most weeks atop the Billboard 200 in 2018. The last set to collect four frames atop the list was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/taylor-swift\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>reputation<\/em>, which collected four nonconsecutive weeks: three in a row from Dec. 2-16, 2017, and then one more on Jan. 6, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Consecutive Weeks at No. 1\u00a0<\/strong><strong>i<\/strong><strong>n<\/strong><strong>\u00a0a Year-and-a-Half:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u00a0links together the most consecutive weeks in a row at No. 1 since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/the-weeknd\">The Weeknd<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Starboy\u00a0<\/em>logged four consecutive weeks (of its total five at No. 1) between Jan. 21 and Feb. 11, 2017. The set opened at No. 1 on the list dated Dec. 17, 2016, and then stepped away from the top slot until Jan. 21, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Album to Spend Its First Four Weeks at No. 1\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179645\">in<\/span><span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179645\">\u00a0Two Years<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0What was the last album to spend its first four weeks at No. 1? Why, Drake\u2019s own\u00a0<em>Views<\/em>, which ruled for its first nine weeks atop the list between May 21 and July 16, 2016.\u00a0<em>Views<\/em>\u00a0spent a total of 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Four Weeks of 184,000-Plus Units:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u00a0is the first album since Drake\u2019s\u00a0<em>Views<\/em>\u00a0to earn four weeks of at least 184,000 units.\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u00a0launched with 732,000 units, then earned 335,000 units, 260,000 units and then slightly more than 184,000 units in its second, third and fourth weeks, respectively.\u00a0<em>Views<\/em>\u00a0opened with 1.04 million, and then raked in 313,000, 239,000 and 189,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drake\u2019s 25th Week at No. 1:<\/strong>\u00a0A fourth week at No. 1 with\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u00a0gives Drake his 25th total week at No. 1 across all of his eight No. 1 albums, tying\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/jay-z\">JAY-Z<\/a>\u00a0for the second-most weeks at No. 1 among hip-hop artists.\u00a0<em>Views<\/em>\u00a0spent 13 weeks at No. 1,\u00a02017&#8217;s\u00a0<em>More Life<\/em>\u00a0notched three,\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u00a0has so far tallied four\u00a0and his other five chart-toppers spent one week each in the penthouse. Among hip-hop artists, only\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/eminem\">Eminem<\/a>\u00a0has more total weeks at No. 1, with 32.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zero Debuts in the Top 10:<\/strong>\u00a0For the first time since the\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179646\">Jan. 20<\/span>-dated chart, there are no debuts in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The highest bow on the new chart is found down at No. 26, where The Internet\u2019s\u00a0<em>Hive Mind<\/em>\u00a0arrives. Back on\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179647\">Jan. 20<\/span>,\u00a0<em>The Greatest Showman<\/em>\u00a0soundtrack held at No. 1 for a second week, while the highest new entry was Lil Skies\u2019\u00a0<em>Life of a Dark Rose<\/em>\u00a0at No. 23.<\/p>\n<p>Below Drake\u2019s\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>\u00a0on the new Billboard 200,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/post-malone\">Post Malone<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>beerbongs &amp; bentleys<\/em>\u00a0climbs one rung to No. 2 with 65,000 units (though down 5 percent).<\/p>\n<p>While there are no debuts in the top 10, there is one new visitor to the region, as the\u00a0<em>Mamma Mia! Here We Go<\/em>\u00a0<em>Again<\/em>\u00a0soundtrack zooms from No. 20 to No. 3 in its second chart week. The set earned 48,000 units (up 150 percent), of which 34,000 were in traditional album sales (up 104 percent). The album is basking in the glow of its parent film\u2019s release in theaters, as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/8466464\/weekend-box-office-equalizer-2-beats-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-with-surprise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=\/articles\/news\/8466464\/weekend-box-office-equalizer-2-beats-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-with-surprise&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532957491556000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGU3kyQggKoD4Tb9Pt9CjJzzt46aQ\">hit movie<\/a>\u00a0opened on July 20 &#8212;\u00a0the first day of the chart\u2019s tracking week.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again<\/em>\u00a0is the fourth soundtrack to reach the top 10 in 2018, following\u00a0<em>Fifty Shades Freed<\/em>\u00a0(No. 5,\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179648\">Feb. 24<\/span>),\u00a0<em>Black Panther: The Album<\/em>\u00a0(No. 1 for three weeks,\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179649\">Feb. 24<\/span>) and\u00a0<em>The Greatest Showman\u00a0<\/em>(No. 1 for two weeks,\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179650\">Jan. 13<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again<\/em>\u00a0is the sequel to the 2008 movie\u00a0<em>Mamma Mia!<\/em>,\u00a0whose\u00a0soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The set topped the tally in its fifth week on the list, dated Aug. 23, 2008, and has sold 2.1 million copies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/xxxtentacion\">XXXTentacion<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>?<\/em>\u00a0is steady at No. 4 on the new Billboard 200, with 41,000 units (down 8 percent), while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/cardi-b\">Cardi B<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Invasion of Privacy<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/juice-wrld\">Juice WRLD<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Goodbye &amp; Good Riddance<\/em>\u00a0are also non-movers at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. The titles earned 41,000 units (down 7 percent) and 40,000 units (down 3 percent).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/wiz-khalifa\">Wiz Khalifa<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Rolling Papers 2<\/em>\u00a0falls from No. 2 to No. 7 in its second week with 33,000 units (down 58 percent) and\u00a0<em>The Greatest Showman\u00a0<\/em>soundtrack dips 7-8 with just under 31,000 units (up 1 percent).<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift\u2019s\u00a0<em>reputation<\/em>\u00a0returns to the top 10 for the first time since February, as the album climbs 14-9 with just over 25,000 units (up 9 percent). It was last in the top 10 on the tally dated\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1993179651\">Feb. 3<\/span>, when it also ranked at No. 9. The album jumps back into the top 10 on the new chart thanks to continued strong sales of the album at tour stops along her reputation Stadium Tour, as the album sold 10,000 copies (up 17 percent). SEA units for the title also gained by 5 percent, likely owed to the continued success of the album\u2019s hit single \u201cDelicate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Closing out the new top 10 is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/lil-baby\">Lil Baby<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Harder Than Ever<\/em>, which slips 8-10 with 25,000 units (down 4 percent).<\/p>\n<p>source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1068\" data-postid=\"1068\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1068 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drake\u2019s\u00a0Scorpion\u00a0holds\u00a0onto\u00a0the No. 1 slot for a fourth week on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the album with the most weeks atop the list in 2018. The set earned 184,000 equivalent album units\u00a0(down 29 percent)\u00a0in the week ending July 26, according to Nielsen Music. 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