{"id":2427,"date":"2021-09-26T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T21:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=2427"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:44:33","slug":"drakes-certified-lover-boy-no-1-for-third-week-on-billboard-200-albums-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=2427","title":{"rendered":"Drake\u2019s \u2018Certified Lover Boy\u2019 No. 1 for Third 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\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plus: Lil Nas X and NCT 127 debut in top three.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/drake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drake<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Certified Lover Boy<\/em>&nbsp;rules the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Billboard 200<\/a>&nbsp;albums chart for a third consecutive and total week, as the set earned 171,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 23 (down 28%), according to MRC Data. The album opened atop the list two weeks ago with the year\u2019s biggest week for an album: 613,000 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a third week at No. 1,&nbsp;<em>Certified<\/em>&nbsp;has the total most weeks atop the list for an R&amp;B\/hip-hop effort in over a year, since Lil Baby\u2019s&nbsp;<em>My Turn<\/em>&nbsp;spent its fifth and final nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the July 11, 2020-dated chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\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 comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid\/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Oct. 2, 2021-dated chart (where\u00a0<em>Certified Lover Boy<\/em>\u00a0spends a third week at No. 1) will be posted in full on\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>&#8216;s website on Sept. 28. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of&nbsp;<em>Certified Lover Boy<\/em>\u2019s 171,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 23, SEA units comprise 165,000 units (down 28%, equaling 222.16 million on-demand streams of the album\u2019s 21 tracks), album sales comprise 4,000 (down 40%) and TEA units comprise 2,000 units (down 14%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Certified<\/em>&nbsp;is the third album in 2021 to spend at least three weeks in a row atop the Billboard 200, following&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/billie-eilish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Billie Eilish<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Happier Than Ever<\/em>&nbsp;(three total weeks at No. 1, all consecutive) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/morgan-wallen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morgan Wallen<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Dangerous: The Double Album<\/em>&nbsp;(10 weeks at No. 1, all consecutive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, with\u00a0<em>Certified<\/em>\u2019s third week at No. 1, Drake\u2019s total weeks atop the list, across all of 10 of his No. 1 albums, now rises to 30 weeks. He first led in July 2010 with\u00a0<em>Thank Me Later<\/em>, and his 30 weeks on top are the most among male acts in the &#8217;10s and &#8217;20s; overall in that span, he ranks third, after\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u00a0(42) and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/adele\" target=\"_blank\">Adele<\/a>\u00a0(34). In the chart&#8217;s entire 65-year history,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Fthe-beatles&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ckeith.caulfield%40billboard.com%7Cb672d3c65f284fd9fc6b08d981004250%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C637682660386060741%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=jsHVo38VRCESCkG3zt%2F%2FhswnUp6qJJjJteqIym1ty3k%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">The Beatles<\/a>\u00a0boast the most weeks at No. 1, with 132.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/lil-nas-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lil Nas X<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Montero<\/em>&nbsp;debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 126,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 102,000 (equaling 147.16 million on-demand streams of the set\u2019s tracks), album sales comprise nearly 22,000 and TEA units comprise a little under 3,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Montero<\/em>&nbsp;is promoted as Lil Nas X\u2019s first full-length album, and it follows his debut project, the EP&nbsp;<em>7<\/em>, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the July 6, 2019-dated chart with 77,000 units earned in its first week.&nbsp;<em>7<\/em>&nbsp;later scored a Grammy Award nomination for album of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Montero<\/em>&nbsp;was preceded by a pair of top two-charting hits on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart: \u201cMontero (Call Me by Your Name)\u201d (No. 1) and \u201cIndustry Baby,\u201d with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/jack-harlow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Harlow<\/a>, which peaked at No. 2 in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/nct-127\" target=\"_blank\">NCT 127<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<em>Sticker: The 3rd Album<\/em>\u00a0bows at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, marking the second top 10 and highest-charting release for the 10-member act. The Korean pop group\u2019s latest effort launches with 62,000 equivalent album units earned, of which album sales comprise 58,000, SEA units comprise 3,000 (equaling 4.66 million on-demand streams of the set\u2019s 11 songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. Like many K-pop releases, the CD edition of the album was issued in multiple collectible packages and boxed sets (nine, including a Target-exclusive edition). NCT 127 previously hit the Billboard 200\u2019s top 10 with\u00a0<em>NCT #127: Neo Zone, The 2nd Album<\/em>, which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the March 21, 2020-dated chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/kanye-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kanye West<\/a>\u2019s former No. 1&nbsp;<em>Donda<\/em>&nbsp;falls from No. 2 to No. 4 with 57,000 equivalent album units earned (down 27%), while&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/olivia-rodrigo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>\u2019s chart-topping&nbsp;<em>Sour<\/em>&nbsp;slips from No. 4 to No. 5 with 51,000 units (down 6%).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/doja-cat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doja Cat<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Planet Her<\/em>&nbsp;is a non-mover at No. 6 with 47,000 units (down 5%), Wallen\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Dangerous: The Double Album<\/em>&nbsp;rises one spot to No. 7 with 39,000 (up less than 1%), and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/the-kid-laroi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Kid LAROI<\/a>\u2019s former leader&nbsp;<em>F*ck Love<\/em>&nbsp;falls one rung to No. 8 with 38,000 units (down 3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding out the top 10 are\u00a0Eilish\u2019s former No. 1\u00a0<em>Happier Than Ever<\/em>, which is up one slot to No. 9 with 32,000 equivalent album units earned (down 4%), and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/kacey-musgraves\" target=\"_blank\">Kacey Musgraves<\/a>\u2019\u00a0<em>Star-Crossed<\/em>, which falls from No. 3 to No. 10 in its second week with 29,000 units (down 62%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2427\" data-postid=\"2427\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2427 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: Lil Nas X and NCT 127 debut in top three. 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