Drake Crushes Kanye West for 2021’s Biggest Album Debut, and He Owns the Top 10 Songs, Too

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Drake Crushes Kanye West for 2021’s Biggest Album Debut, and He Owns the Top 10 Songs, Too
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In the end, the battle for supremacy between 2021’s long-awaited superstar hip-hop premieres wasn’t even that close a contest. Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” is the top…

’s “Donda” claimed when it premiered on the chart last week and at the time set its own record for the year to date, shortly to be toppled.Rolling Stone songs chartIf rivalries could be put aside, West would have little to complain about, as “Donda” continues to have a strong pull compared with just about anything but the Drake album. In its second week out, “Donda” fell to No. 2 but still managed a strong 141,600 album units.

In the second week for “Donda,” West’s 141K total broke down into 6,400 full album sales and a still-estimable 169.3 million streams. veteran. Iron Maiden’s “Senjutsu” bowed at No. 4 with 53,600 album-equivalent units. As would be expected with a so-called heritage act, its strength was more in sales than streaming. Iron Maiden sold a healthy 47,700 full copies of the album, while streams were modest, at 3.1 million.

The holdover albums in the top 10 were led by, of course, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour,” pushed down to No. 3 in its 16th week out, with 63,300 fresh album units. Doja Cat’s “Planet Her” continues to do exceptionally well, too, holding on at No. 5 and adding another 48,800 album units to its tally in week 11. The top 10 was rounded out by the Kid Laroi at No. 6, Morgan Wallen at No. 7, Billie Eilish at No. 8 and Rod Wave at No. 10.

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