Of course Kendrick Lamar has the No. 1 album in the country
Top Dawg Entertainment’s Kendrick Lamar really does have one with his Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers studio album. The long-awaited and finally-arrived LP delivered on fans’ expectations with first-week sales proving it.
Kendrick Lamar’s first-week sales
In the digital age where streaming reigns supreme but folks are still determined to go out and support their favorites artists’ releases, K. Dot’s new album locked in nearly 300,000 copies in its first 7 days.
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, K-Dot’s fifth solo studio offering, topped the Billboard 200 chart this week after earning an impressive 295,500 equivalent album units in its first week of availability, per the publication. The numbers break down by 258,500 SEA units (which equals about 343.02 million on-demand streams), 35,500 pure album sales, and 1,500 TEA units, which come solely from digital album sales. This marks Lamar’s fourth consecutive No. 1 album and the biggest release week of 2022 so far; Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti held the title for one week with 274,000 units earned. (Complex)
