Billboard 200 Grooves: Migos, Brantley Gilbert & Kehlani Top the Charts

Migos take ‘Culture’ to no. 1 on the Billboard 200.  Brantley Gilbert and Kehlani earn spots right behind them with highly anticipated efforts.  

Migos take top honors on the current edition of the Billboard 200. The rap trio, comprised of Offset, Quavo, and Takeoff earn their first no. 1 album with Culture.  Culture became a highly anticipated project thanks to no. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single, “Bad and Boujee.” Behind Migos, Brantley Gilbert (The Devil Don’t Sleep) and Kehlani (SweetSexySavage) round out the top three.  Beyond those three standouts, there are plenty of compelling chart stories from the Billboard 200 dated February 18, 2017.

1. Migos take Culture to no. 1 on the Billboard 200, thanks in large part to streaming.

2. Brantley Gilbert settles for a no. 2 start with his highly anticipated fourth album, The Devil Don’t Sleep.

3. Kehlani launches at no. 3 with her debut studio album, SweetSexySavage.

4. After making a four-week return to no. 1, The Weeknd (Starboy) slides from no. 1 to no. 4.

5. Now 61 launches at no. 5 on the Billboard 200.

6. Train starts at no. 8 on the Billboard 200 with A Girl a Bottle a Boat.

7. The RCA-List, Vol. 3 launches at no. 11. Streaming playlists have become kind of a big deal.

8. Bell Biv DeVoe returns to the Billboard 200 respectably. Three Stripes debuts at no. 18.

9. Brian & Jenn Johnson take After All These Years to no. 21.

10. Grateful Dead return to the charts with Dave’s Picks, Volume 21: Boston Garden, Boston, MA 4/2/73 (no. 26).

11. Twiztid land in the top 30 with The Continuous Evilution of Life’s ?’s (no. 28).

12. Lauren Alaina just misses the top-30 of the Billboard 200 as Road Less Traveled settles for no. 31.

13. The Lumineers see performance game for their latest album, Cleopatra (no. 44 to no. 32).

14. Red Hot Chili Peppers reenter the Billboard 200 with The Getaway at no. 33.

15. New Edition return to the charts with All the Number Ones at no. 37. New Edition also sees Heart Break ascend 110 spots (no. 195 to no. 85).

16. Marian Hill continues her ascent as Act One improves three spots from no. 45 to no. 42.

17. John Mayer free falls in week two. The Search for Everything: Wave One slides from no. 2 to no. 63!

18. Once more, Lauren Daigle experiences gains with How Can It Be (no. 86 to no. 65).

19. Sam Hunt gets a lift with Montevallo (no. 76 to no. 67), 119 weeks in.

20. The xx (I See You) plummets 41 spots (no. 30 to no. 71).

21. The Sing soundtrack takes a hard fall from no. 46 to no. 73.

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22. Japandroids take Near to the Wild Heart of Life to a no. 76 bow on the Billboard 200.

23. Kings of Leon (Walls) reenter the Billboard 200 at no. 94. This marks just the 10^th charting week for the set, which debuted at no. 1.

24. Run the Jewels sees Run the Jewels 3 slide 42 spots (no. 60 to no. 102).

25. Ellie Holcomb takes Red Sea Road to a modest no. 106 debut.

26. Nicky Jam drops tremendously in his second charting week. Fenix dips from no. 28 to no. 107.

27. Kreator starts at no. 118 with Gods of Violence. Sounds hellish to say the least…

28. Ty Segall starts at no. 143 with his self-titled album.

29. WOW Gospel 2017 opens modestly at no. 149.

30. Now That’s What I Call 90’s Pop starts at no. 154.

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