Kanye West Takes Donda to No. 1 | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts (9/9/21): Kanye West earns huge debut with Donda, while BTS returns to no. 1 on the Hot 100.  

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ell, SCANNING THE CHARTS is just what it says it is.  I, the quirky founder and do-it-all at The Musical Hype scans through the Billboard Charts and picks out things that catch my eye. This column isn’t extensive, but rather short and sweet.  This week, I picked out SIX notable observations from the Billboard 200 ,  and X observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Kanye West and BTS sitting atop the charts respectively.

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Billboard 200

While the rollout was rough, Kanye West sees his highly anticipated Donda debut robustly at no. 1 on the Billboard 200.  Donda earned the biggest debut of 2021 (to date), with 309,000, per Billboard.

With the arrival of Mr. West, Halsey was forced to settle for the runner-up spot on the Billboard 200. No. 2 ain’t bad for If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.  

Lil Tecca earns the third and final debut in the top 10. We Love You Tecca 2 launches at no. 10.

OneRepublic just misses the top-10! Human, originally due in 2020, settles for a no. 11 bow. 

Three more albums launch in the top-50 of the Billboard 200.  Turnstile arrives at no. 30 ( Glow On), CHVRCHES lands right behind at no. 31 ( Screen Violence), while Nelly launches at no. 45 ( Heartland).

Despite a promo single featuring the unstoppable Taylor Swift, Big Red Machine debuts modestly at no. 82 with How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?

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Billboard Hot 100

Somehow, BTS’ “Butter” returns to the top of the Hot 100 for an eighth nonconsecutive week. Dominant hit, period.

As you’d expect, Kanye West does some damage on the Hot 100.  Two songs from Donda debut in the top 10: “Hurricane” (no. 8) and “Jail” (no. 10). 

Country singer/songwriter Walker Hayes has a top 10 hit on his hands! “Fancy Like” ascends from no. 11 to no. 9.

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar see “Family Ties” launch at no. 18. 

Meek Mill, assisted by Lil Baby and Lil Durk is all about “Sharing Locations” at no. 22.

The final debut on this week’s edition of the Hot 100? That would be “In Da Getto” ( J Balvin and Skrillex), which arrives at no. 96.

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Kanye West Takes Donda to No. 1: Scanning the Charts No. 36 [: BIGHIT Music, Brent Faulkner, Def Jam, The Musical Hype]

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