Playboi Carti Debuts at No. 1 | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (1/9/21): Playboi Carti debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Whole Lotta Red.  

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.  To reiterate what I said last week (Taylor Swift Easily Holds Off Paul McCartney), this column won’t be extensive, but rather short and sweet, keeping that moving.  This week, I picked out FOUR notable observations from the Billboard 200 ,  and THREE observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Playboi Carti debuting at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his highly anticipated sophomore album, Whole Lotta Red.

Billboard 200

If the intro didn’t make it crystal clear, rapper Playboi Carti earns his first no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with his highly anticipated sophomore album, Whole Lotta Red.  Per Keith Caulfield of Billboard, Carti moved 100,000 units.  Respectable numbers, not game changing. He knocks Taylor Swift out of the top spot with Evermore slipping to no. 2.

Lil Durk saw The Voice debut last week at a tepid no. 46 (following an off-cycle release). Expectedly, this week, it ascends to no. 3 after a full week of sales, streaming, etc. 

Sometimes, the second charting week can be very meh. A prime example is the new Paul McCartney album, McCartney III, which free falls from no. 2 to no. 37 in its second week.

Worth noting, in a very quiet week on the charts, there are numerous reentries. Among them are Frank Ocean ( Blonde, no. 134), Maluma ( Papi Juancho, no. 163) and Justin Bieber ( Changes, no. 176).

Billboard Hot 100  

The “Mood” never seems to end for 24kGoldn and iann dior. Once more, the dominant hit retakes the no. 1 spot on the Hot 100.

SZA debuts at no. 38 on the Hot 100 with her latest single, “Good Days,” which arrived on Christmas Day.

Given their performance on the Billboard 200, it’s not surprising to see Playboi Carti and Lil Durk chart several new songs on the Hot 100.  Carti’s highest charting newbie is “Slay3r” (no. 72), while Durk’s highest charter is “Still Trappin’” with the late King Von at no. 53.

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