DS4EVER beats The Weeknd’s Dawn FM in first-week sales
thefader.comGunna's DS4Ever was last week's best-selling album, Billboard announced yesterday. This news wouldn't be surprising — the Atlanta rapper's last solo full-length, 2020's Wunna, also debuted in the top spot — if the project hadn't arrived the same day as the Weeknd's Dawn FM.
Following the record-breaking success of After Hours, the Canadian crooner's new release was expected to coast to victory. But last week's chart race ended in a near tie, and when the dust cleared at the end of the long weekend, Gunna sat atop the list.
DS4Ever sold 150,300 equivalent units last week, with Dawn FM trailing just behind at 148,000. Both albums finished above Lin-Manuel Miranda's Encanto soundtrack, but that album is certainly not out of next week's race, as its single "We Don't Talk About Bruno" surged to number one in the UK and elsewhere last week.
And while Adele's 30 fell to fourth on Billboard's Global 200 list, it stayed at number one on the Hot 100 chart, where it's stayed for nearly two months since debuting there in November.
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