Kanye West Has Year’s Top Album Debut, With Halsey Entering Strong at No. 2
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variety.comChris Willman Music WriterIt would’ve been Halsey’s week to finally land a No. 1 album, but Kanye West had other plans, and his surprise drop of “Donda” on a Sunday morning thwarted her once again.
Both artists had a lot to celebrate, though, with infrequently seen six-figure album-equivalent debuts, and, in West’s case, bragging rights to the biggest album premiere of 2021 so far.“Donda” debuted with 313,000 album-equivalent units, besting the previous 2021 mark of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour,” which debuted with 302,000 in June.
West’s album sales were an OK 37,000, but his individual streams, which set records on several DSPS, were monumental, adding up to 341 million.Halsey had the honor of coming in well ahead of West when it came to.
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