Playboi Carti’s ‘Music’ Debuts at No. 1 With Biggest Streaming Numbers Since Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’
Reading now: 384
variety.comThania Garcia Playboi Carti‘s “Music” has entered the albums chart at No. 1 with the biggest opening numbers for a rap album this year.
The 30-song set enters the Billboard 200 with 298,000 album units earned in the United States, according to Luminate, and a total of 384 million streams — these are the biggest streaming numbers for any album since Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” collected 428.54 million listens in its second week (May 2024).
Additionally, “Music” is the second largest debut this year behind the Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” (which debuted with 490,000 units in February).
Carti’s set features guest verses from Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott to the Weeknd, Skepta, Future, Lil Uzi Vert and more.
Read more on variety.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
