Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Travis Scott is breaking records with his decade-old mixtape as “Days Before Rodeo” surges from No.
106 to the top spot on the Billboard 200 almost a month after it was re-released to streaming services. “Days Before Rodeo,” which Scott initially released for free on Aug.
18, 2014, clocks 156,000 equivalent album units in the United States after its pre-ordered vinyl editions shipped to customers.
The vinyl, which was sold exclusively in Scott’s webstore, accounts for 149,000 of its 150,000 traditional album sales, making it the top-selling album of the week and becoming the biggest week on vinyl for a rap album since Luminate began tracking in 1991.
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