Dreamvilleās Revenge of the Dreamers III will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, narrowly exceeding its first-week projections.Ā
With 115,000 equivalent album unitsā23,000 of which came from album salesāDreamers III more than doubled the sales of Billie Eilishās WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, which finished in second with 50,000 equivalent album units. Indigo by Chris Brown slid from first to third in its second week with just under 50,000 units.Ā
Dreamers III easily outperformed Revenge of the Dreamers II, which peaked at No. 29. Meanwhile, the imprintās first compilation in the series didnāt even chart. It's a monumental feat for the collaborative project thatĀ groupedĀ 34 artists withĀ 27 producers inĀ Atlanta'sĀ Tree Sound Studios for aĀ 10-day recording sessionĀ to createĀ what ultimately became anĀ 18-song project.
The project was spearheaded by Dreamville founder J. Cole, who wanted to work outside of his comfort zone, and collaborate with artists outside of his own label that he admired. "When I meet other artists in the game, I really do fuck with them and have great conversations with them," ColeĀ admits in the documentary Revenge. "But the outside world don't know that, because I'm so secluded in a sense. And I realized that."
Meanwhile,Ā Machine Gun Kelly notchedĀ his fourth top 10 album withĀ Hotel Diablo, which debuted atĀ No. 5.
