There was no question that Drakeâs Certified Lover Boy would have some longevity, but its second-week numbers are getting doubters to âPipe Down.â
Drizzyâs latest studio album landed atop the Billboard 200 for a second-straight week, earning 236,000 equivalent album units during its second go-ahead on the charts, according to Billboard. The second-week sales numbers bring CLBâs total to 849,000 total units earned, marking Drakeâs fourth album to spend a second week at No. 1 thanks to its 227,000 SEA units earnedâ roughly 305.43 million on-demand streamsâ6,500 album sales and 2,500 TEA units earned in week two.Â
Kanye Westâs 10th studio album Donda moved 79,000 equivalent album units this past week, remaining at No. 2 on the chart. Following Yeezy this week is Kacey Musgravesâ Star-Crossed at No. 3 (77,000 equivalent album units earned), Olivia Rodrigoâs unshakable debut offering Sour at No. 4 (54,000 equivalent album units earned), and Baby Keemâs debut album The Melodic Blue (53,000) at No. 5.
Of course, after earning the biggest week of any album since Taylor Swiftâs 2020 effort Folklore with 613,000 equivalent album units last week, CLB has seen some other historic charting achievements. On Monday, it was revealed that Drake landed 9 songs off the album within the Hot 100âs top 10âthe first time an artist has ever done so. Before the CLB take-over, only four albums had 7 tracks in the top 10; Michael Jacksonâs Thriller, Janet Jacksonâs Rhythm Nation 1814, Bruce Springsteenâs Born in the USA, and Drizzyâs 2018 effort Scorpion.
Among the tracks racking up streams, the Future and Young Thug-featuring âWay 2 Sexyâ sat at the top of the Hot 100 this week, one of five songs occupying the top five spots on the Hot 100. Only the Beatles have accomplished that same feat, according to Billboard.