NAV’s Bad Habitshas debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for the week ending March 28. It marks the Toronto native’s first album to land in the coveted spot and second full-length studio project.
Elsewhere on the chart, Rich The Kid’s latest project, The World Is Yours 2, has made a strong debut in the Top 5 and XXXTENTACION’s ? has made an incredible jump from No. 27 to No. 5.
As for other debuts, Logic’sSupermarket soundtrack has landed at No. 56 with 11,823 total album equivalent units, 2,947 pure album sales and a streaming count of 11,694,101.
NAV Debuts At No. 1
NAV, who signed with The Weeknd’s XO imprint in 2017, is presumably on top of the world. His new album Bad Habits is sitting in the Billboard 200’s top spot with 82,063 total album equivalent units, 24,169 pure album sales and a streaming count of 79,078,778.
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The 29-year-old’s last effort, 2018’s Reckless,debuted at No. 8 upon its release with roughly 36,000 units sold in its first week. The project featured Quavo, Lil Uzi Vert, Travis Scott and Gunna.
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Rich The Kid’sThe World Is Yours 2 debuted at No. 4 with 41,536 total album equivalent units, 1,712 pure album sales and a streaming count of 54,685,070. It boasts a monster roster of notable artists, including Big Sean, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Lil Pump, Takeoff, Offset, Tory Lanez, Young Thug, Gunna, Miguel, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Gucci Mane, Jay Critch, Nav, and Ty Dolla Sign.
As the title suggests, the project follows 2018’s The World Is Yours, which entered the chart at No. 2 with approximately 59,000 total album equivalent sold in its first week.
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Read The World Is Yours 2 review here.
X Marks The Spot (Again)
XXXTENTACION’s second studio album, ?, has made a massive leap from No. 27 to No. 5, marking a 132 percent increase in sales. The project pulled in 40,472 total album equivalent units, 24,247 pure album sales and a streaming count of 26,759,013.
? originally debuted at No. 1, becoming the slain rapper’s first chart-topping album. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA last August, anchored by the singles “Sad!”, “Changes” and “Moonlight.”
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Following X’s June 2018 shooting death, “Sad!” became a No. 1 hit on several charts, including the Billboard Hot 100.
Top 10 Billboard 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 03/28/2019
Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard’s new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album’s streaming count is available in brackets.
- NAV — Bad Habits — No. 1 — 82,063 (24,169) [79,078,778]
- Juice WRLD — Death Race For Love — No. 3 — 54,296 (2,428) [79,005,270]
- Rich The Kid — The World Is Yours 2 — No. 4 — 41,536 (1,712) [54,685,070]
- XXXTENTACION — ? — No. 5 — 40,472 (24,247) [26,759,013]
- A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie — Hoodie SZN — No. 7 — 31,785 (171) [47,603,423]
- Post Malone — Beerbongs & Bentleys — No. 8 — 41,431 (1,755) [40,413,387]
- Various Artists — Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse — No. 11 — 29,036 (3,988) [32,318,461]
- Drake – Scorpion —No. 12 — 29,306 (302) [37,466,488]
- Meek Mill — Championships — No. 13 — 26,207 (544) [34,343,307]
- Travis Scott — Astroworld — No. 14 — 25,756 (917) [33,771,216]
