Kendrick Lamar is officially king of the Billboard 200 chart as the numbers for DAMN.‘s debut are in, according to Hits Daily Double. Cornrow Kenny careens past Drake’s More Life to have the highest first-week sales of 2017. Elsewhere on the list, Playboi Carti makes his debut with his first full-length project.
“DAMN.,” King Kendrick!
Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. album pushed 610,000 equivalent album units to claim the top spot on the Billboard 200 in its first week. The LP pulled in more than 300 million streams, but 60 percent of the total number comes from pure album sales, boosted by the epic album signing he held in Compton. Kendrick beats out Drake for the highest-selling debut of 2017. More Life sold 505,000 units upon its release earlier this month. It spent three weeks at #1 before being dethroned. This is K.Dot’s third straight #1 album, following untitled unmastered. and To Pimp a Butterfly.
Drake’s Still Got Life In Him
Drake’s More Life lands at #3 on this week’s chart, slipping one position from the last sales cycle. It raked in 87,000 total units and is still the most-streamed project in the country with more than 385 million plays.
Playboi Carti Makes His Debut
Playboi Carti brought some diversity to listeners’ ears this week with his self-titled project. Playboi Carti, an Interscope release, lands at #12. The Atlanta rapper pushed 28,000 equivalent album units with features from A$AP Rocky and Lil Uzi Vert.
Too bad sales don’t mean shit.
Sales=Popularity
big big success for kendrick but i think eminem album will be most selling rap album of the year and also best rap album
Eminem stans lol. Yall are relentless for real
Lol this got nothing to do with Em haha
Only ones that can possibly dethrone Kdot is either Eminem and that’s a maybe….or Jayz, thats only if he gets another Samsung deal
eminem album in past 17 years since mmlp until mmlp2 always sale more than 700k at a week and jay z and em got album that release in the same year but eminem sell more than jay like in 2009 or 2013
aint no maybe in that…..Eminem can and will do 700 000 first week easy
Eminem would still have massive first week sales but 700k in 2017? He hasn’t released any new music in a long time so I don’t know if the hype would help out or not.
Yaaaay! Shitting on corny ass Frake.
lol how is this shitting on any one they both sold a shit load of albums, im sure frake is just fine
Don’t get too happy, Kendrick stans. Damn may have sold more in its first week than More Life, but remember that More Life is a playlist and not just another run of the mill album. First ever platinum playlist real soon. And Kendrick still has a long way to go before he reaches Drizzaveli’s total career sales. And how many Billboard Hot 100 hits does Drake have compared to Kendrick? Drake is still sitting comfy in the throne and will be for a very long time. Now take Kendrick’s advice and sit down. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife #MoreLife
that a lie it wasn’t no playlist u salty kendrick have the thrown
You dumbass. 6ix God himself called More Life a playlist and it even says “A Playlist By October Firm” on the damn cover. Like I said, Kendrick has a long way to go before he hits Drake’s overall success. Enjoy this while it lasts but it ain’t gonna last long. Now sit down! #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife #MoreLife
Say what you want but More Life is confirmed as a playlist. Try changing the Wiki page of More Life and calling it an album, it’ll just be changed right back to a playlist. And it’ll go platinum very soon, first ever platinum playlist bitch! Free schmoke for all you bumbaclots! #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife #MoreLife
Well then was the ReUp a playlist? Because I’m pretty sure that went double plat. Drake hasn’t got shit on Kendrick anymore, More Life had way more promotion and sold less than Kendrick, and was pop bullshit!!! Kendrick the king of this rap game right now!!!
It’s a heavily promoted pop compilation album, not a barely promoted playlist. Damn had tons of promotion. Views had the same level of heavy promotion yet sold nearly 3 times more than kenny’s album.
You’re right about More Life being a heavily promoted pop compilation AKA an album.
Bruno Mars is one of the best singers of this generation. He does not make garbage music…stop reaching LOL
You know why Drake sells so much and has so many hits under his belt? His music is catchy and appeals to the mainstream audience. The majority of Views and More Life was pop-based. Views sold so well because he had One Dance and Hotline Bling. Those two songs were bought like crazy and went to the album sales. Take out those two songs and all the hype behind the album, and you would get More Life. Drake hyped up Views for months and months. Kendrick didn’t at all and he is still selling 600k (which is very good). Kendrick’s album is better than Drake’s last two albums because his music can relate to the experiences other people have gone through (this is subjective). Some of the songs are also very catchy, but the difference between him and Drake is that Drake will never be as good of a lyricist as Kendrick. Kendrick IS up there with Eminem, Jay Z , Nas , Lil Wayne , Tupac , and all the other names frequently brought up. If Drake continues going down this path, he will be a superstar , but not in the world of hip hop. He will continue to dominate the charts because people want catchy beats and don’t respect/understand the realness of certain lyricists, such as Kendrick (that last statement is also subjective).
yo i love drake music because it sound good but he is not a rapper for example in more life album it was like 4 or 5 rap song and the other song was pop and r&b
What thrown. He doesn’t write his own lyrics. He’s milli Vanilli, and he’s a singer that’s why no one cares that he doesn’t write lyrics
fake drake is a clown who makes disposable pop music written by others. #DRAKEISFAKEDRAKEISWACK
They called More Life a playlist bc Drake is a product of the corporate machine. An investment always criticized for make pop songs and trailing off his brief stint as a lyricist when he debut. In a nutshell, by calling it “a playlist” they can always have an excuse if it flopped. It’s an album, whether you like it or not. Like an apt complex being repainted and being marketed as a condo.
Oh the Drake stand must be crying now.
Just be patient. In time the truth will stand tall. Drake will be forgotten and remembered kind of like Mc Hammer and Vanilla Ice as a temporary huge trend that we are all ashamed of. Kendrick will go down in history as one of the best to ever do it.
Drake= Luck unintelligent party fun cheesy lyrics and beats. Fake fans that don’t really care about music.
Kendrick= Super talented smart. Hard edgy and important messages for real music and truth seekers.
Sorry. It is true.
Truth Drake is a gimmick
I’ll give it to drake for ,mastering the pop appeal formula. That he has done well enough to remain relevant longer than normal other bubble gum music makers. But firstly his music had been in decline ever since if you’re reading this and he’s just gotten lazier and lazier in putting effort into making good music. And yes Kendrick is the savior of rap, his technical ability, his poetic justice, and his ability to reinvent himself in all his albums while also being the most legendary guest verse dropper do in fact make him the savior of rap in this era of lil this and lil that spitting nonsense over a catchy beat. He hasn’t made a bad album and his batting average is just way too high for this to even be a competition
kendrick do well in fact he did great but im waiting for eminem and see how that going EM probably gone sale more but i think that he not gone make a better album but who knows
why does everything have to be a competition…. Theyre both doing very well.. bottom line… stop being haters
So true. Everyone can argue and choose sides, but I’m bumping both their albums right now. Great music on both ends.
When KDOT sells more then 1.2 milli first week then we can have a conversation and and then sell another 500k with a playlist until then hush. Drake so far ahead of every artist nobody will take his top spot until he stops making music.
Drake is a pop artist. This is big for a real hip hop artists that writes his own rhymes, not a studio made phony
It’s already proven drake writes his own stuff. Besides, Dr Dre hardly writes anything yet you on his dick.
U r telling us it’s proven that Drake writes his own shit? In what galaxy?
how many times has fake drake been busted with reference tracks written by other people, how many times has fake drake been busted jacking lyrics, beats, flows from other rappers songs? bitch made pop puppet is confused where he’s from, one week he’s british, then jamacian, then he’s from houston, he’s black on records then white in interviews. fake drake was exposed as a fraud who doesn’t write [reference tracks] #FIRST NAME FAKEST..LAST NAME EVER #DRAKEISFAKEDRAKEISWACK
Nobody cares if Dr. Dre writes his rhymes or not because he’s a producer first and foremost.
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Damn out sells more life?? Kendrick outsells Drake??? Yeaaaaa…. Fvck em passion fruit ass Nvggas, fuck em teenage fever ass nvggas… Y’all Nvgass can call Drake up nd have a passionate conversation about what second place feels like… Lol, fvckin emotional ass dvck riders Hahaha in yo face ovo… Real hip hop takin over… We can see y’all in the rear view…
Weren’t you the Drake dick rider a while back?
Crazy, 3 more #1 albums and he’ll be tied with justin bieber.
Proving number don’t mean squat if they did vanilla ice, hammer, & Eminem would be considered goats by respectable people
lol Eminem is easily a goat in rap and only has one or two competitors
Im gonna keep outta this like dr dre.
Kendrick 7 Grammys >>> Drake’s 3. Now Kendrick sales 610,000 units >>> Drake 505,000 c’mon now there is no competition here K.DOT wins by a landslide critically and commercially. KungFu Kenny proves that you don’t have to sacrifice quantity to put out a commercially successful record
Kendrick 7 Grammys > Drake’s 3. Now Kendrick sales 610,000 units > Drake 505,000 c’mon now there is no competition here K.DOT wins by a landslide critically and commercially. KungFu Kenny proves that you don’t have to sacrifice quantity to put out a commercially successful record
Kendrick Lamar solidified his stature as the greatest rapper of all-time with this DAMN album…. I mean Damn…. Didnt think he could top good kid….. He did wit TPAB…. Didnt think he could top TPAB…. He did wit DAMN….. Can’t wait to see whats next…..
Drake owns several Billboard chart records. He has the most charted songs (154) among solo artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, the most simultaneously charted Hot 100 songs in a single week (24) and the most Hot 100 debuts in a week (21). Drake also has the most number one singles on the Hot Rap Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rhythmic Charts. Drake total US sales- 10 Million vs Kendrick total Us sales- 3 Million. Numbers don’t lie, Kendrick has a lot of catching up to do. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife #MoreLife
Fetty wap went platinum lol. So did Mc hammer. Numbers don’t matter. Noticed you didn’t mention grammys. Drake has more hits but less grammys. Wonder why
quantity doesn’t equal quality, milli drizzavanilli sings disposable pop songs with rap verses written by others that he reads and recites from reference tracks. Kendrick Lamar has the critical acclaim and respect from the music industry fake drake will never have. fake drake is nothing more than this generations milli vanilli, mc hammer, vanilla ice..disposable pop acts who sell lots of records with no lasting or concrete legacy.
Grandpa Kendrick is still whoopin that ass though no lie, no lie, no lieeeeee iiiiii eeee iiiii and the Mumble Baby Muppet’s still whining about Money, Drugs, Guns and Cheat on your man/woman type bullshit, but it’s all good because open minds are on a HiiiiPower!!!! Lol P.S. I’m just glad to see people’s reactions when they think King Kendrick fell off after taking a little break.
Oh boy, a pop star like kendrick lamer beating out a hiphop artist like drake. Kendrick had tons of promotion while drake had little promotion.
Doesnt matter. If a big artist drops an album, it’s gonna sell. Drakes been plastered all over apple music since views anyway.
I think you got the names mixed up. Aubrey is the biggest pop star out while Kendrick is a legit hip hop artist. Little white kids in the suburbs LOVE to bump Aubrey’s bullshit.
My streamin service on random keeps playin kenny every hour even when i dont pick it, just like old time radio stations.
Kendrick Lamar is by far the best RAPPER out….. He RAPS and make CLASSIC Albums…. This DAMN Ablum proves that….. The last song DUCKWORTH…. Is the last song wit the best ending to an Album hands down ever…… No need to put a playlist out like that POP star DRAKE….
Fear of a Black Planet disagrees.
“Duckworth” is a great closer, but I agree, it’s not the best ending ever. Way too early to say that. I can also add Cuban Linx (“North Star”), Liquid Swords (“BIBLE”) and Ready to Die (“Suicidal Thoughts”) with better endings. Hell, even “Mortal Man” off TPAB is better.
Whatever ..i dont give a fuck. That new bizzy krayzie album is on its way..the single is out n its scorchin..no one flips it like bizzy.n krayzie his usual dope self..bone for life
I’m sorry but this album is pure Trash! I don’t want to live in 1966 and thats what this album gives you a feel of….st8t darkness falls ! this is one of the two worst albums released by K-Trash ….And dont give me you gotta listen to the lyrics either…Get this trash out of here!!
Yeah your by yourself with that
LOL, this album takes you 51 years back? DAMN.
Drake is R&B, not pop.
Right queer keep chanting that mantra…
Both doing good sooo what’s the point of comparing them they in there own lanes and the numbers show…. side note I do like damn best ablum I’ve heard in awhile
As a fan of real hip hop since the 80’s, I am loving that Kendrick is able to stay true to his art and still get such commercial success as well. It’s a beautiful thing. What’s not such a beautiful thing is Drake’s name appearing in the same sentence as Kendrick’s. I hope I don’t ever see that again, coz that bitch kills my vibe 🙁
jCole Went Platinum With No Features
Ok
And he ain’t shit compared to Kendrick…
Ok…. Good kid mad City was a Classic……To Pimp A Butterfly was a Master Piece…….. DAMN…… I mean damn im lost for words……. Guess I have to call it a CLASSICMASTERPEICE…… Gotta come up wit something new wit this Album…..
sorry mate gotta disagree, that sing songy drake sh!t takes some of the luster off it. everyone is saying its a jab at drake but i dont think it is..
I disagree ponta…… Kendrick is harmonizing a melody for his hooks….. DRAKE (Aubry Graham) be hitting HIGH notes through a WHOLE song…..
Just face it king kunta is the truth the album speaks for itself Damn good look for cornrow kenny
i do get it whn u say Drake’s gotten lazier lately. That’s the vibe one gets off of listening to him. The effort’s no longer there. He’s admitted as much himself. On the flipside, Kendrick has mastered the art of makin an album. He’s never failed on that score. Where i do have a problm is the perception of his music. He tries to give off a certain mistique. It’s phony. Unlike most of these cats, i pay attention to lyrics, nuance, and delivery. His lyrics are average. Nothing remotely earthshaking. His delivery is what’s got ppl hyped up; that, and the weird notion that a personal endorsement of his music automatically makes u a hiphop head. With kendrick, dickriding is cool. N there, my friend, is where i draw the line. He has not saved hiphop.
HOW, SWAY?!