Lil Nas X released his debut album MONTERO on Friday (September 17), and the project is on pace for a big opening week on the Billboard 200 — but likely not big enough to top the chart.
Judging by early sales projections, Lil Nas X is set to lose out on scoring his first No. 1 album thanks to Drake‘s Certified Lover Boy, which is set to hold on to the top spot for a third consecutive week.
According to HITS Daily Double, CLB is set to reign supreme atop the Billboard 200 with an additional 156,000 total album-equivalent units, while MONTERO is on track to sell over 125,000 total album-equivalent units in its first week, good for the No. 2 spot.
Previously, Certified Lover Boy shifted over 613,000 total album-equivalent units in its first week — the biggest sales week of 2021 by far — before adding around 236,000 sales to that sum in its second week.
If HITS Daily Double‘s latest projections are accurate, Drake’s total Certified Lover Boy sales will pass the one million-mark by its third week, making it eligible for platinum certification.
Lil Nas X Flips Drake's ‘CLB’ Cover Art For His Gay Version ‘MONTERO’ Cover Art
A No. 1 album isn’t the only thing Drake has denied Lil Nas X. The “Industry Baby” rapper recently revealed in a Breakfast Club interview he tried to secure features from Drake and Nicki Minaj on MONTERO but was unsuccessful.
“Drake replied ’cause you know Gee Roberson’s my manager,” he explained. “He was still working on Certified Lover Boy and whatnot and he was 100 percent focused on that. This was like a few weeks ago and I understood completely, and he said he’s down to do something but [it was] just not the right time. He was trying to get his own shit together.”
Nevertheless, Lil Nas X still managed to assemble a star-studded supporting cast for MONTERO, which boasts appearances from Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Miley Cyrus and Sir Elton John. It appears a deluxe edition is on the way with possible cameos from Kid Cudi and City Girls.
MONTERO‘s projected Billboard 200 debut will match Lil Nas X’s last project — 2019’s 7 EP — which also peaked at No. 2. The EP sold approximately 77,000 first-week total album-equivalent units and was nominated for the prestigious Album of the Year award at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Elsewhere on the Billboard 200, Kanye West’s Donda, which previously earned Mr. West his ninth No. 1 album, is set to fall from No. 2 to No. 3, while Doja Cat’s Planet Her is expected to hold firm at No. 6.
Listen to Lil Nas X’s MONTERO below.
That’s a certified flop by your boi.
I’m sure the numbers will be revised lower again soon enough. They don’t want an overt flop from the queen
I’d tell him to suvk it but he might take that literally.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Where lil nas x’s lil troll at in the comment section for this one? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH he lost the number one spot to an album thats been out for 3 weeks now HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH this talentless piece of shit lil nas x lost ahahahahahahahahah I hope lil nas x and his biggest stan on here cry all night.
Wow. This lame liked his own shit 4 times. Now he’s not only obsessed with little Nas X, he’s obsessed with the 2 or 3 people on here who defend dude’s right to be gay. This is the same ; year old that hates gays but thinks telling straight men to fuck each other and suck each other’s dicks is an insult somehow. You’re literally being gay as shit bringing any of that up. Whatever.
You’re def maddddddddddd … hahaahahahahahahahahahahaha. Keep supporting a guy with no talent who says fuck them kids when thats his main audience to promote to.. Keep supporting a guy whose 5 mins of fame would’ve been up had he not admitted he likes men. I honestly don’t care what your sexual preference or anyone’s is for that matter. But don’t push shit on people that don’t want it. Now go cry somewhere
Hey jackoff mcnally, Why do I have more likes than you on my new comment that I didn’t like at all??? Oh thats right because you’re a loser defending a loser.. I know you’re mad shut up. You lost and so did lil nas x
Number 2 on the BILLBOARD 100 is a flop now? Y’all homophobic rap fans are so dumb it’s painful.
It’s called trolling because people like yourself aka lil nas x stans get butt hurt and have to comment Lol aint nobody homophobic here. Some of us just don’t like talentless artist that have to troll in order to sell records. Go ahead and admit it though… You big maddddd… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
No one is mad dork. They’re just nothing how lame and boring you are. Not a fan of dude’s music. He made a track in a basement with no advance, no big name producer, no label and it became the longest charting number one song I. The history of billboard (almost 70 years) and certified diamond. I’m guessing your talents have accomplished more.
You responded to my comment claiming you’re not his fan yet your defending him?!? Ha you’re a fan of his shut up lol Yeah that record that went diamond was a result of him admitting he was gay.. had he not done that his shit might have just been platinum… But go ahead and tell the world you’re mad with another response… ahhahahah you dorky loser don’t say you’re not a fan of his music if you’re going to respond to my trolling loser!!!!!! ahahahahahahahah if my talent was on a mainstream platform I’d be 10 times more famous for my actual talents than this agenda pushing loser… so stfu and go listen to old town road you butt hurt fan of his..
By the way… your idol lil nas x said ” fuck the kids ” in response to the question being asked about what he’s promoting to kids. So yeah his # 2 on billboard is a flop and I’m gonna troll the fuck outta him and piss off his butthurt fans like yourself until you realize you worship a piece of shit who doesnt deserve to be where hes at. Hes an ungrateful piece of shit who could give a fuck about the music hes all about the money and pushing some gay narrative on people that no one wants other than people like yourself who play for the same team like him.
When you are expected to be number one, and you have some of the most listeners on Spotify but your album gets edged by another album that’s been out 2 weeks… that is the definition of a flop lil boi… you would of expected him to sell twice as much
Sellout Massa’s clown Lil nas x will anyways fall off after this album, thank God. Can stand keep seeing him in the media.
Good
Thank you Drake! Drake stays saving the world.
talentless industry plant more famous for gay antics than music that fooled everyone into thinking he was a country artist just so he could play a victim role to get sympathy views and listens.
Yooo this is the truth right here!!! Lil nas x stans just don’t want to admit it!!!
Lil Nas X is talented, creative, and innovative. The rest of the world will catch up to him eventually,