official chart H100: First Class 3x #1, You Proof #6, Kendrick Lamar debuts 4 songs for top 10

[Renan90]

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart

Plus: TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Florence + The Machine & The Black Keys bow in top 10.

 

Kendrick Lamar lands his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as his latest release, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, launches atop the list (dated May 28). He’s debuted at No. 1 with each of his last four albums.

 

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers charges in with 295,500 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 19, according to Luminate — the largest week of the year for any album. It’s the third straight week in which that benchmark has been crushed. A week ago, Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti did the trick with its No. 1 debut of 274,000, and in the week before that, Future’s I Never Liked You bowed at No. 1 with 222,000.

 

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers was announced on April 18 and released on May 13. It’s Lamar’s first album in just over five years. His last project was DAMN., released in April 2017. DAMN. spent four weeks atop the Billboard 200 (his longest run at No. 1), was 2017’s year-end No. 1 album on the tally and was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ 18 tracks are split evenly on the album into two parts, each with nine tracks. The first half is named Big Steppers and the second half is named Mr. Morale. The album was not preceded by any pre-release singles (though, Lamar did drop the non-album track “The Heart Part 5” on May 8, along with an eye-catching music video). Following the album’s arrival, Lamar released the official music video for “N95,” a song that is on the album.

 

Also in the Billboard 200’s new top 10, TOMORROW X TOGETHER notches its highest-charting album yet with the No. 4 debut of Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child, Florence + The Machine captures its fourth top 10 album with the No. 7 arrival of Dance Fever and The Black Keys land their sixth top 10 effort with the No. 8 start of Dropout Boogie.

 

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new May 28, 2022-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on May 24. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

 

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kendrick-lamar-mr-morale-and-the-big-steppers-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235074088/

 

Billboard 200:#1(new)@kendricklamar, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers 295,500 [343.02 million on-demand streams | 35,500 pure sales].

Billboard 200:#2(-1) Bad Bunny (@sanbenito), Un Verano Sin Ti 182,000 (456,000 units since release). *peak:#1*

Billboard 200:#3(-1)@1future, I NEVER LIKED YOU 89,500 (428,000 units since release). *peak:#1*

Billboard 200:#4(new)@TXT_members, Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child 68,500 [4.37 million on-demand streams | 65,500 pure sales].

Billboard 200:#5(-1)@MorganWallen, Dangerous: The Double Album 55,500 (4,116,000 units since release). *peak:#1 for 10 weeks*

Billboard 200:#6(-3)@jackharlow, Come Home the Kids Miss You 55,000 (168,000 units since release). *peak:#3*

Billboard 200:#7(new)@florencemachine, Dance Fever 54,000 [14.5 million on-demand streams | 42,500 pure sales].

Billboard 200:#8(new)@theblackkeys, Dropout Boogie 33,000 [6.5 million on-demand streams | 27,500 pure sales].

Billboard 200:#9(-4)@oliviarodrigo, SOUR 32,000 (3,100,000 units since release). *peak:#1 for 5 weeks*

Billboard 200:#10(-3)@lildurk, '7220' 29,000 (538,000 units since release). *peak:#1 for 2 weeks*

 

Jack Harlow’s ‘First Class’ Holds at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen Debut in Top 10

"First Class" claims a third week atop the Hot 100; Kendrick Lamar debuts four songs in the top 10, led by "N95" at No. 3; and Morgan Wallen's "You Proof" bows at No. 6.

 

Jack Harlow‘s “First Class” holds the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a third total week, five weeks after it flew in at No. 1.

 

The track paces a top 10 that features five debuts, led by Kendrick Lamar, who launches four songs in the region – all from his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, which soars in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 295,500 equivalent album units, the top weekly sum for a set in 2022.

 

Plus, Morgan Wallen‘s “You Proof” opens at No. 6 on the Hot 100, marking his fourth top 10 and tying his best career rank.

 

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated May 28, 2022) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (May 24). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

 

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/hot-100-jack-harlow-first-class-kendrick-lamar-morgan-wallen-1235074293/

 

Hot 100

#1 First Class (=)

#2 As It Was (=)

#3 N95 (NEW)

#4 WAIT FOR U (-1)

#5 Die Hard (NEW)

#6 You Proof (NEW)

#7 Silent Hill (NEW)

#8 United In Grief (NEW)

#9 About Damn Time (=)

#10 Big Energy (-2)

Edited May 23, 2022 by Renan90

[fridayteenage]

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No. 5, 5% gain (55,500)

even with kendrick + bunny + jack + future's releases, this man still top 5. when will you stop, america?

[usedtothis]

[BreakinTheIce]

Great start for Florence! 54K is terrific. Sucks that it was so close to top 5!

[slw84]

Good for Kendrick to get a sizable increase before the 2nd week drop.

 

Sucks for Florence not getting top 5

[SweetTalker]

Good numbers for Florence ! 

[Credit]

the *** chanteur's numbers are a lil underwhelming i seee

[Аshanti]

1 minute ago, Credit said:

the *** chanteur's numbers are a lil underwhelming i seee

How so?

[zoldyck]

1. Florence 54k

2.Miranda 36k

2.Mitski 36k

4. Charli 31.5k

5. Avril 30k

6. Camila 27.5k

 

what a weird year for women so far, at least Florence crossed 50k

[JBJT2786]

16 minutes ago, Аshanti said:

How so?

Oh...I'll answer for them. Because Damn. made more despite:

 

1. It being a completely different sales climate from 2017

2. No bundles

3. No physicals

4. They're a pop stan that knows nothing about the rap world and just wants to downplay a rappers success.

 

OT:

 

Kendrick

Florence should've gotten top 5 if it wasnt for that racist

 

[Аshanti]

Just now, JBJT2786 said:

Oh...I'll answer for them. Because Damn. made 58k more despite:

 

1. It being a completely different sales climate from 2017

2. No bundles

3. No physicals

4. They're a pop stan that knows nothing about the rap world and just wants to downplay a rappers success.

 

OT:

 

Kendrick

Florence should've gotten top 5 if it wasnt for that racist

 

I mean, no, DAMN. did like 600k but it did just as much as TPAB because there was no pop singles and who cares really
He would've done like 400-420k

The QUALITY

[JBJT2786]

5 minutes ago, Аshanti said:

I mean, no, DAMN. did like 600k but it did just as much as TPAB because there was no pop singles and who cares really
He would've done like 400-420k

The QUALITY

Def with physicals ( I don't know why I was looking at Damns second week instead of the first when I wrote that) it would've hit 400k and it'll def get a strong comeback to #1 when they get released.

[Ger]

Well at least he was close to 300k, still not impressive enough.

 

Excellent for Florence!

[bonkbanisters]

Florence was SO CLOSE to going top 5 

[Trent W]

Ngl Kendrick’s debut is weak for his standards, really thought it was gonna be around 400k-500k

 

Still good numbers tho

Edited May 22, 2022 by Trent W

[TurntUp]

Anyone know how much Becky G did???

[Capruni]

Hope Kendrick also debuts at #1 on hot 100 tomorrow

[Martyr Of Fame]

The King of Rap, bar none  

[favorite crime]

1 hour ago, JBJT2786 said:

Oh...I'll answer for them. Because Damn. made more despite:

 

1. It being a completely different sales climate from 2017

2. No bundles

3. No physicals

4. They're a pop stan that knows nothing about the rap world and just wants to downplay a rappers success.

 

OT:

 

Kendrick

Florence should've gotten top 5 if it wasnt for that racist

 

no because he was predicted to so way more and did less so he quite literally underperformed

[favorite crime]

1 hour ago, JBJT2786 said:

Oh...I'll answer for them. Because Damn. made more despite:

 

1. It being a completely different sales climate from 2017

2. No bundles

3. No physicals

4. They're a pop stan that knows nothing about the rap world and just wants to downplay a rappers success.

 

OT:

 

Kendrick

Florence should've gotten top 5 if it wasnt for that racist

 

no because he was predicted to so way more and did less so he quite literally underperforme

[R.E.M.]

The way Florence would have been Top 3 (possibly even #1) in any of the dead weeks in Q1/early Q2  she chose a stacked quarter to release.

[Katy V.!]

Kendrick's opening would be slightly worrisome if it wasn't universally acclaimed. I'd even say he's going to do great in the long run even if the album drops harshly in the first month. 

 

Underperforming because your album is not mainstream friendly enough isn't the same as people just moving on / hating it. 

[Renan90]

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[Renan90]

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[Just a Gay on ATRL]

First Class is a lame #1. It’s not bad but it’s just there