Eminem
Eminem‘s surprise album Music to Be Murdered By arrives at #1 on this week’s Billboard 200, giving the veteran rapper the 10th #1 release of his career. His last album, 2018’s Kamikaze, was also a surprise release that debuted at #1. Music to Be Murdered By earned 279,000 total units, 117,000 in album sales.
According to Billboard, Eminem is now only one of six artists with 10 or more #1 albums. He also has earned his 10th straight #1 debut and his 10th consecutive #1 album overall.
At #2 is Halsey with her new album Manic. With 239,000 equivalent album units, it is Halsey’s biggest overall week of her career. This number was boosted by a ticket-album bundle as well as multiple merchandise bundles online. Her last release, 2017’s Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, debuted at #2. The late Mac Miller‘s posthumous album Circles debuts at #3, the sixth Top 10 release of his all-too-short career.
The rest of the Billboard 200 is filled out by Roddy Ricch (#4), Post Malone (#5), Selena Gomez (#6), Moneybagg Yo (#7), DaBaby (#8), Harry Styles (#9) and Billie Eilish (#10). After dominating Sunday night’s Grammys, Eilish is poised for a major jump on next week’s Billboard 200 chart.
