HipHopRaisedMeTheBlog.com is thrilled to report that Kendrick Lamar’s latest album, GNX, has made a significant impact on the music charts by debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. This surprise release has achieved the highest first-week sales of any new rap album in 2024, moving a remarkable 319,000 equivalent album units.
According to Billboard, this marks Kendrick’s sixth consecutive album to reach the top spot. Of the 319,000 units, an impressive 285,000 came from streaming, totaling around 379.72 million on-demand streams. The album also saw 32,000 digital album sales, while the remaining 2,000 units were from track equivalent albums (TEA).
GNX has surpassed other major releases this year, including Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia (299,500), Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (281,000), and Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You (251,000), making it the top-selling hip-hop album of 2024.
The only rapper to achieve higher sales in a single week this year is Travis Scott, whose reissued mixtape Days Before Rodeo opened with 361,000 units after being released on streaming services for the first time in August.
In terms of Kendrick’s discography, GNX ranks as his third-highest album for first-week sales, following DAMN. (603,000) and To Pimp a Butterfly (324,000). His previous album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, debuted with 295,000 units, while his 2012 debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, sold 242,000 copies in its opening week.
Originally projected to sell around 291,000 units, the expectations for GNX were later revised upward to between 310,000 and 325,000.
The successful debut of GNX caps off a remarkable year for Kendrick Lamar, whose legacy has been further solidified by his recent victory over Drake in their high-profile feud. The standout diss track “Not Like Us” not only topped the Billboard Hot 100 but also set streaming records, becoming the best-selling song in the U.S. this year.
Kendrick is expected to continue his success on the Hot 100, with tracks from GNX like “Squabble Up” and “TV Off” vying for spots at the top of the singles chart.
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