The Weeknd’s ‘My Dear Melancholy’ Debuts At #1, Rich The Kid’s LP Lands At #2

(AllHipHop News) The latest Billboard 200 is topped by a six-track EP. The Weeknd’s My Dear Melancholy premiered with 169,000 units in its opening week. This gives the Canadian vocalist his third straight chart-topper. Melancholy scored the highest first-week units for an R&B project since The Weeknd’s Starboy in 2016 (209,000 units). https://www.google.com/sorry/index?continue=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsEne1ZiQrk&q=EgQi3HnaGJjwgvkFIhkA8aeDSwZqZ9XCptyMWkIlm9RlQtWUBIv_MgFy “Call Out […]

(AllHipHop News) The latest Billboard 200 is topped by a six-track EP. The Weeknd’s My Dear Melancholy premiered with 169,000 units in its opening week.

This gives the Canadian vocalist his third straight chart-topper. Melancholy scored the highest first-week units for an R&B project since The Weeknd’s Starboy in 2016 (209,000 units).

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“Call Out My Name” has become the breakout track from the set. The audio-only version has already collected 22 million plays on YouTube.

Rich The Kid’s debut studio LP The World Is Yours came in at #2 with 59,000 units. He was closely followed by the 57,000 units for XXXTentacion’s ? which fell one spot to #3.