Drake and 21 Savage’s ‘Her Loss’ Debuts at No. 1

Drake and 21 Savage’s joint LP, “Her Loss,” enters the charts this week at No. 1 with the largest first-week numbers for a hip-hop album in 2022.

The set logged 404,000 album-equivalent items within the U.S. — holding 100,000 items over Kendrick Lamar‘s “Mr. Morale & The Massive Steppers,” which opened with 295,000 within the week ending Could 19, based on information from Luminate through Billboard. “Her Loss” practically doubled the earnings of “Actually, Nevermind,” Drake’s dance-focused document that opened with a still-impressive 204,000 items again in June. Nonetheless, each of his earlier releases fall quick compared to “Licensed Lover Boy,” which debuted at No. 1 greater than a yr in the past, with 613,000 items.

On-demand streams of “Her Loss” make up a majority of its items, with the tally reaching some 514 million throughout its 16 tracks, scoring the duo the fourth-largest streaming week for an album ever. Drake now holds main actual property in streaming information with three of the highest 4 greatest streaming weeks — “Her Loss” being No. 4, behind Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” (549 million). The No. 1 spot is stuffed by Drake’s 2018 album “Scorpion,” which logged 745.9 million, and final yr’s “Licensed Lover Boy” is at No. 2 with 743.7 million. As of now, “Her Loss” is just accessible through streaming and digital obtain.

“Her Loss” is 21’s third No. 1 album and Drake’s twelfth, making him the third artist with essentially the most No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart behind the Beatles (19) and Jay-Z (14). Drake was beforehand tied with Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Swift, who every have 11 No. 1s. “Her Loss” has not solely managed to fire up the charts, however it additionally made a number of headlines with its drama-infused lyrics that seemingly reference different celebrities and musicians like Megan Thee Stallion — who clapped again in a sequence of tweets upon listening to her alleged assault by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez being questioned in a lyric for “Circo Loco.” The duo was additionally just lately sued for $4 million by media firm Condé Nast, which owns Vogue, over the faux journal cowl used to advertise the album.

Amongst all albums in 2022, “Her Loss” scored the third-biggest opening week, adopted solely by the arrival of Swift’s “Midnights” (1.578 million items) and Harry Kinds’ “Harry’s Home” (521,000 items).

“Midnights” falls to No. 2 on the albums chart after spending a historic first two weeks atop the chart. Final week, the set logged 342,000 items — the most effective numbers for an album in its sophomore week in seven years. The week earlier than that, it debuted with 1.58 million items, marking the biggest weekly complete since Adele’s “25.” Within the week ending Nov. 10, “Midnights” earned 299,000 items (down 13%).

Elsewhere, Swift is readying herself for what’s positive to grow to be a record-breaking tour of U.S. stadiums, with 52 gigs scheduled in 2023 — her greatest tour thus far, and one that would simply break her personal document for a gross in North America. By doing 5 exhibits at SoFi Stadium, Swift will doubtless have the most effective numbers within the U.S. in a single venue in additional than a decade, and presumably, an all-time document.

Lil Child’s “It’s Solely Me” slipped to No. 3 on the albums chart with 62,000 items (down 24%) and Dangerous Bunny’s record-breaking “Un Verano Sin Ti” fell out of the highest three for the primary time in its 27 chart weeks, now sitting at No. 4 with 58,000 items (down 8%). Earlier this week, Dangerous Bunny claimed Apple Music’s artist of the yr trophy, whereas “Un Verano Sin Ti” was topped the platform’s most streamed album of 2022.

Again on the charts, Joji collects his third prime 10-charting effort with “Smithereens,” which incorporates lead single “Glimpse Of Us,” getting into at No. 5 with 57,000 items. Morgan Wallen’s “Harmful: The Double Album” slips to No. 6 from its earlier No. 5 spot, with 41,000 items, and the Weeknd’s “The Highlights” additionally falls 6-7 with 39,000 items. The final three spots within the prime 10 include Kinds’ “Harry’s Home” (No. 8; 30,000 items), Zach Bryan’s “American Heartbreak” (No. 9; 28,000 items) and Steve Lacy’s “Gemini Rights” (No. 10; 27,000 items).