Playboi Carti’s ‘MUSIC’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 with Streaming Energy

Playboi Carti’s MUSIC is again on high. The album rises to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated April 19, incomes 64,000 equal album items within the U.S. for the week ending April 10, in response to Luminate. Regardless of the dip from earlier weeks, that complete marks the bottom for a No. 1 album in over a 12 months, since Morgan Wallen’s One Factor at a Time led with 61,000 items in January 2024.

Streaming continues to be the driving pressure, accounting for 96% of the album’s efficiency. MUSIC tallied 84.61 million on-demand official streams, with 61,500 items attributed to streaming (SEA), preserving it at No. 1 on the Prime Streaming Albums chart for a fourth week.

Album gross sales totaled 2,500 items, down 59% from the prior week, inflicting the challenge to drop from No. 11 to No. 33 on the Prime Album Gross sales chart. Observe equal albums (TEA) made up a negligible portion, declining 44%.

Although MUSIC hit a brand new low for weekly items at No. 1, Carti’s endurance proves sturdy, fueled by streaming and the unwavering demand for his sound.