XXXTentacion's latest album ? debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It's his first career number 1 album on the Billboard 200. His second solo studio effort sold 133,000 copies in it's first week.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption. Multimetric consumption includes traditional physical album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums.
Xxxtentacion's new album is the follow up to the artist’s previous effort, 17, which debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200. 17 sold 87,000 units, 18,000 of which were in traditional album sales. Streaming numbers account for a large percentage of album sales for today's artists and Xxxtentacion is no different.
? also birthed XXXTentacion's first top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Sad!," which debuted at number 17.
It's great news for the young rapper who has often been in the news for controversy and run in's with the law. Drama and legal battles have overshadowed his music as far as mainstream recognition goes. His latest sales numbers indicate that he still has a fan base that's willing to support his music. He's proven that once he clears up his ongoing legal issues, he can be one of the most significant artists in music.
