21 Savage's American Dream Dominates Billboard 200 for Second Week; Green Day Celebrates 12th Top 10 Entry

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29/01/2024 21h26

In an impressive feat, 21 Savage's latest album "American Dream" has maintained its stronghold on the top spot of the Billboard 200 chart for a second consecutive week. This achievement not only matches the rapper's previous No.1 record, "I Am > I Was," but also ties as his longest-running chart-topper with 21 Savage's four leaders. His other two No.1 albums, the collaborative projects "Savage Mode II" with Metro Boomin and "Her Loss" with Drake, each spent one week at the summit.

Meanwhile, rock band Green Day has reason to celebrate as their newest studio album, "Saviors," debuts impressively at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. This marks their twelfth top 10-charting set, a remarkable milestone for the band as they approach their 30th anniversary on the charts. Green Day first graced Billboard's rankings on February 19, 1994, with their album "Dookie," which not only entered at No. 127 but also peaked at No. 2 on January 28, 1995.

The Billboard 200 chart, which ranks the most popular albums in the U.S., takes into account multi-metric consumption, including album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). In the week ending on January 25, "American Dream" earned 78,000 equivalent album units, with SEA units comprising the majority at 77,000 (down 40% but reflecting 103.16 million on-demand official streams of the album's 15 songs). Album sales accounted for 1,000 units (making up 72% of the total), while TEA units contributed a negligible sum (down 56%).

Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Morgan Wallen's "One Thing at a Time," rising from No. 3 and earning 63,000 equivalent album units, showing a 4% increase. Drake's former chart-topper, "For All the Dogs," also climbs the ranks and secures the No. 3 position with 53,000 units, experiencing a 1% boost.

As for Green Day's "Saviors," it enters the chart at No. 4 with 49,000 equivalent album units earned. Of this sum, album sales contribute 39,000 units, making it the best-selling album of the week. SEA units amount to 9,500 (equating to 12.25 million official on-demand streams of the album's 15 songs), while TEA units account for 500.

The album "Saviors" is spearheaded by the single "The American Dream Is Killing Me," which reached an impressive No. 2 on the Alternative Airplay chart, securing the group's 25th top 10-charting tune on that particular tally.

Other notable entries in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 include Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" rising to No. 5, Taylor Swift's "1989 (Taylor's Version)" slipping to No. 6, SZA's "SOS" bumping to No. 7, Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday 2" falling to No. 8, Zach Bryan's self-titled album rising to No. 9, and Taylor Swift's "Lover" holding its position at No. 10.

The independent data provider, Luminate, in partnership with Billboard, ensures the accuracy and authenticity of the data used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate conducts a thorough review of all submitted data and removes any suspicious or unverifiable information before the final chart calculations are made and published.

The full Billboard 200 chart for the week ending on February 3, 2024, will be available on January 30 on Billboard's website. For more chart news, readers can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on X, previously known as Twitter, and Instagram.

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