DJ Khaled‘s newest album, ‘Major Key,‘ is apparently just what he needed to unlock his first #1 on Billboard 200.
Much to the delight of his fans, the DJ/rapper’s first release on his new label home – Epic Records – has not only helped him dethrone his ‘For Free’ co-star Drake after the Canadian emcee’s set, ‘Views,’ nabbed 12 nonconsecutive weeks at #1, it’s also given Khaled his inaugural run atop the albums chart.
As if that’s not enough, ‘Key’s collected Khaled’s largest sales week in the last 10 years! Find out his stats below:
Via Billboard:
DJ Khaled scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as his latest release, Major Key, debuts in the top slot. The set earned 95,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 4, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 59,000 were in traditional album sales — DJ Khaled’s largest sales week since 2007.
Major Key’s sales launch is DJ Khaled’s second-biggest week in his career — his only larger frame was logged back in 2007, when We The Best bowed at No. 8 with 79,000 sold.
Featuring Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Future, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Meghan Trainor, and more, Khaled’s new album was available exclusively through Apple Music its first week of release. It became widely available through other digital retailers on August 5th and will see physical form on August 12th.