Migos' 'Culture' Dethrones The Weeknd's 'Starboy' on Billboard 200

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The Atlanta trio nabs their first No. 1 on the chart with their latest album 'Culture', which sold 131,000 equivalent album units in its first week of its release.

Feb 6, 2017

AceShowbiz - Hip-hop group Migos earns their first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with their newly-released album "Culture". The set sold 131,000 equivalent album units in its first week of its release according to Nielsen Music. Its sales was largely driven by streams as it earned 77,000 streaming equivalent album units (59 percent of the set's first-week total). The album also debuted atop Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Album charts.

Prior to this achievement, the trio considered the importance of having a No. 1 album. "It would mean everything, but with everything in the world, hard work pays off," said the group's Quavo. "We speaking for the young generation, we speaking for the young generation of music."

Migos' "Culture" was released on January 27 through Quality Control/300 Entertainment. It serves as the follow-up to the group's 2015 debut album "Yung Rich Nation", which peaked at No. 17 on the chart.

This week's top 5 is dominated by new entries, including Brantley Gilbert's "The Devil Don't Sleep". Gilbert's new effort debuts at No. 2 with 77,000 units earned in its first week, making it the highest-charting country album on the chart since the November 19, 2016-dated chart when Kenny Chesney's "Cosmic Hallelujah" debuted and peaked at No. 2.

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Kehlani's "SweetSexySavage" debuts at No. 3 with 58,000 units, while The Weeknd's "Starboy" slips to No. 4 with 51,000 units. Another newcomer on this week's top 5 is "Now 61" compilation album, which starts at No. 5 with 37,000 units.

The "La La Land" soundtrack descends to No. 6 with 36,000 units, even though the set scores a 27 percent increase in sales, thanks to its vinyl LP sales. At No. 7 on this week's top 10 is Bruno Mars' "24K Magic" with 31,000 units, while Train's "A Girl a Bottle a Boat" surges to No. 8 with 30,000 units sold.

Rounding out the new top 10 are Post Malone's debut album "Stoney", which slips to No. 9 with a little more than 27,000 units, and the "Moana" soundtrack, which falls to No. 10 with 27,000 units.