Rapper Kendrick Lamar earned a second consecutive week at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, even as To Pimp A Butterfly’s sales were down significantly from last week. The highest-ranking new release of the week was Action Bronson’s Mr. Wonderful at No. 7.
To Pimp A Butterfly notched 123,000 units moved during the week ending on March 29. That’s down 66 percent from last week, when it debuted with 363,000 units. This past week, the album sold 107,000 actual copies. (The rest of the 123,000 units includes downloads and streams, which Billboard now counts in its main Billboard 200 chart.)
According to Billboard, To Pimp is the first album to score two consecutive weeks at No. 1 for its first two weeks since Taylor Swift’s 1989 did it in November. The two albums are also the only ones to have more than one week at No. 1 since 1989’s release.
The Empire soundtrack stayed at No. 2 with 61,000 units, while Fifty Shades of Grey moved up to No. 3 with 54,000 units. Action Bronson’s Mr. Wonderful debuted at No. 7 with 49,000 units.
The only other new release of the week to hit the Top 10 was Kidz Bop 28, which hit No. 10 with 40,000 units.
Here’s the full top 10: (*new release)
1. Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly (123,000 units)
2. Empire (61,000)
3. Fifty Shades of Grey (54,000)
4. Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour (53,000)
5. Taylor Swift, 1989 (52,000)
6. Ed Sheeran, X (50,000)
7. Action Bronson, Mr. Wonderful* (49,000)
8. Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late (44,000)
9. Maroon 5, V (42,000)
10. Kidz Bop 28* (40,000)
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