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$ome $exy $ongs 4 U debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, which ought to shock completely nobody given Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s star energy.
The 21-song challenge, which, based on the publication, noticed the biggest streaming week of the yr since Kendrick Lamar’s GNX, moved a powerful 246,000 album-equivalent items. As anticipated, almost 90 % of that complete got here from streaming-equivalent album items, which accounted for 219,000 (or 287 million on-demand streams). Pure gross sales, however, made up 25,000.
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U additionally marked the primary collaborative LP to go No. 1 in 2025 — granted, we’re solely two months into the yr. The challenge leaned closely into R&B with tracks resembling “CN TOWER” and “DEEPER,” however there have been positively some rap-heavy moments too, like “SMALL TOWN FAME,” “BRIAN STEEL” and “GIMME A HUG.”
It’s PARTYNEXTDOOR’s First No. 1 Album
The Valentine’s Day launch notably served as Drake’s 14th total No. 1. He now ties JAY-Z and Taylor Swift, whom — if his burner Instagram account is something to go by — he may presumably surpass later within the yr. For PARTYNEXTDOOR, nonetheless, the achievement was a significant first.
The “Break From Toronto” singer’s most up-to-date solo album, PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4), debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 in 2024. In the meantime, his earlier releases, PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 and PARTYMOBILE, fared barely higher at No. 3 and No. 8, respectively.
‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ Is The Second R&B Album To High The 200 Chart In 2025
Traditionally, R&B initiatives haven’t had a simple path to No. 1, however the previous few months have been a welcoming change of route. SZA’s sophomore album, SOS, returned to the highest in December 2024, largely due to the discharge of its deluxe version, LANA. Then, in February 2025, The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow opened the brand new yr with a record-setting 490,500 items.