The rapper scores his first chart-topper on the Billboard 200 as Dark Sky Paradise bounds in at No. 1. It follows two earlier albums that both peaked at No. 3: 2011’s Finally Famous and 2013’s Hall of Fame.
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The album moved 173,000 units in the week ending March 1, according to Nielsen Music, with pure album sales claiming 139,000 of that sum. It marks Big Sean’s biggest sales week ever, surpassing the 87,000 start of Finally Famous.
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Big Sean tallies five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 this issue (a personal record for him) — all from his latest album. Among them are three new entries, including “All Your Fault” (featuring Kanye West) at No. 80.
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Dark Sky Paradise is the third No. 1 album for West’s G.O.O.D. Music label, following Common’s Finding Forever in 2007 and West’s own Yeezus in 2013.