Other notable performers this week: Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” (~55-60K sales, 70-75K total units), Ludacris’ “Ludaversal” (~55-60K sales, 60-65K total units), Death Cab for Cutie’s “Kintsugi” (~45-50K sales, 50-55K units) and Darius Rucker’s “Southern Style” (~40-45K sales, 40-45K total units). DMVLIFE Review of - WALE 'More About Nothing: More About Nothing begins with The Problem, a spoken word track that later morphs into a song sampling Chico De Barge’s All This Love. “The Gifted,” that release, moved 158,000 traditional copies in its first week. It featured stars such as Lady Gaga, Gucci Mane, and Jazmine Sullivan.
The album reached the 21st spot on the ‘Billboard 200’ list and sold over 28 thousand copies within a week. The two tallies will power “Nothing” to a victory on the Billboard Top Album Sales and Billboard 200 charts, respectively.Įasily enough for that #1 debut, the album’s sales total will nonetheless represent a far cry from that of Wale’s previous album. Wale released his debut album, ‘Attention Deficit,’ in November 2009. With Track Equivalent Album (10 single sales = 1 album sale) and Streaming Equivalent Album (1500 single streams = 1 album sale) data included, the album should register a first week consumption total of 90-95,000 units.
The throne will instead fall to Wale’s “The Album About Nothing,” which is set for a comfortable victory in the weekly sales race.Īccording to Hits Daily Double, “Nothing” is on track for an opening week sales total in the 85-90,000 range. The Intro About Nothing Wale: Time to clock in, baby Jerry Seinfeld: Yeah Wale: You ready Jerry Seinfeld: Yes, I was ready last time Wale: We gon call this 'The Intro About Nothing.' Its gon go like this: Hook: Lord, my all, what you think of it Been on this long road accumulating luggage As time proceeds, preoccupied with everything I think its bout that I sing of nothing. Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” will not score a third week atop the album sales chart. According to Hits Daily Double, Wale’s The Album About Nothing will serve as the standout this week with an estimated 85,000 90,000 units sold. Wale Hip-Hop/Rap 2015 With songs detailing everything from his sometimes-contentious relationship with fans (The Helium Balloon) to passionate pleas on the state of young black men in America (The Pessimist), Nothing is an ambitious and highly personal project with wide-angle production that flips Janet Jackson and Isaac Hayes.