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Cole’s ‘KOD’ (3 million average) and The Weeknd’s ‘My Dear Melancholy,’ (2.37 million) in addition to the four previously mentioned albums. With an average of 2.15 million streams per track, it ranks behind J. However, as contributor ‘Tha Carter V’ is partially aided by its extended tracklist. ‘Tha Carter V’ notably outstrips albums such as Post Malone’s ‘beerbongs & bentleys’ (47 million), Travis Scott’s ‘ASTROWORLD’ (40 million) and Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’ (34 million). That’s enough for the second largest debut in the history of the service, only behind the debut 80.5 million earned by Drake’s blockbuster ‘Scorpion’ in late June this year. Combining data from all tracks, the album earned a healthy 49.5 million streams on its opening day on US Spotify. Led by heavily buzzed collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, XXXTentacion and Travis Scott, tracks from ‘Tha Carter V’ occupied the entire top 16 and all 23 record landed in the top 30. The long awaited album quickly unseated Cher’s ‘Dancing Queen’ record for the pole position at US iTunes and sent the entirety of its tracklist to the top 23 slots on the Apple Music side by mid-day Friday.Īs expected, the reaction was similar on Spotify. Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter V’ got off to a great start upon its Thursday night release at streaming and retail. 1 in several years.Album cover | Young Money/Republic/Universal

“Sad!” became XXXTentacion’s first top 10 and his first chart-topper, and he became the first musician to land a posthumous No.

After his passing, fans streamed the track in massive numbers, and the following chart week, it rocketed straight to the top of the Hot 100. At the time, the track was a hit single, and it peaked inside the top 20 while the man behind it was still alive. “Sad!” was released as the lead single from XXXTentacion’s sophomore album ?, which made it all the way to No. Now that “Sad!” has joined that still-exclusive club, XXXTentacion has become the first musician to posthumously see one of their most popular tunes hit the 10-digit mark, a strange feat that no artist aims to snag, but which is a sign that their art is still immensely popular even after they are gone. The hip-hop star’s single “Sad!” just recently passed the one billion-stream mark on Spotify, which still remains a relatively rare feat on the platform, as only a little over 30 tracks have managed to do so.