Big Sean’s ‘Detroit 2’ Debuts at No. 1

Three-peat.

Big Sean opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Detroit 2. The rapper’s fifth studio album launches with 103,000 equivalent album units, of which 30,000 are in album sales. This marks Sean’s third consecutive No. 1 following 2017’s I Decided and 2015’s Dark Sky Paradise.

Taking to Twitter, a grateful Sean reflected on the milestone. “My goal was to inspire YOU to turn yourself up in all ways, Mind, Body, n Soul,” he tweeted. “Life isn’t promised as we can see, so HAVE FUN and thank you so much for the #1 album for a 3rd time in a row! Let’s KEEP GOING, Why Would I stop?!”

Coming in at No. 2 on this week’s Billboard 200 is Pop Smoke, whose posthumous album Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon sits at No. 2 with 75,000 equivalent album units. The late Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die follows at No. 3 with 57,000 units.

6ix9ine’s TattleTales debuts at No. 4 with 53,000 equivalent album units (32,000 in album sales). The album, which spawned the chart-topping hit “TROLLZ” with Nicki Minaj, is Tekashi’s second top 5 following his 2018 debut DUMMY BOY, which debuted at No. 2 with 66,000 units.

Elsewhere, Lil Baby’s former No. 1 My Turn holds at No. 7 (40,000), while Rod Wave’s Pray 4 Love remains at No. 8 (32,000). DaBaby’s Blame It On Baby sits at No. 9 (30,000 units) and Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding rises 11-10 (30,000).

Billboard 200 Top 10

1. Big Sean – Detroit 2 – 103,000
2. Pop Smoke – Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon – 75,000
3. Juice WRLD – Legends Never Die – 57,000
4. 6ix9ine – TattleTales – 53,000
5. Taylor Swift – Folklore – 48,000
6. Hamilton: An American Musical – 44,000
7. Lil Baby – My Turn – 40,000
8. Rod Wave – Pray 4 Love – 32,000
9. DaBaby – Blame It On Baby – 30,000
10. Post Malone – Hollywood’s Bleeding – 30,000