Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn' returns to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, 4 months after its release
Kendrick Lamar's latest project "Damn" has returned to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart. This is the fourth time K. Dot's fourth studio album finished the week at the top of the list.
After earning just under 47,000 equivalent album units with 11,000 of which coming from traditional album sales this week, "Damn" came away with the No. 1 spot, barely surpassing Brett Eldredge’s self-titled album which took home 45,000 units.
Where "Damn" did its most damage was in streaming equivalent units with 31,000. The album was the most-streamed title on the chart, generating 46.2 million on-demand audio streams.
"Damn" has consistently lingered on the charts well after the album was released four months ago. However, this is the first time since the May 20 chart that the album finished the week at No. 1. The 13-week hiatus from the top spot is the longest span in more than four years. Previously, "Babel," by Mumford & Sons, took 17 weeks to return to the top in March 2013.
"Damn" has also been able to take advantage of poor showings by its competitors. The project's approximate 47,000 units is the second lowest weekly total for a No. 1 album since the beginning of the Billboard 200 in 2014. Last week, "Damn" finished behind "Everything Now" by Arcade Fire, which was the only debut album that week to land in the top 25 on the albums chart.
Even though "Damn" has gotten some help along the way, Kendrick's latest project doesn't show any signs in slowing down.
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