Playboi Carti's 'MUSIC' Maintains Billboard 200 No. 1 for Second Week

Playboi Carti's latest album, MUSIC, has successfully retained the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart for a second consecutive week, achieving 131,000 equivalent album units in its second week. The album's impressive performance is bolstered by the release of a deluxe edition, which added four new songs, resulting in 171.02 million on-demand streams. This marks Carti's longest-running chart-topper, surpassing his previous record with Whole Lotta Red. Additionally, he made history on the Hot 100 by becoming the first artist of color to have at least 31 simultaneous entries, 30 of which are from the MUSIC album. Following Carti is Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's collaborative album, I Said I Love You First, debuting at No. 2. The Billboard 200 chart reflects the most popular albums based on various consumption metrics, including sales and streaming data.