Billboard 200
‘Hamilton Mixtape’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
The all-star compilation album The Hamilton Mixtape debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 187,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Dec. 8, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 169,000 were in traditional album sales. The album — inspired by the runaway hit Broadway show Hamilton: An American Musical -— consists of covers of songs from the show and songs inspired by the production. Among the guests on the album: Sia, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Andra Day, Wiz Khalifa and many more. More
The Weeknd’s Starboy Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200
The Weeknd’s new album Starboy has hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as Billboard reports. The album sold 348,000 in equivalent album units, making it the third-largest debut of the year behind Drake’s VIEWS and Beyoncé’s Lemonade. 231,000 of those were in traditional sales, while 117,000 units came from streaming. It was recently reported Starboy broke Spotify’s record for most streams…