21 Savage earns his first No. 1 album as i am > i was debuts at the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart this week. Released on Dec. 21, the Atlanta rapper’s sophomore LP moved 131,000 equivalent album units opening week (18,000 in traditional album sales), according to Nielsen Music. 21’s previous highest-charting project was his studio debut Issa Album, which peaked at No. 2 in 2017.
i am > i was has been praised since is release, already being mentioned as one of 2018’s best projects. J. Cole, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Childish Gambino, ScHoolboy Q, Offset of Migos, Lil Baby, Gunna, City Girls, Project Pat & Young Nudy all make guest appearances.
Billboard 200: #1(new) @21savage, I Am > I Was 131,000 (18,000 in pure sales).
— chart data (@chartdata) December 30, 2018
'I Am > I Was' is @21savage's first #1 album on the Billboard 200.
— chart data (@chartdata) December 30, 2018
