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Before this week, Paul McCartney, a Billboard giant with The Beatles, had not produced a No. 1 album in 36 years. To do it this time, he had to face Eminem.
"Egypt Station", McCartney's new solo album, was able to outpace second-week sales of Eminem's "Kamikaze" surprise album, which sold a total of 153,000 units of 39, album, of which 147,000 in traditional sales and 6 million streams. "Kamikaze" fell to second place with 136,000 units, mainly on its 100 million streams.
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Like many top-selling albums, with no significant streaming base, "Egypt Station" has been enriched by packages including the album in addition to concert tickets or merchandise. The album is also McCartney's first solo album, including his work with Wings, reaching the top of the list in his first week (a rarity before sales tracking changed in 1991). Mr. McCartney's last album to reach No. 1 was "Tug of War" in 1982.
Also on the chart this week, Christian singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle made her third-place debut with "Look Up Child," according to Billboard, who made the best sales of the first week for a Christian release. in almost a decade. At number 4 is rapper Russ's "Zoo", which also benefited from an offer of merchandise and ticketing, followed by Drake's "Scorpion" in fifth place in his eleventh week.
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