21 Savage's "american dream" Expected To Spend A Second Week At Number One

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on January 24, 20242.7K Views

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 8: Big Bank Black and 21 Savage attend Young Democrats Of Atlanta Presents A Blue Christmas Gala at Atlanta City Hall on December 8, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)

The album is expected to outlast Green Day and Morgan Wallen for the top spot.

In 2023 it took almost half the year before any rap album landed at the number one spot on the Billboard 200. Artists like Young Thug, Lil Durk, and Gunna landed in the top 5. But it took Lil Uzi Vert's Pink Tape to finally hit number one. 2024 didn't have any such drought. The first new number-one album of the year was 21 Savage's american dream which hit the top spot last week with over 130k sales in its first week. The album stayed well ahead of other new projects from Kali Uchis and Kid Cudi that came out in the same week.

Now early projections are emerging for next week's Billboard 200 and it's good news once again for 21 Savage. The rapper is projected to spend a second week at the very top spot on the charts selling just under 70k copies. The biggest challenger among new albums is pop-punk band Green Day. The veteran band just released their new album, Saviors. It's their first since 2020's Father Of All and the new record is projected to sell more than 50k in its first week. Another challenger to the top spot are Morgan Wallen's massive 2023 effort One Thing At A Time. Drake's For All The Dogs and Noah Kahan's Stick Season round out the top 5 of the projection. Check out the full top 20 predictions below.

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21 Savage Could Reign The Billboard 200 For A Second Week

The Billboard 200 isn't the only place where Savage is performing well. Two of the songs from his new album debuted in the top 10 in their first week on the Hot 100. "nee-nah" which featured Travis Scott and Metro Boomin landed at number 10. "redrum" proved to be the album's breakout hit debuting inside the top 5.

Earlier today, Shannon Sharpe released his new interview with 21 Savage. The rapper appeared on his Club Shay Shay show to discuss a variety of topics. One of the most notable moments came when Savage told the story of being shot on his 21st birthday. He went into incredible detail about his feelings and actions throughout the traumatic event. What do you think of 21 Savage's new album spending a second week at the top spot on the Billboard 200? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.