Playboi Carti's 'Whole Lotta Red' Album Debuts At No. 1

Playboi Carti has earnt his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his sophomore album Whole Lotta Red. The Christmas Day release, which features Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Future, opens with 100,000 equivalent album units, of which album sales comprise 10,000.

Carti’s debut album Die Lit peaked at No. 3 and has moved 1.1 million equivalent album units since its May 2018 release. Prior to that, his 2017 self-titled mixtape reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200

Lil Durk’s The Voice jumps to No. 3 in its second week with 66,000 equivalent album units. The rapper’s sixth studio album debuted at No. 46 with 23,000 units from just one day of activity following its release on Christmas Eve. The Voice is Durk’s third top 10 effort and follows Just Cause Y’all Waited 2, which peaked at No. 2 in July following its deluxe reissue with seven bonus tracks.