Future found the secret to moving more albums with his Dirty Sprite 2: Don't give people time to think about it. The album topped the Billboard 200 with more than 147,000 equivalent copies sold, just two weeks after the album was announced. It's been a little more than a year since he released Honest, and he more than doubled the sales of that effort. The quick-release method has helped other rappers Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Meek Mill get to the top of the charts as well during 2015.
On the other end of the spectrum of course is Taylor Swift, whose 1989 is the bestselling album of 2015 thus far and had a preparation period before it dropped during 2014. That album came in at no. 2 this week, moving 50,000 copies (nearly half of which is compiled of singles and streams).
The next biggest debut this week, about 100,000 copies short of Future, was Alan Jackson, who at least topped the country music charts with Angels and Alcohol, his 14th time on top of that chart. His album sold 48,000 copies. That barely edges last week's no. 1, Tyrese's Black Rose, which dropped to no. 4 with 47,000 copies sold this week. Another country performer debuts not too far behind that pair, as Jason Isbell had his biggest sales week ever with Something More Than Free. That release opened with 41,000 equivalent copies sold.
Speaking of rappers who dropped an album after just a few days of preparation, Meek Mill sticks around at no. 6 this week with Dreams Worth More Than Money, which sold 39,000 copies.
The last debut in the Top 10 this week goes to another act that experienced its best sales week yet: Tame Impala's Currents finally hit shelves after being available for streaming for weeks, and it resulted in 38,000 equivalent copies moved.
Ed Sheeran sticks around at no. 8, moving 32,000 copies of x. Expect that album to continue its consistent sales after the performer's Wembley Stadium show airs on NBC in a few weeks. Sam Hunt continues his strong run on the Billboard 200 as Montevallo moves another 30,000 copies. The list is rounded out with Kidz Bop 29, which gets one more week in the Top 10 by selling another 24,000 copies.
