Beyoncé did it again with another surprise album. After teasing a project, she released her new LP Lemonade Saturday, April 23 through TIDAL after a short film premiere on HBO. After a full week of sales and streams, Beyoncé has yet another No. 1 debut album, her sixth in total, which is a record. The tops the charts ahead of Prince, who is still selling loads of albums following the legend's untimely death two weeks ago.
According to Billboard, Lemonade moved 653,000 equivalent units in the week ending April 28, with 485,000 of that sum coming from pure album sales. All six of Beyoncé's solo albums have debuted to No. 1, which is a record. No other artist, solo or group, has had their first six albums debut at No. 1.
Though Queen B reigns atop the charts, Prince is the man who is dominating the top 10. He has five titles at the top of the chart, with The Very Best of Prince moving 391,000 units. It dropped from first place to second, though it did gain 118 percent. The Purple Rain soundtrack drops from two to three, with 150,000 units earned, though the pure numbers are up 117 percent. The Hits/The B-Sides climbed 6-4 with 106,000 units and Ultimate moved 40,000 units, flying up to six from 61. 1999 also comes in at seven.
Elsewhere in the charts A$AP Ferg's Always Strive and Prosper comes in at No. 8, the second top 10 of his career. Rihanna's Anti continues its strong push at five with 50,000 units, while Chris Stapleton's Traveler drops from 7 to 9 and Justin Bieber's Purpose remains at No. 10.
