Pusha-T has earned his first career No. 1 album, with his latest full-length offering It’s Almost Dry, which debuted in the top spot on the Billboard 200,
Per Billboard, the project moved 55,000 album equivalent units in its first week out, 9,000 of which were comprised of physical album sales.
Billboard 200: #1(new) @PUSHA_T, It’s Almost Dry 55,000 [59.11 million on-demand streams | 9,000 pure sales].
— chart data (@chartdata) May 1, 2022
Pusha’s 2018 LP Daytona peaked at No. 3, while 2015’s Darkest Before Dawn and 2013’s My Name Is My Name peaked at No. 20 and No. 4, respectively.
Meanwhile, Clipse also fell short of achieving the feat, with the duo’s 2002 debut Lord Willin’ peaking at No. 4, while 2006’s Hell Hath No Fury and 2009’s Til the Casket Drops tapped out at No. 14 and No. 41, respectively.
Released on April 22, It’s Almost Dry was largely produced by Pharrell and Kanye West, and features standout tracks like released “Diet Coke,” “Neck & Wrist,” and “Hear Me Clearly,” as well as guest appearances by Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Don Toliver, Lil Uzi Vert, No Malice, and more.
Read Complex’s first impressions of It’s Almost Dry here.