DJ Khaled’s Major Key is on course to become his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.
The project, which was released on July 29th, is being estimated to sell over 90,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 4, according to industry prognosticators. That could be big enough to bump the chart’s current champ, Drake’s Views, out of the penthouse. (HINT: Views is expected to tally 80,000-plus units.)
Further, Major Key could launch with perhaps 60,000 in traditional album sales — which would mark Khaled’s best sales week since 2007.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
Major Key has been exclusively available through the iTunes Store and Apple Music’s streaming service for its first week of release. However, individual singles from the album – like “For Free” and “I Got the Keys” – are available to purchase and stream from other retailers and services.
Major Key arrives to other digital retailers and streaming services on Aug. 5, and hits physical shelves on Aug. 12.
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