Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' Sees 236 Percent Spike Following Pulitzer Win

  /  04.26.2018

Well, damn. On the heels of a historic Pulitzer Prize, Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. shoots up the charts. The heralded album saw a 236 percent spike in sales following the news, according to Billboard.

The week after the Pulitzer announcement, K-Dot sold 11,000 copies of his latest album. The week before, he sold 1,000. Overall, the LP moved 1.1 million copies since April of last year, when it dropped via Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope, and Aftermath.

Song sales also jumped by 29 percent with 11,000 digital songs sold. Meanwhile, U.S. on-demand streaming of its songs went up by 25 percent. That moved its total from 21.6 all the way up to 26.9 million.

All of this was enough to move DAMN up the charts. It catapulted from 20-13 on the Billboard 200, 12-8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and 11-7 on the Top Rap Albums chart.

Kung Fu Kenny made history with his Pulitzer Prize in Music for DAMN as the first rapper and first non-classical or jazz artist ever to win the award.

Up next, Kendrick is leading TDE on “The Championship Tour,” which kicks off May 4 in Vancouver.

TRENDING

Metro Boomin Addresses Speculation About Drake And Future's Alleged Beef: "Stop Making Stuff Up"

Metro Boomin told fans to “stop making stuff up for engagement” without clarifying whether he ...
03.25.2024

Drake Seemingly Trolls Nav After Realizing He Unfollowed Him On Instagram

Nav seemingly unfollowed Drake after the release of Metro Boomin and Future’s new album. Drake ...
03.24.2024

New Photos Of Drake Go Viral Following Kendrick Lamar's Verse On "Like That"

Social media fans claim that Drake looks stressed following the release of Kendrick Lamar’s new ...
03.23.2024

Social Media Reacts To Future Name-Dropping Megan Thee Stallion On "Type S**t"

Social media is debating whether Future’s “Take down Meg Thee Stallions by the group” lyric ...
03.22.2024
View More

Sponsored Stories