Chris Brown's 'X' Debuts at No. 2
X marks the No. 2 spot. Chris Brown returns to the charts this week with his sixth album.
The star-studded set, which boasts the top 10 single “Loyal,” enters at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 146,000 copies sold. X claims the No. 1 spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and becomes Brown’s sixth top 10 album.
It also marks his best sales week since 2011’s F.A.M.E. opened with 270,000. Prior to X, 2012’s Fortune debuted at No. 1 with 135,000.
TEAM BREEZY! The billboard consumption number for X is 495K! X is GOLD already! Thank you! I'm honored and I love y'all!
— Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) September 24, 2014
While he put up solid numbers, Breezy fell short of the 196,000 copies moved by Barbra Streisand, who takes the top spot with her Partners album.
Last week’s chart-topper, Lecrae, drops 1-8 with 31,000 copies sold of Anomaly, while Jhené Aiko’s Souled Out falls 3-15 with 21,000.