NAV's 'Bad Habits' Debuts at No. 1
NAV nets his first No. 1.
The XO rapper tops the Billboard 200 with his sophomore album Bad Habits, which moved 82,000 equivalent album units in its opening week. Of that number, 24,000 were in pure album sales.
Bad Habits, which features appearances from The Weeknd, Young Thug, and Lil Durk, was the most-streamed album of the week with 79.08 million on-demand audio streams.
The Toronto-born artist previously scored a top 10 with his debut album Reckless, which peaked at No. 8 in June 2018. His collaborative mixtape with Metro Boomin, Perfect Timing, debuted at No. 13 in Aug. 2017, while his self-titled mixtape opened at No. 24 in March 2017.
A grateful NAV celebrated by thanking his fans. “#1 on Billboard s/o to my amazing team and my fans!!!” he tweeted.
#1 on Billboard s/o to my amazing team and my fans!!! https://t.co/80hwidYHEP
— Nav (@beatsbynav) March 31, 2019
Rich the Kid also makes his debut this week. The World Is Yours 2 enters the Billboard 200 at No. 4 with 42,000 units (2,000 in album sales), marking his second top 10 album. His 2018 debut The World Is Yours opened at No. 2 in April 2018 with 59,000 equivalent album units.
Elsewhere, Juice WRLD’s former leader Death Race for Love falls to No. 3 in its third week (54,000 units). XXXTentacion’s ? rises 27-5 with 40,000 units, thanks to the release of merchandise/album bundles that were released in honor of the album’s one-year anniversary.
Billboard 200 Top 10
1. Nav – Bad Habits – 82,000
2. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next – 62,000
3. Juice WRLD – Death Race for Love – 54,000
4. Rich the Kid – The World Is Yours 2 – 42,000
5. XXXTentacion – ? – 40,000
6. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born – 35,000
7. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – Hoodie SZN – 32,000
8. Post Malone – beerbongs & bentleys – 31,000
9. Various Artists – Bohemian Rhapsody – 30,000
10. Mötley Crue – The Dirt – 30,000