Quavo 'QUAVO HUNCHO' & Ella Mai First Week Sales

UPDATE (Oct. 19): The final numbers for the week are in. Quavo debuts at #2 with 98,553 copies sold with just 6,483 of those coming from pure sales.

Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up The Super Bowl With Bold Drake Diss And Surprise Guests

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime performance was nothing short of legendary, leaving fans buzzing with surprise cameos and bold moments that took his long-running feud with Drake to new heights. Kicking off with an unreleased song snippet and followed by “Squabble Up” from his latest album GNX, Kendrick immediately set the tone for a game-changing performance. Fans eagerly waited to see if Kendrick would play his diss track Not Like Us, especially with Drake's ongoing lawsuit against him and his label for defamation and harassment. Lamar's performance included an unexpected appearance by SZA and a quirky cameo from Serena Williams, along with Samuel L. Jackson’s comedic interruptions, all building the suspense around the Drake drama. In the middle of his performance, Kendrick turned up the heat, looking straight into the camera and directly addressing Drake with his famous lyrics, “I heard you like them young," as fans held their breath. Despite the tension, Kendrick censored himself when it came time to call Drake a "certified lover boy" and avoided saying “pedophile,” which had been widely speculated. Social media lit up with mixed reactions, with some fans mocking the performance as a "mid mashup" and others noting the intense hostility toward Drake. With the hashtag #KendrickBowl trending, it’s clear that Kendrick’s performance was a cultural moment that pushed boundaries—but has he gone too far, or is this just another chapter in hip-hop history? Only time will tell, and Drake has yet to respond.

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Ella Mai debuts at #5 with 64,429 copies of her self-titled project sold. Of that number, 16,777 come from pure sales.

Previously:

Quavo released his highly anticipated debut solo project QUAVO HUNCHO on Friday and it actually didn’t receive the best reviews on social media from fans. Nevertheless, you can stream the Madonna, Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, Drake and Cardi B featured project here.

Some early sales projections numbers are in. HDD projects that Quavo is set to sell 100k–110k copies of the album in the first week with just 5k-7k of those coming from pure sales. As a point of reference, this is about half of what CULTURE II did and is in the same ballpark as Huncho Jack Jack Huncho.

Ella Mai on the other hand is looking at about 50k–55k copies in the first week for her self titled debut album, with 13k-15k of that coming from pure sales. As usual, check back for updates as the week progresses.