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Will Drake Replace Kendrick Lamar Atop the Billboard 200 Next Week?

Drake and PartyNextDoor's '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U' album may end up replacing Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' atop the Billboard 200 albums chart next week.

But Drake may be due for a pretty big W shortly, following the release of his first full-length album since 2023’s For All the Dogs – the Valentine’s Day-released, R&B-focused$ome $exy $ongs 4 U, a teamup with longtime OVO labelmate and collaborator PartyNextDoor. While many of the tracks have receded in daily streams since the set dropped, a couple have continued to grow, including the poppier mid-album cuts “Die Trying” and “Nokia,” the latter of which has also spent the majority of the week atop the iTunes real-time chart. The bonus cuts have all seen solid streaming bows, with “Busy Woman” in particular appearing to be something of a breakout hit, and the deluxe version of the album should also do well in physical sales, with the set available on her webstore in both azure- and pearl-colored vinyl, and on lipstick-marked CD.

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