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We told you last week that R&B crooner Tyrese was set to take the top spot on the Billboard 200 charts this week and as reported the singer has done just that.
It was confirmed on Monday (July 20) that nearly two decades after the arrival of his debut, Tyrese has scored his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with his latest album, Black Rose. According to reports:
Released on July 10 through Tyrese’s own imprint Voltron Recordz, the indie project shifted 86,000 unit equivalents (including streaming) during the week ending July 16. It outsold Tyrese’s last album, 2011’s Open Invitation, which moved 76,000 in its first week.
Back in 1998, Tyrese made it onto the charts with his first hit “Nobody Else.” Since then, he’s charted 20 separate hits—this includes “Shame” off of Black Rose, which is currently sitting at No. 13 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart
Black Rose is the singer’s sixth album, three of which have cracked the top 10. It toppled Meek Mill’s Dreams Worth More Than Money, which has topped the chart for the past two weeks—that release sold 63,000 copies last week. Taylor Swift fell to No. 3, selling 62,000 copies of 1989.
Congrats to Tyrese and congrats for R&B for making a strong comeback on the charts this summer so far! If you missed it get into Tyrese’s recent interview HERE with The Breakfast Club where he opened up on the double standards and racism that R&B acts face from the industry currently and why Black Rose is his last album.
1. Tyrese – Black Rose – 86,000
2. Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money – 63,000
3. Taylor Swift – 1989 – 62,000
4. Kidz Bop Kids – Kidz Bop 29 – 43,000
5. Ed Sheeran – x – 40,000
6. Sam Hunt – Montevallo – 34,000
7. R5 – Sometime Last Night – 34,000
8. Meghan Trainor – Title – 26,000
9. Maroon 5 – V – 22,000
10. Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour – 22,000
