DJ Khaled’s ‘Major Key’ Album Earns Him His First No. 1

Date 2016-08-09

Category Gist & Gossip

DJ Khaled has scored his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with his latest release, Major Key.

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The set earned 95,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 4, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 59,000 were in traditional album sales — DJ Khaled’s largest sales week since 2007.

According to Billboard,Major Key’s sales launch is DJ Khaled’s second-biggest week in his career — his only larger frame was logged back in 2007, when We The Best bowed at No. 8 with 79,000 sold.

The album features a bevy of A-list collaborators, including Jay Z, Drake ,Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nas, Future, 2 Chainz and even Meghan Trainor.

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