Tyler’s Tops
Tyler, the Creator nabs his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as IGOR debuts atop the list. The set, released on Columbia Records, starts with just under 165,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending May 23, according to Nielsen Music — the second-biggest week of 2019 for a hip-hop album. Of that sum, 74,000 were in album sales.
In a fun chart footnote, Tyler, the Creator previously debuted and peaked at Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 with each of his four earlier studio albums. Now, finally, he lands his first No. 1. Tyler’s debut solo set, Goblin, topped out at No. 5 in 2011. He then followed with Wolf (No. 3 in 2013), Cherry Bomb (No. 4, 2015) and Flower Boy (No.…
