Pop Smoke Has Highest Charting Debut Album From An International Artist In UK Since 50 Cent’s Get Rich Or Die Tryin

Pop Smoke Has Highest Charting Debut Album From An International Artist In UK Since 50 Cent’s Get Rich Or Die Tryin‘ which marks a monumental moment for Pop Smoke’s legacy as his posthumous debut album, SHOOT FOR THE STARS AIM FOR THE MOON, tops the Billboard 200 Chart with total consumption of 251,000 units and 268.4 million streams in the first week of its release. Released via Victor Victor Worldwide (VVW)/Republic Records, the album also topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway, debuted at #3 in France and Sweden, top ten in Germanyand Italy, and became the highest charting debut rap album from an international artist in the UK following 50 Cent’s GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’ released in 2003. 

The album also topped both the Apple Music and iTunes US Albums charts and was crowned one of the top 3 hip-hop debuts of 2020 by BILLBOARD, the third biggest hip-hop debut of 2020, and the sixth biggest debut of 2020. The release also marks another major milestone, with “For The Night” becoming the first Pop Smoke song to debut inside the top ten of the Hot 100 chart and all 19 songs securing a place on the chart as well.