aespa ‘s LEMONADE is already making a splash on the Billboard charts.
The K-pop superstars’ latest album, which includes features from Ty Dolla Sign, Becky G, and G-Dragon, made its debut at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, thanks to 41,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to data from Luminate reported by Billboard.
The album's performance is led by 34,500 in album sales and 6,500 streaming equivalent album units, which translate to 6.73 million on-demand streams. A smaller portion of the tally comes from track equivalents.
LEMONADE’s first-week sales were boosted by more than 20 CD variants, including signed editions which contained collectible items such as photocards, stickers, and posters, some of which were randomized. The album also debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales.
In celebration of LEMONADE, aespa hosted an exclusive pop-up event at Complex LA where fans were able to get their hands on shirts, hats, GAS trading cards, albums, and other limited edition merch.
Couldn’t make it to the event? You can still shop for exclusive aespa LEMONADE merch at Complex while supplies last.
Elsewhere on the chart, Drake's Iceman holds the No. 1 spot for a third consecutive week with 171,000 equivalent album units, down 24 percent, with nearly all of that total driven by streaming.
Ella Langley remains steady at No. 2 with Dandelion earning 93,000 units. Morgan Wallen moves up to No. 3 with I'm The Problem at 83,000 units, while Noah Kahan falls to No. 4 with The Great Divide at 78,000 units.
Paul McCartney debuts The Boys of Dungeon Lane at No. 5 with 63,000 equivalent album units. Michael Jackson's Thriller slips to No. 6 with 61,000 units, while his compilation Number Ones drops to No. 7 with 56,000 units. Morgan Wallen's One Thing At A Time rises to No. 8 with 42,000 units.
Closing out the top 10, Drake's Habibti falls to No. 10 with nearly 41,000 units.
