Of its total 262,000-unit start, 7,000 were in TEA units, while SEA units represented 82,000 units. Of 4:44’s 174,000 sales in the week ending July 13, the set sold 131,000 as a download and 43,000 on CD.ĭespite 4:44’ s absence from Spotify, the album still generated the fourth-biggest streaming debut of 2017. Overall, 4:44’s launch of 262,000 units grants the album the fourth-largest week of 2017, behind the debuts of Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. Then, on July 7, the album became widely available to most streaming services (but not Spotify, as JAY-Z pulled his catalog from the service in April) and to retailers as both a download and CD (with three bonus tracks). The free downloads were ineligible to chart, per Billboard’s current pricing policy.) (In addition, by July 2, the album was also offered as a free download - sponsored by Sprint - via the web site.
However, Tidal did not report data for the album to Nielsen Music for the week ending July 6, so the album did not debut on the July 22-dated chart. Carter Enterprises/Roc Nation) for one week of streaming exclusivity through Tidal.
1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, July 18.Ĥ:44 was initially issued on June 30 (via S. The new July 29-dated chart (where JAY-Z starts at No. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. 1 on the Billboard 200, as all 14 of his albums have bowed in the top slot. JAY-Z also furthers his own record as the artist with the most debuts at No.