Playboi Carti's 'MUSIC' Projected to Debut at No. 1

Possibly giving him his second chart-topper.

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Playboi Carti is looking to open next week’s Billboard 200 at No. 1 with MUSIC.

HITS Daily Double reports that the artist’s latest studio effort is projected to earn 250,000 equivalent album units without physical sales. Upon its release, MUSIC became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day and its tracks took over both the Spotify and Apple Music charts.

MUSIC, which marked Carti’s first full-length effort in over four years, dropped in the early hours of March 14 and featured guest appearances from Future on “CHARGE DEM HOES A FEE,” “TRIM” and “DIS 1 GOT IT” Young Thug and Ty Dolla $ign on “WE NEED ALL DA VIBES,” Lil Uzi Vert on “JUMPIN” and “TWIN TRIM,” Travis Scott on “CRUSH,” “PHILLY” and “WAKE UP F1LTHY,” The Weeknd on “RATHER LIE”, Skepta on “TOXIC” and Kendrick Lamar on “GOOD CREDIT.”

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