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On The Charts: June 18, 2018

Kanye, Dave Matthews Band and Dierks Bentley debut in the top 10 and in the top 50, Quebec's fave country singer Guylaine Tanguay comes in at 23, Sugarland at 31, and sensational Brit R&B stylist Jorja Smith's debut makes a splash at 41. Videos included.

On The Charts: June 18, 2018

By FYI Staff

After three weeks out of the top spot, Post Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the third week. With over 11,000 total consumption units to its credit, the album achieves the highest on-demand stream and digital song download sales total in the seven-day frame.


Three new releases debut in the top ten this week, led by Dave Matthews Band’s Come Tomorrow, at 2. The album, which earns the highest sales total for the week, is their fourth release to reach the top two and is their first charted album since 2012’s Away From The World reached 3.

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Kids See Ghosts, the self-titled album project from Kanye West and Kid Cudi, debuts at 3. It is the second straight week featuring a chart debut from Kanye West, who entered at No. 1 last week and falls to 4 this week with Ye. It is Kid Cudi’s highest charting release since 2013’s Indicud peaked at 3.

Dierks Bentley’s The Mountain debuts at 10. It is his third straight top ten album and the follow-up to 2016’s 2 Black, which peaked at No. 2.

Other debuts in the top 50 include Quebec’s favourite country singer, Guylaine Tanguay’s 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, at 23; Sugarland’s Bigger, at 31; and Britain’s famously spirited indie R&B singer Jorja Smith’s Lost & Found, at 41.

 

 

– All data courtesy of SoundScan with colour detail provided by Nielsen Music Canada Director, Paul Tuch

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