Fred again.., TZUYU and Rich Homie Quan all debut albums on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Sept. 21), though under extremely different circumstances.
Fred again..
The EDM star charts an album on the Billboard 200 for the first time this week with his new project Ten Days. The set debuts at No. 166 with 9,000 equivalent album units earned in the Sept. 6-12 tracking week, according to Luminate. It also becomes his fifth charting LP on Top Dance/Electronic Albums, opening at No. 3.
Here’s a look at his full history on Hot Dance/Electronic Albums:
Peak Position, Title, Chart Date
No. 3, Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), 11/12/2022
No. 10, Actual Life (April 14 – December 17 2020), 12/17/2022
No. 24, Secret Life, 5/20/2023
No. 4, USB, 6/29/2024
No. 3, Ten Days, 9/21/2024
Fred again.. also lands eight songs from the album on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, including five debuts. Here a recap:
No. 17, “Just Stand There” with SOAK (debut)
No. 19, “Places To Be” with Anderson .Paak & CHIKA
No. 22, “Adore U” (re-entry)
No. 23, “Ten” with Jozzy (re-entry)
No. 27, “Glow” with Duskus, Four Tet & Skrillex (debut)
No. 29, “Fear Less” with Sampha (debut)
No. 37, “Peace U Need” with Joy Anonymous (debut)
No. 40, “Backseat” with The Japanese House & Scott Hardkiss (debut)
He’s now charted 26 songs on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs in his career, dating to “Don’t Judge Me” with FKA Twigs and Headie One in 2021.
TZUYU
The Taiwanese singer-songwriter has already made waves as a member of the South Korean group TWICE, but she’s now making a name for herself as a solo act.
Her six-song debut solo EP abouTZU: The 1st Mini Album, released through JYP/Imperial/Republic Records, debuts at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 (24,000 units). It also starts at No. 1 on World Albums.
TZUYU remains an active member of TWICE, and has been since 2015. The group has carved out a successful history on Billboard’s charts, including seven charting projects on the Billboard 200. It earned its first No. 1 earlier this year with its EP With YOU-th.
Rich Homie Quan
The rapper returns to Billboard’s charts following his death on Sept. 5 with an 11-year-old mixtape.
I Promise I Will Never Stop Going In, released in November 2013, debuts at No. 110 (11,000 units; up 230%). The project includes “Walk Thru,” featuring Problem, which reached No. 74 on the Hot 100 in 2014.
Rich Homie Quan had charted two other projects on the Billboard 200 before this week: Back to the Basics (No. 84 peak in 2017) and his debut studio album Rich As In Spirit (No. 32; 2018).
Quan’s entire music catalog also had a surge in attention following his death. In the latest tracking week (the most recent following his death; Sept. 6-12), his catalog generated 44.2 million on-demand official U.S. streams, according to Luminate, a 227% gain from the week prior.
Rich Homie Quan (real name: Dequantes Lamar) died on Sept. 5 at an Atlanta hospital. A cause of death has not yet been announced.
