Kendrick Lamar's latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, officially becomes the first hip-hop record of 2022 to reach one billion streams on Spotify.
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The news was broken by Chart Data, which added that the project has already sold more than 500,000 units in the United States and is eligible for a gold plaque, but is yet to be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Meanwhile, HITS Daily Double suggests that Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers could make its return to this week’s Billboard 200 top 10, thanks to its latest vinyl sales.
The album briefly held the record for the biggest opening week of 2022 earning 258,500 in streaming equivalent album in its first week to give K-Dot his fourth No. 1. It also held the largest streaming week for an R&B/hip-hop album and largest sales week for a digital album in 2022.
