What Do Ye’s First-Week ‘Bully’ Numbers Say About His Current Status in the Mainstream?

Kanye's "Bully" Album Dropping 50% in Sales Second Week to 70K, Mostly from Streaming as Music Fans Wake Up

Poor Kanye West. The UK has blocked him from performing there. His Wireless Festival has been canceled. Bad press is finally catching up to him. Social media is full of posts recalling his heyday — just last year — supporting Hitler and Nazis, carrying on with antisemitic posts. Now his “Bully” album is starting to […] The post Kanye’s “Bully” Album Dropping 50% in Sales Second Week to 70K, Mostly from Streaming as Music Fans Wake Up appeared fi…

What Do Ye’s First-Week ‘Bully’ Numbers Say About His Current Status in the Mainstream?

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at Ye's' 'Bully' album and his efforts to re-gain acceptance to pop music and culture's center.

Kanye West Dominates Billboard Charts Amid “BULLY” Success

Kanye West’s BULLY is dominating the charts, despite fans’ mixed reactions to the new LP. Per Kurrco, 16 out of the 18 tracks on the album have made it onto this week’s Billboard Hot 100. This includes “FATHER” featuring Travis Scott, “ALL THE LOVE” featuring André Troutman, “KING,” and more. This is far from the only feat Ye has to celebrate these days, however. The first-week sales for BULLY also came in this week. It moved 152K album-equivale…

Kanye West Album 'BULLY' First-Week Sales Have Been Announced

Source: Revolt / Revolt Kanye West dropped his latest project, BULLY, about a week ago, and now the numbers are in. According to Billboard, the Chicago rapper’s new album landed on the Billboard 200 after moving 152K album units in its first week. Of those units, 96K came from streaming, while 56K came from pure album sales. The numbers mark a bounce-back for Ye compared to his last two releases. The first installment of Vultures 1 moved 148K un…