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Tyler, The Creator’s Surprise Album Tops Billboard 200 and U.K. Sales Charts

Off-cycle timing fueled a condensed four-day tracking week that saw five exclusive physical editions drive 128,000 units

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Overview

  • Don’t Tap the Glass moved 128,000 equivalent album units in its opening four-day tracking week, securing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200
  • Physical formats accounted for more than half of first-week sales through five exclusive vinyl, CD and deluxe box sets sold via Tyler’s webstore
  • The July 21 midweek surprise release compressed its tracking period yet amplified demand with a concentrated sales push
  • This marks Tyler’s fourth consecutive Billboard 200 debut at No. 1 following Igor, Call Me If You Get Lost and A Chromakopia
  • In the U.K., the album led the Official Albums Sales, Physical Albums, Vinyl Albums and Hip-Hop & R&B charts and entered the main Official Albums chart at No. 2