On December 2, Billboard introduced that Travis Scott’s Astroworld would return to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Debuting at No. 2 that week was Tekashi 6ix9ine’s DUMMY BOY. Shortly after the announcement, rumors swirled that there was a attainable counting error that might have led to a few of 6ix9ine’s gross sales and streams being missed. On December 4, Billboard revealed that Nielsen Music was wanting into the gross sales numbers “due to a processing discrepancy.”
Now, TMZ stories that Astroworld will stay the No. 1 album for the week in query (December 8). A spokesperson for Billboard reportedly informed TMZ, “In a traditionally shut race, after a rigorous assessment of the method and the methodology by which the No. 1 rating on final week’s Billboard 200 album chart was awarded to Travis Scott’s Astroworld, we concluded that no correction was warranted.”
Pitchfork has contacted representatives for Travis Scott, Billboard, and Nielsen Music.
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