"Sometimes the Billboard charts get a little sleepy. Sometimes they wake up and get wild. This week, on the Billboard 200 albums chart, three albums landed within striking distance of the No. 1 spot. Coming out on top, the rapper, A$AP Rocky, whose new album "Don't Be Dumb," edged out the album at No. 2 by the tiniest of margins."
"But at No. 2, the K-pop boy band ENHYPEN relied almost entirely on sales as part of a campaign that included 20 different versions of the CD alone. ENHYPEN's new album is called "THE SIN: VANISH." Another record came extremely close to returning to No. 1, "DeBI TiRAR MaS FOToS," by the superstar Bad Bunny. Bad Bunny is a major contender at this weekend's Grammy Awards, and he'll headline the Super Bowl halftime show a week later."
"Coming out on top, the rapper, A$AP Rocky, whose new album "Don't Be Dumb," edged out the album at No. 2 by the tiniest of margins. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HELICOPTER") ASAP ROCKY: (Rapping) Tee off. Spin it like a helicopter. Take my wife beat' off. Spin it like a helicopter. "Don't Be Dumb" hit No. 1 thanks to robust streaming and sales."
Three very different albums landed within striking distance of the Billboard 200 No.1 spot. A$AP Rocky's Don't Be Dumb reached No.1 through robust streaming and sales. K-pop boy band ENHYPEN's THE SIN: VANISH reached No.2 by relying almost entirely on sales and a campaign that included 20 different CD versions. Bad Bunny's DeBI TiRAR MaS FOToS jumped from No.12 to No.3 after new vinyl pressings provided a substantial sales boost. Bad Bunny is a major Grammy contender and is scheduled to headline the Super Bowl halftime show the following week. The Hot 100 showed less movement, with Bruno Mars retaining the No.1 single position.
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