Meek Mill seems to be on the roll since he drops his album, Dreams Worth More Than Money. The album recently broke the record for Meek Mill, putting him on the Number 1 of the Billboard 200 chart for the first time.
The DWMTM album was released on June 30, sold out 246,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen music (Via Billboard). The album features his boo, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Swizz Beatz and Chris Brown did not get much publicity as it was only announced to be released five days before June 30.
Busta Rhymes have given the rapper a shout out for his feat on his twitter page :
The DWMTM has sold 215,000 in traditional sales, surpassing the sale of his first album, Dreams and Nightmares, which only sold 165,000 in 2012.
The album is also the greatest fourth largest opening in 2015 following Drake’s If You’re Reading This,It’s Too Late (495,000), Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly (324,000), and Mumford & Sons’ Wilder Mind (231,000).
BillBoard 200 Top 10
1. Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money – 246,000
2. Miguel – Wildheart – 48,000
3. Taylor Swift – 1989 – 48,000
4. Ed Sheeran – x – 39,000
5. James Taylor – Before This World – 33,000
6. Breaking Benjamin – Dark Before Dawn – 31,000
7. X Ambassadors – VHS – 30,000
8. Sam Hunt – Montevallo – 29,000
9. August Burns Red – Found in Far Away Places – 29,000
10. Magic Mike XXL Soundtrack – 26,000