We The Best boss DJ Khaled is looking down at the competition. The hip-hop producer’s Khaled Khaled album has toppled its competition debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
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DJ Khaled Gets Emotional Over Going No. 1
The Miami hitmaker has unloaded non-stop celebration posts across his Instagram page. Khaled geeked out over going to the top spot with the biggest selling album in the country.
“KHALEDKHALED ALBUM DEBUT #1 ON @billboard! BILLBOARD BILLI !!!! #1 ALBUM IN THE COUNTRY!🤲🏽”
The project reportedly sold nearly 100,000 copies to secure the top spot.
DJ Khaled has lived up to his catchphrase and dropped “Anotha One” with his star-studded Khaled Khaled (We The Best/Epic). Aided by some of music’s hottest acts, including Drake, Lil Baby, Post Malone, H.E.R., Justin Bieber and Jay-Z, Khaled opens at #1 on the HITS Top 50 chart with 95k. (HITS Daily Double)
In celebration of the accomplishment, Khaled vowed to drop his “Let It Go” music video at noon featuring pop superstar Justin Bieber and 21 Savage.
“GREAT MORNING!!!!! FANLUV Let’s go GOLFING 🏌️♂️ ,thank you for making #KHALEDKHALED the #1 #album in the country @billboard !! let’s celebrate this #1!! Letting that #LETITGO video Go 🎥🤯 12 PM ET! Tell a friend, bring a friend! @justinbieber @21savage lets go!! @youtubemusic @vevo 🎥🍿🔥🔥🔥”
Fat Joe Celebrates DJ Khaled Going No. 1
Khaled’s longtime friend Fat Joe also acknowledged the achievement. The New York native went to his social media pages to celebrate the success.
“And ANOTHER ONE @djkhaled congrats my brother you #1”
Huge First-Week Projections
Based on early estimates, Khaled’s jam-packed compilation album was expected to practically face no competition in the Top 5. The album was initially en route to sell up to 100,000 copies after just 7 days of availability.
We the Best/Epic‘s DJ Khaled appears to be in line for another #1 on the HITSTop 50 (his first since 2017’s Grateful). The star-studded Khaled Khaled, which occupied seven of the Top 15 tracks on Apple Music Saturday morning (5/1), has a chance at a six-figure opening week. DJ Khaled (We the Best/Epic): 80-100k total activity; 5-7k albums (HITS Daily Double)
Cardi B Reveals Why Everyone Loves DJ Khaled
A few days ago, Khaled went to his Instagram page to share a clip of rap star Cardi B geeking out over him. In the clip, she dished on how his hospitality and good nature ultimately has made him a favorite amongst peers.
“If people ever wonder why so many people f*ck with DJ Khaled, you can see how there’s so many people on his album, because he’s a really, really, really nice person. He’s a nice person and when you meet him, he’s the type of person that when you go to his house, he’s going to serve you all types of foods. He’s going to serve you all the types of foods. He’s going to make sure you happy. He’s the type of person that if you go to his house, he’s probably going to let you sleep in his bed in the big bedroom.”
Khaled made sure to show his love back to Cardi and reflected on her warm-hearted compliments.
“Thank you @iamcardib ! Thank you for your kind words 🤲🏽🌞 THANK YOU FOR BEING APRAT OF KHALED KHALED ALBUM , IM VERY VERY THANKFUL 🤲🏽🌞🔑 BIG PAPER IS A ANTHEM !!!!! BIG BIG ANTHEM 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😤!!! I WOULD LOVE TO SHOOT A VIDEO TO THIS ANTHEM THE WORLD LOVES IT !!!!!!!”