ScHoolboy Q’s ‘Oxymoron’ Debuts at #1 with 139,000 Copies

Schoolboy Q’s ‘Oxymoron’ Deluxe Album Cover

As predicted, ScHoolboy Q ‘s major label debut Oxymoron bows at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with sales of 139,000 copies this week.

As the South Central L.A. rapper’s first in a joint-venture deal with Interscope Records, the new album is also the first #1 for Top Dawg Entertainment, which previously reached #2 with Kendrick Lamar ‘s good kid, m.A.A.D city in 2012.

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The success of Oxymoron instantly gives the rapper his best-selling album, having previously charted with two independently released sets — Setbacks in 2011 and Habits & Contradictions in 2012. They have sold 17,000 and 48,000, respectively.

Oxymoron also serves as the largest debut for a rap album since Eminem ‘s #1 debuting The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which sold 792,000 copies in the week ending November 10, 2013.

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Coming in at #2 is last week’s #1 contender, the soundtrack to Disney ‘s Frozen with 91,000 copies. This serves as its ninth straight week in one of the top two positions on the chart.

Due to the film winning two Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2: for best original song “Let It Go” and for best animated feature, it can be expected to see the soundtrack back at #1 next week. Take a look at the full list of the Top 10 below:

#1 ScHoolboy Q – Oxymoron 139,000
#2 Frozen Soundtrack 91,000
#3 Beck – Morning Phase 87,000
#4 Kid Cudi – Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon 87,000
#5 Romeo Santos – Formula: Vol. 2
#6 Dierks Bentley – Riser 63,000
#7 Eric Church – The Outsiders 43,000
#8 The Fray – Helios 37,000
#9 Now 49 34,000
#10 Beyoncé – BEYONCE 32,000

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