According to Billboard the results of the Billboard 200 chart dated Dec. 8, which was announced on Sunday (Dec. 2), are being audited by Nielsen Music due to a processing discrepancy. Upon completion of the in-depth audit of data sources across streaming and retail, Billboard will announce any resulting changes that may affect chart rankings.
On Monday, it was revealed that Travis Scott’s Astroworld returned to the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart, and it was a close race between that album and Tekashi 69’s Dummy Boy. It was initially reported that while Dummy Boy earned 66,000 album units sold in just three days of tracking activity (as the album was released on a Tuesday after it was delayed), Astroworld topped it with 71,000. That said, it appears a mistake was made, and that Tekashi may have actually earned the No. 1 spot after all.
Nielsen’s Drew Bennett told Hits Daily Double, “Our team has done a deep dive and found the cause of the initial discrepancy. We’ve since then reprocessed the jobs necessary and re-finalized the charts. As a result, 6ix9ine’s Dummy Boy will be moving to #1… Our team is working quickly to identify the root cause of this discrepancy to ensure that we get it right the first time.”
#1 album and #1 single.
God is good.— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) December 3, 2018
.@trvisXX scores first Billboard #Hot100 leader: "What's more 'Sicko Mode' than going No. 1?!" https://t.co/aeBUEEPmwe [via @billboardcharts] pic.twitter.com/srDsgbNWrY
— billboard (@billboard) December 3, 2018
