National Post (National Edition)

KHALID BUMPS BILLIE EILISH OFF NO. 1 ON THE CHART

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Khalid hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, bumping Billie Eilish from the top slot. Khalid, who was nominated for five Grammys last year, including best new artist, reached No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart for the first time with his second album, Free Spirit (Right Hand Music Group/rca). It sold 85,000 copies as a full album — helped by a bundling deal that included it with the cost of concert tickets — but also performed well on streaming services, with 147 million streams last week, according to Nielsen. Eilish, the 17-year-old singer and songwriter who made a splash on last week’s chart, was bumped to No. 2 with When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and Nipsey Hussle’s year-old Victory Lap, which re-entered the chart last week after the rapper was killed at age 33, fell one spot to No. 3.

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