Usually, any time that releases a full-length project, it’s locked in for a #1 debut on the Billboard 200. This time around though, he will not earn that honor.

It was reported earlier in the week that Dark Lane Demo Tapes , which would effectively end a decade-long streak of #1 debuts for the Toronto native. There is now confirmation that he will start off at the #2 spot, right behind country superstar Kenny Chesney. 

According to Hits Daily Double, the sales have been calculated and, with 226K equivalent albums units sold, Drake will debut at #2 on the Billboard 200. Ahead of him is Kenny Chesney’s album Here and Now, which moved 234K equivalent album units. 

This ends a streak that many thought would remain intact for a few more years. With his last nine full-length projects, Drake has enjoyed success right off the bat with #1 debuts. Did anybody predict that he would lose out to Kenny Chesney?

Regardless of its standing on the charts, . The mixtape features , , , Fivio Foreign, and more. 

Are you surprised about this development? Do you think he’ll slide up to the top spot the following week?