After a seven-year wait following unanimously acclaimed 2018 debut Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B finally returned to DSPs and vinyl and CD store shelves this month with her sophomore album AM I THE DRAMA?

This week, following a months-long media full-court press, DRAMA debuts atop the Billboard 200 with 200,000 first-week units. In addition, the album charts 17 of its tracks on the Billboard Hot 100, led by the Kehlani collab “Safe,” which debuts at No. 26.

Was the first-week performance of DRAMA less or more than what we expected? And will we get a third Cardi B album before the turn of the decade? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below.

1. Cardi B’s AM I THE DRAMA? bows atop the Billboard 200 with 200,000 first-week units moved. Is that number lower, higher or about

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