Compton styled as Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre is the third by American recording artist. It was released on August 7, 2015 on and the , with the physical editions released on August 21, 2015. It is the follow-up to his second album 1999 after the cancellation of the long-planned. Dre himself, , , Trevor Lawrence, Jr. Compton features from , , , , , , , Sly Pyper, , , , , , and others. The album debuted at number 2 on the US , selling 295,000 in its first week. Upon its release, Compton received general acclaim from music critics. Following 11 years of unsuccessful work on his infamous Detox album, Dre officially cancelled the project on August 1, 2015 during an episode of his radio show, The Pharmacy with Dr. He stated that the album did not meet his standards and had decided to scrap the project as a result. During the same episode, Dre announced that he would be releasing a brand-new album, entitled Compton, on August 7 on iTunes and Apple Music, with a physical release following on August 21. Earlier the same day in an interview with , had preemptively announced the album, which may have been part of the reason for officially announcing it soon after. The album was inspired by the N. A biopic Straight Outta Compton and features a number of collaborators from various points in his career, including , , , , and , among others. It's an 'inspired by' album. It's inspired by Straight Outta Compton. We're gonna call the album Compton: The Soundtrack. I'm really proud of this. At , which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an score of 82, based on 36 reviews. Following two weeks of Apple exclusivity, the album was released for other streaming services as well as music stores on August 21. At the end of the year, Compton was named the 32nd best album of 2015 by , while ranked it 35th. Prior to its release, there was heavy anticipation on whether Compton or 's would debut at the top of the US chart. Ultimately, Compton debuted at number 2 with 295,000 ; it sold 278,558 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's activity and sales. Compton is Dr Dre's third solo album to debut at number one on the Billboard's. The album remained in the chart's top ten for the next several weeks, and, as of June 2016, the album has sold over 600,000 copies in the United States. Compton has been certified Gold by the RIAA. Compton debuted at number one on the after selling 45,721 copies including 2,079 streaming sales , becoming Dr. Dre's first number-one album in the UK. It outsold its nearest competitor, 's , by over 28,000 combined chart sales. Additionally, as the physical version of the album was not released until two weeks later, Dr. Dre became the first artist in history to top the UK Albums Chart with a non-physical release. Compton has been certified Gold by the BPI. Surratt, and Joslynn Brown. Paak, and Candice Pillay. Paak, Sly Jordan, and. Retrieved October 25, 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2015. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved December 14, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015. Archived from on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015. Archived from on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH. Retrieved August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
