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Higgins, Sam (9 March 2019). "Dave's PSYCHODRAMA may be the definitive British rap album of 2019". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020 . Retrieved 9 March 2019. These technologies are used for things like personalised ads, to limit how many times you see an ad, to understand usage via Google Analytics, to understand how you got to our web properties, to ensure that we understand the audience and can provide relevant ads On the 15th of March 2019, PSYCHODRAMA debuted on the UK Charts at Number 1, marking this as Dave’s first project to reach the top spot. It became the most-streamed first-week British rap album in UK history with a total of 23.6 million streams.Copsey, Rob (1 January 2020). "The Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2019". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020 . Retrieved 1 January 2020. The 20 Best Albums of 2019". The A.V. Club. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019 . Retrieved 19 April 2020. PSYCHODRAMA is the highly anticipated debut studio album from Streatham, South London MC, Dave, and follows the rapper’s 2017 Game Over EP. The album also entered the US Charts and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the 7th of July 2019. On the 2nd of July The album officially became BRIT Certified Platinum, marking it as Dave’s first Platinum project.