Layers received generally positive reviews from
music critics. At
Metacritic, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
average score of 77 based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Commercial performance
In the United States, the album debuted at number 22 on the
Billboard 200, selling 16,749 copies in its first week.[10] It was the eleventh best-selling album of the week.[11]Layers was the first Royce's solo album to debut at number one on the
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[12] The album was also streamed 1.7 million times in the first week.[13] In its second week the album fell to number 187 on the Billboard 200 chart.[14]
Layers received generally positive reviews from
music critics. At
Metacritic, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
average score of 77 based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Commercial performance
In the United States, the album debuted at number 22 on the
Billboard 200, selling 16,749 copies in its first week.[10] It was the eleventh best-selling album of the week.[11]Layers was the first Royce's solo album to debut at number one on the
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[12] The album was also streamed 1.7 million times in the first week.[13] In its second week the album fell to number 187 on the Billboard 200 chart.[14]