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Gracie Abrams Clinches First No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Daughter From Hell
music1 month ago

Gracie Abrams Clinches First No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Daughter From Hell

Gracie Abrams earns her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Daughter From Hell, moving 124,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 23 (77,000 in album sales and 46,500 SEA, with about 500 TEA). It’s her third full-length and her best week yet. The Top 10 also features Olivia Rodrigo at No. 2, Morgan Wallen at No. 3, Ella Langley at No. 4, Noah Kahan at No. 5, and Drake at No. 6, while BTS’ ARIRANG re-enters the Top 10 thanks to a vinyl edition. Luminate provides the data for the ranking, with Billboard posting the full chart on July 28.

Lizzo shifts focus from numbers to artistry after soft album debut
entertainment2 months ago

Lizzo shifts focus from numbers to artistry after soft album debut

Lizzo reacts to the weak first-week sales and lack of Billboard 200 placement for her June 5 album 'Bitch,' saying she won’t measure her worth by numbers and that she’s proud of the music. The album sold about 2,649 copies in its first week and didn’t chart, a sharp contrast to her 2022 breakthrough 'Special.' In a 'Swiftologist' interview, she discussed reframing her relationship with success, reclaiming her identity, and continuing her career amid ongoing legal challenges from ex-dancers.

Olivia Rodrigo Notches Third Consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 With You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
music2 months ago

Olivia Rodrigo Notches Third Consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 With You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love

Olivia Rodrigo’s latest album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 485,000 equivalent album units—the biggest first week for a soloist this year—boosted by 15 physical variants and 164,000 vinyl copies, marking her third consecutive No. 1 following Sour and Guts.

BTS’s Arirang Debuts With Record-Breaking First-Week Sales
music5 months ago

BTS’s Arirang Debuts With Record-Breaking First-Week Sales

BTS’s comeback album Arirang, their first full-length in six years, moved 641,000 total copies in its first week (532,000 pure album sales), the biggest first-week figure for a group since Billboard started tracking streaming in 2014, with record single-day streams on Spotify and Apple Music as the members returned from military service and solo projects. Jin is absent from the songwriting credits due to tour obligations, and the album features a slate of collaborators including Ryan Tedder, Flume, Diplo, and others.

Bruno Mars Clears the Chart With The Romantic at No. 1
music5 months ago

Bruno Mars Clears the Chart With The Romantic at No. 1

Bruno Mars’ fourth LP The Romantic debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 186,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 5 (chart dated March 14), powered by 93,500 in album sales and a vinyl-heavy first week (48,000). It marks Mars’ first No. 1 debut and fifth top-10 album overall, with Gorillaz, BLACKPINK and Mitski also hitting the top 10. The lead single “I Just Might” previously peaked at No. 1 on the Hot 100, while the set’s performance was aided by a mix of sales, streaming, and track-equivalent units.

Megan Moroney Tops Billboard 200 With Cloud 9, Her First No. 1
music5 months ago

Megan Moroney Tops Billboard 200 With Cloud 9, Her First No. 1

Country singer Megan Moroney earns her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Cloud 9, debuting at the top of the March 7 chart with 147,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Feb. 26 (78,000 in sales and 69,000 in streams). It’s the biggest week for a country album by a woman in nearly two years, and Cloud 9 is Moroney’s third studio album after Am I Okay? and Lucky, with Hilary Duff (No. 3), Baby Keem (No. 4) and Mumford & Sons (No. 10) also in the top 10.

entertainment10 months ago

Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' Breaks Sales Records Amid Mixed Reactions

Taylor Swift's album 'Life of a Showgirl' debuts at number one on the Billboard 200 with over 4 million units sold in the first week, setting a new record for first-week sales, and all songs from the album occupy the top 12 spots on the Billboard Hot 100. Swift reflects on her journey from her debut album to this milestone, expressing gratitude to her fans for their support.