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Madonna starts the 2020s with a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 as Confessions II opens at the top with 134,000 equivalent album units, boosted by a strong vinyl showing and streaming, giving her 10 chart-toppers on the Billboard 200 and extending her multi-decade dominance in U.S. chart history.
Olivia Rodrigo's new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 485,000 equivalent units in its first week, while its lead single Drop Dead debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100, marking Rodrigo's third consecutive start with a No. 1 Hot 100 hit from a debut studio album—an achievement only Beyoncé has matched among major artists; the piece places this in historical context, noting that The Beatles and Mariah Carey have come close to similar triple-start feats.
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.
Olivia Rodrigo earns her third Billboard 200 No. 1 with You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, debuting at 485,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 18 — the largest soloist week of 2026 — anchored by 273,000 in sales, 211,000 SEA streams and 1,000 TEA, with vinyl sales of 164,000; the set’s lead singles have charted high on the Hot 100, and Rodrigo will launch The Unraveled Tour starting Sept. 25, 2026.
Drake’s ICEMAN repeats at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a fourth week, moving 133,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 11 (132,000 SEA; under 500 in album sales; TEA makes up the rest). It marks the first four-week No. 1 run for a project since Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, with Travis Scott’s Utopia noted as the last R&B/hip-hop album to achieve that feat. Malcolm Todd debuts in the top 10 at No. 5 with Do That Again, and Niall Horan rises to No. 7 with Dinner Party, as Michael Jackson’s Thriller remains in the top 6 alongside the continued breakdown of SEA/TEA components across the chart.
Drake’s ICEMAN holds at No. 1 for a third week on the Billboard 200, earning 171,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending June 4 (SEA driving most of the total). Paul McCartney’s The Boys of Dungeon Lane debuts at No. 5, aespa’s LEMONADE debuts at No. 9, and the top 10 includes other former No. 1s as Luminate verifies the chart data.
Drake becomes the first artist to reach 400 total Hot 100 entries as 42 charting songs appear this week—the most concurrent entries ever—driven by the simultaneous release of ICEMAN, HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR (debuts at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the Billboard 200). He also reclaims No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 for a 39th week.
Drake makes Billboard history by debuting three albums—ICEMAN at No. 1, HABIBTI at No. 2, and MAID OF HONOUR at No. 3—on the Billboard 200 in the same week, led by ICEMAN’s 463,000 equivalent album units. HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR launch with 114,000 and 110,000 units, respectively, and the top four albums all exceed 100,000 units, marking the first time since 1956 that a single artist has occupied the top three spots concurrently. ICEMAN also gives Drake his 15th No. 1 album, tying him with Taylor Swift for the most No. 1s among soloists.
Noah Kahan earns his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as The Great Divide debuts atop with 389,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 30, led by 212,000 streaming units, 175,000 in album sales and 118,000 vinyl copies; the rock-heavy set marks Kahan’s biggest first week and the largest streaming week for 2026 to date, plus the biggest rock vinyl week in the modern era. Kehlani debuts at No. 4, and Michael Jackson’s Thriller re-enters the top 10 at No. 7 following the release of the Michael biopic, as Billboard’s chart is calculated by Luminate.
Ella Langley earns her first Billboard 200 No. 1 as Dandelion launches with 169,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 16 (128,000 SEA and 39,000 in album sales), delivering the largest week for a country album by a woman in two years and the biggest of 2026 for any woman; the album follows her breakthrough hit Choosin’ Texas and marks Langley’s first top-10 on the Billboard 200.
BTS’s ARIRANG remains at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a third consecutive week, posting 124,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 9 (down 34%), after debuting atop the chart on April 4. It marks the first time a group album has spent three weeks at No. 1 since Mumford & Sons’ Babel (2012–13) and the first to start with three weeks at No. 1 since Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl (2025).
BTS earns its seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Arirang, opening with 641,000 equivalent album units (532,000 pure sales) and a vinyl push of 208,000 copies across 17 variants, delivering the biggest week for a group in more than a decade and the largest vinyl‑led boost since 2013; the release follows BTS completing mandatory military service and was promoted with a Seoul concert and a Netflix documentary.
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’s third studio album Cloud 9 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 147,000 equivalent album units, marking the first time a female country artist has led the chart in nearly two years. It’s her first chart-topper, following a top-10 bow for Am I Okay? (2024) and a prior debut with Lucky (No. 38).
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.