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Ariana Grande’s album petal debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 295,000 equivalent album units in its first week, marking her biggest U.S. tally of the 2020s and giving her seventh No. 1 on the chart. The tally includes 168,000 pure album sales, 126,000 streaming-equivalent units, and 1,000 track-equivalent units, with vinyl accounting for a standout 96,000 copies across multiple editions, as she tours behind the release.
Morgan Wallen returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with I’m the Problem for a 14th non-consecutive week (about 80,000 equivalent albums), while Charli XCX debuts at No. 3 with Music, Fashion, Film (roughly 78,000 units) — her biggest debut by that metric and a top-10 debut this year. Wallen is touring on the Still the Problem stadium trek and recently released a standalone single Been By Now; Olivia Rodrigo sits at No. 2, with Ella Langley and Noah Kahan at Nos. 4 and 5 to round out the top five.
Morgan Wallen’s I'm the Problem returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a 14th nonconsecutive week, earning 80,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 30 (78,000 SEA), aided by the standalone single Been by Now released July 24; Olivia Rodrigo is No. 2 and Charli xcx debuts at No. 3 with Music, Fashion, Film, as the top 10 reshuffles continue and Wallen’s album has never left the top 10 since its debut.
Gracie Abrams earns her first-ever No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Daughter From Hell, selling 124,000 equivalent album units. The release follows her breakout with The Secret of Us (which peaked at #2 in 2024) and features writing credits from Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Audrey Hobert, and Abrams’ partner Paul Mescal, who cowrote “Imaginary Friend.” Produced by Aaron Dessner, the album arrived after Abrams teased two bonus tracks and shared reflections on navigating her 20s and adolescence.
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.
Gracie Abrams scores her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her third album Daughter From Hell, debuting at 124,000 equivalent album units. The prior project The Secret of Us peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped charts in the UK, Australia and the Netherlands. The new album was announced in May with the single Hit the Wall, and Abrams also unveiled a 64‑date international arena tour titled Look at My Life, launching in North America this December (37 shows) and heading to Europe in 2027.
Madonna’s Confessions II debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 18, while Michael Jackson’s Thriller remains at No. 8, marking the first time the two legends have shared the Billboard 200 Top 10 simultaneously in 25 years (the second-ever occurrence after 2001). Their chart overlap highlights the enduring influence of both artists on the music landscape.
Madonna’s new studio album Confessions II debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, placing her in the Top 10 alongside Michael Jackson for the first time in about 25 years as Thriller slips to No. 8; the piece notes this rare simultaneous Top 10 appearance and recalls past near-misses and later Top 15 overlaps between the two legends.
Madonna’s Confessions II opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 134,000 equivalent album units, driven by a standout streaming week (19,000 SEA and about 20.1 million on-demand streams) and 114,000 in sales, marking her 10th US No. 1 and extending her No. 1 status across the 1980s, 2000s and 2010s—despite a underperforming pre-release single and strong critical reception (Metacritic 84).
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.