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And just like that, The Last Dinner Party is converting critical praise into commercial success with Prelude to Ecstasy (via Island), the British newcomers’ debut LP.
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Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, Prelude to Ecstasy leads the way in the U.K. chart race.
Prelude to Ecstasy makes a fast start and is predicted to take the title when the national chart is published later this week.
Based in London, the indie rock-pop quintet — Abigail Morris (vocals), Georgia Davies (bass), Lizzie Mayland (guitar), Aurora Nishevci (keys) and Emily Roberts (lead guitar) — captured the buzz on both sides of the Atlantic last year, thanks in part to “Nothing Matters,” their breakthrough debut single.
With “Nothing Matters” in their pocket, the group snagged this year’s BRITs Rising Star Award and the BBC Sound Of 2024 poll, a double that assures The Last Dinner Party status as the next big thing in music.
Prelude to Ecstasy features “Nothing Matters,” which the band performed on The Late Show last month for their U.S. late night TV debut, and which last week cracked the U.K. top 40 for the first time, vaulting 41-22.
Also new to the Official Chart Update is Jamie Webster’s 10 For The People (Modern Sky), at No. 2. If it holds its course, 10 For The People would give Webster a career best, outdoing 2022’s Moments, which peaked at No. 3.
Completing the podium on the chart blast is Paul McCartney & Wings’ third LP Band on the Run (Capitol), which is set for a return to the top 10 following the release of a special 50th anniversary edition. After release back in 1973, Band on the Run led the albums tally for seven consecutive weeks.
Britpop era psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker is eyeing a first top 10 album in 25 years with Natural Magick (Strange Folk), new at No. 5. Kula Shaker previously cracked the U.K. top 10 with 1996’s leader K and 1999’s Peasants, Pigs and Astronauts (No. 9).
Finally, Scottish singer and songwriter Dylan John Thomas is targeting a top 10 entry with his self-titled debut album. Dylan John Thomas (via Ignition) is set to enter the chart at No. 8.
All when will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published late Friday, Feb. 9.
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. With the launch, she becomes the first female rapper in a lead role to start atop the tally.
Meanwhile, Tate McRae’s “Greedy” rebounds for a fourth week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey.
Elsewhere, Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” hits the Global 200’s top 10, jumping from No. 13 to No. 6, while three songs enter the Global Excl. U.S. top 10: Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” (16-7), Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (15-9) and Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” (12-10).
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
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‘Hiss’ Hits Global 200 at No. 1
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss” opens atop the Billboard Global 200 with 39.6 million streams and 99,000 sold worldwide Jan. 26-Feb. 1. (In addition to the original version’s clean and explicit options released Jan. 26, an instrumental version and clean and explicit “chopped ‘n screwed” versions arrived Jan. 31.)
As the song soars in atop the Global 200, Megan Thee Stallion becomes the first female rapper in a lead role to debut atop the chart. She adds her second No. 1, after Cardi B’s “WAP,” on which she’s featured, led for three weeks in September-October 2020. (Among female rappers, Latto has also entered the ranking at No. 1, as featured on Jung Kook’s “Seven,” in July 2023; the song went on to reign for, fittingly, seven weeks.)
Jack Harlow’s “Lovin in Me” holds at No. 2 on the Global 200, after two weeks at No. 1 in January; Tate McRae’s “Greedy” keeps at No. 3, after two weeks at No. 1 beginning in November; Xavi’s “La Diabla” repeats at No. 4, after reaching No. 3; and Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?” falls to No. 5 after spending its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1.
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Plus, Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” surges 13-6 in its second week on the Global 200, becoming his first top 10 hit. The song by the 21-year-old from Monroe, Wash., drew 40.4 million streams (up 31%) and sold 10,000 worldwide (up 20%) in the tracking week.
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‘Greedy’ for More: McRae Back Atop Global Excl. U.S.
Tate McRae’s “Greedy” rules the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a fourth week, returning to the top from No. 2, with 39.6 million streams (down 3%) and 1,000 sold (down 4%) outside the U.S. Jan. 26-Feb. 1. The track became McRae’s first No. 1 on the chart in early December.
Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?” drops to No. 2 after logging its first two weeks on Global Excl. U.S. at No. 1; Xavi’s “La Diabla” holds at No. 3, after reaching No. 2; Feid and ATL Jacob’s “Luna” is steady at its No. 4 high; and The Weeknd, Jennie and Lily Rose Depp’s “One of the Girls,” which hit the top 10 three weeks earlier, reaches the top five (7-5; 38.6 million streams outside the U.S., up 2%).
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Three songs ascend to the Global Excl. U.S. top 10 – marking each act’s first appearance in the region – led by Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born,” which blasts 16-7 with 21.9 million streams (up 45%) and 7,000 sold (up 46%) outside the U.S. The track by the Japanese duo rose to No. 1 a week ago on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
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Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” leaps 15-9 on Global Excl. U.S. The song by the Conyers, Ga., native drew 22.5 million streams (up 18%) and 6,000 sold (up 13%) outside the U.S. in the tracking week.
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Additionally, “Stick Season,” by Noah Kahan, from Strafford, Vt., climbs 12-10 on Global Excl. U.S., with 23.8 million streams (up 8%) and 3,000 sold (up 11%) outside the U.S.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Feb. 10, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Feb. 6. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
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Grateful Dead breaks the record for most top 40-charting albums in the nearly 68-year history the Billboard 200. The group’s latest archival live release, Dave’s Picks, Volume 49: Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford U., Palo Alto, CA (4/27/85 & 4/28/85), debuts at No. 25 on the chart dated Feb. 10. It’s the 59th top 40-charting set for the band, surpassing the 58 top 40s earned by both Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.
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Here’s a recap of the acts with the most top 40-charting albums on the Billboard 200 since the list began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in March of 1956:
59, Grateful Dead
58, Elvis Presley
58, Frank Sinatra
54, Barbra Streisand
51, Bob Dylan
48, The Rolling Stones
Dave’s Picks, Volume 49 is from the band’s long-running archival release series, named for the group’s archivist, David Lemieux. The series launched in 2012 and has granted the group 41 of its 59 top 40-charting sets on the Billboard 200.
Dave’s Picks, Volume 49 earned 21,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Feb. 1, according to Luminate – with all of that sum in traditional album sales. The album was exclusively available as a four-CD set, with a limited run of 25,000 copies manufactured. It was sold only through the band’s official website. (Releases in the series are issued exclusively on CD, in limited quantities, and sold through the Dead’s official channels.)
Grateful Dead has logged at least three new top 40-charting albums on the Billboard 200 in every year from 2013 through 2023, largely on the strength of the Dave’s Picks releases.
Dave’s Picks, Volume 49 also launches at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, marking the first No. 1 on that chart for the group since the list began in 1991.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multimetric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Feb. 10, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Feb. 6. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter and Instagram.
Megan Thee Stallion’s writing hisstory, as she’s earned her third No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 after her scorching “Hiss” single debuted at the chart’s apex on Monday (Feb. 5).
After reaching No. 1 status twice in 2020 thanks to the Beyoncé-assisted “Savage” and Cardi B’s “WAP,” Meg has notched her first No. 1 hit as a solo act, becoming one of two women rappers — alongside Nicki Minaj — to debut atop the tally. The “Body” rapper exuded humility and grace when thanking all involved with making this feat possible.
“Thank you thank you thank you ! Thank you GOD, Thank you MAMA HOLLY, Thank you to EVERYONEEEEE that took the time out of their week to go hard and make this happen,” she tweeted.
“I love you I appreciate you I’m so grateful likeeee #HISS is number 1 !!! Thank you for RUNNING IT UP HOTTIES Let’s keep going hard and staying positive ! Love yall.”
The Hot 100 isn’t the only chart Megan’s ruling, as the Houston Hottie hit No. 1 on the Streaming Songs, Digital Song Sales, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts concurrently thanks to her fiery serpentine-themed single.
“HISS” accumulated 29.2 million first-week streams, 2.9 million radio airplay audience impressions and 104,000 downloads sold from Jan. 26-Feb. 1, according to Luminate.
Co-produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat and Bankroll Got It, “HISS” arrived on Jan. 26 via Hot Girl Productions and found Megan responding to critics who have had plenty to say about her in the last couple of years. The 28-year-old even possibly had smoke for Drake, Nicki Minaj, Kenneth Petty, Tory Lanez, and ex-boyfriend Pardison Fontaine.
A week after the single’s release, Megan Thee Stallion announced an “innovative” distribution deal with Warner Music Group on Friday (Feb. 2). With the unique partnership, the Houston Hottie will have access to WMG’s global services ranging from music promotion to distribution and worldwide marketing.
Megan will keep releasing music independently through her Hot Girl Productions label while the deal allows Thee Stallion to keep ownership and control of her masters as well as her publishing. Billboard previously reported about the Houston-bred rapper working with WMG in December.
Find the Houston Hottie’s reaction to “HISS” going No. 1 below.
Thank you thank you thank you ! Thank you GOD, Thank you MAMA HOLLY, Thank you to EVERYONEEEEE that took the time out of their week to go hard and make this happen! I love you I appreciate you I’m so grateful 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹💙💙💙💙 likeeee #HISS is number 1 !!! Thank you for RUNNING…— TINA SNOW (@theestallion) February 5, 2024
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss” lunges onto the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart at No. 1. The rapper notches her third leader with the debut of the diss track, following two in 2020: “Savage,” with Beyoncé, for a week that May, and Cardi B’s “WAP,” on which Megan Thee Stallion is featured, for four weeks beginning that August.
Plus, singer-songwriter Benson Boone scores his first Hot 100 top 10, as “Beautiful Things” bounds from No. 15 to No. 8 in its second week on the survey.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Feb. 10, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Feb. 6. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
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“Hiss” was released on Hot Girl Productions. (Megan Thee Stallion signed an agreement with Warner Music Group, with Roc Nation continuing to be involved in managing her, as announced Feb. 2.) The song starts as the 1,163rd No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 65-year archives, and the 75th to debut at the summit.
“Hiss” launches with 29.2 million first-week streams, 2.9 million radio airplay audience impressions and 104,000 downloads sold Jan. 26-Feb. 1, according to Luminate. In addition to the original version’s clean and explicit options released Jan. 26, an instrumental version and clean and explicit “chopped ‘n screwed” mixes arrived Jan. 31.
The single soars in atop both the Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts. Megan Thee Stallion adds her fourth leader on the former, following “Savage” (one week at No. 1), “WAP” (10 weeks) and “Body” (one), all in 2020. She also lands her fourth No. 1 on the latter, after “Savage” (three weeks) and her Cardi B collabs “WAP” (two) and “Bongos” (one, last September).
“Hiss” concurrently opens atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100, marking Megan Thee Stallion’s third No. 1 on each ranking. “Savage” and WAP” ruled Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a respective two and 10 weeks and Hot Rap Songs for three and eight frames, respectively.
Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me” dips to No. 2 on the Hot 100, following a career-best four weeks at No. 1, while adding a third week atop the Radio Songs chart (75.9 million, up 3%). It leads Rap Airplay for a seventh week and Rhythmic Airplay for a sixth frame and ascends to No. 1 on Pop Airplay, where it’s Harlow’s second leader, after “Industry Baby,” with Lil Nas X, for one week in November 2021; “Lovin on Me” also topped Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for two weeks beginning in January.
Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” falls 2-3 on the Hot 100, following four nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in October; Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” holds at its No. 4 high; and Tate McRae’s “Greedy” drops to No. 5 from its No. 3 best.
Zach Bryan’s “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves, backtracks 5-6 on the Hot 100, after it reigned for a week upon its debut last September. It tops the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Rock Songs charts for a 23rd week each and Hot Country Songs for a 19th frame.
Doja Cat’s “Agora Hills” is steady at its No. 7 Hot 100 high.
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Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” jumps 15-8 on the Hot 100, becoming his first top 10. The song surges with 18.5 million streams (up 18%), 800,000 million in airplay audience (up 393%) and 8,000 sold (up 21%).
The 21-year-old Monroe, Wash., native previously charted two Hot 100 entries, each for one week: “Ghost Town” (No. 100, November 2021) and “In the Stars” (No. 82, May 2022). Notably, “Beautiful Things,” released on Night Street Records/Warner Records, becomes the first Hot 100 top 10 for the Night Street imprint, which Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds helms in partnership with Warner. (Imagine Dragons has tallied five Hot 100 top 10s.)
Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, 21 Savage’s “Redrum” rises 10-9, two weeks after it debuted at No. 5, and SZA’s “Snooze” descends 9-10, after reaching No. 2, as it leads the multimetric Hot R&B Songs chart for a 28th week.
Again, for all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on Billboard’s social accounts, and all charts (dated Feb. 10), including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh on Billboard.com tomorrow (Feb. 6).
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On Feb. 5, 1994, John Michael Montgomery began a career-best four-week domination on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with “I Swear.” The ballad marked his second of seven No. 1s on the ranking.
Authored by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers, the love song also became a smash for pop/R&B vocal outfit All-4-One, whose version ruled the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for 11 frames beginning that May.
For Montgomery, “I Swear” was released as the lead single from his album Kickin’ It Up, the first of his two No. 1s on Top Country Albums. The set also arrived atop the Billboard 200, becoming his lone chart-topper, and produced two other Hot Country Songs leaders: “Be My Baby Tonight” and “If You’ve Got Love.”
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Montgomery was born Jan. 20, 1965, in Danville, Ky. His musically inclined family includes older brother Eddie Montgomery, who became half of the duo Montgomery Gentry (with Troy Gentry), and son Walker Montgomery, who made his Grand Ole Opry debut in December.
John Michael Montgomery boasts 20 Hot Country Songs top 10s, from “Life’s a Dance” (No. 4 peak, 1993) through “Letters From Home” (No. 2, 2004). He last led with “The Little Girl” in 2000.
Notably, Montgomery’s fifth Hot Country Songs No. 1, “I Can Love You Like That,” likewise became a hit for All-4-One. After his version topped Hot Country Songs for three weeks beginning in April 1995, All-4-One’s rose to No. 5 on the Hot 100 that August. (Both acts were signed to Atlantic Records at the time.)
Now 59, Montgomery is one of many venerable country hitmakers that have recently announced retirement tours. Among others: Lee Greenwood, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ray Stevens and Doug Stone.
Madonna justifies her Queen of Pop status once again, as “Popular,” her collaboration with the Weeknd and Playboi Carti, creates an impressive piece of U.K. chart history.
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“Popular” (via Interscope/Republic Records/XO) rises 14-10, a new high on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, Feb. 2, for Madonna’s 64th top 10 single, extending her lead as the female artist with the most top 10s in Official Chart history.
Only the late Elvis Presley (with 76) and legendary English singer Cliff Richard (with 68) have more.
Fifteen years have passed since Madonna’s last cracked the top tier on the U.K. chart. The last time was with “Celebration” in 2009, which peaked at No. 3.
“Popular” is the Weeknd’s 16th U.K. top 10 single, and Playboi Carti’s first.
Madonna sets chart records for fun. According to the Official Charts Company, the U.S. pop superstar has racked-up 12 U.K. No. 1 albums — a record for a female solo artist. Taylor Swift is close behind with 10, a figure that will likely lift to 11 when she releases her next album The Tortured Poets Department, announced during the 2024 Grammys broadcast.
At the top of the latest U.K. tally, Noah Kahan sticks a fifth week at No. 1.
The Vermont singer and songwriter’s folky hit “Stick Season” (via Republic Records) reigns over the Official U.K. Singles Chart, and is the most-streamed song in the U.K. over the chart cycle with 8.8 million plays, the OCC reports. The leader at the midweek stage, “Stick Season” completes the longest consecutive run at No. 1 since Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” also logged five weeks at the summit in 2023.
Meanwhile, U.S. singer-songwriter Teddy Swims nabs a new career peak with “Lose Control” (Atlantic), up 6-3.
The highest climber this week belongs to YG Marley, with his debut single “Praise Jah in the Moonlight,” (YG Marley Music) up 51-20. Marley is the son of Ms. Lauryn Hill (who is credited as co-writer of the song) and the grandson of the late reggae hero Bob Marley.
Also nabbing a first U.K. top 40 appearance is the Last Dinner Party, winner of the BRITs Rising Star award and BBC Sound of 2024 Poll. The quintet’s “Nothing Matters” (Island) flies 41-22 on the tally, for their first top 40 appearance. The Last Dinner Party made their American late night TV debut last month with a performance of “Nothing Matters” on The Late Show. “Nothing Matters” appears on the debut LP Prelude To Ecstasy, released last Friday.
The highest new entry on the latest list belongs to Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion with “Hiss” (Hot Girl Productions), new at No. 31, for her sixth top 40 hit. Close behind is British hip-hop artist Skepta, with “Gas Me Up (Diligent)” (Big Smoke/Epic), new at No. 32 for his 22nd U.K. top 40 single.
Finally, Justin Timberlake marks his return as a recording artist with his 27th top 40 appearance on the U.K. singles tally. Timberlake’s “Selfish” (RCA) bows at No. 37, and is the first track lifted from his sixth solo album, titled Everything I Thought It Was. EITIW is slated for release on March 15.
James Arthur completes a come-from-behind victory in the U.K. chart race, as Bitter Sweet Love (via Columbia) bows at No. 1, his second leader.
The British singer and songwriter’s fifth studio album was languishing in third place during the first half of the chart week, before Bitter Sweet Love grew wings and edged into the lead.
According to the Official Charts Company, Arthur’s LP pulled ahead in the “final hours” of the cycle, consigning The Reytons’ Ballad of a Bystander to a No. 2 debut.
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Bitter Sweet Love leads the nation in downloads, and physical copies account for 74% of its total, the OCC reports.
A former X Factor U.K. champion, Arthur boasts five top 3 albums in the U.K., including his 2013 self-titled debut (No. 2), 2016’s Back from the Edge (No. 1), 2019’s Release You (No. 2) and 2021’s It’ll All Make Sense in the End (No. 3).
The Reytons, meanwhile, narrowly miss out on a second consecutive No. 1, with Ballad of a Bystander finishing the chart week as runner-up. It’s the followup to the indie rockers’ 2023 chart leader What’s Rock and Roll? (The Reytons).
Completing an all-new top three is the Smile‘s Wall of Eyes (XL Recordings). That’s a career best for the Radiohead side-project, eclipsing the No. 5 peak for their 2023 debut A Light for Attracting Attention. The indie trio, featuring Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood alongside Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, had briefly led the chart race.
Wall of Eyes was the week’s best seller on vinyl, the OCC reports.
Also new to the Official U.K. Albums Chart, published Friday, Jan. 2, is Tom Odell’s Black Friday (Urok), new at No. 5. That’s the English artist’s sixth U.K. top 10 album, a list that includes a No. 1 with 2013’s Long Way Down.
Further down the tally, U.S. synth-pop act Future Islands land their first U.K. top 10 with People Who Aren’t There Anymore (4AD). It’s new at No. 7, for their fourth U.K. top 40 appearance. Also, British punk rock outfit Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes bite down on a fourth top 10 album with Dark Rainbow (International Death Cult), new at No. 10,
Finally, Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys grabs a fourth top 40 title with Sadness Sets Me Free (Rough Trade), new at No. 22, and northern England rockers New Model Army snag an eighth top U.K. 40 with Unbroken (Ear Music), new at No. 31.
Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for an 18th nonconsecutive week, rising 2-1 on the list dated Feb. 10. In doing so, it ties Garth Brooks’ Ropin’ the Wind for the most weeks totaled No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart among country albums. Ropin’ the Wind logged 18 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 1991-92. (Country albums are defined as those that have appeared on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.)
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One Thing at a Time earned 66,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Feb. 1 (up 4%), according to Luminate.
One Thing at a Time continues to have the most weeks at No. 1 among all albums since Adele’s 21 logged 24 nonconsecutive weeks atop the tally in 2011-12. One Thing at a Time debuted atop the chart dated March 18, 2023, and spent its first 12 weeks at No. 1 through early June. It then logged another three weeks in a row atop the list in late June and early July, nabbed its 16th week in charge on the Oct. 14 chart, followed by its 17th frame atop the Jan. 20 chart. In the album’s 48 weeks on the list, it has never dipped below No. 6. One Thing at a Time finished 2023 as both the No. 1 year-end Billboard 200 album and Luminate’s year-end top album.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Feb. 10, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Feb. 6. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Of One Thing at a Time’s 66,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Feb. 1, SEA units comprise 64,000 (up 4%, equaling 87.32 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs), album sales comprise 1,500 (down 8%), and TEA units comprise 500 (down 1%).
Since the Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in March of 1956, only 15 albums have spent at least 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Here’s a recap.
Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200:Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Year(s)54, West Side Story, soundtrack, 1962-63)37, Thriller, Michael Jackson, 1983-8431, Rumours, Fleetwood Mac, 197731, South Pacific, soundtrack, 1958-5931, Calypso, Harry Belafonte, 1956-5724, 21, Adele, 2011-1224, Purple Rain, soundtrack, Prince and The Revolution, 1984-8524, Saturday Night Fever, soundtrack, 197821, Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em, M.C. Hammer, 199020, The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston/soundtrack, 1992-9320, Blue Hawaii, Elvis Presley/soundtrack, 1961-6218, One Thing at a Time, Morgan Wallen, 2023-2418, Ropin’ the Wind, Garth Brooks, 1991-9218, Dirty Dancing, soundtrack, 1987-8818, More of the Monkees, The Monkees, 1967
Two former No. 1s directly follow One Thing at a Time on the latest Billboard 200, as 21 Savage’s American Dream falls 1-2 in its third week (61,000 equivalent album units; down 23%) and Drake’s For All the Dogs is a non-mover at No. 3 (51,000; down 4%).
Noah Kahan’s Stick Season rises 5-4 with 47,000 equivalent album units, though down 2% for the week.
The rest of the top 10 comprises former chart-toppers: Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) climbs 6-5 (45,000 equivalent album units; down 3%), SZA’s SOS steps 7-6 (42,000; up 3%), Swift’s Lover bumps 10-7 (40,000; up 6%), Zach Bryan’s self-titled album ascends 9-8 (nearly 40,000; up 3%), Swift’s Midnights climbs 11-9 (38,000; up 1%) and Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album goes 13-10 (37,000; up 6%).
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The contestants on Jeopardy! on Friday (Feb. 2) cleaned up on the category “Billboard’s 500 Best Pop Songs,” answering all five questions correctly in quick succession. The Jeopardy! producers chose five songs near the top of the list, which was a staff project that was posted on Billboard.com on Oct. 19, 2023 to mark the […]