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As the U.K. midweek singles charts heat up, Eminem is again set to perform some serious chart magic.
His single, “Houdini,” is on track to reclaim the No. 1 spot, thanks to the hype surrounding his new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). The track previously held the top position for two weeks, marking Eminem’s longest stint at No. 1.
But that’s not all— Eminem is also set to land two more tracks in the U.K. Top 10 this week. “Habits” and “Renaissance,” both from his new album, are currently sitting at Nos. 8 and 10, respectively. The rapper is also set to secure his 11th U.K. No. 1 album with his latest album, according to the latest midweek album chart data.
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Em’s previous charting singles in the U.K. include “The Real Slim Shady” (2000), “Stan” (2000), “Without Me” (2002), “Lose Yourself” (2002), “Just Lose It” (2004), “Like Toy Soldiers” (2005), “Smack That” with Akon (2006), “The Monster” with Rihanna (2013), “River” with Ed Sheeran (2017) and “Godzilla” with the late Juice WRLD (2020).
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In other chart news, as England geared up to face Spain in the Euros final, the nation’s excitement was palpable. The enthusiasm has propelled David Baddiel, Frank Skinner, and The Lightning Seeds’ iconic football anthem “Three Lions” back up the chart.
“Three Lions” gets the boot 21-5 on the midweek chart, but, just like the England team, is unlikely to win on this occasion. The song, originally released in 1996 and known for its catchy chorus “It’s coming home,” has become a perennial favorite during football tournaments.
Ice Spice and Central Cee’s eye-catching collaboration “Did It First” is making a strong debut, entering the chart blast at No. 17.
With such intense competition, the race for the top spot is more exciting than ever. Will Eminem’s “Houdini” hold onto No. 1, or will Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” reclaim the throne?
Sabrina Carpenter, who has been a strong contender with two tracks in the top four, continues to impress with her pop prowess and dedicated fan base. And how will the potential triumph of England’s football team affect the charts?
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, July 19.
Eminem is on track to secure his 11th U.K. No. 1 album with The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), according to the latest midweek charts.
The Detroit rapper is outselling his nearest rival more than three times over.
The album’s lead single, “Houdini” is set to perform another magic trick as it looks to reclaim the top spot on the Official Singles Chart for a third non-consecutive week.
Eminem‘s illustrious career, spanning 25 years, has seen him amass ten U.K. No. 1 albums so far, including The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), The Eminem Show (2002), Encore (2004), Curtain Call: The Hits (2005), Relapse (2009), Recovery (2010), The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), Revival (2017), Kamikaze (2018), and Music to Be Murdered By (2020).
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In a fiercely competitive week, Glasgow, Scotland band Travis aims for their highest-charting album in 23 years with L.A. Times, currently sitting at No. 2. This could become their tenth Top 10 album in the U.K., following a string of successful releases since the late ’90s.
Newcomer Griff is also making strides with her second Top 10 album, Vertigo, which is tracking at No. 3. Meanwhile, Cat Burns is on the verge of her first Top 10 album with early twenties, currently at No. 4.
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Cigarettes After Sex look like they’ll achieve a career-best with their new album X’s, expected to enter the charts at No. 5. This marks a major leap from their previous albums, Cigarettes After Sex (2017) and Cry (2019), which peaked at Nos 27 and 36, respectively.
John Lennon’s 1973 album Mind Games is enjoying a resurgence, aiming for a new peak at No. 10 following a multi-format reissue. The album originally peaked at No. 13 upon its release 51 years ago.
Clairo’s third studio album Charm is set to be her first Top 40 entry, currently tracking at No. 12. Similarly, Cassandra Jenkins’ My Light, My Destroyer is aiming for a Top 40 spot, coming in at No. 15.
Teddy Swims’ debut album I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1) is making a comeback, jumping to 31-28, thanks to the success of his new single “Funeral.” OneRepublic’s latest release, Artificial Paradise, is also making its mark, aiming for a Top 40 position at No. 29.
Liverpool, England’s STONE is poised to debut on the Official Albums Chart with Fear Life for a Lifetime, currently at No. 38, marking an exciting milestone for the rock outfit.
Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene soars to No. 1 on multiple Billboard charts dated July 20 following the set’s first full tracking week, including the nearly nine-month-old Top Streaming Albums tally, where it vaults to the top spot from No. 18. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news […]
Nearly 50 years after making his Billboard chart debut, Bruce Springsteen scores a first, notching his initial appearance on the Hot Country Songs survey.
The Boss also returns to the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in over 15 years.
Springsteen achieves his latest chart feats, on lists dated July 20, thanks to his featured role on Zach Bryan’s “Sandpaper,” from the latter’s new album, The Great American Bar Scene. The set surges to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums, Top Country Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Album charts, among others, and No. 2 on the Billboard 200, following its first full tracking week (July 5-11, after it was released July 4).
The collaboration drew 7.1 million official U.S. streams and 22,000 in radio airplay audience and sold 1,000 downloads in its first full week, according to Luminate. It debuts at No. 26 on Hot Country Songs and No. 71 on the Hot 100.
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As Springsteen logs his maiden Hot Country Songs entry, he hits the Hot 100 for the first time since “Working on a Dream” debuted and peaked at No. 95 in February 2009. “Sandpaper” marks his 27th Hot 100 showing, a haul that began in 1975 with his iconic “Born to Run,” which reached No. 23.
Notably, Springsteen showed up to duet with Bryan on “Sandpaper” on March 27 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The song is drawing comparisons to Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” – one of seven Hot 100 top 10s from his Born in the U.S.A. album in 1984-86 – which Bryan has covered in concert.
Springsteen boasts 12 career Hot 100 top 10s. His first, “Hungry Heart,” which reached No. 5 in 1980, was followed by his highest-charting single, “Dancing in the Dark,” which climbed to No. 2 in 1984. He made his most recent trip to the tier with “Streets of Philadelphia,” which rose to No. 9 in 1994.
The 1999 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee has become synonymous with lengthy concerts alongside his legendary E Street Band. He has posted 11 No. 1s on the Billboard 200, among 22 top 10s. The River, which ruled for four frames in 1980, became his first leader and High Hopes his most recent in 2014.
Springsteen, 74, reached critical mass in the mid-‘80s with Born in the U.S.A., which dominated for seven weeks, beginning in July 1984, and has charted for 144 weeks, most recently last month.
Zach Bryan has a huge week on Billboard’s charts (dated July 20), thanks to the arrival of his new album, The Great American Bar Scene.
Released July 4 on Belting Bronco/Warner Records, the set debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated July 13) after just one day of activity. Following its first full week, it jumps to No. 2 with 137,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate. Nearly all of that sum is from streaming, as the album is slated to be released on CD and vinyl on Oct. 11.
The album earns Bryan his fourth top 10 on the Billboard 200, after American Heartbreak (No. 5 peak in June 2022); Zach Bryan (No. 1, September 2023); and his EP Boys of Faith (No. 8, October 2023).
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On the Billboard Hot 100, Bryan charts 17 songs from The Great American Bar Scene. Here’s a look at all 18 of Bryan’s entries on the latest list (with all but one from the new set; all are debuts except where noted).
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Rank, Title:
No. 12, “Pink Skies” (up from No. 13; peaked at No. 6 in June)
No. 14, “28”
No. 21, “American Nights”
No. 22, “I Remember Everything,” feat. Kacey Musgraves (down from No. 19; peaked at No. 1 in September)
No. 46, “Better Days,” feat. John Mayer
No. 48, “Oak Island”
No. 57, “The Way Back”
No. 58, “The Great American Bar Scene”
No. 61, “Bass Boat”
No. 69, “Purple Gas,” with Noeline Hofmann (re-entry; new high)
No. 71, “Sandpaper,” feat. Bruce Springsteen
No. 73, “Mechanical Bull”
No. 74, “Boons”
No. 83, “Memphis, The Blues,” feat. John Moreland
No. 91, “Like Ida”
No. 93, “Northern Thunder”
No. 94, “Towers”
No. 99, “Funny Man”
(Only two songs from Bryan’s new album aren’t on this week’s chart: “Lucky Enough [Poem]” and “Bathwater.”)
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Of Bryan’s 18 entries on the Hot 100, 15 are debuts, upping his career total to 42 career titles. Of those, 19 have reached the top 40 and three have hit the top 10.
Thanks to his featured appearance on the new LP, John Mayer returns to the Hot 100 for the first time since “Outta My Head” with Khalid reached No. 58 in April 2019. He logs his highest rank since “Shadow Days” reached No. 42 in 2012.
Plus, Bruce Springsteen earns his 27th career Hot 100 hit, and first since “Working on a Dream” (No. 95 peak, February 2009). He earns his highest placement on the chart since “The Rising” reached No. 52 in 2002.
Meanwhile, John Moreland achieves his first career Hot 100 entry thanks to his featured appearance on “Memphis, The Blues.” The singer-songwriter, from Tulsa, Okla., has been releasing music for nearly two decades, including 10 studio albums. He has charted three collections on the Americana/Folk Albums chart: High on Tulsa Heat (No. 14 peak in 2016); Big Bad Luv (No. 18, 2017); and LP5 (No. 17, 2020).
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” blasts back to No. 1, from No. 6, on the Billboard Global 200 chart, following the premiere of its official video. The diss track notches a second week on top, after it debuted at the summit nine weeks earlier.
Meanwhile, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” rebounds for a seventh week at No. 1, from No. 2, on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.
The Global 200 and 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.
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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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“Not Like Us” tops the Global 200 with 103.5 million streams (up 33%) and 9,000 sold (up 25%) worldwide July 5-11. The song’s official video premiered July 4 after the single became a pop-culture cornerstone this spring and summer amid the rapper’s multi-track battle with Drake. In that span, it was boosted by Lamar’s Juneteenth The Pop Out: Ken & Friends concert – in which he performed the track five times – at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Carpenter’s “Espresso” slips to No. 2 after two weeks atop the Global 200, while her “Please Please Please” places at No. 3, following two weeks at No. 1 in June; Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” descends to No. 4 from its No. 3 high; and Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” holds at No. 5, likewise after hitting No. 3.
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Carpenter’s “Espresso” leads Global Excl. U.S. with 62.3 million streams (down 4%) and 3,000 sold (down 11%) outside the U.S. July 5-11.
Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” wings to a new No. 2 Global Excl. U.S. high, from No. 4. She ties her best rank, previously achieved with “Lunch” in June and “Therefore I Am” in 2020.
Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” is steady at No. 3 on Global Excl. U.S., three weeks after it led; and FloyyMenor and Cris Mj’s “Gata Only” rises 5-4 after reaching No. 3.
Rounding out the Global Excl. U.S. top five, “Not Like Us” vaults 13-5, surpassing its prior No. 7 peak logged upon its debut, with 51.7 million streams (up 49%) and 2,000 sold (up 79%) outside the U.S. Lamar earns his first top five hit on the chart, with his two other top 10s each having reached No. 6: “Like That,” with Future and Metro Boomin, in April, and “N95” in 2022.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated July 20, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, July 16. 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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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” rebounds to No. 1, from No. 3, on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, sparked by the July 4 premiere of its official video.
The track adds a second week at the Hot 100’s summit, after it debuted at No. 1 nine weeks earlier. It became a pop-culture fixture and spent the next eight weeks after its arrival between Nos. 2 and 6, including the last two frames at No. 3. In that span, it was further boosted by Lamar’s Juneteenth The Pop Out: Ken & Friends concert – in which he performed the seething diss track five times – at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
(Only two non-holiday songs have logged more time, nine weeks each, between stays at No. 1 on the Hot 100: Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” in 2023 and Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” in 2013.)
Meanwhile, Lamar lands his first multi-week Hot 100 No. 1 on his own; he previously led with no billed collaborators for a week in 2017 with “Humble.” He has ruled the Hot 100 for an overall personal-best three weeks in April with “Like That,” with Future and Metro Boomin. He earned the first of his four No. 1s for a week in 2015 as featured on Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.”
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Also in the latest Hot 100’s top 10, Morgan Wallen’s “Lies Lies Lies” launches at No. 7, becoming his 10th song to reach the region.
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 July 20, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, July 16. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
Below is a rundown of the latest Hot 100’s top 10.
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Kasabian is back on top! The Leicester rockers have claimed their seventh Official U.K. No. 1 album with their latest release, Happenings.
The eighth studio album sees Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews, and Tim Carter displace Taylor Swift to clinch the chart-topping spot.
Happenings joins an illustrious lineup of previous U.K. No. 1 albums, including Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor! (2011), 48:13 (2014), For Crying Out Loud (2017), and The Alchemist’s Euphoria (2022).
Their debut album, Kasabian (2004), peaked at No. 4, while their compilation album Kasabian: The Albums reached No. 22.
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Speaking to the U.K. Official Charts, Pizzorno expressed the band’s gratitude: “What’s up, pop pickers? That’s seven U.K. Official No. 1 albums on the spin. Thank you to our fans, the greatest in the world. We’re nothing without you, we absolutely adore you!”
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Kasabian also celebrated their achievement with a more colorful remark: “That’s wonderful, f–k yeah! Come on!”
In addition to topping the U.K. Official Albums Chart, Happenings leads the Official Vinyl Albums Chart as the most popular record on vinyl this past week and the U.K. Official Record Store Chart.
Kasabian’s seventh chart-topping album places them in the esteemed company of other music legends such as Blur, Muse, The Prodigy, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Cliff Richard, and Ed Sheeran.
Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department drops to No. 2 after spending eight non-consecutive weeks at the top. The album remains the U.K.’s biggest of 2024 so far, having shifted over 542,000 chart units since its release in April.
Chappell Roan breaks into the U.K. top 5 with The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, while Eminem’s Curtain Call: The Hits rises two places to No. 7 following the release of his new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).
Fleetwood Mac’s 50 Years – Don’t Stop climbs four places to No. 8, coinciding with Stevie Nicks’ headlining performance at London’s BST Hyde Park.
Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene debuts at No. 16, marking a career-best for the Oklahoma country star, while The Killers’ Rebel Diamonds jumps 14 spots to No. 32 as they begin their six-night residency at London’s The O2.
Sabrina Carpenter is serving up another round of success with her hit “Espresso,” which has percolated its way back to No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart.
This chart-topper sees Sabrina grinding out her own competition, as her other smash “Please Please Please” cools off to No. 2. This feat makes her the first artist since Ed Sheeran and Elton John to replace their own No. 1 hit, a milestone last achieved in December 2021.
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“Espresso” now enjoys its sixth non-consecutive week at the peak of the charts, steamed by a whopping 6.3 million streams.
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The song’s resurgence extends Sabrina’s record as the female artist to simultaneously hold the top two spots for the most consecutive weeks. She now matches Justin Bieber’s four-week streak, proving her flavor is anything but bitter.
Riding a wave of national pride, the iconic football anthem “Three Lions” by David Baddiel, Frank Skinner, and The Lightning Seeds has surged 53 places, re-entering the top 20 at No. 20.
This leap follows England’s semi-final victory over the Netherlands in Euro 2024, setting the stage for another chart climb with the team facing off against Spain in the final on Sunday, July 14.
Elsewhere, Belfast’s rising star Jordan Adetunji continues to impress, with “KEHLANI” reaching a new peak at No. 21. Chappell Roan’s energetic “HOT TO GO!” climbs to No. 24, while the collaborative hit “Kisses” by Bl3SS, CamrinWatsin, and bbyclose debuts strongly at No. 26.
The Kid LAROI maintains his upward trajectory, with “Nights Like This” now sitting at No. 28.
In a remarkable leap, the powerhouse collaboration of Eminem, Big Sean, and BabyTron sees “Tobey” rocket 49 spots to No. 29 amid the release of Eminem’s highly-anticipated new album The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce).
Rounding out the week’s notable entries, Quavo and Lana Del Rey’s genre-defying “Tough” makes its chart debut at No. 32, further propelling both artists’ impressive chart legacies.
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department captures a 12th consecutive and total week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated July 20) — beating 1989 and Fearless (each with 11 weeks at No. 1) as her longest-leading No. 1 album.
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The Tortured Poets Department earned 163,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending July 11 (up 43% — its first gain in seven weeks), according to Luminate. The album debuted atop the chart dated May 4 and has yet to yield the No. 1 slot.
The Tortured Poets Department surpasses Whitney Houston’s 1987 album Whitney to become the only album by a woman to spend its first 12 weeks at No. 1. The latter spent all 11 of its weeks atop the list from its debut frame (June 27, 1987-dated chart).
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Only two other albums have spent at least their first 12 weeks at No. 1: Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time (first 12 weeks at No. 1, of its total 19 weeks at No. 1 in 2023-24) and Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life (first 13 weeks at No. 1, of its total 14 weeks at No. 1 in 1976). (For context, today it’s common for albums to debut at No. 1. However, before 1991, when the Billboard 200 began utilizing Luminate’s electronically monitored tracking information, only six albums debuted at No. 1, including Whitney and Songs in the Key of Life.)
Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 chart, Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene soars 17-2 in its first full tracking week. The previous week’s list captured the tracking week of June 28-July 4, and Bryan’s album was released on Thursday, July 4. (Albums are typically released on Friday each week, which is the first day of the chart’s tracking week.)
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Prior to Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, the last album by a woman to spend at least 12 total weeks at No. 1 was Adele’s 21, which earned 24 nonconsecutive weeks on top in 2011-12. (Overall, the last album to spend at least 12 total weeks at No. 1 was Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time, which logged 19 total weeks at No. 1 in 2023-24, of which its first 12 were consecutive from its debut week.)
The last album by a woman with at least 12 consecutive weeks at No. 1 was the Whitney Houston-led soundtrack to The Bodyguard, which strung together 13 straight weeks at No. 1 (of its total 20 nonconsecutive weeks atop the list) from December 1992 to March 1993.
Swift adds her 81st career week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, extending her record among soloists. (Elvis Presley has the second-most among soloists, with 67.) The total encompasses her 14 No. 1 albums. (She’s tied with Jay-Z for the most No. 1s among soloists.)
Of The Tortured Poets Department’s 163,000 units earned in the week ending July 11, album sales comprise 90,000 (up 154%, making it the top-selling album of the week, and No. 1 on Top Album Sales for a sixth non-consecutive week), SEA units comprise 72,000 (down 7%, equaling 94.83 million on-demand official streams of the deluxe album’s 31 songs; it falls 1-2 on the Top Streaming Albums chart after 11 weeks in a row at No. 1) and TEA units comprise 1,000 (up 7%).
Of Swift’s overall album sales for the week, CD sales comprise 67,000 (up 127%), digital album download sales comprise 19,000 (up 1,266%) and vinyl sales comprise 4,000 (down 10%).
The Tortured Poets Department’s overall weekly increase was bolstered in part by sales generated from Swift’s official webstore, which restocked seven earlier-released CD variants of the album (including a signed edition). The restocked items were available to purchase for a few hours on Sunday, June 7, and shipped shortly afterwards. In addition, Swift released three new digital album download variants of the album on Thursday, July 11, sold exclusively in her webstore for $4.99 each, and were only available to purchase that day. Each contained the original standard 16-song album tracklist, along with one bonus live acoustic track, recorded during her The Eras Tour stop in Stockholm (“Guilty as Sin?,” “How Did It End?” or “Peter”).
The Tortured Poets Department also got a boost in the latest chart’s tracking week thanks to activity generated by the July 8 release of two versions of the album’s lead single, the Post Malone-featuring “Fortnight,” to streaming services and digital retailers: a Cults remix and an acoustic rendition. (The latter was previously available only as a bonus track on a limited-edition CD version of Poets.)
Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene rises 17-2 in its second week on the Billboard 200, following its first full tracking week of activity. The set earned 137,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 11 (up 363% from its first day). The previous week’s list captured the tracking week of June 28-July 4, and Bryan’s album was released on Thursday, July 4. The set premiered on the previous week’s list with 32,000 units from first day of release. (Albums are typically released on Friday each week, which is the first day of the chart’s tracking week.)
Of The Great American Bar Scene’s second chart-week units, SEA units comprise 127,500 (up 390%, equaling 163.87 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 19 tracks; it jumps 18-1 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 8,500 (up 66%, it was only available to purchase as a digital download album) and TEA units comprise 1,000 (up 113%). The album will be released on CD and vinyl on Oct. 11.
The album was preceded by a pair of Billboard Hot 100-charting songs: “Pink Skies” (peaking at No. 6 in June) and “Purple Gas,” with Noeline Hofmann (No. 70).
The Great American Bar Scene marks the fourth top 10-charting effort for Bryan on the Billboard 200, following Boys of Faith (No. 8, October 2023) his-self titled set (No. 1, two weeks, September 2023) and American Heartbreak (No. 5, June 2022).
Morgan Wallen’s former leader One Thing at a Time falls 2-3 with 69,000 equivalent album units earned (down 6%); Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft is a non-mover at No. 4 with 58,000 (down 8%); and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is stationary at No. 5 with 54,000 (down 10%).
Wallen’s chart-topping Dangerous: The Double Album holds at No. 6 (40,000; down 8%); Noah Kahan’s Stick Season rises 9-7 (38,000; down 3%); Shaboozey’s Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going is a non-mover at No. 8 (36,000; down 10%); and Megan Thee Stallion’s Megan falls 3-9 in its second week (32,000; down 50%).
Closing out the top 10 is a second Zach Bryan title, as his self-titled No. 1 rises 12-10 with nearly 32,000 equivalent album units (down 12%). It’s the second time Bryan has placed two titles in the top 10. He first did it on the Oct. 7, 2023-dated chart, when his self-titled set fell 3-5 in its fifth week, while his Boys of Faith project bowed at No. 8.
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