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Michael Bublé’s evergreen Christmas album returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart (dated Nov. 22), rising 2-1. The set, which was released in 2011, has notched a total of 61 weeks atop the list.
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Also on the chart, new projects from Brad Paisley, Trisha Yearwood and Herb Alpert all debut.
The Top Holiday Albums chart ranks the 50 most popular seasonal albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each units equals one album sales, 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 Top Holiday Albums chart will continue to be published on a weekly basis through early January of 2026, when it will jingle away until the next holiday season. (The chart generally returns to Billboard’s weekly chart menu every October.)
Paisley’s Snow Globe Town debuts on the list at No. 15, marking his second charting project on the tally. He previously visited the chart with the 2006 release Brad Paisley Christmas, which peaked at No. 2 in January 2007. Snow Globe Town includes eight newly-penned songs and a selection of classic holiday favorites like “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire)” and “Jingle Bell Rock.”
Snow Globe Town also enters at No. 15 on Top Album Sales, No. 14 on Top Current Album Sales and No. 49 on Top Country Albums.
Yearwood’s new Christmastime bows at No. 36 on Top Holiday Albums, and the project includes new takes on classics like “My Favorite Things,” “Pure Imagination” and “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” The album also boasts a new original track, “Merry Christmas, Valentine,” co-written and performed by Yearwood and Garth Brooks.
Christmastime also starts at No. 50 on the Top Current Albums chart.
Rounding out the debuts on Top Holiday Albums is Alpert’s Christmas Time Is Here, entering at No. 44. The project, which marks Alpert’s third holiday set, also bows at No. 4 on Contemporary Jazz Albums and No. 18 on the overall Jazz Albums chart. Christmas Time Is Here includes the legendary trumpeter, composer and record label executive’s takes on “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” “Santa Baby” and “Winter Wonderland.”
Alpert’s first seasonal project, 1968’s Christmas Album, reached No. 1 on Billboard’s then-titled Christmas LP’s chart, while his second holiday set, 2017’s The Christmas Wish, reached No. 5 on Top Holiday Albums in 2017.
Trending on Billboard Tate McRae is putting a bow on the So Close to What era with the release of her Billboard 200-topping album’s deluxe edition on Friday (Nov. 21). The 22-year-old is set to add her top three Billboard Hot 100 hit “Tit for Tat” to the project, along with four new songs titled […]
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YEONJUN’s debut solo project NO LABELS: PART 01 debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Nov. 22). The TOMORROW X TOGETHER member’s album sold 27,000 copies in the United States in the week ending Nov. 13, according to Luminate.
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Plus, Hayley Williams, ROSALÍA, sombr and Wings all arrive in the top 10 with their latest releases.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.
Hayley Williams’ Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party vaults 18-2 on Top Album Sales following its wide release on physical formats during the tracking week. It sold a little over 22,000 copies — the best sales week ever for a solo project from Williams. ROSALÍA also claims her best sales week, with the No. 3 debut of LUX, selling 19,000 copies.
Taylor Swift’s chart-topping The Life of a Showgirl is a non-mover at No. 4 with nearly 19,000 (up 7%) while Stray Kids’ former leader KARMA climbs 7-5 with 13,000 (up 39%). The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack slips 5-6 with nearly 13,000 (down 6%).
The physical release of sombr’s I Barely Know Her propels the album to a No. 7 debut with 11,000 sold. The album was initially released on Aug. 22 as a digital download, and via streaming services.
The new Wings anthology compilation, WINGS, flies in at No. 8 with a little more than 10,000 sold. Tyler, The Creator’s former No. 1 CHROMAKOPIA falls 2-9 with 10,000 (down 75%) and Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack is steady at No. 10, with 9,000 sold (up 37%).
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The Country Music Association awarded Big Machine Label Group founder, chairman and CEO Scott Borchetta the 2025 CMA Irving Waugh Award of Excellence on Wednesday (Nov. 19) ahead of the 59th Annual CMA Awards. Borchetta was surprised with the industry honor on the red carpet by Riley Green, a Big Machine Label Group/Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment artist (and winner of three 2025 CMA Awards).
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Borchetta was also a 2025 CMA Awards nominee in the musical event of the year category as a producer, along with Jimmy Harnen and Dann Huff, of Green’s “Don’t Mind If I Do,” which reunited the singer with Ella Langley. It was Borchetta’s second CMA nod. He was first nominated in 2013 as a producer on Taylor Swift’s Red, an album of the year nominee.
“Scott has played a pivotal role in shaping Country Music’s modern era,” Sarah Trahern, CMA’s CEO, said in a statement. “I’ve watched him navigate this industry with remarkable clarity and conviction — championing emerging talent, supporting legacy artists and investing in ideas that move our genre forward.”
“I truly did not see this coming,”Borchetta said. “A sincere thank you to our extraordinary CEO, Sarah Trahern, and all on the CMA Board for this incredible recognition. Irving Waugh was a true visionary who did so much for Country Music and its culture, and I’m humbled to stand on his shoulders alongside so many who continue to shape and inspire the world of Country Music.”
Big Machine Label Group is home to such stars as Thomas Rhett, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Carly Pearce, Mötley Crüe and Sheryl Crow. As an executive producer, Borchetta has championed projects such as the 20-track Petty Country and the Grammy-winning documentary Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me.
Waugh was a radio and TV executive who was active from the late 1940s through the early 1990s. He first joined WSM-Nashville as a radio announcer in 1941. In the late ’40s, after serving in World War II, he returned to WSM and began a career that included positions as commercial manager, GM, vp and president of WSM’s radio and TV operations. He died in April 2007 at age 94.
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Carrie Underwood is an eight-time Grammy winner, a three-time ACM entertainer of the year winner, an American Idol judge, an actress and a businesswoman — and she’s also a mom to two sons, Jacob and Isaiah. Thus, Underwood is well-acquainted with the scourge facing countless parents right now: Kids’ obsession with the phrase “6-7.” The trend has become so popular, in fact, that it was named Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year.
During a preview clip for American Idol‘s upcoming season, Underwood greets a contestant on the show, Uzziah Hutchinson, who works with kids and references the popular catchphrase.
“I bet you get a lot of funny stories,” Underwood says, with the contestant replying, “Right now, it’s ‘6-7.’”
Immediately, Underwood begins mimicking the hand gesture that goes with the catchphrase, which is wildly popular with school-age kids. “6-7” originally came from the song “Doot Doot (6 7)” by rapper Skrilla, in reference to NBA star LaMelo Ball’s height, but it’s mostly just become extremely popular for students to repeat — and an annoyance for many parents and teachers.
Fortunately, Underwood has a scheme to get the “6-7” craze to halt.
“Here’s how we stop that, Uzziah. I have the cure,” Underwood says. “Every time the kids say ‘6-7,’ we have to immediately say [singing], ‘5-3-0-9,’” she says — referencing Tommy Tutone’s Billboard Hot 100 top five hit “867-5309/Jenny” from 1982.
“That’ll work!” Uzziah said.
“And if we all band together and do that, it will stop,” Underwood insists. “It’s gonna take all of us.”
Season 24 of American Idol will launch on Jan. 26 — exactly 67 days from now — welcoming back Underwood as a judge alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. The music competition airs on ABC and streams on Hulu.
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When KPop Demon Hunters fever came to the Top Gabb Music Songs chart in July, listeners seemed more inclined to stream Saja Boys, the Netflix film’s demon boy band, than HUNTR/X, the girl group trio hunting them down.
But now the tides have turned, as HUNTR/X’s “Golden” not only reigns for a second month on the October 2025 chart; the group’s “How It’s Done” also rises to No. 2.
Billboard has partnered with Gabb Wireless, a phone company for kids and teens, to present a monthly chart tracking on-demand streams via its Gabb Music platform. Gabb Music offers a vast catalog of songs, all of which are selected by the Gabb team to include only kid- and teen-appropriate content. Gabb Music streams are not currently factored into any other Billboard charts.
The October 2025 chart marks the third published ranking since Gabb Music was made available via app stores, meaning users can now download the streaming app to devices other than Gabb Wireless’ phones and tablets.
In July, Saja Boys’ “Your Idol” crowned the ranking, followed by a pair of HUNTR/X songs in “Golden” and “Takedown” at Nos. 2 and 3. Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” ruled the August survey, followed by the aforementioned “How It’s Done” and “Your Idol,” and “Golden” ascended to the throne in September, with the two Saja Boys tunes in hot pursuit.
But this time, HUNTR/X becomes the first of the warring groups to occupy the entire top two thanks to “How It’s Done” rising to No. 2, while “Soda Pop” and “Your Idol” must be content with Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.
With a second month at No. 1, “Golden” is the first song to reign for multiple months since Forrest Frank’s “Your Way’s Better” ruled between April and June.
“Golden” topped the multimetric, weekly Billboard Hot 100 for two frames in October, reigning on the Oct. 4 and 11 lists. It appears at No. 2 on the latest (Nov. 22-dated) tally.
While music from KPop Demon Hunters remains ubiquitous on the latest Top Gabb Music Songs ranking, occupying seven of the top eight positions for the second month in a row, October marks the first time since the songs’ July debut that something else seeps into the top five: Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” which lifts one position to No. 5.
One song debuts on the October chart, though it’s not a newly released song. Billie Eilish and Khalid’s 2018 collaboration “Lovely” bows at No. 24, over six years after the song peaked at No. 64 on the Hot 100 in January 2019. It’s Khalid’s first appearance on Top Gabb Music Songs since the ranking’s October 2024 inception, while Eilish has previously made the 25-positon survey with “Wildflower.”
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Top Gabb Music Songs
“Golden,” HUNTR/X (=)
“How It’s Done,” HUNTR/X (+2)
“Soda Pop,” Saja Boys (-1)
“Your Idol,” Saja Boys (-1)
“Ordinary,” Alex Warren (+1)
“Takedown,” HUNTR/X (-1)
“Free,” EJAE & Andrew Choi (=)
“What It Sounds Like,” HUNTR/X (=)
“What I Want,” Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae (+1)
“Your Way’s Better,” Forrest Frank (-1)
“Sorry I’m Here for Someone Else,” Benson Boone (=)
“Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone (=)
“Stargazing,” Myles Smith (=)
“Riptide,” Vance Joy (re-entry)
“God’s Plan,” Drake (=)
“Up!,” Forrest Frank & Connor Price (=)
“Dusty Bibles,” Josiah Queen (-3)
“Stressed Out,” Twenty One Pilots (+7)
“Eternity,” Alex Warren (-1)
“Butterfly Effect,” Travis Scott (re-entry)
“Love Somebody,” Morgan Wallen (+1)
“Let You Down,” NF (-1)
“Gabriela,” KATSEYE (re-entry)
“Lovely,” Billie Eilish & Khalid (debut)
“Slow It Down,” Benson Boone (-5)
DROPS: “Strategy,” TWICE; “Love Me Not,” Ravyn Lenae; “Lemonade,” Forrest Frank & The Figs; “Chk Chk Boom,” Stray Kids
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Jelly Roll has two major life updates. First, the country star is newly nominated for three Grammys. Second, his face is now bald.
In a chatty video posted to YouTube on Thursday (Nov. 20), Jelly took fans with him as he shaved his beard for the first time in years and shared how he “really feels” about the Recording Academy. After razoring off his facial hair with wife Bunnie Xo at his side in the bathroom, he went for a walk outside and talked to viewers one on one.
“By now, you have probably figured out that I look like a Ninja Turtle,” he said self-deprecatingly, explaining that before his recent weight loss, he felt he “was so obese, it was easier to cover what was happening here [with a beard].”
Jelly then fought back tears while addressing his 2026 nominations for best country duo/group performance for the Shaboozey duet “Amen,” best contemporary country album for Beautifully Broken and best contemporary Christian music performance/song for “Hard Fought Hallelujah.” “When I look at these nominations, all I see is God,” he said.
“I want to cry,” the singer continued. “Wow, country album of the year. It’s not even about the album or the nom. It’s about the name.”
Getting emotional, Jelly said that the title of his 2024 Billboard 200-topping LP represents “what’s happening in the world right now, I think, more than ever.”
“Win, lose, or draw, holy f—, dude, we won,” he added. “I know a lot of artists give the Grammys a lot of sh–, but the truth is I feel honored … Y’all make fun of me now and leave comments about my double chin.”
Jelly has now been nominated for a total of seven Grammys, earning his first nods in 2024 for best new artist and best country duo/group performance for his and Lainey Wilson’s “Save Me.” The following year, he scored nominations for best country song and best country solo performance for “I Am Not Okay.”
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Cardi B is snapping back to her Bodega Baddie era, as the Bronx native kicked off her fitness journey last week while looking to be ready for her first headlining arena tour in 2026.
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Cardi posted a clip in the gym after getting a workout on the stairmaster on Thursday (Nov. 20) to her Instagram Story, which was dated to be from Nov. 13. For now, she’s taking it light while adjusting to post-partum life with tour rehearsals on the horizon.
“Tour journey with me,” she wrote. “I haven’t started tour rehearsals yet but I’m doing light workouts to not only get my body back in shape but my joints and bones.. I’m 33 honey I’ma ol’ lady.”
In the clip, Cardi revealed it was her first day back in the gym. She completed over 20 minutes on the stairmaster and was getting ready to head over to the squat machine. Cardi’s looking to get to a point where she can do over an hour on the stairmaster.
The 33-year-old announced she gave birth to a baby boy on Nov. 13 — her fourth child and first with NFL star Stefon Diggs — and posted the first glimpse of her newborn on Wednesday (Nov. 19) to social media.
The post boasts over four million likes and finds Cardi in mommy mode, while her son is wrapped up in New England Patriots gear, repping his father’s team.
Cardi B will be hitting the road for the Little Miss Drama Tour on Feb. 11, which kicks off in Palm Desert, Calif. She’s set to make stops across North America in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle, Sacramento, San Francisco, Phoenix, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Chicago, New York, Newark, Toronto, Boston, Hartford, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C and finish up on April 17 in Atlanta.
Trending on Billboard Kehlani has condemned ICE for “kidnapping” immigrants from school and their jobs. In an interview with Los Angeles radio show Big Boy’s Neighborhood earlier this week, Kehlani was quick to criticize ICE as they discussed today’s tumultuous political climate alongside host Big Boy. “They’re kidnapping [people] out of schools, and jobs, and […]
Trending on Billboard At the end of an exhaustive press tour leading up to the premiere of Wicked: For Good, Ariana Grande has revealed that she has COVID-19. In a post on Instagram Stories posted Thursday (Nov. 20) — just one day before the Wicked sequel is set to hit theaters worldwide — the singer-actress […]
