Cowboy Carter easily topped the Billboard 200 chart after earning 407,000 equivalent album units upon its debut, including 232,000 SEA units (equaling 300.41 million official streams), 7,000 TEA units, and 168,000 traditional album sales. Vinyl copies amounted to 62,000 of the pure album sales, helping Beyoncé score the largest vinyl week of her career.

Cowboy Carter also set a new record for the largest streaming week of Beyoncé’s career. This doesn’t come as a shocker since it previously became the most-streamed album in a single day this year on Spotify, with 76 million global streams, the highest number achieved by a Black woman in the platform’s history.

Beyoncé also made history on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with Cowboy Carter, becoming the first Black woman to top this chart. This is the latest country-related record she broke with this album, after becoming the first Black female artist to top the Hot Country Songs chart with its lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em”.

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Eternal Sunshine earned 227,000 equivalent album units following its debut on March 8, including 77,000 in album sales. This marks the largest week for an album in 2024, and it marks Grande’s sixth studio album to soar to the top of the Billboard 200 chart.

To make the whole thing even better, she also topped the Hot 100 chart with her latest single “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”. This song drew in pretty impressive numbers during its debut week, hitting No. 1 with 32.6 million streams, 4.6 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 9,000 in sales.

“We Can’t Be Friends” is Grande’s seventh song to debut atop the Hot 100 chart, helping her break a record for most No. 1 debuts among women, previously held by Taylor Swift. Grande also made history as the first female artist with multiple chart-topping Hot 100 debuts from two different albums, having previously topped the chart with “Yes, And?”

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Swift reached this milestone after her latest re-recording 1989 (Taylor’s Version) returned to No. 1 for its fifth non-consecutive week with 98,000 equivalent album units earned. Album sales amounted to 61,000 units, along with 36,000 SEA units (48.5 million official streams of the set’s songs), and 1,000 TEA units.

This marks the 68th week one of Swift’s 13 chart-topping albums spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, helping her make history along the way. Swift now has the most weeks at No. 1 among soloists, but it will take some time for her to catch up with all-time record holders The Beatles, who spent a total of 132 weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart.

The rest of the top ten for this week was largely dominated by the holiday albums. Michael Bublé’s former chart-topper Christmas hit No. 2 this week, followed by Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song at No. 4, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector at No. 7, Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas at No. 8, and Pentatonix’s The Greatest Christmas Hits at No. 10.

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After several delays, Drake finally shared For All the Dogs with the world on October 6, and his fans couldn’t wait to hear it in full. It earned 402,000 album-equivalent units during its first week on the chart, becoming Drake’s 13th No. 1 album in the U.S. The only two acts with more chart-toppers are Jay-Z with 14 and The Beatless with 19.

As for his success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, “First Person Shooter” ft. J. Cole became Drake’s 13th No. 1 hit in the United States. He tied Michael Jackson for the most chart-toppers among solo male artists, but Rihanna (14), Mariah Carey (19), and The Beatles (20) are still ahead.

Since all 23 tracks from For All the Dogs debuted on the Hot 100 chart, Drake brought his career total of Hot 100 entries to 320, becoming the first artist to cross the 300-song mark. He also extended the record for most No. 1 debuts (nine), top five hits (41), top 10 hits (76), top 20 hits (132), and top 40 hits (199).

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The race between the two albums was pretty close, but Gunna eventually prevailed and hit no. 1 with 150,300 equivalent album units earned. The Weekend was right behind with 148,000 units, and he’ll have a chance to recuperate and try to hit no. 1 in the upcoming weeks, as he doesn’t face tough competition on the charts.

Gunna’s DS4Ever is the latest album to confirm the power that hip-hop has over the Billboard 200 chart. Its triumph was powered by several A-list collaborators, including Future, Young Thug, 21 Savage, and Drake, and it’s Gunna’s second consecutive album to hit no. 1.

As for Dawn FM, it’s The Weeknd’s first studio album since his debut Kiss Land in 2013 to miss out on the top spot. He previously hit no. 1 with Beauty Behind the Madness, Starboy, After Hours, and his 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy.

The Weeknd and Gunna were joined by former chart-toppers—Encanto soundtrack, Adele’s 30, and Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album—in the top five.

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Adele is ending 2021 on a high note, as 30 logged its fifth week at No. 1 with 212,000 equivalent album units earned. This marks the biggest fifth week for any album in over three years and it’s only the fourth album to log five or more weeks atop Billboard 200 chart this year, following Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour, and Drake’s Certified Lover Boy.

30 hit the shelves on November 19 and it debuted atop the Billboard 200 with the biggest week for any album released in 2021. It was preceded by the smash-hit lead single “Easy on Me” and it took it only three days to become the top-selling album of 2021.

When it comes to the rest of the Billboard 200 chart this week, Michael Bublé’s former No. 1 record Christmas bows at No. 2 this time around. It’s closely followed by Taylor Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version) at No. 3 and Roddy Ricch’s new album Live Life Fast at No. 4.

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Donda hit no. 1 with 309,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. following its release on August 29th. It had the largest opening week for an album released this year, breaking the record previously held by Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour which earned 295,000 units during its debut week.

In addition to having the biggest week of 2021, Donda also became West’s tenth studio album to reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart. He’s only one of seven artists to achieve this milestone, and he’s joining the ranks of The Beatles (19), Jay-Z (14), Bruce Springsteen (11), Barbra Streisand (11), Eminem (10), and Elvis Presley (10).

None of the albums that made the rest of the Billboard 200 chart this week came even close to the success of Donda. Halsey’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power hit no. 2 with 98,000 equivalent album units, while Olivia Rodrigo’s former no. 1 album Sour returned to no. 3 with 74,000 equivalent album units.

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Cowboy Carter easily topped the Billboard 200 chart after earning 407,000 equivalent album units upon its debut, including 232,000 SEA units (equaling 300.41 million official streams), 7,000 TEA units, and 168,000 traditional album sales. Vinyl copies amounted to 62,000 of the pure album sales, helping Beyoncé score the largest vinyl week of her career.

Cowboy Carter also set a new record for the largest streaming week of Beyoncé’s career. This doesn’t come as a shocker since it previously became the most-streamed album in a single day this year on Spotify, with 76 million global streams, the highest number achieved by a Black woman in the platform’s history.

Beyoncé also made history on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with Cowboy Carter, becoming the first Black woman to top this chart. This is the latest country-related record she broke with this album, after becoming the first Black female artist to top the Hot Country Songs chart with its lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em”.

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Eternal Sunshine earned 227,000 equivalent album units following its debut on March 8, including 77,000 in album sales. This marks the largest week for an album in 2024, and it marks Grande’s sixth studio album to soar to the top of the Billboard 200 chart.

To make the whole thing even better, she also topped the Hot 100 chart with her latest single “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”. This song drew in pretty impressive numbers during its debut week, hitting No. 1 with 32.6 million streams, 4.6 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 9,000 in sales.

“We Can’t Be Friends” is Grande’s seventh song to debut atop the Hot 100 chart, helping her break a record for most No. 1 debuts among women, previously held by Taylor Swift. Grande also made history as the first female artist with multiple chart-topping Hot 100 debuts from two different albums, having previously topped the chart with “Yes, And?”

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Swift reached this milestone after her latest re-recording 1989 (Taylor’s Version) returned to No. 1 for its fifth non-consecutive week with 98,000 equivalent album units earned. Album sales amounted to 61,000 units, along with 36,000 SEA units (48.5 million official streams of the set’s songs), and 1,000 TEA units.

This marks the 68th week one of Swift’s 13 chart-topping albums spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, helping her make history along the way. Swift now has the most weeks at No. 1 among soloists, but it will take some time for her to catch up with all-time record holders The Beatles, who spent a total of 132 weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart.

The rest of the top ten for this week was largely dominated by the holiday albums. Michael Bublé’s former chart-topper Christmas hit No. 2 this week, followed by Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song at No. 4, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector at No. 7, Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas at No. 8, and Pentatonix’s The Greatest Christmas Hits at No. 10.

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After several delays, Drake finally shared For All the Dogs with the world on October 6, and his fans couldn’t wait to hear it in full. It earned 402,000 album-equivalent units during its first week on the chart, becoming Drake’s 13th No. 1 album in the U.S. The only two acts with more chart-toppers are Jay-Z with 14 and The Beatless with 19.

As for his success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, “First Person Shooter” ft. J. Cole became Drake’s 13th No. 1 hit in the United States. He tied Michael Jackson for the most chart-toppers among solo male artists, but Rihanna (14), Mariah Carey (19), and The Beatles (20) are still ahead.

Since all 23 tracks from For All the Dogs debuted on the Hot 100 chart, Drake brought his career total of Hot 100 entries to 320, becoming the first artist to cross the 300-song mark. He also extended the record for most No. 1 debuts (nine), top five hits (41), top 10 hits (76), top 20 hits (132), and top 40 hits (199).

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The race between the two albums was pretty close, but Gunna eventually prevailed and hit no. 1 with 150,300 equivalent album units earned. The Weekend was right behind with 148,000 units, and he’ll have a chance to recuperate and try to hit no. 1 in the upcoming weeks, as he doesn’t face tough competition on the charts.

Gunna’s DS4Ever is the latest album to confirm the power that hip-hop has over the Billboard 200 chart. Its triumph was powered by several A-list collaborators, including Future, Young Thug, 21 Savage, and Drake, and it’s Gunna’s second consecutive album to hit no. 1.

As for Dawn FM, it’s The Weeknd’s first studio album since his debut Kiss Land in 2013 to miss out on the top spot. He previously hit no. 1 with Beauty Behind the Madness, Starboy, After Hours, and his 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy.

The Weeknd and Gunna were joined by former chart-toppers—Encanto soundtrack, Adele’s 30, and Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album—in the top five.

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Adele is ending 2021 on a high note, as 30 logged its fifth week at No. 1 with 212,000 equivalent album units earned. This marks the biggest fifth week for any album in over three years and it’s only the fourth album to log five or more weeks atop Billboard 200 chart this year, following Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour, and Drake’s Certified Lover Boy.

30 hit the shelves on November 19 and it debuted atop the Billboard 200 with the biggest week for any album released in 2021. It was preceded by the smash-hit lead single “Easy on Me” and it took it only three days to become the top-selling album of 2021.

When it comes to the rest of the Billboard 200 chart this week, Michael Bublé’s former No. 1 record Christmas bows at No. 2 this time around. It’s closely followed by Taylor Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version) at No. 3 and Roddy Ricch’s new album Live Life Fast at No. 4.

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Donda hit no. 1 with 309,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. following its release on August 29th. It had the largest opening week for an album released this year, breaking the record previously held by Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour which earned 295,000 units during its debut week.

In addition to having the biggest week of 2021, Donda also became West’s tenth studio album to reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart. He’s only one of seven artists to achieve this milestone, and he’s joining the ranks of The Beatles (19), Jay-Z (14), Bruce Springsteen (11), Barbra Streisand (11), Eminem (10), and Elvis Presley (10).

None of the albums that made the rest of the Billboard 200 chart this week came even close to the success of Donda. Halsey’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power hit no. 2 with 98,000 equivalent album units, while Olivia Rodrigo’s former no. 1 album Sour returned to no. 3 with 74,000 equivalent album units.

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