According to multiple sources, Lover earned 867,000 equivalent album units in the US in the week ending August 29, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 679,000 were in album sales.  This marks the biggest week for any album since her last release, reputation, in 2017, even though sales fell short of a million. Swift’s reputation debuted with 1.238 million units in its first week, of which 1.216 million were in album sales.

Lover follows five other No. 1’s for Swift: reputation, 1989, Red, Speak Now, and Fearless.

The album marks another big milestone for the pop icon as she is now officially the only woman artist with six albums to sell at least half a million copies in a single week. She’s also officially tied with Lady Gaga for the most No. 1s this decade. 

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Billboard reports that Care Package launched with 109,000 equivalent album units in the US according to Nielsen Music. Of that, 16,000 were in album sales. The artist has earned the coveted spot with his compilation of 17 stray tracks, most of which were never officially released. 

Other artists that have also topped the chart nine times are Garth Brooks, Eminem, Madonna, and the Rolling Stones. Billboard 200 chart-toppers are The Beatles (19), Jay-Z (14), Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand (11), and Elvis Presley (10).

At No. 2 is Ed Sheeran’sn former No. 1, No.6 Collaborations Project followed by Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, at No. 3; Lil Durk scores his first top 10 album with Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 and Chris Brown’s former No. 1 Indigo rounds out the chart’s top 5.

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The pop icon has landed her ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. 

Billboard reports that Madonna’s Madame X has landed the No. 1 opening with 95,000 equivalent album units earned in the US in the week ending June 20 with 90,000 of those in album sales. The album was released via Interscope Records on June 14.

The last time Madonna landed the No. 1 spot on the chart was in 2012, with MDNA. Madonna’s other No. 1 albums include: Hard Candy (2008); Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005); American Life (2003); Music (2000); Like a Prayer (1989); True Blue (1986); and Like a Virgin (1985).

Madonna’s No. 1 titles are only second to Barbara Streisand’s who has landed atop 11 times. The Beatles lead the general pack with 19, followed by Jay-Z with 14, Streisand and Bruce Springsteen both with 11 and Elvis Presley with 10. Eminem, Garth Brooks, Madonna and The Rolling Stones all tie with nine.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week.

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According to multiple sources, Lover earned 867,000 equivalent album units in the US in the week ending August 29, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 679,000 were in album sales.  This marks the biggest week for any album since her last release, reputation, in 2017, even though sales fell short of a million. Swift’s reputation debuted with 1.238 million units in its first week, of which 1.216 million were in album sales.

Lover follows five other No. 1’s for Swift: reputation, 1989, Red, Speak Now, and Fearless.

The album marks another big milestone for the pop icon as she is now officially the only woman artist with six albums to sell at least half a million copies in a single week. She’s also officially tied with Lady Gaga for the most No. 1s this decade. 

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Billboard reports that Care Package launched with 109,000 equivalent album units in the US according to Nielsen Music. Of that, 16,000 were in album sales. The artist has earned the coveted spot with his compilation of 17 stray tracks, most of which were never officially released. 

Other artists that have also topped the chart nine times are Garth Brooks, Eminem, Madonna, and the Rolling Stones. Billboard 200 chart-toppers are The Beatles (19), Jay-Z (14), Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand (11), and Elvis Presley (10).

At No. 2 is Ed Sheeran’sn former No. 1, No.6 Collaborations Project followed by Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, at No. 3; Lil Durk scores his first top 10 album with Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 and Chris Brown’s former No. 1 Indigo rounds out the chart’s top 5.

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The pop icon has landed her ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. 

Billboard reports that Madonna’s Madame X has landed the No. 1 opening with 95,000 equivalent album units earned in the US in the week ending June 20 with 90,000 of those in album sales. The album was released via Interscope Records on June 14.

The last time Madonna landed the No. 1 spot on the chart was in 2012, with MDNA. Madonna’s other No. 1 albums include: Hard Candy (2008); Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005); American Life (2003); Music (2000); Like a Prayer (1989); True Blue (1986); and Like a Virgin (1985).

Madonna’s No. 1 titles are only second to Barbara Streisand’s who has landed atop 11 times. The Beatles lead the general pack with 19, followed by Jay-Z with 14, Streisand and Bruce Springsteen both with 11 and Elvis Presley with 10. Eminem, Garth Brooks, Madonna and The Rolling Stones all tie with nine.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week.

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