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Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" becomes her eighth No. 1 album with the year's biggest sales, featuring a genre-bending mix of country, pop, and various musical influences. The album also marks the first time a Black woman has led Billboard's Top Country Albums chart in its 60-year history, with 407,000 equivalent sales in the U.S. and 300 million streams.
Beyoncé's album "Cowboy Carter" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 407,000 equivalent album units, marking her eighth chart-topping album. The album also leads the Top Country Albums, Americana/Folk Albums, and Top Album Sales charts, making Beyoncé the first Black woman to top the Top Country Albums list. "Cowboy Carter" features guest artists like Miley Cyrus, Willie Nelson, and Dolly Parton, and its sales were supported by various physical and digital configurations.
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has achieved his 11th No. 1 album with "Vultures 1," a collaboration with Ty Dolla Sign, marking his first chart-topping album since "Donda" in 2021. Despite a tumultuous release, including accusations of unauthorized music sampling and distribution issues, the album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with the equivalent of 148,000 sales. Usher's "Coming Home" secured the No. 2 spot, marking his highest-charting album in 12 years, following his Super Bowl performance.
Nicki Minaj's latest album, Pink Friday 2, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking her third album to reach the top spot. The album sold 92,000 copies and garnered 129,000 streaming equivalent album units in its first week. Minaj has now achieved seven top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, with previous releases narrowly missing the No. 1 position. The album was preceded by the successful singles "Super Freaky Girl" and "Last Time I Saw You."
ATEEZ's latest album, "THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL," has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking their first No. 1 album in the United States. The album earned a total of 152,000 equivalent album units, including 146,000 traditional album sales and 5,500 streaming equivalent album units. ATEEZ becomes the seventh Korean artist to top the Billboard 200, joining the ranks of BTS, SuperM, Stray Kids, BLACKPINK, TXT, and NewJeans. This achievement is their fourth top 10 album and sixth entry overall on the Billboard 200.
Taylor Swift's "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" is dominating the U.K. midweek chart, outselling the rest of the top 10 combined. If it holds its spot, it will mark Swift's tenth consecutive U.K. No. 1 album. Wham's retrospective album "The Singles: Echoes From The Edge of Heaven" is at No. 2, benefiting from a Netflix documentary. Other contenders for the top 10 include Gabriels, PJ Harvey, D-Block Europe, and the Pigeon Detectives. The Official U.K. Albums Chart will be published on Friday.