Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has topped the chart for eleven weeks in a row since debuting on the May 4th chart. Now, she holds three albums that held the top spot for eleven weeks, along with 1989 and Fearless. Swift is the first female artist to rank No. 1 for eleven weeks since her own record in 2014-2015. Regarding female artists holding the top spot, this is the first time since Whitney Houston’s The Bodyguard soundtrack maintained the number one position for 13 straight weeks in 1992-1993 (The Bodyguard ranked number one a total of 20 times). As for the woman who consecutively debuted at first place or topped the chart again is Whitney Houston with her album Whitney in 1987. There are only three artists in history, including Taylor Swift, who hold three albums that topped the chart for more than 11 weeks: The Beatles (four), Whitney Houston (three).
TTPD’s has been topping streaming platforms for the past 11 weeks. Its album sales increased from last week, marking its fifth time at the top spot. The album sales increase was thanks to the track record of preorders for her two CDs, which were sold exclusively through her official online website last June. The following is the detailed weekly performance.
Number two goes to Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time, with a sales volume of 74,000 copies. The album spent its first 12 weeks at number one last year, reaching first place a total of 19 times. His Dangerous: The Double Album is also in sixth place with 44,000 copies. The highest debut this week was Megan Thee Stallion’s Megan, which ranked third with 64,000 units. It recorded 62.67 million streams, with 47,000 units and 16,000 copies in album sales. Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter jumped up to tenth from its original 50th place at last week. This is due to the deluxe edition of the album being released on vinyl. It sold 39,000 copies, including 23,000 vinyl copies.
Meanwhile, there are four women who made it onto this week’s Billboard 200. In order of their ranking: Taylor Swift at number one, Megan Thee Stallion at number three, Billie Eilish at number four, and Chappell Roan at number five. It’s the first time since March 25th of last year, when TWICE was number two, Miley Cyrus was number three, SZA was number four, and Karol G was number five.
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rose to number one after a long journey. The song was first unveiled on April 12th, debuting at 36th on the Hot 100, and steadily rose over the 12 weeks to top the chart. While it ranked number one for the fourth time on Hot Country Songs, it’s the first time to be on the Hot 100 chart. Shaboozey is the only artist to have reached number one on both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs—or the only black man to achieve number one with a country genre song. This is the second time since Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em.” It’s not the first time that Shaboozey and Beyoncé have crossed paths; his previous record of entering the Hot 100 was the result of featuring on Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter, with his “Spaghettii” ranking 31st and “Sweet * Honey * Buckiin’” ranking 61st.
If we break down this week’s track records, his album sales were number one for the eighth time, and the streaming count reached 44.8million, rising from number three last week to number one. His radio ranking improved to fourth, up from seventh place last week. Balanced reactions are also reflected in the radio rankings by genre. He has entered the top ten on all airplay charts by genres—
country, pop, adult pop, and rhythmic—marking a historic first. Here, rhythmic is a distinct genre in the radio market that started in the 80s with the name crossover and encompasses pop, R&B, hip hop, and some dance genres. For years, Shaboozey has been showcasing unique sounds of flexibly combining trap and country, but in his recent albums Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going’ and A Bar Song (Tipsy), he has shown a clear leaning toward country and pop. With that, Shaboozey can be cited as the latest success case in today’s trend of country penetrating various surrounding genres. In particular, he topped the chart in Australia and rose to number three on the UK chart, proving that the country genre isn’t limited to the US but extends beyond it.
Chappell Roan continues her strong rise since first entering the Billboard 200 at 5th place and the Hot 100 at 10th place. Her album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, ranked number five, and her song “Good Luck, Babe!” ranked number ten. Her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, was released in September last year, making it to many year-end lists in various media outlets, but it couldn’t reach the top spot on the charts. However, this year, as she gained recognition by opening for Olivia Rodrigo’s “Guts” tour in February and became popular with her single Good Luck, Babe! released in April, even her album started to gain traction. Four more songs from her album made it to this week’s Hot 100, with “Hot To Go!” at 35th, “Red Wine Supernova” at 48th, “Pink Pony Club” at 56th, and “Casual” at 87th.
She made her debut in 2017 with her EP School Nights, but didn’t receive much reaction for several years and found herself losing her recording contract. But in 2020, she began working with composer and producer Dan Nigro, and started developing her style by blending 80s synthpop with her queer identity (Dan Nigro is also the producer behind all of Olivia Rodrigo’s albums). One of their early collaborations, the song “Pink Pony Club,” was released in April 2020. Since then, they have embarked on individual tours and the album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, completing today’s unique makeup and stage presence inspired by drag queens. Those who insist that her striking looks alone generated the buzz are only partly right. Controversy can turn interest into fame, accelerating the process. However, before all this, her music was already complete, and many who recognized its quality were prepared to offer their support.
Lisa’s “Rockstar” debuted at 70th on the Hot 100, fourth on the Global 200, and number one on the Global Excl. US. This marks her third entry on the Hot 100 and her best record to date. Her song “Lalisa” previously ranked 84th, and “Money” 90th. She also topped the global chart excluding the US. BLACKPINK is the only group with more than two of its members ranking number one globally excluding the US. Jenny ranked number one with her “You & Me,” and Rosé with her “On the Ground,” each topping the charts for a week. As a group, BLACKPINK has three songs—“Lovesick Girls”, “Pink Venom”, and “Shut Down” —that topped the chart.
Jimin and LOCO’s “Smeraldo Garden Marching Band” debuted at 88th on the Hot 100, 16th on the Global 200, and 7th on the Global Excl. US. It marks Jimin’s fifth hit song to chart on the Hot 100. His “Like Crazy” was number one and “Set Me Free Pt. 2” was number 30. As for featuring, TAEYANG’s “Vibe” charted at 76th, while Kodak Black and NLE Choppa’s “Angel Pt. 1” reached 65th. This marks their ninth entry on the global chart excluding the US, and the fourth time they have made it into the top ten.Let’s take a look at the records of K-pop artists on the Global 200.
On the Billboard 200, ATEEZ’s “Golden Hour: Part.1” ranks 75th, maintaining its position on the chart for the fifth consecutive week.
If we look at the sales of top albums, ATEEZ’s Golden Hour: Part.1 ranked seventh, and NAYEON’s NA: The 2nd Mini Album ranked 16th, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s minisode 3: TOMORROW charted at 18th, SEVENTEEN’s 17 Is Right Here at 33rd, and TWS’s TWS 2nd Mini Album: 'Summer Beat!' debuted at 49th. Additionally, TWS placed 22nd on the Heatseekers Albums chart, which tracks albums by artists who have never reached the top 100 of the Billboard 200 or the top 10 albums by genre.
On the Artist 100, ATEEZ ranked 30th and NAYEON 81st. Lisa was 84th on the Artist 100 and reentered to place fourth on the Emerging Artists chart. Taking a closer look at the Emerging Artists, LOCO debuted at 10th, TWS reentered at 18th, ILLIT at 29th, and BOYNEXTDOOR at 31st. This chart is specifically for artists who have never entered the Hot 100 in the top 25 or the Billboard 200.