Morgan Wallen’s album “I’m The Problem” was No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week. With weekly units reaching 186,000, it marked the highest figures for an album in its fifth week, and the first time for an album to hold onto No. 1 for five consecutive weeks, since Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” last June, when it logged 380,000 units. “Problem” is now the first album by a male artist to remain at No. 1 this long since his own previous release, “One Thing At A Time,” in 2023. “Problem” has held No. 1 on the Top Streaming Albums chart for five weeks and was No. 7 on the Top Album Sales chart. Here’s a look at those figures in detail.

This week saw three new albums debut in the Top 10. At No. 2 was ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR: Part.3,” their ninth album on the chart and their seventh Top 10. The album moved 105,000 units over the week. Of those, 101,000 were album sales, putting it at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart. “GOLDEN HOUR” was streamed four million times, accounting for around 3,000 units.

At No. 3 was “DOPAMINE” by Lil Tecca, the rapper’s fifth Top 10. The release marked his highest-charting album to date, surpassing 2019’s “We Love You Tecca,” which peaked at No. 4. The album earned 48,000 units for the week, with a significant portion coming from streams. It logged approximately 65 million streams, equating to 45,000 units, and was No. 2 on the Top Streaming Albums chart. Sales totaled 3,000 copies.

Finally, Brandon Lake’s “King Of Hearts” debuted at No. 7. This was Lake’s second time on the chart and his first Top 40 hit. In 2023, his album “COAT OF MANY COLORS” reached No. 135. Lake is one of the most prominent Contemporary Christian music artists working today. The success of his latest album was driven in part by the single “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” a collaboration with Jelly Roll, which held No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart for 22 consecutive weeks and peaked at No. 40 on the Hot 100. Since his debut in 2019, Lake has had 43 songs on that chart, with six reaching No. 1.

“King Of Hearts” moved 37,000 units in its first week. This was the highest total for a Christian album since Ye put out “Donda” in 2021 and netted 38,000 units. “Hearts” sold 20,000 copies, putting it at No. 3 on the Top Album Sales chart. It was streamed approximately 22 million times, contributing about 16,000 units and placing it at No. 30 on the streaming chart.

The rest of the Top 10 was filled out by former No. 1 albums. At No. 4 was SZA’s “SOS” (48,000 units), No. 5 was Wallen’s “One Thing At A Time” (40,000 units), No. 6 was Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” (39,000 units), No. 8 was Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” (34,000 units), No. 9 was Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” (32,000 units), and No. 10 was PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake’s “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” (30,000 units).

As the frenzy surrounding the debut of Sabrina Carpenter’s single “Manchild” subsided, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” returned to the top of the Hot 100. The song has spent a total of three weeks at No. 1. It was streamed 20.4 million times over the week, a 3% decrease from the previous one, but held steady at No. 4 on the Top Streaming Songs chart. Radio airplay surged by 14%, catapulting the song from No. 3 to No. 1 on the relevant chart. This marked Warren’s first-ever No. 1 on Radio Songs. Warren’s song had been trailing Doechii’s single “Anxiety” by more than a 10% margin in radio performance a week earlier. Airplay for “Anxiety” was starting to decline after its peak, but “Ordinary” saw such a swell that it would’ve swooped in to No. 1 regardless. Digital sales of Warren’s single remained steady at 7,000 units, securing No. 2 on Digital Song Sales.

Carpenter’s single “Manchild” was No. 2. Streams for the song dropped 22% from the previous week, bringing its total to 21.1 million and hitting No. 2 on the streaming chart. Airplay for the new track continued to see rapid gains, debuting at No. 44 on the Radio Songs chart in just its second week. Meanwhile, the single landed at No. 8 on the Digital Song Sales chart. With Carpenter’s new album “Man’s Best Friend” coming out on August 29, she has plenty of time to make her presence felt on the charts all summer long.

Morgan Wallen claimed Nos. 3, 4, and 6 for the week. At No. 3, “What I Want” was streamed 22 million times, reaching the top of Streaming Songs and narrowly edging out “Manchild.” It’s Wallen’s fourth track to take the top honors in streaming. At No. 4 on the Hot 100 was “Just In Case,” while “I’m The Problem” was No. 6. Wallen has achieved the impressive feat of charting at least three songs in the Top 10 simultaneously five times this year alone, tying him with Kendrick Lamar.

Rounding out the Top 10 were Lamar and SZA’s “luther” at No. 5, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” at No. 7, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” at No. 8, Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” at No. 9, and Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” at No. 10.

In 2019, when he was just 17 years old, Lil Tecca got his start on SoundCloud and quickly became the newest face of the emo trap trend that swept the mainstream. Artists like XXXTENTACION and Juice WRLD created a fresh hitmaking formula when they popularized a singing style of rap that incorporates rock- and R&B-influenced melodies. Lil Tecca’s melodic rap song “Ransom” was produced by Internet Money Records and its video crafted by Lyrical Lemonade, a group known that’s reshaped the visual language of hip hop. “Random” peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100. The rapper’s debut mixtape, “We Love You Tecca,” debuted at No. 4 on the “Billboard” 200, moving 68,000 units in its first week. But shortly after all that, Lil Tecca seemed to step out from the spotlight. “Ransom” remains his first and, so far, only Top 10 hit. In fact, he hasn’t even charted another song in the Top 50 since then, which is why, when his new album “DOPAMINE” reached a personal best of No. 3 on the “Billboard” 200 this past week, he was thrust back into the spotlight. It begs the question: Has the artist come out of his rut and made a proper commercial comeback?

It’s worth noting that Lil Tecca never left the public conscious entirely, though, and has kept up both a dedicated fanbase and a steady output of music. Between 2020 and 2024, he released four albums, all of which charted between No. 9 and No. 11 on the “Billboard” 200. That kind of consistency is something many other artists with roots on SoundCloud can’t say the same of. It’s a testament to the fact that his fans aren’t just after hits but are invested in Lil Tecca as an artist. The result is a solid foundation from a commercial perspective while also setting the stage for pursuing greater artistic ambitions.

The shift became evident in the singles he released ahead of “DOPAMINE.” In March, he dropped “Dark Thoughts,” which draws inspiration from early-2000s Neptunes. It felt fresh to his core Gen Z fanbase but also resonated with new listeners thanks to its nostalgic sound. The album’s second single, “OWA OWA,” went further by taking a sample from the Buggles’ 1979 classic “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Blending an instantly recognizable cultural cue with modern trap made for an unshakable hook. In the TikTok era, this kind of appeal is nearly irresistible, and the hook from “OWA OWA” took on a life of its own, soundtracking countless comedy videos on the platform. Clearly, Lil Tecca has successfully transitioned from his SoundCloud beginnings to finding his footing in the TikTok-dominated music landscape.

As a result, Lil Tecca is now riding a new commercial high. “Dark Thoughts” peaked at No. 28 on the Hot 100. Meanwhile, “OWA OWA” marks another Top 50 for the rapper, hitting exactly No. 50 on the most recent chart. “Dark Thoughts” also gained traction on the radio, building excitement around “DOPAMINE” reaching even greater heights. It’s good proof that artists can evolve in positive new directions to reach new audiences without alienating their existing fans. Lil Tecca isn’t making a resurgence because he never actually disappeared. Instead, he’s been steadily moving, one step at a time, toward securing a long-term future as a pop artist, amassing over 13 billion streams along the way.

• j-hope and GloRilla’s “Killin’ It Girl” debuts at No. 40 on the Hot 100. This is j-hope’s eighth song on the chart and his fourth this year alone following his military service. It also marks his first Top 40 hit as a solo artist. The track debuts at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart, where the BTS member has now charted 20 times, including three No. 1s. He snagged all three—“Sweet Dreams,” “MONA LISA,” and “Killin’ It Girl”—during this year. j-hope returns to the Artist 100 at No. 52.
• ATEEZ’s EP “GOLDEN HOUR: Part.3” debuts at No. 2 on the “Billboard” 200 and No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart. This marks ATEEZ’s second time in the “Billboard” 200 Top 2 and their fifth No. 1 for album sales. Their single “Lemon Drop” debuts at No. 69 on the Hot 100 and No. 9 on Digital Song Sales. This week marks their first time on either chart. The group also returns to the Artist 100, now at No. 2.
• ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ duet “APT.” is at No. 25 on the Hot 100 in its 35th week, extending their record for the longest-charting Hot 100 entry by a K-pop artist. The single is No. 37 on Streaming Songs, No. 27 on Radio Songs, and No. 21 on Digital Song Sales.
• The KATSEYE single “Gnarly” is at No. 98 on the Hot 100. The girl group is also No. 9 on the Emerging Artists chart.
• LISA and Maroon 5’s collab “Priceless” is at No. 48 for airplay.
• ENHYPEN’s EP “DESIRE: UNLEASH” is No. 11 on the “Billboard” 200 and No. 2 on Top Album Sales. The group itself is No. 12 on the Artist 100.
• SEVENTEEN’s latest album, “HAPPY BURSTDAY,” is No. 126 on the “Billboard” 200 and No. 6 on Top Album Sales. The idol group is currently No. 58 on the Artist 100.
• ITZY’s EP “Girls Will Be Girls” debuts at No. 10 on Top Album Sales, while the group returns to the Artist 100 at No. 71.
• Stray Kids’ mixtape “HOP” is No. 29 on Top Album Sales. The Kids are No. 85 on the Artist 100.
• BOYNEXTDOOR’s fourth EP, “No Genre,” is No. 40 in album sales. The group is No. 10 on the Emerging Artists chart.
• Also on the Emerging Artists chart, ARTMS returns at No. 18 and BAEKHYUN at No. 49. ZEROBASEONE is No. 33 on the same chart.
• Over on the Global 200, j-hope and GloRilla’s “Killin’ It Girl” debuts at No. 3. It’s j-hope’s first time in the Top 10. Jung Kook’s song “Seven” has now spent 100 weeks on the chart, making him the first K-pop solo artist to achieve this milestone.

Finally, here’s a full view of how K-pop’s doing on the Global 200.