Jelly Roll’s “Beautifully Broken” Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200
Jelly Roll has achieved his first-ever No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with “Beautifully Broken.” The LP debuted with an impressive 161,000 equivalent album units sold, making it the third-largest debut for any country album in the United States this year, following the releases of Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” and Post Malone’s “F-1 Trillion.”
Success of “Beautifully Broken”
The success of “Beautifully Broken” was largely driven by pure album sales, totaling 114,000 units. The album, consisting of 28 songs, was available in various formats including seven vinyl variants, three CD variants, a cassette tape, and three download album variants.
Rod Wave’s “Last Lap” at No. 2
Florida-born trap-soul rapper Rod Wave secured the No. 2 spot with his seventh consecutive top 10 album, “Last Lap.” The album earned 127,000 equivalent album units and garnered 173.35 million on-demand official streams for its 23 songs. Rod Wave has maintained a streak of having at least one top 10 album every year since 2019, a feat only matched by Taylor Swift.
Chart Movements
Charli XCX’s “Brat” makes a return to the top 10 at No. 3 following a deluxe reissue titled “Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat.” Additionally, GloRilla achieves her first top 10 album with “Glorious” debuting at No. 5 with 69,000 equivalent album units earned.
American rapper and songwriter BigXthaPlug enters the chart at No. 8 with his album “Take Care,” earning 48,000 equivalent album units and 62.77 million streams.
Other notable movements on the chart include Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” climbing to No. 4, Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” moving to No. 9, and Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” rounding out the top 10.
FAQs
Q: How did Jelly Roll’s “Beautifully Broken” perform on the Billboard 200 chart?
A: “Beautifully Broken” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 161,000 equivalent album units sold.
Q: Which artist has maintained a streak of top 10 albums since 2019?
A: Rod Wave has achieved at least one top 10 album every year since 2019, a feat matched only by Taylor Swift.
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