BILLBOARD 200 Week ending June 13, 2020

 

TW LW 2W Wks Title ‒ Artist (Peak) Label

1 ** 1 Chromatica ‒ Lady Gaga ( 1 ) Interscope (274,000 (205,000 sales))

2 ** 1 Life On The Flip Side ‒ Jimmy Buffett ( 2 ) Mailboat (75,000 (74,000 sales))

3 2 3 14 My Turn ‒ Lil Baby ( 1 ) Motown, Quality Control (62,000)

4 1 -- 2 Wunna ‒ Gunna ( 1 ) 300, Young Stoner Life (49,000)

5 3 1 3 High Off Life ‒ Future ( 1 ) Freebandz (44,000)

6 6 4 5 Dark Lane Demo Tapes ‒ Drake ( 2 ) OVO Sound (41,000)

7 5 2 3 The GOAT ‒ Polo G ( 2 ) Columbia (40,000)

8 ** 1 Emmanuel ‒ Anuel AA ( 8 ) Real Hasta La Muerte (39,000)

9 7 5 7 BLAME IT ON BABY ‒ DaBaby ( 1 ) Interscope, SouthCoast (39,000)

10 ** 1 RTJ4 ‒ Run The Jewels ( 10 ) Jewel Runners (38,000 (30,000 sales))

11 8 7 11 After Hours ‒ The Weeknd ( 1 ) XO

12 10 8 39 Hollywood's Bleeding ‒ Post Malone ( 1 ) Republic

13 9 6 13 Eternal Atake ‒ Lil Uzi Vert ( 1 ) Atlantic, Generation Now

14 ** 1 Lil Boat 3 ‒ Lil Yachty ( 14 ) Motown, Quality Control

15 ** 1 Alfredo ‒ Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist ( 15 ) ALC, ESGN

16 12 11 14 YHLQMDLG ‒ Bad Bunny ( 2 ) Rimas

17 13 14 26 Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial ‒ Roddy Ricch ( 1 ) Atlantic, Bird Vision

18 ** 1 Golden Hour ‒ Kygo ( 18 ) Kygo AS

19 143 168 14 PTSD ‒ G Herbo ( 7 ) Epic

20 14 16 30 What You See Is What You Get ‒ Luke Combs ( 1 ) Columbia Nashville, River House

21 15 12 25 Fine Line ‒ Harry Styles ( 1 ) Erskine

22 136 137 20 Circles ‒ Mac Miller ( 3 ) Warner

23 16 15 13 Suga ‒ Megan Thee Stallion ( 7 ) 300, 1501 Certified

24 18 21 62 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ‒ Billie Eilish ( 1 ) Interscope, Darkroom

25 19 24 88 If I Know Me ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 18 ) Big Loud

26 20 25 157 This One's For You ‒ Luke Combs ( 4 ) Columbia Nashville, River House

27 22 23 10 Future Nostalgia ‒ Dua Lipa ( 4 ) Warner

28 17 17 31 Hot Pink ‒ Doja Cat ( 9 ) Kemosabe

29 31 31 107 Goodbye & Good Riddance ‒ Juice WRLD ( 4 ) Interscope, Grade A

30 27 27 55 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent ‒ Lewis Capaldi ( 20 ) Vertigo

31 26 30 96 ASTROWORLD ‒ Travis Scott ( 1 ) Grand Hustle, Cactus Jack

32 34 32 110 beerbongs & bentleys ‒ Post Malone ( 1 ) Republic

33 29 34 389 Greatest Hits ‒ Queen ( 11 ) Hollywood

34 30 28 9 Pray 4 Love ‒ Rod Wave ( 2 ) Interscope, Alamo

35 21 18 4 Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 ‒ Lil Durk ( 5 ) Geffen, Alamo

36 ** 1 Wild World ‒ Kip Moore ( 36 ) MCA Nashville

37 24 22 41 Lover ‒ Taylor Swift ( 1 ) Republic

38 28 20 21 Time Served ‒ Moneybagg Yo ( 3 ) Interscope, N-Less

39 36 36 17 Meet The Woo, V.2 ‒ Pop Smoke ( 7 ) Victor Victor Worldwide

40 32 26 13 Chilombo ‒ Jhene Aiko ( 2 ) ARTclub, ARTium, 2 Fish

41 39 42 134 Diamonds ‒ Elton John ( 7 ) Island, Rocket

42 35 29 16 Changes ‒ Justin Bieber ( 1 ) SchoolBoy, Raymond Braun

43 38 35 35 Over It ‒ Summer Walker ( 2 ) Interscope, LVRN

44 41 38 9 SOUTHSIDE ‒ Sam Hunt ( 5 ) MCA Nashville

45 42 47 629 Legend: The Best Of... ‒ Bob Marley And The Wailers ( 5 ) Island, Tuff Gong

46 23 13 4 It Was Good Until It Wasn't ‒ Kehlani ( 2 ) Atlantic, Tsunami Mob

47 40 33 29 Frozen II ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Walt Disney

48 25 10 4 Good Intentions ‒ NAV ( 1 ) XO

49 44 39 65 Death Race For Love ‒ Juice WRLD ( 1 ) Interscope, Grade A

50 ** 1 Chapter I: Snake Oil ‒ Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley ( 50 ) Mad Decent

51 46 43 182 Stoney ‒ Post Malone ( 4 ) Republic

52 43 40 101 Scorpion ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money

53 48 41 36 KIRK ‒ DaBaby ( 1 ) Interscope, SouthCoast

54 49 46 31 Ghetto Gospel ‒ Rod Wave ( 10 ) Alamo

55 33 19 4 Las Que No Iban A Salir ‒ Bad Bunny ( 7 ) Rimas

56 45 37 6 38 Baby 2 ‒ YoungBoy Never Broke Again ( 1 ) Atlantic, Never Broke Again

57 85 87 327 Greatest Hits ‒ 2Pac ( 3 ) Interscope, Death Row, Amaru

58 47 52 474 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits ‒ Creedence Clearwater Revival ( 22 ) Fantasy

59 51 48 23 JACKBOYS ‒ JACKBOYS ( 1 ) Cactus Jack

60 69 64 11 Collection One ‒ SAINt JHN ( 60 ) Godd Complexx

61 52 44 12 Heaven Or Hell ‒ Don Toliver ( 7 ) Atlantic, Cactus Jack

62 56 51 128 Dont Smile At Me ‒ Billie Eilish ( 14 ) Interscope, Darkroom

63 60 56 42 So Much Fun ‒ Young Thug ( 1 ) Atlantic, 300, Young Stoner Life

64 59 53 27 Certified Hitmaker ‒ Lil Mosey ( 12 ) Interscope, Mogul Vision

65 55 49 25 Fully Loaded: God's Country ‒ Blake Shelton ( 2 ) Warner Music Nashville

66 57 45 20 Manic ‒ Halsey ( 2 ) Capitol

67 68 61 116 ? ‒ XXXTENTACION ( 1 ) Bad Vibes Forever

68 62 54 20 Music To Be Murdered By ‒ Eminem ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Shady

69 64 62 34 AI YoungBoy 2 ‒ YoungBoy Never Broke Again ( 1 ) Atlantic, Never Broke Again

70 63 55 59 Cuz I Love You ‒ Lizzo ( 4 ) Atlantic, Nice Life

71 RE -- 14 Funeral ‒ Lil Wayne ( 1 ) Young Money

72 61 58 619 Journey's Greatest Hits ‒ Journey ( 10 ) Columbia

73 67 63 61 Free Spirit ‒ Khalid ( 1 ) Right Hand

74 54 50 15 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 ‒ BTS ( 1 ) BigHit Entertainment

75 ** 1 These Two Windows ‒ Alec Benjamin ( 75 ) Atlantic, Artist Partners Group

76 53 57 5 Slime & B ‒ Chris Brown & Young Thug ( 24 ) CBE, 300

77 106 106 164 DAMN. ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Top Dawg

78 65 67 247 Traveller ‒ Chris Stapleton ( 1 ) Mercury Nashville

79 74 70 170 American Teen ‒ Khalid ( 4 ) Right Hand

80 71 71 184 Moana ‒ Soundtrack ( 2 ) Walt Disney

81 66 65 375 Rumours ‒ Fleetwood Mac ( 1 ) Warner Bros.

82 76 72 170 ÷ (Divide) ‒ Ed Sheeran ( 1 ) Atlantic

83 73 68 16 Artist 2.0 ‒ A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ( 2 ) Atlantic, Highbridge The Label

84 70 69 69 Thank U, Next ‒ Ariana Grande ( 1 ) Republic

85 79 73 26 Romance ‒ Camila Cabello ( 3 ) SYCO

86 78 60 245 Hamilton: An American Musical ‒ Original Broadway Cast ( 3 ) Atlantic, Hamilton Uptown

87 72 66 28 A Love Letter To You 4 ‒ Trippie Redd ( 1 ) TenThousand Projects

88 77 76 49 Indigo ‒ Chris Brown ( 1 ) CBE

89 82 74 65 GIRL ‒ Maren Morris ( 4 ) Columbia Nashville

90 75 81 360 Greatest Hits ‒ Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ( 2 ) MCA, Geffen

91 87 86 145 Luv Is Rage 2 ‒ Lil Uzi Vert ( 1 ) Atlantic, Generation Now

92 84 77 12 Sweet Action ‒ Jack Harlow ( 36 ) Atlantic, Generation Now

93 80 75 423 1 ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol

94 83 79 194 The Essential Billy Joel ‒ Billy Joel ( 15 ) Columbia

95 101 101 45 The Search ‒ NF ( 1 ) NF Real Music

96 86 84 113 Invasion Of Privacy ‒ Cardi B ( 1 ) Atlantic, The KSR Group

97 97 108 397 good kid, m.A.A.d city ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 2 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Top Dawg

98 107 125 213 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys ‒ The Beach Boys ( 16 ) Capitol

99 81 59 8 The New Toronto 3 ‒ Tory Lanez ( 2 ) Interscope

100 93 85 47 No.6 Collaborations Project ‒ Ed Sheeran ( 1 ) Atlantic

101 103 100 48 Dreamville & J. Cole: Revenge Of The Dreamers III ‒ Various Artists ( 1 ) Interscope, Dreamville

102 120 83 5 Here And Now ‒ Kenny Chesney ( 1 ) Blue Chair, Warner Music Nashville

103 91 102 414 Back In Black ‒ AC/DC ( 4 ) Columbia

104 92 91 230 Appetite For Destruction ‒ Guns N' Roses ( 1 ) Geffen

105 94 94 225 Greatest Hits ‒ The Notorious B.I.G. ( 1 ) Bad Boy

106 88 93 364 Abbey Road ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol

107 96 95 195 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight ‒ Travis Scott ( 1 ) Grand Hustle

108 95 90 15 Still Flexin, Still Steppin ‒ YoungBoy Never Broke Again ( 2 ) Atlantic, Never Broke Again

109 98 98 49 Perfect Ten ‒ Mustard ( 8 ) Interscope, 10 Summers

110 111 105 15 Where The Light Is ‒ Surfaces ( 105 ) Surfaces

111 90 113 260 Greatest Hits So Far... ‒ Zac Brown Band ( 20 ) Atlantic, ROAR, Southern Ground

112 105 104 50 7 (EP) ‒ Lil Nas X ( 2 ) Columbia

113 RE -- 37 Permanent Waves ‒ Rush ( 4 ) Mercury

114 89 97 52 Center Point Road ‒ Thomas Rhett ( 1 ) Valory

115 104 92 130 The Greatest Showman ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Atlantic, Fox, 20th Century Fox

116 108 103 82 Experiment ‒ Kane Brown ( 1 ) RCA Nashville, Zone 4

117 102 109 379 Take Care ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money

118 128 123 287 2014 Forest Hills Drive ‒ J. Cole ( 1 ) Roc Nation, Dreamville

119 99 112 83 All Time Greatest Hits ‒ Lynyrd Skynyrd ( 56 ) MCA, Geffen

120 113 116 214 Views ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money

121 110 107 102 Dan + Shay ‒ Dan + Shay ( 6 ) Warner Music Nashville

122 109 96 123 Cry Baby ‒ Melanie Martinez ( 6 ) Atlantic

123 115 114 106 Shawn Mendes ‒ Shawn Mendes ( 1 ) Island

124 118 89 91 Look Up Child ‒ Lauren Daigle ( 3 ) Centricity

125 117 115 76 Hoodie SZN ‒ A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ( 1 ) Atlantic, Highbridge The Label

126 119 122 248 Beauty Behind The Madness ‒ The Weeknd ( 1 ) XO

127 125 130 327 The Essential Michael Jackson ‒ Michael Jackson ( 31 ) Epic

128 121 119 184 Starboy ‒ The Weeknd ( 1 ) XO

129 100 78 9 TROLLS: World Tour ‒ Soundtrack ( 15 ) DreamWorks, Villa 40

130 58 144 12 SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE ‒ Russ ( 4 ) Diemon, Russ My Way

131 112 120 329 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 ‒ Eagles ( 1 ) Elektra, Asylum

132 126 118 34 True 2 Myself ‒ Lil Tjay ( 5 ) Columbia

133 122 110 286 1989 ‒ Taylor Swift ( 1 ) Big Machine

134 123 131 32 Old Dominion ‒ Old Dominion ( 9 ) RCA Nashville

135 131 140 380 The Eminem Show ‒ Eminem ( 1 ) Interscope, Web, Aftermath

136 135 133 145 17 ‒ XXXTENTACION ( 2 ) Bad Vibes Forever

137 4 -- 2 Notes On A Conditional Form ‒ The 1975 ( 4 ) Interscope, Dirty Hit

138 ** 1 Poems Of The Past (EP) ‒ Powfu ( 138 ) Robots And Humans

139 116 88 10 ADHD ‒ Joyner Lucas ( 10 ) Twenty Nine

140 130 134 154 Evolve ‒ Imagine Dragons ( 2 ) Interscope, KIDinaKORNER

141 129 129 183 Kane Brown ‒ Kane Brown ( 5 ) RCA Nashville, Zone 4

142 134 136 66 Baby On Baby ‒ DaBaby ( 7 ) Interscope, SouthCoast

143 151 154 71 Victory Lap ‒ Nipsey Hussle ( 2 ) Atlantic, All Money In No Money Out

144 144 126 52 Die A Legend ‒ Polo G ( 6 ) Columbia

145 137 152 87 A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) ‒ Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ( 1 ) Interscope

146 133 127 35 The Kids Are Coming (EP) ‒ Tones And I ( 30 ) Elektra, Bad Batch

147 174 -- 162 Sublime ‒ Sublime ( 13 ) MCA, Geffen, Gasoline Alley

148 127 121 10 PARTYMOBILE ‒ PARTYNEXTDOOR ( 8 ) OVO Sound

149 138 135 473 Doo-Wops & Hooligans ‒ Bruno Mars ( 3 ) Elektra

150 140 142 242 Greatest Hits ‒ Red Hot Chili Peppers ( 18 ) Warner

151 141 132 28 Melly vs. Melvin ‒ YNW Melly ( 8 ) 300, YNW Melly

152 147 147 167 More Life ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money

153 RE -- 126 To Pimp A Butterfly ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Top Dawg

154 153 161 79 Championships ‒ Meek Mill ( 1 ) Atlantic, Maybach

155 139 143 335 Hot Rocks 1964-1971 ‒ The Rolling Stones ( 4 ) ABKCO

156 142 139 332 Greatest Hits ‒ Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ( 8 ) Capitol, Hideout

157 150 148 421 Thriller ‒ Michael Jackson ( 1 ) Epic

158 155 172 87 Drip Harder ‒ Lil Baby & Gunna ( 4 ) Motown, Quality Control, 300, Young Stoner Life

159 132 117 21 Rare ‒ Selena Gomez ( 1 ) Interscope

160 148 128 52 Happiness Begins ‒ Jonas Brothers ( 1 ) Republic

161 146 141 76 X 100PRE ‒ Bad Bunny ( 11 ) Rimas

162 RE -- 21 9 ‒ Jason Aldean ( 2 ) Broken Bow, BMG, Macon

163 166 158 40 We Love You Tecca ‒ Lil Tecca ( 4 ) Galactic

164 156 138 153 Frozen ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Walt Disney

165 RE 156 152 Number One Hits ‒ Tim McGraw ( 27 ) Curb

166 145 178 127 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day ‒ Kid Cudi ( 4 ) G.O.O.D., Dream On

167 157 163 264 Blurryface ‒ twenty one pilots ( 1 ) Fueled By Ramen

168 152 145 156 Ctrl ‒ SZA ( 3 ) Top Dawg

169 170 -- 225 The Fame ‒ Lady Gaga ( 2 ) Interscope, Cherrytree, KonLive, Streamline

170 158 153 49 The Essential Elvis Presley ‒ Elvis Presley ( 42 ) RCA, Sony Strategic Marketing Group

171 154 159 142 50 Number Ones ‒ George Strait ( 1 ) MCA Nashville

172 160 182 139 Perception ‒ NF ( 1 ) Capitol, NF Real Music

173 RE -- 493 Curtain Call: The Hits ‒ Eminem ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Shady

174 RE -- 96 Rage Against The Machine ‒ Rage Against The Machine ( 45 ) Epic

175 163 177 188 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits ‒ Blake Shelton ( 5 ) Warner Music Nashville

176 164 175 167 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection ‒ Bon Jovi ( 5 ) Island

177 171 167 95 The Definitive Collection ‒ Stevie Wonder ( 35 ) Motown, UTV

178 161 176 88 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates ‒ Daryl Hall John Oates ( 34 ) RCA

179 177 150 11 kelsea ‒ Kelsea Ballerini ( 12 ) Black River

180 185 180 118 A Decade Of Destruction ‒ Five Finger Death Punch ( 29 ) Prospect Park

181 167 157 181 Blonde ‒ Frank Ocean ( 1 ) Boys Don't Cry

182 192 183 36 I'm Him ‒ Kevin Gates ( 4 ) Atlantic, Bread Winners' Association

183 184 146 55 IGOR ‒ Tyler, The Creator ( 1 ) Columbia

184 37 -- 2 Son Of A Gun ‒ Key Glock ( 37 ) Paper Route Empire

185 RE 164 23 Homesick (EP) ‒ Trevor Daniel ( 64 ) Alamo

186 50 -- 2 6-Pack (EP) ‒ Florida Georgia Line ( 50 ) BMLG

187 182 186 15 Wildcard ‒ Miranda Lambert ( 4 ) RCA Nashville, Vanner

188 175 166 468 21 ‒ Adele ( 1 ) XL

189 165 165 575 Metallica ‒ Metallica ( 1 ) Blackened

190 176 190 183 California Sunrise ‒ Jon Pardi ( 11 ) Capitol Nashville

191 194 200 42 Quality Control: Control The Streets, Volume 2 ‒ Various Artists ( 3 ) Motown, Quality Control

192 ** 1 The bast*rds ‒ Palaye Royale ( 192 ) Sumerian

193 180 179 476 Nevermind ‒ Nirvana ( 1 ) Geffen, DGC, Sub Pop

194 172 171 96 Swimming ‒ Mac Miller ( 3 ) Warner

195 186 188 397 Night Visions ‒ Imagine Dragons ( 2 ) Interscope, KIDinaKORNER

196 ** 1 Platinum Heart ‒ Toosii ( 196 ) SouthCoast

197 RE -- 108 Cosmic ‒ Bazzi ( 14 ) Atlantic, ZZZ, iamcosmic

198 179 151 13 ~how i'm feeling~ ‒ Lauv ( 16 ) Lauv

199 193 -- 106 Rearview Town ‒ Jason Aldean ( 1 ) Broken Bow, BMG, Macon

200 ** 1 More & More: The Ninth Mini Album (EP) ‒ TWICE ( 200 ) JYP

Lady Gaga Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Chromatica'

6/7/2020 by Keith Caulfield

 

Lady Gaga notches her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping debut of Chromatica. The set starts with 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 4, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data -- the biggest week for any album by a woman in 2020.

 

Chromatica was released on May 29 via Interscope Records. The set was led by the singles “Stupid Love” and “Rain on Me” with Ariana Grande. The former debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March, while the latter opened at No. 1 on the June 6 chart.

 

Chromatica was originally slated for an April 10 release, but was delayed due to COVID-19 concerns.Lady Gaga previously hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the A Star Is Born soundtrack (with Bradley Cooper, in 2018 and 2019), Joanne (2016), Cheek to Cheek (with Tony Bennett, 2014), Artpop (2013) and Born This Way (2011).

 

Of Chromatica’s starting sum of 274,000 equivalent album units, album sales comprise 205,000, SEA units total 65,000 (equating to 87.16 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks in the week ending June 4) and TEA units equal a little more than 4,000.

 

Here’s a look at some notable achievements earned by the debut of Chromatica at No. 1:

 

Fifth Biggest Week of 2020, Largest for an Album By a Woman: Chromatica’s start of 274,000 equivalent album units earned marks the fifth-largest week for any album in 2020 and the biggest for an album by a woman. The only larger weeks posted in 2020 were from the debut frames of The Weeknd’s After Hours (444,000), BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 (422,000), Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake (288,000) and Eminem’s Music to Be Murdered By (279,000).

 

The last larger week for an album by a woman was racked up by Taylor Swift’s Lover, which blasted in at No. 1 on the chart dated Sept. 7, 2019, with 867,000 units.

 

Album sales comprise 75 percent of Chromatica’s overall debut frame (205,000 of 274,000). The set’s sales were bolstered by dozens of merchandise/album bundles sold via her official webstore, and a concert ticket/album sale offer with her three upcoming U.S. stadium shows scheduled for August. In addition, the album sold well via traditional retail, including the iTunes Store, Amazon and Target. The latter carried an exclusive deluxe CD edition of the album with bonus tracks.

 

Strong Streams: Chromatica’s bow with 65,000 SEA units equates to 87.16 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks in the week ending June 4. That’s the biggest streaming week for any non-R&B/hip-hop or Latin album in 2020.

 

The largest streaming week of 2020 for any album is owned by Lil Uzi Vert’s hip-hop set Eternal Atake, which bowed at No. 1 on March 21 with 400.4 million clicks.

 

For comparison among non-R&B/hip-hop or Latin albums, here are the next-biggest streaming weeks of 2020 after Chromatica’s start with 87.16 million: Selena Gomez’s Rare (debut, 79.3 million; Jan. 25), Halsey’s Manic (debut, 75.6 million; Feb. 1) and BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 (debut, 74.8 million; March 7).

 

The last album outside of the R&B/hip-hop or Latin genres to manage a bigger streaming week than Chromatica was Harry Styles’ Fine Line, which started at No. 1 with 108.7 million clicks (Dec. 28, 2019-dated chart).

 

The last non-R&B/hip-hop or Latin album by a woman to collect a bigger streaming week than Chromatica was Taylor Swift’s Lover, with 117.4 million in its second week on the list (Sept. 14, 2019).

 

Six No. 1 Albums in Only Nine Years: Lady Gaga has tallied six No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart in just nine years and two days -- the fastest a woman has claimed six No. 1 albums. Lady Gaga logged her first No. 1 with Born This Way, when it debuted atop the list dated Jun 11, 2011.

 

Previously, Taylor Swift achieved six No. 1s the fastest, among women, when Lover opened at No. 1 on Sept. 7, 2019 -- just 10 years and nine months after her first No. 1, Fearless, topped the list (Nov. 29, 2008).

 

Among men or groups, there are acts that have scores their first six No. 1s in quicker time than Gaga -- The Beatles, Justin Bieber, Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Drake, Future, Jay-Z, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley and Kanye West.

 

One of Just Eight Women With at Least Six No. 1 Albums: Lady Gaga joins an elite club of just eight women who have landed six No. 1 albums. She’s now tied with Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift, all with six each. Ahead of them: Barbra Streisand, with the most of any woman, 11; Madonna, with nine; and Janet Jackson, with seven.

 

Among all artists, The Beatles continue to hold the record for the most No. 1s, with 19 leaders.

 

Only Two Women Have Had a No. 1 Album in 2020: So far this year, just two women have led the Billboard 200 -- Lady Gaga with Chromatica and Selena Gomez with Rare. The latter opened atop the list on Jan. 25.

 

In total, of the 18 No. 1 albums in 2020 -- which include two carryover No. 1s from 2019 -- 14 are by solo men, two are by male groups (BTS and Jackboys) and two are by women.

 

At this point a year ago, there were 17 No. 1s -- with one carryover from 2018. Of those 17, four were either by a solo woman, or co-credited to a woman and a man (Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack). The other 13 leaders at this point a year ago consisted of three No. 1s by male groups (Backstreet Boys, BTS and Vampire Weekend) and 10 by solo men.

 

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Jimmy Buffett lands his highest-charting album in over 15 years, as Life on the Flip Side starts with 75,000 equivalent album units earned (with 74,000 of that sum in album sales). The last time the veteran singer-songwriter (and Margaritaville brand boss) was higher on the list was in 2004, when License to Chill became his first No. 1 when it opened atop the chart dated July 31, 2004.

 

Life on the Flip Side is Buffett’s 40th charting album on the Billboard 200. He first visited the list in 1974 with Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, which arrived on the March 2 chart, on its way to a No. 176 peak on March 30. In total, Life On the Flip Side is Buffett’s 22nd top 40 album, and 12th top 10.

 

Life on the Flip Side is Buffett’s first non-holiday studio album since Songs From St. Somewhere, which hit No. 4 in 2013.

 

The new album’s sales were helped by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with a slate of upcoming Buffett shows. The bundle offer was originally attached to a string of dates that were meant to run from May 16 through Oct. 15, 2020. Some of those shows were ultimately canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, while the remaining shows were postponed and rescheduled to July 10 through Sept. 2, 2021. Only the postponed and rescheduled shows are part of the ticket bundle offer which contributes to the chart total.

 

With Gaga and Buffett at Nos. 1 and 2, it’s the first time since the Jan. 4-date chart that the top two titles are both non-R&B/hip-hop titles. On the Jan. 4-dated chart, Harry Styles’ Fine Line was No. 1, while Michael Bublé’s Christmas was No. 2.

 

A trio of former No. 1s come in at Nos. 3-5 on the new Billboard 200, as Lil Baby’s My Turn falls from No. 2 to No. 3 (62,000 equivalent album units; down 4 percent), Gunna’s Wunna drops from No. 1 to No. 4 in its second week (49,000; down 56 percent) and Future’s High Off Life dips from No. 3 to No. 5 (44,000; down 27 percent).

 

Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes is steady at No. 6 (41,000; down 14 percent) and Polo G’s The Goat falls 5-7 (40,000; down 22 percent).

 

Anuel AA claims his first top 10 album on the all-genre Billboard 200, as Emmanuel debuts at No. 8 with 39,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 36,000 are in SEA units, equating to 55.8 million on-demand streams for the album’s songs.

 

The set is the Latin album to reach the Billboard 200’s top 10 in 2020, following a pair of Bad Bunny efforts (YHLQMDLG, No. 2 and Las Que No Iban a Salir, No. 7).

 

Emmanuel is Anuel AA’s second studio album. His first, Real Hasta La Muerte, peaked at No. 44 in 2018. It also spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart, and finished as one of the top 10 biggest Latin albums of 2018 and 2019 on Billboard’s year-end charts.

 

DaBaby’s former No. 1 Blame It on Baby falls from No. 7 to No. 9 on the new Billboard 200 with just under 39,000 equivalent album units (down 8 percent).

 

Closing out the new top 10 on the Billboard 200 is Run the Jewels’ RTJ4, bowing at No. 10 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (with 30,000 of that in album sales). It’s the first top 10 for the rap duo, which previously notched two charting sets, Run the Jewels 3 (No. 13 in 2017) and Run the Jewels 2 (No. 50 in 2014).

 

RTJ4 was released early via digital retailers and streamers on Wednesday, June 3 -- instead of on June 5 (a Friday, traditionally the day in which albums are released each week). The album’s sales also benefit from an array of merchandise/album bundles sold via the act’s official webstore.

 

In addition, the album was available as a free download via the act’s website, alongside an appeal for donations to the Mass Defense Program. None of those free downloads were reported to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

Opening weeks for Lady Gaga:

24,000 The Fame

174,000 The Fame Monster

1,108,000 Born This Way

258,000 Artpop

131,000 Cheek To Cheek

201,000 Joanne (170,000 sales)

231,000 A Star Is Born (162,000 sales)

274,000 Chromatica (205,000 sales)