Of the set’s 867,000 equivalent album units earned, 679,000 were in album sales. Album marks superstar’s sixth No. 1.

Taylor Swift’s new album, Lover, blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the biggest week for any album since her last release, reputation, in 2017.

Lover earned 867,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 29, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 679,000 were in album sales. Both figures are the largest registered for any album in a single week since Swift’s reputation debuted with 1.238 million units in its first week, of which 1.216 million were in album sales (in the week ending Nov. 16, 2017).

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Sept. 7-dated chart (where Lover enters at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Wednesday, Sept. 4 (one day later than usual, due to the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. on Sept. 2).

In total, Lover begins with 867,000 equivalent album units earned, of which 679,000 were in album sales; 13,000 were in TEA units and 175,000 were in SEA units. The latter figure translates to 226 million on-demand audio streams earned for the album’s songs during its release week.

Let’s take a look at some of the highlights behind the numbers of Swift’s big week with Lover:

Biggest Overall Week for an Album Since Swift’s Last Album, reputation: As Lover starts with 867,000 equivalent album units earned, it logs the biggest single week for any album, in terms of units, since Swift’s last album, reputation. It debuted with 1.238 million equivalent album units earned in the week ending Nov. 16, 2017 (and bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Dec. 2 of that year).

Biggest Sales Week for an Album Since reputation: Lover sold 679,000 copies in its first week, which is the largest sales week for any album since reputationentered with 1.216 million sold.

Aiding Lover’s first week: the set’s release in four collectible deluxe CD editions at Target, as well as dozens of merchandise/digital album bundles sold through Swift’s official website. The album also had a standard CD edition that was available widely at retail, along with an equivalent digital album that was available via all digital retailers.

Comparably, the reputation album was supported by two deluxe editions available exclusively at Target, and a standard CD and digital edition. Notably, during reputation’s first week, its digital edition was exclusively sold via the Apple iTunes Store. It became widely available via all digital retailers in its second week. Further, reputation’s sales were also likely goosed by fan participation in the Taylor Swift Tixpowered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan program, where the purchase of an album would help secure greater access to tickets for Swift’s then-upcoming reputation stadium tour. (Swift has announced no plans to tour in support of Lover.)

In addition, Lover is Swift’s first album to be available to stream in full across all streaming services in its first week. Reputation was not available to stream in full during its debut week — just four pre-release tracks were streamable. Reputationeventually premiered on streaming services on Dec. 1, 2017 — three weeks after the album’s release on Nov. 10. Reputation’s lack of streaming availability may have driven some fans to purchase the album in its first week, instead of waiting to stream it weeks later. Conversely, Lover racked up a sizable streaming debut (more on that in a moment) likely thanks to its wide availability on streaming services.

Only Woman With Six Albums to Sell at Least 500,000 Copies in a Single Week:With Lover’s sales debut of 679,000 copies sold, Swift becomes the first woman to have six different albums each sell at least 500,000 copies in a single week. (The only other act to do so is Eminem.) Swift previously managed the half-million one-week sales feat with the debut weeks of her last five full-length studio albums: reputation (1.216 million, in 2017), 1989 (1.287 million, 2014), Red (1.208 million, 2012), Speak Now (1.047 million, 2010) and Fearless (592,000; 2008). Swift also remains the only act to have four different albums each sell a million copies in a single week.

Swift’s Sixth No. 1 Album: Lover is Swift’s sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. It follows five other Swift sets that also started atop the list: reputation (four nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, 2017-18); 1989 (11 nonconsecutive, 2014-15); Red(seven nonconsecutive, 2012-13); Speak Now (six nonconsecutive, 2010-11); and Fearless (11 nonconsecutive, 2008-09).

Five No. 1s This Decade: Lover grants Swift her fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 this decade (2010-present). In turn, she ties Lady Gaga for the most No. 1s this decade among women. (Drake has the most No. 1s this decade among all acts, with nine.)

Second-Biggest Streaming Week Ever for an Album by a Woman, or Pop Album: With Lover’s robust streaming start of 175,000 SEA units, which equates to 226 million on-demand audio streams for its songs during the tracking week, the album notches the second-biggest streaming week ever for an album by a woman, the second-largest for a pop album, and the second-biggest of any album in 2019. In all three metrics, Lover was only beat by the debut week of Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next, which entered with 228,000 SEA units (equaling 307 million on-demand audio streams).

The rest of the new top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart dated Sept. 7, where Loveropens at No. 1, is scheduled to be announced later today (Sept. 1).

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Mendes earns his first leader and Cabello, her second.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabelloclimb to No. 1, from No. 2, on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Señorita,” marking Mendes’ landmark first leader on the list and Cabello’s second.

Plus, Lizzo hits a new Hot 100 high with “Truth Hurts,” which rises 4-3 while reaching No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, and Lil Tecca takes over atop the Streaming Songs chart with his breakthrough hit “Ran$om,” which ascends 8-5 on the Hot 100.

Let’s run down the top 10 of the Hot 100 (dated Aug. 31), which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 27).

“Señorita,” a joint release on SYCO/Island/Epic/Republic Records, becomes the 1,088th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 61-year history.

The collaboration holds at No. 3 on the Radio Songs chart, with 102.4 million audience impressions, up 6% (good for top Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100), in the week ending Aug. 25, according to Nielsen Music, and No. 4 on Streaming Songs (37.5 million U.S. streams, up 3%, in the week ending Aug. 22). On Digital Song Sales, it dips 4-5 (22,000 downloads sold, down 4%, in the week ending Aug. 22).

Mendes’ first No. 1: Mendes notches his first Hot 100 leader among five top 10s, dating to his first, the No. 4-peaking “Stitches,” in 2015. Until this week, he peaked at No. 2 with both “Señorita,” which arrived at the rank in early July (and then spent seven more weeks between Nos. 2 and 5), and his own “If I Can’t Have You,” which debuted and peaked at No. 2 in May.

Cabello crowns the Hot 100 for a second time, after leading with “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, on the chart dated Jan. 27, 2018.

“Señorita” is the second charted Mendes and Cabello duet, following “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” which rose to No. 20 on the Hot 100 in January 2016.

Producers & writers: “Señorita” producers Benjamin “benny blanco” Joseph Levin and Andrew “Watt” Wotman collect their eighth and first Hot 100 No. 1, respectively, in credited production roles.

Eight writers composed “Señorita”: Mendes, who celebrates his first Hot 100 No. 1 as a writer; Cabello (second); blanco (eighth); Watt (second); Alexandra “Ali” Tamposi (third); Jack Patterson (first); Magnus Hoiberg (first); and Charli XCX (aka, Charlotte Aitchison), who tallies her second, after co-writing Iggy Azalea’s breakthrough 2014 leader “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX.

Leading labels: As for the labels promoting “Señorita,” Republic scores its fourth Hot 100 No. 1 this year, while Epic returns to the top after last leading via Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” in December.

SYCO adds its third total Hot 100 No. 1, following Cabello’s “Havana” and Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love” in 2008, while Island paces the Hot 100 for the first time since the song that supplanted Lewis’ at No. 1, Mariah Carey’s “Touch My Body.”

Just duet: “Señorita” is the second Hot 100 No. 1 of 2019 between a co-billed male and female soloist, following Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow,” which topped the March 9 tally. The last year with two such No. 1s? 1987, when Aretha Franklin and George Michael’s “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” led for two weeks that April and Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes’ Dirty Dancing classic “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” ruled for a week that November.

Radio ruler: As previously reported, “Señorita” hits No. 1 on the Pop Songs airplay chart. Meanwhile, Mendes’ own “If I Can’t Have You” takes over atop Adult Pop Songs. The double victory makes Mendes the first male artist to lead both lists simultaneously with different songs.

Notably, as Cabello, 22, earns her second Hot 100 No. 1 and fourth Pop Songs leader, she’s the youngest artist to hit those levels since Justin Bieber in 2017, and the youngest female since Rihanna back in 2010.

Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” drops to No. 2 on the Hot 100 a week after ascending to No. 1. The track holds at No. 3 on Streaming Songs (38.9 million, down 1%) and No. 6 on Radio Songs (91.1 million, down 3%), while slipping 6-7 on Digital Song Sales (20,000, up 1%).

Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” climbs to new Hot 100 high (4-3), as it pushes 5-2 on Digital Song Sales (26,000, up 17%, as it claims the Hot 100’s top Sales Gainer award); repeats at No. 4 on Radio Songs (99.1 million, up 4%); and lifts 7-6 on Streaming Songs (28.4 million, up 6%). The track also rises 2-1 on both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs, becoming Lizzo’s first leader on each list; it conquers the longest-leading No. 1 in the history of both charts, dethroning Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, after the smash totaled a record 20 weeks at the summit on each survey.

On the Hot 100, “Road” retreats 3-4 after reigning for a record 19 weeks. It descends to No. 2 on Streaming Songs after a record 20 weeks at No. 1 (50.7 million, down 5%) and tumbles to No. 4 on Digital Song Sales (23,000, down 12%) after 16 weeks on top; it remains a week off the record for the most time atop the latter list, after Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Bieber, dominated for 17 weeks in 2017. On Radio Songs, “Road” falls 28-35 (28.4 million, down 17%).

“Road” rules the Songs of the Summer chart for a 13th frame, having paced the survey each week since its annual return after Memorial Day.

(“Road,” as of this week, is back to having kept a record-tying five songs peaking at No. 2 on the Hot 100 during its command, with “Señorita” and “Bad Guy” having both now risen from No. 2 highs first reached under “Road.” The five titles to reach No. 2 bests below “Road,” listed chronologically by peak date: Post Malone’s “Wow.”; Taylor Swift’s “ME!,” featuring Brendon Urie; Mendes’ “Can’t”; Ed Sheeran and Bieber’s “I Don’t Care”; and Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down.”)

Lil Tecca lands his first top five Hot 100 hit and first Streaming Songs No. 1, as “Ran$om” rises 8-5 on the former chart and 2-1 on the latter (52.3 million, up 21%, as it earns the Hot 100’s top Streaming Gainer nod for a second consecutive week). The rapper’s breakthrough hit also bullets at No. 39 on Digital Song Sales (5,000, up 8%) and builds by 21% to 15 million in radio reach.

Khalid’s No. 3 Hot 100 hit “Talk” backtracks 5-6, while leading Radio Songs for an 11th week (121.2 million, down 3%) and Hot R&B Songs for an 18th frame.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Chris Brown’s “No Guidance,” featuring Drake, falls to No. 7, after reaching No. 6; Sheeran and Bieber’s No. 2-peaking “Care” slides 7-8; Post Malone’s “Goodbyes,” featuring Young Thug, holds at No. 9, after debuting at its No. 3 best; and Mendes’ “Can’t” keeps at No. 10.

Beyond the Hot 100’s top 10, Swift’s “Lover” debuts at No. 19. It launches at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales, with 35,000 sold, marking her record-extending 18th leader (ahead of runner-up Rihanna’s 14). The song is the title track from her new LP, which, released Friday (Aug. 23), has already become 2019’s top-selling album in the U.S. Four songs from the album, which is set to debut atop next week’s, Sept. 7-dated Billboard 200 chart, have hit the Hot 100 so far, as “Lover” joins the twin No. 2 hits “ME!” and “Calm,” as well as “The Archer” (No. 69; Aug. 3).

Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 27), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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Plus: Lionel Richie debuts at No. 2.

Young Thug achieves his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as So Much Fun debuts atop the list. The set earned 131,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 22, according to Nielsen Music. Of that unit sum, just 5,000 were in album sales — the rest was driven almost entirely by streaming activity.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Aug. 31-dated chart (where So Much Fun bows at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Aug. 27.

So Much Fun’s total unit start of 131,000 is comprised of 5,000 in album sales, 1,000 in TEA units, and 125,000 in SEA units — easily making it the most-streamed album of the week.

The 125,000 SEA sum equates to 167.9 million on-demand audio streams for the album’s 19 tracks in its first week. That’s the fifth-largest streaming week for any album in 2019 and the second-largest week for a hip-hop album this year. The four larger weeks in 2019: the debut weeks of Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next (307.1 million; Feb. 23-dated chart), Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?(194 million, April 13), Juice WRLD’s Death Race for Love (176.4 million, March 23) and the second week of Thank U, Next (168.6 million, March 2).

So Much Fun is Young Thug’s eighth consecutive top 40-charting album, and fifth top 10 effort. He previously hit the top 10 with Super Slimey (No. 2 in 2017, with Future), Beautiful Thugger Girls (No. 8, 2017), Jeffery (No. 8, 2016) and Slime Season 3(No. 7, 2016).

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Lionel Richie’s new live album Hello From Las Vegas arrives with 65,000 equivalent album units. Nearly all of that sum is album sales, powered almost entirely by sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer tied to his summer tour. Richie last debuted on the chart way back in 2012 with Tuskegee, which bowed at No. 2 on the April 14, 2012-dated list, and then rose to No. 1 two weeks later (for two straight weeks at No. 1). In total, Hello From Las Vegas marks Richie’s sixth top 10 effort.

Hello From Las Vegas is the highest-charting live album on the Billboard 200 since Kenny Chesney’s Live In No Shoes Nation entered at No. 1 on the Nov. 18, 2017-dated list. Like Hello, Chesney’s set was also powered by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer.

Back on the new Billboard 200 chart, the compilation Quality Control: Control the Streets, Volume 2 starts at No. 3 with nearly 63,000 equivalent album units earned —with 61,000 of that sum in SEA units (translating to 82.6 million on-demand streams for its 36 tracks). The expansive set boasts contributions from Quality Control’s roster of artists, including turns from Migos (and its members Offset, Quavo and Takeoff), Lil Baby, Lil Yachty and City Girls.

Control the Streets, Volume 2 follows Control the Streets, Volume 1, which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the Dec. 30, 2017-dated chart (52,000 units earned in its first week).

Below Control, Volume 2 is a pair of former No. 1s, as Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and Ed Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project are non-movers at Nos. 4 and 5. When We All Fall Asleep tallied 43,000 equivalent album units (down 3%) while No.6 earned 39,000 units (down 11%).

Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You bumps back up to its peak position, as the set climbs one spot to No. 6 with 35,000 equivalent album units (up 6%). The album debuted at No. 6 on the May 4-dated chart, and has now spent five nonconsecutive weeks at No. 6.

Chris Brown’s former No. 1 Indigo dips 6-7 with 32,000 equivalent album units (down 11%), Rick Ross’ Port of Miami 2 falls 2-8 in its second week with 29,000 units (down 64%), and Khalid’s former chart-topper Free Spirit is stationary at No. 9 with just over 27,000 units (down 9%).

Closing out the top 10 is Shawn Mendes’ self-titled album, rising 11-10 with nearly 27,000 units (though down 7%). It’s the first week the former No. 1 has been in the top 10 since its third week on the list (June 23, 2018) when it ranked at No. 10. The album is benefiting from the recent addition of Mendes’ two previous stand-alone singles (“Senorita,” with Camila Cabello, and “If I Can’t Have You”) to the digital and streaming deluxe editions of the album.

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Eilish earns her first leader, ending an unprecedented nine-week wait at No. 2.

Billie Eilish earns her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as “Bad Guy” rises from No. 2. The song reigns after spending nine total weeks at the runner-up spot, the most for any title before reaching the summit in the Hot 100’s history.

“Bad Guy” additionally claims the honor of conquering the longest-leading Hot 100 all-time, as it halts the 19-week domination of Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.

Let’s run down the top 10 of the Hot 100 (dated Aug. 24), which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 20).

“Bad Guy,” released on Darkroom/Interscope Records and written by Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (her brother), who solely produced it, becomes the 1,087th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 61-year history.

The song rises 4-3 on the Streaming Songs chart, up 10% to 39.1 million U.S. streams in the week ending Aug. 15, according to Nielsen Music, and 7-6 on Digital Song Sales, up 11% to 20,000 sold in the same span; it was aided on the last day of the streaming and sales tracking period by the arrival of a new vertical video, as well as a cassette single available only through Eilish’s official website. On the Radio Songs chart, the track drops 3-6, down 3% to 93 million audience impressions in the week ending Aug. 18.

No. 1 after record 9 weeks waiting at No. 2: “Bad Guy” tops the Hot 100 after nine nonconsecutive weeks at No. 2, the most weeks spent at the runner-up spot before leading the list. It passes The Weeknd’s “Starboy,” Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and OutKast’s “The Way You Move” (featuring Sleepy Brown), each of which ruled after eight-week waits at No. 2 before leading at last in 2017, 2016 and 2004, respectively.

Alt back at No. 1: “Bad Guy” tallies a second week atop the Pop Songs airplay chart (thanks in part during its run to a remix with Bieber), after leading the Alternative Songs airplay survey for two weeks. It’s the first Alternative Songs No. 1 to top the Hot 100 since Lorde’s “Royals,” which ruled the Hot 100 for nine weeks beginning in October 2013, after leading Alternative Songs for seven weeks.

21st century leader: Born Dec. 18, 2001, Eilish is the first artist born in the 2000s to top the Hot 100. Lil Nas X previously came closest to the distinction, having been born April 9, 1999. Eilish, 17, is the youngest artist to reign since Lorde, who was 16 when “Royals” began its nine-week command.

No. 1 album & song: “Bad Guy” is from Eilish’s LP When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which debuted at No. 1 on the April 13-dated Billboard 200 albums chart and has led the list for three total weeks. She first reached a Billboard survey in October 2017, while, the next month, her 2017 set Dont Smile at Me entered the Billboard 200 at No. 185; it has since reached No. 14 (and ranked in the chart’s top 40 every week of 2019; When We All Fall Asleep has placed in the top five in each of its first 20 weeks).

“I’m in the good old days right now,” Eilish marveled in a May Billboard cover story.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello climb 3-2 on the Hot 100 with “Señorita,” as the duet returns to its peak rank, first reached upon its debut in nearly July. The collaboration surges 7-3 on Radio Songs (96.1 million, up 7%) and rises 5-4 on both Streaming Songs (36.2 million, up 4%) and Digital Song Sales (23,000 downloads sold, up 4%).

Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Cyrus, drops to No. 3 on the Hot 100 after its record 19 weeks at No. 1. Still, it becomes the first single to top Streaming Songs for 20 weeks (53.1 million, down 10%). It rules Digital Song Sales for a 16th week (26,000, down 23%), moving to within one week of the record: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Bieber, dominated for 17 weeks in 2017. On Radio Songs, “Road” falls 21-28 (34.2 million, down 13%).

“Road” additionally tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a record-extending 20th week each and the Songs of the Summer chart for a 12th frame, having led the list each week since its annual return after Memorial Day.

(“Road,” as of this week, kept a record six songs peaking at No. 2 during its No. 1 run, with “Bad Guy” having now risen from a No. 2 high to the summit. The titles to reach No. 2 below “Road,” listed chronologically by peak date: Post Malone’s “Wow.”; Taylor Swift’s “ME!,” featuring Brendon Urie; Mendes’ “If I Can’t Have You”; Ed Sheeran and Bieber’s “I Don’t Care”; Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down”; and Mendes and Cabello’s “Señorita.”)

Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” is steady at its No. 4 Hot 100 high and Khalid’s No. 3-peaking “Talk” keeps at No. 5, while ruling Radio Songs for a 10th week (123.6 million, down 5%) and Hot R&B Songs for a 17th frame.

Chris Brown’s “No Guidance,” featuring Drake, repeats at its No. 6 Hot 100 peak and Sheeran and Bieber’s “Care” is stationary at No. 7.

Lil Tecca’s “Ran$om” reaches a new No. 8 Hot 100 high, rising from No. 10 with top Streaming Gainer honors, as it pushes 3-2 on Streaming Songs (43.3 million, up 18%); Post Malone’s “Goodbyes,” featuring Young Thug, holds at No. 9 on the Hot 100, after debuting at its No. 3 best; and, rounding out the top 10, Mendes’ “If I Can’t Have You” returns to the tier (11-10).

Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 20), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboardmagazine is on sale Friday (Aug. 23).

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Plus: Rick Ross and Trippie Redd debut at Nos. 2 and 3.

Slipknot scores its third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as the rock band’s We Are Not Your Kind bows in the top slot. The album earned 118,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 15, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 102,000 were in album sales.

We Are Not Your Kind was released on Aug. 9 via Roadrunner Records, and is the group’s first studio album since 2014’s .5: The Gray Chapter.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Aug. 24-dated chart, where We Are Not Your Kind enters at No. 1, will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Aug. 20.

We Are Not Your Kind is the first hard rock album to lead the Billboard 200 since Foo Fighters’ Concrete and Gold entered at No. 1 with 127,000 units on the list dated Oct. 7, 2017. We Are Not Your Kind also tallies the largest week for a hard rock album, in terms of units earned, since Concrete.

We Are Not Your Kind’s big week was boosted by sales of the album generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with Slipknot’s tour, which started on July 26.

In total, We Are Not Your Kind is the band’s fifth top 10 effort on the Billboard 200. The act previously visited the region with .5: The Gray Chapter (No. 1, 2014), All Hope Is Gone (No. 1, 2008), Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (No. 2, 2004) and Iowa (No. 3, 2001).

The new album was led by the single “Unsainted,” which became the act’s seventh top 10 hit on the Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart (July 6-dated list). Back in June, the single peaked at No. 4 on the Hot Rock Songs chart, which blends airplay, streams and sales data to rank the week’s most popular rock tracks.

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Rick Ross logs his tenth top 10 album, as Port of Miami 2 sails in with 80,000 equivalent album units earned (with 25,000 of that sum in album sales). Port of Miami 2 is Ross’ highest-charting album in more than five years, since 2014’s Mastermind debuted at No. 1.

The bulk of Port of Miami 2’s first-week units were from streaming activity, as the set earned 53,000 SEA units (the most of any album on the chart). That figure translates into 67.5 million on-demand audio streams for the set’s tracks during the tracking week, making it the most-streamed album of the week.

Port of Miami 2 was released via Maybach/Epic Records.

Ross has been remarkably consistent on the Billboard 200 chart, as all 10 of his charting major label releases have reached the top 10 (with five of those hitting No. 1). His only charting album to miss the top 10 was the Rise to Power compilation, which was issued in 2007 on the indie Suave House II label and reached No. 62. The set contained earlier recordings from before Ross hit it big with his major label debut, 2006’s No. 1-charting Port of Miami, released via Slip-N-Slide and Def Jam Records.

Back on the new Billboard 200, the third and final debut in the top 10 is rapper Trippie Redd with !. The set, released via TenThousand Projects, starts with 51,000 equivalent album units earned (with 7,000 of that sum in album sales). The simply titled ! is the third top 10 effort for Trippie Redd, following A Love Letter To You 3(No. 3, 2018) and Life’s a Trip (No. 4, 2018).

Billie Eilish’s former No. 1 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? dips 3-4 on the new Billboard 200, earning 44,000 equivalent album units (down 6%). It is followed by two more previous leaders: Ed Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project (falling 2-5 with 43,000 units; down 11%) and Chris Brown’s Indigo (5-6 with 36,000 units; down 3%).

Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You climbs 8-7 with 33,000 equivalent album units (despite a 4% decline), while Drake’s Care Package falls 1-8 in its second week with 31,000 units (down 71%).

Rounding out the top 10: Khalid’s former No. 1 Free Spirit rises 13-9 (30,000 equivalent album units; down 5%) while Lil Nas X’s 7 ascends 11-10 (29,000 units; down 10%).

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Grande earns her 14th top 10 and 10th to debut in the region.

Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, extends its record domination atop the Billboard Hot 100, topping the chart for a 19th week.

Two weeks ago, “Road” rewrote the mark for the most time atop the tally, as, with a 17th frame at No. 1, it bested “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber, and “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, which ruled for 16 weeks each, in 2017 and 1995-96, respectively.

Elsewhere in the latest Hot 100’s top 10, Ariana Grande and Social House launch at No. 8 on the chart with “Boyfriend.”

Let’s run down the top 10 of the Hot 100 (dated Aug. 17), which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 13).

With a 19th week atop the Hot 100 for “Old Town Road,” here’s a look at the 10 longest-leading No. 1s in the chart’s 61-year archives:

Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1
19, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, April 13, 2019
16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, May 27, 2017
16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, Dec. 2, 1995
14, “Uptown Funk!,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, Jan. 17, 2015
14, “I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas, July 11, 2009
14, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey, June 4, 2005
14, “Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight,” Elton John, Oct. 11, 1997
14, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio, Aug. 3, 1996
14, “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men, Aug. 27, 1994
14, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston, Nov. 28, 1992

As on the Hot 100, “Road” (on Columbia Records) leads the Streaming Songs chart for a record-padding 19th week, with 58.8 million U.S. streams, down 13%, in the week ending Aug. 8, according to Nielsen Music. “Road” set the record for the top streaming week (143 million) following the April 5 arrival of its remix solely with Cyrus (who has been billed on 18 of the song’s 19 weeks atop the Hot 100) and claims nine of the 11 biggest streaming frames to date, including the top three.

“Road” concurrently spends a 15th week atop the Digital Song Sales chart, with 34,000 downloads sold, down 28%, in the week ending Aug. 8. The track boasts the second-most weeks logged atop the list, trailing only “Despacito,” which ruled for 17 weeks. On Radio Songs, where it reached No. 2, “Road” falls 17-21, down 11% to 38.5 million audience impressions in the week ending Aug. 11.

Meanwhile, “Road” leads the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a record-breaking 19th week each, breaking out of a tie for the longest command in the history of each ranking. On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the track bests the 18-week domination of Drake’s “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla, in 2016. On Hot Rap Songs, “Road” passes the 18-week rules of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” (2015-16); Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX (2014); and Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s “Hot Boyz,” featuring NAS, EVE and Q-Tip (1999-2000). (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs began as an all-encompassing genre chart in October 1958 and Hot Rap Songs launched in March 1989.)

“Road” additionally tops the Songs of the Summer chart for an 11th frame, having led the list each week since its annual return after Memorial Day.

Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” notches a ninth total week at its No. 2 Hot 100 high, as it rises 4-3 on Radio Songs (94.7 million, up 4%) and dips 2-4 on Streaming Songs (35.6 million, down 22%) and 5-7 on Digital Song Sales (18,000, down 11%).

Below “Road” the entire time that it has ranked at No. 2 on the Hot 100, “Bad Guy” is (as of now) just the fifth non-No. 1 in the chart’s history to peak at the runner-up spot for at least nine weeks, and is a week from potentially tying for the most time peaking at No. 2. Here’s a recap of the No. 2 hits to spend the most time at their highpoints:

Weeks Peaking at No. 2, Title, Artist, Peak Date
10, “Work It,” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, Nov. 16, 2002
10, “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” Foreigner, Nov. 28, 1981
9, “Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish, June 8, 2019
9, “You’re Still the One,” Shania Twain, May 2, 1998
9, “I Love You Always Forever,” Donna Lewis, Aug. 4, 1996

As for the continued Hot 100 rule of “Road,” it and “Bad Guy” decline by 15% and 12%, respectively, in overall metrics, as the former sports a nearly 1.2-to-1 points difference over the latter, essentially maintaining its margin of victory from last week.

Elsewhere, “Bad Guy” becomes Eilish’s first No. 1 on the mainstream top 40-based Pop Songs airplay chart, as it spends a second week atop Alternative Songs.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s “Senorita” stays at No. 3 on the Hot 100, after debuting at its No. 2 high on the chart dated July 6; Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” is steady at its No. 4 best; and Khalid’s No. 3-peaking “Talk” keeps at No. 5, while leading Radio Songs for a ninth week (127.2 million, down 2%) and Hot R&B Songs for a 16th week.

Chris Brown’s “No Guidance,” featuring Drake, repeats at its No. 6 Hot 100 peak and Ed Sheeran and Bieber’s No. 2-peaking “I Don’t Care” is stationary at No. 7.

Ariana Grande and Social House soar onto the Hot 100 at No. 8 on the chart with “Boyfriend.” The collab begins at No. 2 on Digital Song Sales (31,000 sold, also good for a No. 1 bow, marking Grande’s sixth leader, on Pop Digital Song Sales); No. 7 on Streaming Songs (25.9 million U.S. streams); and No. 40 on Radio Songs (24.6 million in audience).

Grande achieves her 14th Hot 100 top 10, having nearly doubled her total in just over a year; “No Tears Left to Cry” debuted at its No. 3 peak on May 5, 2018, and “Boyfriend” marks her sixth top 10 since (a sum tied with Post Malone for second-best in that span, after Drake’s 13). She notched her first eight top 10s in 2013-16.

“Boyfriend” is additionally Grande’s 10th top 10 Hot 100 debut, making her the fifth artist to reach the milestone, after Drake (20), Taylor Swift (15), Eminem (12) and Lil Wayne (11).

Social House, the duo of Charles Anderson and Michael Foster, makes its first Hot 100 visit.

Meanwhile, the title “Boyfriend” hits the Hot 100’s top 10 for a second time. Bieber’s same-named song (but different composition) reached No. 2 in 2012.

Post Malone’s “Goodbyes,” featuring Young Thug, descends 8-9 on the Hot 100, after debuting at its No. 3 peak, while becoming Post Malone’s sixth Radio Songs top 10 and Young Thug’s second (13-10; 52 million, up 9%). Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Lil Tecca’s “Ran$om” spends a second week at its No. 10 high.

Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 13), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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Plus: Lil Durk & “Descendants 3” soundtrack bow in top 10, Tool’s “Ænima” re-enters region after digital and streaming release.

Drake achieves his ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his new archival compilation album, Care Package, premieres in the top slot. The set, which was released on Aug. 2 via OVO Sound/Republic Records, launches with 109,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 8, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 16,000 were in album sales.

Care Package collects 17 of Drake’s stray tracks — many of which were never officially released and only available via Soundcloud or YouTube.

Drake extends his own record for the most No. 1 albums this decade, as all nine of his leaders have arrived since 2010. Care Package is also the first No. 1 album for OVO Sound, the label co-founded by Drake. All of Drake’s previous albums were released via Young Money/Cash Money/Republic.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Aug. 17-dated chart (where Care Package bows at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Aug. 13.

With Drake notching his ninth No. 1, he continues his remarkable run on the Billboard 200. He’s charted 11 entries on the list, and just two of them have missed the top slot. This March, his So Far Gone mixtape, which was originally released for free in early 2009 but never commercially issued or distributed to streaming services until earlier this year, peaked at No. 5 following its official release. Then, back in 2009, the So Far Gone EP — a distillation of the original So Far Gone mixtape — marked Drake’s first commercial album release and peaked at No. 6.

Among artists with the most No. 1s on the Billboard 200, Drake is in legendary company. He’s tied with Garth Brooks, Eminem, Madonna and The Rolling Stoneswith nine each. Ahead of them: The Beatles (19), Jay-Z (14), Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand (11), and Elvis Presley (10).

Care Package’s first-week units totaled 109,000. Of that sum, 90,000 were via SEA units, equating to 115.5 million on-demand audio streams for its songs during the tracking week. The remainder of the album’s starting unit sum came from TEA units (3,000) and album sales (16,000). Notably, the latter figure comprised only sales via digital retailers like the Apple iTunes Store. Care Package did not have any merchandise/album bundles or a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer in play — as has become the norm for many No. 1 albums. (Care Package is only available commercially as a digital download. No physical release for the set, on CD or otherwise, has been announced.)

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Ed Sheeran’s former leader, No.6 Collaborations Project, rises one spot with 49,000 equivalent album units (down 16%). Billie Eilish’s previous chart-topper, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, also climbs one rung (4-3) with 47,000 units (up less than 1%).

Lil Durk scores his first top 10 album, as Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 debuts at No. 4 with 44,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 4,000 were in album sales. The set’s entry was driven largely by streaming activity, with the album garnering 39,000 SEA units in its premiere frame (equaling 52.7 million on-demand audio streams for the set’s songs). The rapper has tallied five previous entries on the Billboard 200, going as high as No. 14 in 2015 with Remember My Name.

Chris Brown’s former No. 1 Indigo holds steady at No. 5 with 37,000 equivalent album units earned (down 9%), while NF’s The Search dips from No. 1 to No. 6 in its second week, with 36,000 units (down 72%).

The Descendants 3 soundtrack takes a bow at No. 7 with just under 36,000 equivalent album units earned (with 23,000 of that sum in album sales). The soundtrack to Descendants 3 was released on Aug. 2, the same day its parent film premiered on Disney Channel (which was also the first day of the chart’s tracking week).

All three of the Descendants soundtracks have reached the top 10: the first debuted at No. 1 on the Aug. 22, 2015-dated list, while Descendants 2 debuted and peaked at No. 6 on Aug. 12, 2017. Two other franchises that started on Disney Channel that also nabbed at least three top 10-charting soundtracks: Hannah Montana (three TV soundtracks, plus a theatrical film soundtrack) and High School Musical (two TV soundtracks, one theatrical film soundtrack).  

Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You dips 7-8 on the new Billboard 200 (34,000 units; down 8%) while Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day falls 2-9 in its second week (33,000 units; down 70%).

Closing out the top 10 is a re-entry for Tool’s Ænima at No. 10. The set – which debuted and peaked at No. 2 in 1996 – was released via digital retailers and streaming services for the first time on Aug. 2, along with most of the rock band’s catalog. The album bounds back onto the list with 33,000 equivalent album units earned (up 5,900%), of which 18,000 were in album sales.

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“Road” extends its record reign on the Hot 100 and ties for the longest command on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, extends its record run atop the Billboard Hot 100, leading the list for an 18th week.

A week ago, “Road” rewrote the mark for the most time atop the chart, as, with a 17th frame at No. 1, it bested “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber, and “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, which ruled for 16 weeks each, in 2017 and 1995-96, respectively.

Elsewhere in the latest Hot 100’s top 10, Lil Tecca makes his first visit to the region, as “Ran$om” surges from No. 19 to No. 10.

Let’s run down the top 10 of this history-making week on Hot 100 (dated Aug. 10), which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 6).

With an 18th week atop the Hot 100 for “Old Town Road,” here’s a look at the 10 longest-leading No. 1s in the chart’s 61-year archives:

Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1
18, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, April 13, 2019
16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, May 27, 2017
16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, Dec. 2, 1995
14, “Uptown Funk!,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, Jan. 17, 2015
14, “I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas, July 11, 2009
14, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey, June 4, 2005
14, “Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight,” Elton John, Oct. 11, 1997
14, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio, Aug. 3, 1996
14, “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men, Aug. 27, 1994
14, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston, Nov. 28, 1992

As on the Hot 100, “Road” (on Columbia Records) leads the Streaming Songs chart for a record-padding 18th week, with 67.4 million U.S. streams, down 7%, in the week ending Aug. 1, according to Nielsen Music. “Road” set the record for the top streaming week (143 million) following the April 5 arrival of its remix solely with Cyrus (who has been billed on 17 of the song’s 18 weeks atop the Hot 100) and claims nine of the 11 biggest streaming frames to date, including the top three.

“Road” concurrently spends a 14th week atop the Digital Song Sales chart, up 3% to 47,000 downloads sold in the week ending Aug. 1. The track breaks out of a four-way tie for the second-most weeks spent atop the tally, trailing only “Despacito,” which ruled for 17 weeks. (The Chainsmokers’ ” Closer,” featuring Halsey, in 2016; Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk!,” featuring Bruno Mars, in 2015; and Flo Rida’s “Low,” featuring T-Pain, in 2007-08, led for 13 weeks each.)

Aiding its profile, a new remix of “Road” featuring RM of BTS, dubbed “Old Town Road (Seoul Town Road Remix),” was released July 24 and, thus, its first full streaming and sales tracking week (July 26-Aug. 1) is reflected on the latest, Aug. 10-dated Hot 100. The RM remix is the fourth official reworking of “Road,” following releases with Cyrus; Diplo; and Young Thug and Mason Ramsey.

On Radio Songs, where it reached No. 2, “Road” retreats 14-17, with 43.8 million audience impressions, down 6%, in the week ending Aug. 4.

Meanwhile, “Road” leads the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for an 18th week each, tying for the longest command in the history of each tally. On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the track matches the 18-week domination of Drake’s “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla, in 2016. On Hot Rap Songs, “Road” equals the 18-week rules of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” (2015-16); Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX (2014); and Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s “Hot Boyz,” featuring NAS, EVE and Q-Tip (1999-2000). (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs began as an all-encompassing genre chart in October 1958 and Hot Rap Songs launched in March 1989.)

“Road” additionally tops the Songs of the Summer chart for a 10th frame, having led the list each week since its annual return after Memorial Day.

Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” notches an eighth total week at its No. 2 Hot 100 high, as it holds at No. 2 on Streaming Songs (45.9 million, down 10%), No. 4 on Radio Songs (93.3 million, up 4%) and No. 5 on Digital Song Sales (20,000, down 10%).

Looking up at “Road” the entire time that it has ranked at No. 2 on the Hot 100, “Bad Guy” is (as of now) the 10th non-No. 1 in the chart’s history to peak at the runner-up spot for at least eight weeks. Here’s a recap of the No. 2-peaking songs to spend the most time in second place:

Weeks Peaking at No. 2, Title, Artist, Peak Date
10, “Work It,” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, Nov. 16, 2002
10, “Waiting for a Girl Like You,” Foreigner, Nov. 28, 1981
9, “You’re Still the One,” Shania Twain, May 2, 1998
9, “I Love You Always Forever,” Donna Lewis, Aug. 4, 1996
8, “Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish, June 8, 2019
8, “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran, Jan. 31, 2015
8, “I Don’t Wanna Know,” Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy, April 24, 2004
8, “Back at One,” Brian McKnight, Nov. 20, 1999
8, “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” Deborah Cox, Dec. 5, 1998
8, “If I Ever Fall in Love,” Shai, Nov. 21, 1992

As for the continued Hot 100 rule of “Road,” both it and “Bad Guy” dip by 6% in overall metrics, as the former sports a 1.2-to-1 points difference over the latter for a second consecutive week.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s “Senorita” keeps at No. 3 on the Hot 100, after debuting at its No. 2 high on the chart dated July 6. The duet claims the Hot 100’s top Airplay Gainer award for a second week, up 22% to 81.4 million in radio reach.

Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” rises 5-4 for a new best Hot 100 rank, swapping spots with Khalid’s No. 3-peaking “Talk” (4-5), which leads Radio Songs for an eighth week (133 million, down 1%) and Hot R&B Songs for a 15th week.

Chris Brown’s “No Guidance,” featuring Drake, blasts 11-6 for a new Hot 100 peak, after debuting at its prior No. 9 highpoint in June. Following the premiere of the song’s nine-minute official video on July 26, the track charges with dual top Streaming and Sales Gainer honors on the Hot 100, as it jumps 10-3 on Streaming Songs (39.8 million, up 64%) and 36-10 on Digital Song Sales (13,000, up 120%).

On Radio Songs, “No Guidance” ascends 13-10 (51 million, up 10%), marking Brown’s 16th top 10, and first since “Don’t Wake Me Up” in 2012. Drake scores his 22nd Radio Songs top 10, extending his record for the most among males dating to the chart’s December 1990 inception; overall, only Rihanna (29) and Mariah Carey (23) have earned more.

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s No. 2-peaking “I Don’t Care” slips 6-7 on the Hot 100; Post Malone’s “Goodbyes,” featuring Young Thug, drops 7-8, after debuting at its No. 3 peak three weeks earlier; and Jonas Brothers’ former one-week No. 1 “Sucker” descends 8-9.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Lil Tecca makes his first trip to the tier, as “Ran$om” roars 19-10. With its official video directed by Cole Bennett, the first Hot 100 entry for the 16-year-old Queens, New York-based rapper (real name: Tyler Sharpe) continues its sprint up Streaming Songs, climbing 7-4 (38.5 million, up 36%). It also gains by 59% to 6.1 million airplay audience and 50% to 4,000 sold.

Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 6), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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Plus: Chance the Rapper, Key Glock & Young Dolph, and Of Monsters & Men debut in top 10.

NF scores his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as the rapper’s latest studio effort, The Search, enters atop the tally.

The set, which was released on July 26 via NF Real Music/Caroline, starts with 130,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 1 according to Nielsen Music — the fourth-largest week for a rap album released in 2019. Of that sum, 84,000 were in album sales, which made it the biggest sales week for a rap set this year.

The Search’s first-week more than doubles the debut frame of NF’s last album, Perception, which opened at No. 1 with 55,000 units earned (of which 38,000 were in album sales) on the chart dated Oct. 28, 2017.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Aug. 10-dated chart, where The Search starts at No. 1, will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Aug. 6.

The Search starts with a larger-than-forecast number, as some industry prognosticators thought the album would bow with around 95,000 units. The Search benefited from sturdy sales sold through traditional means like the iTunes Store, a range of merchandise/album bundles sold via NF’s official webstore — including a few late-in-the-week new offers of signed merch bundled with an album — and a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer.  

Also helping The Search’s first-week: a much larger streaming number as compared to the debut frame of NF’s last album, Perception. The Search garnered 43,000 SEA units, which translates to 58.4 million on-demand audio streams for the set’s songs. Comparatively, Perception bowed with 14,000 SEA units, equaling 21.1 million on-demand audio streams.

So, what’s happened since Perception bowed at No. 1 in 2017?

When Perception launched at No. 1, NF had never charted a single on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, though he had been steadily building a dedicated fan base (enough of which to launch Perception at No. 1 on the Billboard 200).

But then, things changed in a very big way, as Perception went on to log a pair of hit singles on the Hot 100 with “Let You Down” (peaking at No. 12) and “Lie” (No. 48). The two tracks were significant radio hits as well, topping out at Nos. 9 and 18, respectively, on the all-genre Radio Songs chart, in addition to Nos. 1 and 8 on the Pop Songs chart (which ranks the week’s most played songs on top 40-formatted radio stations).

Perception has gone on to earn a total of 1.1 million equivalent album units, with 160,000 of that sum in album sales. The album’s tracks have collectively sold 1 million downloads, and generated over 1.2 billion on-demand audio streams.

The Search’s current radio-promoted single, “Time,” debuted at No. 38 on the most recently published Rhythmic Songs airplay chart (dated Aug. 3) and was bubbling under the threshold of the Pop Songs tally.

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day debuts with 108,000 equivalent album units earned (with 27,000 of that figure in album sales). The Big Day marks Chance’s highest-charting album yet, and third top 10 overall.

Of The Big Day’s unit start, 80,000 of that sum was driven by SEA units, which translates to 104 million on-demand audio streams for the set’s songs during the week, making The Big Day the most-streamed album of the week.

The Big Day is Chance’s first studio album, after previously releasing three solo mixtapes:10 Day in 2012; Acid Rap, 2013, and Coloring Book, 2016. The Big Day is also Chance’s first album to be released simultaneously on streaming services and for sale via retailers.

His first two mixtapes were issued as free downloads and not available on streamers. Then, in 2016, he issued Coloring Book initially exclusively via Apple Music’s streaming platform before making it available widely to all streamers. He made chart history with Coloring Book, as it bowed at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 (dated June 4, 2016), becoming the first streaming-exclusive album to ever chart on the list.

Earlier in 2019, Chance gave 10 Day and Acid Rap their streaming and retail debuts while also granting Coloring Book its first retail release. In turn, on the Billboard 200 dated July 13, Acid Rap bowed at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, 10 Day debuted at No. 73, and Coloring Book re-entered at No. 46.

On the new Billboard 200 chart, Chance has two more titles on the tally: Coloring Book re-enters at No. 147, while Acid Rap rises 194-157.

Like NF’s The Search, Chance’s The Big Day was supported by an array of merchandise/album bundles Chance sold via his official website. In addition, Chance offered an album bundled with an access code to the pre-sale for his upcoming concert tour.

Ed Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project falls from No. 1 to No. 3 after a pair of weeks in the penthouse. The set logged 58,000 units earned in its third frame (down 25%).

Two former No. 1s are next on the Billboard 200, as Billie Eilish’s When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? dips 3-4 (47,000 units; down 8%) and Chris Brown’s Indigoclimbs 6-5 (40,000 units; up 9%). Lil Nas X’s 7 falls 4-6 with 39,000 units (down 9%).

Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You is steady at No. 7, but with a 15% gain in units, as it earned 37,000 units for the week.

At No. 8, rappers Key Glock and Young Dolph’s team-up on the collaborative set Dum and Dummer arrives with 36,000 equivalent album units (with just 2,000 of that sum in album sales). The set’s debut is powered almost entirely by streaming activity, as it garnered 33,000 SEA units (equating 43.7 million on-demand audio streams for the set’s songs). Dum and Dummer is the first top 10 for either act: Key Glock notched two earlier entries, while Young Dolph placed seven albums on the list.

Of Monsters and Men score its third top 10 effort on the Billboard 200 as the band’s Fever Dream debuts at No. 9. The set starts with 34,000 equivalent album units earned, with 30,000 of that sum in album sales. The album’s first-week sales were aided by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with the group’s upcoming tour. Of Monsters and Men previously visited the top 10 with Beneath the Skin (No. 3 in 2015) and My Head Is An Animal (No. 6, 2012).

Closing out the new top 10 is the multi-artist Revenge of the Dreamers III project as it falls 5-10. The former No. 1 earned 33,000 units in the latest tracking week, down 21%.

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The song passes the reigns of “One Sweet Day” & “Despacito.”

Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, claims one of the most prized records in the Billboard Hot 100‘s 60-year history as it spends an unprecedented 17th week at No. 1.

“Road” bests the previous record of 16 weeks first achieved by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men‘s “One Sweet Day,” in 1995-96, and later matched by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber in 2017.

Let’s run down the top 10 of this history-making week on Hot 100 (dated Aug. 3), which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (July 30).

With a 17th week atop the Hot 100 for “Old Town Road,” here’s an updated leaderboard of the 10 longest-leading No. 1s in the chart’s archives:

Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1
17, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, April 13, 2019
16, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, May 27, 2017
16, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, Dec. 2, 1995
14, “Uptown Funk!,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, Jan. 17, 2015
14, “I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas, July 11, 2009
14, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey, June 4, 2005
14, “Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight,” Elton John, Oct. 11, 1997
14, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio, Aug. 3, 1996
14, “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men, Aug. 27, 1994
14, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston, Nov. 28, 1992

“Road” takes its place in Hot 100 history alongside notable record-setters. Among the most distinguished achievements, The Beatles boast the most No. 1s (20), Carey has spent the most time at No. 1 (79 weeks) while, upon the chart’s 60th anniversary last August, Chubby Checker‘s classic “The Twist” claimed the top spot on the Hot 100’s Greatest of All Time retrospective chart.

As on the Hot 100, “Road” (on Columbia Records) leads the Streaming Songs chart for a 17th week, another record-breaking mark, topping the 16-week run of “Despacito.” “Road” rules Streaming Songs with 72.5 million U.S. streams, down 16%, in the week ending July 25, according to Nielsen Music. “Road” set the record for the top streaming week (143 million) following the April 5 arrival of its remix solely with Cyrus (who has been billed on 16 of the song’s 17 weeks atop the Hot 100) and claims nine of the 11 biggest streaming frames to date, including the top three.

Helping its total this week, a meta-named “Week 17 Version” video of “Road” premiered on July 19. The clip truncates the song’s official music video, released May 17, by removing various skits that feature guest cameos from Chris Rock and others.

To help his week 18 chances, Lil Nas X unleashed yet another remix of “Road,” this time alongside RM of BTS, at the tail end of the latest tracking week, which closed July 25. That version, “Old Town Road (Seoul Town Road Remix)” will see its full impact on the following week’s Hot 100. The “Seoul” remix is, per Lil Nas X’s tweetshortly before its release, the “last one i PROMISSEE.” The RM collaboration marks the fourth official reworking of the viral smash, following turns by Cyrus; Diplo; and Young Thug and Mason Ramsey.

Back to this week: “Road” spends a 13th frame atop the Digital Song Sales chart with 46,000 downloads sold (up 1%) in the week ending July 25. On Radio Songs, where it reached No. 2, “Road” backtracks 10-14, with 47 million audience impressions, down 12%, in the week ending July 28.

“Road” concurrently leads the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a 17th week each and the Songs of the Summer chart for a ninth frame, having led the list each week since its annual return after Memorial Day.

Billie Eilish‘s “Bad Guy” notches a seventh total week at its No. 2 Hot 100 high, as it holds in the runner-up slot on Streaming Songs (50.9 million, down 9%) slides 2-5 on Digital Song Sales (22,000, down 34%) an climbs 5-4 on Radio Songs (89.3 million, up 5%). The song gained in all metrics the previous week, boosted by a remix with Justin Bieber, released July 11, just ahead of the July 12-18 streaming and sales tracking week that fed last week’s July 27-dated charts.

On this week’s Aug. 3-dated Hot 100, “Road” dips by 13% in overall metrics and “Guy” lowers by 9% as “Road” sports a 1.2-to-1 points difference over “Guy” (after leading by 1.3-to-1 last week).

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s “Senorita” returns to the Hot 100’s top three with a 4-3 bump after having debuted at No. 2 on the chart dated July 6. The song ascends into the top 10 on Radio Songs (11-9) as it surges to 66.9 million in audience, up 27%, and seizes the Hot 100’s Airplay Gainer award. The bump secures Mendes’ seventh Radio Songs top 10, while Cabello snags her fourth as a soloist.

Khalid’s “Talk,” likewise rises one rung on the Hot 100 (5-4) after having reached No. 3. It leads the all-genre Radio Songs for a seventh week (134.5 million, up 1%) and wins a 14th term atop the streaming-, airplay- and sales-fueled Hot R&B Songschart.

The Hot 100 welcomes a new member to the top five as Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” rises 6-5. The singer-songwriter-flautist’s mainstream breakthrough reaches new highs on both Streaming Songs (7-5) and Radio Songs (8-7), improving 8% to 28.5 million clicks on the former survey and 20% to 77.8 million in audience on the latter.

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s “I Don’t Care” backtracks 3-6 on the Hot 100 as it spends a second week atop the Pop Songs airplay chart. Meanwhile, the track’s parent album, Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project, logs a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Nos. 7-9 remain steady on the Hot 100, with Post Malone’s “Goodbyes,” featuring Young Thug, holding at No. 7. The Jonas Brothers’ former No. 1, “Sucker,” ranks directly below; the song debuted in the top slot in March. Post Malone also ranks at No. 9 thanks to “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse),” with Swae Lee. As “Sunflower” banks its 32nd week in the Hot 100’s top 10, it moves within one week of tying the all-time mark – 33 weeks – shared by Sheeran’s “Shape of You” and Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, achieved in 2017 and 2018-19, respectively.

Speaking of “you,” Shawn Mendes rounds out the Hot 100’s top 10 as “If I Can’t Have You” jumps 13-10 and returns to the Hot 100’s upper reaches for the first time since its No. 2 debut in May. With “Senorita” and “You,” Mendes claims concurrent top 10 hits on the Hot 100 for the first time in his career. He becomes the sixth act to double up in the top 10 in 2019, joining Drake, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Post Malone and Travis Scott.

Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard’s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (July 30), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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