Six different women are in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 album chart (dated July 6), marking the first time that's happened in nearly five years — and the first time this decade.
By Taylor Swift Department of Tormented Poets holds at No. 1 for 10th straight week, Gracie Abrams Our secret debut at No. 2, by Billie Eilish Hit with hard and soft is No. 4, of Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is No. 6, by Ariana Grande Eternal sunshine it's No. 8 and Charli XCX Brat is No. 9. (The chart dated July 6 will be posted in full on Advertising signwebsite on July 2.)
Last time it was at least six different women (or women-led actions) in the top 10 was almost five years ago. It last occurred on the chart dated September 21, 2019, with Swift's Lover (No. 1), by Melanie Martinez K-12 (No. 3), Lizzo's Because I love you (No. 6), by Eilish When we all fall asleep, where do we go? (No. 8), Lana Del Rey's Norman F-ing Rockwell! (No. 9) and The Highwomen's self-titled album (No. 10) all-female.
The last time the top 10 hosted six albums by women, including multiple albums by the same artist, was earlier in 2024, on the chart dated January 27. That week, Swift had three albums in the top 10, along with albums from Kali Uchis, Nicki Minaj and SZA.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the US based on multimetric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units include album sales, track album equivalents (TEA) and streaming album equivalents (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale or 10 individual tracks sold from an album or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 official paid/subscription audio and video streams generated from songs from an album. The new chart dated July 6, 2024 will be posted in full on Advertising signon the user's website on July 2. For all the new charts, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
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