Country superstar Morgan Warren continues to dominate Billboard’s album charts. His latest release, One Thing At A Time, spent 12 straight weeks at No. 1, surpassing Whitney Houston’s record and the best country album since Billy Ray Cyrus 30 years ago. Recorded the longest chart number one.
The 36-track “One Thing At A Time” debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart in early March and remains undefeated three full months later. According to tracking service Luminate, it sold the equivalent of 129,000 U.S. sales in its most recent week, including nearly 163 million streams and 6,000 complete package sales. Since this album was released, he has been streamed 2.8 billion times in the US.
Last week, Warren matched Houston’s feat of 1987’s Whitney, which topped the charts for its first 11 weeks. His last album to debut at No. 1 and stay there for a long time was Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the. The Key of Life” ran for his 13 weeks in 1976 and his 1977.
As the No. 1 country album of all genres on the Billboard 200, “One Thing” also surpassed Taylor Swift’s “Fearless,” which had a total of 11 weeks on the chart in 2008 and 2009. rice field. The album that remained on the main charts for the longest time was 1992’s Cyrus’ ‘Sam Gave All’, which included the well-known ‘Acy Breaky Heart’ (which debuted at No. , followed by 17 consecutive weeks at the top).
How long can Warren hold on to No. 1? His next big challenge isn’t a new record, but Swift’s ‘Midnights’, released in October and spending a total of five weeks at No. 1 (No. 3 this week). The album includes additional tracks such as a version of “Karma” featuring Ice Spice, and “Midnight” has the potential to retake No. 1 on the next charts.
Also this week, SZA’s “SOS” jumped five places to number two, boosted by its vinyl and CD releases. Warren’s final LP, Dangerous: The Double Album, reached number four. Dave Matthews Band’s new album, Walk Around the Moon, debuted at No. 5 with sales equivalent to 44,000 copies.
