Ben Sisario
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Drake and 21 Savage Bump Taylor Swift From the Top
The rappers’ collaborative album, “Her Loss,” opens at No. 1 with the equivalent of 404,000 sales in the United States. Swift’s “Midnights” moves to No....
Taylor Swift to Bring Eras Tour to Stadiums Next Year
The singer-songwriter described her planned concerts as “a journey through all of my musical eras of my career.”
Taylor Swift’s Smash ‘Midnights’ Sells More Than 1 Million in a Week
The singer-songwriter’s latest album is a blockbuster, debuting with the biggest weekly total for any LP since Adele’s “25” in 2015.
Lil Baby Is No. 1, but Taylor Swift’s Huge Chart Takeover Nears
The singer-songwriter’s new album, “Midnights,” won’t hit the Billboard 200 until next week, but after just one weekend it is already the year’s biggest-selling LP.
Taylor Swift Releases ‘Midnights,’ Her 10th Studio Album
The singer-songwriter’s 10th studio album is a return to the pop pipeline, with production from her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff.
K-Pop’s Stray Kids Land Second No. 1 Album This Year
“Maxident” is the latest release to top Billboard’s album chart on the strength of CD or vinyl sales, rather than streams.
Bad Bunny and Steve Lacy Spend Another Week Atop the Charts
“Un Verano Sin Ti” and “Bad Habit” remain Billboard’s No. 1 album and song in the United States.
Steve Lacy’s Streaming Smash ‘Bad Habit’ Climbs to No. 1
A left-field hit from a 24-year-old master of alternative R&B displaces Harry Styles’s “As It Was” as the top single, while Bad Bunny logs a...
Les Rallizes Dénudés: Unraveling One of Rock’s Deep Mysteries
The Japanese band that emerged in the late 1960s was known for its rumbling rhythms and ear-shredding feedback — but almost nothing was known about...
K-pop Queens Blackpink Hit No. 1 With CDs and ‘Signed’ Digital Albums
The girl group tops the Billboard 200 for the first time with “Born Pink,” which had 102,000 equivalent sales — including 64,000 on CD.