Lorde Hits No. 1 For The First Time In Her Career

Lorde has been a global superstar for well over a decade now. Her breakout single, “Royals,” which remains one of the most successful debut songs of all time, dropped in June 2013. Since then, the singer-songwriter has continued to reign as one of the most critically-acclaimed voices in the alternative space. But even after so much time, there’s still room for the Grammy winner to grow, as evidenced by her latest full-length, Virgin.

Virgin Arrives as a Chart-Topper

Lorde’s new full-length arrives on the Billboard charts this week, and it’s an immediate top 10 on every tally on which it appears. Virgin opens inside the highest tier on half a dozen rankings, and leads four of them.

The singer even manages to earn her first No. 1 on the Vinyl Albums chart, which ranks the bestselling titles on wax across the United States. Lorde has now earned four wins on the Vinyl Albums tally, and all of her bestselling titles have performed incredibly well —but until now, none of them had led the charge.

All of Lorde’s Projects Hit the Top Five

All of Lorde’s charting projects have reached the top five on the Vinyl ALbums tally. Solar Power, her most recent full-length before Virgin, stood out as her highest-rising — until this week. That title peaked at No. 2, while Melodrama and Pure Heroine stalled at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.

Lorde’s First Win on the Top Streaming Albums Chart

Virgin also brings Lorde to the Top Streaming Albums ranking for the very first time. Billboard introduced the list after the musician released Solar Power, so the tally has been waiting for her to drop new music. Virgin earns its lowest debut on that list, as it comes in at No. 6.

Lorde Dominates on Multiple Rankings

Virgin leads not just the Vinyl Albums list, but also the Top Album Sales, Top Rock & Alternative Albums, and Top Alternative Albums charts. She scores her second champion on the ranking of the bestselling full-lengths and the Top Rock & Alternative Albums rosters. Four of her projects have hit No. 1 on the Top Alternative Albums roster.

Virgin just misses out on giving Lorde another leader on the Billboard 200, where it opens at No. 2 with a little more than 71,000 units shifted, according to Luminate.