Miley Cyrus Almost Hits No. 1 With Her New Album — But One Star Blocks Her

After months of promotion and teasing her latest musical era, Miley Cyrus has finally released her new album, Something Beautiful. The set arrived on Friday (May 30), and quickly became a top seller on iTunes. As of the time of writing, however, it hasn’t yet become the top seller in America.

Miley Cyrus Blocked From No. 1

Something Beautiful currently lies at No. 2 on the iTunes Top Albums chart, which ranks the bestselling full-lengths and EPs on the platform in the U.S. Only one effort, I’m the Problem by Morgan Wallen, keeps it from becoming the ultimate champion. That country project soared to the summit more than a week ago when it was brand new and has largely led the charge ever since.

I’m the Problem, which debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, is headed for a second stay on the throne of that ranking and could continue to lead the charge for several more frames – perhaps even beating Cyrus to the peak position in a number of days.

Miley Cyrus Scores the Top Debut

Cyrus might not hit No. 1 – at least not yet – but she does claim the top-selling debut on iTunes in the U.S. this Friday. Joining her inside the top 10 are new projects from South Korean group The Rose, which launches WRLD at No. 6, while alternative rock outfit Garbage starts Let All That We Imagine Be the Light one space below at No. 7.

Something Beautiful Tracks Reach the iTunes Songs List

Over on the iTunes Top Songs tally, Cyrus fills seven of the 200 available spaces. Fans appear to be purchasing the project in its entirety rather than buying individual tracks, so not all tunes from the new album appear.

Of the five charting cuts from Something Beautiful, lead single “End of the World” is the highest rising, jumping more than 20 spaces to No. 66. Fellow album cuts “More to Lose” and “Easy Lover” settle at Nos. 84 and 85, respectively, while prerelease promotional cuts “Something Beautiful” and “Prelude” reenter the tally at Nos. 160 and 189.

Beloved past smashes by Cyrus also continue to sell well, as they are perhaps buoyed by all the excitement around Something Beautiful. “The Climb” and “Flowers” sit just below the No. 100 mark in the lower half of the list, and the fact that they are outselling some of her just-released cuts is certainly noteworthy.