Morgan Wallen Joins The Beatles And Led Zeppelin In A Huge Chart Feat

Morgan Wallen easily holds onto the top spot on the Billboard 200 this week as his latest full-length I’m the Problem racks up another massive sum. Luminate reports that the blockbuster moved 286,000 equivalent units in the past tracking frame – its second full period of availability – in the United States alone. That sum is several times greater than that of SOS, the runner-up on the Billboard 200.

Wallen’s success extends beyond the highest rung on the ranking and his latest project, as Americans are still intensely consuming all of his work. This week, that continued attention – especially on streaming platforms – helps him join a very exclusive club.

Morgan Wallen Claims Three Spots in the Top 10

Wallen fills a trio of spaces inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200 this week. As I’m the Problem holds steady at No. 1, One Thing at a Time remains in fourth place, and Dangerous: The Double Album returns to the region, pushing from No. 12 to No. 10.

The singer-songwriter is now the first musician known solely for country music to land a trio of top 10s at the same time, and he’s in fairly fantastic company when genre lines are erased.

The Last Artist to Do So Was Kendrick Lamar

According to Billboard, the last musician to fill three spots inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200 before this frame was Kendrick Lamar. He managed to do so just a few months ago, following his headline performance slot at the Super Bowl. The rapper pushed his latest full-length GNX to No. 1, while Damn. and Good Kid, M.A.A.D City narrowly broke back into the loftiest tier.

Taylor Swift, Prince and The Beatles

Seven other musical acts have laid claim to at least three spots inside the top 10 at once, and in some instances, artists have managed even greater performances. That roundup includes Peter, Paul and Mary, The Beatles, Herb Alpert, Whitney Houston, Led Zeppelin, Prince, and Taylor Swift. Both Swift and Prince stand out as the acts that have owned half of all available real estate inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200 at one time.