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Gracie Abrams tops Billboard 200 for first time with new album
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Gracie Abrams notched her first career No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, with her third studio effort, "Daughter From Hell," debuting atop the Aug. 1-dated chart. This is a milestone for the singer-songwriter, whose previous record, "The Secret of Us," peaked at No. 2 in July 2024; the release was preceded by two charting Hot 100 singles, "Hit the Wall" and "Look at My Life." Abrams becomes the sixth act to score a first US No. 1 album in 2026, following Noah Kahan, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Don Toliver and Megadeth, compared with just five such acts across the whole of 2025.
The album earned 124,000 equivalent units in the week ending 23 July, Abrams' best week yet, comprising 77,000 in sales, 46,500 in streaming equivalent units and about 500 track equivalent units, and was issued across ten vinyl variants, four CD editions, two cassettes and two digital formats. The rest of the top 10 were largely unchanged former chart-toppers, including Olivia Rodrigo, Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley, Noah Kahan and Drake, while Future's "The Real Me" fell to No. 7 after a week at No. 1; BTS' "ARIRANG" climbed back into the top 10 following a new vinyl reissue and the group's World Cup final halftime appearance.
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In short
- Gracie Abrams' "Daughter From Hell" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200
- Her best sales week yet, with 124,000 equivalent units
- Sixth act to score a first US No. 1 album in 2026
How this story developed
- 4 months ago The picture was rounded out with a fuller top-10 breakdown showing Olivia Rodrigo, Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley, Noah Kahan and Drake holding at Nos. 2 to 6, plus Michael Jackson's "Thriller" rising to No. 8 alongside BTS' continued climb.
- 4 months ago Coverage sharpened the wider context by noting Abrams is only the sixth act to land a debut US No. 1 album in 2026, already surpassing the five such first-timers recorded across all of 2025, as Future's "The Real Me" slipped to No. 7 after its own week atop the chart.
- 4 months ago Reports added detail on the release strategy behind the chart-topper, naming the two Hot 100 singles "Hit the Wall" and "Look at My Life" that preceded it and confirming ten vinyl variants, four CDs, two cassettes and two digital editions, while BTS' "ARIRANG" was noted climbing 26-9 on the same chart.
- 4 months ago Gracie Abrams claimed her first Billboard 200 No. 1 as "Daughter From Hell" debuted atop the Aug. 1-dated chart, topping her prior peak of No. 2 with "The Secret of Us" and moving 124,000 units in its opening week.
Explained simply
Gracie Abrams is a US singer-songwriter who has built her career on introspective, diary-style pop and folk-tinged songwriting, gaining wider recognition partly through supporting bigger acts on tour before establishing herself as a headline artist in her own right. The Billboard 200 is the main US albums chart, ranking releases each week by a combination of sales, streaming activity and track downloads, and reaching its top spot is one of the clearest markers of commercial success in American music.
Abrams had come close before: her previous album peaked at number two in 2024, and two singles from her new record had already found chart success ahead of its release, building anticipation for this latest project. Her new album's arrival at number one represents her first time reaching the very top of this chart, a milestone in an already fast-rising career.
The story also touches on the wider albums chart landscape, where several other established and emerging artists continue to hold prominent positions, reflecting a competitive period for new music releases across genres.
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Originally published by Billboard as “Gracie Abrams Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Daughter From Hell’”.