Wallen’s I’m the Problem returns to Billboard 200 summit for 14th week
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Morgan Wallen's album "I'm the Problem" has returned to number one on the Billboard 200 chart for a 14th non-consecutive week, jumping from third to first place on the chart dated 8 August. The album, which debuted more than a year ago and has never dropped out of the top 10, appears to have been boosted by renewed attention around a new standalone single, "Been by Now", released on 24 July, and by the final dates of Wallen's Still the Problem stadium tour, which concluded on 1 August in Philadelphia. Its return after nearly seven months away from the top spot makes it only the second album this year, after Bad Bunny's "Debí Tirar Más Fotos", to reclaim number one following such a lengthy gap.
According to Luminate, the album earned 80,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending 30 July, up 7% on the previous week, with streaming accounting for the bulk of that total (78,000 units, up 6%) alongside smaller contributions from sales and track-equivalent albums. Olivia Rodrigo's "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love" held steady at number two with just under 80,000 units, while Charli xcx's new record "Music, Fashion, Film" debuted at number three with 78,000 units, marking her biggest opening week and fourth top-10 placement on the chart.
- Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem" reclaims Billboard 200 number one for a 14th week.
- Boosted by new single "Been by Now" and tour's final dates.
- Charli xcx's "Music, Fashion, Film" debuts at number three, her best opening week.
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Morgan Wallen is a country-pop singer whose album "I'm the Problem" came out more than a year ago and has stayed in the top ten of the Billboard 200 ever since. The Billboard 200 is the main US albums chart, ranking records each week by a mix of sales, streaming and other listening activity, and topping it is seen as a marker of commercial success.
Wallen's album has now returned to No. 1 several times over many months rather than just holding the top spot in one continuous run, which is unusual and points to sustained rather than one-off popularity. This latest chart movement comes as Wallen releases new music and finishes a run of stadium concerts, both of which tend to boost an album's numbers.
Other artists mentioned, including Olivia Rodrigo and Charli xcx, are prominent contemporary pop musicians whose chart positions are used for comparison, giving a sense of how Wallen's album is performing relative to other major releases at the same time.
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Originally published by Billboard as “Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m the Problem’ Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 14th Week”.