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The new year has only just begun, yet 2026 is already shaping up to be a major year for music. In its opening weeks, the industry has delivered several high-profile album releases that made an immediate impact on the Billboard 200. New projects from A$AP Rocky, The Kid LAROI, Zach Bryan, Don Toliver, J. Cole, ATEEZ, Brent Faiyaz, Charli xcx, Madison Beer, Hilary Duff, Megan Moroney, Baby Keem, BLACKPINK, BTS, Ella Langley, and Bruno Mars have posted impressive first-week numbers, setting the pace for what promises to be a competitive year on the charts.

With more highly anticipated releases on the horizon, the leaderboard is expected to shift quickly. Below, we track the albums with the biggest opening weeks of 2026, based on their debut performance on the Billboard 200. This list will be updated weekly as new projects arrive and chart milestones are reached.



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Dinastía by Peso Pluma and Tito Double P

Units: 33,000

Before I Forget by The Kid Laroi

Units: 41,000

Nothing’s About To Happen by Mitski

Units: 43,000

Locket by Madison Beer

Units: 43,000

Prizefighter by Mumford and Sons

Units: 44,000

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Wuthering Heights by Charli xcx

Units: 51,000

Deadline by BLACKPINK

Units: 52,000

The Mountain by Gorillaz

Units: 53,000

ADL by Yeat

Units: 57,000

Unique by P1Harmony

Units: 58,000

Icon by Brent Faiyaz

Units: 58,000

Mutiny After Midnight by Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds

Units: 59,000

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7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns by TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Units: 69,000

Kehlani by Kehlani

Units: 69,000

Slime Cry by YoungBoy Never Broke

Units: 70,000

Ca$ino by Baby Keem

Units: 72,000

Megadeth by Megadeth

Units: 73,000

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Luck… or Something by Hilary Duff

Units: 84,000

Hades by Melanie Martinez

Units: 84,000

Piss in the Wind by Joji

Units: 86,000

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The Way I Am by Luke Combs

Units: 101,000

The Sin : Vanish by ENHYPEN

Units: 122,000

Don’t Be Dumb by A$AP Rocky

Units: 123,000

With Heaven on Top by Zach Bryan

Units: 134,000

Cloud 9 by Megan Moroney

Units: 147,000

Bully by Kanye West (Ye)

Units: 152,000

Octane by Don Toliver

Units: 162,000

Dandelion by Ella Langley

Units: 169,000

The Romantic by Bruno Mars

Units: 186,000

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Golden Hour: Part.4 by ATEEZ

Units: 200,000

The Fall-Off by J. Cole

Units: 280,000

The Great Divide by Noah Kahan

Units: 389,000

Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. by Harry Styles

Units: 430,000

ARIRANG by BTS

Units: 641,000

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    Swag Justin Bieber

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