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$AP Rocky, The Kid LAROI, Zach Bryan, Don Toliver, J. Cole, ATEEZ, Brent Faiyaz, Charli xcx, Madison Beer, Hilary Duff, Megan Moroney, Baby Keem, BLACKPINK, BTS, Ella Langley, and Bruno Mars have posted impressive first-week numbers, setting the pace for what promises to be a competitive year on the charts.
With more highly anticipated releases on the horizon, the leaderboard is expected to shift quickly. Below, we track the albums with the biggest opening weeks of 2026, based on their debut performance on the Billboard 200. This list will be updated weekly as new projects arrive and chart milestones are reached.
Dinastía by Peso Pluma and Tito Double P
Units: 33,000
Before I Forget by The Kid Laroi
Units: 41,000
Nothing’s About To Happen by Mitski
Units: 43,000
Locket by Madison Beer
Units: 43,000
Prizefighter by Mumford and Sons
Units: 44,000
Wuthering Heights by Charli xcx
Units: 51,000
Deadline by BLACKPINK
Units: 52,000
The Mountain by Gorillaz
Units: 53,000
ADL by Yeat
Units: 57,000
Unique by P1Harmony
Units: 58,000
Icon by Brent Faiyaz
Units: 58,000
Mutiny After Midnight by Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds
Units: 59,000
7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns by TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Units: 69,000
Kehlani by Kehlani
Units: 69,000
Slime Cry by YoungBoy Never Broke
Units: 70,000
Ca$ino by Baby Keem
Units: 72,000
Megadeth by Megadeth
Units: 73,000
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
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
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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