{"id":422291,"date":"2026-04-28T21:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/422291\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T21:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T21:43:14","slug":"bruce-springsteen-blocked-from-a-new-no-1-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/422291\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen Blocked From A New No. 1 Album"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Academy<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen Billboard charts, Bruce Springsteen Live from Asbury Park 2024, Bruce Springsteen Live from Asbury Park 2024 charts, Bruce Springsteen Best Of, Bruce Springsteen Best Of charts, Bruce Springsteen Nebraska 82, Bruce Springsteen Nebraska 82 charts, Bruce Springsteen Land of Hope and Dreams, Bruce Springsteen Record Store Day, Bruce Springsteen Zach Bryan, Bruce Springsteen Americana charts LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Bruce Springsteen performs onstage during the Academy Museum 5th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Oscars\/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)<\/p>\n

Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen\u2019s<\/a> music can be classified under many different genres, and it\u2019s true that throughout his decades-long career, he has released work that critics and even the singer-songwriter himself have labeled using different descriptors. In the United Kingdom, the celebrated rocker often finds himself on the Official Americana chart, though in the United States, he is more often present on rock rankings. <\/p>\n

Springsteen is one of dozens of musicians who took part in Record Store Day, a music industry initiative where popular acts release special projects that are, at least initially, only available in brick-and-mortar stores. The superstar\u2019s Live from Asbury Park 2024<\/a> debuts on several tallies in the U.K. after selling well throughout that country, and the beloved musician nearly scores another No. 1, but misses out by just one rung.<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen\u2019s Live from Asbury Park 2024 Debuts at No. 2<\/p>\n

Live from Asbury Park 2024, which is credited to Springsteen and the E Street Band, debuts at No. 2 on the Official Americana chart<\/a>. That\u2019s the only one of the four tallies where the set launches where it begins its time inside the top 10.<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen\u2019s One Album to Miss the Top 10<\/p>\n

Springsteen collects his eighth top 10 on the list. Almost all of his projects that have appeared on the genre-specific roster \u2013 all but one in fact \u2013 have peaked not only within the top 10, but inside the top two. Last year, an EP titled Land of Hope and Dreams stalled at No. 12, becoming his first set to fail to crack the uppermost region.<\/p>\n

Nebraska \u201982 Is Counted Among His Chart-Toppers<\/p>\n

Only two of Springsteen\u2019s nine full-lengths that have appeared on the Official Americana chart have topped out at No. 2. Live from Asbury Park 2024 joins The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts, which landed on the list in December 2021.<\/p>\n

Half a dozen releases by Springsteen have managed to run the show. That roundup includes Western Stars, Letter to You, Only the Strong Survive, the simply titled Best Of compilation, Tracks II: The Lost Albums, and Nebraska \u201982. The latter two albums hit the summit in 2025 alone.<\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 28: Singer Bruce Springsteen performs before former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in support of Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at Temple University October 28 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Voters in the United States will cast their ballots on November 5, 2024. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen Claims Three Americana Winners<\/p>\n

Springsteen fills three spots on the Official Americana chart this week, and his highest-ranking two titles sit side by side. As Live from Asbury Park 2024 opens in second place, Best Of holds at No. 3. That compilation might not be running the show at the moment \u2013 it has already spent 15 frames atop the roster \u2013 but it is in the midst of an exciting period nonetheless. As of this moment, Best Of by Springsteen has spent 104 weeks, exactly two years, on the rundown. At the same time, Nebraska \u201882 lifts slightly from No. 40 to No. 38.<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen Blocked from No. 1by Zach Bryan<\/p>\n

Zach Bryan keeps two of Springsteen\u2019s releases from appearing at No. 1 on the current edition of the Official Americana chart. The American singer-songwriter\u2019s With Heaven on Top is comfortable once again in the penthouse, where it has held for a month now. With Heaven on Top has already spent a total of 15 weeks somewhere on the ranking, and 11 of those runs have been at No. 1. Bryan\u2019s latest project has only fallen as low as No. 3 during its streak.<\/p>\n

Live from Asbury Park 2024 Opens on Multiple Charts<\/p>\n

In addition to the Official Americana chart, Live from Asbury Park 2024 also debuts on the Official Vinyl Albums (No. 19) and at No. 21 on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums tallies.<\/p>\n

ForbesBruce Springsteen Kept From A New No. 1 From A Global Pop FavoriteBy Hugh McIntyre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen Billboard charts, Bruce Springsteen Live from Asbury Park 2024, Bruce Springsteen Live from Asbury…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[21748,184767,184768,184764,184771,184765,184766,184769,184770,93,61,60,184763],"class_list":["post-422291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-bruce-springsteen","tag-bruce-springsteen-best-of","tag-bruce-springsteen-best-of-charts","tag-bruce-springsteen-billboard-charts","tag-bruce-springsteen-land-of-hope-and-dreams","tag-bruce-springsteen-live-from-asbury-park-2024","tag-bruce-springsteen-live-from-asbury-park-2024-charts","tag-bruce-springsteen-nebraska-82","tag-bruce-springsteen-nebraska-82-charts","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-official-americana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}