Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bass Persuades’: How Big a Deal Is Its No. 1 Debut?
Earlier this year, Miley Cyrus joined Atlantic Records after spending most of the decade on Columbia. Now, just…
How ADÉLA Should Follow Up Her ‘PRIMA’ Album’s No. 4 Debut
Though 2026 has been relatively slow in the minting of totally new pop stars, it appears one might…
Gracie Abrams’ ‘Daughter From Hell’ Questions About Its No. 1 Debut
Gracie Abrams‘ 2024 album The Secret of Us established her as a rising star, spawning a trio of…
Future’s ‘The Real Me’ Debuts at No. 1: Five Burning Questions
Another Future album, another No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Like 11 previous sets released by the superstar…
Madonna’s ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’ Five Burning Questions
Six-and-a-half years into the 2020s, and we still hadn’t gotten a new album from Madonna, from whom we…
Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew It, I Know You’ No. 1: Five Burning Questions
This week, “I Knew It, I Knew You” becomes the 15th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 of Taylor…
What Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me” Chart Debut Means
On this week’s Billboard Hot 100 (dated June 13), Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me”…
Drake’s ‘Iceman’ Chart Success: Five Burning Questions
If you wondered about Drake‘s ability post-2024 to still make the kind of history on the Billboard charts…
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” No. 1 Explained: Five Burning Questions
Another new album cycle for Olivia Rodrigo, another No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 for its…
What Does Its No. 1 Debut Mean for Him?
Few pop stars this decade are as on steady ground as Harry Styles is currently, coming off a…
Bruno Mars’ ‘I Just Might’ No. 1 Chart Debut: Five Burning Questions
It’s been an insane 15-year run of hits for Bruno Mars in pop music, one that’s now accounted…
Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Debut: How’d She Do It?
You know the numbers by now, right? Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl made history this week…