Kanye West’s Streak of No. 1 Albums Ended with Taylor Swift’s “Tortured Poets Department,” while “Vultures 2” Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200

Taylor Swift‘s “The Tortured Poets Department” is presently her longest-running No. 1 album in the US. The group returns to No. 1 for the 14th non-consecutive week on the list since its release in late April.

“Tortured” is at No. 1 with 142,000 equivalent album units procured as the first album since Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” to spend something like 14 weeks at the peak, per Luminate. ” In the previous year, “One Thing” reached No. 1 for a total of 19 consecutive weeks.

The accompanying album from Ye, or Kanye West, and Ty Dolla $ign, “Vultures 2,” was Swift’s only immediate threat to the throne. Following its release on August 3 (it was originally scheduled for March 8), the latter reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 107,000 equivalent album units. Associates for “Vultures 2” incorporate Lil Wayne, Don Toliver, Kodak Black, Future, and Playboi Carti, among various others. The album was supposed to come out earlier this year as a sequel to the former No. 1 holder, “Vultures 1,” which reached No. 1 in February with 148,000 units.

Strikingly, “Vultures 2” is the first album from Ye not quickly to debut at No. 1 after a back-to-back, 11 album streak of No. 1s. On the other hand, Swift’s “Tortured” is the longest-running No. 1 album from a female act since Adele’s “21.”

“Vultures 2” additionally affected sales (it is the No. 2 top-selling album through Billboard) with 60,500 in its first week. The 16-song set was available in a clean and standard edition, and Ye’s website offered five additional variants, each featuring an exclusive studio bonus track per album.

In the meantime, Chappell Roan’s “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” continues to slowly rise through the Top 10, reaching a new peak at No. 4, up from its previous No. 3 position, and selling 64,000 equivalent album units. Roan’s “Midwest Princess” has grown in listenership over the summer following the pop singer’s various festival appearances over the summer — her most recent being Lollapalooza on Aug 1.

“One Thing at a Time” by Wallen is No. 4 with 63,000 units, while “Hit Me Hard and Soft” by Billie Eilish is No. 5 with 57,000 units. Somewhere else, Charli XCX’s “Brat” climbs to No. 6 from No. 9 bolts 9-6 with following the release of the “Guess” remix with Eilish. The “Guess” remix gained the Essex-raised singer her first No. 1 single as a main artist on the Official Singles chart as well.

The rest of the Main 10 incorporates Zach Bryan’s “The Great American Bar Scene” at No. 7; “Dangerous: The Double Album” by Wallen at No. 8; Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” at No. 9 and the “Twisters The Album” soundtrack rounds out at No. 10.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” remains at No. 1 on the Hot 100 Songs chart, while Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s “I Had Some Help” is at No. 2. The Top 10 of the list is basically unchanged from earlier weeks with Kendrick “Not Like Us,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” and Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” involving the Best Five.