Lorde's 'Virgin' Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200
Lordeopens this week'sBillboard 200at No. 2 withVirgin.
Her latest studio effort debuts with a total of 71,000 equivalent album units, including 42,000 in album sales, 29,000 in streaming equivalent album units (37.07 million on-demand streams of the songs) and the rest in track equivalent album units.Virginmarks Lorde's fourth top 10 effort followingSolar Powerin 2021,Melodramain 2017 andPure Heroinein 2013.
Other new appearances this week areKATSEYEwithBEAUTIFUL CHAOSat No. 4 andRuss'W!LDat No. 10.
Meanwhile, the rest of this week's top 10 are made up ofMorgan Wallenat No. 1, theKPop Demon Hunterssoundtrack at No. 3 andKarol Gat No. 5. The bottom half features Wallen again at No. 6,SZAat No. 7,Playboi Cartiat No. 8 andSabrina Carpenterat No. 9.
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