US EditionEthel Cain becomes first openly trans artist to score US top 10 album
- Ethel Cain has made history as the first publicly trans musician to reach the top 10 of the US Billboard 200 with her album Preacher's Daughter, which sold 37,000 copies between April 4 and April 10, 2025.
- The album Preacher's Daughter also charted at number one on the Top Album Sales chart, making it the highest charting by an out trans artist in the US, according to PopBase.
- Cain's upcoming tour, The Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour, will begin on August 12, with $1 from every ticket sold donated to organizations serving the trans community.
- Alex Warren and BigXthaPlug are the second and third acts this year to achieve their first-ever top 10 hits.
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Ethel Cain made Billboard history as a trans woman, but don't forget nonbinary artists
This week, Ethel Cain's album Preacher's Daughter reached the no. 10 spot on the Billboard 200 chart — a huge milestone for the transgender artist. However, news outlets subsequently covered this achievement in a way that unfortunately disregards other artists in the LGBTQ+ community. Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment — delivered three times a week straight (well…) to your inbox! 2022'…
Ethel Cain is The First Openly Trans Artist to Land a Top 10 Album
Ethel Cain is officially a record-setting artist. The Floridian singer-songwriter has become the first openly transgender musician to land a top 10 album on the Billboard charts, according to NME. Cain landed the accomplishment with her critically acclaimed debut album, Preacher’s Daughter, which was released nearly three years ago, in May 2022. The closest a trans artist has come, prior to this, was when Germany-born singer Kim Petras’ 2022 deb…
Ethel Cain Is Making History By Doing Things Her Way
Getty Images/Derrick Rossignol In 2022, Ethel Cain released Preacher’s Daughter. Her debut was one of the most acclaimed albums of the year, yet it failed to chart. Fast-forward three years, and Preacher’s Daughter is currently No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 200 after finally being released on vinyl, just behind albums from Sabrina Carpenter, Morgan Wallen, and Bad Bunny. That makes her the first openly trans artist with a top-10 album in the chart…
Three wildly different artists crack the top 10 for the first time
Surprises nevertheless abound in the top 10, as a vinyl reissue lands cult singer-songwriter Ethel Cain on the Billboard 200 for the first time ever and two artists — Alex Warren and BigXthaPlug — experience their first-ever top 10 singles.
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