Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m the Problem’ Album Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Year’s Biggest Debut
- Morgan Wallen’s album 'I’m the Problem' launched at the top of the Billboard 200 chart in the U.S., achieving the highest debut week for any album so far in 2025, with sales tracked through the week concluding on May 22.
- 'I'm the Problem' earned the biggest album debut of 2025, surpassing The Weeknd and building on Wallen's previous number one albums from 2021 and 2023.
- The two-hour album features 37 tracks and accumulated 462.63 million on-demand official streams alongside 133,000 copies sold, marking Wallen's largest sales week ever.
- The album earned 493,000 equivalent album units including 357,000 streaming equivalent albums and 3,000 track equivalent albums, while eight singles previously charted in the Billboard Hot 100 top 20.
- ‘I’m the Problem’ achieved the highest streaming numbers for any album in 2025 and recorded the strongest sales week of the year for a country release, although Beyoncé’s 2024 album ‘Cowboy Carter’ still holds the record for the largest debut in pure sales.
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Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m The Problem’ Sets Album Sales Record As It Debuts At No. 1
Getty Image Morgan Wallen new studio is titled, I’m The Problem. But there are two areas the “I Ain’t Comin’ Back” singer excels in with ease–album sales or streaming numbers. Today (May 25), Billboard shared the first week data metrics for Wallen’s latest project. According to the outlet (backed with data gathered by Luminate), Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem has snatched the No. 1 spot on Billboard 200. This marks Wallen’s third chart-topping …
Morgan Wallen Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard With ‘I’m the Problem,’ 2025′s Biggest Debut | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Morgan Wallen is No. 1 again. The 32-year-old country singer-songwriter’s latest album, I’m The Problem, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as of Sunday (May 25), moving 493,000 equivalent album units, according to Luminate. It lands the largest streaming week for any album in 2025, per Billboard. It’s his third No. 1, following 2023’s One Thing at a Time (19 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1) and 2021’s Dangerous: The Double Album (10 weeks at N…
Morgan Wallen scores first #1 UK album with 'I'm the Problem '
Big Loud / Mercury Records Morgan Wallen is no stranger to having #1 albums in the U.S., but in the U.K., he’s never managed it — until now. His new album, I’m the Problem, has debuted at #1 on the U.K.’s Official Album Chart. He’s one of only five artists ever to debut at #1 with a country album on that chart, following Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, Beyoncé and Post Malone. Morgan told Official Charts, “The massive growth that we’ve seen in the U…
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