US EditionMegadeth Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200
Megadeth's final album sold 73,000 equivalent units, including 69,000 pure sales and 22,000 vinyl copies, marking their first Billboard 200 No. 1 after nearly 40 years.
- After a 39-year, three-month and one-week wait, Megadeth's self-titled album debuts atop the Feb. 7, 2026-dated Billboard 200, marking the metal band's first No. 1 on the U.S. weekly albums chart.
- Available across more than a dozen vinyl variants, a Target-exclusive CD and mid-week deluxe digital releases boosted sales after the Jan. 23 release date, a day after Megadeth: Behind the Mask premiered.
- Luminate counted 73,000 equivalent album units for the week ending Jan. 29, including 69,000 pure sales and 4,000 SEA units.
- The result returns hard rock to No. 1, with Megadeth's biggest sales week since 1999, as the debut of 73,000 units marks the lowest at No. 1 since then.
- Billboard will post the full Feb. 7 chart on Feb. 3, and the band begins a farewell tour on Feb. 15 in Victoria, British Columbia.
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Megadeth has just made history in the middle of his career. The metal band led by Dave Mustaine released his final album and managed, for the first time in his career, to reach number one on the Billboard 200. This milestone took place not only in the United States, but also in Australia, Austria, Finland [...] See more news on Indie Hoy.
Megadeth has just picked up his first number 1 in the United States with his final studio album, released on January 23. A historic achievement for the band led by Dave Mustaine, almost forty years after his debut. A final at the top of the rankings Megadeth's eponymous record has risen directly to the top of the Billboard [...]
For the first time in the history of the band, Megadeth reached number one on the Billboard 200. After forty-two years of career. On this occasion, with his latest studio album. The homonymous album Megadeth. A work that has been repeatedly promoted as the last in the history of the band. According to data provided by Billboard, the album debuted in the first place after adding 73,000 "equivalent" units in the United States during its first week…
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