Noah Kahan earns first Billboard 200 number one with The Great Divide
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Updated · Variety · May 4
Noah Kahan earns first Billboard 200 number one with The Great Divide
6 articles · Updated · Variety · May 4
The album opened with 389,000 equivalent units, the biggest week for a rock release since late 2014 and the third-largest album week of 2026.
It also posted 2026's largest streaming week and sold 118,000 vinyl copies across nine variants, the biggest vinyl sales week for a rock album since electronic tracking began in 1991.
Elsewhere, Ella Langley fell to No. 2, Kehlani debuted at No. 4 with 69,000 units, and Michael Jackson's Thriller returned to the top 10 after the film Michael reached cinemas.
Does Noah Kahan's massive success signal a mainstream revival for rock, or is his formula unrepeatable?
How did a folk-rock album use a pop star's strategy to achieve the biggest debut in a decade?