Renaissance, the newest album released by Beyoncé, has climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, according to Billboard.
The album, in its first week, has gained 332,000 equivalent album units and sold 190,000 physical copies.
Renaissance is the seventh album from Beyoncé that landed the No.1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums charts (Note: seven out of seven solo albums), lately after Lemonade, Beyoncé, and 4. She is the first-ever female artist to have her first seven solo albums at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on its debut.
In 2022 thus far, the only album with a more extensive debut week on the Billboard 200 charts than the LP by Beyoncé was Harry’s House by Harry Styles, which earned 521,200 units and broke the record for the first-week vinyl sales after previous record-holder Taylor Swift.
Beyoncé’s chart triumph isn’t bound to the 200 albums chart. Instead, the Houston local set a new record when all the songs from Lemonade, her sixth studio album, snagged a spot on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the title for the first female artist to have over 12 on the chart at the same time.
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Queen B is also a Queen of No. 1 Albums Chart
Years of her solo career have not been a flop as she has had seven songs to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well and had 20 singles snag top 10 spots.
Renaissance dropped on July 29, 2022. The album was dubbed “Act I” – the first of the “three-act project” she recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before the release, Queen B wrote on her website: “My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking.”
“Break My Soul,” the album’s lead single, was dropped in June.
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