Morgan Wallen Manages A Feat For The First Time On Billboard's Albums Chart
Morgan Wallen lands three albums inside the Billboard 200 top 10 this week, with I'm the Problem, ... More One Thing at a Time, and Dangerous, marking a career first. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 02: Morgan Wallen performs onstage for the 16th Annual Darius and Friends St. Jude Benefit at Ryman Auditorium on June 02, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo byfor ABA)
Morgan Wallen maintains his reign atop the Billboard 200 this week with his latest blockbuster, I'm the Problem. The collection opened at No. 1 last frame with just under half a million equivalent units, marking the largest debut of 2025. In its second stay on the tally, I'm the Problem holds with 286,000 equivalent units shifted, which is easily enough for the country superstar to retain his grip on the top spot.
This week, Wallen achieves a rare feat on the Billboard 200 as one of his older projects climbs back into the upper tier, as it seems that American listeners aren't satisfied with just one – or even two – massive releases.
For the first time in his career, Wallen occupies three spaces inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200. I'm the Problem, One Thing at a Time, and Dangerous: The Double Album all rank among the 10 most consumed full-lengths in the United States at the moment.
I'm the Problem and One Thing at a Time are non-movers at Nos. 1 and 4, respectively, while Dangerous rises from No. 12 to No. 10, helping him accomplish this impressive showing.
Dangerous returns to the top 10 largely due to a quiet week with limited competition. Two titles drop out of the highest tier, as 111XPANTIA by Fuerza Regida slips to No. 11, while Even in Arcadia from metal act Sleep Token falls from No. 6 to No. 14. The highest-ranking debut on this week's Billboard 200 comes from Joe Jonas, who launches Music for People Who Believe in Love at No. 24, far from the loftiest tier.
All three of Wallen's current top 10 titles have previously ruled the Billboard 200. He has released only four full-lengths to date, with only If I Know Me missing out on running the show. That effort, which arrived in spring 2018, peaked at No. 10 and kickstarted one of the most successful runs in country music history.
This week, all four of Wallen's albums appear on the Billboard 200. If I Know Me sits at No. 73, up two spaces from where it landed last frame.
Amazingly, I'm the Problem, One Thing at a Time, and Dangerous all appear inside the top 10 on every Billboard tally on which they find space. The newest of the trio holds the No. 1 spot on five rankings in its second frame. Only If I Know Me is absent from the loftiest regions, though it still makes appearances on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums chart.
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