Lana Del Rey Joins Adele In A Historic Chart Feat

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Lana Del Rey has been teasing her upcoming album for more than a year now, but details about the project remain scarce. The singer-songwriter has mentioned multiple titles and then changed her mind with all of them. She also at first claimed that it would be a country record, and then decided it would be more in the vein of an American Gothic vibe. Several singles have emerged and even charted, but for the moment, fans still don't know what the project is called or when they'll get to hear the full-length.
As they wait to learn more, Americans are continuously consuming Born to Die, Del Rey's breakout project. Well over a decade after its release, the title can still be found on multiple Billboard charts, and this week it hits a major milestone.
Born to Die Reaches a Billboard 200 Milestone
Born to Die dips two spots on the Billboard 200, landing at No. 117. The title, which Luminate reports moved another 11,400 equivalent units during the most recent tracking period, celebrates 600 weeks on the Billboard 200, the company's ranking of the biggest albums and EPs in the U.S.
Lana Del Rey Joins Adele
Only 18 albums have spent at least 600 weeks on the Billboard 200. Born to Die is just the second by a solo female artist to make it to that landmark figure. Del Rey comes in behind Adele's 21, which racked up 617 stays on the tally. Unlike Born to Die, however, 21 doesn't regularly appear on the Billboard 200, so in the coming months, Del Rey may pass Adele's globe-dominating full-length.
Pink Floyd Continues to Lead
The record for the longest stay on the Billboard 200 is still held by Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. That title only needs 10 more stints on the list before it becomes the first 1,000-week charter. Next time around, when Billboard publishes its rankings again, Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers will likely become only the second 900-week winner ever.
Lana Del Rey Rises on Multiple Billboard Charts
As Born to Die hits an incredible figure on the Billboard 200, the title climbs on the other two Billboard rankings where it can be found. Del Rey's breakout set lifts one spot to No. 13 on the Top Alternative Albums chart and three spaces to No. 27 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums tally.