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K-Pop Group Twice, Polo G, Maroon 5 And Migos Debut New Albums Inside The Billboard 200’s Top 10 – Forbes

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After a tough battle for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Polo G has come out top, landing his first leader in the process. The rapper’s new set is one of five just-released projects that start off inside the highest tier on the weekly tally, with two acts reaching the area for the first time in their careers.

Polo G’s Hall of Fame opens in first place with 143,000 equivalent units, almost all of which are thanks to the title’s impressive streaming sum. The set marks the rapper’s third trip to the top 10, and gives the musician his first champion after topping out at No. 2 last summer. Hall of Fame was preceded by a number of singles, all of which hit the Hot 100. The biggest of the bunch was “Rapstar,” which debuted atop the tally, also giving him his first leader on that important ranking.

Coming in a relatively close second place is Migos’ Culture III, the third installment in their incredibly successful series of full-lengths. Coincidentally, the title is their third top 10, as all the Culture records have broken into the tier…and before this week, they had all gone right to No. 1. Culture III was fronted by a pair of singles, with the recently-released “Straightenin” appearing inside the top 40. Culture III opens at No. 2 with 130,500 equivalent units, which is also largely composed of streams.

Three former Billboard 200 champions come next, with Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour sliding to No. 3, Lil Durk and Lil Baby’s The Voice of the Heroes (which ruled last frame) dips from No. 1 to No. 4 while Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous declines to No. 5.

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South Korean girl group TWICE collects their first top 10 on the Billboard 200 with their latest EP Taste of Love, which kicks off its time on the roster at No. 6 thanks to 46,000 equivalent units moved. That sum is almost entirely made up of sales, as the title actually sold 43,000 copies in its first tracking frame. Before this week, the vocal band had pushed two projects to the Billboard 200, but they had only lifted as high as No. 72, a position they managed last year.

After debuting at No. 116 last time around, Bo Burnham’s Inside (The Songs) vaults up the Billboard 200, finding space inside the top 10 by settling at No. 7. The set moved another 37,000 equivalent units during its first full tracking frame, which is enough for it to become not only the comedian’s highest-charting release, but also his first top 10 on the ranking. 

Maroon 5 returns to the top 10 on the Billboard 200 with a new album for the first time in four years with Jordi, named after the band’s late manager. The poppy project launches at No. 8 with 37,000 equivalent units, 15,000 of which are pure purchases. The title marks their seventh trip to the highest tier on the tally, and it’s their lowest-ranking one yet. 

Jordi was promoted over several years with three proper singles, all of which have become hits. Lead cut “Memories” almost lifted all the way to the summit, but it stalled at No. 2 on the Hot 100. Follow-up release “Nobody’s Love” didn’t perform as well, as it missed out on the top 40 by just one space. Current focus “Beautiful Mistakes” with Megan Thee Stallion has thus far risen as high as No. 18.

Two hip-hop titles close out the top 10 this week, with Moneybagg Yo’s A Gangsta’s Pain stepping back to No. 9 while J. Cole’s most recent leader The Off-Season comes in at No. 10.

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