Beyoncé's 7th Studio Solo Album 'Renaissance' is the World's #1 top-selling album this week, landing atop the United World Chart with 415,000 equivalent sales! 'Renaissance' was released on July 29, 2022, via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. It's her 1st solo studio release since Lemonade (2016) and serves as the first installment of a trilogy project. Beyoncé wrote and produced the album during the COVID-19 pandemic with Nova Wav, The-Dream, Symbolyc One, A. G. Cook, Honey Dijon, Beam, Tricky Stewart, BloodPop, Skrillex, Hit-Boy, No I.D., P2J and various others. Beam , Grace Jones and Tems appear as guest vocalists. "Break My Soul", the lead single was released on June 20, 2022, and debuted at #1 on several charts worldwide, including the Billboard Hot 100 in America where the song has already been certified gold.
'Renaissance' debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, with Beyoncé becoming the only artist to have their first 7 studio albums debut at #1 in the US and extending her previous record of six number one debuts. The album also debuted at #1 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The Album debuted at #2 in Austria, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania & Portugal, #3 in Finland, Norway, Poland & Switzerlland and #4 in Czech Republic & Slovak.
Last week's #1, SEVENTEEN's 'Face The Sun (incl. Sector 17)' dips 1-2, selling another 281,000 sales, and a total of 2,44 million so far. It is now #3 on the year-to-date chart, behind Disney's 'Encanto' soundtrack (2,70 million) and 'Proof' by BTS (2,75 million)!
Korean Superstar Kim Hojoong lands at #3 on the United World Chart with his new album 'Panorama' which sold 273.000 equivalent album units!
ATEEZ's new project 'The World EP1: Movement lands at #4 on the United World Chart with 231.000 equivalent sales units sold in its 1st week! The album is currently #1 on the Circle Album Chart in Korea.
'Jack In The Box' by BTS' jhope lands at #5 on the United World Chart after selling 152.000 equivalent units globally in its 1st week! The Album landed at #2 on the Billboard World Album chart and at #3 in Finland, Lithuania & Korea! It debuted at #17 on the Billboard 200, his 2nd and highest entry on the chart following 'Hope World' which peaked at #38 in 2018!
Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Te' slips 3-6 scoring another 123.000 equivalent sales units and a total of 2.067.000 so far!
TWICE's 4th Japanese studio album 'Celebrate' lands at #7 on the United World Chart scoring 108.000 equivalent units in its 1st week!
Former #1, Harry Styles' 'Harry's House' drops 4-8 scoring another 98.000 equivalent sales units and a total of 2.231.000 so far while former chart topper, Drake's 'Honestly, Nevermind' sells another 64,000 equivalent sales units and 807.000 so far!
Former #1, Olivia Rodrigo's 'SOUR' slips 8-10, selling another 57,000 equivalent sales and 6.333.000 so far!
