Japanese boy band Naniwa Danshi, has landed at #1 on the United World Album chart with their 1st Studio album '1st Love' and massive equivalent sales of 641,000! Naniwa Danshi was formed by Johnny & Associates in October 6, 2018, and consists of 7 members from the Kansai region. The group's official debut single, "Ubu Love", was released on November 12, 2021 and went straight to N1 on the Oricon Singles chart in Japan! "The Answer" and "Sachiare" followed in 2022 and also both hit #1 on the Oricon Singles chart! The group's name "Naniwa" refers to the name of a ward in Osaka, Japan. In just 8 months the rookie band has sold over 1.14 million physical units in Japan.
'Girls', the 2nd EP by South Korean girl group aespa holds at #2 on the United World Chart, selling another 208,000 sales and a total of 647,000 after debuting last week at #2 with 439.000 equivalent album units in its 1st week! 'Girls' debuted at #1 on the Gaon Album chart in Korea, at #3 on the US Billboard 200, earning 56,000 album-equivalent units, including 53,000 pure album sales, making it the highest-selling album of that week in America! It's aespa's first US top-10 album. The album reached #3 on the Oricon chart in Japan, #6 in Finland and #7 in Sweden!
Korean girl band ITZY lands at #3 on the United World Chart with 'Checkmate', their 5th extended play, and 1st week sales of 168,000 after debuting atop the Gaon Album chart in Korea and landing at #8 on the Billboard 200!
Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' holds at #4 on the United World Chart, selling another 128.000 equivalent units and 1. 826.000 so far, after landing at #2! 'Un Verano Sin Ti' holds at #1 on the US Billboard 200 for a 7th non consecutive week, earning another 98.000 US album-equivalent units, and a total of 1.672.000 so far. it's Bunny's 2nd #1 album and 2nd all-Spanish language album to top the Billboard 200. The album is the most-streamed album on Spotify in 2022 so far! On the weekly charts, It has reached #1 in Spain, #3 in Switzerland, #4 in Canada, #5 in the Netherlands, #9 in Italy, #14 in Norway and #21 in Austria.
Previous chart-topper, 'Harry's House' by Harry Styles rebounds 6-5 in its 9th week on the chart, selling another 113.000 equivalent units and 2.030.000 so far! The album debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart with 113,000 album-equivalent units, becoming the fastest-selling album of 2022 in the country! It also debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 with 521,500 album-equivalent units, including 330,000 album sales, making it the largest opening week of 2022 in the United States. It debuted at #1 in various other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania,the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Lizzo's 'Special' lands at #6 with 103.000 equivalent album units sold in its 1st week! The album has peaked at #2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the highest-charting album by a female artist in 2022 so far, scoring the largest week by units earned, among all albums released by women in 2022! It has reached the top ten in the UK, Australian, Canadian, Hungary, and New Zealand.
Drake's 'Honestly, Nevermind', his 7th studio album, holds at 7 this week on the United World Chart after landing at #2, selling another 77.000 equivalent units and 673.000 so far! The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with 204,000 album-equivalent units, becoming Drake's 11th US #1 album and broke several streaming records for a dance album. The Album has reached #1 in Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland, and landed at 2 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark ,Ireland, Norway and the UK! Its single "Jimmy Cooks" became Drake's 11th (and 21 Savage's second) #1 US Hot 100 song!
Korean Icons, BTS, hold in the United World Top 10 for a 6th week at #8 with their new album 'Proof', selling another 67.000 equivalent units and 2.637.000 so far, after topping the United World Chart for 2 weeks! The album debuted at #1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland. 'Proof' also reached the top ten in Italy, Lithuania, and Norway. In the UK it peaked at #8 becoming the group's 5th top-10 album there. 'Proof' debuted atop the Billboard 200 in the US with 314,000 album-equivalent units, including 266,000 pure sales, earning the largest opening week for a group and 2nd-largest for an album released in the US in 2022. It is BTS' 6th US #1 album. 'Proof' is the 2nd best-selling album of the year, behind Disneys 'Encanto' soundtrack.
Former chart-topper, Olivia Rodrigo lifts 10-9 scoring another 63.000 units and a total of 6.213.000 in its 57th week on the chart! 'Sour' debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart with 295,000 album-equivalent units, of which 72,000 were album sales, and spent 5 weeks at #1, becoming the longest reigning #1 album by a female artist in 2021! The Album hit #1 in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canda, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the UK!
Steve Lacy's 2nd studio album 'Gemini Rights' lands at #10 on the United World Chart, scoring 60.000 equivalent sales in its 1st week on the chart! The album landed at #4 in Lithuania, at #7 on the Billboard 200, at #7 in New Zealand, at #10 in Canada, at #13 in Australia and at #15 in Norway.
