Noah Kahan Makes Chart History as “The Great Divide” Holds No. 1

Noah Kahan continues his breakout run on the Billboard 200 as “The Great Divide” secures a third consecutive week at No. 1, marking a rare milestone for rock music on the chart.

According to the latest Billboard rankings dated May 23, the album earned 132,000 equivalent album units during the tracking week ending May 14. The achievement makes “The Great Divide” the first rock album in more than a decade to spend at least three weeks atop the Billboard 200. The last rock release to accomplish the feat was Mumford & Sons’ “Babel,” which collected five nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 between 2012 and 2013.

Kahan also becomes the first solo rock artist since Jack Johnson in 2008 to lead the chart for three weeks with a rock album.

Streaming continues to drive much of the album’s success. Of its total units, 109,000 came from streaming equivalent albums, powered by more than 111 million on-demand streams across the project’s tracklist. Traditional album sales contributed another 22,000 units.

Elsewhere in the top 10, country artist Ella Langley remained steady at No. 2 with “Dandelion,” while rising act “CORTIS” scored its first top 10 debut as “GREENGREEN” opened at No. 3. The release moved 87,000 units in its first week, fueled largely by collectible-heavy physical editions that included multiple CD and vinyl variants.

Morgan Wallen also maintained a strong chart presence, landing at No. 4 with “I’m the Problem “and No. 9 with “One Thing at a Time.”

Meanwhile, renewed interest surrounding the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic helped propel two of the late icon’s projects back into the upper tier of the chart. “Thriller” held at No. 5, while “Number Ones” remained at No. 6.

Chris Brown earned his 13th top 10 album as “BROWN” debuted at No. 7 with 65,000 equivalent album units, led primarily by streaming activity. The project follows several successful singles, including collaborations with Bryson Tiller and Leon Thomas.

Rounding out the chart’s top 10 were BTS’s “ARIRANG” at No. 8 and Olivia Dean’s “The Art of Loving” at No. 10.