Miley Cyrus Scores First No. 1 in Over a Decade on Albums Chart, While Ella Langley Extends Record on Singles Chart — SkimNews
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- Miley Cyrus debuts 'Bass Persuades' at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 61,000 equivalent album units — her first No. 1 album since 'Bangerz' topped the chart in 2013
- Cyrus edged Ella Langley's 'Dandelion' (No. 2, nearly 61,000 units) and Riley Green's 'That's Just Me' (No. 3, 60,000 units) in a tight top-three race
- 'Bass Persuades' is Cyrus's sixth No. 1 album and her 16th project to reach the Billboard 200 top 10
- Cyrus becomes the third artist in 2026 to post a decade-plus gap between No. 1 albums, following Bruno Mars's 'The Romantic' (March) and A$AP Rocky's 'Don't Be Dumb' (January)
- Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' logs a 24th week atop the Hot 100, one week after breaking Mariah Carey's record for most weeks at No. 1
- 'Choosin' Texas' also sets a new record of 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart
- Cyrus announced 'Bass Persuades' in early September, released it September 18, and will perform two nights at Hollywood Bowl on October 16 and 18 with Model/Actriz as special guest
Why it matters: Cyrus becomes the third artist in 2026 to log a decade-plus gap between No. 1 albums after Bruno Mars and A$AP Rocky, while Langley's 24-week Hot 100 reign now owns Mariah Carey's former longevity record and a new 19-week Digital Song Sales mark — a single chart week that reset two major benchmarks.
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