Bieber's three‑album surge

Justin Bieber put three older albums onto the U.K.’s Official Albums Streaming Chart at once after Coachella’s first weekend. (officialcharts.com) The three releases were *My World 2.0*, *My World*, and *Believe*. Forbes, citing the Official Charts Company’s latest frame, reported they entered at No. 56, No. 66, and No. 95. (forbes.com) Official Charts’ album page for *My World 2.0* shows April 23, 2026 as its first date on the U.K. Official Albums Streaming Chart, where it opened at No. 56. The same page also lists a No. 72 debut on the broader Official Albums Chart, which blends sales and streams. (officialcharts.com) The Official Charts Company describes the Albums Streaming Chart as a weekly ranking of the 100 most-streamed albums in the U.K. across a seven-day period. That makes Bieber’s result a measure of renewed listening activity, not a physical-sales comeback. (officialcharts.com) The jump followed Bieber’s April 11 Coachella headlining set in Indio, California. Billboard reported that his catalog drew 24.6 million U.S. streams on April 12, up 54% from April 11 and 74% from April 10. (billboard.com) Rolling Stone reported Spotify saw Bieber’s global streams rise 250% after Coachella, with older songs posting some of the biggest gains. “U Smile” rose 600%, “One Love” climbed 550%, and “Favorite Girl” was up 310%, according to Spotify data shared with the magazine. (rollingstone.com) Those albums come from the start of Bieber’s career: *My World* arrived in 2009, *My World 2.0* followed in 2010, and *Believe* was released in 2012. Billboard’s artist bio notes that *My World* peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, while *My World 2.0* and *Believe* both became No. 1 albums in the U.S. (billboard.com) Official Charts’ artist page shows Bieber already had a long U.K. chart history before this week, including two No. 1 albums and 10 Top 75 albums. The new entries add another sign that a festival set can quickly send a catalog back into heavy rotation. (officialcharts.com) The surge also fit a broader post-Coachella pattern. Billboard said the festival’s April 10-16 tracking week lifted Bieber to a career-best seven albums on the Billboard 200 at the same time, while the U.K. chart showed fans reaching back to the records that first made him a star. (billboard.com)