Ella Langley's album holds No. 1

Ella Langley kept “Dandelion” at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a second week on the chart dated May 2. (billboard.com) Billboard said the album earned 106,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending April 23, according to Luminate. That was down 37% from its opening week. (billboard.com) Streaming did most of the work in week two: 97,000 of those units came from streaming, equal to 129.66 million official on-demand streams. Album sales added 7,000 units and track-equivalent albums added 2,000. (billboard.com) The album had opened at No. 1 a week earlier with 169,000 equivalent album units, giving Langley her first leader on the all-genre chart. Billboard said that debut was also the biggest week for a country album by a woman in 2026. (billboard.com) This week’s highest new entry came from TOMORROW X TOGETHER, whose “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” started at No. 3. The mini-album opened with 69,000 equivalent album units. (billboard.com) Billboard said that gave the group its eighth top 10-charting album on the Billboard 200. The release arrived after the band announced the project in March and issued it on April 13. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” held at No. 2 with 84,000 units, while Justin Bieber’s “SWAG” climbed back to No. 4 with 63,000. The “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack jumped from No. 33 to No. 10 with 39,000 units after a Record Store Day vinyl release. (billboard.com) Langley’s chart run is wider than one album cycle. Billboard said she topped the Artist 100 for the first time on April 20 and placed 15 songs from “Dandelion” on the Hot 100. (billboard.com) Billboard also said “Choosin’ Texas,” from the same album campaign, had spent 20 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs when “Dandelion” launched. That gave the album a hit song base before its Billboard 200 run began. (billboard.com) For a second straight week, the top of the Billboard 200 belonged to Langley, while the biggest fresh push came from K-pop. The chart showed streaming strength holding one album up and fan-driven buying powering another into the top three. (billboard.com)