Olivia Rodrigo’s Album Blocked From Returning To No. 1 By One Space

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

3 May 2026 at 13:00

Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts surges to No. 2 on Billboard's Top Alternative Albums chart — behind Noah Kahan's Stick Season — as "Drop Dead" launches on several rankings.

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Madonna Reaches One Billboard Chart For The First Time In Her Career

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

3 May 2026 at 12:00

Madonna scores her first hit on Billboard's Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart as "I Feel So Free," the first single from Confessions II, launches just beneath the top 10.

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Nicki Minaj Earns Her First Career No. 1 On One Billboard Chart

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

2 May 2026 at 14:00

Nicki Minaj scores her first champion on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. as "Beauty and a Beat" climbs to No. 1 one week after debuting on the tally.

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Prince Charts New Top 10 Hits On Multiple Lists A Decade After His Death

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

2 May 2026 at 13:30

Prince posthumously debuts "With This Tear" inside the top 10 on both Billboard's R&B Digital Song Sales and R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales charts.

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Taylor Swift’s Surprise Album Arrives At A Chart Milestone

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

2 May 2026 at 13:00

Folklore becomes Taylor Swift's fourth album to spend 300 weeks or more on the Billboard 200, following 1989, Reputation and Lover.

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Luke Combs Makes Country Radio History

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

2 May 2026 at 12:30

Luke Combs becomes the first artist to fill the highest two spaces on Billboard's Country Airplay chart simultaneously with entirely solo songs.

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Tom Petty Charts A New Bestselling Album Nearly A Decade After His Passing

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

2 May 2026 at 12:00

Tom Petty’s Live at Paradise Rock Club, 1978 debuts on two Billboard charts as the late rocker's latest live set becomes an instant bestseller.

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Madonna’s New Superstar Collaboration Dances Straight To No. 1

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

1 May 2026 at 14:36

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter's Confessions II single "Bring Your Love" debuts at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart, while "I Feel So Free" climbs.

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Megadeth’s 30-Year-Old Album Becomes A Sudden Bestseller

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

1 May 2026 at 14:30

Megadeth's Hidden Treasures compilation, originally released in 1995, becomes a late-in-career bestseller in the U.K. thanks to Record Store Day.

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Lady Gaga Scores Multiple New Bestselling Songs

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

1 May 2026 at 14:29

Lady Gaga contributed three new songs to The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack, and currently, "Runway" with Doechii, "Shape of a Woman" and "Glamorous Life" are bestsellers.

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Michael Jackson Blocked From His First No. 1 On One Chart By A Pop Superstar

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

1 May 2026 at 14:00

Michael Jackson dances to a new all-time career peak on the U.K.'s Official Albums Streaming chart as The Essential compilation pushes to No. 2.

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Miles Davis Charts His First Hit Single Decades After His Death

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor

1 May 2026 at 13:30

Miles Davis debuts "Conception" on several rankings in the U.K., and he manages to collect his first hit on one singles chart as the short effort arrives.

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