AceShowbiz - Megan Moroney has achieved a major career milestone by debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with her third studio album, Cloud 9, for the chart dated March 7, 2026. The album earned a total of 147,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week ending February 26, according to data from Luminate.

This marks Megan Moroney's first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and her strongest week ever for a country album by a female artist in nearly two years. The impressive debut underscores her growing influence in the country music scene.

Alongside Megan Moroney’s success, other notable entries in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 include Hilary Duff’s comeback album, luck... or something, which debuts at No. 3. This is Duff’s first album release in over a decade. Meanwhile, rapper Baby Keem scores his highest-charting album yet with Ca$ino entering at No. 4. British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons return to the top 10, landing at No. 10 with their album Prizefighter.

The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums in the United States each week based on multi-metric consumption. This includes album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). One equivalent album unit is equal to one full album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold, or 2,500 ad-supported streams, or 1,000 paid/subscription streams of songs from the album. The full chart for March 7, 2026, will be available on Billboard's website on March 3.

Breaking down Cloud 9’s 147,000 equivalent units, album sales accounted for 78,000 copies—Megan Moroney’s best sales week to date and earning her the No. 1 spot on Top Album Sales. Streaming equivalent albums contributed 69,000 units, reflecting 71.54 million on-demand official streams, also a personal best and securing the No. 2 position on Top Streaming Albums. TEA units were minimal and did not significantly impact the total.

Cloud 9 represents Megan Moroney’s third overall entry on the Billboard 200 and her second album to reach the top 10, following her previous albums Am I Okay? (No. 9 in 2024) and Lucky (No. 38 in 2023). This album also marks the first country album by a woman to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since Beyoncé topped the chart for two weeks with her debut country album, Cowboy Carter, in April 2024.

Prior to Cloud 9, Cowboy Carter held the record for the largest week by units (407,000 in its debut week) and streams (90.08 million in its third week) among country albums by women in recent years. Notably, the achievement of No. 1 albums by female country artists remains rare, with only seven albums by five women reaching that peak over the past decade since March 2016. These albums include Cloud 9, Cowboy Carter, three Taylor Swift albums (Speak Now (Taylor's Version) in 2023, and Red (Taylor's Version) and Fearless (Taylor's Version) in 2021), Carrie Underwood’s Cry Pretty (2018), and Shania Twain’s Now (2017). In contrast, 17 country albums by 11 different male artists have reached No. 1 in the same period.

Cloud 9’s strong sales were supported by its release across multiple formats, including five vinyl variants—featuring a signed edition and a Target-exclusive version with two bonus tracks—three CD variants with similar exclusives, and four deluxe boxed sets. These boxed sets included branded clothing items along with the CD, appealing to collectors and dedicated fans.

The album was preceded by four singles that charted on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, all reaching the top 40: “6 Months Later,” “Beautiful Things,” “Wish I Didn’t,” and the title track, “Cloud 9.” “6 Months Later” also gave Megan Moroney her highest placement on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 29 in January 2026.

Other notable movements on the Billboard 200 include Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS falling to No. 2 with 85,000 equivalent album units, a 37% decline from the previous week.

Hilary Duff’s album luck... or something marks her first return to the Billboard 200 in over ten years, debuting at No. 3 with 84,000 equivalent album units. Of this, 73,000 were album sales—her best week since 2007—and 11,000 were SEA units, totaling 11.51 million on-demand official streams. TEA units were again negligible.

This release brings Hilary Duff her sixth top 10 album, joining her previous entries: Breathe In. Breathe Out. (No. 5 in 2015), Dignity (No. 3 in 2007), Most Wanted (No. 1 in 2005), her self-titled album (No. 2 in 2004), and Metamorphosis (No. 1 in 2003).

luck... or something’s first-week sales benefited from multiple formats, including seven vinyl variants (one signed), three CD versions (including a signed edition and a Walmart-exclusive with seven bonus tracks), a deluxe boxed set featuring branded merchandise and a signed CD, and a deluxe digital download with 11 bonus tracks. The album was supported by the single “Roommates,” which reached the top 20 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart and the top 30 on Pop Airplay.

Baby Keem achieved his second top 10 album and highest chart position yet, as Ca$ino debuted at No. 4 with 72,000 equivalent album units. The majority of units came from streaming, with 55,500 SEA units equaling 56.67 million on-demand official streams. Album sales contributed 16,500 units, his best sales week, placing him at No. 4 on Top Album Sales. TEA units were minimal.

Ca$ino is Baby Keem’s third charting album, following The Melodic Blue (No. 5 peak, 2021) and Die for My Bitch (No. 162, 2020). The album’s first-week sales were boosted by availability on vinyl, CD, and two deluxe boxed sets that included branded merchandise and a CD copy.

Other key chart movements include Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem slipping from No. 4 to No. 5 with nearly 71,000 equivalent album units, down 8%. Don Toliver’s former No. 1 OCTANE dropped from No. 3 to No. 6 with 68,000 units, down 13%. Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving fell from No. 5 to No. 7 with 61,000 units, down 15%. Two other former No. 1s, J. Cole’s The Fall-Off and Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, fell to No. 8 and No. 9, respectively, with 53,000 and 44,000 units, both experiencing double-digit percentage drops.

Mumford & Sons round out the top 10 with Prizefighter, debuting with nearly 44,000 equivalent album units. This is the band’s sixth top 10 album, coming less than a year after their previous release, Rushmere. Of the album’s units, 25,000 were album sales (No. 3 on Top Album Sales), 18,500 were SEA units (equaling 18.69 million on-demand streams, debuting at No. 32 on Top Streaming Albums), and 500 TEA units.

Prizefighter was preceded by the single “Rubber Band Man” featuring Hozier, which spent 10 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Adult Alternative Airplay chart from November through February and peaked at No. 2 on the Alternative Airplay chart. The album’s first-week sales were enhanced by seven vinyl variants, including a signed edition, and four CD versions.

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