Ghost Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Skeletá’

A Swedish hard-rock band tops the charts, while Kendrick Lamar ties an all

The Swedish hard-rock band Ghost has never topped the Billboard 200 albums chart — until this week. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1 for an 11th week, tying a record for hip-hop songs.

Ghost Becomes First Hard Rock Band to Top Albums Chart in Four Years

Ghost's new 'Skeletá' album is the first hard rock set to reach the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 since AC/DC's 'Power Up' in 2020.

Ghost Broke Some Surprising Records With Their New Album 'Skeletá'

Ghost is dominating the rock world, and their new album, Skeletá, just scored some records that prove they are a force to be reckoned with. The new album has become the first rock record in five years to land at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart, Metal Injection reported. The last rock band to do so was AC/DC, who achieved the milestone with their album Power Up back in 2020. Breaking it down: Skeletá moved 86,000 units in its firs…

Ghost goes straight to the top of the US album chart this week. It's the first time in over 30 years that a Swedish group has topped the world's most prestigious chart.

Ghost Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Skeletá’

Ghost grabs the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time, as the Swedish hard rock band’s new studio effort Skeletá debuts atop the tally (dated May 10) with 86,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending May 1, according to Luminate. Of the album’s starting sum, 89% was driven by traditional album sales — buoyed by a big vinyl sales figure. Skeletá launches with Ghost’s best week ever by bo…

GHOST has done it again. His new album, SKELETÁ, has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the first hard rock album to top that list in more than four years. Posted on April 25 through Loma Vista Recordings, the album has sold 86,000 units in its first week, surpassing its predecessor IMPERA, which moved about 70,000 in its debut. The album has also reached the top spot on multiple specialized lists in the United States.