Kacey Musgraves’ new album Middle of Nowhere debuts in the top 10 across seven Billboard charts (dated May 16), including a trio of No. 1 bows. The singer-songwriter’s sixth studio release arrives on Top Album Sales (No. 1), Vinyl Albums (No. 1), Indie Store Album Sales (No. 1), Top Country Albums (No. 2), Americana/Folk Albums (No. 2), Billboard 200 (No. 3) and Top Streaming Albums (No. 10).
The project launches with 100,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending May 7, marking Musgraves’ best week ever by units. Of that sum, vinyl purchases comprise a little more than 37,000 — her best sales week ever on vinyl.
Middle of Nowhere is Musgrave’s sixth studio album and was announced in early March. The project — which features collaborations with Gregory Alan Isakov, Miranda Lambert, Willie Nelson and Billy Strings — was led by the single “Dry Spell” (peaking at No. 15 on Hot Country Songs in March) and released on May 1. Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere arena tour launches on Aug. 21 in Chicago and continues through the end of October.
On Top Album Sales, Middle of Nowhere is Musgraves’ third No. 1, all earned consecutively. She also topped the tally with Deeper Well (in 2024) and Star-Crossed (2021).
Musgraves leads a busy top 10 on the latest Top Album Sales ranking, where five more albums debut in the top 10: ILLIT’s MAMIHLAPINATAPAI (No. 3), The Black Keys’ PEACHES! (No. 6), Isaiah Rashad’s It’s Been Awful (No. 7), Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live) (No. 9) and Tori Amos’ In Times of Dragons (No. 10). Meanwhile, Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide falls to No. 2 after debuting at No. 1 a week ago, BTS’ former leader ARIRANG is steady at No. 4, and Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Number Ones both jump, climbing 7-5 and 12-8, respectively.
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