Ariana Grande’s Record Under Threat: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Ready to Rewrite Music History

Ariana Grande leads the Billboard 200 for a second week with her new album Eternal Sunshine. The set shifted another 100,000 equivalent units in its second turn atop the all-encompassing ranking of the most-consumed full-lengths in the U.S. The title helped the pop singer snag a record last week when it debuted, but it’s one she won’t hold for very long.

Eternal Sunshine scored the largest debut on the Billboard 200 of 2024 when it arrived at No. 1. The set launched atop the tally with 227,000 equivalent units shifted.

That sum was large enough for Grande to nab this record from Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign. Just a few weeks before Eternal Sunshine arrived, their first collaborative project Vultures 1 opened in first place on the Billboard 200 with 148,000 equivalent units.

While Grande may currently claim the largest Billboard 200 debut of 2024, there’s a very good chance she won’t lay claim to this spot in the history books for much longer. There are a handful of releases on the horizon, and either of them–or perhaps both of them–will beat the starting sum that Eternal Sunshine managed.

In just a few days, Beyoncé will release her highly-anticipated new album Cowboy Carter. The title will almost certainly debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and it stands a great shot of besting Grande’s number.

"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" Concert Movie World Premiere

In 2022, Beyoncé returned after a lengthy hiatus–at least when looking only at her release of solo albums–with Renaissance. The dance project debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 332,000 equivalent units, and even that was a small number for her.

Beyoncé’s previous two albums under her own name–Lemonade and her self-titled–both performed much, much better. The full-length she named after herself, which arrived in 2013, started with 617,000 digital sales. Its follow-up, Lemonade, hit No. 1 three years later with an even bigger figure, 653,000 units.

If, somehow, the masses don’t love Beyoncé’s take on country and Cowboy Carter misses Grande’s record, it will still only be a matter of weeks before another title bests that 227,000 equivalent units number. Taylor Swift is scheduled to release her new album The Tortured Poets Department in mid-April, and that will definitely claim this record.

Swift’s last album of original material, Midnights, started at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 1.578 million equivalent units. Recently, she also moved more than one million equivalent copies of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), a re-recorded take on her album 1989.

Related Posts

Henry Cavill Didn’t Audition for Geralt… Destiny Did It For Him! 😱🗡️ You Won’t Believe How Deep His Witcher Obsession Goes!

Long before the White Wolf roared onto Netflix screens, Henry Cavill was already living in the Continent. While most actors discover a role through scripts and auditions,…

Tom Cruise’s 20-Year Secret Birthday Ritual for Dakota Fanning: Same 6-Word Card, Epic Shoes – And YES, It’s Still Happening in 2025! 😱👠

In a Hollywood friendship that defies time, Tom Cruise continues to prove he’s the king of thoughtful gestures. Twenty years after starring as father and daughter in…

King Charles III’s Royal Kitchen Shock: Monarch Ditches Staff to Whip Up Grandkids’ Fave Dishes Himself – First-Ever Grandpa Chef Moment! 👑🍳

In a delightful break from centuries of royal tradition, King Charles III has stunned the world by personally stepping into the kitchen to cook his grandchildren’s absolute…

King Charles III’s Secret Dinner Ritual: Servants Join the Royals at the Table – No One Left Out? 👑🍽️

In the grand halls of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, the British royal family upholds centuries-old traditions of elegance and protocol. Yet, amid the pomp and formality,…

❤️🐴 Drama Returns to Heartland: Season 19 Premieres with Shocking Comebacks and Family Tensions 🌾💥

The crisp autumn air of Alberta’s foothills carries a whisper of change, and for fans of Heartland, that whisper has swelled into a full-throated roar. On Sunday,…

🌲❤️‍🩹 Virgin River Season 7: December Homecoming Promises Tears, Love, and Unforgettable Moments 💔✨

The moment the first snowflake touches the redwood canopy of Virgin River, everything changes. On December 18, 2025, Netflix will drop all ten episodes of Season 7…