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Phoebe Bridgers earns first No. 1 on Top Rock and Alternative Albums chart with 'Lost Weekend'
The singer-songwriter's new release also secured her first solo top 40 entry on the all-genre Billboard 200.
The short version
- Phoebe Bridgers' new album, 'Lost Weekend', debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart.
- The album also reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, representing the highest-ever chart placement for independent label Dead Oceans.
- Four songs from the record entered the Billboard Hot 100, marking Bridgers' first charting solo tracks without billed collaborators.
Key facts
- Lost Weekend earned 124,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its debut week ending August 20, according to Luminate.[Billboard]
- The release surpassed the No. 6 debut and peak of Bridgers' 2020 solo album, Punisher.[Billboard]
- Out of 83,000 total album sales, 65,000 copies were sold on vinyl, driving a No. 1 debut on the Vinyl Albums chart.[Billboard]
- The tracks 'The Governor's Waltz', 'Lost Boys', 'Bobby', and 'Kill Me' all debuted on the Billboard Hot 100.[Billboard]
- 'Lost Boys' reached No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart, representing Bridgers' first solo airplay leader.[Billboard]