Egypt Station debuts No. 1 on Billboard 200 chart

Paul McCartney’s new album Egypt Station enters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 1; It’s the first time in his 48 yearlong solo career that McCartney debuts on the American  chart on the top position. Egypt Station is also his first No. 1 album since Tug of War spent three weeks atop the list in 1982. The new LP gives McCartney his eight No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Beatles still own the record for the most No. 1's on the Billboard 200 with 19 chart-toppers.  

The album, which was released on Sept. 7, launches with a larger-than-expected 153,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 13, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 147,000 were in traditional album sales. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).



Also in Germany, Egypt Station made his debut on top of the album charts. In most European countries Paul’s new album entered the charts with a top ten position. In the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium it was Eminem’s new album Kamikaze who kept McCartney away from number one: 

UK Official Charts	3
Belgium Ultratop 50	2
Netherlands 3FM Mega Top 100	2
Norway VG Lista Album top 40	3
Sweden Veckolista Album 60	4
Italy Fimi Album Top 100	5
Germany Offizielle Deutsche Charts	1

In Australia, Egypt Station made it to No. 4 and in New Zealand the album only made it to the 12th place.

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André Homan

André Homan is a Dutch writer and journalist.

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