Justin Bieber’s long-awaited return yields a No. 1 debut for his new album, SWAG, on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart (dated July 26). The surprise album, teased only hours before its arrival on July 11, opens with 163,000 equivalent album units earned in United States for the tracking week of July 11-17, according to Luminate.
Bieber also makes a major impact on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting 16 songs on the chart, let by “Daisies” at No. 2. Here’s a full breakdown:
- 02 – “Daisies”
- 17 – “Yukon”
- 18 – “Go Baby”
- 21 – “All I Can Take”
- 33 – “Way It Is,” with Gunna
- 35 – “Things You Do”
- 37 – “Walking Away”
- 49 – “Butterflies”
- 56 – “Devotion,” with Dijon
- 57 – “Sweet Spot,” with Sexyy Red
- 59 – “First Place”
- 70 – “Swag,” with Cash Cobain & Eddie Benjamin
- 79 – “Too Long”
- 83 – “Glory Voice Memo”
- 84 – “Dadz Love,” with Lil B
- 86 – “405”
The only Swag cuts to miss the Hot 100 are “Zuma House,” “Forgiveness” (by Marvin Winans) and the three skits with Druski: “Soulful,” “Therapy Session” and “Standing on Business” (non-music-focused tracks are generally ineligible to chart).
The 16 debuts up Bieber’s total to 121 career entries — the 10th-most of all time. He also helps Dijon, Eddie Benjamin and Lil B score their first career entries on the chart.
“Daisies” earns Bieber his 27th career Hot 100 top 10, and first new top 10 since “Ghost” in 2022. He ties Janet Jackson for the 10th-most top 10s in the chart’s nearly 67-year history. He also pushes his totals to 43 top 20 titles (tying the Beatles and Rihanna for the eighth-most) and 58 top 40 hits.
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