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Meanwhile, Metallica scores its 12th Top 10-charting effort as the band's new album '72 Seasons' debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 146,000 equivalent album units.

• Apr 24, 2023

AceShowbiz - Morgan Wallen's "One Thing at a Time" keeps leading the Billboard 200 albums chart. The country star's latest album spends a seventh consecutive and total week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after earning 166,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 20 in the United States, according to Luminate.

Of the number, SEA units comprise 151,000, equaling 201.71 million on-demand official streams of the set's 36 songs. Album sales rise to 12,000 following the release of a new vinyl edition of the set, while TEA units comprise 3,000. Morgan is one of the only two acts who have multiple albums with at least seven weeks at No. 1 each alongside Taylor Swift ("Folklore" and "1989").

Back to the new chart, Metallica's new album "72 Seasons" debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 146,000 equivalent album units earned. It marks the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band's 12th Top 10-charting effort as well as the biggest week for any rock or hard rock album since Tool's "Fear Inoculum" back in 2019.

Occupying No. 3 is SZA's chart-topping "SOS" which moves up one rang with 66,000 equivalent album units. Taylor's "Midnights", meanwhile, dips from No. 3 to No. 4 after earning 60,000 units with Morgan's "Dangerous: The Double Album" rising from No. 6 to No. 5 with 49,000 equivalent album units.

Luke Combs' "Gettin' Old" soars from No. 7 to No. 6 after earning 43,000 units. As for Metro Boomin's former leader "Heroes & Villains", the album also ascends from No. 9 to No. 7 with 37,000 units. Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti", meanwhile, bumps from No. 10 to No. 8 with 36,000 units earned this week.

Rounding out the Top 10 are Taylor's "Lover" and Melanie Martinez's "Portals". Thanks to her "The Eras Tour", Taylor's 2019 album jumps from No. 12 to No. 9 after earning 34,000 equivalent album units. In the meantime, Melanie's new album descends significantly from No. 5 to No. 10 with 33,000 units.

Top Ten of Billboard 200:

1. "One Thing at a Time" - Morgan Wallen (166,000 units)
2. "72 Seasons" - Metallica (146,000 units)
3. "SOS" - SZA (66,000 units)`
4. "Midnights" - Taylor Swift (60,000 units)
5. "Dangerous: The Double Album" - Morgan Wallen (49,000 units)
6. "Gettin' Old" - Luke Combs (43,000 units)
7. "Heroes & Villains" - Metro Boomin (37,000 units)
8. "Un Verano Sin Ti" - Bad Bunny (37,000 units)
9. "Lover" - Taylor Swift (34,000 units)
10. "Portals" - Melanie Martinez (33,000 units)