Ken Carson Earns His First No. 1 With 'More Chaos'

Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Playboi Carti also join this week’s top 10.

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Ken Carson earns his first No. 1 as More Chaos opens atop this week’s Billboard 200.

His latest project opens with 59,500 equivalent album units in its first week. This total includes 48,500 in streaming equivalent units (67.3 million on-demand streams of the songs), 11,000 in album sales and the remaining in track equivalent album units. In addition to becoming his first chart-topper, More Chaos also marks Carson’s best week yet as well as his first top 10 entry.

Elsewhere on the chart, Kendrick Lamar and SZA climb to Nos. 2 and 3 respectively as they kick off their co-headlining “Grand National Tour.” Sabrina Carpenter follows at No. 4 followed by Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR at No. 5. Making up the rest of this week’s top 10 are Morgan Wallen, Playboi Carti, Bad Bunny, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga from Nos. 5 to 10.

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