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Morgan Wallen's Year-Old Album Returns to Number One on Billboard Chart

I'm the Problem beat out new releases from Charli XCX and Olivia Rodrigo in one of the tightest chart races of the year.

Morgan Wallen performing at the Dubuque Five Flags Center.
Morgan Wallen performing at the Dubuque Five Flag…      Morgan Wallen    Telegraph Herald / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
By Free News Press Editorial Team
Published August 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM PDT

Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem is back at number one, more than a year after it first came out. The album returned to the top of Billboard's albums chart this week, its first time there since January.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wallen earned 80,000 units this week, narrowly beating Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, which came in just under 80,000 units. Charli XCX's new album Music, Fashion, Film, a follow-up to Brat, opened at 78,000 units.

I'm the Problem was originally released in May 2025. It has remained in the top 10 of the Billboard albums chart for 63 consecutive weeks. Wallen also has a second album in the top 10 this week. His 2023 record One Thing at a Time sits at number seven and has now logged 178 weeks on the chart.

Rodrigo's album, which spent two weeks at number one this summer, has now been at number two for five straight weeks. Charli's Music, Fashion, Film opened with numbers similar to Brat, which debuted at 77,000 units in 2024.

Wallen released a new song, "Been by Now," last Friday. Where it lands on the Hot 100 will be known when the new chart is published Monday.

Wallen remains the dominant streaming act in a country music boom that has also lifted artists like Zach Bryan, Luke Combs, and Ella Langley. Langley currently has three songs in the top 10 on the Hot 100, including "Choosin' Texas."

Morgan Wallen, an American country music artist performs his hit single “Whiskey Glasses” during Freedom Fest, June 28, 2019, at the Iron Horse Park, Fort Carson, Colorado. Freedom Fest was a three day festival featuring carnival rides, food trucks, concerts and fireworks in celebration of Independe
Morgan Wallen, an American country music artist p…      960px Morgan_wallen_at_freedom_fest_2019 Webp    U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Vicens / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)