Beyonce Could Be the Only Artist to Hit No. 1 With First 6 Studio Albums
Beyonce’s on her way to making Billboard chart history with her new Lemonade album.
The diva’s latest release is set to debut atop the Billboard 200 chart dated May 14, according to industry forecasters. If Lemonade arrives atop the list, she will become both the first act to reach No. 1 with her first six studio albums, and also the first to debut at No. 1 with her first six studio sets.
When Beyonce’s last album, her self-titled effort, debuted at No. 1 in 2013, she became the first woman to hit No. 1 with their first five studio albums. Presently, only three acts have taken their first five studio sets to No. 1: Beyonce, rapper DMX and folk group The Kingston Trio.
DMX is the only other act, aside from Beyonce, to debut at No. 1 with their first five studio efforts. The Kingston Trio reached No. 1 with their first five studio albums -- between 1958 and 1960 -- by climbing up the chart after debuting at a lower rank.