Miley Cyrus is back at the top of the Billboard 200 after more than a decade, with her new album Bass Persuades debuting at No. 1 on the chart dated October 3.
The album moved 61,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the tracking week ending September 24, according to Luminate. The result gives Miley her sixth Billboard 200 No. 1 and her 16th album to reach the chart's top 10.
A major part of the album's opening week came from traditional album purchases. Bass Persuades sold 47,000 copies, allowing it to also debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart.
Streaming contributed another 14,000 equivalent units, representing approximately 14.22 million official on-demand streams. Track-equivalent album units made up only a small portion of the total.
The album's strong physical sales were helped by an unusually broad selection of formats. Fans could choose from 16 vinyl variants and nine CD editions, with one version in each format featuring a bonus track.
Miley also released six digital download editions, most of which included additional material, alongside a cassette version.
That wide release strategy helped push the album's traditional sales well ahead of its streaming performance and played a major role in its No. 1 debut.
The campaign for Bass Persuades also moved at a rapid pace. Miley announced the album on September 1 before releasing its title track as the lead single just two days later.
The song made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 35 on the chart dated September 19. The entry became Miley's 24th song to reach the Hot 100's top 40.
Bass Persuades arrived on September 18, just over a year after her previous studio album, Something Beautiful. That album debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in June 2025.
Miley's previous No. 1 album came in October 2013, when Bangerz reached the top of the Billboard 200.
That means Bass Persuades ends a roughly 13-year gap between her chart-topping albums, giving Miley one of the notable returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2026.
Her six No. 1 albums and 16 top 10 appearances include projects released under both Miley and Miley Cyrus. Her Billboard history also includes soundtrack albums connected to her Disney-era role as Hannah Montana.
Miley is also the third artist in 2026 to return to the top of the Billboard 200 after spending at least a decade away from No. 1.
Bruno Mars was the first this year, with The Romantic debuting at No. 1 on the March 14 chart. That came 13 years after Unorthodox Jukebox last topped the Billboard 200 in March 2013.
A$AP Rocky followed with Don’t Be Dumb, which opened at No. 1 on the chart dated January 31. His album arrived more than 10 years after At.Long.Last.A$AP reached No. 1 in June 2015.
Miley's return to the top was also a particularly close race. Ella Langley’s former No. 1 album Dandelion remained at No. 2 with nearly 61,000 units, increasing by 1% from the previous week.
Riley Green followed at No. 3 with That’s Just Me, giving him his first top 10 album on the Billboard 200. The project opened with 60,000 units, marking the biggest week of his career by that measure.
Green's debut was driven more evenly by sales and streaming. Album sales accounted for 29,000 units, his highest total to date and enough to place the album at No. 2 on Top Album Sales.
Streaming added 30,000 units, equivalent to 30.89 million official on-demand streams. That performance gave Green a No. 10 debut on Top Streaming Albums.
Track-equivalent units contributed another 1,000 to his total. His physical release strategy included 13 vinyl and CD variants, several of them featuring bonus tracks, as well as two digital download editions and a cassette.
The rest of the Billboard 200 top 10 featured several familiar chart leaders.
Morgan Wallen's I’m the Problem remained at No. 4 with 58,000 units, up 1% from the previous week.
Olivia Rodrigo's you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love moved from No. 3 to No. 5 after recording 55,000 units, an 8% decline.
Noah Kahan's The Great Divide dropped one position to No. 6 with 46,000 units, although its total increased slightly from the previous week.
beabadoobee also achieved a career milestone, with Pylon debuting at No. 7 and giving her a first-ever Billboard 200 top 10 entry.
The album opened with 35,000 equivalent units, including 25,000 traditional album sales. That sales total is also a personal best for the singer and placed Pylon at No. 3 on the Top Album Sales chart.
Streaming accounted for another 10,000 units, equivalent to 10.79 million official on-demand streams, while track-equivalent units were negligible.
Pylon was released across 10 vinyl variants and three CD editions, including signed versions, as well as two cassette editions and a digital download.
Jhené Aiko experienced one of the biggest movements within the top 10, with Westside Whimsy falling from No. 1 to No. 8 in its second week.
The album recorded 35,000 units, representing a 53% decline from its opening week.
Drake's former chart-topper ICEMAN moved from No. 6 to No. 9 with nearly 35,000 units, down 2%.
Kahan's Stick Season rounded out the top 10 at No. 10, holding its position with 34,000 units after a 3% increase.
The result also gives Kahan two albums inside the Billboard 200 top 10 at the same time, with The Great Divide sitting at No. 6.
For Miley, however, the biggest story remains her return to the top after 13 years. Bass Persuades not only gives her another No. 1 album, but also adds a new chapter to a chart career that stretches from her Hannah Montana years through multiple musical eras under her own name.
With six Billboard 200 No. 1 albums now on her résumé, Miley has once again reached the highest position on the U.S. album chart, more than a decade after Bangerz last gave her the top spot.
