English rock band Sleep Token earns its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with their major label debut (RCA), “Even in Arcadia.” The 10-song set is the group’s fourth album overall, and follows the release of “Take Me Back to Eden,” which entered at No. 16 on the list in 2023.
“Even in Arcadia” debuts with 127,000 units — the biggest week by units for any rock album in nearly a year, and the largest sum for any hard rock album in two years. Logging nearly 70 million streams, “Even in Arcadia” also claims the largest streaming week ever for a hard rock album.
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Notably enough, this is the second No. 1 debut for a hard rock band in 2025, following Swedish act Ghost’s recent win with the chart-topping debut of “Skeleta.” (May 10 chart).
At No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Kali Uchis’ “Sincerely,” which debuts with 62,000 units earned. It’s the Grammy-winning singer’s third top 10-charting effort, following the release of “Orquídeas” (No. 2 with 69,000 units) in 2024, and “Red Moon in Venus” (No. 4) in 2023. Of the 62,000 units earned, album sales tallied 38,000 of that sum, thanks to the set’s availability in physical formats — including 10 vinyl variants, three CD variants, a cassette and a standard digital download album, as well as a deluxe download with two bonus tracks.
Elsewhere, the Weeknd’s previous chart-topper, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” returns to the top of the list at No. 9 with 38,000 units earned, largely owed to sales generated by the release of new CD and vinyl editions of the album.
The remainder of the Top 10 is led by SZA’s “SOS” at No. 3; Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” at No. 4; PartyNextDoor and Drake’s “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” at No. 5; Fuerza Regida’s “111xpantia” at No. 6; Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” at No. 7; Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” at No. 8; and Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” rounds out the peak at No. 10.
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