Zach Bryan is one of the biggest rising stars in the world of country, and it was just a matter of time before one of his albums soared to no. 1. That moment is finally here, and he managed to score his first chart-topping record atop the Billboard 200 with his self-titled new album Zach Bryan.
The country-rock star managed to earn 200,000 equivalent album units with his fourth LP during its first week on the Billboard 200, setting several milestones along the way. This marks the largest week for a rock album in four years and the biggest streaming week ever for a rock album, according to Billboard’s official data.
Zach Bryan also scored the fifth-largest debut streaming week for a country album, in addition to being the third country title to hit no. 1 in the US this year. It follows in the footsteps of Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time and Taylor Swift’s Speak No (Taylor’s Version).
Zach Bryan’s self-titled album hit the shelves on August 25 and it was entirely self-produced by the singer himself. The guest appearances by The War and Treaty, Sierra Ferrell, Kacey Musgraves, and The Lumineers helped increase the interest for this record, eventually pushing it to no. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
