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REPUBLIC Rules the Billboard 200 Top 10 With 8 Albums, Led by Taylor Swift

REPUBLIC is the only label to have held at least eight of the top 10 titles in the modern era.

On October 24, 2026, Republic Records made history by claiming eight of the top ten spots on the Billboard 200 albums chart. This is the third time in the chart's history that Republic has achieved this feat. The chart, powered by Luminate since May 25, 1991, tracks the most popular albums in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, including album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

Units equal one album sale or a combination of 10 individual track sales, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand streams.

The albums under Republic's aegis in the top ten are: Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl at No. 1, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 3, Noah Kahan's The Great Divide at No. 5, Drake's HABIBTI at No. 6, Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 7, Kahan's Stick Season at No. 8, Greta Van Fleet's Palace for the People at No. 9, and Drake's ICEMAN at No. 10.

Interestingly, this achievement coincides with Universal Music Group (UMG), which now holds nine of the top ten spots. UMG, the parent company of Republic, is joined by the No. 2 ranked album, Olivia Rodrigo's you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, under Geffen/Interscope Capitol. UMG last had nine of the top 10 on the chart dated September 29, 2025.

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