‘The Great Divide’ by Noah Kahan debuts with 389K units on Billboard 200

[Teletubby 160,366]

Of The Great Divide’s 389,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise 212,000 (equaling 215.37 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks, Kahan’s best streaming week and the biggest streaming week of 2026; it debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 175,000 (his best sales week; it debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 2,000.

With 389,000 equivalent album units earned, The Great Divide scores the biggest week for a rock album since the Billboard 200 began measuring by units in December 2014. It surpasses the previous high by a rock set in that span, by the No. 1 debut of Dave Matthews Band’s Come Tomorrow, with 292,000 units (June 23, 2018). Plus, with 175,000 copies sold in pure album sales, the set notches the largest sales week for a rock album in nearly seven years, since Tool’s Fear Inoculum bowed at No. 1 with 248,000 (Sept. 14, 2019).

Vinyl purchases comprise 118,000 of The Great Divide’s first week, which is both Kahan’s best week ever on vinyl and the best sales week on vinyl for a rock album in the modern era.

The album’s first week got a boost from its availability across nine vinyl variants (including a signed edition and a Target-exclusive set with two bonus live tracks), three CD editions (including a signed edition and a Target-exclusive with two bonus live tracks) and a deluxe digital download and streaming version that added four bonus studio songs (dubbed The Great Divide: The Last of the Bugs).

[Junko Enoshima 4,331]

Who the **** is this??? 

[Bronco 21,993]

He's great, but idk if I count him as rock based on the songs of his I have heard  

[weed 78,258]

goddamn! good for him but gag!! bigger debut than ALL pop girlies the last what.. 5 years? besides Taylor and Cowboy Carter.... shooketh!

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[emili0 1,530]

Was relistening to Stick Season last night and finally getting to the new record. Love his voice and storytelling.

 

Watch his recent NPR Tiny Desk. Seems like genuinely good guy and is super talented 

[nkta 477]

he’s awesome! Glad for him! But also surprised he’s considered to be Rock

[TheMontebello 1,013]

I might have to give ot a listen. I don't know much about him but I liked a song that played on an ad in the grammy's