Tomorrow x Together’s “The Name Chapter: Temptation” takes #1

Tomorrow x Together have landed their first #1 album with the debut of The Name Chapter: Temptation, a collection of funky pop with lyrics in English and Korean.

With the equivalent of 152,000 album sales in the US, the five-song EP achieved the biggest week of sales for an album since Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” debuted at No. 1, selling over 1 million copies in November. As Billboard points out, 98% of that total comes from collector CD sales. Fans were treated to 14 different variations of the album, including exclusive editions for Barnes & Noble and Target, along with a limited sale of signed copies on Weverse.

This is the K-pop group’s third EP to reach the top of the Albums Chart, following 2022’s ‘Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child’ which peaked at #4 and ‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’ 2021, which peaked at No. 5. The quintet – comprised of Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and HueningKai – will also embark on a US and Asia tour, beginning in March with two nights in Seoul, South Korea. The US leg of the 21-day trek begins May 6 in Charlotte, North Carolina before ending in Los Angeles.

With Tomorrow x Together at No. 1 on the chart, SZA’s “SOS” slips to No. 2, marking the end of the R&B singer’s seven-week run at the top of the Billboard 200. In its eighth week of release, the set hit 100,000 units.

Two new albums debut in the Top 10 this week: Sam Smith’s Gloria, which debuts at No. 7, and Lil Yachty’s Let’s Start Here at No. 9. The latter, Yachty’s third Top 10 album, opened with the equivalent of 36,000 units earned from 41 million on-demand streams. This is the 25-year-old rapper’s third top 10 chart result, following 2018’s “Lil Boat 2” (#2) and 2017’s “Teenage Emotions” (#5).

Meanwhile, Smith’s “Gloria” is the soulful singer’s fourth set in the top 10 on the charts. It earned the equivalent of 39,000 album units and racked up nearly 31 million official on-demand streams of the set’s songs, including the Grammy-winning hit single “Unholy,” a collaboration with Kim Petras (the song also charts at #5 this week) . on the Hot 100)

Swift’s “Midnights” is #3 (68,000 units); Metro Boomin’s “Heroes & Villains” is #4 (47,000 units); “Her Loss” by Drake and 21 Savage is at #5 (44,000 units); Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” is at #6 (42,000 units); Rounding out the top 10 is Zach Bryan’s “American Heartbreak” (31,000 units).

Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” has topped the Hot 100 for the third consecutive week since its January 12 release. This week, “Flowers” racked up 56 million radio airplay audience impressions and 48 million streams, according to data from Luminate.

In its third week, “Flowers” racked up 56 million radio airplay audience impressions and 48 million streams, according to Luminate.

“Flowers” has also made a lasting impression on sales, becoming the first song to top 30,000 sales in three consecutive weeks since Coldplay and BTS’ “My Universe” each sold over 30,000 in the first four weeks of 2021.

“As magical as this moment feels, I know it’s no coincidence,” Cyrus said in a celebratory tweet. “This song and its success represent the power of YOU! This is your moment and I am honored to be the messenger.”

Flowers is spending its third week at #1 and as magical as this moment feels, I know it’s no coincidence. This song and its success represent the power of YOU! This is your moment and I am honored to be the messenger. pic.twitter.com/ekVb103LTj

— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) February 6, 2023

The record is the lead single from her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation, which Cyrus previously described as “her love letter to LA.” The set will be released March 10th through Columbia Records and features productions from Harry’s House hitmakers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, along with Greg Kurstin and Cyrus’ frequent collaborator Mike Will Made It.

New to the Hot 100 top 10 this week is Lil Uzi Vert’s “Just Wanna Rock,” which rose to No. 10 with 15 million streams. The song is Uzi’s seventh Hot 100 Top 10 single; He previously peaked at No. 1 alongside Migos for Bad and Boujee, which dominated the charts for three weeks in 2016-17.

The Weeknd’s “Die for You” returns to the top 10 as its best number 6, fueled by its radio ad and TikTok buzz, while the rest of the chart is filled with repeats: SZA’s “Kill Bill” sits at No. 2 for one fourth week; Metro Boomin, the Weeknd and 21 Savage’s “Creepin’” Rises to No. 3; Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” is at No. 4; “I’m Good (Blue)” by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha slips to #1. 7; “Rich Flex” by Drake and 21 Savage remains at No. 8; and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” holds on at No. 9.

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