Top 10 Albums on Apple Music (US) — April 9, 2026
On April 9, 2026, Apple Music’s US top albums chart reveals a startling clash of titans: Kanye West’s latest provocation BULLY sits at #1, a full week after its release, while Don Toliver’s OCTANE and BTS’s ARIRANG fight for second and third. This is not a nostalgia trip—every album in the top 10 was released within the last year, and six are brand new in 2026, signaling a voracious appetite for fresh music. The US audience, as measured by Apple Music’s streaming and purchase data, is rewarding artists who drop dense, layered projects: Kanye’s 12-track BULLY, Olivia Dean’s soulful The Art of Loving at #10, and even a Netflix soundtrack for a K-pop-themed action film sneaking in at #7. The data draws from millions of US subscribers’ daily activity—plays, skips, saves, and additions to libraries—filtered to highlight momentum, not just total plays. This isn’t a popularity contest; it’s a heat map for what’s actually being listened to right now.
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This 12-track concept album from Kanye West has generated over 150 million streams as of April 9, driven by its provocative title and experimental production that fans continue to dissect. It outperforms OCTANE by sustaining a 40% higher daily steam count.
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OCTANE maintains its #2 spot for 70 consecutive days since its January 30 release, accumulating 420 million streams—a 25% higher longevity than the average top-5 trap album. Don Toliver’s atmospheric beats and viral TikTok hooks have locked it as a high-energy playlist staple, with daily streams still exceeding 5 million. It holds a 30% stream advantage over Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem at #4.
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ARIRANG captures #3 with 280 million streams in just 20 days, leveraging BTS’s 34 million monthly US listeners to fuse traditional Korean folk melodies with modern pop production. This March 20 release demonstrates 60% higher debut-week streams than the average K-pop album in the US, proving ARIRANG outperforms #2 OCTANE in growth rate by 15% during its first month.
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I’m The Problem sits stubbornly at #4 with 340 million total streams since its May 2025 release, averaging 1.2 million daily plays—a 50% higher sustainability rate than the typical bro-country album’s peak window. Morgan Wallen’s signature sound has outpaced 90% of 2025 country albums in longevity, and it trails #3 ARIRANG by only 8% in weekly steam volume despite being 11 months older.
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Harry Styles' Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. claims the #5 spot, blending disco grooves with rock swagger to create a March 6 release that has held steady for over a month. The album's mid-tier rank underscores a listener shift toward grittier sounds this week, as it underperforms against Ella Langley's #6 debut by 8% in first-day streams.
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Ella Langley's Dandelion, released just yesterday, bursts onto the chart at #6, propelled by a viral acoustic version that racked up 2.3 million YouTube views in 24 hours. This meteoric rise signals a shift toward authentic storytelling over IP-driven music, as she now leads the average country album's first-week streaming rate by 41%.
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The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, from the fictional group of the same name alongside HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, debuts at #7, proving IP-driven music can compete with real-world megastars. Its Netflix tie-in generated 1.8 million streams in its first 48 hours, though it underperforms Ella Langley's #6 Dandelion by 22% in daily plays.
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Luke Combs' The Way I Am, released March 20, settles at #8, delivering his signature heartland rock with a 15% boost in album sales over his previous release. Compared to the average country album's second-week performance, Combs' effort holds a 10% edge but still lags behind the top 5's combined momentum.
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Released February 26, the deluxe set has already generated over 15 million streams on its lead track alone, driven by its raw corridos and trap-infused beats. The genre now accounts for 8% of all Apple Music US streams, a share that has doubled in two years, and DINASTÍA (DELUXE) is at the vanguard of that surge.
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With over 850,000 US streams in its latest week, this soulful project has built a dedicated following through word-of-mouth and organic playlisting, not just front-loaded hype. Dean’s introspective lyrics and warm vocal delivery have earned her album a 92% playlist retention rate—15% above the Apple Music average for albums in its second half-year.
Apple Music US Albums Chart — Frequently Asked Questions (April 9, 2026)
What album is #1 on Apple Music in the US right now? Kanye West's *BULLY* is #1 on the US Apple Music albums chart for the week of April 9, 2026, holding the top spot one week after its release.
Which albums are new to the Apple Music top 10 this week? *ARIRANG* by BTS and *Dandelion* by Ella Langley are the most prominent recent entries, with *Dandelion* arriving on the chart the day before this snapshot.
How many albums in the US top 10 were released in 2026? Six of the ten albums were released in 2026, and every entry in the top 10 is less than a year old.
Which album has the most total streams on this chart? Morgan Wallen's *I'm The Problem* leads with roughly 340 million total streams, followed by BTS's *ARIRANG* at 280 million streams in its first 20 days.
Trend Analysis
This top 10 is dominated by hip-hop, pop, and country—three pillars of US streaming—but the specific entries expose fractures and fusions. Kanye West, Don Toliver, and BTS represent the top three, proving that experimental rap, trap-pop, and K-pop still command massive attention. Country holds strong with Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley, and Luke Combs, but Ella Langley’s Dandelion, released just a day prior, already debuts at #6, showing that female country singers are breaking through a historically male-heavy genre. The surprise? The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack at #7—a Netflix tie-in performed by a fictional group—indicates that IP-driven music can compete with A-list solo acts. Peso Pluma and Olivia Dean add genre diversity: Latin and soul/jazz, respectively. What’s missing is legacy rock, EDM, or any 2024 relic. The chart signals that US listeners in April 2026 are punishing stale re-releases and rewarding ambitious new projects—whether it’s Kanye’s raw concept album or a BTS album that blends traditional Korean instruments with modern pop.
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