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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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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.
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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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