This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 albums chart dated Jan. 18, 2025, we look at whether new releases from Lil Baby or Bad Bunny can unseat a reigning blockbuster that dates back to 2022.

THOMPSON: With Lil Baby at No. 1 and Bad Bunny at No. 2, the new year in music is finally starting to shape up and push some of the stagnation of 2024 off the top of the charts.

Just a little over a year ago, on May 6, Bad Bunny dropped off his chart-topping fourth solo studio album Un Verano Sin Ti. The critically acclaimed project debuted at the No. 1 spot on the ...

Hayes has contributed to tracks by major artists like Bad Bunny, Future, and Lil Baby. NBA YoungBoy was his first major placement.

Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS out-performed WHAM on streaming services, even with two fewer days' worth of streams, but couldn't match Lil Baby's first-week sales numbers — especially given ...