{"id":300,"date":"2026-02-03T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=300"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:00:58","slug":"megadeth-lands-their-first-no-1-album-on-the-billboard-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/megadeth-lands-their-first-no-1-album-on-the-billboard-200\/","title":{"rendered":"Megadeth Lands Their First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time in the band’s nearly 40-year history, Megadeth has scored a No. 1 album on the <\/a>Billboard<\/a><\/em> 200<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band’s new self-titled album, also expected to be their last, debuted at the top of the charts, with 73,000 equivalent album units sold, including 69,000 physical and digital copies. Of those, 56,000 were physical copies, including 22,000 vinyl copies, marking Megadeth’s best vinyl sales since Luminate began tracking them electronically in 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After 40 years of delivering Megadeth music, playing shows around the world, I have nothing but gratitude at this moment,” Dave Mustaine said in a press release. “Finding out that our last Megadeth record is also our first #1 only further validates my will to go out on top.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After thanking his family and bandmates, Mustaine also thanked the band’s fans for “making this possible,” adding, “without you Megadeth would not be as successful as we are.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Megadeth Has Historically Hit the Top 10, but Never No. 1 Until 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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