Billboard 200 #1 Album Week of October 17

Billboard updates the Billboard 200 albums chart each Tuesday (with adjusted release schedules on some holiday weeks), reflecting data from the previous week (Friday-Thursday). Each Billboard chart is then dated “Week of (date of the upcoming Saturday)”. This market will resolve according to the number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart dated “Week of October 17, 2026”. Albums will be primarily ranked by order on the specified chart. If two or more albums are tied for any position, ties will be