NACC 200 NOTABLES:
1] It was a very tight battle for #1 on the NACC 200 this week, and it actually didn’t include Beabadoobee, who has been #1 for the last five weeks. She was outside of the running early and dropped 1-4 this week. The battle was between Julia Jacklin and Fontaines DC, both in last week’s top 5. Jacklin led for most of the reporting window. But in the end, Fontaines DC jumped into the lead with their second NACC 200 chart-topper. All five of their LPs have reached the Top 10 of the NACC 200, but the Irish quintet first reached #1 in 2020 with their sophomore album, A Hero’s Death. Now their fifth album, Dopamine Chamber, follows to the top.
2] Immediately inserting themselves into the #1 conversation for next week is the band that scored most-added honors last week. Brooklyn quartet DIIV opened at #60 on the NACC 200 last week while simultaneously nabbing an impressive 82 Top 10 Adds. Now they soar from 60-3 with their fifth LP, Zirp! In doing so, it gives the band their third straight Top 10-peaking album on the NACC 200.
3] Kings Of Leon enjoy this week’s highest debut on the NACC 200 with their tenth LP, O My Beloved. The band was named after their grandfather Leon (all four members shared him as a grandpa, with three members brothers and the fourth their cousin). The Tennessee quartet debuts at #34, just one spot ahead of London band RIP Magic, who debuted at #35, just six points behind Kings Of Leon.
4] Another super tight race this week occurred on the NACC 200 Top 30 Adds Chart. Just one solitary Top 10 Add separates our #1 and #2 Adds of the week. When the dust settled, untitled (halo) came out on top with 58 Top 10 Adds. After releasing two EPs, 2023’s towncryer and 2024’s headbanger, the Los Angeles quartet is releasing their self-titled debut LP. They beat Washington state quartet Chastity Belt for the most-added title this week and debuted at #149 on the NACC 200.
GENRE CHART HIGHLIGHTS:
1] Philadelphia seven-piece The War On Drugs has had quite a roller coaster on their way to #1 on NACC Singles this week with their new single, “Who’s That.” They debuted at #4 seven weeks ago. They held there and then tumbled to #22. They then bounced back into the Top 10, rising to #4, where they spent two more weeks before climbing to #2 last week and now to #1. The song is their first music released since 2022. No parent album has been announced yet.
2] Beabadoobee may have surrendered the #1 spot on the NACC 200 this week, but she isn’t done with her #1 run at NACC overall. She rises back from 3-1 on NACC NEXT with her fourth LP, Pylon, and enjoys a fifth non-consecutive week at #1. In doing so, she ties Dry Cleaning, Ratboys, Death Cab For Cutie, and Phoebe Bridgers for the longest stay at #1 on this chart in 2026.
3] With Big Harp George at #1 on NACC Blues with his eighth studio album, No Shortcuts, the NACC Blues Chart has now seen twice as many #1s as the chart saw in all of 2025. It is the only chart doubling up on chart-toppers this year.