Stereolab Climbs Past Rivals to Score First NACC 200 #1

The mighty three-way see-saw battle for #1 between Japanese Breakfast, Tunde Adebimpe, and Bon Iver may have continued this week were it not for a fresh new competitor that came on the scene last week. Between the three of them, Adebimpe edged back in front of...

Japanese Breakfast Makes NACC 200 History With #1 Rebound

The battle for #1 over the past month or so has been one of the most interesting in NACC 200 history. We’ve seen two albums trade places for the #1 spot before, but lately, three albums have been battling it out. A player whose time we thought had come and gone...

Tunde Adebimpe Surprises Everyone and Lands His First #1

The race for #1 was a wild one this week, with three horses in the race. After being ousted from #1 last week, Bon Iver made a valiant effort to retake the top spot back from Japanese Breakfast, and they did indeed climb over them. But in the end, neither took the...

Japanese Breakfast Reclaims #1 on NACC 200

Falling from #1 on the NACC 200 doesn’t always mean an album’s run at the top is over. Ten times previously, we’ve seen artists relinquish #1 only to reclaim it again. Most recently, Sufjan Stevens did it at the beginning of 2024. But Japanese...

Bon Iver Claims NACC Hat Trick Again in Close Race

Bon Iver enjoys a second week atop the NACC 200 with their fifth studio album, SABLE, fABLE (Jagjaguwar), though it almost didn’t happen. After taking over the top spot from Japanese Breakfast last week with a slim 23-point edge, the gap between the two bands...

Bon Iver Hit Their First NACC Chart-Topper

Eau Claire, WI six-piece Bon Iver scored the highest debut of the year two weeks ago, opening at #11 on the NACC 200. That was a fairly good indication of where things were headed. This week, the band’s fifth studio album, SABLE, fABLE (Jagjaguwar), completes...