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Dallas Smith Has This Week's Top Album Debut, But Ariana's No. 1

Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart with a total of 7,000 total consumption units. It is the album’s third week at the top.

Dallas Smith Has This Week's Top Album Debut, But Ariana's No. 1

By FYI Staff

Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart with a total of 7,000 total consumption units. It is the album’s third week at the top. The single “7 Rings” holds at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart.


Juice Wrld’s Death Race for Love drops to 2nd place, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack holds at 3, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s Hoodie SZN bullets 6-4, and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack drops to 5th place.

It was an unusually quiet week for new releases, with the loftiest debut for a first-week album belonging to Dallas Smith with The Fall, at 91-earning it the highest selling Country release of the week.

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-- All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional notes provided by Nielsen Music Canada Director Paul Tuch.

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The Weeknd performs onstage during the Michael Rubin REFORM Alliance Casino Night Event on September 13, 2025 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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The Weeknd performs onstage during the Michael Rubin REFORM Alliance Casino Night Event on September 13, 2025 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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