Her first week at No. 1

Gracie Abrams had not had a No. 1 album before Daughter From Hell. The chart dated August 1 gave it to her. 124,000 equivalent units. Not the biggest number of the year. The first time her name sat alone at the top.

Around it that week were records that had already been No. 1: Olivia Rodrigo, Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley, Noah Kahan, Drake. She arrived, and they were still in the building. That is what a first week looks like when the rest of the year is crowded.

The picture is from the El Rey in Los Angeles, March 2022. Four years early. It is the one we are allowed to print.