{"id":627648,"date":"2026-08-08T21:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/627648\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:07:19","slug":"charli-xcx-earns-her-second-top-10-billboard-200-debut-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/627648\/","title":{"rendered":"Charli xcx Earns Her Second Top 10 Billboard 200 Debut of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bold introspection has again handsomely paid off for <a data-ylk=\"slk:Charli xcx;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/charli-xcx\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Charli xcx<\/a>, whose new album has now been confirmed to have netted the three-time <a data-ylk=\"slk:Grammy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/grammys\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Grammy<\/a> winner her second top 10 debut of the year on the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard 200 chart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/billboard-200\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard 200 chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Music, Fashion, Film\u2014<a data-ylk=\"slk:one of the year&#039;s best albums;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/style\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/charli-xcx-empath-uzu-dress-shop\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">one of the year&#8217;s best albums<\/a>, and arguably the most compelling mainstream music moment of the year\u2014<a data-ylk=\"slk:comes in at No. 3;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/morgan-wallen-problem-14th-week-number-one-billboard-200-1236307852\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">comes in at No. 3<\/a> on the latest chart update with 78,000 equivalent units.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charli previously bagged a top 10 debut back in February with the Wuthering Heights soundtrack, which opened at No. 8. Her latest album, featuring filmmaker David Cronenberg on the existentially concerned closing track &#8220;No One Lasts Forever,&#8221; marks her fourth top 10 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Returning;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/morgan-wallen-problem-14th-week-number-one-billboard-200-1236307852\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Returning<\/a> to the top spot on the same chart is <a data-ylk=\"slk:Morgan Wallen&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/morgan-wallen\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Wallen&#8217;<\/a>s I&#8217;m the Problem, while <a data-ylk=\"slk:Olivia Rodrigo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/olivia-rodrigo\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>&#8216;s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love holds at No. 2. On the U.K. Official Albums Chart, meanwhile, Charli has earned her <a data-ylk=\"slk:second No. 1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-number-1-uk-albums-chart-1236306941\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">second No. 1<\/a> of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/strong><\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#039;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Lollapalooza;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/lollapalooza\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lollapalooza<\/a> festival in Chicago on Friday, Charli gave fans the first full-scale performance of the Music, Fashion, Film era. The setlist was heavy on tracks from Charli&#8217;s latest album, including singles &#8220;Rock Music&#8221; and &#8220;SS26,&#8221; among others, though BRAT was also well-represented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I had the best time and I&#8217;m so proud of this show,&#8221; she later <a data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbiyxa3lCim\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> on Instagram. &#8220;Ty for watching.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Starting in September, fans can catch Charli on the Music, Fashion, Film Tour <a data-ylk=\"slk:with special guest underscores;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZU2W5FxGp1\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">with special guest underscores<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related News<a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/style\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/charli-xcx-empath-uzu-dress-shop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Charli xcx with long black hair wearing sunglasses and a gray top stands outside near a building.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/b6f0638e7f064564e300b6a1f8dad4e7.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charli xcx Wears EMPATH Uzu Dress in London: How to Shop on Complex<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/treyalston\/charli-xcx-new-album-music-fashion-film\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Charli XCX\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/0cc4722aaa4a3c916a6d808891e1d8b9.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charli xcx Releases New Album &#8216;Music, Fashion, Film&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/treyalston\/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-wuthering-heights-vinyl-how-to-buy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Charli XCX.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/2dc3dbb5e088d50f052a0bdfd195ed577ae0daee87bc3844cd68521849eb642c\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fimages.complex.com%2Fcomplex%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fc_crop%2Ch_2796%2Cw_4964%2Cx_0%2Cy_0%2Fg_auto%3Aaoi_1656_375_993_559%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%2Cw_2048%2Fsanity-new%2Fcharli-xcx-music-fashion-film-wuthering-heights-vinyl-buy-complex-shop_d4cvxh.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charli XCX&#8217;s Fire Discography: How to Shop &#8216;Music, Fashion, Film,&#8217; 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