Lil Baby is kicking off the new year on top, as his monumental new album WHAM has debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album moved 140,000 album units in its first week to become Lil Baby’s fourth consecutive No.

Lil Baby collects his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, all tallied consecutively, as WHAM opens atop the chart dated Jan. 18. The set earned 140,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan.

Lil Baby's 'Wham' is the first new No. 1 album of the year as Bad Bunny trails closely behind with 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' at No. 2.

This week, we get a fresh jolt of energy, as SZA and Lamar make way for two blockbuster debuts. Lil Baby enters the chart at No. 1 with WHAM — an acronym for "Who Hard As Me," not a tribute to the duo who spent last Christmas in the top 5 — which becomes the rapper's fourth consecutive chart-topper and seventh album to hit the top 10.

Lil Baby is back on top. The Atlanta rapper’s latest release WHAM earned a first place debut on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the first No. 1 album of 2025. This marks the 30-year-old’s fourth No. 1 album, following It’s Only Me in 2022, The Voice of the Heroes with Lil Durk in 2021, and My Turn in 2020.

After a tumble from the mountaintop with his last album, Baby sets his eyes on a return to the top with his fourth album ’WHAM.’

In the first big week for new releases of the calendar year, two albums from prior chart-toppers look to seize the top spot.

Lil Baby’s new release, WHAM, debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard 200 albums chart. This marks the fourth consecutive chart-topping record from the Atlanta rapper, and his seventh Top 10 album of his career.