Paul McCartney debut No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart

Paul McCartney achieves his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart in over 36 years, as his new studio effort, Egypt Station, bows atop the list.

The new Sept. 22-dated chart, where Egypt Station debuts at No. 1, will be posted in full on Billboard's websites on Tuesday, Sept. 18.(Source Billboard  By Keith Caulfield)

Thanks to all our fabulous fans and the whole team behind this record for making it number one - yippee! Love Paul x #EgyptStation 👍👍 pic.twitter.com/jOrMEvoUvC

— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) September 16, 2018

The set, which was released on Sept. 7 via MPL/Capitol Records, launches with a larger-than-expected 153,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 13 according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 147,000 were in traditional album sales.

Paul McCartney's “Egypt Station” has hit the top 10 on nine different charts in its first chartings. It hit #1 in Germany, #2 in The Netherlands and on Ultratop Flanders in Belgium, #3 in Norway, on Official Charts.com in the UK, and on Ultratop Wallonia in Belgium, #4 in Sweden, #5 in Italy, #7 on Ireland, and #12 in New Zealand. and hit N1 in US chart.

McCartney’s Eighth No. 1 Album: Egypt Station gives McCartney his eight No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He last  was in 1982 with Tug of War  , Red Rose Speedway; Band on the Run,

A 36-Year Gap Between No. 1s: Egypt Station’s No. 1 arrival comes 36 years, 3 months and 10 days after Tug of War last led the list (June 12, 1982). That’s the longest gap between No. 1s for a living artist in the history of the Billboard 200 chart. The only act to have a longer wait between chart-toppers was Johnny Cash, who died on Sept. 12, 2003

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The new album, which was released on Sept. 7 via MPL/Capitol Records, could earn around 140,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Sept. 13.

 That news is great because those are ‘real’ sales, with higher royalties. And fans wanted the album package to keep, not just listen to passively. They were committed.

Paul is about to play some of those songs in concert as he begins his Freshen Up tour Sept. 17 in Quebec.

McCartney worked like a dog on this debut. The marketing campaign has been intense, starting with the two James Corden shows on CBS. McCartney also appeared at private fan shows in London and New York, and streamed the latter on YouTube. Spotify is carrying the audio of McCartney’s Abbey Road show from London.