Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bass Persuades’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 61,000 Units

The @chartdata post reports that Miley Cyrus’s album Bass Persuades has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 61,000 equivalent album units (including 14.22 million on-demand streams and 47,000 pure sales). It marks her first Billboard 200 No. 1 in 13 years (since Bangerz in 2013). The post is trending due to the milestone for a major pop artist, the relatively modest first-week total in the current streaming era, fan celebrations of her longevity and low-promo success, and online debate over whether the numbers constitute a strong or weak performance.