In the first half of the 2026 in the United States, Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem was the most popular album, while Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” was the most-streamed song (by on-demand audio streams), respectively, according to data tracking company Luminate.
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Read more about midyear metrics in the Midyear Report: Trends in Music, TV & Film – 2026.
Wallen, Once More: As it was for the first half of 2025, Wallen’s I’m the Problem was again the most popular album in the U.S. for the first six months of 2026. During the tracking period of Jan. 2 through July 2, 2026, I’m the Problem earned 2.035 million equivalent album units. (See full top 10 ranking, below.) I’m the Problem debuted at No. 1 on the weekly Billboard 200 dated May 31, 2025, spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks atop the list, and has been lodged in its top 10 since its release.
