BLACKPINK's 'DEADLINE' debuts at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, marking a powerful comeback with strong U.S. sales.
- March 18, 2026
AceShowbiz - The South Korean girl group BLACKPINK has achieved their fourth top 10 placement on the Billboard Album Sales chart with their new release DEADLINE. This marks a strong return for the quartet, as the album also debuted within the top 10 on multiple Billboard charts dated March 14.
DEADLINE, BLACKPINK’s first album in over three years, earned an impressive No. 2 spot on the Top Album Sales chart. In addition, it secured No. 3 on the Independent Albums chart and landed at No. 8 on the overall Billboard 200, demonstrating wide commercial success across different ranking systems.
The five-track album accumulated 52,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during the week ending March 5. Of those, pure album sales accounted for 41,000, according to data from Luminate, confirming the group’s strong physical and digital sales performance.
Before DEADLINE, BLACKPINK’s last major release was BORN PINK, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated October 1, 2022. Since then, each member—Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé—has released solo projects, all of which charted in the top 15 on the Top Album Sales chart, underlining the members’ individual popularity and commercial viability.
The Top Album Sales chart for this week featured five new entries in the top 10. Leading the list was Bruno Mars with The Romantic, marking his second No. 1 and fifth top 10 on this chart. Other notable debuts included Gorillaz’s The Mountain at No. 3, Mitski’s Nothing’s About To Happen to Me at No. 4, and Rob Zombie’s The Great Satan at No. 6.
Among the rest of the top 10, Bad Bunny’s previously No. 1 album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS held steady at No. 5. Meanwhile, ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR: Part.4 and ENHYPEN’s THE SIN: VANISH each dropped one position to Nos. 7 and 8 respectively.
In a notable return, Panic! at the Disco’s A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out reentered the top 10 at No. 9, marking its first week back in the top tier following its 20th anniversary reissue. Rounding out the top 10 was Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving, which slipped from No. 8 to No. 10.
BLACKPINK’s latest success with DEADLINE affirms their sustained impact on the U.S. music market, showing both group and solo efforts continue to resonate strongly with fans and consumers alike.
