Rising Stars: Youngest Artists to Hit No. 1 Album

Gracie Abrams' first No. 1 album 'Daughter From Hell' at 26 years old highlights the achievements of young artists topping the charts.

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  1. Top 3 Youngest Artists to Score a No. 1 Album: Stevie Wonder holds the record for the youngest artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 at 13 with 'Fingertips' in 1963. Billie Eilish was 17 when her debut album 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' topped the Billboard 200 in 2019, making her the youngest female in a decade to do so. The Kid LAROI, at 17, became the youngest artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since Billie Eilish with 'F**k Love' in 2021.
  2. Artists with Most Consecutive No. 1 Debut Albums: Eminem holds the record for the most consecutive studio albums to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with eight successive releases, from 'The Marshall Mathers LP' (2000) to 'Revival' (2017). Beyoncé is the first and only female artist to debut her first eight albums atop the Billboard 200, extending her record with 'Cowboy Carter' in 2024. Justin Bieber is the first male act to have his first six studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, achieving this with 'Justice' in 2021.
  3. Biggest Jumps to No. 1 for New Artists: The Kid LAROI's 'F**k Love' made a significant jump from No. 26 to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2021. Harry Styles' self-titled debut album launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2017 with 230,000 equivalent album units, marking the biggest debut sales week for a U.K. male artist's first full-length album since 1991. Skid Row's 'Slave to the Grind' was the first album to debut atop the Billboard 200 in the Nielsen SoundScan era, starting June 11, 1991.

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