Miley Cyrus Lands First No. 1 Album in Over a Decade With Bass Persuades
- 1 album in 13 years as Bass Persuades debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart dated Oct.
- The opening week total of 62,000 units for Bass Persuades includes 47,000 pure album sales, alongside 14,000 streaming equivalent units representing about 14.22 million on-demand streams.
- The album arrived following a major career move earlier in the year when Cyrus joined Atlantic Records after spending most of the decade signed to Columbia.
Miley Cyrus secured her first No. 1 album in 13 years as Bass Persuades debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart dated Oct. 3, moving 62,000 equivalent album units in its first week. The release marks her sixth career No. 1 album and her sixteenth top 10 entry when counting releases as Miley, Miley Cyrus, and Hannah Montana.
Bass Persuades Sells 62,000 Units in Opening Week
The opening week total of 62,000 units for Bass Persuades includes 47,000 pure album sales, alongside 14,000 streaming equivalent units representing about 14.22 million on-demand streams. Billboard noted that the physical album sales were boosted by a wide array of physical formats, including 16 vinyl variants, nine CD versions, six download variants, and a cassette tape.
The album trails behind Ella Langley’s Dandelion at No. 2 and Riley Green’s That’s Just Me. Meanwhile, Showbiz411 offered a starkly critical perspective on the rollout, describing the recording career of Cyrus as entering a free fall and calling the release a flop due to a lack of television appearances or promotional stops during release week.
Cyrus Joins Atlantic Records Before Rapid Album Release
The album arrived following a major career move earlier in the year when Cyrus joined Atlantic Records after spending most of the decade signed to Columbia. The project came together rapidly, with just 17 days elapsing between the official album announcement and its September 18 release date.
Career Context And The Long Gap Since Bangerz
Bass Persuades ends a chart drought that began after Bangerz claimed the top spot in October 2013. In the intervening years, Cyrus released Endless Summer Vacation in 2023, which reached No. 3, and the visual album Something Beautiful in 2025, which peaked at No. 4. Despite the massive streaming success of singles like Flowers, which anchored the Endless Summer Vacation era, that parent album did not manage to secure the chart’s peak position.
Cyrus Schedules Hollywood Bowl Shows Amid Tour Reluctance
To celebrate the new music, Cyrus is eyeing a concert residency and scheduled a pair of October performances at the Hollywood Bowl to act as a sounding board for a longer-term stint at the venue. Demand for the venue proved intense, with 1.5 million people entering the queue for just 35,000 available tickets. Cyrus has not embarked on a major headlining tour since her 2014 Bangerz tour, having previously told British Vogue in 2023 that she no longer has the desire to tour because staying home helps her maintain her routine and sobriety.