On June 25 preliminary news of toppers for Billboard's June 30 chart rankings placed Australian rockers 5 Seconds Of Summer's third studio album Youngblood at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The band previously hit No. 1 with their self-titled 2014 album followed by 2015's Sounds Good Feels Good, a record-breaking streak for any band, broken again by their threepeat.
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5SOS took to social media to push their LP sales over the top in a successful last minute surge, and they took to social gushing thanks for the accomplishment they shared with their fans. The No. 2 slot was taken by the Carters' Everything Is Love, which might have been hampered by its slightly late release for the chart period and its initial exclusivity on Tidal.
Nasir from Nas came in at No. 5 and Liberation from Christina Aguilera at No. 6. Post Malone was at No. 4. The tragic killing of rapper XXXTentacion propelled his former No. 1 album ? to No. 3 and his album 17 to No. 7. The other three artists rounding out the top 10 album spots were Juice WRLD, Cardi B and Jason Aldean.
5 Seconds Of Summer first became popular posting covers on YouTube in 2011. With Michael Clifford and Luke Hemmings on guitar, Hemmings sings lead vocals, and bassist Calum Hood and drummer Ashton Irwin sing too. Their successful third album arrives just in time to make a mark on summer 2018 that will be truly long-lasting.
