September 29, 2026. Miley Cyrus’s 10th studio album, Bass Persuades, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, returning the singer to the top of the U.S. album chart for the first time since Bangerz in 2013.
The album earned 61,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the tracking week ending September 24, according to Billboard’s chart report. People summarized the result on September 29 and confirmed the album’s September 18 release date.
What the chart number measures
The Billboard 200 ranks albums using equivalent album units, a combined measure that accounts for traditional album sales, track-equivalent albums and streaming-equivalent albums. The 61,000 figure therefore is not the same as 61,000 physical copies sold. It represents the chart’s combined consumption measure for a defined weekly period.
Bass Persuades is Cyrus’s sixth No. 1 album when releases associated with her Hannah Montana work are included. It is also her 16th top-10 entry on the chart. Those totals describe Billboard performance; they are separate from reviews of the album’s artistic merits.
A new release cycle
Cyrus announced the project at the start of September and released it on September 18. The chart debut reflects its first full tracking week. She has also scheduled two Hollywood Bowl performances for October 16 and 18, extending the album’s promotional cycle into next month.
This report focuses on confirmed release and chart information and does not rely on private-life speculation. AskNovus recently covered another current entertainment milestone, the results of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.
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