Paul McCartney Blocked From A New No. 1 By A Superstar Singer-Songwriter

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentPaul McCartney Blocked From A New No. 1 By A Superstar Singer-SongwriterByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 10, 2026, 09:56am EDTPaul McCartney's The Boys of Dungeon Lane debuts at No. 2 on several of Billboard's rock charts, stuck behind Noah Kahan's The Great Divide. Portrait of British musician Paul McCartney as he plays acoustic guitar against a red background, October 7, 1984 . (Photo by Robert R. McElroy/Getty Images)Getty ImagesIf Paul McCartney never recorded a piece of music again, he would forever be known as one of the most successful artists of all time. Under many different names, whether it's his own, or Wings, or as one-quarter of The Beatles, the celebrated singer-songwriter has proved his immense talent time and time again, and these days, he has nothing left to do but make the music he wants to make, while the masses will remind him how much they still support him. McCartney's latest solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, is an immediate bestseller in America, and it debuts inside the top 10 on several Billboard charts. McCartney leads a handful of lists, but misses out on ruling a pair by just one space.Paul McCartney Debuts The Boys of Dungeon Lane at No. 2The Boys of Dungeon Lane debuts at No. 2 on both the Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. Those rosters detail the most-consumed projects in those styles, with sales and streaming activity fueling any title's advance.McCartney misses out on a fifth solo ruler on both the Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts. He has previously led the way with Memory Almost Full, Egypt Station, McCartney III and McCartney III Imagined, which followed the original by only a few months. MORE FOR YOUAs a member of The Beatles, he claims another half dozen c...