Alex Warren’s WILDCHILD Debuts at No. 1 on Two Billboard Charts

Alex Warren’s second full-length studio album, WILDCHILD, has debuted at No. 1 on both the Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts for the week dated Sept. 12. This achievement marks the singer-songwriter's first leader on both rankings. The project also entered at No. 2 on the overall Billboard 200 and No. 9 on the Indie Store Album Sales chart, representing his highest-charted set to date and his first appearance on the indie-specific list.

According to Luminate, WILDCHILD earned 75,000 equivalent album units in its first week ending Sept. 3, marking Warren's best week ever by units. Pure album sales accounted for 55,000 of that total, while the remainder was driven by streaming activity and individual track purchases. The album's debut was supported by a wide array of physical and digital formats, including 13 vinyl variants, five CD variants, three download editions, and a cassette. Several of these editions featured signatures or bonus tracks.

The new release serves as the follow-up to Warren’s first full-length album, You’ll Be Alright, Kid, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Top Album Sales. That previous set included the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single "Ordinary." Leading up to the release of WILDCHILD, Warren saw three additional songs reach the Hot 100: "Fever Dream," which reached No. 21 in March; "Fine Place To Die," which hit No. 87 in May; and "Passenger," which peaked at No. 100 in June.

On the Sept. 12 Top Album Sales chart, Warren leads a top 10 that includes new entries from The Warning, Billy Strings, Sara Bareilles, Mastodon, and Prince. This busy week for domestic sales follows other major movements on the rankings, such as when Karol G, Judeline & rusowsky Hit No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts.

As noted by Billboard, the Top Album Sales chart has tracked pure sales since 1991. While this chart focuses solely on physical and digital purchases, the Billboard 200 has utilized a methodology since December 2014 that blends pure sales with track equivalent album (TEA) and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.