Morgan Wallen’s fourth studio album, I’m the Problem, released on May 16, 2025 debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 493,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. for the week ending May 22, 2025, marking the year’s biggest album debut.
The album’s performance included 357,000 streaming equivalent album (SEA) units, equating to 462.63 million on-demand streams of its 37 tracks, securing the largest streaming week for any album in 2025 and the second-biggest streaming week ever for a country album, trailing only Wallen’s One Thing at a Time (498.28 million streams).
Additionally, it sold 133,000 copies, with 51,000 digital downloads, 48,000 vinyl sales (Wallen’s best vinyl week and the largest for a country album in 2025), and 34,000 CDs, making it the biggest sales week for a country album that year. The album was available in multiple formats, including five vinyl variants and four CD variants, boosting its first-week sales.
This marks Wallen’s third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, following One Thing at a Time (2023, 19 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1) and Dangerous: The Double Album (2021, 10 consecutive weeks at No. 1).
Notably, One Thing at a Time remained at No. 4 and Dangerous at No. 12 on the same chart, making Wallen the only artist with two albums in the top five in 2025. The album’s success was propelled by eight pre-released singles, all reaching the Billboard Hot 100’s top 20, with six in the top 10, including “Love Somebody” (No. 1) and the title track (No. 2). Collaborations with artists like Tate McRae, Eric Church, HARDY, ERNEST, and Post Malone added to its appeal, blending country with pop and alternative influences.
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