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130,000 Units & Counting: Zach Bryan’s ‘With Heaven On Top’ Debuts At #1 On The All-Genre Billboard 200
Another chart-topper from the Oklahoman superstar.
It was a long time coming, but on Friday, January 9th, Zach Bryan released his highly-anticipated sixth studio album, With Heaven On Top. After what seemed like a full year of controversy in 2025, ranging from the aftermath of his breakup with Barstool’s Brianna LaPaglia to attempting to fight Gavin Adcock at Born and Raised Fest, it feels like the Oklahoma native is looking to put the past behind him with the release of With Heaven On Top and its subsequent full-length acoustic version.
Upon the release of the studio version of the record, I believed it was one of the best projects to date from the “Something in the Orange” singer. For fans of Bryan’s newer sound, which has continued to venture into a more Springsteen-inspired, horn-instrument-heavy sonic style as of late, there’s a lot to love. Tracks such as “Appetite,” “Santa Fe,” “Anyways” and the highly-anticipated “Dry Desserts” sound lovely and inject the project with a tangible amount of energy throughout, thanks to the production choices.
With that being said, fans of Bryan’s darker, more introspective songs also have a lot to latch onto as well. In what feels like a call back to his early work, “DeAnn’s Denim” is yet another touching tribute to his late mother, which not only serves as a remembrance of her but also as a reflection on his newfound sobriety and his family’s history of addiction. Additionally, songs like “Skin,” which many have speculated is a shot at LaPaglia, and “Cannonball” are other all-time lyrical efforts from Bryan, with “Skin” being a personal favorite of mine.
From the get-go, it was more than clear that the album was going to be a smash hit for the 29-year-old singer/songwriter. Upon its release, it immediately shot up to the #1 album in the U.S. on Apple Music, dethroning Taylor Swift’s monster record, The Life of a Showgirl. Additionally, it received a whole lot of love on Spotify, with “Plastic Cigarette” and “Say Why” being the early leaders off the album with a hefty 11 and seven million streams respectively just nine days after the project’s release.
Thanks to the huge streaming numbers, With Heaven On Top has debuted at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, selling an incredibly impressive 134,000 units in its first week. For Bryan, this is his second album to both debut and subsequently go #1 on the Billboard 200, with his first being his 2023 self-titled record.
Notably, With Heaven On Top dethroned fellow country superstar, Morgan Wallen’s monster 2025 album, I’m The Problem, which returned to #1 on the chart last week after a lengthy run from Swift with the aforementioned The Life of a Showgirl. Given that I’m The Problem sits at #2, this is just the second time in nearly two years that two country albums occupied the Top 2 spots on the Billboard 200 (Wallen’s One Thing at a Time and Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits on February 17, 2024).
Given all the aforementioned controversy throughout the majority of 2025, in a way, the release of With Heaven On Top felt like a “make it or break it ” situation for the “I Remember Everything” singer. And while some may have written him off at this point in his career, numbers simply don’t lie. You can love him or hate him, but you can’t deny his overarching success in both the country, folk and rock scenes.
“Plastic Cigarette”
Zach Bryan Tour Dates
March 7 – St. Louis, Missouri – The Dome at America’s Super Center – Caamp & J.R. Carroll
March 14 – Tampa, Florida – Raymond James Stadium – Caamp & J.R. Carroll
March 21 – San Antonio, Texas – The Alamodome – Caamp & J.R. Carroll
March 28 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Tiger Stadium – Caamp & J.R. Carroll
April 3 – Tulsa, Oklahoma – H.A. Chapman Stadium – Trampled By Turtles & J.R. Carroll
April 4 – Tulsa, Oklahoma – H.A. Chapman Stadium – Trampled By Turtles & J.R. Carroll
April 11 – Louisville, Kentucky – L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium – Kings of Leon & J.R. Carroll
April 18 – Charlotte, North Carolina – Bank of America Stadium – Caamp & J.R. Carroll
April 25 – Lincoln, Nebraska – Memorial Stadium – Kings of Leon & J.R. Carroll
May 2 – Starkville, Mississippi – Davis Wade Stadium – Dijon & J.R. Carroll
May 9 – Cleveland, Ohio – Huntington Bank Field – Dijon & J.R. Carroll
May 27 – San Sebastian, Spain – Donostia Arena- Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara
May 31 – Berlin, Germany – Waldbühne – Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara
June 3 – Oslo, Norway – Unity Arena – Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara
June 6 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken – Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara
June 9 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Philips Stadium – Ben Howard & Keenan O’Meara
June 12 – Liverpool, United Kingdom – Anfield Stadium – Dijon & Fey Fili
June 14 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Scottish Gas Murrayfield – Dijon & Fey Fili
June 16 – London, United Kingdom – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Dijon & Fey Fili
June 17 – London, United Kingdom – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Dijon & Fey Fili
June 20 – Cork, Ireland – Páirc Úi Chaoimh – Dijon & Fey Fili
June 21 – Cork, Ireland – Páirc Úi Chaoimh – Dijon & Fey Fili
June 23 – Belfast, Northern Ireland – Boucher Playing Fields – Dijon & Fey Fili
June 24 – Belfast, Northern Ireland – Boucher Playing Fields – Dijon & Fey Fili
July 24 – Eugene, Oregon – Autzen Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili
July 31 – San Diego, California – Snapdragon Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili
August 1 – San Diego, California – Snapdragon Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili
August 7 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rice-Eccles Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili
August 13 – Denver, Colorado – Empower Field at Mile High – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili
August 14 – Denver, Colorado – Empower Field at Mile High – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili
August 22 – Arlington, Texas – AT&T Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili
September 5 – Glendale, Arizona – State Farm Stadium – MJ Lenderman & Fey Fili
September 18 – Dover, Delaware – The Woodlands – Kings of Leon, Fey Fili & Gabriella Rose
September 19 – Dover, Delaware – The Woodlands – Alabama Shakes, Fey Fili & Gabriella Rose
September 21 – Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Center – Trampled By Turtles & Gabriella Rose
September 22 – Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Center – Trampled By Turtles & Gabriella Rose
October 2 – Foxborough, Massachusetts – Gillette Stadium – Gregory Alan Isakov & Gabriella Rose
October 3 – Foxborough, Massachusetts – Gillette Stadium – Gregory Alan Isakov & Gabriella Rose
October 10 – Auburn, Alabama – Jordan-Hare Stadium – Gregory Alan Iskov & Gabriella Rose
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