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Justin Bieber's 'Justice' breaks record previously held by Elvis

By Megan Armstrong | Last updated 3/29/21

The numbers are in for this week's Billboard 200, and Justin Bieber's sixth studio album Justice is debuting at No. 1:

Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2):

#1, @justinbieber Justice
#2, @LanaDelRey Chemtrails Over The Country Club
#33, @BennyBsf & @HarryFraud The Plugs I Met 2
#61, @PontiacMadeDDG & @OGxParker Die 4 Respect
#78, @chriscornell No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 29, 2021

Justice is Bieber's eighth album to hit No. 1 on the chart. What's more, the 27-year-old is now the youngest solo musician in history to notch eight No. 1 Billboard 200 albums:

All of @justinbieber's No. 1 albums on the #Billboard200:

My World 2.0
Never Say Never: The Remixes (EP)
Under The Mistletoe
Believe
Believe: Acoustic
Purpose
Changes
Justice
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 29, 2021

At 27 years old, @justinbieber is the youngest solo artist in history with eight No. 1 albums on the #Billboard200.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 29, 2021

Bieber turned 27 on March 1, breaking a record previously held by Elvis Presley. From Billboard's Keith Caulfield:

"[Bieber] was already the youngest to notch seven. Elvis Presley was previously the youngest soloist with either seven or eight leaders, until Bieber’s latest No. 1s came long. Presley was 26 years and 11 months, and then 29 years and 11 months, respectively, when the soundtracks to Blue Hawaii and Roustabout topped the chart in 1961 and 1965, respectively."

The impressive milestones don't stop there for Justice and its track list, as making records often simultaneously leads to breaking records for Bieber:

.@justinbieber's 'Justice' debuts at #1 on the global Spotify albums chart (week ending March 25).
— chart data (@chartdata) March 29, 2021

.@justinbieber, @DanielCaesar and @giveon's "Peaches" debuts at #3 on the Digital Song Sales chart with 16K sold, this week's top new entry.
— chart data (@chartdata) March 29, 2021

.@justinbieber, @DanielCaesar and @giveon's "Peaches" was the #1 selling single in US overall consumption this week (283.3K units sold).
— chart data (@chartdata) March 29, 2021

.@justinbieber's "Justice" has now achieved 125 #1's on Apple Music all around the world. It's the first album in HISTORY to achieve this. pic.twitter.com/tJpOkWfuMU
— Justin Bieber Charts (@justinchartdata) March 28, 2021

Justice arrived March 19, as did the immediately viral music video for "Peaches" featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday as well:

The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated April 3, 2021)
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 29, 2021

The "Peaches" No. 1 feat secured even more accolades for Bieber:

.@justinbieber now has 23 career top 10 hits on the #Hot100, tying @PaulMcCartney, @RollingStones and Whitney Houston for the 13th-most of all time.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 29, 2021

All of @justinbieber's No. 1 hits on the #Hot100:

What Do You Mean?
Sorry
Love Yourself
I'm The One
Despacito
Stuck With U
Peaches
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 29, 2021

Most No. 1 debuts on the #Hot100:

5, @ArianaGrande
4, @justinbieber
4, @Drake
3, @MariahCarey
3, @trvisXX
3, @taylorswift13
2, @BTS_twt
2, @ladygaga
2, @britneyspears
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 29, 2021

Most No. 1 hits on the #Hot100 this century:

14, @rihanna
9, @katyperry
8, @Drake
8, @Usher
7, @justinbieber
7, @BrunoMars
7, @taylorswift13
6, @Beyonce
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 29, 2021

The album also includes previous chart-toppers and radio-favorite singles "Holy" (featuring Chance the Rapper), "Anyone" and "Hold On."

If that weren't enough to satisfy Beliebers, the Canadian icon dropped a "Triple Chucks Deluxe" version last Friday with six new tracks: "There She Go" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert), "I Can't Be Myself" (featuring Jaden), "Lifetime," "Wish You Would" (featuring Quavo), "Know No Better" (featuring DaBaby), and "Name" (featuring Tori Kelly).

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