There's little question that Justin Bieber's surprise-release of "Swag," his first album in four years, on July 10 was one of the biggest bombshells of the year in the music world, and its huge first-week numbers reflect that.

“Daisies” earns Bieber his 27th career Hot 100 top 10, and first new top 10 since “Ghost” in 2022. He ties Janet Jackson for the 10th-most top 10s in the chart’s nearly 67-year history. He also pushes his totals to 43 top 20 titles (tying the Beatles and Rihanna for the eighth-most) and 58 top 40 hits.

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