Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bass Persuades’ Falls From No. 1 to No. 157

Miley Cyrus’ Bass Persuades has followed its No. 1 debut with an unusually sharp fall on the Billboard 200, landing at No. 157 in its second week. The 156-position slide gives the album a specific chart distinction: it is the largest second-week drop for a release that debuted at the summit.

That definition matters. Other albums have fallen farther from No. 1, but the best-known examples reached the top long after their original release rather than entering the chart there. Cyrus’ result measures the immediate change between a first-week No. 1 debut and week two.

A sales-heavy opening gave way to a steep decline

Bass Persuades opened with 61,000 equivalent album units in the United States, according to chart figures cited by Consequence. Traditional album sales accounted for 47,000 of that total, while 14,000 streaming-equivalent units represented 14.22 million official on-demand streams.

The balance suggests that purchases, including physical formats, carried much of the opening week. When that concentrated demand eased, the album had less streaming activity to cushion the decline. The title track peaked at No. 35 on the Hot 100, giving Cyrus another Top 40 entry but not the kind of dominant single that can sustain an album near the top over several weeks.

The comparison with Bon Jovi’s This House Is Not for Sale illustrates the difference. That album once dropped from No. 1 to No. 169, but it had returned to the top roughly two years after release through concert-ticket bundles. Travis Scott’s older Days Before Rodeo also vanished from the chart after a late surge tied to a first vinyl release. Neither was experiencing its second week as a new album.

Live demand tells a different story

The chart plunge does not mean interest in Cyrus has disappeared. Her Hollywood Bowl concerts on October 16 and 18 sold out rapidly, with the shows designed around the live presentation of Bass Persuades. Consequence reported that more than 1.5 million people registered for the presale.

The contrast underscores how differently audiences now engage with major releases. A large fan base can drive intense first-week purchases and sold-out concerts without producing the sustained streaming volume needed for a long chart run.

Bass Persuades remains Cyrus’ sixth No. 1 album and her first chart-topper since Bangerz in 2013. Its second-week record is dramatic, but it sits beside a successful debut and strong ticket demand rather than replacing those achievements.