Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album tops Billboard 200 for eighth straight week

Morgan Wallen’s album Dangerous: The Double Album took the top spot on the Billboard 200 for the eighth straight week Sunday.

The country music artist, 27, kept the top spot in moving in excess of 82,000 units this week, according to the outlet.

With its top spot for the week ending March 4, the outlet reported, Dangerous is one of six country albums to achieve the feat of remaining in the top spot for eight weeks, joining a list that includes Garth Brooks, the Eagles, Billy Ray Cyrus and Taylor Swift.

The Sneedville, Tennessee native’s feat puts him in a tie with Taylor Swift, as her 2020 album Folklore also had eight straight weeks in the top spot.

Wallen’s record is the only country record ever to debut in the top spot and spend eight weeks there.

Over the past five years, Drake’s Views leads the tally in total weeks in the top spot with 13.

Rounding out the week’s top five albums included The Weeknd’s The Highlights at number two, Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon; Pooh Shiesty’s Shiesty Season and Lil Durk’s The Voice.  

The singer’s success comes amid a troubled time in his career, as he was heard using the racial slur on a recording made by neighbor and posted on TMZ earlier this month, as he chat with friends while returning to his Music City home.

He went on to apologize for the incident, saying, ‘I was wrong. It’s on me. I take ownership for this and I fully accept any penalties I’m facing.’

Wallen was subsequently suspended ‘indefinitely’ by label Big Loud, with his music banned on radio stations for iHeart, Cumulus and Entercom.

Wallen’s neighbor recorded the country artist as he came back to his house with friends January 31, disturbing neighbors with loud noise and car horns. He was heard telling an acquaintance, ‘Take care of this p**** ass n*****’ and ‘take care of this p**** ass mother******’ as he entered his abode.

Wallen also made the wrong kind of headlines last autumn after his Saturday Night Live appearance was canceled when he broke protocols the show had in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was seen in a TikTok clip not wearing a mask on two separate instances in Alabama, a bar and a party. The Way I Talk singer issued an apology after he was scratched from performing on the NBC show, saying his actions were ‘pretty short-sighted’ and that he understood the reason why he was cut.

‘I respect the show’s decision because I know that I put them in jeopardy and I take ownership for this,’ said the 7 Summers performer, who was replaced by Jack White on the October broadcast.