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Billboard 200 #1 Album Week of August 29

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Billboard 200 #1 Album Week of August 29

Aug 25

Sep 1

Aug 25

Sep 1

WILD - KATSEYE 99.3%

Petal - Ariana Grande <1%

Music, Fashion, Film - Charli xcx <1%

The Great Divide - Noah Kahan <1%

Polymarket
NEW

WILD - KATSEYE 99.3%

Petal - Ariana Grande <1%

Music, Fashion, Film - Charli xcx <1%

The Great Divide - Noah Kahan <1%

Polymarket
NEW

WILD - KATSEYE

$2,722 Vol.

99%

Petal - Ariana Grande

$322 Vol.

<1%

Music, Fashion, Film - Charli xcx

$461 Vol.

<1%

The Great Divide - Noah Kahan

$571 Vol.

<1%

You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love - Olivia Rodrigo

$425 Vol.

<1%

THIS & THAT - Stray Kids

$664 Vol.

<1%

Dandelion - Ella Langley

$413 Vol.

<1%

I'm The Problem - Morgan Wallen

$328 Vol.

<1%

Lost Weekend - Phoebe Bridgers

$246 Vol.

<1%

Billboard updates the Billboard 200 albums chart each Tuesday (with adjusted release schedules on some holiday weeks), reflecting data from the previous week (Friday-Thursday). Each Billboard chart is then dated “Week of (date of the upcoming Saturday)”. This market will resolve according to the number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart dated “Week of August 29, 2026”. Albums will be primarily ranked by order on the specified chart. If two or more albums are tied for any position, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the albums' listed titles. This market will resolve to the album that occupies the highest finishing position after applying this ranking. This market will resolve as soon as the relevant chart is published. If the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week is not published within 14 calendar days of the expected release date, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week, published on the Billboard website (https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/) or through other official Billboard channels.KATSEYE’s “WILD” EP drives the overwhelming market consensus for the Billboard 200 #1 the week of August 29, fueled by first-week projections of 170,000-plus equivalent album units following its August 14 release. Strong sales of 145,000 copies, boosted by lead tracks “PINKY UP” and “Animal” on the Hot 100, plus the group’s prior top-five debut with “Beautiful Chaos,” create a decisive edge over catalog titles and other new releases. The project is tracking for the biggest girl-group opening of the 2020s and the act’s first chart-topper. While an unexpected late surge from a major catalog artist or surprise drop could theoretically narrow the gap, current Luminate data and midweek tracking show little realistic path for an upset before the chart locks.

Billboard updates the Billboard 200 albums chart each Tuesday (with adjusted release schedules on some holiday weeks), reflecting data from the previous week (Friday-Thursday). Each Billboard chart is then dated “Week of (date of the upcoming Saturday)”.

This market will resolve according to the number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart dated “Week of August 29, 2026”. Albums will be primarily ranked by order on the specified chart. If two or more albums are tied for any position, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the albums' listed titles. This market will resolve to the album that occupies the highest finishing position after applying this ranking.

This market will resolve as soon as the relevant chart is published. If the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week is not published within 14 calendar days of the expected release date, this market will resolve to “Other”.

The resolution source for this market will be the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week, published on the Billboard website (https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/) or through other official Billboard channels.
Volume
$6,153
End Date
Aug 25, 2026
Market Opened
Aug 14, 2026, 4:42 PM ET

Resolver

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Billboard updates the Billboard 200 albums chart each Tuesday (with adjusted release schedules on some holiday weeks), reflecting data from the previous week (Friday-Thursday). Each Billboard chart is then dated “Week of (date of the upcoming Saturday)”. This market will resolve according to the number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart dated “Week of August 29, 2026”. Albums will be primarily ranked by order on the specified chart. If two or more albums are tied for any position, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the albums' listed titles. This market will resolve to the album that occupies the highest finishing position after applying this ranking. This market will resolve as soon as the relevant chart is published. If the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week is not published within 14 calendar days of the expected release date, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week, published on the Billboard website (https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/) or through other official Billboard channels.
Billboard updates the Billboard 200 albums chart each Tuesday (with adjusted release schedules on some holiday weeks), reflecting data from the previous week (Friday-Thursday). Each Billboard chart is then dated “Week of (date of the upcoming Saturday)”. This market will resolve according to the number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart dated “Week of August 29, 2026”. Albums will be primarily ranked by order on the specified chart. If two or more albums are tied for any position, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the albums' listed titles. This market will resolve to the album that occupies the highest finishing position after applying this ranking. This market will resolve as soon as the relevant chart is published. If the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week is not published within 14 calendar days of the expected release date, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week, published on the Billboard website (https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/) or through other official Billboard channels.KATSEYE’s “WILD” EP drives the overwhelming market consensus for the Billboard 200 #1 the week of August 29, fueled by first-week projections of 170,000-plus equivalent album units following its August 14 release. Strong sales of 145,000 copies, boosted by lead tracks “PINKY UP” and “Animal” on the Hot 100, plus the group’s prior top-five debut with “Beautiful Chaos,” create a decisive edge over catalog titles and other new releases. The project is tracking for the biggest girl-group opening of the 2020s and the act’s first chart-topper. While an unexpected late surge from a major catalog artist or surprise drop could theoretically narrow the gap, current Luminate data and midweek tracking show little realistic path for an upset before the chart locks.

Billboard updates the Billboard 200 albums chart each Tuesday (with adjusted release schedules on some holiday weeks), reflecting data from the previous week (Friday-Thursday). Each Billboard chart is then dated “Week of (date of the upcoming Saturday)”.

This market will resolve according to the number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart dated “Week of August 29, 2026”. Albums will be primarily ranked by order on the specified chart. If two or more albums are tied for any position, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the albums' listed titles. This market will resolve to the album that occupies the highest finishing position after applying this ranking.

This market will resolve as soon as the relevant chart is published. If the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week is not published within 14 calendar days of the expected release date, this market will resolve to “Other”.

The resolution source for this market will be the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week, published on the Billboard website (https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/) or through other official Billboard channels.
Volume
$6,153
End Date
Aug 25, 2026
Market Opened
Aug 14, 2026, 4:42 PM ET

Resolver

0x69c47De9D...
Billboard updates the Billboard 200 albums chart each Tuesday (with adjusted release schedules on some holiday weeks), reflecting data from the previous week (Friday-Thursday). Each Billboard chart is then dated “Week of (date of the upcoming Saturday)”. This market will resolve according to the number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart dated “Week of August 29, 2026”. Albums will be primarily ranked by order on the specified chart. If two or more albums are tied for any position, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the albums' listed titles. This market will resolve to the album that occupies the highest finishing position after applying this ranking. This market will resolve as soon as the relevant chart is published. If the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week is not published within 14 calendar days of the expected release date, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be the Billboard 200 chart for the specified week, published on the Billboard website (https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/) or through other official Billboard channels.

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"Billboard 200 #1 Album Week of August 29" is a prediction market on Polymarket with 9 possible outcomes where traders buy and sell shares based on what they believe will happen. The current leading outcome is "WILD - KATSEYE" at 99%, followed by "Petal - Ariana Grande" at 0%. Prices reflect real-time crowd-sourced probabilities. For example, a share priced at 99¢ implies that the market collectively assigns a 99% chance to that outcome. These odds shift continuously as traders react to new developments and information. Shares in the correct outcome are redeemable for $1 each upon market resolution.

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