CORTIS Achieves First No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart With ‘GREENGREEN’
CORTIS has achieved its first No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart with their latest project, GREENGREEN. The album debuted with 81,500 copies sold in the week ending May 18, marking the group's best sales week to date. This follows their earlier entry, COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES, which peaked at No. 3 in 2025.
- ▪CORTIS's GREENGREEN debuted at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart.
- ▪The album sold 81,500 copies in its first week, the group's best sales performance.
- ▪CORTIS previously peaked at No. 3 with their album COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES in 2025.
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CORTIS BIGHIT MUSIC Trending on Billboard if ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) { pmcCnx.cmd.push(function() { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins: { pmcAtlasMG: { iabPlcmt: 2, } } }, playerId: '4057afa6-846b-4276-bc63-a9cf3a8aa1ed', playlistId: '7d883b78-ef0d-4bde-94cd-5300fb7fd3e3', }).render("connatix_contextual_player_div"); }); } else { // This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it's event time. window.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer(); } CORTIS achieves its first No. 1, and second top 10, on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart as the group’s latest project, GREENGREEN, debuts atop the May 23-dated list. The set enters with 81,500 copies sold in the United States in the week ending May 18, according to Luminate, the act’s best sales week yet.
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