Will Paul McCartney's new solo album 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' be top 5 in next Billboard 200 ranking?
61% of users predicted NO — the community missed this one. 28 predictions cast.
Paul McCartney's twentieth solo studio album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in the week of June 9, 2026. The album moved approximately 63,000 equivalent album units in its first week, of which 59,500 came from pure album sales, simultaneously placing it at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart. Released May 29 via Capitol Records, the album features a duet with Ringo Starr on the track "Home to Us."
The No. 5 debut marked McCartney's 22nd career appearance in the Billboard 200's top 10, a milestone extending back to his post-Beatles solo work in the early 1970s. The album also debuted at No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart in its release week.
Predict Six participants had the majority — 61 percent — saying the album would not crack the top five, making this a case where the community got it wrong. The strong commercial performance was driven primarily by traditional album purchases rather than streaming.