Gracie Abrams Earns First Number One Album With ‘Daughter From Hell’

Gracie Abrams has her first number one album. Daughter From Hell debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with 124,000 equivalent album units, moving past earlier projections that had the figure in a similar range. The opening week gives Abrams the biggest debut of her career and her first trip to the chart’s summit.

The milestone follows a clear upward trajectory. Her previous album, 2024’s The Secret of Us, entered at number two with 89,000 units. A deluxe edition later that year produced “That’s So True,” her first top-ten single on the Hot 100.

Produced by Aaron Dessner — who also oversaw her first two LPs — Daughter From Hell carries writing credits from Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), longtime collaborator Audrey Hobert, and actor Paul Mescal, who co-wrote “Imaginary Friend.” Abrams introduced the album at a small underplay show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, describing the songs as reckoning with the distinct loneliness and thrill of her twenties.

Days after release, she shared two bonus downloads, “Love Letter” and “Out of Nowhere,” thanking listeners who connected with the record. It’s a quiet moment that underlines a larger shift: an artist moving from breakout to headlining status without the machinery of a viral moment, just a gradual, steady climb.