Paul McCartney Scores Chart Success with 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' Album Debut

Paul McCartney's latest solo album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, according to Billboard's latest chart results. The album, which features singles "Days We Left Behind" and "Home to Us," entered the chart for the week ending June 4 and earned 63,000 album-equivalent units in the United States. Of those, 59,500 came from traditional album sales, including 32,000 vinyl records.

Billboard reports that "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" reached No. 1 on its Top Album Sales, Vinyl Albums, and Independent Albums charts. This achievement marks McCartney's 22nd album to reach the Billboard 200's top 10, counting his work with Wings. His first solo top 10 album, "McCartney," reached No. 1 in 1970. As a member of the Beatles, McCartney charted 32 albums in the Billboard 200's top 10, starting with "Meet the Beatles!" in 1964.

According to Billboard, the Rolling Stones have the most Billboard 200 top 10 albums, with 38. When combining McCartney's solo, Wings, and Beatles chart entries, he totals 54 top 10 albums, surpassing the Stones.

In the United Kingdom, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" debuted at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, the Official Charts Company reports. The album also topped the U.K.'s Album Sales, Physical Albums, Vinyl Albums, and Record Store charts. In Scotland, the album reached No. 1, while in Ireland it peaked at No. 8 and reached No. 2 on the Downloads Chart.

Rolling Stone gave the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, describing it as "a warm, nostalgic late-career masterpiece." The review highlighted several songs about McCartney's early years in Liverpool, including a duet with Ringo Starr, and noted the album's title references a street in the neighborhood where both McCartney and George Harrison grew up.