Megadeth’s seventeenth and final record has landed them a major milestone. Released on January 23, 2026, the iconic thrash metal band’s self-titled project came in on top of the Billboard 200. This marks the band’s first album to do so in their 40+ year career.
Previously, the band’s highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 was Countdown to Extinction, released in 1992. That record peaked at No. 2. During its first week of chart eligibility, the new album moved 73,000 equivalent album units in the United States, per Metal Injection.
In response to the news, Megadeth’s founding frontman, Dave Mustaine, issued a statement. “After 40 years of delivering Megadeth music and playing shows around the world, I have nothing but gratitude at this moment,” he penned. “Finding out that our last Megadeth record is also our first #1 only further validates my will to go out on top.”
“Thank you to my family, Teemu Mäntysaari, James LoMenzo, Dirk Verbeuren, and Chris Rakestraw,” Mustaine added. “And to all our fans for making this possible. Without you, Megadeth would not be as successful as we are. I’d also like to thank the people behind the scenes: our management, Danny Nozell, Justis Mustaine, Steve Ross at CTK, and our label BLKIIBLK/Tradecraft.”
In the wake of releasing their final album, Megadeth are mounting up to tour the world:
- 1/17 La Vergne, TN Let There Be Shred: Immersive Listening Event
- 2/15 Victoria, BC Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
- 2/17 Abbotsford, BC Rogers Forum
- 2/18 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place
- 2/20 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
- 2/21 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
- 2/24 Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
- 2/25 Winnipeg, MB, Canada Life Centre
- 2/28 London, ON, Canada Life Place
- 3/1 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
- 3/3 Halifax, NS Scotiabank Centre
- 3/4 Moncton, NB Avenir Centre
- 3/6 Québec City, QC Videotron Centre
- 4/23 Lima, Peru Costa 21
- 4/26 Bogotá, Colombia Movistar Arena
- 4/27 Bogotá, Colombia Movistar Arena
- 4/30 Buenos Aires, Argentina TBD
- 5/10 Ciudad de México, México Arena Ciudad de México
- 5/11 Ciudad de México, México Arena Ciudad de México
- 5/13 Guadalajara, México Arena Guadalajara
- 5/2 São Paulo, Brasil Espaço Unimed
- 5/4 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena
- 5/5 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena
- 5/8 Monterrey, México Arena Monterrey
- 6/10 Hradec Králové, Czechia Rock For People – Park 360
- 6/11 Luxembourg, LUX Rockhal
- 6/14 Ferrara, Italy Ferrara Summer Festival – Piazza Ariostea
- 6/15 Zurich, SWI Halle 622
- 6/16 Vienna, AUT Gasometer
- 6/2 Hanover, Germany Heinz von Heiden Arena
- 6/23 Istanbul, TUR KüçükÇiftlik Park
- 6/26 Helsinki, Finland Suvilahti – TUSKA
- 6/28 Almaty, KAZ Spartak Stadium
- 6/7 Gelsenkirchen, GER Amphitheater
- 8/29 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
- 8/30 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
- 9/11 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
- 9/12 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
- 9/15 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
- 9/19 Shakopee, MN Mystic Lake Amphitheater
- 9/22 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
- 9/25 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
- 9/26 Los Angeles, CA BMO Stadium
- 9/29 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
- 9/3 Montréal, QC Parc Jean-Drapeau
- 9/5 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium
- 9/6 Harrison, NJ Sports Illustrated Stadium
- 9/9 Boston, MA TD Garden
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