#LouisTomlinson's incredible new Album, 'How Did I Get Here?' scores the 4th Highest New Entry at #8 on the United World Chart, after debuting at #1 in the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands & Spain! 💪💿💥8⃣🌎➕💥1⃣🇬🇧,🇧🇪,🇳🇱 & 🇪🇸👑🧡
'How Did I Get Here?' is Louis Tomlinson's third studio album, following 'Faith in the Future' (2022), and was inspired by his visit to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica in 2025! Louis described the album as "the record he always deserved to make", and will kick off his much awaited 'How Did I Get Here?' World Tour this year to promote it! 'How Did I Get Here?' was preceded by the hit singles "Lemonade", released on September 30, 2025, "Palaces", out November 13, 2025 and the third and final single for the album, "Imposter", which dropped on January 20, 2026, described by Louis as the most melodic song on the album! 'How Did I Get Here' received an average score of 69 on metacritic, based on eight reviews!
'How Did I Get Here?' debuted atop the Worldwide & European iTunes Album charts and hit #2 on US iTunes after peaking at #1 in over 45 countries! It remained at #1 for multiple days on the Worldwide & European iTunes Charts and scored 5.75 Million streams in its first full day of release on Spotify!
'How Did I Get Here?’ exploded at #1 on the UK Official Albums chart, becoming Louis' 2nd UK No. 1 Solo Album after 'Faith In The Future' in 2022! Louis also hit #1 on the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart, after selling the most wax records in its first week!
'How Did I Get Here?' debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 chart dated February 7, 2026, marking Louis' third entry on the chart and his third top 20 effort overall! It earned 26,000 equivalent album units in the US during its debut week, with 21,000 from pure album sales, a strong showing driven by physical formats like vinyl and CDs. It performed exceptionally well on the US sales-focused charts, hitting No. 2 on Top Album Sales, Vinyl Albums, and Top Current Album Sales, plus No. 3 on Indie Store Album Sales and Independent Albums!
The Album has so far reached #1 in the UK, Belgium (Flanders), the Netherlands & Spain, #2 in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Germany, Italy, Scotland & Switzerland, #3 in Australia, Finland, Ireland (Independent Albums), Poland and the US on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, #5 in France, #7 in Portugal, #8 in Sweden, #15 in Denmark & Ireland (OCC), #16 in New Zealand and the US on the Billboard 200, #36 in Hungary, #47 in Norway and #52 in Greece!
'How Did I Get Here' scored a solid debut for Louis' third solo album, reflecting strong fan support through sales despite streaming-heavy competition!