Ringo Starr Charts A New Solo Top 10 Bestseller — His Second In America

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentRingo Starr Charts A New Solo Top 10 Bestseller — His Second In AmericaByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 10:06am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Ringo Starr's new solo album Long Long Road becomes one of his top performers on his own when it comes to the American chart as it debuts. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JULY 07: Ringo Starr attends Ringo's Annual Peace & Love Birthday Celebration on July 07, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAll four members of The Beatles — Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr — enjoyed successful solo careers after the breakup of the most successful band of all time. Lennon’s ran for about a decade until his murder in 1980. McCartney, via his band Wings and then entirely on his own, and Harrison also enjoyed lengthy runs with a number of bestselling albums and huge hits.Starr’s catalog under his own name is not nearly as packed with smashes as those belonging to his bandmates, though in recent years, his fate seems to have improved. Now in his 80s, Starr seems to have found new fans, or perhaps those who have been there all along are turning up in larger numbers than ever before to support his latest projects.Starr returns to the Billboard charts this week with Long Long Road, his twenty-second full-length on his own. As the project lands, it immediately becomes one of his top performers in America.Long Long Road Debuts Inside the Top 10Between the two charts where Long Long Road debuts this week, it reaches the top 10 on one of them. The former Beatle’s latest solo collection arrives at No. 9 on Billboard’s list of the bestselling releases in the country, the Top Album Sa...