Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey captures her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as “Ultraviolence” bows atop the list. The album, which was released June 17, sold 182,000 in the week ending June 22, according to Nielsen SoundScan — her best sales week yet. Del Rey’s arrival is the largest sales week for a female artist since the week ending Dec. 29, 2013, when Beyonce’s self-titled album sold 310,000 in its third week on the chart. “Ultraviolence” follows Del Rey’s major-label debut album, “Born to Die,” which Polydor/Interscope Records released in January 2012. It debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 77,000 sold in its first week (ending Feb. 5, 2012). Del Rey has also charted two EPs: a self-titled effort that hit No. 20 and “Paradise,” which reached No. 10.
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