Billboard 200-5/18/24-Taylor Swift week 3

[Gary]

Taylor Swift Rules Billboard 200 for Third Week With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Plus: Dua Lipa and SEVENTEEN debut in the top five.


By Keith Caulfield

05/12/2024

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department spends a third straight week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated May 18), marking her first title to spend its first three weeks atop the chart since 2020’s Folklore spent its first six weeks at No. 1. (Between Folklore and the new album, Swift earned six No. 1 albums.) The Tortured Poets Department is the first album to spend its first three weeks in the pole position since Travis Scott’s Utopia led in its first four weeks last summer (Aug. 12-Sept. 2, 2023).

The Tortured Poets Department earned 282,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending May 9 (down 36%), according to Luminate. That marks the largest third-week for any album since Swift’s own Midnights clocked 299,000 units in its third frame (Nov. 19, 2022-dated chart).

Also in the top 10 of the new Billboard 200, Dua Lipa achieves her highest-charting album yet, as Radical Optimism debuts at No 2. Plus, SEVENTEEN logs its fifth top 10-charting effort with the No. 5 arrival of SEVENTEEN Best Album ’17 Is Right Here.’

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new May 18, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on May 14. For all chart news, follow billboard and billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Of The Tortured Poets Department’s third-week unit sum of 282,000, SEA units comprise 229,500 (down 30%, equaling 298.33 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs), traditional album sales comprise 51,000 (down 53%) and TEA units comprise 1,500 (down 43%).

Swift adds her 72nd career week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, extending her record among soloists (Elvis Presley has the second-most among soloists, with 67). The total encompasses her 14 leaders. (She’s tied with Jay-Z for the most No. 1s among soloists.)

Dua Lipa scores her highest-charting album yet on the Billboard 200 as her third studio effort, Radical Optimism, bows at No. 2. It enters with 83,000 equivalent album units earned — a personal best for the singer-songwriter. Of its starting sum, album sales comprise 51,500 (it’s the top-selling album of the week, and it’s Lipa’s best sales week ever), SEA units comprise 30,500 (equaling 39.7 million on-demand official streams of the album’s songs) and TEA units comprise 1,000.

The album’s sales were bolstered by its availability across 20 physical variants, all with the same 11 songs. There were 11 vinyl editions in assorted colors (one of which was signed, and most variants were exclusive to specific retailers) and two cassette tapes. In terms of CDs, there was a widely available standard CD with a lenticular cover, and then multiple CD iterations sold exclusively in Lipa’s webstore (a signed standard CD, a zine CD package, and four deluxe CD boxed sets — each containing a branded T-shirt and a CD, and two of the boxes also included a signed art card).

In addition, the album was issued as a widely available standard 11-song digital download and a deluxe digital album with two live bonus tracks sold exclusively in Lipa’s webstore.

Radical Optimism is Lipa’s second top 10-charting effort, following her sophomore set, 2020’s Future Nostalgia, which peaked at No. 3.

The new 11-song album was announced on March 13 following two previously-released singles “Houdini” and “Training Season.” The former dropped last November and peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 that month, while the latter topped out at No. 27 in March. A third single, “Illusion,” bowed at No. 43 on the chart dated April 27.

On the promotional front, Lipa opened both the Brit Awards (March 2) and the Grammy Awards (Feb. 4). On the former, she performed “Training Season,” while on the latter she presented a medley of “Training Season,” the Grammy-nominated Barbie soundtrack hit “Dance the Night” and “Houdini.” On May 4, a day after the album’s release, Lipa hosted and performed on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, performing “Illusion” and the album’s “Happy for You.” Further, the entertainer was named to Time 100 list of the most influential people of 2024 (and appeared on the magazine’s April 29 cover), graced the covers of both Rolling Stone (for its February issue) and Elle (May issue), sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe for an hour-long interview (May 1) and even went day drinking with Seth Meyers (Dec. 11, 2023).

Two former No. 1s are up next on the Billboard 200, as Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time is pushed down 2-3 despite a 3% gain (to 71,000 equivalent album units) and Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You falls 3-4 (down 1% to 61,000 units).

SEVENTEEN collects its fifth top 10 on the Billboard 200, all consecutive, as SEVENTEEN Best Album ‘17 Is Right Here’ debuts at No. 5. The retrospective compilation earned 53,000 equivalent album units in its first week. Of that sum, album sales comprise 49,000, SEA units comprise 4,000 (equaling 5.5 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The set’s sales were supported by its availability across a dozen CD variants, all containing branded paper merchandise like posters and photocards (some randomized). Exclusive iterations were sold by Barnes & Noble and Target, while signed editions were also available.

Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign’s chart-topping Vultures 1 flies back into the top 10, as it wings 52-6 following the set’s arrival on vinyl. The effort earned 45,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week (up 173%), while album sales comprising 31,000 of that sum (up 37,841%). Essentially all of its sales were from vinyl — nearly 31,000, which marks the biggest sales week on vinyl for both Ye and Ty Dolla $ign. The vinyl edition of the album was exclusively sold via Ye’s official webstore, and was initially sold as a pre-order when the album was first released on Feb. 10 (as a paid download and via streaming services). At that time, when customers pre-ordered the vinyl, the webstore stated the vinyl would ship in “2024.”

Wallen’s former No. 1 Dangerous: The Double Album is squeezed 6-7 on the new Billboard 200, though with a 4% gain (to 42,000 equivalent album units). Beyoncé’s chart-topping Cowboy Carter falls 4-8 with 41,000 units (down 21%), Noah Kahan’s Stick Season slips 5-9 with 40,000 units (down 2%) and SZA’s former leader SOS falls 9-10 with 39,000 (down 1%).

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

[morgan96]

Dangerous the double album is coming fast for diamond certification! Yesss

[Gary]

1. Taylor Swift 282,000 (sales 51000)
2. Dua Lipa 83,000 (sales 51,500)
3. One Thing At A Time 71,000
4. We Don't Trust You 61,000
5. Seventeen 53,000 (sales 49,000)
6. Kanye 45,000 (sales 31,000)
7. Dangerous 42,000
8. Beyonce 41,000
9. Noah Kahan 40,000
10. Sza 39,000

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

The race for #1 in Top Album Sales ended up being much tighter than HITS projected.

[balletgirlmom]

Beyonce is also holding up well.

[Gary]

BB200

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 3 The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 1
2 - - 1 Radical Optimism, Dua Lipa 2
3 2 - 62 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
4 3 - 7 We Don't Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin 1
5 - - 1 SEVENTEEN Best Album '17 Is Right Here', SEVENTEEN 5
6 52 - 13 Vultures 1, ¥$: Ye & Ty Dolla $ign 1
7 6 - 174 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
8 4 - 6 Cowboy Carter, Beyonce 1
9 5 - 76 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 2
10 9 - 74 SOS, SZA 1
11 7 - 5 Fireworks & Rollerblades, Benson Boone 6
12 11 - 37 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 1
13 12 - 9 Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande 1
14 8 - 4 We Still Don't Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin 1
15 13 - 25 The Diamond Collection, Post Malone 13
16 16 - 103 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 5
17 15 - 35 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
18 41 - 369 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
19 14 - 246 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
20 17 - 31 For All The Dogs, Drake 1
21 21 - 31 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 21
22 20 - 41 \\ 1
23 54 - 602 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
24 19 - 28 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
25 24 - 59 Gettin' Old, Luke Combs 4
26 22 - 81 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
27 26 - 105 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 1
28 27 - 46 Genesis, Peso Pluma 3
29 29 - 362 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
30 - - 1 U Made Me A St4r, 4Batz 30
31 28 - 7 The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan 28
32 25 - 29 Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada, Fuerza Regida 14
33 23 - 4 Papercuts, Linkin Park 6
34 33 - 17 American Dream, 21 Savage 1
35 119 - 164 The Highlights, The Weeknd 2
36 31 - 7 Unheard (EP), Hozier 10
37 38 - 52 Religiously. The Album., Bailey Zimmerman 7
38 30 - 5 Ehhthang Ehhthang, GloRilla 18
39 40 - 580 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
40 39 - 693 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 18
41 35 - 8 Mr. Beat The Road, BossMan DLow 20
42 42 - 339 Diamonds, Elton John 7
43 34 - 198 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
44 44 - 155 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
45 43 - 381 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
46 37 - 834 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
47 36 - 30 Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Manana, Bad Bunny 1
48 45 - 4 To The Limit: The Essential Collection, Eagles 30
49 46 - 219 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
50 49 - 683 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
51 10 - 2 PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4), PARTYNEXTDOOR 10
52 53 - 594 Greatest Hits, Queen 8
53 58 - 75 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 1
54 48 - 584 Take Care, Drake 1
55 192 - 73 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 1
56 50 - 361 Ctrl, SZA 3
57 57 - 293 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 10
58 47 - 5 Bryson Tiller, Bryson Tiller 12
59 62 - 535 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
60 56 - 33 Scarlet, Doja Cat 4
61 66 - 327 Graduation, Kanye West 1
62 64 - 340 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
63 65 - 49 Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll 3
64 60 - 235 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
65 69 - 294 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
66 61 - 33 Emails I Can't Send, Sabrina Carpenter 23
67 18 - 11 Bewitched, Laufey 18
68 63 - 22 Think Later, Tate McRae 4
69 67 - 306 Scorpion, Drake 1
70 73 - 177 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 2
71 68 - 149 35 Biggest Hits, Toby Keith 1
72 79 - 452 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
73 71 - 140 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
74 80 - 804 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
75 55 - 5 Might Delete Later, J. Cole 2
76 84 - 450 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
77 72 - 130 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
78 59 - 25 11:11, Chris Brown 9
79 76 - 187 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 21
80 74 - 417 Views, Drake 1
81 75 - 34 Nostalgia, Rod Wave 1
82 82 - 26 Higher, Chris Stapleton 3
83 78 - 317 Hozier, Hozier 2
84 88 - 370 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 8
85 70 - 22 Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj 1
86 81 - 301 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
87 89 - 312 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
88 83 - 44 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
89 87 - 242 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
90 105 - 492 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
91 91 - 156 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 91
92 106 - 565 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
93 90 - 79 Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage 1
94 85 - 178 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
95 94 - 77 Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson 51
96 109 - 283 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
97 77 - 343 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 5
98 104 - 32 20 Number Ones, Thomas Rhett 22
99 102 - 140 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
100 92 - 7 Tyla, Tyla 24
101 103 - 419 ANTI, Rihanna 1
102 107 - 39 Amar, BigXthaPlug 97
103 101 - 31 $ad Boyz 4 Life II, Junior H 14
104 95 - 239 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
105 116 - 521 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
106 114 - 182 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 3
107 111 - 68 The Mockingbird & The Crow, HARDY 4
108 100 - 28 Larger Than Life, Brent Faiyaz 11
109 - - 144 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
110 98 - 44 Hood Hottest Princess, Sexyy Red 62
111 118 - 20 THE BIGGEST (EP), BigXthaPlug 111
112 113 - 258 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
113 110 - 63 Manana Sera Bonito, Karol G 1
114 120 - 48 Elisabeth, Zach Bryan 83
115 112 - 669 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
116 122 - 675 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
117 129 - 153 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
118 108 - 13 Dolido Pero No Arrepentido (EP), Fuerza Regida 69
119 97 - 12 2093, Yeat 2
120 117 - 42 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 2
121 115 - 473 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 31
122 121 - 106 I Never Liked You, Future 1
123 138 - 103 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
124 144 - 212 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 3
125 125 - 267 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
126 137 - 372 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
127 126 - 325 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 25
128 143 - 60 Summertime Blues, Zach Bryan 34
129 123 - 675 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
130 139 - 59 Bluebird Days, Jordan Davis 19
131 - - 386 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
132 131 - 259 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
133 124 - 329 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 15
134 127 - 625 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
135 - - 14 Wasteland, Baby!, Hozier 1
136 132 - 266 DS2, Future 1
137 128 - 150 Planet Her, Doja Cat 2
138 182 - 316 ?, XXXTENTACION 1
139 141 - 40 El Comienzo, Grupo Frontera 34
140 165 - 350 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
141 160 - 110 7220, Lil Durk 1
142 - - 364 The Fame, Lady Gaga 2
143 135 - 356 More Life, Drake 1
144 140 - 520 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
145 153 - 215 Sublime, Sublime 13
146 133 - 148 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
147 145 - 240 Over It, Summer Walker 2
148 154 - 145 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
149 147 - 302 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
150 142 - 7 Livin' My Best Life, Dylan Scott 60
151 152 - 37 Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 36
152 148 - 491 1989, Taylor Swift 1
153 - - 1 Reasonable Woman, Sia 153
154 164 - 371 Moana, Soundtrack 2
155 149 - 25 Pretty Little Poison, Warren Zeiders 59
156 162 - 131 Greatest Hits, blink-182 6
157 169 - 5 What Happens Now?, Dasha 141
158 134 - 14 Hazbin Hotel, Season One, Soundtrack 13
159 161 - 206 Confessions, Usher 1
160 136 - 46 I Am Music, Lil Wayne 25
161 173 - 266 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27
162 146 - 25 Leather, Cody Johnson 18
163 156 - 39 Manana Sera Bonito (Bichota Season), Karol G 3
164 159 - 194 I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston 14
165 167 - 270 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West 1
166 185 - 187 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
167 157 - 159 Currents, Tame Impala 4
168 163 - 197 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 71
169 166 - 605 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
170 176 - 431 Hot Rocks 1964-1971, The Rolling Stones 4
171 150 - 363 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
172 155 - 163 SoulFly, Rod Wave 1
173 158 - 96 Wasteland, Brent Faiyaz 2
174 - - 275 17, XXXTENTACION 2
175 - - 543 1, The Beatles 1
176 184 - 194 Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley 1
177 170 - 218 Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent 1
178 - - 125 The Melodic Blue, Baby Keem 5
179 181 - 142 Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna 2
180 191 - 289 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
181 186 - 193 Cry Baby, Melanie Martinez 6
182 178 - 200 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
183 180 - 248 Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne 1
184 - - 90 Sweetener, Ariana Grande 1
185 190 - 368 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
186 - - 19 K-12 (Soundtrack), Melanie Martinez 3
187 187 - 5 Certified, NLE Choppa 171
188 - - 27 Lucky, Megan Moroney 38
189 172 - 11 Decide, Djo 56
190 189 - 82 It's Only Me, Lil Baby 1
191 198 - 315 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 2
192 188 - 206 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2
193 194 - 196 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
194 - - 218 California Sunrise, Jon Pardi 11
195 - - 71 Growin' Up, Luke Combs 2
196 195 - 117 Freudian, Daniel Caesar 25
197 - - 1 Nursery Rhymes By CoComelon, CoComelon 197
198 183 - 102 Toxicity, System Of A Down 1
199 - - 19 For Her, Hunxho 84
200 - - 130 The Greatest Hits Collection, Brooks & Dunn 4

[Gary]

Current

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Radical Optimism, Dua Lipa 1
2 1 - 3 The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 1
3 - - 1 SEVENTEEN Best Album '17 Is Right Here', SEVENTEEN 3
4 - - 4 Vultures 1, ¥$: Ye & Ty Dolla $ign 3
5 7 - 28 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
6 - - 1 DREAM( )SCAPE (EP), NCT DREAM 6
7 9 - 5 minisode 3: TOMORROW, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
8 - - 1 Reasonable Woman, Sia 8
9 10 - 80 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
10 11 - 6 Cowboy Carter, Beyonce 1
11 12 - 197 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
12 19 - 45 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 4
13 20 - 129 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
14 3 - 12 Bewitched, Laufey 3
15 22 - 44 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
16 18 - 3 How?, BOYNEXTDOOR 6
17 21 - 4 Papercuts, Linkin Park 2
18 - - 1 Undefeated, Frank Turner 18
19 26 - 35 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
20 28 - 11 With YOU-th (EP), TWICE 1
21 16 - 3 Dark Matter, Pearl Jam 2
22 - - 1 NOW That's What I Call Music! 90, Various Artists 22
23 - - 1 Fearless Movement, Kamasi Washington 23
24 30 - 9 Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande 1
25 32 - 25 Orange Blood, ENHYPEN 2
26 - - 1 VSQ Performs Taylor Swift, Vitamin String Quartet 26
27 35 - 35 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 2
28 8 - 2 Super Real Me (EP), ILLIT 8
29 45 - 23 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 12
30 29 - 6 Hope On The Street, Vol.1 (EP), j-hope 2
31 34 - 11 Easy (EP), LE SSERAFIM 2
32 - - 1 U Made Me A St4r, 4Batz 32
33 37 - 154 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
34 - - 1 Veritas, P.O.D. 34
35 27 - 3 Rebel, Anne Wilson 8
36 38 - 26 ROCK-STAR, Stray Kids 1
37 42 - 48 Portals, Melanie Martinez 1
38 - - 1 A Dream Is All We Know, The Lemon Twigs 38
39 44 - 55 SOS, SZA 3
40 - - 1 Empathogen, WILLOW 40
41 - - 1 John Carpenter's Lost Themes No.4: Noir, John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies 41
42 43 - 48 Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll 3
43 39 - 4 To The Limit: The Essential Collection, Eagles 8
44 46 - 7 Born, Kenny Chesney 1
45 6 - 2 All Born Screaming, St. Vincent 6
46 - - 1 Funeral For Justice, Mdou Moctar 46
47 48 - 26 Higher, Chris Stapleton 3
48 41 - 5 The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan 26
49 13 - 2 Nonetheless, Pet Shop Boys 13
50 - - 60 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1

[Gary]

Sales

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Radical Optimism, Dua Lipa 1
2 1 - 3 The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 1
3 - - 1 SEVENTEEN Best Album '17 Is Right Here', SEVENTEEN 3
4 - - 3 Vultures 1, ¥$: Ye & Ty Dolla $ign 3
5 7 - 28 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
6 - - 1 DREAM( )SCAPE (EP), NCT DREAM 6
7 8 - 214 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
8 - - 23 Some Devil, Dave Matthews 2
9 10 - 5 minisode 3: TOMORROW, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
10 - - 1 Reasonable Woman, Sia 10
11 11 - 81 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
12 12 - 6 Cowboy Carter, Beyonce 1
13 - - 31 Sweetener, Ariana Grande 1
14 13 - 198 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
15 18 - 173 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
16 - - 17 Wasteland, Baby!, Hozier 1
17 23 - 37 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 4
18 37 - 28 K-12 (Soundtrack), Melanie Martinez 3
19 28 - 400 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 2
20 31 - 666 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
21 24 - 130 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
22 3 - 5 Bewitched, Laufey 3
23 26 - 44 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
24 21 - 3 How?, BOYNEXTDOOR 7
25 25 - 4 Papercuts, Linkin Park 2
26 - - 1 Undefeated, Frank Turner 26
27 35 - 35 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
28 39 - 11 With YOU-th (EP), TWICE 1
29 19 - 3 Dark Matter, Pearl Jam 2
30 22 - 2 Cape Elizabeth (EP), Noah Kahan 22
31 34 - 490 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 7
32 - - 1 NOW That's What I Call Music! 90, Various Artists 32
33 - - 1 Fearless Movement, Kamasi Washington 33
34 41 - 9 Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande 1
35 44 - 25 Orange Blood, ENHYPEN 2
36 33 - 128 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
37 - - 1 VSQ Performs Taylor Swift, Vitamin String Quartet 37
38 49 - 31 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 3
39 43 - 398 Thriller, Michael Jackson 2
40 - - 327 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
41 47 - 379 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
42 9 - 2 Super Real Me (EP), ILLIT 9
43 - - 5 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 13
44 40 - 6 Hope On The Street, Vol.1 (EP), j-hope 2
45 48 - 11 Easy (EP), LE SSERAFIM 2
46 46 - 90 35 Biggest Hits, Toby Keith 2
47 - - 535 Greatest Hits, Queen 3
48 - - 124 Fallen, Evanescence 3
49 - - 1 U Made Me A St4r, 4Batz 49
50 - - 144 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1

[Gary]

Indie stores

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 VSQ Performs Taylor Swift, Vitamin String Quartet 1
2 1 - 3 The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 1
3 - - 1 Radical Optimism, Dua Lipa 3
4 - - 1 Osmium, Parliament 4
5 - - 1 Live From Red Rocks 2005, Pixies 5
6 - - 1 Undefeated, Frank Turner 6
7 6 - 8 Bewitched, Laufey 6
8 7 - 3 Dark Matter, Pearl Jam 2
9 - - 1 Fearless Movement, Kamasi Washington 9
10 9 - 4 Cowboy Carter, Beyonce 1
11 - - 1 Psycho Daisies, The Yardbirds 11
12 2 - 2 All Born Screaming, St. Vincent 2
13 - - 1 Here In The Pitch, Jessica Pratt 13
14 - - 1 Empathogen, WILLOW 14
15 - - 2 K-12 (Soundtrack), Melanie Martinez 13
16 17 - 20 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 3
17 11 - 152 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 3
18 - - 1 The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan 18
19 - - 1 Typical Of Me (EP), Laufey 19
20 22 - 55 MM..Food, MF Doom 3
21 23 - 11 Around The Fur, Deftones 14
22 5 - 2 $10 Cowboy, Charley Crockett 5
23 - - 252 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
24 4 - 5 Cape Elizabeth (EP), Noah Kahan 4
25 - - 23 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1

[Gary]

Vinyl

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Vultures 1, ¥$: Ye & Ty Dolla $ign 1
2 1 - 3 The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 1
3 - - 1 Radical Optimism, Dua Lipa 3
4 - - 1 Some Devil, Dave Matthews 4
5 - - 1 Sweetener, Ariana Grande 5
6 - - 6 Wasteland, Baby!, Hozier 1
7 15 - 5 K-12 (Soundtrack), Melanie Martinez 1
8 7 - 81 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
9 8 - 92 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
10 5 - 156 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
11 9 - 28 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
12 13 - 20 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 2
13 6 - 2 Cape Elizabeth (EP), Noah Kahan 6
14 12 - 102 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
15 - - 1 VSQ Performs Taylor Swift, Vitamin String Quartet 15
16 2 - 5 Bewitched, Laufey 2
17 24 - 359 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
18 18 - 351 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 2
19 - - 1 Reasonable Woman, Sia 19
20 - - 14 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 1
21 25 - 340 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
22 22 - 35 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
23 23 - 280 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
24 21 - 305 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
25 - - 1 Warning:, Green Day 25

[Gary]

Canada

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 3 The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 1
2 4 - 62 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
3 - - 1 Radical Optimism, Dua Lipa 3
4 3 - 56 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 1
5 6 - 169 The Highlights, The Weeknd 1
6 5 - 5 Fireworks & Rollerblades, Benson Boone 5
7 7 - 7 We Don't Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin 1
8 8 - 37 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 1
9 10 - 174 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
10 9 - 6 Cowboy Carter, Beyonce 1
11 14 - 39 The Diamond Collection, Post Malone 11
12 11 - 9 Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande 1
13 17 - 103 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 4
14 15 - 74 SOS, SZA 1
15 16 - 41 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
16 20 - 20 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 16
17 18 - 35 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
18 21 - 59 Gettin' Old, Luke Combs 2
19 37 - 13 Vultures 1, ¥$: Ye & Ty Dolla $ign 1
20 19 - 246 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
21 22 - 31 For All The Dogs, Drake 1
22 23 - 440 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
23 26 - 321 Diamonds, Elton John 5
24 28 - 355 This One's For You, Luke Combs 10
25 31 - 321 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 17
26 24 - 7 Unheard (EP), Hozier 8
27 27 - 81 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
28 2 - 3 Pub Royal, Les Cowboys Fringants 2
29 25 - 4 Papercuts, Linkin Park 8
30 50 - 265 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
31 32 - 22 Think Later, Tate McRae 3
32 33 - 28 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
33 35 - 75 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 1
34 72 - 120 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 16
35 34 - 194 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 13
36 29 - 198 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
37 39 - 148 Greatest Hits, Queen 14
38 41 - 52 Religiously. The Album., Bailey Zimmerman 8
39 30 - 4 We Still Don't Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin 2
40 40 - 267 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 5
41 70 - 224 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
42 42 - 155 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
43 36 - 17 American Dream, 21 Savage 1
44 12 - 2 Kimiyo, Alex Henry Foster 12
45 44 - 5 The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan 44
46 43 - 100 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
47 47 - 232 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 15
48 45 - 234 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
49 78 - 88 Curtain Call 2, Eminem 3
50 13 - 2 PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4), PARTYNEXTDOOR 13
51 48 - 24 Emails I Can't Send, Sabrina Carpenter 48
52 64 - 8 What Happens Now?, Dasha 52
53 60 - 255 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 21
54 54 - 140 Graduation, Kanye West 1
55 46 - 178 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
56 55 - 241 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 21
57 49 - 295 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
58 56 - 351 Views, Drake 1
59 52 - 93 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
60 80 - 212 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 2
61 53 - 7 Tyla, Tyla 26
62 63 - 54 Their Greatest Hits: Volumes 1 & 2, Eagles 50
63 62 - 140 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
64 66 - 179 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 1
65 - - 42 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 1
66 68 - 304 Scorpion, Drake 1
67 75 - 326 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 2
68 77 - 191 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
69 76 - 27 20 Number Ones, Thomas Rhett 31
70 58 - 33 Scarlet, Doja Cat 4
71 61 - 118 Hozier, Hozier 2
72 - - 9 Wasteland, Baby!, Hozier 9
73 69 - 42 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 1
74 71 - 136 Take Care, Drake 1
75 65 - 12 2093, Yeat 5
76 59 - 130 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
77 81 - 33 Elisabeth, Zach Bryan 49
78 84 - 33 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 3
79 82 - 257 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 5
80 51 - 156 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
81 83 - 375 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
82 88 - 221 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
83 94 - 295 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 4
84 96 - 53 Greatest Hits, Florida Georgia Line 44
85 - - 99 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
86 67 - 5 Bryson Tiller, Bryson Tiller 21
87 - - 1 U Made Me A St4r, 4Batz 87
88 - - 1 Reasonable Woman, Sia 88
89 100 - 184 Back In Black, AC/DC 47
90 90 - 26 Higher, Chris Stapleton 2
91 - - 46 Drive, Tiesto 12
92 89 - 208 The Fame, Lady Gaga 1
93 86 - 79 Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage 1
94 - - 6 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 82
95 99 - 30 The Mockingbird & The Crow, HARDY 6
96 97 - 61 Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus 2
97 95 - 103 AM, Arctic Monkeys 3
98 92 - 75 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 6
99 38 - 3 Bewitched, Laufey 38
100 - - 29 Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna 10

[Gary]

streaming albums

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 3 The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 - 30 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
3 3 - 7 We Don't Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin 1
4 5 - 30 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 4
5 8 - 30 SOS, SZA 3
6 9 - 30 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 2
7 4 - 6 Cowboy Carter, Beyonce 1
8 7 - 5 Fireworks & Rollerblades, Benson Boone 5
9 10 - 30 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 5
10 - - 1 Radical Optimism, Dua Lipa 10
11 6 - 4 We Still Don't Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin 1
12 12 - 24 The Diamond Collection, Post Malone 11
13 15 - 30 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 12
14 13 - 9 Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande 1
15 14 - 30 For All The Dogs, Drake 1
16 36 - 17 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 16
17 16 - 30 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 3
18 17 - 30 Utopia, Travis Scott 9
19 - - 5 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 19
20 20 - 25 Gettin' Old, Luke Combs 20
21 22 - 30 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 21
22 18 - 13 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 18
23 21 - 30 Genesis, Peso Pluma 9
24 23 - 30 Lover, Taylor Swift 7
25 19 - 29 Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada, Fuerza Regida 9
26 25 - 25 This One's For You, Luke Combs 25
27 26 - 17 American Dream, 21 Savage 1
28 29 - 4 The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan 28
29 - - 15 The Highlights, The Weeknd 10
30 24 - 5 Ehhthang Ehhthang, GloRilla 17
31 32 - 25 Religiously. The Album., Bailey Zimmerman 24
32 - - 1 U Made Me A St4r, 4Batz 32
33 27 - 7 Unheard (EP), Hozier 10
34 30 - 8 Mr. Beat The Road, BossMan DLow 17
35 33 - 15 Blonde, Frank Ocean 33
36 28 - 4 Papercuts, Linkin Park 25
37 34 - 30 My Turn, Lil Baby 25
38 31 - 30 Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Manana, Bad Bunny 1
39 37 - 30 Diamonds, Elton John 29
40 38 - 28 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
41 39 - 30 Midnights, Taylor Swift 6
42 46 - 30 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 25
43 40 - 29 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 28
44 11 - 2 PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4), PARTYNEXTDOOR 11
45 42 - 14 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 38
46 50 - 5 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 46
47 47 - 24 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 26
48 35 - 5 Bryson Tiller, Bryson Tiller 10
49 - - 1 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 49
50 45 - 26 Take Care, Drake 24

[Gary]

Catalog

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 5 - 200 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
2 1 - 50 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
3 11 - 448 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
4 44 - 42 The Highlights, The Weeknd 2
5 4 - 517 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
6 3 - 1260 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
7 6 - 190 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
8 2 - 1598 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
9 8 - 554 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
10 10 - 925 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
11 7 - 413 Take Care, Drake 1
12 - - 1 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 12
13 9 - 276 Ctrl, SZA 1
14 12 - 45 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 4
15 14 - 205 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
16 16 - 166 Graduation, Kanye West 7
17 15 - 180 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
18 13 - 7 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 13
19 19 - 130 reputation, Taylor Swift 2
20 17 - 55 Scorpion, Drake 1
21 20 - 46 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 6
22 18 - 27 35 Biggest Hits, Toby Keith 1
23 25 - 7 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 23
24 26 - 1440 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
25 28 - 64 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast Recording 20
26 22 - 120 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 11
27 21 - 256 Views, Drake 4
28 24 - 82 Hozier, Hozier 18
29 31 - 168 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 2
30 27 - 49 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 15
31 30 - 65 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 1
32 36 - 358 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
33 32 - 62 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 32
34 37 - 875 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
35 29 - 90 Evermore, Taylor Swift 2
36 38 - 172 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
37 23 - 80 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 1
38 34 - 28 After Hours, The Weeknd 18
39 35 - 200 ANTI, Rihanna 1
40 33 - 123 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 6
41 43 - 438 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 2
42 41 - 45 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 27
43 - - 19 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 3
44 40 - 135 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 1
45 45 - 21 Elisabeth, Zach Bryan 31
46 39 - 349 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
47 47 - 644 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
48 - - 62 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 15
49 42 - 488 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1
50 46 - 20 I Never Liked You, Future 24

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www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/dua-lipa-radical-optimism-debuts-number-one-album-sales-chart-1235682030/

Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ Debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart
By Keith Caulfield
05/14/2024

Plus, SEVENTEEN, Ye & Ty Dolla $ign, NCT Dream, Dave Matthews and Sia shake up the top 10.

Dua Lipa achieves her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as her third full-length studio effort, Radical Optimism, debuts atop the list dated May 18. In the week ending May 9, the album sold 51,500 copies in the U.S. according to Luminate – marking the singer-songwriter’s biggest sales week yet. Her previous best week, both in terms of sales and chart rank, came when her last studio set, Future Nostalgia, debuted at No. 4 with 18,000 sold on the April 11, 2020-dated chart.

Also making waves in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart: the latest releases from SEVENTEEN, NCT Dream and Sia arrive, while vinyl releases prompt big re-entries for Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 and Dave Matthews’ Some Devil.


Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. The new May 18, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on May 14.

Of Radical Optimism’s 51,500 copies sold, physical sales comprise 39,000 (20,000 on vinyl – her best week ever, 18,000 on CD and less than 1,000 on cassette) and digital download sales comprise 12,500.

The album’s sales were bolstered by its availability across 20 physical variants, all with the same 11 songs. There were 11 vinyl editions in assorted colors (one of which was signed, and most variants were exclusive to specific retailers) and two cassette tapes. In terms of CDs, there was a widely available standard CD with a lenticular cover, and then multiple CD iterations sold exclusively in Lipa’s webstore (a signed standard CD, a zine CD package, and four deluxe CD boxed sets – each containing a branded T-shirt and a CD, and two of the boxes also included a signed art card).


In addition, the album was issued as a widely available standard 11-song digital download and a deluxe digital album with two live bonus tracks sold exclusively in Lipa’s webstore.

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department falls 1-2 (51,000; down 53%) after spending its first two weeks atop the list.

SEVENTEEN’s retrospective compilation SEVENTEEN Best Album ‘17 Is Right Here’ bows at No. 3 with 49,000 copies sold. It’s the seventh top 10-charting effort from the group. The set’s sales were supported by its availability across a dozen CD variants, all containing branded paper merchandise like posters and photocards (some randomized). Exclusive iterations were sold by Barnes & Noble and Target, while signed editions were also available.

Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 re-enters Top Album Sales at No. 4 following the set’s arrival on vinyl. The effort sold 31,000 copies across all available configurations (up 37,841%). Essentially all of its sales were from vinyl – nearly 31,000, which marks the biggest sales week on vinyl for both Ye and Ty Dolla $ign. The vinyl edition of the album was exclusively sold via Ye’s official webstore, and was initially sold as a pre-order when the album was first released on Feb. 10 (as a paid download and via streaming services). At that time, when customers pre-ordered the vinyl, the webstore stated the vinyl would ship in “2024.”

Swift’s chart-topping 1989 (Taylor’s Version) climbs 7-5 with 7,000 sold (though down 20%).

NCT Dream’s DREAM()SCAPE debuts at No. 6 with nearly 7,000 sold, marking the third top 10-charting set for the act. Effectively all of the album’s sales were on CD, and the set was available in three iterations (all containing branded paper merchandise, with some randomized elements).


Swift’s former leader Lover steps 8-7 with just 6,500 (down 19%).

Dave Matthews’ Some Devil, originally released in 2003, returns to the chart for the first time since 2004, following the set’s release on vinyl for the first time. The set sold 6,000 copies, with basically all of that from vinyl sales. It was issued in three vinyl variants – a widely available black edition, a blue colored version sold through Matthews’ webstore, and an Amazon-exclusive “fog colored vinyl.”

TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s chart-topping minisode 3: TOMORROW rises one spot to No. 9 with 5,500 sold (down 25%).

Sia rounds out the top 10 with the No. 10 debut of her new album, Reasonable Woman. It sold a little more than 5,000 copies, and was available across eight vinyl variants, as well as a standard CD, cassette and digital download album. It’s the third top 10-charting effort for Sia, and the first since 2016’s This Is Acting debuted and peaked at No. 4.