Billboard 200 12/20: Taylor Swift#1: 274,000

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6398442/taylor-swift-1989-fifth-week-no-1-billboard-200

Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200
By Keith Caulfield | December 10, 2014


Taylor Swift's 1989 holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a fifth non-consecutive week. Swift has now spent a cumulative total of 29 weeks at No. 1 with her four chart-topping albums. Among women, only Whitney Houston (with 46 weeks at No. 1) and Mariah Carey (30) have more weeks atop the tally.

As reported previously, the Billboard 200 chart now measures multi-metric album consumption, including pure album sales. The ranking combines on-demand streaming and digital track sales in addition to traditional album sales, all measured by Nielsen Music.

On the latest Billboard 200, 81.4 percent of its total album equivalent units (adding up the weekly unit totals of Nos. 1 through 200) are pure album sales. The rest of its units are track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

Swift's 1989 moved 274,000 units in the week ending Dec. 7. That's down 19 percent from its 339,000 sum a week earlier. It's not unusual for albums to dip a bit on the chart in the week following the always-busy Thanksgiving shopping frame (which was reflected on last week's chart).

1989 also stays puts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart, which maintains the old Billboard 200's methodology of ranking pure album sales. It sold 230,000 copies in the most recent tracking week (down 18 percent).

A cappella group Pentatonix is stationary at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with its holiday album That's Christmas To Me (221,000 units, down 3 percent; 208,000 in album sales). It's the highest-charting Christmas album since the Jan. 7, 2012-dated chart, when Michael Buble's Christmas spent its fifth and final week at No. 1.

Veteran rock band AC/DC debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with Rock Or Bust. It starts with 174,000 units, the bulk of which is powered by 172,000 in album sales. The new set is the group's first studio effort since 2008's Black Ice blasted in at No. 1. The latter was initially exclusively sold through Walmart, Sam's Club and AC/DC's Web site, and powered through 784,000 copies in its first week.

Rock Or Bust -- which is not exclusive to any one retailer -- is the act's ninth top 10 album. They previously reached the region with Back In Black (No. 4 in 1980), Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (No. 3, 1981), For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (No. 1, 1981), The Razor's Edge (No. 2, 1990), Ballbreaker (No. 4, 1995), Stiff Upper Lip (No. 7, 2000), Black Ice (No. 1, 2008) and the Iron Man 2 soundtrack (No. 4, 2010).

Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour rises one rung to No. 4 (81,000 units, down 35 percent) with a handsome chunk of its units coming from both track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Of its 81,000 total for the week, 71 percent (57,000) is comprised of pure album sales. The rest were TEA and SEA units.

One Direction's Four slips 4-5 on the Billboard 200 with 74,000 units (down 40 percent). The album also falls 4-5 on the Top Album Sales chart (61,000; down 41 percent).

Idina Menzel's Holiday Wishes rises 13-6 with just over 66,000 units (up 14 percent). Its rise is mostly encouraged by pure album sales, which make up 63,000 of its total for the week. Menzel can also be heard singing on the Frozen soundtrack, which descends 9-10 with 43,000 units -- down 39 percent. (Pure album sales make up 37,000 of the latter figure.)

Holiday Wishes is the second of three Christmas albums in the top 10. It follows Pentatonix at No. 2, and precedes Michael Buble's surging Christmas at No. 7 (up eight rungs). The latter title shifted 66,000 units (up 18 percent). It also zips 13-6 on Top Album Sales and spends a 19th non-consecutive week atop the Top Catalog Albums chart (57,000 in album sales; up 14 percent).

Back on the Billboard 200, Garth Brooks' Man Against Machine returns to the top 10, as the country king's latest studio effort rises 11-8 with 57,000 units (down 10 percent). His chart placing is driven entirely by pure album sales, as his album is unavailable on streaming services and its tracks are not being sold individually in digital stores.

The second and final debut in the top 10 is Mary J. Blige's The London Sessions, starting at No. 9 with 57,000 units. It's her lucky 13th top 10 album, and it arrives mostly based on pure album sales (55,000). The set is her first release through Capitol Records, and was co-written in London with a crop of new British artists like Sam Smith, Disclosure and Emile Sande.

[kanimal]

What's with the fairly solid TEA+SEA uptick for Michael Buble (9K)?

[areyoureadytojump]

Albums on the Billboard 200 that have not been certified with the RIAA:

Sales estimates are from the 12/16 chart:

Taylor Swift 2,496,000
Michael Buble 3,516,000
Maroon 5 502k
5 Seconds of Summer 574k
Bastille 539k
Katy Perry 1,529,000
Paramore 448k
Fall Out Boy 669k

Only albums over 425k sold and that have been on the chart for 4+ weeks are listed

[areyoureadytojump]

Dec 10, 2014 11:36:39 GMT -5 kanimal said:

What's with the fairly solid TEA+SEA uptick for Michael Buble (9K)?

It's almost Christmas? LOL

Buble is #1 on the AC chart with Idina so streaming of that song and video is helping.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

That's a good question. None of his tracks are doing exceptionally well on iTunes or Spotify (none in the Top 200 of either). Baby It's Cold Outside is on Idina Menzel's album, not his.

[kanimal]

Dec 10, 2014 11:43:39 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Dec 10, 2014 11:36:39 GMT -5 kanimal said:

What's with the fairly solid TEA+SEA uptick for Michael Buble (9K)?

It's almost Christmas? LOL

Buble is #1 on the AC chart with Idina so streaming of that song and video is helping.

That's an Idina Menzel album track, and her TEA/SEA impact is 1/3 of what Buble is experiencing.

Buble's growth is closer to that of the Pentatonix and One Direction albums than it is to the similarly-skewing and functioning (but newer) Idina Menzel *Christmas* album.  That's strange.

[Push The Button]

Whitney Houston - 14 weeks
Whitney - 11 weeks
The Bodyguard - 20 weeks
I Look To You - 1 week

Mariah Carey - 11 weeks
Music Box - 8 weeks
Daydream - 6 weeks
Butterfly - 1 week
The Emancipation of Mimi - 2 weeks
e=mc2 - 2 weeks

Fearless - 11 weeks
Speak Now - 6 weeks
Red - 7 weeks
1989 - 5 weeks (and counting)

[hitseeker.]

All this TEA and SEA and BB200 and Pure Albums Chart...these Billboard reports just got even messier, and more difficult to read, too.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31707/title.hip-hop-album-sales-wu-tang-clan-mary-j-blige-eminem

Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 12/07/2014

Note: The figures below represent this week’s “total activity,” an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams. A pure album sales figure is available in parenthesis and information about each album's streaming count is available in brackets.

#9. Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions – 56,670 (54,638) [729,080]

#21. Eminem – ShadyXV – 33,212 (28,474) [2,360,716]

#29. Wu-Tang Clan – A Better Tomorrow – 25,032 (24,386) [45,801]

#39. Beyonce – Beyonce – 19,906 (10,778) [5,476,232]

#40. Pitbull – Globalization – 19,889 (13,900) [2,101,307]

#42. Rick Ross – Hood Billionaire – 18,757 (15,513) [1,903,450]

#43. Mariah Carey – Merry Christmas – 18,451 (11,427) [2,695,511]

#49. Omarion – Sex Playlist – 16,191 (12,644) [817,527]

#54. Chris Brown – X – 13,983 (7,049) [4,741,618]

#64. T.I. – Paperwork – 12,130 (8,007) [2,724,862]

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Those streaming numbers for Wu Tang though lol. And it was promoted with a banner on Spotify.

Also, how did Omarion move 3500 units from streaming when his total streams adds less than 550 units? There's no way he sold 30,000 tracks off the album last week.

I also don't see how Iggy isn't in that Top 10 hip hop list. Her TEA/SEA units should be more than TI's total for sure.

[areyoureadytojump]

Uses Top Current Albums

www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-metal-fans-choose-rock-over-bust

Metal By Numbers: Metal fans choose rock over bust

Posted by Metal Insider on December 10, 2014

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.

Notable Debuts:

AC/DC, Rock or Bust (Columbia) #3, 171,900 sold

Quite an impressive bust, eh? Well, not bad, but just six years ago, their last album Black Ice sold an amazing 784,000 copies in its first week, and went platinum in its second week.

Issues, Diamond Dreams (Rise) #125, 3,925 sold

Almost 4,000 people have issues this week. The metalcore band’s acoustic EP was bundled with their debut album as a re-release, so this is all digital sales.

21st Century Goliath, Back With A Vengeance (Self-Released) 1,500 sold

This Charlotte, NC band had a pretty impressive first week for their sophomore album. Given that it’s totally self-released, you’ve got to admire their hustle.

The Killing Lights, The Killing Lights (Self-Released) 1,450 sold

The artists formerly known as Vampires Everywhere! did pretty well for a self-released album, even without Doc Coyle.

Notable Sales:

Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways (RCA) #15, 28,850 sold

Most artists would be pretty happy selling 305,000 albums in four weeks. The Foos should be too. If only they could get a little more exposure.

Slipknot, .5: The Grey Chapter (Roadrunner) #57, 8,625 sold

A 25% drop still has them at about 230,000 in about seven weeks.

In This Moment, Black Widow (Atlantic) #74, 6,750 sold

It’s taken only three weeks for In This Moment to sell more than 50,000 copies of their fifth album.

Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, World On Fire (Dik Hayd) #144, 3,500 sold

A 51% increase in sales puts them back on the charts with about 67,000 sold.

Black Veil Brides, Black Veil Brides (Republic) #149, 3,450 sold

The band still have another week left of their tour with Falling In Reverse.

Godsmack, 1000hp (Universal Republic) #150, 3,450 sold

This has sold about 150,000 in 18 weeks, which is only 33,000 more than their last album, The Oracle, sold in its first week.

Various Artists, Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 6 (Fearless) #174, 2,580 sold

With a 39% drop this week, punk isn’t the only thing going pop.

Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Vol. 1 (Prospect Park) #178, 2,775 sold

This has sold over 445,000, which is a lot of albums considering that there’s a whole other volume out there. This will eventually go gold, like the band’s first three albums. The second volume will take longer to do so.

Linkin Park, The Hunting Party (Warner Bros.) #195, 2,350 sold

With a 40% drop this week, they’re one step closer to falling off the chart next week.

Circa Survive, Descensus (Sumerian) #196, 2,350 sold

A massive 80% drop shows that Circa’s fans are definitely loyal enough to get out and buy the first week.

[Gary]

Billboard 200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 2 6 #1 5 wks 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 3 7 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 2
3 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
4 5 11 25 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
5 4 1 3 FOUR, One Direction 1
6 13 10 8 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 6
7 15 9 35 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
8 11 5 4 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
9 0 New 1 The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige 9
10 9 13 54 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
11 20 28 24 x, Ed Sheeran 1
12 19 25 9 Hozier, Hozier 2
13 0 Re-Entry 889 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
14 14 12 6 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
15 7 39 15 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
16 66 56 10 PS Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 16
17 25 15 12 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
18 36 24 11 PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 7
19 29 38 11 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
20 23 14 9 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
21 3 – 2 ShadyXV, Various Artists 3
22 10 32 14 V, Maroon 5 1
23 43 18 3 GG The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, Soundtrack 18
24 16 7 4 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 2
25 30 30 6 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 25
26 0 New 1 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 26
27 28 16 10 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 16
28 31 23 8 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
29 0 New 1 A Better Tomorrow, Wu-Tang Clan 29
30 12 4 3 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
31 47 17 5 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
32 32 49 4 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
33 33 6 4 The Endless River, Pink Floyd 3
34 17 21 19 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
35 51 34 34 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
36 26 31 6 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
37 37 104 13 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
38 34 52 69 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
39 39 199 52 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
40 18 – 2 Globalization, Pitbull 18
41 0 New 1 Classics, She & Him 41
42 6 – 2 Hood Billionaire, Rick Ross 6
43 77 105 48 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
44 24 – 2 For You, Selena Gomez 24
45 52 26 12 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
46 21 54 20 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
47 46 75 14 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
48 63 51 57 Noel, Josh Groban 1
49 0 New 1 Sex Playlist, Omarion 49
50 22 – 2 Listen, David Guetta 22
51 0 New 1 Holiday For Swing!, Seth MacFarlane 51
52 95 62 42 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 41
53 98 96 40 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 23
54 48 68 12 X, Chris Brown 2
55 49 67 10 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
56 92 53 5 30/40, Mannheim Steamroller 53
57 42 42 5 Ellen's The Only Holiday Album You'll Ever Need - Volume 1, Various Artists 42
58 76 64 13 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
59 134 112 5 Christmas With Nashville, Various Artists 59
60 115 66 34 The Christmas Attic, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 60
61 99 58 26 Cheers, It's Christmas, Blake Shelton 8
62 61 59 10 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
63 44 50 7 Paperwork, T.I. 2
64 57 87 12 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
65 53 121 89 Native, OneRepublic 4
66 178 – 6 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
67 71 37 4 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
68 87 47 7 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
69 27 – 2 Reclassified, Iggy Azalea 27
70 64 35 4 Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes 23
71 79 108 5 Motion, Calvin Harris 5
72 114 74 15 Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas, The Robertsons 3
73 68 124 118 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
74 106 99 11 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
75 45 71 11 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
76 35 94 27 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
77 62 118 62 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
78 38 83 10 747, Lady Antebellum 2
79 60 65 44 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
80 73 125 10 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
81 56 – 32 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
82 65 109 105 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
83 121 110 22 On This Winter's Night, Lady Antebellum 8
84 123 88 45 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion 2
85 75 97 65 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
86 80 40 7 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
87 78 101 43 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
88 0 Re-Entry 5 My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow 4
89 69 55 8 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
90 139 117 14 A Family Christmas, The Piano Guys 20
91 145 91 52 The Lost Christmas Eve, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 26
92 142 100 14 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 92
93 167 – 16 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 93
94 0 Re-Entry 21 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 94
95 184 161 39 Christmas Eve And Other Stories, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 48
96 84 153 16 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
97 41 114 29 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
98 110 174 149 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
99 179 86 13 NOW Christmas, Various Artists 34
100 94 – 58 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
101 101 165 23 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
102 86 80 7 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
103 83 45 4 Live: Her Greatest Performances, Whitney Houston 19
104 131 – 7 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
105 162 44 3 Christmas At Downton Abbey, Various Artists 44
106 0 New 1 ONXRT: Live From The Archives, Vol. 16, Various Artists 106
107 165 120 17 Christmas Songs By Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 107
108 170 85 14 Home For Christmas, Susan Boyle 17
109 88 60 5 Positively Christmas 2014, Various Artists 41
110 128 77 7 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
111 90 84 18 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
112 180 107 11 Merry Christmas... Love, Elvis, Elvis Presley 101
113 59 69 6 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
114 102 162 57 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
115 160 102 29 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
116 157 – 121 +, Ed Sheeran 5
117 195 90 4 Nashville Christmas, Various Artists 90
118 190 128 16 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 90
119 120 126 52 The 1975, The 1975 28
120 96 8 3 Black Widow, In This Moment 8
121 192 159 155 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
122 119 168 13 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
123 85 145 66 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
124 8 – 2 Beyonce: More Only (EP), Beyonce 8
125 111 178 25 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
126 138 129 195 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
127 155 89 27 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 81
128 81 – 64 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
129 0 Re-Entry 45 My Christmas, Andrea Bocelli 2
130 133 – 60 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
131 140 166 31 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
132 0 Re-Entry 10 The Best Of The Temptations Christmas, The Temptations 102
133 0 Re-Entry 2 Full Of Cheer, Home Free 65
134 150 92 62 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
135 137 140 198 21, Adele 1
136 158 78 107 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 3
137 0 Re-Entry 41 The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas, Various Artists 25
138 67 – 38 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
139 130 169 138 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
140 125 95 11 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
141 151 134 86 Red, Taylor Swift 1
142 104 111 21 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
143 127 79 275 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 2
144 113 142 89 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
145 0 Re-Entry 10 Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration, Johnny Mathis 114
146 0 Re-Entry 77 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
147 147 139 341 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
148 153 48 3 Coming Home, Kristin Chenoweth 48
149 0 New 1 Motown Christmas, Various Artists 149
150 72 73 13 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
151 144 176 36 Peace On Earth, Casting Crowns 15
152 0 Re-Entry 32 White Christmas, Martina McBride 64
153 108 175 53 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
154 199 76 4 Merry & Bright, Various Artists 76
155 175 127 29 Elf, Soundtrack 81
156 112 103 15 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
157 55 – 40 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
158 89 158 85 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
159 0 Re-Entry 9 Classic Christmas Album, Barbra Streisand 95
160 152 141 9 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
161 0 Re-Entry 11 Personal Christmas Collection, Andy Williams 131
162 0 Re-Entry 20 Dreams Of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night) (EP), Trans-Siberian Orchestra 9
163 109 – 13 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 109
164 0 Re-Entry 333 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
165 70 106 33 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
166 169 143 21 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
167 0 Re-Entry 30 Christmas Portrait, Carpenters 114
168 166 – 20 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
169 181 – 110 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
170 129 43 4 Cadillactica, Big K.R.I.T. 5
171 185 167 14 The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection, Bing Crosby 132
172 0 New 1 One Christmas: Chapter 1 (EP), LeAnn Rimes 172
173 182 187 194 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
174 172 – 97 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
175 0 Re-Entry 28 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
176 124 – 49 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
177 0 Re-Entry 27 Holiday Spirits, Straight No Chaser 46
178 0 Re-Entry 18 A Very She & Him Christmas, She & Him 12
179 0 Re-Entry 30 Testimony, August Alsina 2
180 148 – 35 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
181 91 – 13 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
182 0 Re-Entry 18 Do You Hear What I Hear?: Women Of Christmas, Various Artists 118
183 0 Re-Entry 26 Christmas Extraordinaire, Mannheim Steamroller 5
184 0 New 1 Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th Of December, Dave Koz 184
185 0 Re-Entry 7 Awakening, Jackie Evancho 17
186 0 Re-Entry 11 Under The Influence: Holiday Edition (EP), Straight No Chaser 33
187 164 – 24 Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You, Queen 42
188 0 Re-Entry 46 Glory In The Highest: Christmas Songs Of Worship, Chris Tomlin 19
189 143 – 39 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
190 141 27 3 The Art Of McCartney, Various Artists 27
191 194 98 7 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 10
192 171 – 9 Gypsy Heart, Colbie Caillat 17
193 0 Re-Entry 43 The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection (EP), Taylor Swift 20
194 0 Re-Entry 18 A Christmas Album, Barbra Streisand 108
195 0 Re-Entry 22 Christmas Symphony, Mannheim Streamroller/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra 19
196 0 Re-Entry 16 Home For Christmas, 'N Sync 7
197 159 20 3 Interstellar, Soundtrack 20
198 0 Re-Entry 7 PTX: Volume 1, Pentatonix 14
199 132 22 3 Seeds, TV On The Radio 22
200 107 – 34 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8

[Gary]

Top Album Sales

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 2 6 #1 5 wks 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 3 7 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 2
3 – – 1 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
4 10 10 8 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 4
5 4 1 3 FOUR, One Direction 1
6 13 9 35 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
7 8 5 4 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
8 5 11 25 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
9 – – 1 The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige 9
10 – 183 149 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 10
11 19 15 12 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
12 7 13 54 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
13 54 56 10 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 13
14 12 12 6 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
15 21 38 11 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
16 32 24 11 PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 7
17 22 14 9 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
18 15 7 4 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 2
19 20 16 10 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 16
20 3 – 2 ShadyXV, Various Artists 3
21 23 30 6 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 21
22 38 17 5 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
23 – – 1 A Better Tomorrow, Wu-Tang Clan 23
24 9 4 3 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
25 25 6 4 The Endless River, Pink Floyd 3
26 – – 1 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 26
27 14 21 19 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
28 42 34 34 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
29 26 28 24 x, Ed Sheeran 1
30 35 23 8 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
31 – – 1 Classics, She & Him 31
32 11 32 14 V, Maroon 5 1
33 16 39 15 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
34 27 25 9 Hozier, Hozier 2
35 44 26 12 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
36 6 – 2 Hood Billionaire, Rick Ross 6
37 52 51 57 Noel, Josh Groban 1
38 – – 1 Holiday For Swing!, Seth MacFarlane 38
39 39 75 14 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
40 28 31 6 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
41 18 – 2 Globalization, Pitbull 18
42 36 52 69 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
43 78 62 42 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 41
44 33 42 5 Ellen's The Only Holiday Album You'll Ever Need - Volume 1, Various Artists 33
45 75 53 5 30/40, Mannheim Steamroller 45
46 – – 1 Sex Playlist, Omarion 46
47 90 96 40 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 23
48 24 54 20 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
49 50 59 10 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
50 – 112 4 Christmas With Nashville, Various Artists 50
51 66 47 7 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
52 79 58 26 Cheers, It's Christmas, Blake Shelton 8
53 88 105 48 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
54 – 66 33 The Christmas Attic, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 54
55 94 74 15 Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas, The Robertsons 3
56 37 199 52 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
57 51 65 44 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
58 47 67 10 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
59 56 49 4 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
60 91 99 11 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
61 57 35 4 Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes 23
62 30 83 10 747, Lady Antebellum 2
63 – 29 5 My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow 4
64 55 55 8 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
65 74 37 4 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
66 29 94 27 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
67 – 110 21 On This Winter's Night, Lady Antebellum 8
68 41 71 11 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
69 68 40 7 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
70 – 117 13 A Family Christmas, The Piano Guys 20
71 – 88 44 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion 2
72 – 86 12 NOW Christmas, Various Artists 34
73 – – 1 ONXRT: Live From The Archives, Vol. 16, Various Artists 73
74 – 44 2 Christmas At Downton Abbey, Various Artists 44
75 – 85 13 Home For Christmas, Susan Boyle 17
76 64 45 4 Live: Her Greatest Performances, Whitney Houston 19
77 46 50 7 Paperwork, T.I. 2
78 99 77 7 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
79 70 84 18 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
80 – 107 10 Merry Christmas... Love, Elvis, Elvis Presley 80
81 96 104 13 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
82 – 91 51 The Lost Christmas Eve, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 26
83 – 90 3 Nashville Christmas, Various Artists 83
84 61 87 12 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
85 – 100 13 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 85
86 31 – 2 Listen, David Guetta 31
87 49 69 6 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
88 – 128 15 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 88
89 63 18 3 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, Soundtrack 18
90 34 114 29 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
91 – 89 26 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 81
92 60 68 12 X, Chris Brown 2
93 – 78 106 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 3
94 – 131 41 The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas, Various Artists 25
95 76 97 65 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
96 – 115 45 My Christmas, Andrea Bocelli 2
97 77 80 7 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
98 – 161 38 Christmas Eve And Other Stories, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 48
99 83 8 3 Black Widow, In This Moment 8
100 69 118 62 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3

[Gary]

TCA 12/20


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 2 6 #1 5 wks 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 3 7 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 2
3 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
4 10 9 8 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 4
5 4 1 3 FOUR, One Direction 1
6 8 5 4 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
7 5 10 25 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
8 0 New 1 The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige 8
9 18 14 12 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
10 7 12 54 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
11 50 53 10 GG Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 11
12 12 11 6 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
13 20 36 11 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
14 21 13 9 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
15 14 7 4 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 2
16 19 15 10 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 15
17 3 – 2 ShadyXV, Various Artists 3
18 22 28 6 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 18
19 36 16 5 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
20 0 New 1 A Better Tomorrow, Wu-Tang Clan 20
21 9 4 3 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
22 24 6 4 The Endless River, Pink Floyd 3
23 0 New 1 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 23
24 13 20 19 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
25 39 32 34 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
26 25 26 24 x, Ed Sheeran 1
27 33 22 8 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
28 0 New 1 Classics, She & Him 28
29 11 30 14 V, Maroon 5 1
30 15 37 15 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
31 26 23 9 Hozier, Hozier 2
32 41 24 12 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
33 6 – 2 Hood Billionaire, Rick Ross 6
34 139 – 2 PS Holiday For Swing!, Seth MacFarlane 34
35 27 29 6 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
36 17 – 2 Globalization, Pitbull 17
37 34 49 69 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
38 31 40 5 Ellen's The Only Holiday Album You'll Ever Need - Volume 1, Various Artists 31
39 70 50 5 30/40, Mannheim Steamroller 39
40 0 New 1 Sex Playlist, Omarion 40
41 23 51 20 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
42 47 55 10 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
43 95 90 5 Christmas With Nashville, Various Artists 43
44 62 45 7 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
45 35 137 52 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
46 48 60 45 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
47 44 61 10 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
48 52 47 4 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
49 81 81 11 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
50 53 33 4 Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes 22
51 29 73 10 747, Lady Antebellum 2
52 152 27 6 My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow 4
53 51 52 8 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
54 69 35 4 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 19
55 28 77 27 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
56 38 65 11 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
57 63 38 7 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
58 0 New 1 ONXRT: Live From The Archives, Vol. 16, Various Artists 58
59 106 42 3 Christmas At Downton Abbey, Various Artists 42
60 60 43 4 Live: Her Greatest Performances, Whitney Houston 18
61 43 48 7 Paperwork, T.I. 2
62 87 69 7 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
63 65 74 18 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
64 84 85 13 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
65 119 – 2 Nashville Christmas, Various Artists 65
66 57 75 12 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
67 30 – 2 Listen, David Guetta 30
68 46 63 6 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 7
69 59 17 3 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, Soundtrack 17
70 32 92 29 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
71 56 62 12 X, Chris Brown 2
72 71 79 65 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
73 72 70 7 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
74 76 8 3 Black Widow, In This Moment 8
75 64 94 62 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
76 75 89 21 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
77 97 59 13 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
78 74 82 43 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
79 101 46 3 Coming Home, Kristin Chenoweth 46
80 0 Re-Entry 2 Full Of Cheer, Home Free 63
81 66 96 89 Native, OneRepublic 4
82 123 68 4 Merry & Bright, Various Artists 68
83 42 – 2 For You, Selena Gomez 42
84 151 189 3 Motown Christmas, Various Artists 84
85 83 84 15 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
86 102 105 9 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
87 16 – 2 Beyonce: More Only (EP), Beyonce 16
88 55 86 33 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
89 91 126 25 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
90 58 67 13 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
91 172 172 11 Awakening, Jackie Evancho 17
92 0 New 1 Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th Of December, Dave Koz 92
93 124 80 7 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 10
94 96 25 3 The Art Of McCartney, Various Artists 25
95 163 143 32 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
96 0 New 1 One Christmas: Chapter 1 (EP), LeAnn Rimes 96
97 107 83 29 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
98 142 130 5 Home For The Holidays, Anthony Hamilton 71
99 104 41 4 Cadillactica, Big K.R.I.T. 5
100 89 31 3 PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit, Trisha Yearwood 31
101 0 New 1 RWBY, Volume 2 Soundtrack, Soundtrack 101
102 113 78 11 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
103 93 117 6 NOW That's What I Call Disney 3, Various Artists 37
104 127 98 60 The 1975, The 1975 28
105 109 157 59 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
106 0 New 1 Salvation City, Sundy Best 106
107 190 135 4 Classic Christmas, Various Artists 107
108 167 145 7 Opera: The Ultimate Collection, Andrea Bocelli 57
109 195 – 24 PTX: Vol. II, Pentatonix 10
110 143 119 31 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
111 130 99 8 Songs Of Innocence, U2 9
112 77 93 3 Annie, Soundtrack 77
113 100 21 3 Seeds, TV On The Radio 21
114 54 – 2 Reclassified, Iggy Azalea 54
115 67 160 40 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
116 141 120 13 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
117 116 108 7 Sings The Great Diva Classics, Aretha Franklin 13
118 79 155 66 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
119 82 107 66 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
120 138 158 30 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
121 137 102 5 The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Bob Dylan And The Band 39
122 0 Re-Entry 2 Christmas Sounds Of Today, Various Artists 122
123 49 149 42 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
124 133 142 27 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 8
125 0 New 1 Diamond Dreams, Issues 125
126 114 125 54 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
127 115 116 57 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
128 0 New 1 December Day: Willie's Stash. Vol. 1, Willie Nelson And Sister Bobbie 128
129 125 118 23 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
130 0 Re-Entry 18 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 58
131 199 101 3 At Christmas, Sara Evans 101
132 0 Re-Entry 2 Christmas In New York, Renee Fleming 132
133 132 19 3 Interstellar, Soundtrack 19
134 198 159 3 Kidz Bop Christmas Wish List, Kidz Bop Kids 134
135 0 New 1 1 Vida - 3 Historias: Metamorfosis - Despedida de Culican - Jenni Vive 2013, Jenni Rivera 135
136 129 128 10 ART OFFICIAL AGE, Prince 5
137 0 New 1 Best Of Lounge Music 2014: 200 Songs, Various Artists 137
138 193 180 22 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
139 191 – 25 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
140 98 112 16 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
141 0 Re-Entry 9 Royal Blood, Royal Blood 29
142 78 – 14 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
143 99 91 14 Seen It All: The Autobiography, Jeezy 2
144 0 Re-Entry 11 World On Fire, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators 10
145 0 New 1 Whole Again (EP), Front Porch Step 145
146 118 129 25 Ready To Fly, Jamie Grace 31
147 176 100 7 Under Pressure, Logic 4
148 120 97 10 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
149 134 113 6 Black Veil Brides, Black Veil Brides 9
150 122 148 18 1000HP, Godsmack 3
151 0 Re-Entry 2 Icon: Christmas, Amy Grant 151
152 94 104 35 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
153 105 – 2 Grown Folks Gospel, J Moss 105
154 150 170 13 Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites, Alabama 33
155 0 Re-Entry 2 Holiday Symphony, Celtic Thunder 155
156 135 164 41 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
157 0 Re-Entry 8 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, Stevie Nicks 7
158 112 144 5 Hallelujah For The Cross, newsboys 71
159 0 Re-Entry 7 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
160 0 Re-Entry 2 Holiday, Earth, Wind & Fire 160
161 45 – 2 Wake Up The Wonder, Elevation Worship 45
162 73 – 10 Bulletproof Picasso, Train 5
163 144 163 9 Everything Will Be Alright In The End, Weezer 5
164 0 Re-Entry 10 Different Shades Of Blue, Joe Bonamassa 8
165 165 87 5 Motion, Calvin Harris 5
166 185 64 4 My Favourite Faded Fantasy, Damien Rice 14
167 80 123 3 5 Years Of mau5, deadmau5 80
168 159 171 20 Jersey Boys, Soundtrack 15
169 169 183 10 Gypsy Heart, Colbie Caillat 17
170 128 188 52 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
171 131 – 12 Sovereign, Michael W. Smith 10
172 0 Re-Entry 18 The Breeze - An Appreciation Of JJ Cale, Eric Clapton & Friends 2
173 0 Re-Entry 4 The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Bob Dylan And The Band 40
174 145 18 3 Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 6, Various Artists 18
175 148 39 3 I Will Trust, Fred Hammond 39
176 156 138 13 Souled Out, Jhene Aiko 3
177 189 141 8 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
178 166 – 65 The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
179 0 New 1 Live In Dublin, Leonard Cohen 179
180 178 109 19 Begin Again, Soundtrack 22
181 180 127 16 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
182 168 – 60 Fuse, Keith Urban 1
183 108 151 40 Overcomer, Mandisa 29
184 200 153 5 Meet The Vamps, The Vamps 38
185 182 106 24 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
186 0 Re-Entry 4 Southbound, The Doobie Brothers 16
187 154 – 2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I: Original Motion Picture Score, Soundtrack 154
188 0 Re-Entry 2 Campfire Christmas. Volume I, Rend Collective 57
189 0 New 1 A Worship Initiative: Christmas, Shane & Shane 189
190 110 – 36 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
191 85 192 34 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
192 192 175 63 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
193 0 New 1 We Sing Joy (EP), Cloverton 193
194 0 Re-Entry 33 Testimony, August Alsina 2
195 157 – 24 The Hunting Party, Linkin Park 3
196 37 – 2 Descensus, Circa Survive 37
197 0 Re-Entry 3 Love In Venice, Andre Rieu And His Johann Strauss Orchestra 139
198 170 – 35 Kidz Bop 25, Kidz Bop Kids 3
199 0 Re-Entry 9 Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams 13
200 194 187 4 Christmas, Guy Penrod 187

[Gary]

Catalog

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 1 27 #1 19 wks Christmas, Michael Buble 1
2 0 Re-Entry 1133 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
3 2 2 10 GG PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 1
4 4 3 62 Noel, Josh Groban 1
5 3 8 4 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
6 6 5 111 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 3
7 10 18 142 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 1
8 7 4 13 Cheers, It's Christmas, Blake Shelton 4
9 9 20 134 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 1
10 13 6 94 The Christmas Attic, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 4
11 12 7 4 Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas, The Robertsons 7
12 14 22 12 On This Winter's Night, Lady Antebellum 5
13 17 24 4 A Family Christmas, The Piano Guys 13
14 16 13 106 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion 1
15 25 12 4 NOW Christmas, Various Artists 12
16 22 11 5 Home For Christmas, Susan Boyle 11
17 26 21 5 Merry Christmas... Love, Elvis, Elvis Presley 17
18 24 16 80 The Lost Christmas Eve, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1
19 23 19 71 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 4
20 28 30 4 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 20
21 19 14 17 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 12
22 20 9 69 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 1
23 36 32 32 The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas, Various Artists 2
24 40 23 39 My Christmas, Andrea Bocelli 1
25 47 46 125 Christmas Eve And Other Stories, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 1
26 5 – 2 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 5
27 45 – 11 The Best Of The Temptations Christmas, The Temptations 17
28 8 28 5 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 6
29 44 – 102 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 4
30 33 25 17 Christmas Songs By Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 15
31 32 29 44 Elf, Soundtrack 11
32 49 27 11 Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration, Johnny Mathis 17
33 0 Re-Entry 128 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 3
34 48 38 4 Classic Christmas Album, Barbra Streisand 34
35 42 43 11 Dreams Of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night) (EP), Trans-Siberian Orchestra 9
36 15 10 245 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
37 18 – 25 Peace On Earth, Casting Crowns 1
38 0 Re-Entry 836 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
39 0 Re-Entry 12 The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection, Bing Crosby 24
40 0 Re-Entry 12 Do You Hear What I Hear?: Women Of Christmas, Various Artists 14
41 31 31 119 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 1
42 0 Re-Entry 57 Christmas Extraordinaire, Mannheim Steamroller 1
43 0 Re-Entry 90 White Christmas, Martina McBride 3
44 0 Re-Entry 66 A Christmas Album, Barbra Streisand 5
45 38 17 500 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
46 46 34 10 Red, Taylor Swift 4
47 21 37 4 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 19
48 0 Re-Entry 12 Christmas Symphony, Mannheim Steamroller With Members Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra 9
49 29 36 53 21, Adele 1
50 0 Re-Entry 35 Glory In The Highest: Christmas Songs Of Worship, Chris Tomlin 1

[Gary]

Digital Albums


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 3 6 #1 2 wks That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 1
2 2 2 6 1989, Taylor Swift 1
3 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
4 0 Re-Entry 12 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 4
5 6 7 25 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
6 0 New 1 The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige 6
7 0 New 1 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 7
8 14 24 23 GG Christmas, Michael Buble 1
9 13 22 4 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 9
10 16 14 9 PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 1
11 0 New 1 Sex Playlist, Omarion 11
12 0 New 1 A Better Tomorrow, Wu-Tang Clan 12
13 0 New 1 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 13
14 0 Re-Entry 23 x, Ed Sheeran 1
15 12 12 9 Hozier, Hozier 2
16 3 – 2 ShadyXV, Various Artists 3
17 7 11 18 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
18 11 10 4 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 2
19 15 17 6 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 2
20 9 1 3 FOUR, One Direction 1
21 0 New 1 Classics, She & Him 21
22 18 21 52 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
23 0 New 1 Holiday For Swing!, Seth MacFarlane 23
24 0 Re-Entry 13 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 10
25 5 – 2 Beyonce: More Only (EP), Beyonce 5

[Gary]

Vinyl


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 2 19 56 #1 3 wks AM, Arctic Monkeys 1
2 13 18 24 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
3 8 9 123 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
4 0 New 1 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 4
5 10 20 44 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
6 0 New 1 Classics, She & Him 6
7 9 14 9 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
8 4 1 4 The Endless River, Pink Floyd 1
9 5 4 4 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 1
10 11 23 8 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 9
11 18 17 30 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 4
12 23 24 24 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 3
13 15 21 25 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
14 17 16 19 Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis 4
15 16 8 6 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
16 0 Re-Entry 3 Paradise (EP), Lana Del Rey 11
17 0 New 1 Extra Painful, Yo La Tengo 17
18 22 – 14 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 1
19 0 Re-Entry 2 The 1975, The 1975 19
20 0 Re-Entry 13 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 2
21 0 Re-Entry 4 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 9
22 0 Re-Entry 118 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons 1
23 0 Re-Entry 82 For Emma, Forever Ago, Bon Iver 2
24 0 Re-Entry 13 The Beatles, The Beatles 5
25 0 Re-Entry 3 x, Ed Sheeran 8

[badrobot]

My guess on Buble is that he is probably appearing on lots of Christmas playlists with multiple songs, boosting streaming overall but not making any one song stand out.

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks.

I didn't delve deeper last week, but Top Current Albums also is pure album sales, it looks. I thought it would be formulated like the revamped Billboard 200.

Also- it remains 200 positions, while Top Album Sales is 100.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

I can't believe how badly Iggy is selling right now. The bottom really fell out for her, it was probably a mistake releasing a whole new album. They should have done a digital only EP tacked onto the original.

[WotUNeed]

Dec 10, 2014 11:47:57 GMT -5 YourFaveIsAFlop said:

That's a good question. None of his tracks are doing exceptionally well on iTunes or Spotify (none in the Top 200 of either). Baby It's Cold Outside is on Idina Menzel's album, not his.

Several of the Christmas album tracks appear on Spotify's latest weekly chart, with the highest being "It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas" at #48.

[#brayden]

I'm not surprised at Iggy's sales at all. It's one of the stupidest re-releases I've ever seen in my life.

[badrobot]

Very confusing decision for Iggy. Still surprised they didn't try to push Work harder.

I'm assuming this was an experiment to see if it could be used for other artists. Hopefully they realize it failed. It's just confusing to customers when an expanded re-release would've been an easy purchase for people who hadn't bought the album yet but were interested. Now they have to choose.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/6405632/billboard-200-chart-moves-pink-floyds-dark-side-returns-to-top

Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side' Returns to Top 20
By Keith Caulfield | December 11, 2014

As reported previously, the Billboard 200 chart now measures multi-metric album consumption, including pure album sales. The ranking combines on-demand streaming and digital track sales in addition to traditional album sales, all measured by Nielsen Music. On the latest Billboard 200, 81.4 percent of its total album equivalent units (adding up the weekly unit totals of Nos. 1 through 200) are pure album sales. The rest of its units are track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

Of course, there was lots of chart action elsewhere on the chart. Let's take a closer look:

-- Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon - No. 13 -- Thanks to ultra-cheap pricing in the Google Play store (where the classic set was discounted to 99-cents in the tracking week ending Dec. 7), the album zooms back onto the chart at No. 13. It moved just over 38,000 album equivalent units last week, comprised mostly of pure album sales (nearly 38,000; up 940 percent). That’s the album’s highest rank since the Oct. 15, 2011-dated chart, when it re-entered at No. 12 following a new deluxe reissue. With 889 weeks on the chart, it continues to rule as the album with most charted weeks in the history of the tally. The next-closest album, in terms of longevity, is Johnny Mathis’ Johnny’s Greatest Hits, with 490 weeks.

-- Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas - No. 16 -- The veteran singer earns his 12th top 40 album as this holiday effort zooms 66-16 in its tenth week on the list. The album shifted 37,000 album units for the week (up 147 percent), powered mostly by 36,000 in pure album sales (up 143 percent). The album returns to No. 1 on Christian Albums, and rises 9-4 on Top Holiday Albums (where it debuted at No. 1 on the list dated Oct. 25).

— Seth MacFarlane, Holiday For Swing! - No. 51 -- The creator of Family Guy sees his second album take a bow at No. 51 with 16,000 units (up 197 percent). It sold nearly 15,000 copies for the week (up 197 percent as well). The holiday effort also rises 3-2 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart and the Top Jazz Albums chart. MacFarlane previously visited all three lists with his debut effort, Music Is Better Than Words, which reached No. 111 on the Billboard 200 in 2011, and No. 2 on both jazz tallies.

-- Bing Crosby, White Christmas - No. 94 -- The album houses Crosby’s evergreen holiday tune, “White Christmas,” which was initially released as a single in 1942. It sailed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Best Selling Retail Records chart on Oct. 31, 1942 and spent 11 consecutive weeks atop the list. It returned to the top 10 in every subsequent holiday season through 1949. The song continues to endure, and is a staple of holiday-time radio programming. It topped the Holiday Airplay chart in 2008 and was the ninth most-played Christmas tune during the 2013 holiday season.

-- Various Artists, The Essential Now That’s What I Call Christmas - No. 137 -- The long-running Now That’s What I Call Music series has spun off eight successful Christmas collections which have sold a combined 7.8 million in the U.S.

-- 'N Sync, Home for Christmas - No. 196 -- The boy band’s only holiday album makes its annual return to the Billboard 200, re-entering at No. 196. The set was released in 1998 and peaked at No. 7 on the chart. It has sold 2.8 million copies in the U.S., and is the 15th-biggest selling holiday album since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991.