Billboard 200: 5/9/15: Alabama Shakes No. 1: 96,000

[crystalphnx]

Alabama Shakes Scores Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

Rock band Alabama Shakes earns its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart as its new album, Sound & Color, arrives in the top slot. The set, which was released April 21 on ATO Records, moved 96,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 26, according to Nielsen Music.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

The bulk of Sound & Color’s overall unit launch was powered by traditional album sales, as the set sold 91,000 copies -- the band’s best sales week ever. The new album also debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart.

The group’s first full-length album, 2012’s Boys & Girls, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 dated March 9, 2013 -- nearly a year after its release. It spawned the No. 1 single “Hold On,” which topped the Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart on June 23, 2012 and later scored a Grammy Award nomination for best rock performance. Boys & Girls has sold 744,000.

The new album was led by the single “Don’t Wanna Fight,” which has spent the past six straight weeks in the No. 2 slot on the Adult Alternative chart. (It’s been stuck behind Mumford & Sons’ “Believe” for the last five frames.)

Sound & Color is the second No. 1 album for ATO Records, and first in seven years, following Radiohead’s In Rainbows. That set, released on TBD Records through ATO, topped the tally dated Jan. 19, 2008.

Sound & Color is also the first independently-distributed No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 since Jason Aldean’s Old Boots, New Dirt spent a week at the top (its debut frame) on the list dated Oct. 25, 2014.

Last week’s No. 1 album, Shawn Mendes’ Handwritten, falls to No. 17 with 20,000 units (down 83 percent) in its second week. It also declines by 89 percent in pure album sales (to 12,000 sold -- down from its 106,000 sales start).

The Furious 7 soundtrack is a non-mover at No. 2 on the latest Billboard 200 with 62,000 units (down 21 percent).

The second and final debut in the top 10 comes from rapper Yelawolf, who sees his new album Love Story bow at No. 3 with 58,000 units. It’s the best showing yet for the artist, who previously topped out at No. 27 with his last album, 2011’s Radioactive. Love Story also logs his largest sales week ever, as the set opens with 51,000 copies sold (surpassing his previous high, when Radioactive launched with 41,000).

Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late climbs back up the chart, rising 10-4 with 48,000 units (up 35 percent) after the CD version of the album was released on April 21. The set was previously only available as a download. The new CD edition also boasted two new bonus tracks.

In terms of pure album sales, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late rose by 123 percent for the week (zipping from 12,000 sold to 28,000; it also climbs 20-3 on the Top Album Sales chart).

Back on the Billboard 200, the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack rises 6-5 with 38,000 units (though it’s down 11 percent) and Taylor Swift’s 1989 climbs 7-6 with 36,000 (down 6 percent).

Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour steps 8-7 (just under 36,000; down 4 percent), Ed Sheeran’s x ascends 9-8 (32,000; down 11 percent) and Sam Hunt’s Montevallo jumps 13-9 (just under 32,000; up 1 percent). The latter profits from the artist’s exposure on the Academy of Country Music Awards (April 19), where he performed “Take Your Time” and was nominated for new artist of the year.

Meghan Trainor’s Title closes out the top 10, rising two slots to No. 10 with 30,000 units (down 5 percent).

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6546301/alabama-shakes-first-no-1-album-billboard-200

[jenglisbe]

Drake has really held on. What are its total sales now?

[onebuffalo]

Last week’s No. 1 album, Shawn Mendes’ Handwritten, falls to No. 17 with 20,000 units (down 83 percent) in its second week. It also declines by 89 percent in pure album sales (to 12,000 sold -- down from its 106,000 sales start).

Can you say 'nice drop'?

[areyoureadytojump]

Apr 29, 2015 10:43:25 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Drake has really held on. What are its total sales now?

Chart News @chartnews on Twitter:

Billboard 200: #4 Drake , If You're Reading This It's Too Late 48,000 (28,000 in sales | 863,000 total sales).

[Gary]

Billboard 200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
2 2 1 6 Furious 7, Soundtrack 1
3 0 New 1 Love Story, YelaWolf 3
4 10 8 11 GG If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
5 6 3 11 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
6 7 5 26 1989, Taylor Swift 1
7 8 6 45 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
8 9 9 44 x, Ed Sheeran 1
9 13 15 26 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
10 12 10 15 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
11 11 4 34 V, Maroon 5 1
12 17 58 27 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
13 3 – 2 Love Somebody, Reba 3
14 14 7 6 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
15 0 New 1 Cama Incendiada, Mana 15
16 16 19 21 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 16
17 1 – 2 Handwritten, Shawn Mendes 1
18 0 New 1 Tomorrow We Live, KB 18
19 15 12 7 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 1
20 20 31 28 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
21 19 16 19 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 2
22 23 17 9 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
23 0 New 1 Kindred, Passion Pit 23
24 24 26 29 Hozier, Hozier 2
25 26 13 14 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
26 40 74 47 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
27 29 20 24 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
28 28 22 35 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
29 31 46 63 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
30 25 21 15 Uptown Special, Mark Ronson 5
31 27 14 3 My House (EP), Flo Rida 14
32 0 New 1 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 32
33 21 11 4 The Album About Nothing, Wale 1
34 33 27 20 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
35 41 47 21 Listen, David Guetta 22
36 38 37 30 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
37 0 New 1 Hold My Beer, Vol. 1, Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen 37
38 48 50 29 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
39 37 25 10 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
40 39 61 89 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
41 4 – 2 Cherry Bomb, Tyler, The Creator 4
42 5 – 2 Into The Wild Life, Halestorm 5
43 22 – 2 Barter 6, Young Thug 22
44 46 29 39 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
45 44 38 12 Reflection, Fifth Harmony 5
46 51 64 60 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
47 53 44 16 SremmLife, Rae Sremmurd 5
48 59 108 30 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
49 45 39 7 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
50 52 45 20 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
51 35 18 4 Ludaversal, Ludacris 3
52 56 57 12 Magazines Or Novels, Andy Grammer 27
53 36 24 4 Southern Style, Darius Rucker 7
54 49 42 13 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 19
55 18 – 2 Second Hand Heart, Dwight Yoakam 18
56 47 30 5 Kidz Bop 28, Kidz Bop Kids 10
57 54 32 12 NOW 53, Various Artists 2
58 0 New 1 Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes (EP), Curren$Y 58
59 57 53 9 Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack U, Skrillex & Diplo 26
60 61 145 58 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
61 42 48 4 NOW That’s What I Call ACM Awards: 50 Years, Various Artists 42
62 67 69 125 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
63 79 – 19 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
64 34 2 3 Future Hearts, All Time Low 2
65 55 35 8 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
66 0 New 1 From Birth To Burial, 10 Years 66
67 0 New 1 Glean, They Might Be Giants 67
68 68 56 39 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
69 63 54 22 Globalization, Pitbull 18
70 0 New 1 To The Stars... Demos, Odds And Ends, Tom DeLonge 70
71 72 72 29 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 38
72 69 43 138 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
73 60 51 33 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
74 65 59 25 Motion, Calvin Harris 5
75 70 55 9 Fan Of A Fan: The Album, Chris Brown & Tyga 7
76 71 70 34 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
77 50 36 4 Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens 10
78 96 104 353 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
79 64 40 4 Human, Three Days Grace 16
80 30 – 2 How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle 30
81 66 49 23 FOUR, One Direction 1
82 0 New 1 Confessions, Alesana 82
83 83 116 31 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
84 74 67 18 Reclassified, Iggy Azalea 16
85 76 52 33 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
86 80 78 82 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
87 62 34 4 Kintsugi, Death Cab For Cutie 8
88 137 77 24 PS Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
89 102 98 31 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
90 75 66 141 +, Ed Sheeran 5
91 85 86 80 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
92 81 84 361 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
93 84 88 223 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
94 87 80 169 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
95 82 75 74 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
96 0 New 1 Untethered Moon, Built To Spill 96
97 119 – 28 Greatest Hits 1974-78, The Steve Miller Band 18
98 93 87 212 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
99 90 73 72 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
100 88 76 130 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
101 99 94 112 Take Care, Drake 1
102 95 85 109 Native, OneRepublic 4
103 92 82 60 Trilogy, The Weeknd 4
104 109 133 6 Run, AWOLNATION 17
105 86 79 78 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
106 0 Re-Entry 34 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
107 101 92 218 21, Adele 1
108 78 71 9 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2
109 100 96 36 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
110 0 New 1 Carry The Fire, Dustin Kensrue 110
111 151 – 45 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 43
112 127 115 8 Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship, Third Day 20
113 111 99 10 Sex Playlist, Omarion 49
114 112 105 39 Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You, Queen 42
115 159 167 225 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
116 125 135 49 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
117 104 173 64 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
118 0 Re-Entry 74 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes 6
119 107 101 77 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
120 106 – 29 Going To Hell, The Pretty Reckless 5
121 108 103 41 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
122 121 109 85 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
123 115 – 48 It Goes Like This, Thomas Rhett 6
124 122 198 56 Fuse, Keith Urban 1
125 0 New 1 Live At Carnegie Hall, Ryan Adams 125
126 89 81 6 Strangers To Ourselves, Modest Mouse 3
127 118 93 13 Non-Fiction, Ne-Yo 5
128 120 102 105 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
129 0 Re-Entry 18 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
130 77 41 7 Rebel Heart, Madonna 2
131 0 New 1 The Truth, Casey J 131
132 117 112 117 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
133 0 New 1 Ringling Road, William Clark Green 133
134 154 143 7 Bombs Away, Sheppard 31
135 126 106 32 X, Chris Brown 2
136 130 – 186 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
137 116 146 109 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
138 157 196 80 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 29
139 136 110 238 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
140 163 – 20 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
141 105 118 15 The Very Best Of, Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 33
142 73 – 4 I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album By Earl Sweatshirt, Earl Sweatshirt 12
143 110 – 97 Greatest Hits II, Kenny Chesney 3
144 131 114 93 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
145 0 New 1 Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection, Frank Sinatra 145
146 143 – 142 Chief, Eric Church 1
147 139 117 84 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
148 123 100 175 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
149 134 107 27 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
150 189 161 5 Chaos And The Calm, James Bay 15
151 153 119 208 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
152 164 – 87 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
153 145 – 24 747, Lady Antebellum 2
154 165 170 34 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 15
155 142 111 82 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
156 0 Re-Entry 44 Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!, Panic! At The Disco 2
157 144 131 19 Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition, Kevin Gates 38
158 141 121 61 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
159 0 New 1 Never Happy, Ever After, As It Is 159
160 0 Re-Entry 6 Exiliados Es La Bahia: Lo Mejor de Mana, Mana 80
161 149 144 42 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
162 132 90 40 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
163 168 178 103 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27
164 98 62 4 The Past, The Present, The Future, Jodeci 23
165 171 – 137 Boston, Boston 3
166 180 138 106 Red, Taylor Swift 1
167 0 New 1 Que Suenen Los Tambores, Victor Manuelle 167
168 129 91 36 Vessel, twenty one pilots 58
169 103 63 5 Home, Soundtrack 40
170 146 147 312 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
171 140 – 18 The Very Best Of Travis Tritt, Travis Tritt 124
172 166 155 80 Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Elton John 12
173 0 Re-Entry 2 The Who Hits 50!, The Who 93
174 155 142 12 Full Speed, Kid Ink 14
175 152 113 26 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
176 158 126 69 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
177 114 68 4 Day Of The Dead, Hollywood Undead 18
178 138 – 170 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 18
179 160 171 344 Metallica, Metallica 1
180 161 134 208 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
181 0 Re-Entry 18 Playlist: The Offspring Greatest Hits, The Offspring 8
182 124 89 5 Mr. Wonderful, Action Bronson 7
183 192 174 115 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 3
184 173 130 52 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
185 148 129 5 2015 Academy Of Country Music Awards ZinePak, Various Artists 64
186 0 Re-Entry 195 Mothership, Led Zeppelin 7
187 162 137 91 Halcyon, Ellie Goulding 9
188 183 165 112 Bad, Michael Jackson 1
189 190 200 101 Babel, Mumford & Sons 1
190 0 New 1 Shadowmaker, Apocalyptica 190
191 0 New 1 On The Other Hand: All The Number Ones, Randy Travis 191
192 181 – 259 Ten, Pearl Jam 2
193 176 149 146 Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 6
194 0 Re-Entry 292 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
195 195 168 187 Recovery, Eminem 1
196 188 185 904 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
197 174 – 14 The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam, Dwight Yoakam 87
198 172 – 205 All The Right Reasons, Nickelback 1
199 0 Re-Entry 128 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 53
200 0 Re-Entry 28 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 154

[Gary]

Vinyl

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 New 1 #1 1 wk Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
2 0 New 1 Vulnicura, Bjork 2
3 1 3 4 Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens 1
4 0 New 1 Live At Carnegie Hall, Ryan Adams 4
5 0 New 1 Kindred, Passion Pit 5
6 14 11 19 1989, Taylor Swift 1
7 0 New 1 A Farewell To Kings, Rush 7
8 0 Re-Entry 75 AM, Arctic Monkeys 1
9 22 14 41 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 3
10 8 20 7 I Love You, Honeybear, Father John Misty 1
11 23 9 24 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 3
12 0 Re-Entry 25 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
13 5 13 36 Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis 3
14 0 Re-Entry 136 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
15 15 – 2 Building Nothing Out Of Something, Modest Mouse 15
16 0 New 1 Foil Deer, Speedy Ortiz 16
17 0 Re-Entry 4 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels 6
18 0 Re-Entry 14 x, Ed Sheeran 2
19 0 New 1 The Money Store, Death Grips 19
20 0 Re-Entry 10 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 15
21 0 New 1 Hey Killer, Local H 21
22 0 Re-Entry 43 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
23 13 6 4 Kintsugi, Death Cab For Cutie 2
24 0 Re-Entry 2 Beat The Champ, The Mountain Goats 2
25 0 Re-Entry 16 In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, Neutral Milk Hotel 12

[Gary]

Top Album Sales

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
2 – – 1 Love Story, YelaWolf 2
3 20 21 11 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
4 2 – 2 Love Somebody, Reba 2
5 6 4 26 1989, Taylor Swift 1
6 – – 1 Cama Incendiada, Mana 6
7 10 18 26 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
8 5 2 6 Furious 7, Soundtrack 2
9 – – 1 Tomorrow We Live, KB 9
10 9 7 45 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
11 11 8 44 x, Ed Sheeran 1
12 – – 1 Kindred, Passion Pit 12
13 15 13 15 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
14 14 12 11 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
15 12 6 7 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 2
16 8 3 6 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
17 25 69 13 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
18 – – 1 Hold My Beer, Vol. 1, Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen 18
19 1 – 2 Handwritten, Shawn Mendes 1
20 – – 1 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 20
21 3 – 2 Into The Wild Life, Halestorm 3
22 37 76 47 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
23 19 38 28 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
24 24 9 34 V, Maroon 5 1
25 26 47 62 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
26 4 – 2 Cherry Bomb, Tyler, The Creator 4
27 17 5 4 The Album About Nothing, Wale 1
28 29 20 12 NOW 53, Various Artists 1
29 7 – 2 Second Hand Heart, Dwight Yoakam 7
30 – – 1 Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes (EP), Curren$Y 30
31 27 19 5 Kidz Bop 28, Kidz Bop Kids 4
32 23 15 4 Southern Style, Darius Rucker 4
33 21 25 4 NOW That’s What I Call ACM Awards: 50 Years, Various Artists 21
34 42 42 29 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
35 34 30 29 Hozier, Hozier 2
36 33 28 7 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
37 32 17 10 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
38 – – 1 Glean, They Might Be Giants 38
39 38 29 39 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
40 – – 1 From Birth To Burial, 10 Years 40
41 36 16 14 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
42 35 27 20 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
43 13 – 2 Barter 6, Young Thug 13
44 – – 1 To The Stars... Demos, Odds And Ends, Tom DeLonge 44
45 28 11 4 Ludaversal, Ludacris 2
46 39 75 89 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
47 – – 1 Confessions, Alesana 47
48 41 33 9 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
49 22 1 3 Future Hearts, All Time Low 1
50 51 – 18 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
51 48 95 43 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
52 30 23 4 Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens 6
53 16 – 2 How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle 16
54 – – 1 Untethered Moon, Built To Spill 54
55 44 26 4 Human, Three Days Grace 10
56 43 24 4 Kintsugi, Death Cab For Cutie 5
57 – – 1 Carry The Fire, Dustin Kensrue 57
58 0 Re-Entry 18 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
59 46 39 9 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2
60 0 Re-Entry 32 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
61 50 49 19 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 3
62 47 37 8 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
63 72 – 10 Greatest Hits 1974-78, The Steve Miller Band 63
64 62 – 23 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
65 61 54 52 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 29
66 – – 1 The Truth, Casey J 66
67 56 – 39 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
68 – – 1 Ringling Road, William Clark Green 68
69 0 Re-Entry 250 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 18
70 75 65 8 Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship, Third Day 13
71 60 61 29 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
72 55 52 8 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 17
73 69 – 29 Going To Hell, The Pretty Reckless 5
74 80 90 8 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 63
75 79 67 20 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
76 87 – 18 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
77 – – 1 Never Happy, Ever After, As It Is 77
78 – – 1 Live At Carnegie Hall, Ryan Adams 78
79 53 48 15 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 26
80 0 Re-Entry 72 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes 6
81 – – 1 Que Suenen Los Tambores, Victor Manuelle 81
82 74 40 34 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
83 64 59 5 2015 Academy Of Country Music Awards ZinePak, Various Artists 33
84 54 50 6 Strangers To Ourselves, Modest Mouse 3
85 0 Re-Entry 4 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 43
86 67 55 74 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
87 52 31 4 The Past, The Present, The Future, Jodeci 18
88 86 92 110 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
89 49 34 7 Rebel Heart, Madonna 1
90 45 – 3 I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album By Earl Sweatshirt, Earl Sweatshirt 7
91 70 53 35 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
92 – – 1 Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection, Frank Sinatra 92
93 77 64 14 2015 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 7
94 – – 1 Shadowmaker, Apocalyptica 94
95 78 81 253 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
96 81 80 24 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
97 94 98 6 Run, AWOLNATION 9
98 76 – 13 The Very Best Of Travis Tritt, Travis Tritt 76
99 90 74 54 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
100 0 Re-Entry 16 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2

[Gary]

Catalog

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 26 #1 2 wks The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 1
2 4 – 449 Greatest Hits 1974-78, The Steve Miller Band 1
3 22 20 1003 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
4 2 2 520 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
5 40 – 6 GG Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes 5
6 7 7 469 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 3
7 28 – 442 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 1
8 8 8 22 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 5
9 6 4 1160 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
10 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Exiliados Es La Bahia: Lo Mejor de Mana, Mana 10
11 5 12 16 The Very Best Of Travis Tritt, Travis Tritt 5
12 10 1 25 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 1
13 24 – 34 Boston, Boston 13
14 18 5 63 +, Ed Sheeran 1
15 17 13 1152 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
16 16 – 2 The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 16
17 12 35 7 The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam, Dwight Yoakam 12
18 19 11 72 21, Adele 1
19 26 14 3 AM, Arctic Monkeys 14
20 21 23 13 The Very Best Of, Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 1
21 35 29 89 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 1
22 13 3 856 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
23 29 34 130 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
24 23 – 55 Ten, Pearl Jam 1
25 27 – 31 Chief, Eric Church 8
26 15 27 23 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 15
27 0 Re-Entry 3 Playlist: The Offspring Greatest Hits, The Offspring 6
28 32 18 150 The Eminem Show, Eminem 2
29 11 49 30 Greatest Hits II, Kenny Chesney 5
30 14 38 113 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 1
31 0 Re-Entry 3 All Over The World: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra, Electric Light Orchestra 21
32 25 17 10 Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin 1
33 33 10 44 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
34 43 – 160 The Sickness, Disturbed 1
35 0 Re-Entry 883 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 1
36 36 31 706 Metallica, Metallica 1
37 34 – 55 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 4
38 44 40 86 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 2
39 20 – 141 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 1
40 30 15 66 Dark Horse, Nickelback 12
41 42 24 80 Bad, Michael Jackson 1
42 0 Re-Entry 5 Hard 2 Love, Lee Brice 32
43 0 Re-Entry 27 Red, Taylor Swift 2
44 45 28 154 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 3
45 49 30 17 Icon: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 10
46 0 Re-Entry 315 Greatest Hits, Janis Joplin 2
47 0 Re-Entry 3 Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance 28
48 31 45 4 Restart, newsboys 31
49 48 33 32 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
50 0 Re-Entry 39 God's Not Dead, newsboys 1

[Gary]

Digital

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
2 0 New 1 Love Story, YelaWolf 2
3 0 New 1 Tomorrow We Live, KB 3
4 0 New 1 Cama Incendiada, Mana 4
5 4 1 5 Furious 7, Soundtrack 1
6 0 New 1 Kindred, Passion Pit 6
7 8 13 26 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 2
8 9 7 26 1989, Taylor Swift 1
9 7 6 11 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
10 0 New 1 Hold My Beer, Vol. 1, Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen 10
11 0 New 1 Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes (EP), Curren$Y 11
12 6 – 2 Barter 6, Young Thug 6
13 0 New 1 To The Stars... Demos, Odds And Ends, Tom DeLonge 13
14 16 – 3 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 9
15 13 12 11 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
16 11 – 8 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
17 1 – 2 Handwritten, Shawn Mendes 1
18 10 5 6 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
19 25 – 4 GG The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 14
20 18 16 43 x, Ed Sheeran 1
21 24 – 10 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
22 20 – 15 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
23 23 17 45 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
24 22 20 12 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
25 5 – 2 Love Somebody, Reba 5

[Gary]

TCA

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
2 0 New 1 Love Story, YelaWolf 2
3 20 21 11 GG If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
4 2 – 2 Love Somebody, Reba 2
5 6 4 26 1989, Taylor Swift 1
6 0 New 1 Cama Incendiada, Mana 6
7 10 18 26 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
8 5 2 6 Furious 7, Soundtrack 2
9 0 New 1 Tomorrow We Live, KB 9
10 9 7 45 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
11 11 8 44 x, Ed Sheeran 1
12 0 New 1 Kindred, Passion Pit 12
13 15 13 15 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
14 14 12 11 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
15 12 6 7 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 2
16 8 3 6 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
17 25 67 19 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
18 0 New 1 Hold My Beer, Vol. 1, Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen 18
19 1 – 2 Handwritten, Shawn Mendes 1
20 0 New 1 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 20
21 3 – 2 Into The Wild Life, Halestorm 3
22 37 73 47 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
23 19 38 28 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
24 24 9 34 V, Maroon 5 1
25 26 46 63 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
26 4 – 2 Cherry Bomb, Tyler, The Creator 4
27 17 5 4 The Album About Nothing, Wale 1
28 29 20 12 NOW 53, Various Artists 1
29 7 – 2 Second Hand Heart, Dwight Yoakam 7
30 0 New 1 Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes (EP), Curren$Y 30
31 27 19 5 Kidz Bop 28, Kidz Bop Kids 4
32 23 14 4 Southern Style, Darius Rucker 4
33 21 25 4 NOW That’s What I Call ACM Awards: 50 Years, Various Artists 21
34 42 41 29 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
35 34 30 29 Hozier, Hozier 2
36 33 28 7 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
37 32 17 10 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
38 0 New 1 Glean, They Might Be Giants 38
39 38 29 39 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
40 0 New 1 From Birth To Burial, 10 Years 40
41 36 15 14 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
42 35 27 20 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
43 13 – 2 Barter 6, Young Thug 13
44 0 New 1 To The Stars... Demos, Odds And Ends, Tom DeLonge 44
45 28 11 4 Ludaversal, Ludacris 2
46 39 72 89 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
47 0 New 1 Confessions, Alesana 47
48 41 33 9 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
49 22 1 3 Future Hearts, All Time Low 1
50 48 86 53 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
51 30 23 4 Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens 6
52 16 – 2 How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle 16
53 0 New 1 Untethered Moon, Built To Spill 53
54 44 26 4 Human, Three Days Grace 10
55 43 24 4 Kintsugi, Death Cab For Cutie 5
56 0 New 1 Carry The Fire, Dustin Kensrue 56
57 94 – 21 PS Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
58 46 39 9 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2
59 0 Re-Entry 39 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
60 50 48 19 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 3
61 47 37 8 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
62 60 – 25 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
63 0 New 1 The Truth, Casey J 63
64 55 – 45 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
65 0 New 1 Ringling Road, William Clark Green 65
66 71 63 8 Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship, Third Day 13
67 58 59 33 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
68 54 51 9 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 17
69 66 – 33 Going To Hell, The Pretty Reckless 5
70 73 65 20 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
71 78 – 23 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 7
72 0 New 1 Never Happy, Ever After, As It Is 72
73 0 New 1 Live At Carnegie Hall, Ryan Adams 73
74 52 47 19 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 23
75 0 New 1 Que Suenen Los Tambores, Victor Manuelle 75
76 70 40 36 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
77 62 57 5 2015 Academy Of Country Music Awards ZinePak, Various Artists 33
78 53 49 6 Strangers To Ourselves, Modest Mouse 3
79 65 53 74 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
80 51 31 4 The Past, The Present, The Future, Jodeci 18
81 49 34 7 Rebel Heart, Madonna 1
82 45 – 3 I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album By Earl Sweatshirt, Earl Sweatshirt 7
83 67 52 35 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
84 0 New 1 Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection, Frank Sinatra 84
85 72 62 14 2015 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 7
86 0 New 1 Shadowmaker, Apocalyptica 86
87 74 77 24 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
88 84 87 6 Run, AWOLNATION 9
89 80 71 59 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
90 0 Re-Entry 20 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
91 68 42 20 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
92 79 50 5 Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit., Courtney Barnett 10
93 0 Re-Entry 5 Vulnicura, Bjork 15
94 64 44 5 Home, Soundtrack 31
95 0 Re-Entry 18 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
96 83 69 15 Kidz Bop 27, Kidz Bop Kids 3
97 69 43 4 Day Of The Dead, Hollywood Undead 11
98 75 54 5 Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue, Van Morrison 11
99 100 93 30 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
100 0 Re-Entry 3 Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens 33

[jjose712]

Apr 29, 2015 10:44:34 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Last week’s No. 1 album, Shawn Mendes’ Handwritten, falls to No. 17 with 20,000 units (down 83 percent) in its second week. It also declines by 89 percent in pure album sales (to 12,000 sold -- down from its 106,000 sales start).

Can you say 'nice drop'?

I think that was expected for someone who is famous on internet and didn't have a hit (well, Life of the party went 25 on the hot 100 but his label messed up the whole release of the single).
Till now his label is his worst enemy, but he still has a chance if he is able to score a hit, and after a lot of switches, the label seems to make up their mind, so maybe he will be able to slow the drop

[HolidayGuy]

Flo Rida's EP sold less than 1,500 units this week- but it ranks No. 31 on the Billboard 200.

Thanks for posting the charts, as always, Gary.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Apr 30, 2015 7:33:10 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Flo Rida's EP sold less than 1,500 units this week- but it ranks No. 31 on the Billboard 200.

Thanks for posting the charts, as always, Gary.

Same for Andy Grammer earlier which sold about 1.8k and landed in the top 100 on that week (I believe it is still selling less than 2k weekly)

And Jason Derulo too which can sell less than 1k and still end up on the list

[HolidayGuy]

^Indeed. But, as always, that's why Top Album Sales is good for those who still want to track just how albums are performing in sales.

With the 89% drop, I believe Shawn Mendes' album has the biggest second-week percentage drop in sales for a No. 1 album (SoundScan era).

[jenglisbe]

I just noticed Hall & Oates and Steve Miller Band are #1 and #2 on the Catalog Albums Chart. Anything in particular keeping them on top right now?

Metallica's Master of Puppets is #6, which is mostly interesting to me because their self-titled album is their best-selling so not sure why MOP is so high right now. Was there a re-issue or something?

[areyoureadytojump]

www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-430-buried-by-sales

Metal By Numbers 4/30: Buried by sales
Posted by Matt Brown on April 30, 2015

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

Oddly, we have more debuts this week than last week’s post-Record Store Day charts. Granted, not all of these releases were as highly anticipated as a Metallica demo, but still a good week for metal. Our top debut cracked the top 40 and it looks like the new Halestorm album is going to be sticking around just as long as the last one.

Notable Debuts:

10 Years, From Birth To Burial (Palehorse) #39, 7,900 sold

The band’s latest charts in the top 40.

Alesana, Confessions (Revival) #47, 7,025 sold

Album number five manages to chart higher than its predecessor.

Apocalyptica, Shadowmaker (Better Noise) #83, 3,750 sold

After five years, Apocalyptica have released their eighth album.


Notable Sales:

Halestorm, Into the Wild Life (Atlantic) #20, 11,450 sold

A 78% drop, but this keeps to the top 20.

Kid Rock, First Kiss (Warner Bros.) #59, 4,850 sold

A 27% drop.

The Pretty Reckless, Going To Hell (Razor & Tie) #69, 4,375 sold

This manages to sell nearly the same as last week.

Hollywood Undead, Day of the Dead (Interscope) #96, 3,100 sold

Just under 50,000 sold.

Van Halen, Tokyo Dome In Concert (Rhino) #119, 2,500 sold

Ain’t talkin’ bout a 32% drop.

Nightwish, Endless Forms Most Beautiful (Nuclear Blast)#128, 2,300 sold

An endless drop of 27%.

Sleeping With Sirens, Madness (Epitaph) #99, 2,900 sold

Just under 60,000 sold.

Dance Gavin Dance, Instant Gratification (Rise) #149, 1,975 sold

An instant drop 87%.

AC/DC, Rock or Bust (Columbia) #152, 1,950 sold

Busted by a 27% drop.

Slipknot, .5: The Grey Chapter (Roadrunner) #158, 1,915 sold

Same chart position as last week.

Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways (RCA) #162, 1,900 sold

Just under 460,000 sold.

Marilyn Manson, The Pale Emperor (Loma Vista) #179, 1,650 sold

A royal drop of 9%.

All That Remains, The Order of Things (Razor & Tie) #186, 1,625 sold

An order of the 21% drop.

Falling In Reverse, Just Like You (Epitaph) #188, 1,625 sold

Just under 50,000.

In This Moment, Black Widow (Atlantic) #196, 1,575 sold

No boosts expected in anticipation of Avengers: Age of Ultron.

[areyoureadytojump]

keelyskorner.com/category/soundscan/

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 4/26/15) - Top Current Albums

1) Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color –
2) Yelawolf – Love Story – 5
3) Drake – If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late – (After 11 weeks – )

Other Debuts

6) Mana – Cama Incendiada –
8) KB – Tomorrow We Live –
11) Passion Pit – Kindred –
18) Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen – Hold My Beer: Vol. 1 –
21) Frank Sinatra – Ultimate Sinatra –
29) Curren$y – Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes –
35) They Might Be Giants – Glean –

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6553768/luke-bryan-crash-my-party-biggest-album

Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Luke Bryan's 'Party' Now His Biggest-Selling Album Ever
By Keith Caulfield | May 01, 2015 8:44 PM EDT

Let’s take a closer look at some of the action on the chart:

— Shawn Mendes, Handwritten - No. 17 — Last week’s No. 1 album tumbles to No. 17 in its second week, down 89 percent in traditional sales (from 106,000 to 12,000) — the largest second-week percentage drop for a No. 1-debuting album since Nielsen began tracking data in 1991. Handwritten’s decline is likely owed to how its first week was mostly driven by months of advance pre-orders. Thus, when the album’s second week arrived, there wasn’t a large enough demand (in relation to its built-up first week) to prevent a large drop-off. The previous largest second-week fall for a No. 1 debut was tallied by Madonna’s MDNA in 2012, when it eroded by 86.7 percent. Like Handwritten, MDNA’s decline was significant because its first-week sales were bolstered by sales from a concert ticket/album promotion as well as preorders.

— Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas - No. 27 — Nick Jonas’ self-titled album celebrates its six month anniversary on the charts as the set spends a 24th week on the Billboard 200. It moves 29-27 with 16,000 equivalent album units moved in the week ending April 26 (down 10 percent, according to Nielsen Music).

And, with another 4,000 copies sold, the album’s total sales rise to 182,000 and surpass those of Jonas’ previous album, 2010’s Who I Am (179,000). The latter was credited to Nick Jonas & The Administration and debuted and peaked at No. 3 — three spots higher than his new album’s thus far peak (No. 6). However, Who I Am fell off the chart after just eight weeks, while Nick Jonas has proved to be a far sturdier chart performer.

The new album was ushered in nine months ago when first single “Chains” premiered and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks chart dated Aug. 9, 2014. While the song initially failed to catch on with radio, it found new life after second single “Jealous” took off. “Jealous” debuted on the Pop Songs airplay chart dated Sept, 27, 2014, and peaked at No. 2 on Jan. 3. (That same month, it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 — his first solo top 10 hit on the list.) “Chains” finally made its Pop Songs debut on Feb. 7 and has so far reached No. 11. On the May 9 chart, it holds steady at its peak, and posts a 9 percent gain in spins at the format.

— Luke Bryan, Crash My Party – No. 40 — As the singer’s fourth studio album sells another 7,000 copies, its cumulative rises total to 2.432 million, surpassing Tailgates & Tanlines (2.429 million) to become Bryan’s biggest-selling album ever. His next-largest sellers are Doin’ My Thing (972,000), Spring Break… Here to Party (605,000) and I’ll Stay Me (561,000).

— Tom DeLonge, To the Stars… – No. 70 — DeLonge finally charts an album (8,000 units) under his own name, after tallying entries as part of Blink-182, Box Car Racer and Angels and Airwaves.

— MercyMe, Welcome to the New – No. 106 — Sales of the release during stops along the act's concert tour, along with discounted pricing (to $5) at Family Christian stores, help lift it by 220 percent in sales.

— Apocalyptica, Shadowmaker – No. 190 — The Finnish metal band’s first album since 2010’s 7th Symphony (which peaked at No. 31) is also its first with a single primary vocalist: Franky Perez. (Previous albums featured an assortment of guest singers.)

[areyoureadytojump]

www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.33635/title.hip-hop-album-sales-yelawolf-drake-kendrick-lamar

Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 04/26/2015

Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard's new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album's streaming count is available in brackets.

#2. Various - Furious 7 - 62,445 (18,225) [11,556,164]

#3. Yelawolf - Love Story - 58,241 (51,472) [2,758,595]

#4. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late - 47,965 (27,806) [18,666,718]

#14. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly - 21,849 (14,374) [7,788,634]

#19. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise - 18,987 (6,971) [8,581,786]

#20. Nicki Minaj - Pinkprint - 18,965 (4,901) [9,127,853]

#22. Empire Cast - Original Soundtrack From Season 1 - 18,580 (13,872) [2,660,948]

#29. Mark Ronson - Uptown Special - 15,580 (18,935) [4,223,146] WRONG SALES FIGURES

#31. Flo Rida - My House - 14,867 (1,448) [5,038,703]

#32. Wale - The Album About Nothing - 14,620 (9,855) [3,402,412]

[brady47]

Wow, Frozen looks like it's going to actually fall out of the top 100 - I thought it would have hung around longer, considering it was top 20 in January, but it had an amazing run.