Billboard 200: 6/6/15: Twenty One Pilots #1: 146,000

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Twenty One Pilots Earn First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart
By Keith Caulfield | May 27, 2015 12:00 PM EDT

Twenty One Pilots flies in for its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as the duo’s new effort, Blurryface, wings its way to a chart-topping debut. The set, which was released on May 18 through Fueled by Ramen Records, moved 147,000 units in the week ending May 24, 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).

Blurryface’s debut is powered by pure album sales, as the album sold 134,000 copies in in its first week.

Blurryface is Twenty One Pilots’ fourth album, and the follow-up to their breakthrough set Vessel. The latter, released in Jan. 2013, has sold 265,000 copies and peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard 200 chart. As previously noted, though the album hasn’t sold a huge amount, it has been a consistent seller. That consistency -- and gradual accumulation of new fans on a weekly basis -- helped set up Blurryface’s handsome first week. Vessel has sold more than 1,000 copies per week since its release, but never sold more than 11,000 copies in a single frame. On average, it has sold 2,000 copies per week.

Twenty One Pilots is the seventh act to earn its first No. 1 album in 2015. They follow Meghan Trainor (Title), Imagine Dragons (Smoke + Mirrors), Big Sean (Dark Sky Paradise), Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp a Butterfly), Shawn Mendes (Handwritten) and Alabama Shakes (Sound & Color).

And, in a very Chart Beat-oriented fun fact, Twenty One Pilots is the latest numerically inclined act to top the list, after No. 1s by the likes of One Direction, Avenged Sevenfold, Nine Inch Nails, Day26, 2Pac, U2, 2 Chainz, 3 Doors Down, Maroon 5, 50 Cent, 5 Seconds of Summer, D12 and Blink-182.

As for the rest of the new top 10, Taylor Swift’s 1989 zooms 9-2 with a 146 percent unit gain, following her eight wins on the Billboard Music Awards (May 17) and the premiere of her “Bad Blood” music video as the Awards’ opener. The set vaults to 91,000 units -- its best weekly sum since the frame ending Feb. 15 (reflected on the chart dated Feb. 28).

1989’s traditional album sales grew to 40,000 in the latest week (up 86 percent) for its best frame since the week ending March 8.

Last week’s No. 1 album, the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack, slips to No. 3 in its second week with 74,000 units -- down a relatively modest 31 percent.

Dance music star Zedd zips onto the list at No. 4 with his new album True Colors launching with 50,000 units (of which 39,000 are pure album sales). Zedd previously topped out at No. 38 with his last album, 2012’s Clarity.

Like Swift’s 1989, Meghan Trainor’s Title benefits from Billboard Music Awards, as the two-time winner and show performer’s album shoots 12-5 with a 45 percent unit gain (to 47,000 for the week). The album sold 24,000 copies for the frame (up 60 percent) — its best sales week since the week ending March 29.

The Voice winner Sawyer Fredericks debuts at No. 6 with The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection, as it starts with 41,000 units. He immediately earns the highest charting effort from a Voice contestant, surpassing the No. 9 peak of third season winner Cassadee Pope. The latter's debut studio effort, Frame By Frame, debuted and peaked at No. 9 in 2013.

Brantley Gilbert vaults 69-7 with Just As I Am (39,000 units; up 358 percent) in the wake of a deluxe reissue of the album on May 18. Referred to as the Platinum Edition, the new repackaging includes eight bonus tracks.

Ed Sheeran’s x is another likely beneficiary of the Billboard Music Awards, as the album steps 13-8 with 38,000 units (up 18 percent). Sheeran performed the album’s “Bloodstream” on the show. x also grew by 20 percent in pure album sales, to 19,000 for the week.

The soundtrack to Furious 7 descends 5-9 with just over 36,000 units (down 11 percent) in its 10th week on the chart.

Jamie Foxx nabs his fourth top 10 album with Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses, as the new album bows at No. 10 with 36,000 units. It follows Unpredictable (released in 2005, No. 1 for three weeks), Intuition (2009, No. 3) and Best Night of My Life (2010, No. 6).

(Editor's note: This story was updated on May 27 at 3 p.m. PST after Nielsen Music reprocessed its data. Sawyer Fredericks now debuts in the top 10, at No. 6. The titles that were earlier reported at Nos. 6-10 have all shifted down one position each. Additionally, Twenty One Pilots' unit figure at No. 1 is 147,000; not 146,000.)

[badrobot]

Is "Bloodstream" going to be a single? It's the one song of his I think is straight-up perfect.

[Enigma.]

M&S out of top ten, ouch

[Glove Slap]

Poor Sam. Had he been able to perform, he'd probably be in the top 5 this week.

[areyoureadytojump]

hiphopdx.com/news/id.34008/title.hip-hop-album-sales-jamie-foxx-furious-7-snoop-dogg

Hip Hop Album Sales: Jamie Foxx, "Furious 7" & Snoop Dogg
by Christopher Harris

Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 05/24/2015

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.

#8. Various - Furious 7 - 36,155 (7,276) [8,778,451]

#9. Jamie Foxx - Hollywood: A Story of A Dozen - 35,631 (31,163) [1,767,624]

#18. Drake - If Youre Reading This Its Too Late - 26, 816 (11,244) [15,693,921]

#20. Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint - 24, 273 (5,466) [9,396,058]

#34. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly - 15,560 (9,837) [5,878,474]

#38. Pitbull – Globalization - 13,350 (2,550) [3,338,054]

#40. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 12,949 (6,334) [6,276,692]

#43. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise - 12,348 (3,402) [7,284,419]

#44. Snoop Dogg - Bush - 12,319 (9,693) [2,118,095]

#45. Empire Cast - Original Soundtrack From Season 1 - 12,224 (8,716) [2,133,308]

[areyoureadytojump]

May 27, 2015 12:59:27 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Is "Bloodstream" going to be a single? It's the one song of his I think is straight-up perfect.

Nope. "Photograph" is Ed's next single.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

I wish we got the streaming numbers for other albums the way we do from HipHopDX

[Gary]

BB200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
2 9 9 30 GG 1989, Taylor Swift 1
3 1 – 2 Pitch Perfect 2, Soundtrack 1
4 0 New 1 True Colors, Zedd 4
5 12 12 19 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
6 0 New 1 The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection, Sawyer Fredericks 6
7 69 90 53 PS Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
8 13 10 48 x, Ed Sheeran 1
9 5 7 10 Furious 7, Soundtrack 1
10 0 New 1 Hollywood: A Story Of A Dozen Roses, Jamie Foxx 10
11 3 6 15 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
12 2 1 3 Wilder Mind, Mumford & Sons 1
13 7 5 4 JEKYLL + HYDE, Zac Brown Band 1
14 16 15 38 V, Maroon 5 1
15 0 New 1 Sol Invictus, Faith No More 15
16 10 8 49 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
17 0 New 1 The Desired Effect, Brandon Flowers 17
18 8 2 4 Stages, Josh Groban 2
19 15 13 15 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
20 17 16 30 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
21 23 23 23 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 2
22 11 3 3 NOW 54, Various Artists 3
23 0 New 1 The Story So Far, The Story So Far 23
24 0 New 1 Hoy Mas Fuerte, Gerardo Ortiz 24
25 19 35 16 Magazines Or Novels, Andy Grammer 19
26 18 19 25 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 14
27 4 30 25 Listen, David Guetta 4
28 21 20 18 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
29 0 New 1 #1 To Infinity, Mariah Carey 29
30 24 22 31 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
31 0 New 1 The First Time, Kelsea Ballerini 31
32 25 24 33 Hozier, Hozier 2
33 0 New 1 I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, Silverstein 33
34 27 28 10 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
35 26 29 34 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
36 35 37 16 Reflection, Fifth Harmony 5
37 22 18 5 Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
38 49 63 26 Globalization, Pitbull 18
39 42 44 43 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
40 39 43 24 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
41 31 31 39 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
42 37 36 67 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
43 33 32 13 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
44 14 – 2 BUSH, Snoop Dogg 14
45 0 New 1 The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection, Meghan Linsey 45
46 34 25 11 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 1
47 20 4 3 Special Effects, Tech N9ne 4
48 36 27 32 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
49 47 56 13 Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack U, Skrillex & Diplo 26
50 32 – 118 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 3
51 40 38 19 Uptown Special, Mark Ronson 5
52 0 New 1 Intermission I & II, Trey Songz 52
53 44 41 28 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
54 50 47 6 Handwritten, Shawn Mendes 1
55 45 48 34 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
56 141 198 93 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
57 29 33 20 SremmLife, Rae Sremmurd 5
58 0 New 1 The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection, Joshua Davis 58
59 48 46 33 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
60 60 58 17 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 19
61 62 50 11 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
62 41 – 2 Fight Song (EP), Rachel Platten 41
63 98 79 145 +, Ed Sheeran 5
64 43 45 7 My House (EP), Flo Rida 14
65 57 55 24 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
66 51 39 14 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
67 52 42 43 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
68 68 57 93 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
69 0 New 1 You Were Never Alone, Emery 69
70 55 67 33 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 38
71 46 26 4 Suffer In Peace, Tyler Farr 4
72 61 40 5 Love Story, YelaWolf 3
73 53 21 6 Love Somebody, Reba 3
74 73 68 173 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
75 88 105 40 Vessel, twenty one pilots 58
76 74 65 129 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
77 76 74 142 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
78 0 New 1 At Your Service, Sammy Hagar & The Circle 78
79 80 70 28 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
80 71 61 8 The Album About Nothing, Wale 1
81 70 84 37 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
82 0 New 1 Rivals, Coal Chamber 82
83 72 64 357 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
84 87 92 365 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
85 0 New 1 The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection, Koryn Hawthorne 85
86 81 78 29 Motion, Calvin Harris 5
87 0 New 1 The Purple Album, Whitesnake 87
88 77 97 27 FOUR, One Direction 1
89 0 New 1 Club Life, Vol. 4: New York City, Tiesto 89
90 0 New 1 It's Personal, Tina Campbell 90
91 54 54 134 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
92 83 62 16 NOW 53, Various Artists 2
93 84 86 64 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
94 0 New 1 Have A Nice Life, Murs 94
95 115 93 12 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
96 64 17 3 Jackie, Ciara 17
97 79 49 85 MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana 1
98 86 82 227 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
99 93 100 216 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
100 101 103 76 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
101 146 160 229 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
102 63 52 296 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
103 0 New 1 Why Make Sense?, Hot Chip 103
104 130 – 211 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
105 0 New 1 Coward, Haste The Day 105
106 90 95 13 Fan Of A Fan: The Album, Chris Brown & Tyga 7
107 157 151 110 Red, Taylor Swift 1
108 38 14 3 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 14
109 6 – 2 Trust Fall (Side A) (EP), Incubus 6
110 95 94 38 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
111 0 New 1 Urban Flora (EP), Alina Baraz & Galimatias 111
112 89 59 8 Southern Style, Darius Rucker 7
113 0 New 1 Get Lost Find Yourself, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! 113
114 108 98 113 Native, OneRepublic 4
115 103 111 84 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
116 91 88 9 Kidz Bop 28, Kidz Bop Kids 10
117 122 133 109 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
118 97 108 43 Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You, Queen 42
119 124 131 9 Chaos And The Calm, James Bay 15
120 99 91 222 21, Adele 1
121 102 85 6 Into The Wild Life, Halestorm 5
122 109 – 314 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
123 65 11 3 The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket 11
124 107 114 78 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
125 82 77 81 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
126 85 34 3 NOW That's What I Call #1's, Various Artists 34
127 120 122 45 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
128 96 72 51 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
129 92 73 5 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 32
130 117 117 40 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
131 111 99 35 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
132 112 128 14 Sex Playlist, Omarion 49
133 121 125 82 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
134 128 126 242 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
135 110 112 64 Trilogy, The Weeknd 4
136 132 129 116 Take Care, Drake 1
137 129 130 89 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
138 0 Re-Entry 166 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
139 134 – 2 Mad Max: Fury Road (Soundtrack), Junkie XL 134
140 105 106 35 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
141 113 101 22 Reclassified, Iggy Azalea 16
142 131 71 38 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
143 0 Re-Entry 133 Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel 5
144 0 Re-Entry 64 Greatest Hits, James Taylor 15
145 164 174 56 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
146 191 – 4 The Who Hits 50!, The Who 93
147 119 104 86 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
148 0 New 1 Live+, Jeff Beck 148
149 153 158 190 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
150 0 Re-Entry 95 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
151 94 167 60 Fuse, Keith Urban 1
152 147 162 23 Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition, Kevin Gates 38
153 133 116 121 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
154 137 145 88 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
155 127 134 8 Human, Three Days Grace 16
156 152 – 95 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19
157 126 102 37 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
158 0 Re-Entry 231 Fearless, Taylor Swift 1
159 151 147 179 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
160 116 109 11 Bombs Away, Sheppard 31
161 197 – 28 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
162 106 132 7 Future Hearts, All Time Low 2
163 170 157 47 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
164 0 Re-Entry 5 Trouble, Ray LaMontagne 164
165 138 152 113 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
166 159 161 68 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
167 165 173 16 Full Speed, Kid Ink 14
168 150 149 36 X, Chris Brown 2
169 142 172 198 Mothership, Led Zeppelin 7
170 163 148 107 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27
171 179 181 146 Chief, Eric Church 1
172 149 140 84 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 29
173 166 156 86 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
174 144 143 17 Non-Fiction, Ne-Yo 5
175 0 New 1 TTLO (Turn The Lights On), Rico Love 175
176 169 171 212 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
177 28 – 2 Nashville: The Music Of, Season 3 : Volume 2, Soundtrack 28
178 187 – 130 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 53
179 0 Re-Entry 252 Hot Rocks 1964-1971, The Rolling Stones 4
180 0 Re-Entry 36 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
181 0 Re-Entry 93 I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyonce 1
182 178 178 32 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 154
183 0 Re-Entry 155 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
184 182 168 150 Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 6
185 162 182 84 Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Elton John 12
186 161 137 6 Barter 6, Young Thug 22
187 184 192 73 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
188 123 154 106 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 1
189 0 New 1 Gold, B.B. King 189
190 125 89 105 Babel, Mumford & Sons 1
191 0 Re-Entry 125 Continuum, John Mayer 2
192 185 185 348 Metallica, Metallica 1
193 154 115 13 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2
194 0 Re-Entry 59 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
195 168 200 48 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 43
196 172 164 31 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
197 189 – 66 Greatest Hits, Red Hot Chili Peppers 18
198 183 190 191 Recovery, Eminem 1
199 143 120 62 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
200 181 195 48 Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!, Panic! At The Disco 2

[Gary]

TAS

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
2 1 – 2 Pitch Perfect 2, Soundtrack 1
3 10 9 30 1989, Taylor Swift 1
4 – – 1 True Colors, Zedd 4
5 – – 1 Hollywood: A Story Of A Dozen Roses, Jamie Foxx 5
6 – – 1 Sol Invictus, Faith No More 6
7 – – 1 The Desired Effect, Brandon Flowers 7
8 97 – 39 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
9 2 1 3 Wilder Mind, Mumford & Sons 1
10 4 2 4 Stages, Josh Groban 2
11 14 14 19 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
12 6 5 4 JEKYLL + HYDE, Zac Brown Band 1
13 5 3 3 NOW 54, Various Artists 3
14 – – 1 The Story So Far, The Story So Far 14
15 – – 1 Hoy Mas Fuerte, Gerardo Ortiz 15
16 12 12 48 x, Ed Sheeran 1
17 9 7 15 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
18 11 10 49 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
19 – – 1 I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, Silverstein 19
20 – – 1 #1 To Infinity, Mariah Carey 20
21 16 16 30 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
22 – – 1 The First Time, Kelsea Ballerini 22
23 13 11 5 Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
24 18 17 15 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
25 – – 1 The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection, Sawyer Fredericks 25
26 26 27 10 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
27 8 – 2 BUSH, Snoop Dogg 8
28 25 21 38 V, Maroon 5 1
29 – – 1 Intermission I & II, Trey Songz 29
30 20 19 43 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
31 – – 1 You Were Never Alone, Emery 31
32 29 30 18 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
33 22 20 11 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 2
34 15 4 3 Special Effects, Tech N9ne 4
35 27 – 102 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 3
36 23 22 10 Furious 7, Soundtrack 2
37 – – 1 At Your Service, Sammy Hagar & The Circle 37
38 32 41 33 Hozier, Hozier 2
39 24 15 6 Love Somebody, Reba 2
40 – – 1 Rivals, Coal Chamber 40
41 40 38 17 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
42 35 33 66 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
43 44 31 11 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
44 – – 1 The Purple Album, Whitesnake 44
45 0 Re-Entry 77 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
46 37 32 33 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
47 38 28 16 NOW 53, Various Artists 1
48 53 52 24 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
49 – – 1 It's Personal, Tina Campbell 49
50 – – 1 Have A Nice Life, Murs 50
51 39 25 5 Love Story, YelaWolf 2
52 89 84 138 +, Ed Sheeran 5
53 – – 1 Coward, Haste The Day 53
54 43 34 14 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
55 46 39 32 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
56 – – 1 Club Life, Vol. 4: New York City, Tiesto 56
57 3 – 2 Trust Fall (Side A) (EP), Incubus 3
58 – – 1 Get Lost Find Yourself, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! 58
59 82 82 23 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 3
60 34 23 4 Suffer In Peace, Tyler Farr 3
61 – – 1 Why Make Sense?, Hot Chip 61
62 41 18 3 NOW That's What I Call #1's, Various Artists 18
63 52 50 9 Kidz Bop 28, Kidz Bop Kids 4
64 57 – 3 Magazines Or Novels, Andy Grammer 27
65 30 6 3 The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket 6
66 19 8 3 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 8
67 56 40 8 Southern Style, Darius Rucker 4
68 58 51 6 Into The Wild Life, Halestorm 3
69 61 55 6 Handwritten, Shawn Mendes 1
70 – – 1 Live+, Jeff Beck 70
71 7 – 5 Listen, David Guetta 7
72 – – 1 Urban Flora (EP), Alina Baraz & Galimatias 72
73 74 74 38 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
74 69 59 93 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
75 66 – 2 Mad Max: Fury Road (Soundtrack), Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL 66
76 0 Re-Entry 31 Vessel, twenty one pilots 58
77 45 13 3 Jackie, Ciara 13
78 55 35 85 MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana 1
79 63 56 254 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 18
80 54 37 286 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
81 83 92 257 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
82 68 80 19 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 26
83 0 Re-Entry 23 Greatest Hits, James Taylor 15
84 90 86 12 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 17
85 73 46 36 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
86 67 65 8 The Album About Nothing, Wale 1
87 72 76 12 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 63
88 70 73 27 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
89 0 Re-Entry 88 Red, Taylor Swift 1
90 0 Re-Entry 32 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 60
91 0 Re-Entry 16 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
92 65 53 5 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 20
93 – – 1 TTLO (Turn The Lights On), Rico Love 93
94 0 Re-Entry 5 Trouble, Ray LaMontagne 94
95 80 68 24 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
96 0 Re-Entry 2 The Who Hits 50!, The Who 93
97 75 77 13 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
98 – – 1 Heaven, The Willis Clan 98
99 – – 1 Monterey, The Milk Carton Kids 99
100 0 Re-Entry 6 Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel 42

[Gary]

Vinyl

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 New 1 #1 1 wk The Story So Far, The Story So Far 1
2 2 4 5 Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
3 1 – 2 Pitch Perfect 2, Soundtrack 1
4 0 New 1 It Follows (Soundtrack), Disasterpeace 4
5 0 New 1 I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, Silverstein 5
6 0 New 1 Hemispheres, Rush 6
7 4 1 3 Wilder Mind, Mumford & Sons 1
8 0 New 1 Crystal Visions... The Very Best Of Stevie Nicks, Stevie Nicks 8
9 9 12 23 1989, Taylor Swift 1
10 0 New 1 The L-Shaped Man, Ceremony 10
11 6 8 8 Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens 1
12 11 15 60 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
13 16 19 45 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 3
14 13 17 40 Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis 3
15 12 18 79 AM, Arctic Monkeys 1
16 0 Re-Entry 2 FROOT, Marina And The Diamonds 16
17 0 New 1 Why Make Sense?, Hot Chip 17
18 14 16 140 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
19 17 20 28 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 3
20 22 21 19 Hozier, Hozier 2
21 8 2 3 The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket 2
22 3 – 2 Dark Bird Is Home, The Tallest Man On Earth 3
23 0 Re-Entry 37 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
24 25 25 47 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
25 18 10 3 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 10

[Daryl the Beryl]

TEA

109 6 – 2 Trust Fall (Side A) (EP), Incubus 6

Sales based

57 3 – 2 Trust Fall (Side A) (EP), Incubus 3

OUCH

[Gary]

Catalog

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 19 39 #1 2 wks Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 1
2 35 – 68 GG Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 2
3 12 13 67 +, Ed Sheeran 1
4 17 28 10 Vessel, twenty one pilots 4
5 5 1 8 MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana 1
6 8 5 1007 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
7 4 2 105 Nevermind, Nirvana 2
8 10 16 1164 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
9 0 Re-Entry 729 Greatest Hits, James Taylor 1
10 9 10 473 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 3
11 46 46 31 Red, Taylor Swift 2
12 0 Re-Entry 400 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
13 0 Re-Entry 5 Trouble, Ray LaMontagne 13
14 0 Re-Entry 179 Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel 5
15 22 20 36 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
16 14 11 524 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
17 19 17 26 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 5
18 21 21 29 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 1
19 23 – 41 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
20 20 14 76 21, Adele 1
21 0 Re-Entry 116 Fearless, Taylor Swift 3
22 0 Re-Entry 884 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 1
23 24 – 339 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
24 33 33 1156 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
25 28 31 154 The Eminem Show, Eminem 2
26 3 4 48 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
27 29 26 860 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
28 30 37 7 AM, Arctic Monkeys 14
29 0 Re-Entry 246 Tapestry, Carole King 3
30 0 Re-Entry 27 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
31 34 38 37 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 16
32 27 22 93 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 1
33 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Out My Window, Sawyer Fredericks 33
34 26 34 27 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 15
35 48 39 90 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 2
36 36 – 134 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
37 11 30 158 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 3
38 15 15 10 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes 3
39 43 – 292 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 1
40 31 27 84 Bad, Michael Jackson 1
41 0 Re-Entry 57 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 1
42 37 23 134 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
43 38 49 21 Icon: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 10
44 45 50 710 Metallica, Metallica 1
45 0 Re-Entry 116 Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift 3
46 0 Re-Entry 144 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 1
47 0 Re-Entry 31 The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel 5
48 0 Re-Entry 183 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1
49 40 – 444 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 1
50 0 Re-Entry 46 Continuum, John Mayer 12

[Gary]

Digital


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
2 1 – 2 Pitch Perfect 2, Soundtrack 1
3 0 New 1 True Colors, Zedd 3
4 8 10 30 GG 1989, Taylor Swift 1
5 0 New 1 The Desired Effect, Brandon Flowers 5
6 0 Re-Entry 10 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
7 0 New 1 Sol Invictus, Faith No More 7
8 3 1 3 Wilder Mind, Mumford & Sons 1
9 0 New 1 Hollywood: A Story Of A Dozen Roses, Jamie Foxx 9
10 7 3 4 JEKYLL + HYDE, Zac Brown Band 1
11 0 New 1 The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection, Sawyer Fredericks 11
12 19 24 16 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
13 12 18 47 x, Ed Sheeran 1
14 0 New 1 The Story So Far, The Story So Far 14
15 0 New 1 Intermission I & II, Trey Songz 15
16 6 6 15 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
17 0 New 1 The First Time, Kelsea Ballerini 17
18 9 23 49 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
19 14 14 30 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 2
20 0 New 1 Hoy Mas Fuerte, Gerardo Ortiz 20
21 0 New 1 It's Personal, Tina Campbell 21
22 0 New 1 I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, Silverstein 22
23 13 – 36 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 1
24 0 Re-Entry 8 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
25 18 16 15 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1

[Gary]

TCA

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
2 1 – 2 Pitch Perfect 2, Soundtrack 1
3 10 9 30 PS 1989, Taylor Swift 1
4 0 New 1 True Colors, Zedd 4
5 0 New 1 Hollywood: A Story Of A Dozen Roses, Jamie Foxx 5
6 0 New 1 Sol Invictus, Faith No More 6
7 0 New 1 The Desired Effect, Brandon Flowers 7
8 83 87 46 GG Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
9 2 1 3 Wilder Mind, Mumford & Sons 1
10 4 2 4 Stages, Josh Groban 2
11 14 14 19 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
12 6 5 4 JEKYLL + HYDE, Zac Brown Band 1
13 5 3 3 NOW 54, Various Artists 3
14 0 New 1 The Story So Far, The Story So Far 14
15 0 New 1 Hoy Mas Fuerte, Gerardo Ortiz 15
16 12 12 48 x, Ed Sheeran 1
17 9 7 15 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
18 11 10 49 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
19 0 New 1 I Am Alive In Everything I Touch, Silverstein 19
20 0 New 1 #1 To Infinity, Mariah Carey 20
21 16 16 30 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
22 0 New 1 The First Time, Kelsea Ballerini 22
23 13 11 5 Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes 1
24 18 17 15 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
25 0 New 1 The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection, Sawyer Fredericks 25
26 26 27 10 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
27 8 – 2 BUSH, Snoop Dogg 8
28 25 21 38 V, Maroon 5 1
29 0 New 1 Intermission I & II, Trey Songz 29
30 20 19 43 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
31 0 New 1 You Were Never Alone, Emery 31
32 27 30 18 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
33 22 20 11 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 2
34 15 4 3 Special Effects, Tech N9ne 4
35 23 22 10 Furious 7, Soundtrack 2
36 0 New 1 At Your Service, Sammy Hagar & The Circle 36
37 30 39 33 Hozier, Hozier 2
38 24 15 6 Love Somebody, Reba 2
39 0 New 1 Rivals, Coal Chamber 39
40 38 36 23 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
41 33 33 67 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
42 42 31 11 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
43 0 New 1 The Purple Album, Whitesnake 43
44 35 32 33 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
45 36 28 16 NOW 53, Various Artists 1
46 50 48 24 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
47 0 New 1 It's Personal, Tina Campbell 47
48 0 New 1 Have A Nice Life, Murs 48
49 37 25 5 Love Story, YelaWolf 2
50 0 New 1 Coward, Haste The Day 50
51 41 34 14 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
52 44 37 32 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
53 0 New 1 Club Life, Vol. 4: New York City, Tiesto 53
54 3 – 2 Trust Fall (Side A) (EP), Incubus 3
55 0 New 1 Get Lost Find Yourself, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! 55
56 73 71 23 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 3
57 32 23 4 Suffer In Peace, Tyler Farr 3
58 0 New 1 Why Make Sense?, Hot Chip 58
59 39 18 3 NOW That's What I Call #1's, Various Artists 18
60 49 46 9 Kidz Bop 28, Kidz Bop Kids 4
61 52 – 5 Magazines Or Novels, Andy Grammer 27
62 28 6 3 The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket 6
63 19 8 3 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 8
64 51 38 8 Southern Style, Darius Rucker 4
65 53 47 6 Into The Wild Life, Halestorm 3
66 55 51 6 Handwritten, Shawn Mendes 1
67 0 New 1 Live+, Jeff Beck 67
68 7 – 6 Listen, David Guetta 7
69 0 New 1 Urban Flora (EP), Alina Baraz & Galimatias 69
70 65 65 40 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
71 61 54 93 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
72 58 – 2 Mad Max: Fury Road (Soundtrack), Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL 58
73 43 13 3 Jackie, Ciara 13
74 60 69 23 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 23
75 78 73 13 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 17
76 64 44 43 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
77 59 59 8 The Album About Nothing, Wale 1
78 62 64 29 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
79 0 Re-Entry 19 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
80 57 49 5 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 20
81 0 New 1 TTLO (Turn The Lights On), Rico Love 81
82 71 60 24 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
83 0 Re-Entry 3 The Who Hits 50!, The Who 83
84 66 67 13 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
85 0 New 1 Heaven, The Willis Clan 85
86 0 New 1 Monterey, The Milk Carton Kids 86
87 34 – 2 The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell 34
88 74 79 57 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
89 54 – 7 NOW That’s What I Call ACM Awards: 50 Years, Various Artists 21
90 75 52 6 Second Hand Heart, Dwight Yoakam 7
91 67 78 8 Human, Three Days Grace 10
92 80 74 37 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
93 79 82 78 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
94 0 New 1 Skeleton Crew, Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear 94
95 17 – 2 Nashville: The Music Of, Season 3 : Volume 2, Soundtrack 17
96 99 77 12 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
97 69 56 13 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2
98 81 68 34 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
99 95 – 16 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
100 56 80 7 Future Hearts, All Time Low 1

[Enigma.]

74 73 68 173 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2

Still doing ridiculously well.. HOW?! Love it

Huge bomb for Whitesnake

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting, as always.

Note that Billboard reposed the initial article, and that The Voice ended up in the top 10 on the BB 200, thanks to TEA.

Albums by Faith No More and Brandon Flowers join the rank of titles to be among the week's 10 best sellers, but do not rank in the top 10 on the BB 200.

[Kishi KCM]

May 28, 2015 7:09:56 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

74 73 68 173 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2

Still doing ridiculously well.. HOW?! Love it

That album has a cult following. Also top 20 on vinyl & catalog albums.

[areyoureadytojump]

6/3/15 Billboard's Top Current Albums

keelyskorner.com/category/soundscan/

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/24/15)

1) Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface –
2) Pitch Perfect 2 Soundtrack – (After 2 weeks – )
3) Taylor Swift – 1989 – (After 30 weeks – )

Other Debuts

4) Zedd – True Colors –
5) Jamie Foxx – Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen –
6) Faith No More – Sol Invictus –
7) Brandon Flowers – The Desired Effect –
14) The Story So Far – Story So Far –
15) Gerardo Ortiz – Hoy Mas Fuerte –
19) Silverstein – I Am Alive In Everything I Touch –
20) Mariah Carey – #1 To Infinity –
22) Kelsea Ballerini – The First Time –
25) Sawyer Fredericks – Complete Season 8 Collection (The Voice) –
29) Trey Songz – Intermission I & II –
31) Emery – You Were Never Alone –
36) Sammy Hagar & The Circle – At Your Service –

[areyoureadytojump]

roughstock.com/news/2015/05/35326-country-album-chart-report-may-27-2015/

Country Album Chart Report For May 27, 2015
Posted by Matt Bjorke on May 28, 2015

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VTviO-_eSy5roeo8D04ki8LqPgUBpZ7ebxaQAN8oDlU/edit?pli=1#gid=0

Top 10 CNTRY Artist Album Week Total Scans

1 Brantley Gilbert Just As I Am/ [Platinum Ed] 28,200 802,100
2 Zac Brown Band Jekyll+Hyde 24,100 325,200
3 Sam Hunt Montevallo 13,500 535,700
3 Kelsea Ballerini The First Time 13,500 13,500
5 Reba McEntire Love Somebody 7,200 129,600
6 Little Big Town Pain Killer 7,100 227,300
7 Eric Church The Outsiders 7,100 949,600
8 Luke Bryan Spring Break...CheckOut 7,000 211,000
9 Jason Aldean Old Boots, New Dirt 6,600 949,500
10 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes 5,700 672,500

Next 5

11 Tyler Farr Suffer In Peace 5,400 60,100
12 Chris Stapleton Traveller 4,800 42,500
13 Darius Rucker Southern Style 5,300 115,600
14 Luke Bryan Crash My Party 4,800 2,450,600
15 Blake Shelton Bringing Back The Sunshine 4,000 376,900

Notables

-- Carrie Underwood Greatest Hits...Decade #1 4,000 348,500
-- E.Harris/R.Crowell Traveling Kind 3,300 10,400
-- Cole Swindell Cole Swindell 3,300 378,100
-- Chase Rice Ignite The Night 3,200 238,000
-- Miranda Lambert Platinum 3,000 710,400
NEW Jon Pardi B-Sides 2011-2014 2,400 2,400
NEW Whitey Morgan/78s Sonic Ranch 2,000 2,000
Keith Urban Fuse 1,600 452,900
NEW Logan Mize Pawn Shop Guitar EP 1,400 1,400
NEW Jason Cassidy 717 1,000 1,000
-- Old Dominion Old Dominion EP 700 16,200
-- Martina McBride Everlasting 400 66,700

[areyoureadytojump]

www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-528-the-charts-have-got-sol

Metal By Numbers 5/28: The charts have got sol
Posted by Matt Brown

Notable Debuts:

Faith No More, Sol Invictus (Ipecac) #6, 30,775 sold

The band returns with its first album since 1997’s Album of the Year.



Silverstein, I Am Alive In Everything I Touch (Rise) #19, 13,350 sold

The post-hardcore act’s eighth album gets a solid top 20 debut.



Sammy Hagar & The Circle, At Your Service (Mailboat) #36, 7,250 sold

A double live album featuring Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, and Vic Johnson.



Coal Chamber, Rivals (Napalm) #39, 7,125 sold

The band’s first album in 13 years cracks the top 40.



Whitesnake, The Purple Album (Frontiers) #43, 6,900 sold

This album contains remakes of songs from David Coverdale’s days in Deep Purple.



Haste The Day, Coward (Solid State) #50, 5,875 sold

The band sixth album makes the top 50.



Weedeater, Goliathan (Season of Mist) 1,000 sold

The stoner metallers release their (awesomely titled) fifth album.



Earth Crisis, The Discipline (Bullet Tooth) 600 sold

This new EP features re-recorded tracks and demos.



Valkyrie, Shadows (Relapse) 470 sold

This is the third album from the Virginian hard rock act, a side project of Baroness guitarist Pete Adams.



Will Haven, Open The Mind To Discomfort (Artery) 370 sold

The band’s first release since 2011 is a new EP.



Entrails, Obliteration (Metal Blade) 300 sold

This is album number four for the Swedish death metallers.





Secrets of the Sky, Pathway (Metal Blade) 260 sold

Our own Chip McCabe had some good things to say about the band’s sophomore release.



Notable Sales:

Halestorm, Into the Wild Life (Atlantic) #65, 4,750 sold

Approaching 90,000 sold.



Kid Rock, First Kiss (Warner Bros.) #97, 3,125 sold

Just under 260,000 sold.



In This Moment, Black Widow (Atlantic) #127, 2,275 sold

A 14% boost at the moment.



The Pretty Reckless, Going To Hell (Razor & Tie) #129, 2,200 sold

The pretty boost of 2%.



Hollywood Undead, Day of the Dead (Interscope) #137, 2,100 sold

A slight boost of 3%



Slipknot, .5: The Gray Chapter (Roadrunner) #141, 2,000 sold

A 4% boost following the five-year mark since Paul Gray’s death.



Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways (RCA) #142, 2,000 sold

The Letterman boost brings this up 27%.



Veil of Maya, Matriarch (Sumerian) #144, 1,975 sold

A second week drop of 79%.



AC/DC, Rock or Bust (Columbia) #168, 1,675 sold

Slight drop of 5%.



Papa Roach, F.E.A.R. (Eleven Seven) #192, 1,500 sold

The band’s current tour has boosted this back on the charts by 42%.



Six Feet Under, Crypt of the Devil (Metal Blade) 540 sold

This took a trip down the crypt with a 21% drop.



Rival Sons, Great Western Valkyrie (Earache) 420 sold

Another boost of 12%



Amaranthe, Massive Addictive (Spinefarm) 410 sold

A slight drop of 5%.



We Are Harlot, We Are Harlot (Roadrunner) 380 sold

This sold about the same as last week.



From Ashes To New, Downfall (Bette Noise) 380 sold

Looks like the band’s tour with Five Finger Death Punch has gotten them some attention.



Like a Storm, Awaken The Fire (Century Media) 350 sold

A 25% drop storms in.



Korpiklaani, Noita (Nuclear Blast) 310 sold

A tiny 2% drop.



Babymetal, Babymetal (VAP Japan) 300 sold

A 29% drop, baby, but this is still approaching 20,000 sold in the states.



Sirenia, The Seventh Life Path (Napalm) 300 sold

A second week drop of 70%.



Ice Nine Kills, The Predator Becomes the Prey (Outerloop) 270 sold

This sold about the same as last week.



Silent Planet, The Night God Slept (Solid State) 260 sold

Goddamn, a 19% drop.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

It's a little unsettling to see a band selling 260 copies in a week be listed as "notable sales"

[Enigma.]

May 28, 2015 12:50:10 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Korpiklaani, Noita (Nuclear Blast) 310 sold

A tiny 2% drop.

They're Finnish, very interesting piece of information LOL

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6582993/billboard-200-chart-moves-foo-fighters-get-letterman-sales-boost

Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Foo Fighters Get 'Letterman' Sales Boost & More
By Keith Caulfield | May 30, 2015

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

-- Mariah Carey, #1 To Infinity -- No. 29: The diva collects her 20th charting album on the Billboard 200 as her new greatest hits effort, #1 To Infinity, arrives at No. 29. The 19-song collection features all 18 of her No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (the most of any solo artist), as well as one new track, "Infinity." Carey debuted on the Billboard 200 nearly 25 years ago, on the June 30, 1990-dated list. That week, her self-titled debut album bowed at No. 80, on its way to No. 1 the following year. It was the first of so far six No. 1 albums for the entertainer.

-- Foo Fighters, Greatest Hits -- No. 56: Foo Fighters earn a sales and streaming boost, following the band's performance on the final Late Show With David Letterman (May 20). The group closed out the show with a performance of "Everlong," which reached No. 3 on Alternative Songs in 1997. The band's overall album sales grew by 99 percent in the week ending May 24, while their song sales rose by 126 percent. Overall streams for the act also got a lift, rising by 17 percent. The band's best-selling album of the week, selling 7,000 copies -- a gain of 166 percent. On the Billboard 200, Greatest Hits vaults 141-56 with 11,000 overall units (up 132 percent), for its highest rank in over four years. It was last at a higher rank on the list dated April 30, 2011, when it was at No. 45.

-- Sammy Hagar & The Circle, At Your Service -- No. 78: Less than two months after Van Halen hit the chart with its latest live album, the group's former front man Sammy Hagar enters the tally with his new live set, At Your Service. (Van Halen bowed at No. 20 on the April 18-dated list with Tokyo Dome Live In Concert.) Hagar's new album -- credited to Hagar & The Circle (which boasts former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, along with drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson) -- debuts at No. 78 with 7,000 units. The set includes a number of Van Halen tunes, including "Poundcake," "When It's Love," "Why Can't This Be Love," "Right Now" and "Dreams."

-- Tina Campbell, It's Personal -- No. 90: Campbell's debut solo album, It's Personal, starts at No. 90 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top Gospel Albums. The set launches with just over 6,000 copies sold -- the largest sales week for a gospel album by an artist in 2015.

Campbell is one half of the sibling duo Mary Mary, which logged five No. 1s on the Gospel Albums chart between 2000 and 2012. Campbell's sister Erica Campbell has notched two solo No. 1s of her own: Help (in 2014) and Help 2.0 (in April of 2015).

-- Taylor Swift, Fearless -- No. 158: Swift returns to the chart with Fearless (re-entering at No. 158), likely as a result from the publicity generated by the debut of her new music video "Bad Blood," and her multiple wins on the Billboard Music Awards. The star-studded "Bad Blood" clip opened the Billboard Music Awards, on which Swift won eight trophies. Fearless flies back to the list with 4,000 units (up 38 percent), while her current album, 1989, jets 9-2 with 91,000 units (up 146 percent). Another Swift set, Red, runs 157-107 with 6,000 units (up 36 percent), giving her a total of three titles on the chart. Swift's overall album sales in the week ending May 24 grew by 75 percent, while her track sales rose by 178 percent.

[Shadows in the Dark]

May 28, 2015 14:26:48 GMT -5 YourFaveIsAFlop said:

It's a little unsettling to see a band selling 260 copies in a week be listed as "notable sales"

LOL, I think "notable sales" in the mainstream definition and the heavy metal definition are two totally different things.

[areyoureadytojump]

May 28, 2015 8:41:19 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Thanks for posting, as always.

Note that Billboard reposed the initial article, and that The Voice ended up in the top 10 on the BB 200, thanks to TEA.

Albums by Faith No More and Brandon Flowers join the rank of titles to be among the week's 10 best sellers, but do not rank in the top 10 on the BB 200.

I put the new article up! Thanks.

[BlueSwan]

May 28, 2015 8:43:09 GMT -5 Kishi KCM said:

May 28, 2015 7:09:56 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

74 73 68 173 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2

Still doing ridiculously well.. HOW?! Love it

That album has a cult following. Also top 20 on vinyl & catalog albums.

As it should have. Count me amongst those who only discovered this album recently. I liked a few of her singles, but didn't really think to check out her albums until very very late - particularly after discovered the amazing "Gods And Monsters". The Paradise edition of Born To Die is a completely amazing album. Much better than followup album "Ultraviolence", which ironically was much better received by critics.