HITS 9/11: Five Finger Death Punch #1 Sales, Weeknd #1 SPS

[Adam (UTR)]

We could have a three-way battle for the top-selling album spot next week, while The Weeknd (XO/Republic) is the early favorite to retain the #1 berth on our SPS chart.

New releases from rapper Travis Scott (Epic) and Five Finger Death Punch (Prospect Park) will open with sales in the 90-100k range, based on one-day reads. A second-week drop of 70% or less for The Weeknd will put him in heavy competition to remain atop the heap.

In the SPS world, we’re giving The Weeknd the edge; with 85k in combined TEA/SEA last week and streams surpassing 6 million yesterday, we’re projecting he’ll easily remain at #1 for week two.

We should point out that only a single track from Five Finger Death Punch’s Got Your Six is available for streaming. Rock certainly hasn’t yet achieved the streaming success of Urban titles, which have dominated the streaming charts all year. Will holding back FFDP from streaming services boost sales or, in a close race such as this, will the absence of album streams ultimately keep the release from hitting #1? Stay tuned.

(HDD)

[tekkenguy]

5FDP is going to fade away very quickly. They have very limited niche appeal. I think Weeknd is going to easily keep #1. The mainstream audience aren't really supporting of either act but Travis has broader appeal.

[Enigma.]

Great opening for Travis

[Adam (UTR)]

What first appeared to be a battle for #1 on next week’s HITS Album Sales Chart now looks like a knockout, with the prize going to Jeff Kwatinetz's Prospect Park rock troupe Five Finger Death Punch. The Weeknd, in his second week, will easily remain at the top of our Sales Plus Streaming chart; we’re currently projecting 140-150k on the SPS side.

Meanwhile, there’s still more metal thunder on the chart, as Iron Maiden’s Book of Souls should match or even exceed sales of the band’s previous studio effort, 2010’s Final Frontier, which opened with 63k. Maiden just scored a #1 bow on the U.K. album chart.

Five Finger Death Punch (Prospect Park) 95-105k sales, 100-110K SPS
Travis Scott (Epic) 75-80k, 90-95k
Iron Maiden (BMG Recorded Music) 65-70k, 67-72k
Troye Sivan (Capitol) 45-50k, 50-55k
Scarface (BMG Rights Management) 23-26k, 24-27k

(HDD)

[badrobot]

This seems to me to be a pretty strong argument in favor of the new BB200 formula -- The Weeknd clearly to me has the more popular album this week, even if he ends up with fewer pure sales, so I'm glad he'll remain #1.

[Daryl the Beryl]

I'm a bit happy that FFDP is missing out on the no. 1 on SPS as I heard their album is crap.

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=297590

TOP 15: PASS THE PUNCH

Prospect Park’s hard-charging rockers Five Finger Death Punch will score their first #1 album with Got Your Six, which is set to top Friday’s HITS Building Album Sales Chart. This will mark Caroline’s fourth #1 album this year following chart-toppers by All Time Low, Alabama Shakes and Tyrese. On the SPS chart, The Weeknd will remain on top, thanks to prodigious track sales and streams.

Here’s how it looks at midweek.

*Five Finger Death Punch (Prospect Park) 100-105k Sales, 105-110k SPS
The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 80-85k, 140-150k
*Travis Scott (Epic) 75-80k, 90-95k
*Iron Maiden (BMG Recorded Music) 67-72k, 70-75k
*Troye Sivan (Capitol) 45-50k, 50-55k
Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 30-35k, 40-45k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine/BMLG) 25-30k, 45-50k
*Scarface (BMG Rights Management) 23-30k, 24-30k
Halsey (Astralwerks/Capitol) 20-25k, 35-40k
Dr. Dre (Aftermath/Interscope) 20-25k, 25-30k
*The Wonder Years (Hopeless) 19-22k, 20-23k
Now 55 (Now/Legacy) 18-21k
Ed Sheeran (Asylum UK) 11-14k, 27-32k
N.W.A. (Priority/UMe) 11-14k, 18-23k
Descendants (Walt Disney) 11-14k, 15-20k

[AP]

Not Halsey having the same 2nd week drop as The Weeknd, when people were talking like she was going to be all front-loaded. (75% is standard these days)

[Enigma.]

That 2nd week for The Weeknd is amazing. The album will easily go platinum and 2xP is not out of the question either.

[H.]

What about the Arcs?

[Daryl the Beryl]

Hmmm.... FFDP's new album is on Spotify in my country

[Green Baron]

I mean, yeah, I hate 5FDP, but they're getting fucked.

[rimetm]

Billboard forecast
Beauty Behind the Madness - 130,000
Got Your Six - 125,000
Rodeo - 90,000

The Book of Souls - 65,000

Wild - 45,000

[H.]

Sept 9, 2015 23:18:35 GMT -5 Daryl the Beryl said:

Hmmm.... FFDP's new album is on Spotify in my country

Not for me. :|

[Daryl the Beryl]

Sept 10, 2015 7:14:00 GMT -5 H. said:

Sept 9, 2015 23:18:35 GMT -5 Daryl the Beryl said:

Hmmm.... FFDP's new album is on Spotify in my country

Not for me. :|

Yeah

[Verisimilitude]

Final chart pure sales:

[Daniel Collins]

What's the lowest position of 1989? (Sales chart only).

[badrobot]

Whoa @ Troye Sivan.

YouTube/Vine "stars" really do have a big impact. I do not even remotely understand the appeal of following a person like that, but at least Troye makes really great music.

[Enigma.]

The longevity of Blurryface is astounding... 63% boost in sales, should easily be top ten even with SPS and TEA added

[areyoureadytojump]

Sept 11, 2015 11:56:53 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

Final chart pure sales:

Is that HITS or SoundScan? It looks like a SoundScan chart to me.

The HITS website does not have the Final chart up.

[Verisimilitude]

It's Hits. They posted their top 10 early and I wouldn't post a Soundscan Chart in a Hits thread.

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=297628

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/building_album_chart

BUILDING ALBUM SALES CHART

Status: Final

LW TW Artist / Album Label Sales Index % Change
-- 1
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
GOT YOUR SIX
PROSPECT PARK 108,706 --
1 2
THE WEEKND
BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS
REPUBLIC 80,227 -75%
-- 3
TRAVIS SCOTT
RODEO
EPIC 74,941 --
-- 4
IRON MAIDEN
BOOK OF SOULS
BMG 68,412 --
-- 5
TROYE SIVAN
WILD - EP
CAPITOL 45,963 --
3 6 LUKE BRYAN
KILL THE LIGHTS
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 30,123 -29%
5 7 TAYLOR SWIFT
1989
BIG MACHINE 26,074 3%
-- 8 SCARFACE
DEEPLY ROOTED
BMG 23,995 --
2 9 HALSEY
BADLANDS
ASTRALWERKS 20,798 -79%
8 10 NOW 55
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW/LEGACY 20,583 -11%
-- 11 THE WONDER YEARS
NO CLOSER TO HEAVEN
HOPELESS 19,997 --
13 12 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
BLURRYFACE
FUELED BY RAMEN 18,013 44%
10 13 DR. DRE
COMPTON
AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 17,082 -5%
9 14 DISTURBED
IMMORTALIZED
REPRISE 16,237 -28%
17 15 N.W.A.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
PRIORITY/UME 13,494 23%
14 16 ED SHEERAN
X
ASYLUM UK 12,171 1%
11 17 SAM HUNT
MONTEVALLO
MCA NASHVILLE 11,548 -14%
37 18 MEGHAN TRANIOR
TITLE
EPIC 11,535 82%
-- 19 K CAMP
ONLY WAY IS UP
INTERSCOPE 11,405 --
12 20 THE DESCENDENTS
SOUNDTRACK
DISNEY 10,602 -18%
20 21 FUTURE
DS2
EPIC 10,114 3%
43 22 MUMFORD & SONS
WILDER MIND
GLASSNOTE 8,923 59%
-- 23 THE ARCS
YOURS, DREAMILY
NONESUCH 8,881 --
26 24 NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
STAX 8,520 12%
28 25 SAM SMITH
IN THE LONELY HOUR
CAPITOL 8,495 18%
29 26 FALL OUT BOY
AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO
DCD2/ISLAND 8,098 13%
32 27 BREAKING BENJAMIN
DARK BEFORE DAWN
HOLLYWOOD 7,424 10%
7 28 MADDIE & TAE
START HERE
DOT/BMLG 7,217 -69%
44 29 J. COLE
2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE
ROC NATION/COLUMBIA 7,188 29%
31 30 TOBYMAC
THIS IS NOT A TEST
FOREFRONT 6,915 2%
21 31 ERIC CHURCH
THE OUTSIDERS
EMI NASHVILLE 6,637 -20%
25 32 ZAC BROWN BAND
JEKYLL + HYDE
SOUTHERN GROUND/VARVATOS/BMLG/REPUBLIC 6,433 -17%
36 33 TYRESE
BLACK ROSE
VOLTRON 6,282 -1%
-- 34 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
VESSEL
FUELED BY RAMEN 6,149 213%
-- 35 TAME IMPALA
CURRENTS
MODULAR/INTERSCOPE 5,899 40%
-- 36 PITCH PERFECT 2
SOUNDTRACK
UME 5,673 27%
-- 37 KID ROCK
FIRST KISS
WARNER BROS. 5,546 20%
19 38 DRAKE
IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 5,520 -46%
45 39 MELANIE MARTINEZ
CRY BABY
WARNER MUSIC GROUP 5,445 -2%
38 40 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX, VOL. 1
SOUNDTRACK
HOLLYWOOD 5,369 -13%
18 41 TORI KELLY
UNBREAKABLE SMILE
CAPITOL 4,968 -52%
24 42 BON JOVI
BURNING BRIDGES
ISLAND 4,923 -37%
-- 43 SHAWN MENDES
HANDWRITTEN
ISLAND 4,917 29%
15 44 KIP MOORE
WILD ONES
MCA NASHVILLE 4,862 -57%
49 45 LITTLE BIG TOWN
PAIN KILLER
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,849 -8%
48 46 KIDZ BOP KIDS
KIDZ BOP 29
RAZOR & TIE 4,713 -13%
27 47 ROB THOMAS
GREAT UNKNOWN
WARNER MUSIC GROUP 4,660 -38%
-- 48 HOZIER
HOZIER
COLUMBIA 4,639 -9%
46 49 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
ANYTHING GOES
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG 4,564 -17%
-- 50 LAUREN DAIGLE
HOW CAN IT BE
CENTRICITY 4,522 --

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

SALES PLUS STREAMING CHART

Status: Final

1 1
THE WEEKND
BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS
REPUBLIC 142,392 -66%
-- 2
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
GOT YOUR SIX
PROSPECT PARK 114,111 --
-- 3
TRAVIS SCOTT
RODEO
EPIC 90,940 --
-- 4
IRON MAIDEN
BOOK OF SOULS
BMG 69,144 --
-- 5
TROYE SIVAN
WILD - EP
CAPITOL 51,659 --
4 6 TAYLOR SWIFT
1989
BIG MACHINE 45,729 18%
3 7 LUKE BRYAN
KILL THE LIGHTS
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 40,665 -27%
2 8 HALSEY
BADLANDS
ASTRALWERKS 32,867 -71%
5 9 ED SHEERAN
X
ASYLUM UK 25,690 -8%
-- 10 SCARFACE
DEEPLY ROOTED
BMG 25,285 --
16 11 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
BLURRYFACE
FUELED BY RAMEN 25,083 26%
11 12 FUTURE
DS2
EPIC 23,074 -9%
10 13 SAM HUNT
MONTEVALLO
MCA NASHVILLE 22,156 -13%
21 14 MEGHAN TRANIOR
TITLE
EPIC 20,869 27%
12 15 NOW 55
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW/LEGACY 20,583 -11%
13 16 DR. DRE
COMPTON
AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 20,487 -11%
-- 17 THE WONDER YEARS
NO CLOSER TO HEAVEN
HOPELESS 20,389 --
17 18 N.W.A.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
PRIORITY/UME 18,918 0%
20 19 SHAWN MENDES
HANDWRITTEN
ISLAND 18,637 14%
6 20 DISTURBED
IMMORTALIZED
REPRISE 18,446 -33%
19 21 FALL OUT BOY
AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO
DCD2/ISLAND 16,675 -4%
14 22 DRAKE
IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 16,219 -29%
23 23 SAM SMITH
IN THE LONELY HOUR
CAPITOL 15,614 -1%
18 24 THE DESCENDENTS
SOUNDTRACK
DISNEY 14,159 -21%
24 25 J. COLE
2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE
ROC NATION/COLUMBIA 14,024 2%
-- 26 K CAMP
ONLY WAY IS UP
INTERSCOPE 13,500 --
26 27 MEEK MILL
DREAMS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY
MMG 11,868 -8%
48 28 MUMFORD & SONS
WILDER MIND
GLASSNOTE 11,435 34%
15 29 TORI KELLY
UNBREAKABLE SMILE
CAPITOL 11,164 -44%
25 30 ERIC CHURCH
THE OUTSIDERS
EMI NASHVILLE 11,087 -17%
33 31 NICKI MINAJ
PINKPRINT
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 10,360 -4%
30 32 MELANIE MARTINEZ
CRY BABY
WARNER MUSIC GROUP 10,328 -11%
40 33 NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
STAX 10,321 11%
-- 34 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
VESSEL
FUELED BY RAMEN 10,174 78%
27 35 ZAC BROWN BAND
JEKYLL + HYDE
SOUTHERN GROUND/VARVATOS/BMLG/REPUBLIC 10,064 -22%
32 36 HOZIER
HOZIER
COLUMBIA 9,838 -11%
38 37 ELLE KING
LOVE STUFF
RCA 9,815 3%
8 38 MADDIE & TAE
START HERE
DOT/BMLG 9,771 -64%
-- 39 THE ARCS
YOURS, DREAMILY
NONESUCH 9,706 --
29 40 BIG SEAN
DARK SKY PARADISE
DEF JAM 9,383 -21%
34 41 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
ANYTHING GOES
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG 9,286 -13%
31 42 MAROON 5
V
222/INTERSCOPE 8,955 -20%
49 43 BREAKING BENJAMIN
DARK BEFORE DAWN
HOLLYWOOD 8,786 7%
41 44 RAE SREMMURD
SREMMLIFE
INTERSCOPE 8,548 -5%
-- 45 TOBYMAC
THIS IS NOT A TEST
FOREFRONT 8,076 0%
36 46 KENDRICK LAMAR
TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY
TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 8,007 -22%
39 47 X AMBASSADORS
VHS
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 7,724 -17%
45 48 LITTLE BIG TOWN
PAIN KILLER
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 7,604 -12%
46 49 JASON DERULO
EVERYTHING IS 4
WARNER BROS. 7,573 -12%
-- 50 PITCH PERFECT 2
SOUNDTRACK
UME 7,439 15%

[Enigma.]

Ah, it was already with TEA & SPS.. well impressive for Blurryface anyway

[jjose712]

Sept 11, 2015 13:12:17 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Whoa @ Troye Sivan.

YouTube/Vine "stars" really do have a big impact. I do not even remotely understand the appeal of following a person like that, but at least Troye makes really great music.

And he has a great voice.
It's curious how long you can be without even being in the usual media to promote you.
I suppose sooner or later his label will release songs to radio like Shawn Mendes did

[Green Baron]

So you're telling me 40% of Weeknd's chart points didn't come from the actual album itself?

[jma]

Twenty one pilots is doing amazing!