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Post by Gary on Oct 30, 2017 16:16:54 GMT -5
Future & Young Thug, Chris Young, Darius Rucker Debut in Billboard 200's Top 10
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By Keith Caulfield | October 30, 2017 4:28 PM EDT
Niall Horan tops the tally with his first album, 'Flicker.'
As previously reported, Niall Horan debuts at No. 1 on the new Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Nov. 11) with his first album, Flicker. The set starts with 152,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 26, according to Nielsen Music, with 128,000 of that sum in traditional album sales.
In addition, new albums from Future and Young Thug, Chris Young and Darius Rucker debut in the top 10.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Nov. 11-dated chart (where Flicker debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's websites on Tuesday (Oct. 31).
At No. 2 on the Billboard 200, Future and Young Thug’s surprise collaborative album, Super Slimey, starts with 75,000 units, powered largely by streams of the album. The set sold 15,000 in traditional album sales and earned 2,000 in TEA units and 58,000 in SEA units. The latter number translates to 87.1 million on-demand audio streams for tracks on the album during its first week (one SEA unit equals 1,500 on-demand audio streams).
Super Slimey marks Future’s eighth top 10 album (his entirety of charting efforts) and third top 10 set in 2017 (following his back-to-back No. 1s with his self-titled album and HNDRXX). For Young Thug, Super Slimey is his highest-charting album, fourth top 10 set, and second top 10 this year (following the No. 8-peaking Beautiful Thugger Girls). Young Thug previously hit a No. 7 high in with Slime Season 3 in 2016.
Super Slimey is also the highest-charting collaborative album in more than two years. The last to go as high was another pairing with Future: What a Time to Be Alive, with Drake. The album spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Oct. 10 and 17, 2015, -dated charts.
P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma slips from No. 1 to No. 3 in its second week, earning 64,000 units (down 84 percent), with 53,000 in traditional album sales (down 86 percent).
Post Malone’s Stoney holds at its peak position, No. 4, with 44,000 units (down 1 percent).
Country singer-songwriter Chris Young nabs his fourth Billboard 200 top 10, as Losing Sleep debuts at No. 5 with 39,000 units (32,000 in traditional album sales). It follows Young’s previous top 10s: I’m Comin’ Over (No. 5 in 2015), A.M. (No. 3, 2013) and Neon (No. 4, 2011). The new album was led by its first single, its title track, which has so far peaked at No. 16 on the Country Airplay chart.
Gucci Mane’s Mr. Davis falls from No. 2 to No. 6 in its second week on the Billboard 200 (36,000 units; down 49 percent), while Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide) dips one spot to No. 7 (35,000 units; though it’s up 6 percent).
Darius Rucker claims his fifth top 10 album, as his new set, When Was the Last Time, bows at No. 8 with 34,000 units (30,000 in traditional album sales). As a soloist (apart from his band Hootie & The Blowfish), he previously visited the region with Southern Style (No. 7 in 2015), True Believers (No. 2, 2013), Charleston, SC 1966 (No. 2, 2010) and Learn to Live (No. 5, 2008).
When Was the Last Time was preceded by its hit single “If I Told You,” which topped the Country Airplay chart in June. The song took a long, slow climb to the top -- it debuted on the chart dated July 16, 2016, and hit No. 1 almost a year later, on June 24, 2017 -- its 47th week on the chart. (It’s one of only five songs to take at least 47 weeks to reach No. 1 in the Country Airplay chart’s 27-year history.) “If I Told You” gave Rucker his seventh No. 1 on the tally, and first since 2013’s “Wagon Wheel.”
Rounding out the new Billboard 200’s top 10 are Lil Uzi Vert’s former No. 1, Luv Is Rage 2, which descends 5-9 with 33,000 units (down 5 percent), and Demi Lovato’s Tell Me You Love Me, which returns to the top 10, climbing 13-10 (33,000 units; up 24 percent). The latter bounces back to the top 10 following the release of the documentary film about her life and career, Simply Complicated, on Oct. 17 via YouTube. The 78-minute film racked up 7 million global views in its first week of release, and has tallied 8.6 million through Oct. 30.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 3, 2017 7:21:54 GMT -5
Thanks to oldbloke for compiling these pure album sales numbers!
ALBUM SALES WEEK 43
Rank - Estimated 2017 Sales - TITLE - Artist ( Estimated Total Sales )
01 - 900,000 - ÷ - Ed Sheeran ( 900,000 )
02 - 834,000 - DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar ( 834,000 )
03 - 645,000 - MOANA - Soundtrack ( 839,000 )
04 - 630,000 - 24K MAGIC - Bruno Mars ( 1,109,000 )
05 - 558,000 - HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT - Metallica ( 1,075,000 )
06 - 548,000 - FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 - Chris Stapleton ( 548,000 )
07 - 520,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2: AWESOME MIX VOL.2 - Soundtrack ( 520,000 )
08 - 477,000 - TROLLS - Soundtrack ( 779,000 )
09 - 437,000 - BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA - P!nk ( 437,000 )
10 - 381,000 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Soundtrack ( 381,000 )
11 - 367,000 - 4:44 - Jay-Z ( 367,000 )
12 - 358,000 - MORE LIFE - Drake ( 358,000 )
13 - 353,000 - HARRY STYLES - Harry Styles ( 353,000 )
14 - 348,000 - HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL - Original Cast ( 1,337,000 )
15 - 327,000 - TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton ( 2,098,000 )
16 - 326,000 - LA LA LAND - Soundtrack ( 354,000 )
17 - 308,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 - Soundtrack ( 1,986,000 )
18 - 295,000 - EVOLVE - Imagine Dragons ( 295,000 )
19 - 284,000 - MEMORIES…DO NOT OPEN - Chainsmokers ( 284,000 )
20 - 272,000 - WELCOME HOME - Zac Brown Band ( 272,000 )
21 - 261,000 - EVERYBODY - Logic ( 261,000 )
22 - 260,000 - RIPCORD - Keith Urban ( 672,000 )
23 - 258,000 - STARBOY - The Weeknd ( 631,000 )
24 - 257,000 - WITNESS - Katy Perry ( 257,000 )
25 - 256,000 - SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - Beatles ( 5,055,000 )
26 - 248,000 - NOW 61 - Various ( 248,000 )
27 - 244,000 - LEMONADE - Beyoncé ( 1,799,000 )
28 - 237,000 - SING - Soundtrack ( 281,000 )
29 - 236,000 - ONE MORE LIGHT - Linkin Park ( 236,000 )
30 - 225,000 - 25 - Adele ( 9,397,000 )
31 - 223,000 - BLURRYFACE - Twenty One Pilots ( 1,553,000 )
32 - 215,000 - JOANNE - Lady Gaga ( 586,000 )
33 - 211,000 - HUMANZ - Gorillaz ( 211,000 )
34 - 204,000 - NOW 62 - Various ( 204,000 )
35 - 200,000 - SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH & HOPE - Reba McEntire ( 200,000 )
36 - 197,000 - THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING - John Mayer ( 197,000 )
37 - 196,000 - GREATEST HITS - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ( 8,661,000 )
38 - 196,000 - THE DEVIL DON'T SLEEP - Brantley Gilbert ( 196,000 )
39 - 177,000 - METALLICA - Metallica ( 16,663,000 )
40 - 176,000 - RATHER YOU THAN ME - Rick Ross ( 176,000 )
41 - 172,000 - FIFTY SHADES DARKER - Soundtrack ( 172,000 )
42 - 169,000 - CONCRETE AND GOLD - Foo Fighters ( 169,000 )
43 - 163,000 - NOW - Shania Twain ( 163,000 )
44 - 158,000 - KANE BROWN - Kane Brown ( 239,000 )
45 - 157,000 - STRENGTH OF A WOMAN - Mary J Blige ( 157,000 )
46 - 155,000 - LIFE CHANGES - Thomas Rhett ( 155,000 )
47 - 154,000 - THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS - Miranda Lambert ( 395,000 )
48 - 150,000 - 4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY - J Cole ( 602,000 )
49 - 149,000 - BRETT YOUNG - Brett Young ( 149,000 )
50 - 149,000 - I DECIDED - Big Sean ( 149,000 )
51 - 148,000 - MELODRAMA - Lorde ( 148,000 )
52 - 148,000 - LUST FOR LIFE - Lana Del Rey ( 148,000 )
53 - 146,000 - RAINBOW - Kesha ( 146,000 )
54 - 144,000 - PURPLE RAIN - Prince & the Revolution ( 3,714,000 )
55 - 144,000 - DEATH OF A BACHELOR - Panic At The Disco ( 682,000 )
56 - 143,000 - THE BREAKER - Little Big Town ( 143,000 )
57 - 143,000 - HOPELESS FOUNTAIN KINGDOM - Halsey ( 143,000 )
58 - 140,000 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers ( 12,244,000 )
59 - 139,000 - THE LEGEND OF - Johnny Cash ( 3,714,000 )
60 - 136,000 - HEART BREAK - Lady Antebellum ( 136,000 )
61 - 136,000 - THIS ONE'S FOR YOU - Luke Combs ( 136,000 )
62 - 133,000 - THE ULTIMATE HITS - Garth Brooks ( 3,125,000 )
63 - 132,000 - DESCENDANTS 2 - Soundtrack ( 132,000 )
64 - 131,000 - DEAR EVAN HANSEN - Original Cast ( 131,000 )
65 - 130,000 - WONDERFUL WONDERFUL - Killers ( 130,000 )
66 - 130,000 - EVERYTHING NOW - Arcade Fire ( 130,000 )
67 - 128,000 - 2017 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various ( 128,000 )
68 - 128,000 - FLICKER - Niall Horan ( 128,000 )
69 - 128,000 - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - Garth Brooks ( 548,000 )
70 - 125,000 - CULTURE - Migos ( 125,000 )
71 - 124,000 - FUTURE - Future ( 124,000 )
72 - 122,000 - NOW COUNTRY 10 - Various ( 122,000 )
73 - 122,000 - PTX VOL.IV: CLASSICS - Pentatonix ( 122,000 )
74 - 121,000 - WINDY CITY - Alison Krauss ( 121,000 )
75 - 120,000 - SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM - Soundtrack ( 591,000 )
76 - 120,000 - PRETTY GIRLS LIKE TRAP MUSIC - 2 Chainz ( 120,000 )
77 - 119,000 - ILLUMINATE - Shawn Mendes ( 336,000 )
78 - 118,000 - LIFER - MercyMe ( 118,000 )
79 - 118,000 - IN IT TO WIN IT - Charlie Wilson ( 118,000 )
80 - 118,000 - GREATEST HITS - Journey ( 9,143,000 )
81 - 118,000 - HYBRID THEORY - Linkin Park ( 10,547,000 )
82 - 117,000 - VESSEL - Twenty One Pilots ( 818,000 )
83 - 116,000 - NOW 63 - Various ( 116,000 )
84 - 115,000 - X - Ed Sheeran ( 2,239,000 )
85 - 114,000 - GRATEFUL - DJ Khaled ( 114,000 )
86 - 113,000 - AFTER LAUGHTER - Paramore ( 113,000 )
87 - 112,000 - THEY DON'T KNOW - Jason Aldean ( 418,000 )
88 - 110,000 - CLEOPATRA - Lumineers ( 464,000 )
89 - 110,000 - AMERICAN TEEN - Khalid ( 110,000 )
90 - 109,000 - THE JOSHUA TREE - U2 ( 3,758,000 )
91 - 109,000 - KIDZ BOP 34 - Kidz Bop Kids ( 109,000 )
92 - 108,000 - HOW CAN IT BE - Lauren Daigle ( 638,000 )
93 - 108,000 - MASTER OF PUPPETS - Metallica ( 5,323,000 )
94 - 107,000 - VILLAINS - Queens Of Ths Stone Age ( 107,000 )
95 - 107,000 - AWAKEN MY LOVE - Childish Gambino ( 218,000 )
96 - 107,000 - AND JUSTICE FOR ALL - Metallica ( 6,040,000 )
97 - 106,000 - MONTEVALLO - Sam Hunt ( 1,359,000 )
98 - 106,000 - CHRONICLE:THE 20 GREATEST HITS - Creedence Clearwater Revival ( 6,898,000 )
99 - 106,000 - VIEWS - Drake ( 1,714,000 )
100 - 105,000 - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - Pink Floyd ( 10,158,000 )
101 - 104,000 - DIG YOUR ROOTS - Florida Georgia Line ( 429,000 )
102 - 104,000 - THE NASHVILLE SOUND - Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit ( 104,000 )
103 - 104,000 - AMERICAN DREAM - LCD Soundsystem ( 104,000 )
104 - 104,000 - FEED THE MACHINE - Nickelback ( 104,000 )
105 - 102,000 - HERO - Maren Morris ( 259,000 )
106 - 100,000 - GREATEST HITS - 2Pac ( 5,387,000 )
107 - 99,000 - 8 - Incubus ( 99,000 )
108 - 98,000 - ICON: LYNYRD SKYNYRD - Lynyrd Skynyrd ( 681,000 )
109 - 98,000 - FLOWER BOY - Tyler The Creator ( 98,000 )
110 - 97,000 - THE GETAWAY - Red Hot Chili Peppers ( 479,000 )
111 - 97,000 - ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS - Neil Diamond ( 399,000 )
112 - 97,000 - BLUE AND LONESOME - Rolling Stones ( 345,000 )
113 - 97,000 - RIDE THE LIGHTNING - Metallica ( 4,930,000 )
114 - 97,000 - THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem ( 10,844,000 )
115 - 96,000 - STONEY - Post Malone ( 125,000 )
116 - 96,000 - 21 - Adele ( 11,870,000 )
117 - 96,000 - GOD'S PROBLEM CHILD - Willie Nelson ( 96,000 )
118 - 96,000 - TREMAINE THE ALBUM - Trey Songz ( 96,000 )
119 - 95,000 - CTRL - SZA ( 95,000 )
120 - 95,000 - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A WORKOUT 2017 - Various ( 101,000 )
121 - 95,000 - GREATEST HITS - Guns N'Roses ( 5,989,000 )
122 - 94,000 - 4EVER - Prince ( 161,000 )
123 - 92,000 - CALIFORNIA SUNRISE - Jon Pardi ( 190,000 )
124 - 92,000 - KILL THE LIGHTS - Luke Bryan ( 1,187,000 )
125 - 91,000 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson ( 6,821,000 )
126 - 91,000 - GREATEST HITS - Simon & Garfunkel ( 3,664,000 )
127 - 90,000 - SPIRIT - Depeche Mode ( 90,000 )
128 - 90,000 - RUMOURS - Fleetwood Mac ( 3,708,000 )
129 - 86,000 - I SEE YOU - The xx ( 86,000 )
130 - 86,000 - SWEETSEXYSAVAGE - Kehlani ( 86,000 )
131 - 85,000 - IF I'M HONEST - Blake Shelton ( 625,000 )
132 - 83,000 - ANTI - Rihanna ( 686,000 )
133 - 82,000 - THE FAME - Lady Gaga ( 4,786,000 )
134 - 82,000 - SLEEP WELL BEAST - The National ( 82,000 )
135 - 82,000 - PRISONER - Ryan Adams ( 82,000 )
136 - 81,000 - GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY - Kendrick Lamar ( 1,678,000 )
137 - 81,000 - WE GOT IT FROM HERE...THANK YOU 4 YOUR SERVICE - A Tribe Called Quest ( 320,000 )
138 - 80,000 - BACK TO BLACK - Amy Winehouse ( 3,211,000 )
139 - 80,000 - THE ESSENTIAL - Michael Jackson ( 2,632,000 )
140 - 80,000 - THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 - Eagles ( 6,213,000 )
141 - 80,000 - EMPEROR OF SAND - Mastodon ( 80,000 )
142 - 80,000 - TANGLED UP - Thomas Rhett ( 603,000 )
143 - 79,000 - A GIRL A BOTTLE A BOAT - Train ( 79,000 )
144 - 78,000 - 1989 - Taylor Swift ( 6,079,000 )
145 - 78,000 - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - Bruno Mars ( 2,646,000 )
146 - 78,000 - ABBEY ROAD - Beatles ( 5,399,000 )
147 - 78,000 - HNDRXX - Future ( 78,000 )
148 - 77,000 - THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE - Various ( 329,000 )
149 - 77,000 - NOW 60 - Various ( 228,000 )
150 - 76,000 - MR MISUNDERSTOOD - Eric Church ( 560,000 )
151 - 76,000 - BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC ( 3,539,000 )
152 - 76,000 - CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS - Eminem ( 4,188,000 )
153 - 76,000 - SCIENCE FICTION - Brand New ( 76,000 )
154 - 75,000 - TURN UP THE QUIET - Diana Krall ( 75,000 )
155 - 74,000 - TELL ME YOU LOVE ME - Demi Lovato ( 74,000 )
156 - 74,000 - PAWN SHOP - Brothers Osbourne ( 169,000 )
157 - 74,000 - FAITH - George Michael ( 1,289,000 )
158 - 74,000 - TRUE TO SELF - Bryson Tiller ( 74,000 )
159 - 74,000 - AMERICAN IDIOT - Green Day ( 6,576,000 )
160 - 74,000 - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - Guns N'Roses ( 5,625,000 )
161 - 74,000 - NEVERMIND - Nirvana ( 9,534,000 )
162 - 73,000 - WOW HITS 2017 - Various ( 190,000 )
163 - 72,000 - ICON: ERIC CLAPTON - Eric Clapton ( 432,000 )
164 - 72,000 - RUN THE JEWELS 3 - Run The Jewels ( 89,000 )
165 - 72,000 - LICENSED TO ILL - Beastie Boys ( 6,225,000 )
166 - 72,000 - BABY DRIVER: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE - Soundtrack ( 72,000 )
167 - 72,000 - GREATEST HITS - Fleetwood Mac ( 5,300,000 )
168 - 71,000 - THE FIRST TIME - Kelsea Ballerini ( 309,000 )
169 - 70,000 - GREATEST HITS - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band ( 9,669,000 )
170 - 70,000 - HYMNS - Joey + Rory ( 588,000 )
171 - 69,000 - BADLANDS - Halsey ( 544,000 )
172 - 69,000 - LOVE AND WAR - Brad Paisley ( 69,000 )
173 - 69,000 - KILL 'EM ALL - Metallica ( 3,011,000 )
174 - 68,000 - NIGHT VISIONS - Imagine Dragons ( 2,763,000 )
175 - 68,000 - THE BEST OF-20TH CENTURY MASTERS… - Abba ( 1,640,000 )
176 - 67,000 - THIS IS MY TOWN: SONGS OF NEW YORK - Barry Manilow ( 67,000 )
177 - 67,000 - BLOOM - Machine Gun Kelly ( 67,000 )
178 - 67,000 - DANGEROUS WOMAN - Ariana Grande ( 389,000 )
179 - 67,000 - IS THIS THE LIFE WE REALLY WANT - Roger Waters ( 67,000 )
180 - 66,000 - BAD - Michael Jackson ( 2,211,000 )
181 - 66,000 - IMMORTALIZED - Disturbed ( 599,000 )
182 - 66,000 - TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY - Kendrick Lamar ( 1,023,000 )
183 - 66,000 - OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson ( 2,428,000 )
184 - 66,000 - VAQUERO - Aaron Watson ( 66,000 )
185 - 65,000 - WINS & LOSSES - Meek Mill ( 65,000 )
186 - 65,000 - ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK AND ROLL… - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band ( 965,000 )
187 - 65,000 - CRY BABY - Melanie Martinez ( 405,000 )
188 - 65,000 - BACK TO US - Rascal Flatts ( 65,000 )
189 - 65,000 - THERE IS A CLOUD - Elevation Worship ( 65,000 )
190 - 65,000 - CALIFORNIA - Blink-182 ( 396,000 )
191 - 64,000 - A MOMENT APART - Odesza ( 64,000 )
192 - 64,000 - COLLAGE (EP) - Chainsmokers ( 96,000 )
193 - 64,000 - THE VERY NEXT THING - Casting Crowns ( 180,000 )
194 - 64,000 - PURE COMEDY - Father John Misty ( 64,000 )
195 - 63,000 - BRETT ELDREDGE - Brett Eldredge ( 63,000 )
196 - 63,000 - THE VERY BEST OF - Prince ( 2,819,000 )
197 - 63,000 - ULTIMATE SINATRA - Frank Sinatra ( 252,000 )
198 - 63,000 - A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH - Sturgill Simpson ( 219,000 )
199 - 63,000 - THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING: WAVE ONE (EP) - John Mayer ( 63,000 )
200 - 63,000 - PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST OF - Creedence Clearwater Revisited ( 63,000 )
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 5, 2017 13:31:18 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8023152/billboard-200-chart-moves-pentatonixs-christmas-album-returns-to-top-40Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Returns to Top 40By Keith Caulfield | November 03, 2017 Plus: George Michael’s “Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1” is back on the chart. On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Nov. 11), Niall Horan debuts at No. 1 with his first album, Flicker, which starts with 152,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 26, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 128,000 were in traditional album sales. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the week’s most popular albums based on their overall consumption. That overall unit figure combines pure album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Now, let’s take a closer look at some of the action on the latest Billboard 200 chart: — Lindsey Stirling, Warmer in the Winter – No. 32 — The violinist notches her fourth top 40-charting effort, as her first holiday album, Warmer in the Winter, debuts at No. 32 (15,000 units – nearly all from traditional album sales). It also starts at No. 1 on the Holiday Albums chart, and No. 1 on the Classical Crossover Albums chart. It’s her fourth leader on the latter tally. — Pentatonix, A Pentatonix Christmas – No. 35 — Pentatonix’s former No. 1, A Pentatonix Christmas, re-enters the Billboard 200 at No. 35 with 14,000 equivalent album units (up 895 percent). Of that sum, 12,000 were traditional album sales (up 2,367 percent). The huge gain is owed to the album’s deluxe reissue on Oct. 20, with five bonus tracks. The set -- which topped the Billboard 200 (charts dated Jan. 7-14, 2017) -- finished 2016 as the No. 5 biggest-selling album of the year and the biggest selling title by a group, with 904,000 copies sold. In total, it has sold 938,000 copies.— George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 - No. 41 — George Michael’s 1990 album, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1, is back on the Billboard 200 for the first time since 1991, as the set re-enters at No. 41 following its expanded reissue on Oct. 20. Listen returns with 12,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 10,000 were traditional album sales (up from a negligible sum). The set also re-enters the Top Album Sales chart at No. 14. Listen Without Prejudice, which peaked at No. 2 in 1990 (behind MC Hammer’s Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em), was reissued with a host of bonus tracks, as well as an MTV Unplugged concert from 1996. The set also features a new remix of the previously released “Fantasy,” featuring Nile Rodgers. The original version first arrived in the United States as the B-side to album single “Freedom.” Michael and Rodgers worked together on the remix in 2016, before Michael’s death on Dec. 25 that year. Listen also returns to the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it re-enters at No. 22 -- a new high. That surpasses its initial peak of No. 61 in late 1990. (Michael’s first two solo releases charted on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with debut set Faith spending six weeks at No. 1.) — Brand New, Science Fiction – No. 50 — The former chart-topping set returns following its CD and vinyl LP release on Oct. 20 (11,000 units; up 656 percent, with 10,000 in album sales; up 1,805 percent). It previously was available as only a download and stream. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Sept. 9 chart, fell to No. 97 in its second week (the largest positional drop from No. 1 in the history of the chart) and then fell off the chart entirely until returning this week at No. 50. — The Smiths, The Queen is Dead – No. 122 — The Smiths’ classic 1986 album, The Queen Is Dead, is revived on multiple charts, as a deluxe remastered reissue of the album pushes it back onto the Billboard 200 at No. 122 (6,000 units; up 1,053 percent; 5,000 in album sales; up 4,339 percent). The set peaked at No. 70 the year it was released. The 10-track album has been remastered and features 13 B-sides, demos, alternative takes and a previously unreleased live concert. The set also enters Top Catalog Albums at No. 22 on and re-enters Vinyl Albums at No. 9. — Willie Nelson, Willie and the Boys: Willie’s Stash, Vol. 2 – No. 134 — The prolific 84-year-old legend, who made his Billboard 200 chart debut in 1975, has charted 20 albums in the last 10 years on the tally -- including this new one. That’s more than any other country act in the past 10 years. (George Strait has the second-most in that span, with 15.)
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