HITS 2/22: TU, N #1 140-150k, FGL 45-50k, SFG 40-50k SPS

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

NEW RELEASES: PRESIDENTIAL EDITION

Monday, February 18, 2019

This week’s new releases include an album from Nashville stalwarts Florida Georgia Line and a vintage mixtape from Drake (which was first circulated almost exactly 10 years ago).

Florida Georgia Line (BMLGR) 45-50k total activity, 30-35k album

Drake (Cash Money/Republic) 40-50k total activity, 5-8k album

Stay tuned for more numbers in the near future, and enjoy this President’s Day. You could spend it at the omelette bar of a your golf club, as befits a presidentially designated National Emergency.

[#LisaRinna]

YAS champagnepapi!

[Naos]

Florida Georgia Line's last album had 126,000 pure sales... that is very low sales for them.

[korbel16]

Seems like Ariana will have a fairly easy 2nd week at number 1

[Keelzit]

But where is Avril?!??

[Troublemaker]

Feb 18, 2019 18:09:07 GMT -5 Keelzit said:

But where is Avril?!??

That’s what she gets for not promoting her album. She’s been gone for so long and spent all that time writing/recording the least she could have done was to have a proper album rollout.

[Choco]

Why would the label waste money on promo for Avril? I'm sorry, I love her, but she's done commercially.

They need to focus on touring with her (and trying to save what's left of her legacy thanks to crap like Dumb Blonde).

[Naos]

Feb 18, 2019 20:51:38 GMT -5 Choco said:

Why would the label waste money on promo for Avril? I'm sorry, I love her, but she's done commercially.

They need to focus on touring with her (and trying to save what's left of her legacy thanks to crap like Dumb Blonde).

What do you define as "done commercially"? No longer getting Top 10 albums? No longer getting Top 20 albums? Do they need to sell at least 100,000 pure sales (or SPS) to be viable? 

[pnobelysk]

Feb 18, 2019 22:02:31 GMT -5 Naos said:

Feb 18, 2019 20:51:38 GMT -5 Choco said:

Why would the label waste money on promo for Avril? I'm sorry, I love her, but she's done commercially.

They need to focus on touring with her (and trying to save what's left of her legacy thanks to crap like Dumb Blonde).

What do you define as "done commercially"? No longer getting Top 10 albums? No longer getting Top 20 albums? Do they need to sell at least 100,000 pure sales (or SPS) to be viable? 

Gaining some traction on pop even if she isn’t getting smashes. 100k pure slass would be nice. Worthy of getting award show performances

[owenlovesmusic]

Was hoping for better Drake numbers

[thegreatdivine]

Feb 19, 2019 0:16:03 GMT -5 owenlovesmusic said:

Was hoping for better Drake numbers

Same, but it's completely understandable. This is a 10-year-old mixtape that's been released three times now: once as a free mixtape (where it's still available for legal download), second as an EP and now as a streamable release. Some popular rappers don't even do these numbers on their new releases.

I also think it would have done better if some new songs were added to it that had never been heard before. People would have streamed those and that would have driven up the numbers more, but I think Drake really just wanted the OG mixtape on streaming sites the exact same way it was released for free 10 years ago. The major hitters on the mixtape: Best I Ever Had, Houstatlantavegas and Successful, were all on the EP release in '09, so people have worn those songs out.

These numbers are more than decent if you ask me and no other re-released rap project has ever done these numbers before and there have been a couple over the years.

[Keelzit]

Feb 18, 2019 17:47:35 GMT -5 korbel16 said:

Seems like Ariana will have a fairly easy 2nd week at number 1

A reverse Views/Dangerous Woman experience.

Feb 18, 2019 18:57:32 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

Feb 18, 2019 18:09:07 GMT -5 Keelzit said:

But where is Avril?!??

That’s what she gets for not promoting her album. She’s been gone for so long and spent all that time writing/recording the least she could have done was to have a proper album rollout.

She hasn't been at the forefront for like 10 years now but the fact that she's not even mention-worthy anymore really seals the deal. That leads me to believe she's not going to be in the top 10 which is not surprising at all actually.

[thegreatdivine]

Feb 19, 2019 4:40:00 GMT -5 Keelzit said:

Feb 18, 2019 17:47:35 GMT -5 korbel16 said:

Seems like Ariana will have a fairly easy 2nd week at number 1

A reverse Views/Dangerous Woman experience.

Feb 18, 2019 18:57:32 GMT -5 Troublemaker said:

That’s what she gets for not promoting her album. She’s been gone for so long and spent all that time writing/recording the least she could have done was to have a proper album rollout.

She hasn't been at the forefront for like 10 years now but the fact that she's not even mention-worthy anymore really seals the deal. That leads me to believe she's not going to be in the top 10 which is not surprising at all actually.

That's true, I forgot that Views blocked Dangerous Woman's first week by an inch. That's the only reason Ariana doesn't have 5 #1 albums right now. Hilarious. Justice for Dangerous Woman! Lol.

As for Avril Lavigne, it's kinda sad that her album isn't even worth a mention. That a good hint that it'll debut really low. Crazy because she was a huge deal in the early 2000's. I think she could have marketed her album more seeing as it's her first album in 6 years, but I don't think it would have mattered. No one is really checking for her anymore and she's too old for her punk rock phase which was the era she saw her success in.

[pnobelysk]

Not performing head above water has the amas was a huge miss for her team/career. It was the perfect platform for her to return to the Industry

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=315305&title=YOUR-TOP-20%3A-EVER-MORE-GRANDE

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

YOUR TOP 20: EVER MORE GRANDE

Ariana Grande will repeat at #1 as her RTD for thank u, next approaches 850k; meanwhile, Florida Georgia Line and Drake (among others) debut.


1. Ariana Grande (Republic) 140-150k total activity, 19-24k album
2. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Hollywood) 60-70k, 35-45k
3. *Florida Georgia Line (BMLGR) 45-50k, 30-35k
4. *Drake – So Far Gone (YMCMB/Republic) 40-45k, 7-9k
5. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Interscope) 40-45k, 21-24k
6. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (Atlantic) 40-45k, <1k
7. Post Malone (Republic) 30-35k, 3-4k
8. Travis Scott (Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic) 30-35k, 1-2k
9. 21 Savage (Slaughter Gang/Epic) 30-35k, <1k
10. Drake – Scorpion (YMCMB/Republic) 28-32k, 1-2k

11. Meek Mill (Atlantic) 28-32k, <1k
12. Future (FREEBANDZ/Epic) 25-28k, <1k
13. *Avril Lavigne (BMG) 25-28k, 21-24k
14, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (Republic) 24-27k, 2-3k
15. Cardi B (Atlantic) 22-25k, 2-4k
16. Juice WRLD (Grade A/Interscope) 22-25k, <1k
17. Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 22-25k, 4-5k
18. The Greatest Showman (Atlantic) 21-24k, 9-10k
19. Kodak Black (Atlantic) 21-24k, <1k
20. Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 19-22k, 2-3k

*DEBUT

[Choco]

Feb 18, 2019 22:02:31 GMT -5 Naos said:

Feb 18, 2019 20:51:38 GMT -5 Choco said:

Why would the label waste money on promo for Avril? I'm sorry, I love her, but she's done commercially.

They need to focus on touring with her (and trying to save what's left of her legacy thanks to crap like Dumb Blonde).

What do you define as "done commercially"? No longer getting Top 10 albums? No longer getting Top 20 albums? Do they need to sell at least 100,000 pure sales (or SPS) to be viable? 

For Avril, any sign of her being able to reverse course after seeing diminishing returns with each album would be a win.

[Caviar]

Incredible hold for Ariana.

[Enigma.]

Is So Far Gone a new entry?

[Gary]

Feb 21, 2019 13:45:17 GMT -5 Gary said:

Drake's 'So Far Gone' Heading For Top 10 Debut On Billboard 200 Chart

2/21/2019 by Keith Caulfield


Drake's So Far Gone mixtape is finally heading for its debut on the Billboard 200 chart, ten years after its initial release.

The mixtape, which was originally released for free in early 2009, but never commercially issued or distributed to streaming services until Feb. 15 of this year, may debut in the top five of next week's Billboard 200 chart with perhaps 45,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Feb. 21. So Far Gone made its commercial and streaming debut celebrate the 10th anniversary of the mixtape’s original release.

If So Far Gone arrives in the top 10, it will secure Drake his 10th top 10 album.

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 top 10 of the March 2-dated Billboard 200 chart (where So Far Gone may bow in the top five) is scheduled to be revealed on Billboard’s websites on Sunday, Feb. 24.


While the full So Far Gone album never previously charted on Billboard’s album charts (back in 2009, an album needed to be commercially released in order to chart), a distillation of the set did reach Billboard tallies later that year. The So Far Gone EP was released later in 2009 as Drake’s first commercially released album (via Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records).

The EP combined five tracks from the previously released full-length mixtape (including his first Billboard Hot 100 hit, the No. 2-peaking “Best I Ever Had”), along with two new cuts. The So Far Gone EP debuted and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 dated Oct. 3, 2009. All eight of Drake’s subsequent releases, through Scorpion in 2018, have debuted at No. 1.

[Naos]

Feb 21, 2019 15:24:05 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Is So Far Gone a new entry?

The mixtape is. The EP of the same name peaked at #6.

[#LisaRinna]

Come through ASIB!

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=315359&title=ANOTHER-GRANDE-CHART-STORY

Friday, February 22, 2019

ANOTHER GRANDE CHART STORY

thank u, next spends its second week at #1 on the HITS Top 50 Chart, as Republic star Ariana Grande rakes in another 155k with the record-shattering, acclaimed set. That brings her RTD past the 850k benchmark.

Ariana included, this week’s entire Top 5 belongs to Universal. Following Bohemian Rhapsody’s recent DVD release (2/12)—and ahead of the movie’s big night at the Oscars, where it's up for five awards—the Queen-filled soundtrack (Hollywood) rises #5-2, tacking on nearly 60k. In anticipation of Queen + Adam Lambert’s much-talked-about Oscar kickoff performance, Queen’s Platinum Collection re-enters at #12 with 29k.

Back to the Top 5, though. BMLGR’s Florida Georgia Line scores the week’s biggest bow, debuting at #3 with 50k. Meanwhile, Drake’s Valentine’s Day surprise—the 10th anniversary release of breakthrough mixtape So Far Gone—enters at #4 with 47k. With just south of 47k, A Star Is Born (Interscope) lands at #5, as Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper prepare for their Oscar moment.

The Top 15’s remaining new release, Avril Lavigne’s Head Above Water (BMG) appears at #13 with 29k. We don’t know what that “head above water” sensation feels like, but we assume it must be nice.

When it comes to marketshare, UMG is #1 with 56%, WMG follows with 27% and SME is #3 with 12%, while the indies claim 5%.

Streeting this week are projects by QC/Motown/Capitol’s Offset, Warner Bros.’ Lil Pump, InsideOut’s Dream Theater and Big Machine/John Varvatos’ Badflower.

[areyoureadytojump]

SPS

hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

LW TW ARTIST | TITLE |
LABEL
TOTAL CHANGE ALBUMS TEA SEA

1 1 ARIANA GRANDE | THANK U, NEXT
REPUBLIC
154,502 -56% 24,223 8,673 121,606

5 2 QUEEN | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (SOUNDTRACK)
HOLLYWOOD
59,380 59% 34,496 6,462 18,422
-- 3 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE | CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY
BMLGR
49,803 -- 28,997 3,304 17,502
-- 4 DRAKE | SO FAR GONE
YMCMB/REPUBLIC
47,265 -- 7,448 1,726 38,091
2 5 LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER | A STAR IS BORN SOUNDTRACK
INTERSCOPE
46,966 4% 26,886 6,424 13,656
3 6 A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE | HOODIE SZN
ATLANTIC
41,964 -1% 354 869 40,741
4 7 POST MALONE | BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS
REPUBLIC
33,704 -10% 2,489 1,808 29,407
6 8 21 SAVAGE | I AM > I WAS
SLAUGHTER GANG/EPIC
33,497 -8% 543 845 32,109
7 9 TRAVIS SCOTT | ASTROWORLD
CACTUS JACK/GRAND HUSTLE/EPIC
32,264 -9% 1,436 1,415 29,413
9 10 MEEK MILL | CHAMPIONSHIPS
ATLANTIC
31,300 -6% 750 1,175 29,375

8 11 DRAKE | SCORPION
YMCMB/REPUBLIC
31,160 -9% 1,423 1,047 28,690
-- 12 QUEEN | PLATINUM COLLECTION
HOLLYWOOD
29,082 -- 12,098 5,574 11,410
-- 13 AVRIL LAVIGNE | HEAD ABOVE WATER
BMG
28,571 -- 21,916 2,073 4,582
12 14 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE | SOUNDTRACK
REPUBLIC
26,561 -1% 3,325 2,604 20,633
16 15 JUICE WRLD | GOODBYE & GOOD RIDDANCE
GRADE A/INTERSCOPE
26,113 9% 463 684 24,966
11 16 FUTURE | FUTURE HNDRXX PRESENTS: THE WIZRD
FREEBANDZ/EPIC
25,840 -13% 626 321 24,893
14 17 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN | ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
ATLANTIC
25,015 -1% 10,685 2,218 12,112
17 18 LUKE COMBS | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU
RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
24,754 13% 4,805 3,011 16,938
-- 19 YNW MELLY | I AM YOU
P2019
24,476 -- 326 713 23,437
15 20 KODAK BLACK | DYING TO LIVE
ATLANTIC
23,724 -1% 146 520 23,058
13 21 CARDI B | INVASION OF PRIVACY
ATLANTIC
23,492 -8% 1,677 1,590 20,225
22 22 XXXTENTACION | ?
BAD VIBES FOREVER
22,780 21% 636 608 21,536
19 23 LIL BABY & GUNNA | DRIP HARDER
QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL
22,301 11% 125 638 21,539
10 24 KACEY MUSGRAVES | GOLDEN HOUR
MCA NASHVILLE
20,659 -38% 9,598 1,281 9,780
20 25 BILLIE EILISH | DONT SMILE AT ME
DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE
20,226 5% 2,107 947 17,172
24 26 BAD BUNNY | X 100PRE
RIMAS
19,110 5% 423 662 18,025
35 27 BLUEFACE | FAMOUS CRYP
5TH AMENDMENT/EONE
18,690 27% 81 1,302 17,306
25 28 POST MALONE | STONEY
REPUBLIC
18,385 5% 795 581 17,009
-- 29 TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND | SIGNS
FANTASY/CONCORD
18,340 -- 17,737 68 535
18 30 ARIANA GRANDE | SWEETENER
REPUBLIC
17,095 -22% 2,169 750 14,177
33 31 YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN | REALER
ATLANTIC
16,703 9% 158 151 16,394
26 32 LIL BABY | STREET GOSSIP
QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL
16,474 -3% 176 329 15,969
28 33 ELLA MAI | ELLA MAI
10 SUMMERS/INTERSCOPE
16,305 -3% 1,553 702 14,051
31 34 ED SHEERAN | DIVIDE
ATLANTIC
15,894 1% 2,143 1,375 12,376
-- 35 YNW MELLY | WE ALL SHINE
P2019
15,548 -- 148 226 15,173
32 36 LAUREN DAIGLE | LOOK UP CHILD
CENTRICITY/12TONE
15,312 -3% 7,554 2,162 5,595
37 37 METRO BOOMIN | NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES
BOOMINATI/REPUBLIC
14,850 2% 109 173 14,568
41 38 HAMILTON | ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST
UPTOWN/ATLANTIC
14,667 7% 3,459 329 10,879
40 39 KHALID | AMERICAN TEEN
RIGHT HAND MUSIC/RCA
14,300 3% 1,179 342 12,778
42 40 PANIC! AT THE DISCO | PRAY FOR THE WICKED
FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC
14,275 7% 3,115 1,752 9,407
29 41 DAN + SHAY | DAN + SHAY
WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE
14,191 -13% 2,234 1,854 10,102
46 42 XXXTENTACION | 17
BAD VIBES FOREVER/EMPIRE
13,660 19% 367 218 13,075
38 43 KHALID | SUNCITY
RIGHT HAND MUSIC/RCA
13,553 -5% 574 1,097 11,882
39 44 LIL WAYNE | THA CARTER V
YOUNG MONEY
13,512 -5% 616 376 12,521
-- 45 JOSH GROBAN | BRIDGES
REPRISE
13,419 -- 12,909 146 364
43 46 6IX9INE | DUMMY BOY
SCUMGANG/CREATE
12,998 5% 129 230 12,639
47 47 SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD | STOKELEY
VICTOR VICTOR/REPUBLIC
12,543 13% 209 208 12,126
44 48 BAZZI | COSMIC
IAMCOSMIC/ATLANTIC
12,518 4% 183 498 11,837
-- 49 ELVIS PRESLEY | ELVIS: '68 COMEBACK SPECIAL: 50TH ANNIVE
RCA
12,186 -- 7,172 1,453 3,562
49 50 TRIPPIE REDD | A LOVE LETTER TO YOU 3
TENTHOUSAND
12,138 11% 263 90 11,785

[areyoureadytojump]

Sales

hitsdailydouble.com/building_album_chart

4 1
QUEEN
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (SOUNDTRACK)
HOLLYWOOD 34,496 74%

-- 2
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY
BMLGR 28,997 --
2 3
LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER
A STAR IS BORN SOUNDTRACK
INTERSCOPE 26,886 13%
1 4
ARIANA GRANDE
THANK U, NEXT
REPUBLIC 24,223 -78%
-- 5
AVRIL LAVIGNE
HEAD ABOVE WATER
BMG 21,916 --
-- 6 TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
SIGNS
FANTASY/CONCORD 17,737 --
-- 7 JOSH GROBAN
BRIDGES
REPRISE 12,909 --
15 8 QUEEN
PLATINUM COLLECTION
HOLLYWOOD 12,098 109%
13 9 QUEEN
GREATEST HITS 1
HOLLYWOOD 10,958 76%
9 10 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
ATLANTIC 10,685 5%

-- 11 INSANE CLOWN POSSE
FEARLESS FRED FURY
PSYCHOPATHIC 10,533 --
5 12 MICHAEL BUBLE
LOVE
REPRISE 9,600 -30%
3 13 KACEY MUSGRAVES
GOLDEN HOUR
MCA NASHVILLE 9,598 -53%
-- 14 RYAN BINGHAM
AMERICAN LOVE SONG
THIRTY TIGERS 6,602 --
10 15 LAUREN DAIGLE
LOOK UP CHILD
CENTRICITY/12TONE 7,554 -2%
-- 16 DRAKE
SO FAR GONE
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 7,448 --
-- 17 ELVIS PRESLEY
ELVIS: '68 COMEBACK SPECIAL: 50TH ANNIVE
RCA 7,172 --
11 18 NOW 69
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW 6,864 -10%
7 19 BACKSTREET BOYS
DNA
K-BAHN/RCA 6,756 -49%
8 20 2019 GRAMMY NOMINEES
VARIOUS ARTISTS
REPUBLIC 6,612 -39%
-- 21 CASTING CROWNS
ONLY JESUS
PROVIDENT 5,950 --
6 22 BRANDI CARLILE
BY THE WAY I FORGIVE YOU
LOW COUNTRY/ELEKTRA 5,557 -59%
47 23 CARRIE UNDERWOOD
CRY PRETTY
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 5,519 126%
-- 24 HAYES CARLL
WHAT IT IS
DUALTONE 5,467 --
-- 25 TRISHA YEARWOOD
LET'S BE FRANK
GWENDOLYN 5,352 --
23 26 WEEZER
WEEZER (TEAL ALBUM)
CRUSH/ATLANTIC 5,159 21%
24 27 LUKE COMBS
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU
RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 4,805 13%
-- 28 INDIA.ARIE
WORTHY
BMG 4,768 --
17 29 GRETA VAN FLEET
ANTHEM OF THE PEACEFUL ARMY
REPUBLIC 4,480 -11%
32 30 CHRIS STAPLETON
TRAVELLER
MERCURY NASHVILLE 3,766 7%
45 31 NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
GREATEST HITS
BAD BOY 3,639 46%
34 32 HAMILTON
ORIGINAL BROWADWAY CAST
UPTOWN/ATLANTIC 3,459 11%
49 33 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
SOUNDTRACK
REPUBLIC 3,325 45%
35 34 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
TRENCH
FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC 3,277 10%
37 35 IMAGINE DRAGONS
ORIGINS
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 3,241 14%
39 36 METALLICA
METALLICA
BLACKENED 3,195 18%
45 37 BOB SEGER
GREATEST HITS
CAPITOL 3,157 27%
43 38 PANIC! AT THE DISCO
PRAY FOR THE WICKED
FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC 3,115 24%
36 39 CHRIS STAPLETON
FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2
MERCURY NASHVILLE 2,874 -3%
50 40 BTS
LOVE YOURSELF: ANSWER
BIGHIT 2,509 16%
16 41 POST MALONE
BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS
REPUBLIC 2,489 -55%
-- 42 CHRIS STAPLETON
FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1
MERCURY NASHVILLE 2,488 --
49 43 THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART
SOUNDTRACK
WATERTOWER 2,458 7%
-- 44 KANE BROWN
EXPERIMENT
RCA/ZONE 4 2,419 --
-- 45 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
CHRONICLE VOL 1
FANTASY/CONCORD 2,360 --
-- 46 FLEETWOOD MAC
RUMOURS
REPRISE 2,330 --
-- 47 MICHAEL JACKSON
THRILLER
EPIC 2,296 --
-- 48 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
LEGEND
TUFF GONG/ISLAND 2,290 --
40 49 EMINEM
KAMIKAZE
SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 2,261 -16%
30 50 DAN + SHAY
DAN + SHAY
WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 2,234 -37%

[Choco]

Ouch for Avril although #5 on sales is comparatively not that bad.

[areyoureadytojump]

3 Queen albums in the sales Top 10!