Billboard 200: 7/12/14: Ed Sheeran #1: 210,000

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Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 06/29/2014
by Andres Tardio

posted July 02, 2014 at 11:00AM EST

G-Eazy's "These Things Happen" takes the top spot in the Hip Hop and R&B category, while Ab-Soul's "These Days..." debuts outside of the Top 10.

This week on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, G-Eazy arrives at #3 with These Things Happen. Meanwhile Linkin Park's The Hunting Party falls to #9 and Ab-Soul's These Days... arrives just outside of the Top 10.

G-Eazy's These Things Happen Arrives At #3

G-Eazy, a rapper who was raised in Oakland, California and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, is #3 on the chart with These Things Happen. The album sold 46,091 units in its first week of availability, placing it just behind new albums by Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. Earlier this year, G-Eazy spoke with The Source about the These Things Happen. "It was really a reaction to this crazy lifestyle we are living right now," he said. "Being on the road almost all year and every night you sell out a show its kind of a mind f**k in itself. It’s like You work for something for so long so when it finally starts to happen your reaction is kinda crazy. You know, we would have these wild nights on tour then you would wake up the next morning like, 'f**k, these things happen.'"

Linkin Park's The Hunting Party Remains In Top 10

Linkin Park's The Hunting Party fell to #9 this week, following its #3 placement last week. In its second week of availability, The Hunting Party has sold 28,815 units, a 74 percent decrease from its first week sales. Overall, the album has moved 139,414 units. During an interview with HipHopDX this year, Linkin Park rapper, singer and producer Mike Shinoda explained how collaborator Rakim influenced the band. "He’s an artist whose respected but not mentioned really in Pop culture even though he is the Godfather of a lot of things in Hip Hop," Shinoda said of Rakim. "He’s kind of a bar by which lyricists are measured, but the times have changed. He’s not gonna make a Pop music song for people to dance to and s**t. He refuses to do it, and that’s how we felt on this record. We didn’t wanna play by the rules and make a Pop record, we don’t have it in us. I think it was what we connected on immediately and why he came all the way from New York to record with us."

Ab-Soul's These Days... Lands At #11

Ab-Soul's These Days... sold 21,812 units in its first week of availability, allowing the TDE emcee to fall into #11. These Days..., which is available for streaming via HipHopDX, has been critically acclaimed. The project recently earned a 4 out of 5 in its HipHopDX review. "If TDE has an unheralded trait left it’s an almost universally thoughtful approach to song sequencing," HipHopDX says of the effort. "These Days… feels complete by the end as another properly dosed project. Somewhere on the album, Soul projects his own self-worth: 'enlightenment from a low life that’s more than likely high.' He’s let the high filter out more of the revelation, and it sounds like a more accessible piece of entertainment than his last. It’s not the call to arms some expected, but Ab-Soul is as convincingly conspicuous as he’s ever been."

Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 06/29/2014

#3. G-Eazy - These Things Happen - 46,091 (46,091)

#9 Linkin Park - The Hunting Party - 28,815 (139,414)

#11. Ab-Soul - These Days... - 21,812 (21,812)

#17. Joe - Bridges - 15, 126 (15,126)

#18. Michael Jackson - Xscape - 14,387 (338,954)

#19. Iggy Azalea - The New Classic - 14,087 (206,254)

#22. RiFF RAFF - NEON iCON - 11,524 (11,524)

#31. Jennifer Lopez - A.K.A. - 8,607 (41,502)

#37. Pharrell - G I R L - 7,478 (451,981)

#39. 50 Cent - Animal Ambition - 7,200 (81,136)

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Ed Sheeran's 'X' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 Albums Chart
By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | July 02, 2014

British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran earns his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as "x" opens with 210,000 sold in the week ending June 29, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The set is Sheeran's second full-length effort, and was released June 23 through Atlantic Records.

Sheeran logs his best sales week, the largest debut for a pop album this year and the fourth-biggest opening overall in 2014.

He trails only the arrivals of Coldplay's "Ghost Stories" (383,000), Eric Church's "The Outsiders" (288,000) and Brantley Gilbert's "Just As I Am" (211,000). Among pop sets, the last to open bigger was One Direction's "Midnight Memories," with 546,000 sold in the week ending Dec. 1, 2013.

Sheeran also claims the largest sales week for a British male artist in nearly 10 years. The last time such an artist earned a bigger week was when Rod Stewart's "Stardust … The Great American Songbook Vol. III" debuted at No. 1 with 240,000 sold in the week ending Oct. 24, 2004.

Sheeran's "x" follows his first album, "+," which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, selling 42,000 in its first week. It has sold 841,000 total.

Holding at No. 2 for a second week is fellow British artist Sam Smith's "In the Lonely Hour," with 67,000 — down a moderate 60 percent in its second frame. It has sold 233,000 in its two weeks on sale.

With Sheeran and Smith at Nos. 1 and 2, the Billboard 200's top two rungs are occupied by British soloists for the first time in more than 20 years. That last happened on the March 27, 1993 chart, when Eric Clapton's "Unplugged" and Sting's "Ten Summoner's Tales" were Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. (The last time the chart had two British acts in the top two — solo or otherwise — was on the Oct. 20, 2012 chart. That week, Mumford & Sons' "Babel" and Muse's "The 2nd Law" led the list.


Rapper G-Eazy arrives in the No. 3 position on the new chart with "These Things Happen," selling 46,000 — his best sales week yet. He also leads Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Independent Albums. The new album is the artist's first to reach the Billboard 200, though he visited the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally previously with 2012's "Must Be Nice."

"These Things Happen" nets the second-largest debut for an independently distributed rap effort this year, behind 50 Cent's "Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to Win" (47,000). G-Eazy is also the first act to hit No. 1 on Rap Albums this year without having ever charted a single on the Rap Airplay chart.

Meanwhile, last week's new No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Lana Del Rey's "Ultraviolence," falls to No. 4 with 44,000 in its second week (down 76 percent). After two weeks, the album has moved 227,000. (So even though Smith's "In the Lonely Hour" missed out on the No. 1 slot, it has now sold more than the album that beat it to the top.)

The "Frozen" soundtrack spends its 28th straight week in the top five, as the album slips 4-5 with 38,000 (down 11 percent).

Rock band Mastodon nets its highest-charting album ever, as "Once More 'Round the Sun" debuts at No. 6 with 34,000. (However, it's not the group's biggest sales week — that belongs to the 41,000 debut frame of 2009's "Crack the Sky.") The act had previously topped out at No. 10 with 2011's "The Hunter" in its opening week.

Another rock act, Phish, nets its highest-charting album since 1996, as "Fuego" bows at No. 7 with 32,000. That ties with 1996's "Billy Breathes" as the band's highest-charting set. "Fuego" is Phish's 32nd charting effort, it’s first top 10 since1998's "The Story of the Ghost" (No. 8 peak) and the first studio release since 2009's "Joy" (which debuted and peaked at No. 13).

Miranda Lambert's "Platinum" dips 6-8 with 29,000 (down 15 percent), Linkin Park's "The Hunting Party" falls 3-9 with nearly 29,000 (down 74 percent), and the "Now 50" compilation rises 11-10 with 22,000 (down 15 percent).

Over on the Digital Songs chart, Sam Smith jumps three rungs to No. 1 with "Stay With Me." It sold 211,000 downloads in the week ending June 29, a gain of 42 percent. (The song's sales slide last week was owed to iTunes customers who opted to "complete" their purchase of Smith's album by upgrading their earlier purchases of "Stay" to the entire album. Effectively, consumers who completed the set were returning the song, thus translating to its sales slip.)

Magic's "Rude" slips 1-2 with 210,000 (up less than 1 percent); Iggy Azalea's "Fancy," featuring Charli XCX, drops 2-3 with 178,000 (down 9 percent); and Ariana Grande's "Problem," featuring Azalea, descends 3-4 with 153,000 (down 6 percent).

Newcomer Shawn Mendes arrives at No. 5 with his debut single, "Life of the Party," selling 148,000. A social network star (with 2.7 million followers on Vine and 1.2 million followers on Twitter), the 15-year-old singer signed to Island Records less than two months ago.

Mendes earns the largest opening week for an act's debut single since the week ending May 27, 2012 when Phillip Phillips' "Home" bowed at No. 2 with 278,000. That was also the same week that Phillips won the 11th season of "American Idol" — he was crowned May 23.

Nico & Vinz's "Am I Wrong" slides 5-6 with 147,000 (up 5 percent); Jason Derulo's "Wiggle," featuring Snoop Dogg, rises 8-7 with 120,000 (down 7 percent); and Maroon 5's "Maps" falls 6-8 with 104,000 (down 25 percent in its second week).

Disclosure's "Latch," featuring Smith, climbs into the top 10 for the first time, rising 12-9 with 101,000 (up 10 percent). Charli XCX's "Boom Clap" closes out the region, holding at No. 10 with 99,000 (up 3 percent).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending June 29) totaled 4.3 million units, down 6 percent compared with the sum last week (4.6 million) and down 14 percent compared with the comparable sales week of 2013 (5 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 120.9 million, down 15 percent compared with the same total at this point last year (142 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 21.5 million downloads, up 2 percent compared with last week (21 million) and down 15 percent stacked next to the comparable week of 2013 (25.2 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 593.4 million, down 13 percent compared with the same total at this point last year (682.2 million).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2013 when: J. Cole's "Born Sinner" rose to No. 1, selling 58,000 (down 32 percent), while Wale's "The Gifted" fell from the top slot to No. 2 with 50,000 (down 68 percent). The top debut was Joe's "Doubleback: Evolution of R&B," which started at No. 6 with 31,000.

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Chart Watch: Ed Sheeran's Transatlantic #1
By Paul Grein, Yahoo! Chart Watch

Ed Sheeran's sophomore album, x, debuts at #1 in both the U.S. and the U.K. this week. Sheeran is the first British male solo artist to send an album to #1 in both the U.S. and the U.K. in more than 20 years. The last to do it was Eric Clapton, who scored with From The Cradle in September 1994 (when Sheeran was just three years old).

Seven other British male solo artists have sent albums to #1 in both the U.S. and the U.K. Elton John (with whom Sheeran performed “The A Team” at the Grammys in February 2013) has done it with four different albums, more than anyone else. He scored in 1973-1974 with Don’t Shoot Me—I’m Only The Piano Player, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Caribou and Greatest Hits.

John Lennon and Phil Collins have each had two transatlantic #1 albums. George Harrison, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney and George Michael have each had one. (McCartney had two more with his group, Wings. Michael had one more with his duo, Wham!).

x is the fourth album to reach #1 in both the U.S. and the U.K. in 2014. It follows Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes, Coldplay's Ghost Stories and Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence.

x sold 209K copies this week, a total topped by only four albums so far this year: Coldplay's Ghost Stories (383K), Eric Church's The Outsiders (288K), the Frozen soundtrack (259K) and Brantley Gilbert's Just As I Am (211K).

This is the largest sales tally for an album by a British male solo artist since Rod Stewart’s Stardust…The Great American Songbook Vol. III sold 240K in its first week in October 2004. That was a collection of standards. Smith’s album consists of new material, including at least one song that may become a standard, “Stay With Me.”

Fun with Numbers: x sold nearly as many copies in its first week in the U.K. (182K) as it did in the U.S. (209K), even though the U.S. has about five times as many people as the U.K. (about 315M vs. 63M). x had the biggest sales week so far this year in the U.K. (surpassing Coldplay’s album by 14K).

Xx (pronounced multiply) sold 162K digital copies, which puts it at #1 on Top Digital Albums.

Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour holds down the #2 spot in both the U.S. and the U.K. this week. This marks the first time that British male solo artists have locked up the top two spots in the U.S. since March 1993, when Clapton’s Unplugged and Sting's Ten Summoner’s Tales achieved the feat.

G-Eazy's third studio album, These Things Happen, debuts at #3. G-Eazy is the hottest white rapper since Macklemore, whose The Heist (with Ryan Lewis) debuted at #2 in October 2012.

The Frozen soundtrack, which dips from #4 to #5, tops the 3M sales mark this week. It’s the first soundtrack to a theatrically-released movie to hit 3M since 8 Mile, which has sold 4,922,000 copies since its release in 2002. It’s the first soundtrack to an animated movie to hit 3M since The Lion King, which has sold 7,879,000 copies since its release in 1994. All three of these soundtracks spawned Oscar-winning songs: “Let It Go,” “Lose Yourself,” and “Can You Feel The Love Tonight,” respectively. Frozen is #1 on Top Soundtracks for the 31st week.

Mastodon's sixth studio album, Once More ‘Round The Sun, debuts at #6. It’s the band’s highest-charting album, and its second top 10 album in a row. The Hunter hit #10 in September 2011.

Phish's 16th studio album, Fuego, debuts at #7. This puts it in a tie with 1996’s Billy Breathes as the band’s highest-charting album to date. It’s the band’s third top 10 album; its first since The Story Of The Ghost (#8 in 1998). Phish has been releasing albums since 1986.

Miranda Lambert’s Platinum drops from #6 to #8. It returns to #1 on Top Country Albums, displacing Willie Nelson's Band Of Brothers. This is its third week on top. It’s the first album by a female artist to top the country chart for three or more weeks since Taylor Swift's Red logged 16 weeks on top in late 2012 and early 2013.

Sam Smith's”Stay With Me” jumps from #4 to #1 on Hot Digital Songs (211K), dislodging MAGIC!’s “Rude,” which slips to #2 (210K). Will either of these songs knock “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX from the #1 spot on the Hot 100? You’ll find out later today when we post the first of two Chart Watch Songs blogs.

Here’s a recap of this week’s top 10 albums.

The Top Five: Ed Sheeran's x debuts at #1 (209K). It’s his second top 10 album … Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour holds at #2 in its second week (67K) … G-Eazy's These Things Happen debuts at #3 (46K). It’s his first top 10 album … Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence drops from #1 to #4 in its second week (44K) … The Frozen soundtrack dips from #4 to #5 in its 31st week (38K). This is its 29th week in the top 10.

The Second Five: Mastodon's Once More ‘Round The Sun debuts at #6 (34K). It’s the band’s second top 10 album … Phish's Fuego debuts at #7 (32K). It’s the band’s third top 10 album … Miranda Lambert’s Platinum drops from #6 to #8 in its fourth week (29K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time … Linkin Park's The Hunting Party drops from #3 to #9 in its second week (29K) … Now 50 rebounds from #11 to #10 in its eighth week (22K). This is its seventh week in the top 10.

Five albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Willie Nelson’s Band Of Brothers drops from #5 to #23. Jack White's Lazaretto drops from #7 to #13. Jennifer Lopez's A.K.A. drops from #8 to #31. Deadmau5's while (1<2) drops from #9 to #26. Brantley Gilbert's Just As I Am drops from #10 to #12.

Ab-Soul's third studio album, These Days…, debuts at #11. It’s his highest-charting album to date. It tops Control System, which reached #91 in 2012.

The Jersey Boys soundtrack debuts at #15. The Broadway cast album to the Tony-winning show has sold 1,387,000 copies since its release in November 2005. Jersey Boys is one of two cast albums to jukebox musicals to have sold 1 million or more copies. The other is Mamma Mia!, which has sold 1,694,000 copies since its release in October 2000.

For fans who prefer the originals, two 4 Seasons compilations have sold more than 500K copies. One of them, The Very Best Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, jumps from #41 to #35 this week. The album, which was first released in 2005, moves up to #1 on Top Catalog Albums, displacing Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut album, which spent the past three weeks on top. The 4 Seasons and Led Zeppelin have something in common. Both were Grammy nominees for Best New Artist. Neither won. Zeppelin lost the 1969 award to Crosby, Stills & Nash, another legendary act that was simply more in tune with Grammy tastes. The 4 Seasons lost the 1962 award to JFK impersonator Vaughn Meader, whose The First Family album was a phenomenal hit.

Joe's 11th studio album, Bridges, debuts at #17. It’s his eighth top 20 album … Owl City's Ultraviolet debuts at #30. The title’s similarity to Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence is just coincidental.

Transformers: Age Of Distinction was #1 at the box-office over the weekend. There is no soundtrack yet.

Beyonce's Beyonce tops the 2 million sales mark this week. It has far outsold Beyonce’s fourth album, 4, which has sold 1,410,000 copies, though it has a long way to go to match the 3M+ sales of B’s first three studio albums.

Coming Attractions: Look for Trey Songz'sTrigga to debut at #1 next week, with first-week sales in the 85K range. Three other albums will probably open in the top 10: Seether's Isolate & Medicate (35K), MAGIC!'s Don’t Kill The Magic! (27K) and Robin Thicke's Paula (20K). Also due: the Begin Again soundtrack, the late Jenni Rivera's 1969-Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterrey, Parte 2 and Old Crow Medicine Show's Remedy.

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Country Album Sales this week:

www.roughstock.com/blog/country-music-s-top-10-albums-the-week-of-july-2-2014

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Metal album sales:

www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-72-once-more-round-the-charts

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Billboard 200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk X, Ed Sheeran 1
2 2 – 2 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
3 0 New 1 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
4 1 – 2 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
5 4 3 31 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
6 0 New 1 Once More 'Round The Sun, Mastodon 6
7 0 New 1 Fuego, Phish 7
8 6 2 4 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
9 3 – 2 The Hunting Party, Linkin Park 3
10 11 6 8 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
11 0 New 1 These Days..., AB-Soul 11
12 10 4 6 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
13 7 1 3 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
14 12 7 6 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
15 0 New 1 Jersey Boys: Music From Motion Picture And Broadway Musical, Soundtrack 15
16 13 5 6 The Fault In Our Stars, Soundtrack 5
17 0 New 1 Bridges, Joe 17
18 17 9 7 Xscape, Michael Jackson 2
19 19 22 10 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
20 20 11 46 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
21 0 New 1 Noise vs. Beauty, Bassnectar 21
22 0 New 1 Neon Icon, Riff Raff 22
23 5 – 2 Band Of Brothers, Willie Nelson 5
24 0 New 1 Language & Perspective, Bad Suns 24
25 22 10 4 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 10
26 9 – 2 while(1<2), deadmau5 9
27 14 8 7 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
28 21 17 82 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
29 27 39 42 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
30 0 New 1 Ultraviolet (EP), Owl City 30
31 8 – 2 A.K.A., Jennifer Lopez 8
32 25 25 39 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
33 0 New 1 Nothing More, Nothing More 33
34 28 26 66 Native, OneRepublic 4
35 41 – 2 GG The Very Best Of, Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 35
36 35 38 36 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
37 32 29 17 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
38 24 19 20 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
39 23 15 4 Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire To Win, 50 Cent 4
40 0 New 1 Hope In Front Of Me, Danny Gokey 40
41 15 – 2 Mutineers, David Gray 15
42 31 55 126 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
43 38 34 95 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
44 34 20 102 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 1
45 29 30 66 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
46 36 41 43 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
47 26 16 99 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 7
48 39 40 4 Kuntry Livin', Big Smo 31
49 50 54 13 She Looks So Perfect (EP), 5 Seconds Of Summer 2
50 67 70 59 Paramore, Paramore 1
51 40 35 11 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
52 16 – 2 Mali Is, Mali Music 16
53 0 New 1 Through Art We Are All Equals, Slaves 53
54 33 21 46 Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin 1
55 48 47 18 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
56 37 27 7 Rewind, Rascal Flatts 5
57 59 42 6 Behind The Light, Phillip Phillips 7
58 44 46 43 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
59 42 58 3 Vans Warped Tour '14: 2014 Tour Compilation, Various Artists 42
60 43 52 34 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
61 0 New 1 Speechless, Sebastian Mikael 61
62 65 56 9 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
63 56 51 81 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
64 105 138 12 PS Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
65 55 72 19 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
66 71 76 99 +, Ed Sheeran 5
67 107 103 11 Testimony, August Alsina 2
68 57 57 21 NOW 49, Various Artists 1
69 74 86 18 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
70 46 43 5 Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse, Mariah Carey 3
71 30 – 2 Think Like A Man Too (Soundtrack), Mary J. Blige 30
72 82 88 29 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
73 70 65 11 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
74 76 78 31 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
75 79 62 8 Shine On, Sarah McLachlan 4
76 51 28 3 Amazing, Ricky Dillard & New G 28
77 18 – 2 A Town Called Paradise, Tiesto 18
78 102 119 11 Lunatic, KONGOS 78
79 0 New 1 Incomplete Me, For All Those Sleeping 79
80 61 – 2 Natural Renegade: Opus Collection, Willie Nelson 61
81 78 85 40 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
82 100 95 32 Sail Out (EP), Jhene Aiko 8
83 64 69 8 Storyline, Hunter Hayes 3
84 106 144 24 Kidz Bop 25, Kidz Bop Kids 3
85 97 97 39 Yours Truly, Ariana Grande 1
86 63 71 60 Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves 2
87 81 – 2 Brazil: Music Is The Pulse, Various Artists 81
88 99 87 192 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
89 139 140 96 Uncaged, Zac Brown Band 1
90 47 50 311 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
91 103 115 88 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
92 54 130 19 Greatest Hits, Boston 47
93 93 92 15 My Krazy Life, YG 2
94 83 66 39 The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2), Justin Timberlake 1
95 68 59 283 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 18
96 86 63 5 The Secret (EP), Austin Mahone 5
97 111 60 44 Eye On It, tobyMac 1
98 0 New 1 De Alumno A Maestro, Remmy Valenzuela 98
99 110 104 175 21, Adele 1
100 98 83 14 Shakira., Shakira 2
101 158 128 182 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
102 72 74 28 Days Of Gold, Jake Owen 15
103 0 Re-Entry 7 The Soundtrack Of Summer: The Very Best Of Foreigner & Styx, Foreigner/Styx 69
104 58 79 3 How To Train Your Dragon 2: Music From The Motion Picture, Soundtrack 58
105 0 New 1 PHOX, PHOX 105
106 87 94 10 Honest, Future 2
107 53 23 3 Stay Gold, First Aid Kit 23
108 117 111 83 Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling 23
109 112 121 63 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
110 0 New 1 Vintage Worship, Anita Wilson 110
111 108 126 29 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
112 113 89 33 The 1975, The 1975 28
113 96 82 172 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
114 0 New 1 Gravitas, Talib Kweli 114
115 197 – 16 Vessel, Twenty One Pilots 58
116 80 108 143 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
117 90 – 51 Paradise (EP), Lana Del Rey 10
118 52 18 3 Blood For Blood, HellYeah 18
119 0 New 1 No Me Pidas Perdon, Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga 119
120 124 109 18 Morning Phase, Beck 3
121 145 150 103 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 53
122 60 12 3 Whispers, Passenger 12
123 123 106 38 Bangerz, Miley Cyrus 1
124 119 120 15 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
125 149 – 63 Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast Recording 85
126 109 93 151 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
127 144 142 270 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 9
128 127 152 88 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 3
129 122 90 22 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
130 134 143 171 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
131 121 112 44 Hail To The King, Avenged Sevenfold 1
132 95 107 46 The Blessed Unrest, Sara Bareilles 2
133 0 New 1 Life As A Dog, k.flay 133
134 133 116 11 Lights Out, Ingrid Michaelson 5
135 88 117 18 Formula: Vol. 2, Romeo Santos 5
136 0 Re-Entry 5 Half The City, St. Paul & The Broken Bones 56
137 125 101 11 Rivers In The Wasteland, NEEDTOBREATHE 3
138 151 136 165 You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band 1
139 0 Re-Entry 177 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
140 126 67 4 Road Between, Lucy Hale 14
141 137 147 15 Going To Hell, The Pretty Reckless 5
142 130 141 10 Settle, Disclosure 38
143 84 – 8 The Lego Movie, Soundtrack 37
144 115 84 5 Neon Steeple, Crowder 9
145 0 New 1 "What Is This Heart?", How To Dress Well 145
146 131 123 115 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
147 85 13 3 The Rockville LP, O.A.R. 13
148 138 154 194 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
149 101 113 17 Mastermind, Rick Ross 1
150 171 177 183 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
151 152 110 40 WOW Hits 2014, Various Artists 25
152 89 73 867 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
153 128 – 4 Sorry I'm Late, Cher Lloyd 12
154 200 – 88 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27
155 91 36 3 Stockholm, Chrissie Hynde 36
156 77 14 3 Count Me In, Rebelution 14
157 140 129 89 Night Train, Jason Aldean 1
158 69 24 3 Simplicity, Tesla 24
159 0 New 1 The Definitive Pop Collection, Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons 159
160 194 146 15 Oh, What A Life, American Authors 15
161 118 91 132 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
162 147 162 198 All The Right Reasons, Nickelback 1
163 154 151 130 Halfway To Heaven, Brantley Gilbert 4
164 136 148 148 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 18
165 120 96 9 Supernova, Ray LaMontagne 3
166 146 149 32 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 2, Five Finger Death Punch 2
167 156 171 312 Metallica, Metallica 1
168 153 98 49 Love Is Everything, George Strait 2
169 160 168 5 Chef, Soundtrack 160
170 173 159 92 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 98
171 143 131 13 La Gargola, Chevelle 3
172 0 Re-Entry 7 The Art Of Celebration, Rend Collective 13
173 169 135 188 Mothership, Led Zeppelin 7
174 176 173 284 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
175 104 – 30 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
176 167 161 212 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
177 0 Re-Entry 4 Sunshine & Whiskey, Frankie Ballard 35
178 157 – 17 A.M., Chris Young 3
179 170 – 12 Where It All Began, Dan + Shay 6
180 116 68 8 Corazon, Santana 9
181 0 Re-Entry 13 Voices, Phantogram 11
182 0 New 1 As You Are, Jason Lancaster 182
183 0 Re-Entry 27 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams Jr. 101
184 164 179 33 NOW 48, Various Artists 3
185 0 Re-Entry 111 Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording 66
186 190 167 177 1, The Beatles 1
187 193 172 91 Babel, Mumford & Sons 1
188 0 Re-Entry 7 Bad Self Portraits, Lake Street Dive 18
189 0 Re-Entry 49 Pioneer, The Band Perry 2
190 0 Re-Entry 16 Is There Anybody Out There?, A Great Big World 3
191 182 182 15 Recess, Skrillex 4
192 177 165 53 Modern Vampires Of The City, Vampire Weekend 1
193 0 Re-Entry 85 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 1
194 0 Re-Entry 159 The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem 1
195 0 Re-Entry 20 WOW Gospel 2014, Various Artists 26
196 179 186 212 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons 2
197 0 Re-Entry 33 Juke Box Heroes, Foreigner 109
198 0 Re-Entry 40 Off The Beaten Path, Justin Moore 2
199 0 Re-Entry 39 TRUE, Avicii 5
200 0 Re-Entry 140 Licensed To Ill, Beastie Boys 1

[Gary]

TCA

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk X, Ed Sheeran 1
2 2 – 2 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
3 0 New 1 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
4 1 – 2 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
5 4 3 31 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
6 0 New 1 Once More 'Round The Sun, Mastodon 6
7 0 New 1 Fuego, Phish 7
8 6 2 4 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
9 3 – 2 The Hunting Party, Linkin Park 3
10 11 6 8 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
11 0 New 1 These Days..., AB-Soul 11
12 10 4 6 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
13 7 1 3 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
14 12 7 6 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
15 0 New 1 Jersey Boys: Music From Motion Picture And Broadway Musical, Soundtrack 15
16 13 5 6 The Fault In Our Stars, Soundtrack 5
17 0 New 1 Bridges, Joe 17
18 17 9 7 Xscape, Michael Jackson 2
19 19 19 10 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
20 20 11 46 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
21 0 New 1 Noise vs. Beauty, Bassnectar 21
22 0 New 1 Neon Icon, Riff Raff 22
23 5 – 2 Band Of Brothers, Willie Nelson 5
24 0 New 1 Language & Perspective, Bad Suns 24
25 22 10 4 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 8
26 9 – 2 while(1<2), deadmau5 9
27 14 8 7 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
28 21 16 82 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
29 26 36 42 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
30 0 New 1 Ultraviolet (EP), Owl City 30
31 8 – 2 A.K.A., Jennifer Lopez 8
32 25 22 39 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
33 0 New 1 Nothing More, Nothing More 33
34 27 23 66 Native, OneRepublic 4
35 32 35 36 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
36 31 26 17 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
37 24 18 20 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
38 23 15 4 Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire To Win, 50 Cent 4
39 0 New 1 Hope In Front Of Me, Danny Gokey 39
40 15 – 2 Mutineers, David Gray 15
41 30 51 126 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
42 35 31 95 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
43 28 27 66 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
44 33 38 43 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
45 36 37 4 Kuntry Livin', Big Smo 28
46 44 50 13 She Looks So Perfect (EP), 5 Seconds Of Summer 2
47 59 64 64 Paramore, Paramore 1
48 37 32 11 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
49 16 – 2 Mali Is, Mali Music 16
50 0 New 1 Through Art We Are All Equals, Slaves 50
51 43 44 18 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
52 34 24 7 Rewind, Rascal Flatts 5
53 52 39 6 Behind The Light, Phillip Phillips 7
54 40 43 43 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
55 38 54 3 Vans Warped Tour '14: 2014 Tour Compilation, Various Artists 38
56 39 48 34 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
57 0 New 1 Speechless, Sebastian Mikael 57
58 57 52 9 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
59 49 47 81 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
60 87 113 12 GG Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
61 48 66 19 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
62 89 88 11 Testimony, August Alsina 2
63 50 53 21 NOW 49, Various Artists 1
64 64 74 18 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
65 42 40 5 Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse, Mariah Carey 3
66 29 – 2 Think Like A Man Too (Soundtrack), Mary J. Blige 29
67 71 75 29 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
68 61 59 11 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
69 66 69 31 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
70 69 56 8 Shine On, Sarah McLachlan 4
71 45 25 3 Amazing, Ricky Dillard & New G 25
72 18 – 2 A Town Called Paradise, Tiesto 18
73 86 100 14 Lunatic, KONGOS 73
74 0 New 1 Incomplete Me, For All Those Sleeping 74
75 68 73 40 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
76 84 80 33 Sail Out (EP), Jhene Aiko 8
77 56 63 8 Storyline, Hunter Hayes 3
78 88 116 24 Kidz Bop 25, Kidz Bop Kids 3
79 82 82 42 Yours Truly, Ariana Grande 1
80 55 65 65 Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves 2
81 70 – 2 Brazil: Music Is The Pulse, Various Artists 70
82 79 78 15 My Krazy Life, YG 2
83 72 60 39 The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2), Justin Timberlake 1
84 75 57 5 The Secret (EP), Austin Mahone 5
85 0 New 1 De Alumno A Maestro, Remmy Valenzuela 85
86 83 71 14 Shakira., Shakira 2
87 62 67 30 Days Of Gold, Jake Owen 13
88 0 Re-Entry 7 The Soundtrack Of Summer: The Very Best Of Foreigner & Styx, Foreigner/Styx 64
89 51 70 3 How To Train Your Dragon 2: Music From The Motion Picture, Soundtrack 51
90 0 New 1 PHOX, PHOX 90
91 76 79 10 Honest, Future 2
92 47 20 3 Stay Gold, First Aid Kit 20
93 91 102 63 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
94 0 New 1 Vintage Worship, Anita Wilson 94
95 90 105 29 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
96 92 76 39 The 1975, The 1975 28
97 0 New 1 Gravitas, Talib Kweli 97
98 140 153 29 Vessel, Twenty One Pilots 58
99 46 17 3 Blood For Blood, HellYeah 17
100 0 New 1 No Me Pidas Perdon, Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga 100
101 100 92 18 Morning Phase, Beck 3
102 53 12 3 Whispers, Passenger 12
103 99 90 38 Bangerz, Miley Cyrus 1
104 95 101 15 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
105 98 77 22 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
106 97 94 44 Hail To The King, Avenged Sevenfold 1
107 81 91 50 The Blessed Unrest, Sara Bareilles 2
108 0 New 1 Life As A Dog, k.flay 108
109 106 97 11 Lights Out, Ingrid Michaelson 5
110 77 98 18 Formula: Vol. 2, Romeo Santos 5
111 0 Re-Entry 9 Half The City, St. Paul & The Broken Bones 56
112 101 86 11 Rivers In The Wasteland, NEEDTOBREATHE 3
113 102 61 4 Road Between, Lucy Hale 11
114 108 118 15 Going To Hell, The Pretty Reckless 5
115 105 115 22 Settle, Disclosure 38
116 73 – 9 The Lego Movie, Soundtrack 37
117 93 72 5 Neon Steeple, Crowder 9
118 0 New 1 "What Is This Heart?", How To Dress Well 118
119 74 13 3 The Rockville LP, O.A.R. 13
120 85 95 17 Mastermind, Rick Ross 1
121 116 93 40 WOW Hits 2014, Various Artists 25
122 103 147 5 Sorry I'm Late, Cher Lloyd 12
123 78 33 3 Stockholm, Chrissie Hynde 33
124 67 14 3 Count Me In, Rebelution 14
125 109 107 89 Night Train, Jason Aldean 1
126 60 21 3 Simplicity, Tesla 21
127 137 117 17 Oh, What A Life, American Authors 15
128 96 81 9 Supernova, Ray LaMontagne 3
129 113 119 32 The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 2, Five Finger Death Punch 2
130 117 83 56 Love Is Everything, George Strait 2
131 121 124 5 Chef, Soundtrack 121
132 112 108 13 La Gargola, Chevelle 3
133 150 170 15 The Art Of Celebration, Rend Collective 13
134 180 – 6 Sunshine & Whiskey, Frankie Ballard 31
135 119 159 36 A.M., Chris Young 3
136 124 160 13 Where It All Began, Dan + Shay 6
137 94 62 8 Corazon, Santana 9
138 175 – 18 Voices, Phantogram 11
139 0 New 1 As You Are, Jason Lancaster 139
140 122 130 33 NOW 48, Various Artists 3
141 0 Re-Entry 9 Bad Self Portraits, Lake Street Dive 18
142 149 161 64 Pioneer, The Band Perry 2
143 159 193 23 Is There Anybody Out There?, A Great Big World 3
144 131 131 15 Recess, Skrillex 4
145 128 123 58 Modern Vampires Of The City, Vampire Weekend 1
146 145 133 21 WOW Gospel 2014, Various Artists 25
147 143 125 41 Off The Beaten Path, Justin Moore 2
148 167 136 41 TRUE, Avicii 5
149 141 106 50 All The Little Lights, Passenger 26
150 123 183 25 My Own Lane, Kid Ink 3
151 190 – 52 Demi, Demi Lovato 3
152 0 Re-Entry 12 Melophobia, Cage The Elephant 15
153 0 New 1 Heal, Strand Of Oaks 153
154 132 – 8 Helios, The Fray 8
155 160 127 16 Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc 4
156 161 139 13 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs 26
157 135 126 15 Supermodel, Foster The People 3
158 104 135 3 22 Jump Street, Soundtrack 104
159 156 178 58 Random Access Memories, Daft Punk 1
160 126 – 2 Playing For Change 3: Songs Around The World, Various Artists 126
161 153 – 28 Black Panties, R. Kelly 4
162 166 164 37 Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!, Panic! At The Disco 2
163 179 169 53 Zion, Hillsong UNITED 5
164 54 – 2 Chapter Of The Forest, Trevor Hall 54
165 0 Re-Entry 2 Amour & Attrition: A Symphony In Four Movements, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra (Toms) 165
166 142 151 63 Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, Volbeat 9
167 41 – 3 Aladdin, Original Broadway Cast Recording 41
168 147 166 19 Ready Set Roll (EP), Chase Rice 16
169 158 110 4 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Original Broadway Cast Recording 59
170 115 96 4 Unstoppable Love, Jesus Culture 22
171 118 68 14 Out Among The Stars, Johnny Cash 3
172 111 41 3 War Eternal, Arch Enemy 41
173 148 188 38 Redneck Crazy, Tyler Farr 5
174 191 158 15 Disney Junior: DJ Shuffle, Various Artists 24
175 151 138 6 Mud Digger: Volume 5, Various Artists 37
176 125 112 7 Blue Smoke, Dolly Parton 6
177 164 141 31 Restart, newsboys 38
178 139 85 5 A Letter Home, Neil Young 13
179 0 New 1 Redux (EP), Kaskade 179
180 0 Re-Entry 2 Ke' Ke' (EP), KeKe Wyatt 144
181 171 – 49 Sempiternal, Bring Me The Horizon 11
182 154 168 28 Baptized, Daughtry 6
183 0 New 1 Europe: Live, Eric Johnson 183
184 173 – 97 Best Days, Tamela Mann 14
185 0 Re-Entry 19 That Girl, Jennifer Nettles 5
186 169 152 21 Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface 4
187 189 – 61 I Love You., The Neighbourhood 25
188 0 Re-Entry 3 Do It Again (EP), Royksopp & Robyn 14
189 129 45 3 Disgusting, Beartooth 45
190 0 Re-Entry 14 St. Vincent, St. Vincent 12
191 199 140 5 Are We There, Sharon Van Etten 25
192 183 163 89 Halcyon, Ellie Goulding 9
193 0 Re-Entry 7 The Grohl Sessions: Vol. I (EP), Zac Brown Band 24
194 155 132 8 Strangeulation, Tech N9ne Collabos 5
195 0 New 1 Titan, Septicflesh 195
196 182 149 14 Help, Erica Campbell 6
197 0 New 1 BackPack Travels, Buckshot & P-Money 197
198 114 58 4 If/Then: A New Musical, Original Broadway Cast Recording 16
199 174 145 35 It Goes Like This, Thomas Rhett 6
200 134 103 6 One Love, One Rhythm: The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album, Various Artists 44

[Gary]

Catalog

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 4 – 2 #1 1 wk GG The Very Best Of, Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 1
2 3 2 67 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 2
3 1 1 29 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 1
4 2 3 4 Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin 2
5 10 9 25 +, Ed Sheeran 1
6 8 – 2 Natural Renegade: Opus Collection, Willie Nelson 6
7 16 13 105 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
8 31 26 7 Uncaged, Zac Brown Band 8
9 5 4 966 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
10 17 19 8 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 9
11 7 23 43 Greatest Hits, Boston 7
12 9 5 1118 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
13 21 6 3 Eye On It, tobyMac 6
14 20 16 30 21, Adele 1
15 39 22 269 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 1
16 23 18 13 Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling 1
17 15 12 96 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 1
18 11 17 325 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
19 13 – 3 Paradise (EP), Lana Del Rey 13
20 33 31 162 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1
21 35 – 135 Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast Recording 7
22 19 15 32 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 4
23 32 27 125 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 1
24 25 33 14 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 6
25 28 28 113 The Eminem Show, Eminem 2
26 36 25 79 You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band 10
27 0 Re-Entry 109 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
28 26 21 48 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 5
29 30 34 867 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 1
30 47 49 54 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 2
31 12 7 1112 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
32 0 Re-Entry 32 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 2
33 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 The Definitive Pop Collection, Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons 33
34 24 14 816 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
35 34 40 139 All The Right Reasons, Nickelback 4
36 37 32 26 Halfway To Heaven, Brantley Gilbert 2
37 29 30 85 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 1
38 38 45 673 Metallica, Metallica 1
39 48 37 118 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 12
40 46 24 182 Mothership, Led Zeppelin 1
41 49 47 320 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
42 18 – 21 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
43 44 39 290 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
44 0 Re-Entry 108 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams Jr. 11
45 0 Re-Entry 306 Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording 3
46 0 Re-Entry 445 1, The Beatles 1
47 0 Re-Entry 11 Babel, Mumford & Sons 4
48 0 Re-Entry 110 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 7
49 0 Re-Entry 233 The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem 1
50 50 – 27 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons 4

[Gary]

Digital Albums

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk X, Ed Sheeran 1
2 1 – 2 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
3 0 New 1 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
4 0 New 1 These Days..., AB-Soul 4
5 2 – 2 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 2
6 0 New 1 Once More 'Round The Sun, Mastodon 6
7 0 New 1 Fuego, Phish 7
8 3 – 2 The Hunting Party, Linkin Park 3
9 0 New 1 Noise vs. Beauty, Bassnectar 9
10 6 2 6 The Fault In Our Stars, Soundtrack 2
11 0 New 1 Language & Perspective, Bad Suns 11
12 11 8 31 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
13 15 12 10 GG The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 2
14 12 6 6 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
15 0 New 1 Ultraviolet (EP), Owl City 15
16 0 New 1 Neon Icon, Riff Raff 16
17 13 3 4 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
18 10 1 3 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
19 0 New 1 Nothing More, Nothing More 19
20 4 – 2 while(1<2), deadmau5 4
21 8 – 2 Mutineers, David Gray 8
22 24 – 2 The Very Best Of, Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 22
23 0 New 1 Jersey Boys: Music From Motion Picture And Broadway Musical, Soundtrack 23
24 0 New 1 Bridges, Joe 24
25 20 13 33 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1

[Gary]

Vinyl

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 New 1 #1 1 wk Fuego, Phish 1
2 1 1 3 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
3 0 New 1 Once More 'Round The Sun, Mastodon 3
4 2 – 2 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 2
5 6 4 4 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 2
6 4 2 4 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 1
7 8 9 36 AM, Arctic Monkeys 1
8 0 New 1 Amour & Attrition: A Symphony In Four Movements, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra (Toms) 8
9 10 6 7 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
10 13 – 32 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
11 5 3 4 Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin 3
12 0 New 1 "What Is This Heart?", How To Dress Well 12
13 0 New 1 PHOX, PHOX 13
14 0 Re-Entry 111 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
15 0 Re-Entry 4 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 2

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting. Fifty-two catalog titles on the BB 200 this week.

[areyoureadytojump]

Jul 3, 2014 7:11:41 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Thanks for posting. Fifty-two catalog titles on the BB 200 this week.

Yes. There's been over 50 Catalog albums on the BB200 for 6 weeks now.

Is it due to a light release schedule or falling album sales?

June was busy with new albums.

July and August look to be kind of quiet.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

The year's release schedule has been very light. Big names either dropped albums in the end of 2013 or will drop albums at the end of 2014. I think this is going to be the new normal going forward. Sales are down except they're less down at Christmas, so if you want to move units, you have to release it in Q4.

[HolidayGuy]

www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/6150230/chart-moves-beyonce-hits-2-million-in-sales-purple-rains-30th

Chart Moves: 'Beyonce' Hits 2 Million in Sales, 'Purple Rain's 30th Anniversary on the Charts and a 5 Seconds of Summer Sales Update
By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | July 03, 2014

This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Ed Sheeran's "x" notched the largest debut week for a pop album in 2014, as it arrived at No. 1 on the chart with 210,000 sold in the week ending June 29 -- according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the first chart-topper for Sheeran, who previously reached No. 5 with 2012's "+."

Sheeran wasn't the only news on the chart, though, so let's take a look at some of the list's other movers and shakers outside the top 10:

-- Soundtrack, "Jersey Boys: Music From the Motion Picture and Broadway Musical" - No. 15 - The compilation -- which contains music both from the new movie and the original Broadway cast recording -- debuts at No. 15 with 18,000 sold. Meanwhile, the original Broadway cast album of "Jersey Boys" rises 149-125 with 3,000 (up 10 percent). The group that the stories of both the film and musical are based on -- the 4 Seasons -- has two albums on the chart: "The Very Best Of" jumps 41-35 with 8,000 (up 28 percent) and "The Definitive Pop Collection" bows at No. 159 with 2,000 sold.

-- 5 Seconds of Summer, "She Looks So Perfect" (EP) - No. 49 - Here's something that may be surprising: despite the band's youth-driven popularity (and thus, big sales through digital retailers), the EP's physical sales are quite formidable. The CD version of the set has sold 122,000 copies -- while the digital version has sold 148,000. And, strikingly, in the album's 13 weeks in release, its weekly physical sales have exceeded its digital sales in every frame but its debut week. The album's total sales now stand at 270,000.

-- August Alsina, "Testimony" - No. 67 - August Alsina's "Testimony" collects one of the largest percentage sales gains on the chart -- it's up by 41 percent -- following his performance and wins on the BET Awards (June 29). The R&B and hip-hop star won the best new artist trophy (beating Ariana Grande, Mack Wilds, Rich Homie Quan and Schoolboy Q), the Coca-Cola sponsored viewer's choice award, and later performed with Trey Songz and Chris Brown.

-- Beyonce, "Beyonce" - No. 72 - The diva's most recent release crosses the 2 million sales mark, as "Beyonce" sold another 4,000 copies in the week ending June 29 (bringing its to-date total to 2,003,000). It's her fourth album to sell 2 million copies, following her "Dangerously In Love" debut (2003; 4.9 million), "B'Day" (2006; 3.4 million) and "I Am… Sasha Fierce" (2008; 3.1 million). Her only studio set to sell less than 2 million is 2011's "4," which has shifted 1.4 million.

-- Prince and the Revolution, "Purple Rain" - No. 193 - The blockbuster album marks its 30th anniversary on the chart, as it re-enters at No. 193 on the list (dated July 12, 2014) -- three decades after it debuted on the July 14, 1984 chart.

The set, which doubled as the soundtrack to the film of the same name starring Prince, entered at No. 11, and then shot to No. 3 the following week. A week later it was No. 2, and then, the following week, it jumped to No. 1 (Aug. 4, 1984).

The album spent 24 consecutive weeks atop the list -- the longest run at No. 1 for a soundtrack in the 1980s. No album spent as many weeks at No. 1 following "Purple Rain" until 2012, when Adele's "21" spent its 24th (and final) nonconsecutive week at No. 1 (June 23).

"Purple Rain" is due to be reissued later this year in a deluxe remastered package, following Prince's return to the label that released the album -- Warner Bros. Records. "Purple Rain" -- like the rest of Prince's catalog -- has remained essentially untouched since its initial release. Certainly, famously strained relations between Warner Bros. and Prince had likely made any sort of conversation about a catalog overhaul a non-starter. Now, with Prince and Warner Bros. back together, the path has been cleared for what could be a well-received reissue of "Purple Rain."

"Purple Rain" has sold 13 million copies in the U.S. according to the Recording Industry Association of America, making it not only Prince’s best-selling album, but the third-largest selling soundtrack ever.

[Enigma.]

Beyoncé's album started so well that it's quite interesting that there have been no proper hits since DIL and the album won't probably pass 2.5m. Of course it's still a huge success but the whole project sort of came and went in 4 months.

[DJ General]

Jul 4, 2014 13:25:51 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Beyoncé's album started so well that it's quite interesting that there have been no proper hits since DIL and the album won't probably pass 2.5m. Of course it's still a huge success but the whole project sort of came and went in 4 months.

It doesn't matter, it did more than it needed to do and is considered a giant success. They have a giant tour, countless Urban radio hits, millions of YouTube views, and a 2 million selling album in 2014. Albums are lucky to even hit 500,000 in 2014. If she did promote it, sure it would do a little better, but why waste energy and time on that when she didn't need to and still achive insane results?

[areyoureadytojump]

Jul 4, 2014 13:25:51 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Beyoncé's album started so well that it's quite interesting that there have been no proper hits since DIL and the album won't probably pass 2.5m. Of course it's still a huge success but the whole project sort of came and went in 4 months.

Yes and her fans are upset she is not promoting it.

I keep telling them she doesn't need to. With her Pepsi deal, last year's tour, all the sales for "Beyonce" over Christmas and now her summer tour with Jay Z, she has made all her money.

[DJ General]

I still cannot believe how she has been killing Urban radio!! :)

Mediabase - Urban
#1 - Drunk In Love
#1 - Partition
#1 - Part II (On The Run)
#35 - Pretty Hurts (so far)

[areyoureadytojump]

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

1 New 1 These Things Happen - G-Eazy - G-Eazy/RVG | BPG
2 New 1 These Days... - AB-Soul - Top Dawg
3 New 1 Bridges - Joe - Plaid Takeover | BMG
4 3 7 Xscape - Michael Jackson - MJJ | Epic
5 4 10 The New Classic - Iggy Azalea - Turn First/Hustle Gang | Def Jam
6 New 1 Neon Icon - Riff Raff - Mad Decent/Theory | AG
7 1 2 A.K.A. - Jennifer Lopez - Capitol
8 7 17 G I R L - Pharrell Williams - i am other | Columbia
9 5 4 Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire To Win - 50 Cent - G Unit
10 8 43 Love In The Future - John Legend - G.O.O.D. | Columbia
11 2 2 Mali Is - Mali Music - ByStorm | RCA
12 9 35 The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - Eminem - Web/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA
13 New 1 Speechless - Sebastian Mikael - Slip-N-Slide
14 19 11 Testimony - August Alsina - NNTME MuCo. | Def Jam
15 11 18 Oxymoron - ScHoolboy Q - Top Dawg/Interscope | IGA
16 10 5 Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse - Mariah Carey - Def Jam
17 6 2 Think Like A Man Too (Soundtrack) - Mary J. Blige - Matriarch | Epic
18 13 29 Beyonce - Beyonce - Parkwood | Columbia
19 12 41 Nothing Was The Same - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic
20 17 33 Sail Out (EP) - Jhene Aiko - ARTclub/ARTium | Def Jam
21 16 15 My Krazy Life - YG - Pushaz Ink/CTE | Def Jam
22 14 39 The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2) - Justin Timberlake - RCA
23 15 10 Honest - Future - A-1/Freebandz | Epic
24 20 29 Because The Internet - Childish Gambino - Glassnote
25 New 1 Gravitas - Talib Kweli - Blacksmith | Javotti Media

26 New 1 "What Is This Heart?" - How To Dress Well - Weird World | Domino
27 18 17 Mastermind - Rick Ross - Maybach/Slip-N-Slide | Def Jam

^The above albums are on the BB200 this week

28 21 25 My Own Lane - Kid Ink - Tha Alumni Group/88 Classic | RCA
29 25 16 Lift Your Spirit - Aloe Blacc - Aloe Blacc/XIX/Interscope | IGA
30 23 29 Black Panties - R. Kelly - RCA
31 46 6 Ke' Ke' (EP) - KeKe Wyatt - Aratek | The NorthStar Group
32 26 21 Love, Marriage & Divorce - Toni Braxton & Babyface - Motown | Capitol
33 24 8 Strangeulation - Tech N9ne Collabos - Strange | RBC
34 New 1 BackPack Travels - Buckshot & P-Money - Dirty Records/Dawn Raid | Duck Down
35 22 32 I Am - Yo Gotti - Cocaine Muzik | Epic
36 29 16 The Truth - Ledisi - Verve | VG
37 36 51 Magna Carta... Holy Grail - Jay Z - Roc-A-Fella | Roc Nation
38 Re-Entry 3 Days + Nights - Daley - DaleyMusic/Polydor | Republic
39 28 6 ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin - The Roots - Def Jam
40 34 49 Hits Of The 90's - Various Artists - Platinum Collection/Turn Up The Music | Drew's Entertainment
41 30 68 The 20/20 Experience - Justin Timberlake - RCA
42 32 8 Southsiders - Atmosphere - Rhymesayers
43 37 12 SoMo - SoMo - Republic
44 31 43 Love And War - Tamar Braxton - Streamline | Epic
45 38 49 Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke - Star Trak/Interscope | IGA
46 39 54 Yeezus - Kanye West - G.O.O.D./Roc-A-Fella | Def Jam
47 40 6 The Essential R. Kelly - R. Kelly - Jive | Legacy
48 35 4 Sing / Pray / Love / Vol. 1: Sing - Kelly Price - Sang Girl! | eOne
49 47 44 Stay Trippy - Juicy J - Kemosabe | Columbia
50 33 16 Rise Of An Empire - Young Money - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

[areyoureadytojump]

Top Country Albums

1 2 4 Platinum - Miranda Lambert - RCA Nashville | SMN
2 3 6 Just As I Am - Brantley Gilbert - Valory | BMLG
3 4 47 Crash My Party - Luke Bryan - Capitol Nashville | UMGN
4 1 2 Band Of Brothers - Willie Nelson - Legacy
5 6 4 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7 - Various Artists - Universal/Sony Music | UMe
6 5 82 Here's To The Good Times - Florida Georgia Line - Republic Nashville | BMLG
7 7 20 The Outsiders - Eric Church - EMI Nashville | UMGN
8 8 66 Based On A True Story ... - Blake Shelton - Warner Bros. | WMN
9 10 4 Kuntry Livin' - Big Smo - Big Smo/Elektra Nashville | WMN
10 11 18 Riser - Dierks Bentley - Capitol Nashville | UMGN
11 9 7 Rewind - Rascal Flatts - Big Machine | BMLG
12 12 19 Cole Swindell - Cole Swindell - Warner Bros. | WMN
13 14 8 Storyline - Hunter Hayes - Atlantic | WMN
14 13 67 Same Trailer Different Park - Kacey Musgraves - Mercury | UMGN
15 15 30 Days Of Gold - Jake Owen - RCA Nashville | SMN
16 16 4 Road Between - Lucy Hale - DMG Nashville/Bigger Picture | Hollywood
17 17 89 Night Train - Jason Aldean - Broken Bow | BBMG
18 18 59 Love Is Everything - George Strait - MCA Nashville | UMGN
19 32 12 Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard - Warner Bros. | WMN
20 20 41 A.M. - Chris Young - RCA Nashville | SMN
21 21 13 Where It All Began - Dan + Shay - Warner Bros. | WMN
22 26 65 Pioneer - The Band Perry - Republic Nashville | BMLG
23 23 41 Off The Beaten Path - Justin Moore - Valory | BMLG

^The above albums are on the BB200 this week

24 24 36 Ready Set Roll (EP) - Chase Rice - Dack Janiels
25 19 14 Out Among The Stars - Johnny Cash - Columbia | Legacy

26 25 39 Redneck Crazy - Tyler Farr - Columbia Nashville | SMN
27 27 6 Mud Digger: Volume 5 - Various Artists - Average Joes
28 22 7 Blue Smoke - Dolly Parton - Dolly | Sony Masterworks
29 40 24 That Girl - Jennifer Nettles - Mercury | UMGN
30 34 15 The Grohl Sessions: Vol. I (EP) - Zac Brown Band - Southern Ground
31 30 35 It Goes Like This - Thomas Rhett - Valory | BMLG
32 31 42 Fuse - Keith Urban - Hit Red/Capitol Nashville | UMGN
33 29 60 Golden - Lady Antebellum - Capitol Nashville | UMGN
34 28 14 High Noon - Jerrod Niemann - Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville | SMN
35 37 7 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music - Sturgill Simpson - High Top Mountain | Thirty Tigers
36 33 58 True Believers - Darius Rucker - Capitol Nashville | UMGN
37 38 20 Crickets - Joe Nichols - Red Bow | BBMG
38 36 41 Bring You Back - Brett Eldredge - Atlantic | WMN
39 39 17 10,000 Towns - Eli Young Band - Republic Nashville | BMLG
40 35 16 Slow Me Down - Sara Evans - RCA Nashville | SMN
41 43 58 Spring Break... Here To Party - Luke Bryan - Capitol Nashville | UMGN
42 49 37 See You Tonight - Scotty McCreery - 19/Interscope/Mercury | UMGN
43 42 8 Nashville: Season 2: Volume 2 - Soundtrack - ABC Studios/Lions Gate/Big Machine | BMLG
44 48 64 Two Lanes Of Freedom - Tim McGraw - Big Machine | BMLG
45 Re-Entry 62 How Country Feels - Randy Houser - Stoney Creek | BBMG
46 45 14 Write You A Song - Jon Pardi - Capitol Nashville | UMGN
47 41 17 I'm A Fire - David Nail - MCA Nashville | UMGN
48 Re-Entry 10 Eric Paslay - Eric Paslay - EMI Nashville | UMGN
49 New 1 Made On McCosh Mill Road - Bubba Sparxxx - eOne
50 44 22 To All The Girls... - Willie Nelson - Legacy