Billboard 200: 11/8/14 - Slipknot No. 1, 132,000

[HolidayGuy]

How is there not a thread fort this? :o

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6296950/slipknot-scores-second-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart

Slipknot Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart
By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | October 29, 2014

Rock band Slipknot crowns the Billboard 200 chart for a second time, as their new album, .5: The Gray Chapter, debuts atop the list. The album sold 132,000 copies in the week ending Oct. 26, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was released through Roadrunner Records, and is the group's fifth studio effort.

Slipknot last topped the list with their previous studio release, 2008's All Hope Is Gone, which debuted with 240,000 sold. .5: The Gray Chapter is the act's fourth top 10 set overall, dating back to Iowa, which debuted and peaked at No. 3 in 2001.

Slipknot leads a debut-filled top four, with rapper T.I. starting in the No. 2 slot with Paperwork. The new album starts with 80,000 sold — slightly more than expected. (A week ago, industry forecasters suggested the set would launch with between 65,000 and 70,000.)

Paperwork is his ninth top 10 album, and follows 2013's Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 179,000 sold in its first week. (It came out in the thick of the Christmas shopping season, which partially why it started with a more robust sales figure).

Pop veteran Neil Diamond collects his 18th top 10 album, as Melody Road drives in at No. 3 with 78,000. The album was released on Capitol Records, making it the 73-year old's first studio effort for the label after decades with Columbia Records. He last visited the top 10 with his previous studio album, 2010's Dreams on Columbia Records (No. 8; 35,000 sold in its first week).

Rapper Logic takes a bow at No. 4 with his debut studio release, Under Pressure (73,000). Of the album's first week, 82 percent of its total sales were generated by digital retailers. (One of those retailers, Google Play, discounted the album to $3.99 during release week.)

Last week's No. 1, Florida Georgia Line's Anything Goes, falls to No. 5 with 59,000 (down 70 percent). Another former No. 1, Jason Aldean's Old Boots, New Dirt, slips 2-6 with 56,000 (down 38 percent).

Country group Little Big Town claims its third top 10 effort, as Pain Killer bows at No. 7 with 42,000 sold. It follows 2012's Tornado, which blew in at No. 2 (its peak, and the act's chart high) with 113,000 sold in its debut frame. Tornado was powered by its lead single, "Pontoon," which became their first No. 1 single on the Hot Country Songs chart, and has sold 2.5 million downloads. The new album's lead single, "Day Drinking," as so far peaked at No. 13 on the Country Songs chart, and at No. 5 on the Country Airplay tally.

Barbra Streisand's Partners moves 5-8 in its sixth week on the Billboard 200, selling 40,000 (down just 1 percent). Partners' total sales just crossed the half-million mark, with 526,000 copies sold. It is now her best selling release since 2003's The Movie Album (694,000).

The final two slots in the top 10 are both owned by new arrivals: Pentatonix's holiday effort That's Christmas To Me (No. 9 with just over 32,000) and Annie Lennox's new standards album, Nostalgia (No. 10, with 32,000).

That's Christmas To Me is Pentatonix's fourth top 10 album in less than a year, following PTX: Vol. II (No. 10, on the Nov. 23, 2013-dated chart), PTXMAS (EP) (No. 7 on the Dec. 21, 2013), and PTX: Vol. III (EP) (No. 5, Oct. 11, 2014).

Diva Lennox returns to the top 10 for the first time since 2007's Songs of Mass Destruction debuted and peaked at No. 9. (She has since released a greatest hits album, The Annie Lennox Collection, which reached No. 34 in 2009, and A Christmas Cornucopia, which climbed to No. 35 in 2010.) Nostalgia also hits No. 1 on both the Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts, a first for Lennox. Nostalgia includes interpretations of such songs as "Summertime," "I Put a Spell On You," "Strange Fruit" and "Memphis In June."

Over on the Digital Songs chart, Meghan Trainor retakes the No. 1 slot with "All About That Bass," selling 143,000 downloads (down 3 percent).

Hozier's "Take Me to Church" has a huge gain, vaulting 13-2 with 132,000 (up a whopping 107 percent). The song is featured in a new TV commercial for Beats by Dre, starring LeBron James. Hozier also got a lot of promotion from Shazam, which sent email blasts about the singer/songwriter to all 11 million of its email subscribers last week.

Maroon 5's "Animals" rises 4-3 with 117,000 (down less than 1 percent) and Tove Lo's "Habits (Stay High)," climbs 6-4 with 89,000 (down 7 percent).

Taylor Swift's new "Welcome to New York" debuts at No. 5 with 84,000. It's the final preview track from her latest album, 1989, which is on course for a huge debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week.

Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's "Bang Bang" dips 5-6 with 82,000 (down 15 percent), Jason Derulo's "Trumpets" is a non-mover at No. 7 with 81,000 (down 6 percent) and Pitbull's "Fireball," featuring John Ryan, zips 16-8 with 69,000 (up 21 percent). Fall Out Boy's "Centuries" jumps 12-9 with 67,000 (down 2 percent) and Sam Smith's "I'm Not the Only One" descends 9-10 with just under 67,000 (down 8 percent).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Oct. 19) totaled 4.45 million units, up 2 percent compared with the sum last week (4.40 million) and down less than 1 percent compared with the comparable sales week of 2013 (4.49 million). Year to date album sales stand at 193.40 million, down 14 percent compared to the same total at this point last year (223.95 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 17.22 million downloads, down 1 percent compared with last week (17.32 million) and down 13 percent stacked next to the comparable week of 2013 (19.89 million). Year to date track sales are at 918.08 million, down 13 percent compared to the same total at this point last year (1.05 billion).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2013 when: Arcade Fire's Reflektor debuted at No. 1 with 140,000. The previous week's leader, Katy Perry's PRISM, fell to No. 2 with 92,000.

[HolidayGuy]

music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch--slipknot-slips-into--1-before-taylor-takes-over-202657011.html

Chart Watch: Slipknot Slips Into #1 Before Taylor Takes Over
By Paul Grein, Oct. 29, 2014- Chart Watch

Slipknot lands its second #1 album in a row with .5: The Gray Chapter. The band also debuted in the top spot in August 2008 with its previous studio album, All Hope Is Gone. The new album's run at #1 will be brief: Taylor Swift's 1989 is set to blow in at #1 next week with first-week sales north of 1 million.

The Gray Chapter debuts with a less stratospheric total: 132K copies sold in its first week. It's Slipknot's fifth studio album; its fourth to reach the top five. This is the Slipknot's first album without two of its founding members. Bassist Paul Gray died in 2010. Drummer Joey Jordison was pushed out of the band in 2013.

The album enters The Official U.K. Albums Chart at #2, behind Ben Howard's sophomore release, I Forget Where We Were.

T.I.'s ninth studio album, Paperwork, debuts at #2 (80K). It's his eighth top 10 album in a row; his seventh top five album. This is T.I.'s second album with a title that includes the word "Paper." Paper Trail hit #1 in October 2008.

Neil Diamond's 32nd studio album, Melody Road, debuts at #3 (78K). Don Was produced the album, which is Diamond's 18th top 10 album; his 11th to crack the top five. Diamond first cracked the top five in September 1972 with Moods.

Logic's first full-length album, Under Pressure, debuts at #4 (73K). The album was boosted by a $3.99 sale at Google Play. Logic is a 24-year old rapper from Maryland.

Florida Georgia Line's Anything Goes drops from #1 to #5 in its second week (59K). It's #1 on Top Country Albums for the second week. It's the first album to spend its first two weeks at #1 on this chart since Miranda Lambert's Platinum in June.

Jason Aldean's Old Boots, New Dirt drops from #2 to #6 in its third week (56K).

Little Big Town's sixth studio album, Pain Killer, debuts at #7 (42K). It's the group's third top 10 album in a row. Little Big Town is nominated for Vocal Group of the Year at the CMA Awards on Nov. 5. They've won in that category the last two years running.

Barbra Streisand's Partners drops from #5 to #8 in its sixth week (40K). The album tops the 500K mark in U.S. sales this week. The album has sold 526K copies, which is more than her prior #1 album, Love Is The Answer, has sold to date. Partners is now Streisand's best-seller since The Movie Album, which has sold 694K copies since its release in 2003. Streisand has been turning out hit albums since long before Nielsen SoundScan set up shop in 1991. She landed her first RIAA-certified gold album, The Second Barbra Streisand Album, in May 1964.

Pentatonix's third full-length album, That's Christmas To Me, debuts at #9 (32K). It's the first Christmas album to crack the top 10 this season. It's the vocal ensemble's first full-length album to crack the top 10, following three top 10 EPs. All four of these albums or EPs have made the top 10 in less than a year.

Annie Lennox's sixth studio album, Nostalgia, debuts at #10 (32K). Lennox has now had more top 10 albums on her own (three) than she did with Eurythmics (two). The new album consists of such timeless songs as "Georgia On My Mind" and "Summertime." This is Lennox's second (non-holiday) album consisting entirely of cover songs. It follows Medusa (#11 in 1995), which consisted of songs made famous by male artists. Note: The title, Nostalgia, sells the album short. Lennox is a great singer and these are great songs. She isn't just peddling nostalgia here.

Aretha Franklin, who teamed with Eurythmics for the 1985 hit "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves," debuts at #13 with her 38th studio album, Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics. It's her 16th top 20 album; her first in nearly 30 years. I wrote about this in a blog we posted last Thursday. If you missed it, here's a link.

Primus' Primus And The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble debuts at #17. It's an adaptation of the 1971 score to Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. That soundtrack never charted, but two of its songs became hits. Sammy Davis. Jr. took "The Candy Man" to #1 in 1972. The Glee Cast took "Pure Imagination" to #59 in 2011.

Guardians Of The Galaxy rebounds from #25 to #19 in its 13th week. It's #1 on Top Soundtracks for the 10th week.

Garth Brooks's 2007 album The Ultimate Hits drops from #59 to #61 in its 101st chart week. It's #1 on Top Catalog Albums for the fourth week.

Coming Attractions: Taylor Swift's 1989 will debut at #1 next week with first-week sales north of 1M. Six other new albums have a shot at the top 10: Now 52 (about 90K), Sam Hunt's Montevallo (60K), reissues of Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV (35K) and Houses Of The Holy (30K), Black Veil Brides' eponymous album (30K), Barry Manilow's My Dream Duets (30K)and Chris Tomlin's Love Ran Red (30K).

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

The Primus album is oddly enjoyable

[pnobelysk]

What other Acts (that were still alive ) have gotten four top tens in one year ?

[Green Baron]

Impressive numbers for Slipknot given that hard rock albums really don't do that well anymore.

[Gary]

Billboard 200 11/8


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk 5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
2 0 New 1 Paperwork, T.I. 2
3 0 New 1 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
4 0 New 1 Under Pressure, Logic 4
5 1 – 2 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
6 2 1 3 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
7 0 New 1 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
8 5 3 6 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
9 0 New 1 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 9
10 0 New 1 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 10
11 6 10 19 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
12 11 4 5 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
13 0 New 1 Sings The Great Diva Classics, Aretha Franklin 13
14 3 – 2 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
15 12 2 3 Hozier, Hozier 2
16 0 New 1 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
17 0 New 1 Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 17
18 14 13 8 V, Maroon 5 1
19 25 27 13 GG Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
20 16 18 48 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
21 4 – 2 rose ave., You+Me 4
22 20 23 18 x, Ed Sheeran 1
23 0 New 1 I Forget Where We Are, Ben Howard 23
24 15 6 4 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
25 9 – 2 Songs Of Innocence, U2 9
26 18 11 4 747, Lady Antebellum 2
27 24 32 4 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 24
28 19 14 5 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
29 27 30 9 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
30 23 21 6 X, Chris Brown 2
31 7 – 2 Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf, The Game 7
32 26 29 4 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
33 0 New 1 Man On The Run, Bush 33
34 0 New 1 Kings & Queens Of The Underground, Billy Idol 34
35 36 33 12 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
36 13 – 2 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 13
37 0 New 1 Collide, Boyz II Men 37
38 35 15 3 Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne 15
39 40 37 63 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
40 32 31 6 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
41 42 36 8 Seen It All: The Autobiography, Jeezy 2
42 0 New 1 Sound Of A Woman, Kiesza 42
43 43 34 6 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
44 50 41 9 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
45 111 89 60 PS Bad Blood, Bastille 11
46 10 – 2 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
47 41 28 14 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
48 39 35 7 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
49 22 24 7 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
50 0 New 1 Tough Love, Jessie Ware 50
51 48 38 5 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
52 33 9 3 Point Of No Return, Keyshia Cole 9
53 30 7 3 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, Stevie Nicks 7
54 37 22 4 ART OFFICIAL AGE, Prince 5
55 47 56 99 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
56 0 New 1 Hold My Home, Cold War Kids 56
57 0 New 1 Opera: The Ultimate Collection, Andrea Bocelli 57
58 54 50 23 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
59 34 5 3 Everything Will Be Alright In The End, Weezer 5
60 53 48 7 Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites, Alabama 33
61 59 63 101 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 3
62 69 94 328 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
63 61 62 27 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
64 56 51 7 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
65 66 86 37 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
66 76 76 59 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
67 72 74 23 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
68 133 110 105 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
69 52 54 3 The Best Of Me, Soundtrack 52
70 79 80 28 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
71 78 75 83 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
72 65 64 10 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
73 55 61 7 Souled Out, Jhene Aiko 3
74 0 Re-Entry 33 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
75 62 39 4 Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams 13
76 71 72 56 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
77 89 81 10 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
78 17 – 2 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
79 0 Re-Entry 80 Red, Taylor Swift 1
80 73 67 21 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
81 0 New 1 GarciaLive Volume Five: December 31st 1975, Keystone Berkeley, Jerry Garcia Band 81
82 8 – 2 People Keep Talking, Hoodie Allen 8
83 44 12 3 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
84 85 79 25 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
85 51 66 112 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
86 0 New 1 A Christmas To Believe In, Various Artists 86
87 58 52 4 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
88 0 New 1 Soused, Scott Walker + Sunn O))) 88
89 75 69 17 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
90 101 104 189 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
91 57 – 2 An Incredible Journey, Dorothy Norwood 57
92 109 73 5 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
93 46 16 4 Kauai (EP), Childish Gambino 16
94 163 121 57 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
95 0 New 1 Finest Hour: The Best Of Gavin DeGraw, Gavin DeGraw 95
96 0 New 1 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels 96
97 70 57 5 JHud, Jennifer Hudson 10
98 0 New 1 21 Totally 80s Hits, Various Artists 98
99 82 60 60 Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles 1
100 164 190 16 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
101 84 127 24 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
102 67 19 3 You're Dead!, Flying Lotus 19
103 28 – 2 The Swon Brothers, The Swon Brothers 28
104 118 103 19 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
105 0 New 1 Massive Addictive, Amaranthe 105
106 0 New 1 Gang Rags: Reborn, Blaze Ya Dead Homie 106
107 155 142 149 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
108 108 125 7 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
109 103 93 132 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
110 0 New 1 Chicago Winds... The Saga Continues, Dave Hollister 110
111 175 – 37 Burning Lights, Chris Tomlin 1
112 106 87 83 Native, OneRepublic 4
113 122 120 192 21, Adele 1
114 0 New 1 Burnt Offering, The Budos Band 114
115 185 174 26 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
116 159 147 143 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
117 115 115 6 RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13
118 114 97 46 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
119 91 53 4 Gypsy Heart, Colbie Caillat 17
120 102 109 12 1000HP, Godsmack 3
121 0 New 1 Jukebox The Ghost, Jukebox The Ghost 121
122 123 123 15 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
123 0 Re-Entry 228 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
124 136 138 335 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
125 94 65 5 Popular Problems, Leonard Cohen 15
126 93 71 5 Awakening, Jackie Evancho 17
127 64 17 3 Aquarius, Tinashe 17
128 104 113 51 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
129 107 55 60 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
130 68 49 7 Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar, Robert Plant 10
131 156 156 11 Icon: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 114
132 120 96 7 Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams 4
133 142 135 16 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
134 100 78 5 Live, Gary Clark Jr. 26
135 0 Re-Entry 9 Strange Desire, Bleachers 11
136 189 – 72 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
137 134 – 78 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19
138 146 140 116 +, Ed Sheeran 5
139 138 141 188 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
140 0 Re-Entry 5 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 59
141 98 77 5 Different Shades Of Blue, Joe Bonamassa 8
142 0 New 1 Heavy Lies The Crown, Army Of The Pharaohs 142
143 105 42 9 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
144 177 178 4 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 80
145 45 – 2 Black Star Elephant, Nico & Vinz 45
146 87 8 3 It's About Us, Alex & Sierra 8
147 38 – 2 Blood In Blood Out, Exodus 38
148 0 New 1 Phantom Radio, Mark Lanegan Band 148
149 130 111 34 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
150 0 Re-Entry 21 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 81
151 112 91 46 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
152 158 154 28 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
153 121 92 6 Bulletproof Picasso, Train 5
154 165 166 18 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
155 0 New 1 Tailgate Music, Jawga Boyz & Dez 155
156 97 83 186 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
157 150 117 884 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
158 80 20 3 Modern Vintage, Sixx: A.M. 20
159 0 New 1 Strong As Glass, Goapele 159
160 149 136 28 Testimony, August Alsina 2
161 144 149 57 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
162 131 179 19 The Hunting Party, Linkin Park 3
163 113 106 6 World On Fire, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators 10
164 0 New 1 Monstercat 019: Endeavor, Various Artists 164
165 119 58 4 This Is M.E., Melissa Etheridge 21
166 139 70 27 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
167 0 Re-Entry 9 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 127
168 154 157 26 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 52
169 141 85 32 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
170 148 131 36 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
171 157 148 59 The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac 12
172 135 146 45 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
173 128 102 7 Where It's At, Dustin Lynch 8
174 137 128 13 The Breeze - An Appreciation Of JJ Cale, Eric Clapton & Friends 2
175 173 180 80 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
176 0 New 1 Start Together /// 1994 - 2006, Sleater-Kinney 176
177 116 100 20 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
178 169 143 21 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 10
179 0 New 1 What Matters Most, Forever Came Calling 179
180 0 Re-Entry 169 Recovery, Eminem 1
181 143 116 53 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
182 0 Re-Entry 191 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
183 0 Re-Entry 55 Paradise (EP), Lana Del Rey 10
184 160 145 7 Goddess, Banks 12
185 0 Re-Entry 99 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 1
186 60 129 192 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 5
187 0 Re-Entry 125 Speak Now, Taylor Swift 1
188 147 95 4 No Sound Without Silence, The Script 10
189 0 Re-Entry 16 Monster Mash And Other Terrifying Tunes, The Countdown Singers And Orchestra 99
190 181 186 109 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 98
191 0 Re-Entry 19 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 154
192 29 – 2 Heart On My Sleeve, Mary Lambert 29
193 0 New 1 The Best Day, Thurston Moore 193
194 0 Re-Entry 93 Greatest Hits... So Far!!!, P!nk 5
195 0 Re-Entry 98 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 1
196 178 163 28 Lunatic, KONGOS 39
197 0 Re-Entry 220 Fearless, Taylor Swift 1
198 166 155 23 Heart And Soul, Elvis Presley 110
199 192 185 41 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams Jr. 101
200 0 Re-Entry 328 Metallica, Metallica 1

[Gary]

TCA 11/8


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk 5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
2 0 New 1 Paperwork, T.I. 2
3 0 New 1 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
4 0 New 1 Under Pressure, Logic 4
5 1 – 2 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
6 2 1 3 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
7 0 New 1 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
8 5 3 6 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
9 0 New 1 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 9
10 0 New 1 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 10
11 6 10 19 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
12 11 4 5 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
13 0 New 1 Sings The Great Diva Classics, Aretha Franklin 13
14 3 – 2 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
15 12 2 3 Hozier, Hozier 2
16 0 New 1 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
17 0 New 1 Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 17
18 14 13 8 V, Maroon 5 1
19 25 27 13 GG Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
20 16 18 48 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
21 4 – 2 rose ave., You+Me 4
22 20 23 18 x, Ed Sheeran 1
23 0 New 1 I Forget Where We Are, Ben Howard 23
24 15 6 4 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
25 9 – 2 Songs Of Innocence, U2 9
26 18 11 4 747, Lady Antebellum 2
27 24 32 4 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 24
28 19 14 5 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
29 27 30 9 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
30 23 21 6 X, Chris Brown 2
31 7 – 2 Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf, The Game 7
32 26 29 4 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
33 0 New 1 Man On The Run, Bush 33
34 0 New 1 Kings & Queens Of The Underground, Billy Idol 34
35 36 33 12 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
36 13 – 2 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 13
37 0 New 1 Collide, Boyz II Men 37
38 35 15 3 Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne 15
39 40 37 63 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
40 32 31 6 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
41 42 36 8 Seen It All: The Autobiography, Jeezy 2
42 0 New 1 Sound Of A Woman, Kiesza 42
43 43 34 6 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
44 50 40 9 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
45 102 84 60 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
46 10 – 2 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
47 41 28 14 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
48 39 35 7 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
49 22 24 7 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
50 0 New 1 Tough Love, Jessie Ware 50
51 48 38 5 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
52 33 9 3 Point Of No Return, Keyshia Cole 9
53 30 7 3 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, Stevie Nicks 7
54 37 22 4 ART OFFICIAL AGE, Prince 5
55 47 55 99 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
56 0 New 1 Hold My Home, Cold War Kids 56
57 0 New 1 Opera: The Ultimate Collection, Andrea Bocelli 57
58 54 49 23 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
59 34 5 3 Everything Will Be Alright In The End, Weezer 5
60 53 47 7 Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites, Alabama 33
61 59 60 27 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
62 56 50 7 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
63 64 82 37 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
64 73 73 59 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
65 69 71 23 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
66 52 53 3 The Best Of Me, Soundtrack 52
67 76 77 28 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
68 75 72 83 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
69 63 61 10 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
70 55 59 7 Souled Out, Jhene Aiko 3
71 183 160 35 PS Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
72 60 39 4 Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams 13
73 68 69 56 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
74 84 78 10 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
75 17 – 2 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
76 70 64 21 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
77 0 New 1 GarciaLive Volume Five: December 31st 1975, Keystone Berkeley, Jerry Garcia Band 77
78 8 – 2 People Keep Talking, Hoodie Allen 8
79 44 12 3 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
80 80 76 25 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
81 51 63 112 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
82 0 New 1 A Christmas To Believe In, Various Artists 82
83 58 51 4 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
84 0 New 1 Soused, Scott Walker + Sunn O))) 84
85 72 66 17 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
86 57 – 2 An Incredible Journey, Dorothy Norwood 57
87 100 70 5 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
88 46 16 4 Kauai (EP), Childish Gambino 16
89 0 New 1 Finest Hour: The Best Of Gavin DeGraw, Gavin DeGraw 89
90 0 New 1 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels 90
91 67 56 5 JHud, Jennifer Hudson 10
92 0 Re-Entry 4 21 Totally 80s Hits, Various Artists 92
93 138 149 16 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
94 79 115 24 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
95 65 19 3 You're Dead!, Flying Lotus 19
96 28 – 2 The Swon Brothers, The Swon Brothers 28
97 109 96 19 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
98 0 New 1 Massive Addictive, Amaranthe 98
99 0 New 1 Gang Rags: Reborn, Blaze Ya Dead Homie 99
100 99 113 7 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
101 0 New 1 Chicago Winds... The Saga Continues, Dave Hollister 101
102 97 83 83 Native, OneRepublic 4
103 0 New 1 Burnt Offering, The Budos Band 103
104 152 141 26 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
105 106 106 6 RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13
106 105 90 46 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
107 86 52 4 Gypsy Heart, Colbie Caillat 17
108 94 101 12 1000HP, Godsmack 3
109 0 New 1 Jukebox The Ghost, Jukebox The Ghost 109
110 113 111 15 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
111 88 62 5 Popular Problems, Leonard Cohen 15
112 87 68 5 Awakening, Jackie Evancho 17
113 62 17 3 Aquarius, Tinashe 17
114 95 104 51 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
115 98 54 60 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
116 66 48 7 Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar, Robert Plant 10
117 111 89 7 Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams 4
118 125 120 16 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
119 93 75 5 Live, Gary Clark Jr. 26
120 0 Re-Entry 13 Strange Desire, Bleachers 11
121 0 Re-Entry 13 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 58
122 91 74 5 Different Shades Of Blue, Joe Bonamassa 8
123 0 New 1 Heavy Lies The Crown, Army Of The Pharaohs 123
124 96 41 9 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
125 146 144 4 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 78
126 45 – 2 Black Star Elephant, Nico & Vinz 45
127 82 8 3 It's About Us, Alex & Sierra 8
128 38 – 2 Blood In Blood Out, Exodus 38
129 0 New 1 Phantom Radio, Mark Lanegan Band 129
130 118 102 34 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
131 103 86 46 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
132 134 130 28 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
133 112 87 6 Bulletproof Picasso, Train 5
134 139 135 18 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
135 0 New 1 Tailgate Music, Jawga Boyz & Dez 135
136 77 20 3 Modern Vintage, Sixx: A.M. 20
137 0 New 1 Strong As Glass, Goapele 137
138 131 121 28 Testimony, August Alsina 2
139 127 127 57 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
140 119 145 19 The Hunting Party, Linkin Park 3
141 104 98 6 World On Fire, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators 10
142 0 New 1 Monstercat 019: Endeavor, Various Artists 142
143 110 57 4 This Is M.E., Melissa Etheridge 21
144 123 67 29 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
145 167 153 17 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 109
146 124 81 32 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
147 130 118 36 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
148 121 126 60 The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
149 117 95 7 Where It's At, Dustin Lynch 8
150 122 116 13 The Breeze - An Appreciation Of JJ Cale, Eric Clapton & Friends 2
151 0 New 1 Start Together /// 1994 - 2006, Sleater-Kinney 151
152 107 93 20 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
153 142 123 21 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 8
154 0 New 1 What Matters Most, Forever Came Calling 154
155 126 107 53 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
156 135 125 7 Goddess, Banks 12
157 129 88 4 No Sound Without Silence, The Script 10
158 29 – 2 Heart On My Sleeve, Mary Lambert 29
159 0 New 1 The Best Day, Thurston Moore 159
160 147 133 31 Lunatic, KONGOS 39
161 85 – 2 Memoirs Of A Madman, Ozzy Osbourne 85
162 0 New 1 Islands, Bear's Den 162
163 101 42 39 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
164 158 142 35 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
165 148 79 48 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
166 149 117 3 Realidades, Los Tigres del Norte 117
167 0 Re-Entry 20 Ready To Fly, Jamie Grace 31
168 0 New 1 Home For The Holidays, Anthony Hamilton 168
169 89 – 2 Sometimes It Takes A Mountain, Gaither Vocal Band 89
170 83 – 5 Trap House 3, Gucci Mane 83
171 21 – 2 Andrew Mcmahon In The Wilderness, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness 21
172 151 152 23 The Fault In Our Stars, Soundtrack 5
173 0 New 1 Shoebox, Epik High 173
174 0 New 1 Radio Exitos: El Disco del Ano 2014, Various Artists 174
175 141 91 5 Syro, Aphex Twin 11
176 182 – 16 No Other Name, Hillsong 13
177 137 114 5 Strut, Lenny Kravitz 19
178 195 – 2 The Book Of Life, Soundtrack 178
179 144 45 3 Our Love, Caribou 45
180 136 132 49 The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 2, Five Finger Death Punch 2
181 140 92 5 Plain Spoken, John Mellencamp 18
182 172 150 61 Hail To The King, Avenged Sevenfold 1
183 0 New 1 Mr. Noah (EP), Panda Bear 183
184 166 140 21 Kuntry Livin', Big Smo 28
185 128 43 3 And The War Came, Shakey Graves 43
186 90 46 4 PLECTRUMELECTRUM, Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL 8
187 0 New 1 Raise The Dead: Live From Wacken, Alice Cooper 187
188 0 New 1 Mental, KJ-52 188
189 160 181 15 YES!, Jason Mraz 2
190 0 New 1 Holiday, Earth, Wind & Fire 190
191 0 New 1 Love Will Have Its Day, Laura Hackett Park 191
192 143 138 24 Xscape, Michael Jackson 2
193 0 New 1 Broken Ones (EP), Jacquie Lee 193
194 132 105 4 Hesitant Alien, Gerard Way 16
195 180 – 13 Begin Again, Soundtrack 22
196 200 139 3 Rips, Ex Hex 139
197 159 119 10 Smokey & Friends, Smokey Robinson 12
198 71 – 2 Hungry Ghosts, OK Go 71
199 175 136 12 If We're Honest, Francesca Battistelli 13
200 169 169 17 Neon Steeple, Crowder 9

[Gary]

Catalog 11/8

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 3 63 #1 4 wks The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 1
2 3 7 983 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
3 13 9 25 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 3
4 42 – 4 GG Red, Taylor Swift 4
5 8 8 113 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 1
6 26 12 495 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
7 5 2 4 Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles 1
8 22 20 832 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
9 9 6 65 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 2
10 31 – 3 Burning Lights, Chris Tomlin 10
11 10 11 47 21, Adele 1
12 25 21 7 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
13 50 45 307 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
14 15 17 1135 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
15 23 26 11 Icon: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 10
16 34 – 55 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 3
17 14 – 23 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
18 18 18 42 +, Ed Sheeran 1
19 16 19 130 The Eminem Show, Eminem 2
20 43 – 11 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 12
21 7 4 118 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
22 19 10 1129 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
23 21 27 18 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 18
24 24 22 20 The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac 20
25 30 – 2 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 25
26 0 Re-Entry 96 Recovery, Eminem 3
27 0 Re-Entry 277 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 1
28 0 Re-Entry 6 Paradise (EP), Lana Del Rey 13
29 0 Re-Entry 147 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 3
30 2 13 529 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
31 0 Re-Entry 45 Speak Now, Taylor Swift 2
32 0 Re-Entry 7 Monster Mash And Other Terrifying Tunes, Countdown Singers & Orchestra 4
33 33 40 135 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 12
34 0 Re-Entry 19 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 31
35 0 Re-Entry 50 Greatest Hits... So Far!!!, P!nk 2
36 0 Re-Entry 119 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 7
37 0 Re-Entry 109 Fearless, Taylor Swift 3
38 27 25 25 Heart And Soul, Elvis Presley 13
39 35 39 120 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams Jr. 11
40 41 37 690 Metallica, Metallica 1
41 28 30 61 Juke Box Heroes, Foreigner 4
42 46 – 769 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
43 11 – 2 In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3, Coheed And Cambria 11
44 29 – 16 American Idiot, Green Day 10
45 6 16 331 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
46 36 34 85 Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 1
47 0 Re-Entry 37 God's Not Dead, newsboys 1
48 37 38 179 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1
49 0 Re-Entry 5 Halloween Party, Various Artists 11
50 0 Re-Entry 26 Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling 1

[Gary]

Digital lp 11/8

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk 5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
2 0 New 1 Under Pressure, Logic 2
3 0 New 1 Paperwork, T.I. 3
4 0 New 1 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 4
5 1 – 2 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
6 0 New 1 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 6
7 9 2 3 Hozier, Hozier 2
8 3 1 3 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
9 0 New 1 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 9
10 7 6 19 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
11 0 New 1 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 11
12 0 New 1 Sings The Great Diva Classics, Aretha Franklin 12
13 20 23 13 GG Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
14 0 New 1 I Forget Where We Are, Ben Howard 14
15 13 8 8 V, Maroon 5 1
16 14 12 18 x, Ed Sheeran 1
17 2 – 2 rose ave., You+Me 2
18 0 New 1 Sound Of A Woman, Kiesza 18
19 0 Re-Entry 27 Bad Blood, Bastille 4
20 22 25 48 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
21 19 – 5 Partners, Barbra Streisand 2
22 0 New 1 Hold My Home, Cold War Kids 22
23 0 New 1 Tough Love, Jessie Ware 23
24 0 New 1 Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 24
25 0 New 1 Man On The Run, Bush 25

[Gary]

Vinyl 11/8


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 New 1 #1 1 wk Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 1
2 0 New 1 Start Together /// 1994 - 2006, Sleater-Kinney 2
3 1 – 2 In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3, Coheed And Cambria 1
4 0 New 1 Soused, Scott Walker + Sunn O))) 4
5 0 New 1 5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 5
6 0 Re-Entry 6 Are You Experienced, The Jimi Hendrix Experience 6
7 0 New 1 Burnt Offering, The Budos Band 7
8 4 1 3 You're Dead!, Flying Lotus 1
9 3 – 2 Songs Of Innocence, U2 3
10 10 4 3 Our Love, Caribou 4
11 9 7 20 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
12 11 8 5 This Is All Yours, alt-J 2
13 15 14 51 AM, Arctic Monkeys 1
14 0 Re-Entry 118 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
15 0 New 1 The Best Day, Thurston Moore 15

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting- new albums by Bush and Billy Idol. Who knew. (I didn't notice in the HITS thread.)

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

3 versions of the Frozen soundtrack in the top 100 albums. Crazy.

Is Hozier Grammy eligible this year? If the album isn't, Take Me To Church should be, right? His album really is one of the best of the year, and with more exposure it could definitely turn into a sleep success.

[areyoureadytojump]

*HAPPY*

New RIAA certs:

Arctic Monkeys Gold
Drake 1xP

[ctmoonstoneheart]

Columbia Records owes Adele's 21 an 11 x platinum certification and Barbra Streisand's Partners a Gold certification