Billboard 200 11/15: Taylor Swift #1: 1.287 million

[kanimal]

Nov 5, 2014 11:55:31 GMT -5 Gary said:

Any numbers on how many albums were sold for 99 cents through the Microsoft app?

It is possible that accounts for the difference between the HITS number and the Soundscan number

Not saying that couldn't be possible.  But I'm still not sure why people are acting like this differential is abnormal.

Last week, Hits said Slipknot's album sold 126.7K copies.  Billboard said 132K.  That's a difference of 4%.  Nobody said anything.

This week, Hits # differed from the Billboard # by only 2%.  People seem troubled.

[Gary]

Not troubled by the difference, was just curious if there was a published number from the Microsoft app deal.

[Enigma.]

Nov 5, 2014 12:17:08 GMT -5 @misha said:

Amazing numbers for Taylor! I'm ok with Britney keeping her record and Taylor setting herself in a category of her own with all these #1 albums and 1 million + opening weeks. I'm anxious to see how big the drop will be in week 2 and how well the album will sell over the next two months! Finally something exciting on the charts to keep us busy while waiting for the Adele domination.

Oh honey there's LOT to be excited about anyway

[Gary]

BB200 11/15

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 0 New 1 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
3 0 New 1 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
4 0 New 1 My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow 4
5 6 2 4 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
6 5 1 3 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
7 0 Re-Entry 270 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 2
8 0 New 1 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
9 1 – 2 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
10 0 New 1 Black Veil Brides, Black Veil Brides 10
11 8 5 7 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
12 0 Re-Entry 100 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 1
13 2 – 2 Paperwork, T.I. 2
14 11 6 20 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
15 3 – 2 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
16 0 New 1 Rise, Trip Lee 16
17 12 11 6 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
18 15 12 4 Hozier, Hozier 2
19 20 16 49 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
20 0 New 1 ...Honor Is All We Know, Rancid 20
21 18 14 9 V, Maroon 5 1
22 14 3 3 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
23 10 – 2 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 10
24 0 New 1 Tell 'Em I'm Gone, Yusuf 24
25 0 New 1 Chemically Imbalanced, Chris Webby 25
26 19 25 14 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
27 22 20 19 x, Ed Sheeran 1
28 0 New 1 JE Heartbreak II, Jagged Edge 28
29 0 New 1 Dave's Picks Volume 12: Colgate University, Hamilton, NY - 11/4/77, Grateful Dead 29
30 7 – 2 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
31 4 – 2 Under Pressure, Logic 4
32 9 – 2 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 9
33 16 – 2 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
34 27 24 5 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 24
35 0 New 1 Ohio, Stalley 35
36 0 Re-Entry 18 Settle, Disclosure 36
37 39 40 64 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
38 28 19 6 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
39 0 New 1 NOW That's What I Call Disney 3, Various Artists 39
40 0 New 1 Money Sucks Friends Rule, Dillon Francis 40
41 13 – 2 Sings The Great Diva Classics, Aretha Franklin 13
42 29 27 10 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
43 0 New 1 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 43
44 0 New 1 DK3, Danity Kane 44
45 0 New 1 I See Victory, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise 45
46 24 15 5 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
47 0 New 1 Wade Bowen, Wade Bowen 47
48 30 23 7 X, Chris Brown 2
49 26 18 5 747, Lady Antebellum 2
50 96 – 2 GG Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels 50
51 32 26 5 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
52 21 4 3 rose ave., You+Me 4
53 0 New 1 At War With Reality, At The Gates 53
54 35 36 13 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
55 36 13 3 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 13
56 0 New 1 Forever Together (EP), Emblem3 56
57 47 41 15 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
58 0 New 1 With A Little Help From My Fwends, The Flaming Lips 58
59 17 – 2 Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 17
60 40 32 7 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
61 65 66 38 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
62 58 54 24 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
63 25 9 3 Songs Of Innocence, U2 9
64 0 Re-Entry 10 Begin Again, Soundtrack 22
65 0 New 1 Full Of Cheer, Home Free 65
66 43 43 7 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
67 38 35 4 Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne 15
68 41 42 9 Seen It All: The Autobiography, Jeezy 2
69 48 39 8 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
70 54 37 5 ART OFFICIAL AGE, Prince 5
71 55 47 100 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
72 0 New 1 Aviator, Stoney LaRue 72
73 0 New 1 Z Squared, The Devin Townsend Project 73
74 44 50 10 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
75 0 New 1 Inked In Blood, Obituary 75
76 51 48 6 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
77 63 61 28 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
78 77 89 11 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
79 90 101 190 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
80 60 53 8 Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites, Alabama 33
81 66 76 60 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
82 31 7 3 Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf, The Game 7
83 61 59 102 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 3
84 79 – 81 Red, Taylor Swift 1
85 70 79 29 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
86 0 New 1 Nothing In Particular, The Lacs 86
87 80 73 22 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
88 140 – 6 PS Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 59
89 108 108 8 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
90 0 New 1 Farruko Presents Los Menores, Farruko 90
91 0 New 1 Laughter's Good, Rodney Carrington 91
92 71 78 84 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
93 0 New 1 The Who Hits 50!, The Who 93
94 64 56 8 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
95 0 New 1 Hang, Lagwagon 95
96 49 22 8 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
97 0 Re-Entry 2 Halloween Party: 16 Scary Songs, Various Artists 97
98 46 10 3 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
99 0 New 1 Senzu-Rah, Regulo Caro 99
100 67 72 24 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
101 87 58 5 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
102 72 65 11 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
103 52 33 4 Point Of No Return, Keyshia Cole 9
104 57 – 2 Opera: The Ultimate Collection, Andrea Bocelli 57
105 0 New 1 Watchers Of Rule, Unearth 105
106 53 30 4 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, Stevie Nicks 7
107 137 134 79 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19
108 109 103 133 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
109 76 71 57 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
110 59 34 4 Everything Will Be Alright In The End, Weezer 5
111 0 Re-Entry 3 Kidz Bop Halloween Hits!, Kidz Bop Kids 111
112 84 85 26 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
113 85 51 113 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
114 112 106 84 Native, OneRepublic 4
115 62 69 329 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
116 107 155 150 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
117 104 118 20 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
118 37 – 2 Collide, Boyz II Men 37
119 86 – 2 A Christmas To Believe In, Various Artists 86
120 0 Re-Entry 30 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
121 34 – 2 Kings & Queens Of The Underground, Billy Idol 34
122 89 75 18 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
123 75 62 5 Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams 13
124 178 169 22 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 10
125 73 55 8 Souled Out, Jhene Aiko 3
126 83 44 4 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
127 45 111 61 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
128 111 175 38 Burning Lights, Chris Tomlin 1
129 123 – 229 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
130 122 123 16 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
131 0 Re-Entry 87 Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel 1
132 113 122 193 21, Adele 1
133 0 New 1 The Turn, Live 133
134 78 17 3 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
135 0 Re-Entry 39 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
136 23 – 2 I Forget Where We Are, Ben Howard 23
137 0 Re-Entry 9 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Special Edition, Soundtrack 31
138 131 156 12 Icon: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 114
139 0 New 1 Heartstrings, Leighton Meester 139
140 0 New 1 Rock & Roll Time, Jerry Lee Lewis 140
141 0 New 1 Forever, Mystery Skulls 141
142 150 – 22 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 81
143 97 70 6 JHud, Jennifer Hudson 10
144 143 105 10 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
145 136 189 73 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
146 0 Re-Entry 35 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
147 92 109 6 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
148 101 84 25 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
149 170 148 37 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
150 189 – 17 Monster Mash And Other Terrifying Tunes, The Countdown Singers And Orchestra 99
151 139 138 189 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
152 0 Re-Entry 2 Halloween Haunted House: 250 Tracks Of Terrifying Horror & Spooky Scary Sou, Halloween FX Productions 151
153 120 102 13 1000HP, Godsmack 3
154 119 91 5 Gypsy Heart, Colbie Caillat 17
155 144 177 5 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 80
156 0 New 1 Vampires (EP), Ryan Adams 156
157 116 159 144 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
158 128 104 52 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
159 0 New 1 Room 93 (EP), Halsey 159
160 129 107 61 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
161 124 136 336 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
162 163 113 7 World On Fire, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators 10
163 118 114 47 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
164 191 – 20 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 154
165 185 – 100 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 1
166 99 82 61 Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles 1
167 82 8 3 People Keep Talking, Hoodie Allen 8
168 182 – 192 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
169 133 142 17 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
170 157 150 885 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
171 0 New 1 Becoming Who We Are, Kings Kaleidoscope 171
172 69 52 4 The Best Of Me, Soundtrack 52
173 138 146 117 +, Ed Sheeran 5
174 167 – 10 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 127
175 152 158 29 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
176 91 57 3 An Incredible Journey, Dorothy Norwood 57
177 197 – 221 Fearless, Taylor Swift 1
178 0 New 1 Life After Deathrow, Boosie BadAzz 178
179 117 115 7 RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13
180 126 93 6 Awakening, Jackie Evancho 17
181 149 130 35 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
182 100 164 17 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
183 0 Re-Entry 167 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
184 0 Re-Entry 120 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 53
185 0 Re-Entry 10 They Want My Soul, Spoon 4
186 94 163 58 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
187 0 Re-Entry 48 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
188 115 185 27 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
189 161 144 58 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
190 0 Re-Entry 114 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 7
191 0 New 1 Back To Home (EP), Tristan Prettyman 191
192 199 192 42 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams Jr. 101
193 68 133 106 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
194 168 154 27 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 52
195 93 46 5 Kauai (EP), Childish Gambino 16
196 177 116 21 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
197 0 New 1 Chapter 6: Couples Therapy, Syleena Johnson 197
198 50 – 2 Tough Love, Jessie Ware 50
199 181 143 54 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
200 0 Re-Entry 164 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 18

[Gary]

TCA 11/15


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 0 New 1 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
3 0 New 1 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
4 0 New 1 My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow 4
5 6 2 4 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
6 5 1 3 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
7 0 New 1 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 7
8 1 – 2 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
9 0 New 1 Black Veil Brides, Black Veil Brides 9
10 8 5 7 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
11 2 – 2 Paperwork, T.I. 2
12 11 6 20 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
13 3 – 2 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
14 0 New 1 Rise, Trip Lee 14
15 12 11 6 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
16 15 12 4 Hozier, Hozier 2
17 20 16 49 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
18 0 New 1 ...Honor Is All We Know, Rancid 18
19 18 14 9 V, Maroon 5 1
20 14 3 3 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
21 10 – 2 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 10
22 0 New 1 Tell 'Em I'm Gone, Yusuf 22
23 0 New 1 Chemically Imbalanced, Chris Webby 23
24 19 25 14 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
25 22 20 19 x, Ed Sheeran 1
26 0 New 1 JE Heartbreak II, Jagged Edge 26
27 0 New 1 Dave's Picks Volume 12: Colgate University, Hamilton, NY - 11/4/77, Grateful Dead 27
28 7 – 2 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
29 4 – 2 Under Pressure, Logic 4
30 9 – 2 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 9
31 16 – 2 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
32 27 24 5 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 24
33 0 New 1 Ohio, Stalley 33
34 0 Re-Entry 35 Settle, Disclosure 34
35 39 40 64 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
36 28 19 6 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
37 0 New 1 NOW That's What I Call Disney 3, Various Artists 37
38 0 New 1 Money Sucks Friends Rule, Dillon Francis 38
39 13 – 2 Sings The Great Diva Classics, Aretha Franklin 13
40 29 27 10 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
41 0 New 1 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 41
42 0 New 1 DK3, Danity Kane 42
43 0 New 1 I See Victory, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise 43
44 24 15 5 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
45 0 New 1 Wade Bowen, Wade Bowen 45
46 30 23 7 X, Chris Brown 2
47 26 18 5 747, Lady Antebellum 2
48 90 – 2 PS Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels 48
49 32 26 5 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
50 21 4 3 rose ave., You+Me 4
51 0 New 1 At War With Reality, At The Gates 51
52 35 36 13 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
53 36 13 3 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 13
54 0 New 1 Forever Together (EP), Emblem3 54
55 47 41 15 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
56 0 New 1 With A Little Help From My Fwends, The Flaming Lips 56
57 17 – 2 Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 17
58 40 32 7 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
59 63 64 38 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
60 58 54 24 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
61 25 9 3 Songs Of Innocence, U2 9
62 195 180 14 GG Begin Again, Soundtrack 22
63 0 New 1 Full Of Cheer, Home Free 63
64 43 43 7 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
65 38 35 4 Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne 15
66 41 42 9 Seen It All: The Autobiography, Jeezy 2
67 48 39 8 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
68 54 37 5 ART OFFICIAL AGE, Prince 5
69 55 47 100 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
70 0 New 1 Aviator, Stoney LaRue 70
71 0 New 1 Z Squared, The Devin Townsend Project 71
72 44 50 10 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
73 0 New 1 Inked In Blood, Obituary 73
74 51 48 6 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
75 61 59 28 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
76 74 84 11 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
77 60 53 8 Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites, Alabama 33
78 64 73 60 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
79 31 7 3 Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf, The Game 7
80 67 76 29 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
81 0 New 1 Nothing In Particular, The Lacs 81
82 76 70 22 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
83 121 – 14 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 58
84 100 99 8 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
85 0 New 1 Farruko Presents Los Menores, Farruko 85
86 0 New 1 Laughter's Good, Rodney Carrington 86
87 68 75 84 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
88 0 New 1 The Who Hits 50!, The Who 88
89 62 56 8 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
90 0 New 1 Hang, Lagwagon 90
91 49 22 8 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
92 46 10 3 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
93 0 New 1 Senzu-Rah, Regulo Caro 93
94 65 69 24 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
95 83 58 5 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
96 69 63 11 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
97 52 33 4 Point Of No Return, Keyshia Cole 9
98 57 – 2 Opera: The Ultimate Collection, Andrea Bocelli 57
99 0 New 1 Watchers Of Rule, Unearth 99
100 53 30 4 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, Stevie Nicks 7
101 73 68 57 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
102 59 34 4 Everything Will Be Alright In The End, Weezer 5
103 80 80 26 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
104 81 51 113 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
105 102 97 84 Native, OneRepublic 4
106 97 109 20 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
107 37 – 2 Collide, Boyz II Men 37
108 34 – 2 Kings & Queens Of The Underground, Billy Idol 34
109 85 72 18 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
110 72 60 5 Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams 13
111 153 142 22 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 8
112 70 55 8 Souled Out, Jhene Aiko 3
113 79 44 4 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
114 45 102 61 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
115 110 113 16 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
116 0 New 1 The Turn, Live 116
117 75 17 3 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
118 163 101 40 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
119 23 – 2 I Forget Where We Are, Ben Howard 23
120 0 New 1 Heartstrings, Leighton Meester 120
121 0 New 1 Rock & Roll Time, Jerry Lee Lewis 121
122 0 New 1 Forever, Mystery Skulls 122
123 91 67 6 JHud, Jennifer Hudson 10
124 124 96 10 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
125 164 158 36 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
126 87 100 6 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
127 94 79 25 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
128 147 130 37 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
129 108 94 13 1000HP, Godsmack 3
130 107 86 5 Gypsy Heart, Colbie Caillat 17
131 125 146 5 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 78
132 0 New 1 Vampires (EP), Ryan Adams 132
133 114 95 52 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
134 0 New 1 Room 93 (EP), Halsey 134
135 115 98 61 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
136 141 104 7 World On Fire, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators 10
137 106 105 47 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
138 78 8 3 People Keep Talking, Hoodie Allen 8
139 118 125 17 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
140 0 New 1 Becoming Who We Are, Kings Kaleidoscope 140
141 66 52 4 The Best Of Me, Soundtrack 52
142 145 167 18 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 109
143 132 134 29 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
144 86 57 3 An Incredible Journey, Dorothy Norwood 57
145 0 New 1 Life After Deathrow, Boosie BadAzz 145
146 105 106 7 RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13
147 112 87 6 Awakening, Jackie Evancho 17
148 130 118 35 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
149 93 138 17 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
150 0 Re-Entry 12 They Want My Soul, Spoon 4
151 165 148 49 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
152 104 152 27 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
153 139 127 58 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
154 0 New 1 Back To Home (EP), Tristan Prettyman 154
155 88 46 5 Kauai (EP), Childish Gambino 16
156 152 107 21 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
157 0 New 1 Chapter 6: Couples Therapy, Syleena Johnson 157
158 50 – 2 Tough Love, Jessie Ware 50
159 155 126 54 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
160 184 166 22 Kuntry Livin', Big Smo 28
161 122 91 6 Different Shades Of Blue, Joe Bonamassa 8
162 148 121 61 The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
163 116 66 8 Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar, Robert Plant 10
164 138 131 29 Testimony, August Alsina 2
165 113 62 4 Aquarius, Tinashe 17
166 186 90 5 PLECTRUMELECTRUM, Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL 8
167 134 139 19 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
168 119 93 6 Live, Gary Clark Jr. 26
169 111 88 6 Popular Problems, Leonard Cohen 15
170 0 New 1 Country Classics: A Tapestry Of Our Musical Heritage, Joey + Rory 170
171 117 111 8 Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams 4
172 0 New 1 Back From The Dead 2, Chief Keef 172
173 0 New 1 While I Stay Secluded (EP), Knuckle Puck 173
174 144 123 30 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
175 95 65 4 You're Dead!, Flying Lotus 19
176 133 112 7 Bulletproof Picasso, Train 5
177 0 New 1 Eclectic, Eric Johnson / Mike Stern 177
178 127 82 4 It's About Us, Alex & Sierra 8
179 0 New 1 Keep You, Pianos Become The Teeth 179
180 0 New 1 Happy Halloween, Various Artists 180
181 131 103 47 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
182 160 147 32 Lunatic, KONGOS 39
183 126 45 3 Black Star Elephant, Nico & Vinz 45
184 33 – 2 Man On The Run, Bush 33
185 101 – 2 Chicago Winds... The Saga Continues, Dave Hollister 101
186 150 122 14 The Breeze - An Appreciation Of JJ Cale, Eric Clapton & Friends 2
187 0 Re-Entry 17 New, Paul McCartney 3
188 156 135 8 Goddess, Banks 12
189 157 129 5 No Sound Without Silence, The Script 10
190 178 195 3 The Book Of Life, Soundtrack 178
191 146 124 33 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
192 174 – 2 Radio Exitos: El Disco del Ano 2014, Various Artists 174
193 136 77 4 Modern Vintage, Sixx: A.M. 20
194 198 71 3 Hungry Ghosts, OK Go 71
195 96 28 3 The Swon Brothers, The Swon Brothers 28
196 143 110 5 This Is M.E., Melissa Etheridge 21
197 161 85 3 Memoirs Of A Madman, Ozzy Osbourne 85
198 0 New 1 Down To Earth, Flight Facilities 198
199 99 – 2 Gang Rags: Reborn, Blaze Ya Dead Homie 99
200 140 119 20 The Hunting Party, Linkin Park 3

[Gary]

Catalog 11/15

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Re-Entry 240 #1 1 wk Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
2 0 Re-Entry 9 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 2
3 5 8 114 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 1
4 1 1 64 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 1
5 4 42 5 Red, Taylor Swift 4
6 0 Re-Entry 4 Halloween Party: 16 Scary Songs, Various Artists 6
7 17 14 24 GG Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
8 9 9 66 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 2
9 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Kidz Bop Halloween Hits!, Kidz Bop Kids 9
10 2 3 984 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
11 8 22 833 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
12 0 Re-Entry 22 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
13 10 31 4 Burning Lights, Chris Tomlin 10
14 13 50 308 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
15 0 Re-Entry 3 Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel 15
16 11 10 48 21, Adele 1
17 0 Re-Entry 5 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Special Edition, Soundtrack 15
18 15 23 12 Icon: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 10
19 20 43 12 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 12
20 16 34 56 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 3
21 32 – 8 Monster Mash And Other Terrifying Tunes, Countdown Singers & Orchestra 4
22 19 16 131 The Eminem Show, Eminem 2
23 0 New 1 Halloween Haunted House: 250 Tracks Of Terrifying Horror & Spooky Scary Sou, Halloween FX Productions 23
24 12 25 8 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
25 14 15 1136 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
26 34 – 20 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 26
27 29 – 148 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 3
28 7 5 5 Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles 1
29 27 – 278 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 1
30 22 19 1130 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
31 18 18 43 +, Ed Sheeran 1
32 37 – 110 Fearless, Taylor Swift 3
33 0 Re-Entry 49 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 4
34 48 37 180 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1
35 6 26 496 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
36 0 Re-Entry 62 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 3
37 39 35 121 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams Jr. 11
38 3 13 26 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 3
39 23 21 19 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 18
40 0 Re-Entry 102 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 1
41 26 – 97 Recovery, Eminem 3
42 31 – 46 Speak Now, Taylor Swift 2
43 38 27 26 Heart And Soul, Elvis Presley 13
44 42 46 770 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
45 49 – 6 Halloween Party, Various Artists 11
46 0 Re-Entry 81 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 2
47 0 New 1 Love Gun, KISS 47
48 0 New 1 This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About, Modest Mouse 48
49 0 Re-Entry 106 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 3
50 25 30 3 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 25

[Gary]

Digital

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 0 New 1 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 2
3 0 New 1 NOW 52, Various Artists 3
4 0 New 1 Rise, Trip Lee 4
5 0 New 1 Black Veil Brides, Black Veil Brides 5
6 10 7 20 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
7 5 1 3 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
8 1 – 2 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
9 0 New 1 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 9
10 7 9 4 Hozier, Hozier 2
11 0 Re-Entry 2 Settle, Disclosure 11
12 8 3 4 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
13 0 New 1 Money Sucks Friends Rule, Dillon Francis 13
14 2 – 2 Under Pressure, Logic 2
15 0 New 1 Ohio, Stalley 15
16 0 New 1 JE Heartbreak II, Jagged Edge 16
17 0 New 1 DK3, Danity Kane 17
18 3 – 2 Paperwork, T.I. 3
19 13 20 14 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
20 0 New 1 Wade Bowen, Wade Bowen 20
21 0 New 1 Forever Together (EP), Emblem3 21
22 16 14 19 x, Ed Sheeran 1
23 0 New 1 ...Honor Is All We Know, Rancid 23
24 15 13 9 V, Maroon 5 1
25 0 New 1 Chemically Imbalanced, Chris Webby 25

[Gary]

Vinyl 11/15


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 New 1 #1 1 wk Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
2 0 New 1 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 2
3 0 New 1 ...Honor Is All We Know, Rancid 3
4 0 New 1 Vampires (EP), Ryan Adams 4
5 0 New 1 This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About, Modest Mouse 5
6 1 – 2 Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 1
7 0 New 1 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels 7
8 0 New 1 With A Little Help From My Fwends, The Flaming Lips 8
9 0 New 1 Hang, Lagwagon 9
10 0 New 1 Brooklyn, Wyatt Cenac 10
11 0 New 1 At War With Reality, At The Gates 11
12 0 New 1 Lonesome Crowded West, Modest Mouse 12
13 0 New 1 Keep You, Pianos Become The Teeth 13
14 0 New 1 Inked In Blood, Obituary 14
15 0 New 1 Powerslave, Iron Maiden 15

[Spidey]

www.buzzfeed.com/kelleydunlap/what-the-world-was-like-in-2002

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting; 41 catalog albums on the Billboard 200 this week.

Looks like Mr. Bublé's holiday album is shaping up for another good year.

[areyoureadytojump]

^40 albums. #40 Catalog is #200 on BB200.

[HolidayGuy]

^Oops. I looked at the bottom of the BB 200 to see the lowest-ranked current album, and then looked at Current Albums, to see where it's ranked- PRISM is at 159, so that's how I came up with the 41. lol

[onebuffalo]

Average opening for the three million selling Taylor Swift CDs are 1.16 million during the first week. Congratulations, Taylor Swift for another history making week.

[areyoureadytojump]

Be sure to look at the graph at the Billboard website:

www.billboard.com/articles/6312056/roadmap-taylor-swfit-record-breaking-week-6-steps

The Roadmap to Taylor Swift's Record-Breaking Week in 6 (Not So Easy) Steps
By Ed Christman, Keith Caulfield and William Gruger | November 07, 2014

The singer and her hard-charging label defied the odds by brilliantly influencing everything from fans' emotions to lowered expectations to hit almost 1.3 million in sales.

Here's a head-scratcher for the digital era: even though U.S. album sales have plummeted 20 percent since Taylor Swift's last album, Red, was issued in 2012, the singer scored the best opening week of her career with 1989, moving 1.28 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. With that debut, Swift not only registers the only instant-platinum release of 2014, but bests her last effort by 7.6 percent (the only other album to hit the million mark: Frozen, which has sold 3.5 million units, most of them this year) and beats previous 1989 projections of 750,000 (upped to 900,000 on release day and 1.2 million 48 hours later) by some 500,000 copies. So how did she manage to defy expectations and log the biggest week for an album since 2002, when Eminem's The Eminem Show sold 1.32 million in its second chart week? In a classic Swiftian strategy, the 24-year-old under-promises, over-delivers and then some, while behind the scenes, label Big Machine, and its Universal Music Group support system, drives sales with ruthless focus. Here's how she beat the odds, all with an aw-shucks smile.

1. ENTICE MULTIPLE PURCHASES

It wasn't just the CD-only, exclusive-to-Target bonus tracks that drove fans to purchase a copy of 1989 during release week (a tactic used for Red and 2010's Speak Now as well). Each disc also offers a set of Polaroid-like photos -- five different collections were printed, but consumers don't know which set they'll receive -- and a unique code that can be used to enter the "1989 Swiftstakes," where the grand prize (250 in all) is two passes to a meet-and-greet experience with the singer and a concert. The catch? The entry period ended Nov. 2, the final day of 1989's first tracking week.

2. CONNECT WITH FANS SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY

Swift's fans "want a close connection, and she gives it to them consistently," says one UMG insider who adds that the singer's engagement with her audience is "the best we've ever seen." During release week, Swift initiated a frenzy of online conversation by releasing 1989 an hour early, making the announcement on Twitter at 11:18 p.m. ET on Oct. 26. The next day, she began an exhaustive campaign that involved retweeting and reblogging fans on Tumblr who posted pictures of themselves holding the album. With it, the Twitter hashtag #taylurking was born, a cheeky way for Swift to let her fans know she was watching. Throughout the week, more than 2 million mentions of "Taylor Swift" were registered on the platform, with online chatter peaking at 70,000 tweets per minute the night of Oct. 26, according to data provided by Twitter. Moreover, adds the Universal executive, Swift's fans protect her. "They are superinvolved, making sure that other fans don't get a copy of the album and upload to the Internet."

3. TAKE OVER TV

Swift launched 1989 with a live stream, but after shaking it off for the first time, it was bye-bye Web, hello terrestrial broadcast media: The MTV Video Music Awards, Good Morning America (twice), The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Voice (twice), America's Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest, Late Show With David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Talk -- even NPR got in on the rollout. "Taylor, her management and the label were as aggressive as an organization can be," says another UMG insider. The end result: 58.6 million people potentially reached.

4. KEEP THE ALBUM OFF STREAMING

Delaying a new album's arrival at streaming services to help boost initial sales is a tactic that has served top-name artists well, including Swift. So 1989's non-streaming status was not a surprise -- until a week after release, when Big Machine pulled Swift's entire catalog from streaming services with an ad-supported, free tier -- Spotify as well as Rdio -- but kept it at pay-only services Beats Music, Rhapsody and Google Play All Access, ensuring higher, subscriber-only royalties.

5. MARKET FAR AND WIDE

No stranger to product endorsements and tie-ins, Swift returned to such blue-blooded partners as Diet Coke (her ad features the ultimate hook, dozens of adorable kittens, capped off by a 1989 plug) and also teamed up with the ubiquitous Subway for a national promotion. Her album was also carried in supermarket chains including Kroger's and drug-store chains (Walgreens). And in exchange for the Target exclusives, the country's second-biggest album retailer responded with a big marketing push.

6. LOWER EXPECTATIONS

Seven weeks ago, UMG projected that 1989 would sell 1.1 million units, but that figure was readjusted to 750,000 units about four weeks before its release. It wasn't for lack of confidence in Swift's commercial power, but because overall sales have declined so dramatically in 2014 (blame the shrinking download business and the growth of streaming services) many doubted any artist could hit the first-week million mark. Additionally, there were fears that country fans would abandon Swift because she was fully embracing a pop sound. The payoff: a steady climb in projections, eventually matching in seven days what Beyoncé did in 17 with her surprise-released, self-titled effort, one of 2013's biggest out-the-gate sellers (as an iTunes exclusive, Beyoncé scanned 617,000 albums in three days). The ever-calculating Swift needs no surprise.

[areyoureadytojump]

Sales by retailer:

iTunes 616,000
Target 474,000
Walmart 87,000
Amazon 31,000
Starbucks 17,000
Google 13,000
Best Buy 11,000
Walgreens 4,100
Transworld (FYE) 3,500
Kroger's 3,2000

[Caviar]

Didn't even know Kroger sold CD's.

[areyoureadytojump]

*happy dance*

[kanimal]

Seven weeks ago, UMG projected that 1989 would sell 1.1 million units, but that figure was readjusted to 750,000 units about four weeks before its release. It wasn't for lack of confidence in Swift's commercial power, but because overall sales have declined so dramatically in 2014 (blame the shrinking download business and the growth of streaming services) many doubted any artist could hit the first-week million mark.

This isn't the first time I've read something like this from Billboard, and it just seems like an embarrassing way to forecast album sales.

Did we honestly not know the 2014 sales market was bad four weeks before 1989 came out? I mean, sure, the Jason Aldean and FGL sales were particularly disillusioning, but we saw Ariana disappoint and Blake REALLY disappoint a month or more out from the album's release. Plus, sales had been terrible all year (and really, if we need a clear reference point, dating back to Katy and Gaga last fall).


Interesting, pretty dead-on article overall though. The one noteworthy thing for me comes on the streaming front though. I had no idea Swift's music was still on the premium streaming networks (I have Google Play, but I own all of her previous albums--and synced them with Google--so I didn't go looking for her streaming content). My opinion has always been that premium devalues a music more than ad-supported since it allows you to cache the songs (and thus, for all intents and purposes, 'own' them on your device).

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/Bulletin/november-7-2014-billboard-bulletin.pdf

5,791,000 albums were sold in the USA last week.

2,472,000 albums were digital albums.

3,319,030 albums were cd/vinyl/cassette albums.

Physical still outselling digital...

[surfy]

I'm surprised to see physical CD sales higher than digital sales...

[areyoureadytojump]

Nov 8, 2014 20:22:30 GMT -5 surfy said:

I'm surprised to see physical CD sales higher than digital sales...

It's been like that all year long except for 1 week.