Billboard 200 11/22: Taylor Swift #1: 402,000

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www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6312375/taylor-swift-1989-second-week-no-1-bette-midler-calvin-harris


Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | November 12, 2014 11:00 AM EST


Meanwhile, Bette Midler and Calvin Harris score Top 10 debuts on the albums chart.

As expected, Taylor Swift's blockbuster 1989 album spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

The set sold 402,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 9, according to Nielsen SoundScan — down a moderate 69 percent compared to its 1.287 million bow.

The album's second-week haul is the second-biggest week for an album in 2014, following 1989's debut a week earlier. 1989 has sold 1.688 million copies in its first two chart weeks.

Swift's last album, 2012's Red, fell by 72 percent in its sophomore frame (1.21 million to 344,000). The album before that, Speak Now, also started with more than a million (1.047 million) and slipped by 69.5 percent (to 320,000) in week two.

It seems the music industry mostly avoided releasing albums from A-list artists to compete with 1989's second week. Thus, the top 10 sees only two new arrivals: Bette Midler's It's the Girls (No. 3) and Calvin Harris' Motion (No. 5). Last week's No. 2 set, the Now 52 compilation, holds in the runner-up slot with 59,000 (down 42 percent).

Midler's tribute to girl groups — which features covers of such tunes as TLC's "Waterfalls" and The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" — bows with 40,000 sold. The Warner Bros. Records release is Midler's highest debut ever, and second-highest charting album following the No. 2-peaking Beaches soundtrack. (The latter consists entirely of Midler tunes, as heard throughout the film.)

It's the Girls is Midler's first album since 2008's greatest hits set Jackpot! The Best Bette, and first album of new material since the 2006 Christmas effort Cool Yule.

Below Midler is Jason Aldean's former No. 1 Old Boots, New Dirt, which rises 5-4 with just over 35,000 (down just 17 percent). It's one of the albums in the top 10 that benefit from exposure on the Country Music Association Awards (CMA Awards) on Nov. 5. Aldean performed the album's "Burnin' It Down" on the broadcast.

Calvin Harris scores his first top 10 album as his fourth studio release, Motion, bows at No. 5. It also easily clocks his best sales week yet with 35,000 sold. His previous high was logged by his last album, 18 Months, when it debuted and peaked at No. 19 in 2012, starting with 17,000 sold.

Florida Georgia Line's Anything Goes is steady at No. 6 with 30,000 (down 21 percent), Barbra Streisand's Partners climbs 11-7 with 28,000 (down 2 percent) and Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour jumps 14-8 with 27,000 (up 2 percent). Brantley Gilbert's Just As I Am zooms 62-9 with 26,000 (up 306 percent) as it was deeply discounted to 99-cents during the tracking week in the Google Play store. Sam Hunt's Montevallo rounds out the top 10, sliding 3-10 with 25,000 (down 64 percent).

Over on the Digital Songs chart, Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" bounces back to No. 1 (up one spot) with 190,000 (up 43 percent). The song's sales were aided by its performance by Trainor on the CMA Awards with Miranda Lambert.

Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" slips 1-2 with 164,000 (though up 5 percent), while Swift's "Shake It Off" re-enters at No. 3 with 130,000 (up 1,020 percent). The latter song fell off the tally last week due to complete-my-album transactions in the iTunes Store (effectively exchanging the song for an album purchase of its parent album, 1989).

Hozier's "Take Me to Church" holds at No. 4 (123,000; up 16 percent) and Maroon 5's "Animals" dips 3-5 (114,000; up 4 percent).

Selena Gomez scores her second-biggest debut sales week, as "The Heart Wants What It Wants" bows at No. 6 with 102,000. It's the first single from her upcoming greatest hits album, For You, due out Nov. 24. Gomez's biggest sales start came with 2011's "Who Says," which launched with 116,000.

Sam Smith's "I'm Not the Only One" climbs 11-7 with just over 84,000 (up 20 percent) and Carrie Underwood's "Something In the Water" bounds 35-8 with 84,000 (up 144 percent). The song was performed on the CMA Awards (Nov. 5), while its music video premiered the same night.

"Bang Bang," by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj rises 10-9 with 83,000 (up 17 percent) and Tove Lo's "Habits (Stay High)" descends 5-10 with 81,000 (up 3 percent).


Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 9) totaled 4.95 million units, down 15 percent compared with the sum last week (5.80 million) and down 13 percent compared with the comparable sales week of 2013 (5.68 million). Year to date album sales stand at 204.14 million, down 13 percent compared to the same total at this point last year (234.33 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 18.29 million downloads, up 6 percent compared with last week (17.29 million) and down 11 percent stacked next to the comparable week of 2013 (20.62 million). Year to date track sales are at 953.65 million, down 13 percent compared to the same total at this point last year (1.09 billion).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2013 when: Lady Gaga's ARTPOP debuted at No. 1 with 258,000. The previous week's leader, Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2, fell to No. 2 with 210,000 (down 73 percent).

[Clauss]

Gotta Get that 3rd week taylor :v

[areyoureadytojump]

Albums with over 400k sold:

2011

(1) Born This Way – Lady Gaga – 1.108
(1) Watch The Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West – 436
(1) Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne – 964
(1) Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay – 447
(1) Take Care - Drake - 631
(1) Christmas - Michael Bublé - 479
(1) Christmas - Michael Bublé - 448
(1) Christmas - Michael Bublé - 467


2012

(1) 21 – Adele – 730
(1) Babel – Mumford & Sons – 600
(1) Night Train – Jason Aldean – 409
(1) Red – Taylor Swift – 1.208
(1) Take Me Home – One Direction – 540

2013

(1) 20/20 Experience - Justin Timberlake - 968
(1) Magna Carta - Jay Z - 528
(1) Crash My Party - Luke Bryan - 527
(1) Nothing Was The Same - Drake - 658
(1) Marshall Mathers 2 LP - Eminem - 792
(1) Midnight Memories - One Direction - 546
(1) Beyonce - Beyonce - 617

2014

(1) 1989 - Taylor Swift - 1.287
(1) 1989 - Taylor Swift - 402

[Enigma.]

#5 seems to be the highest EDM acts can go.. Didn't both David Guetta and Avicii reach #5 as well?

[kanimal]

Brantley Gilbert's Just As I Am zooms 62-9 with 26,000 (up 306 percent) as it was deeply discounted to 99-cents during the tracking week in the Google Play store.

I thought $0.99 albums no longer counted post-Gaga?

[Enigma.]

I think that rule applies to first 4 weeks only?

[badrobot]

Nov 12, 2014 12:46:44 GMT -5 kanimal said:

Brantley Gilbert's Just As I Am zooms 62-9 with 26,000 (up 306 percent) as it was deeply discounted to 99-cents during the tracking week in the Google Play store.

I thought $0.99 albums no longer counted post-Gaga?

That rule only applies during first 4 weeks of release.

[hitseeker.]

Fantastic sales for Taylor. Also, I'm really glad to see Calvin finally get a Top10, and a Top5, album. Deserved.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31387/title.hip-hop-album-sales-t-i-azealia-banks-joe-budden

Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 11/9/2014

#20. T.I. - Paperwork - 15,776 (122,603)

#30. Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste - 11,165 (11,165)

#36. Ariana Grande - My Everything - 10,234 (339,974)

#51. Chris Brown - X - 7,801 (260,862)

#55. Joe Budden - Some Love Lost - 7,695 (7,695)

#72. Logic - Under Pressure - 5,747 (89,837)

#73. Jeezy - Seen It All - 5,677 (237,852)

#75. Jagged Edge - J.E. Heartbreak II - 5,493 (18,065)

#79. Lecrae - Anomaly - 5,306 (185,058)

#95. Iggy Azalea - New Classic - 4,317 (401,235)

[areyoureadytojump]

Country album sales this week:

roughstock.com/news/2014/11/30698-country-album-chart-report-november-12-2014/

Jason Aldean leads the post-CMA Awards sales week see who were winners on the charts this week!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B7Xc5JioY4YwKyUwVId4GaZpHIFGJxh2trKxVON9Mzk/edit?pli=1#gid=0

4 Jason Aldean Old Boots, New Dirt 35,000 503,000
6 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes 30,000 324,000
9 Brantley Gilbert Just As I Am 26,000 634,000
10 Sam Hunt Montevallo 25,000 95,000
11 Blake Shelton Bringing Back The Sunshine 21,000 194,000
15 Miranda Lambert Platinum 17,000 515,000
16 The Doobie Brothers Southbound 16,000 16,000
21 Luke Bryan Crash My Party 16,000 2,205,000
34 Little Big Town Pain Killer 10,000 65,000
35 Kenny Chesney The Big Revival 10,000 233,000
39 Darius Rucker Home For The Holidays 9,900 18,800
44 Lady Antebellum 747 9,100 141,000
47 Eric Church The Outsiders 8,300 754,000
48 Chase Rice Ignite The Night 8,200 115,300
56 Tim McGraw Sundown Heaven Town 7,500 144,400
59 George Strait The Cowboy Rides Away 7,400 128,200
76 Dierks Bentley Riser 5,500 254,500
77 Garth Brooks The Ultimate Hits 5,500 48,900
90 Lee Brice I Don't Dance 4,600 95,500
96 Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer Different Park 4,200 475,900
97 Brad Paisley Moonshine In The Trunk 4,200 114,800
130 Keith Urban FUSE 3,100 404,600
167 Thomas Rhett It Goes Like This 2,700 205,900
192 Carrie Underwood Blown Away 2,400 1,701,300

[when the pawn...]

When was the last time that someone sold 400k+ on their second week? As far as I can remember, The 20/20 Experience, Red, Tha Carter IV, Born This Way, Speak Now, Tha Carter III and Graduation all missed the mark. Did The Massacre do it? If anyone has second week sales for The Massacre/Feels Like Home/Confessions/any other albums with 750k+ opening weeks, I'd love to see.

[Deleted]

The Massacre sold 771,000 in its second week. It was the last album to sell 400k+ in its second week until this week.

[areyoureadytojump]

music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-calvin-harris-in-motion-201236123.html


Chart Watch: Calvin Harris In Motion
By Paul Grein, Yahoo! Chart Watch

Calvin Harris lands his first top 10 album as Motion, his fourth studio album, enters The Billboard 200 at #5 (35K). Harris’s previous album, 18 Months, peaked at #19. Two songs from the new album have made the top 20: “Summer” and “Blame” (featuring John Newman). Motion enters The U.K.’s Official Albums Chart at #2.

Trivia note: Harris is the third artist with that surname to land a top five album. Jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris hit #2 in 1961 with Exodus To Jazz. Actor and singer Richard Harris hit #4 in 1968 with A Tramp Shining.

Taylor Swift's 1989 sold 402K copies in its second week, which tops the first-week sales of every other album so far this year. (Swift’s closest competition is Coldplay's Ghost Stories, which sold 383K copies in its first week in May.) I wrote about this in a separate blog which we posted today. If you missed it, here’s a link.

Now 52 holds at #2 for the second week (59K).

Bette Midler's 14th studio album, It’s The Girls!, debuts at #3 (40K). It’s her sixth top 10 album. She scored her first, The Divine Miss M, in March 1973. Midler has now put an album in the top 10 in five consecutive decades. This is her highest-charting album since the Beaches soundtrack peaked at #2 in June 1989. I wrote a separate blog about Midler’s album, which we posted on Monday. If you missed it, here’s a link.

Jason Aldean's Old Boots, New Dirt rebounds from #5 to #4 in its fifth week (35K). Aldean sang his #1 country hit “Burnin’ It Down” on last week’s Country Music Assn. Awards. The album tops the 500K sales mark this week. Aldean’s previous album, Night Train, took just two weeks to reach 500K. His album before that, My Kinda Party, took seven weeks. So this is more or less in line. Old Boots returns to #1 on Top Country Albums. This is its second week on top of that chart.

Three other country albums are listed in this week’s top 10. Florida Georgia Line's Anything Goes holds at #6 for the second week in its fourth week (30K) … Brantley Gilbert's Just As I Am rebounds from #62 to #9 in its 25th week (26K). There was a 99-cent sale on the album in the Google Play store … Sam Hunt's Montevallo drops from #3 to #10 in its second week (25K). “Leave The Night On” is a top 30 hit on the Hot 100.

Barbra Streisand's Partners rebounds from #11 to #7 in its eighth week (28K). Trivia note: This marks the first time that Streisand and Bette Midler have had albums in the top 10 in the same week … Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour rebounds from #14 to #8 in its 21st week (27K). The album goes over 750K this week.

The Frozen soundtrack rebounds from #19 to #13 in its 50th week. It’s #1 on Top Soundtracks for the 40th week.

The Doobie Brothers' 14th studio album, Southbound, debuts at #16. The group performed on the CMA Awards. The group had eight consecutive top 10 albums between 1973 and 1980.

Ed Sheeran's x, which debuted at #1 in June,holds at #27 in its 20th week. The album returns to #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart. This is its ninth week on top of that chart. That’s the longest run at #1 for an album by a male artist since James Blunt's Back To Bedlam spent 10 weeks on top in 2005-2006. The two other albums since 2006 that have spent nine or more weeks at #1 in the U.K. have been by female artists: Adele's 21 (23 weeks) and Emeli Sande's Our Version Of Events (10 weeks).

Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin IV drops from #7 to #28 in its 271st chart week. The album is #1 on Top Catalog Albums for the second straight week.

Paul McCartney & Wings' Venus And Mars re-enters the chart at #31. Wings At The Speed Of Sound re-enters at #45. Both were #1 albums; both spawned #1 singles: “Listen To What The Man Said” and “Silly Love Songs,” respectively. Wings At The Speed Of Sound logged seven weeks at #1 in 1976, longer than any other album by McCartney and/or Wings.

Bob Dylan and The Band'sThe Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11 debuts at #41. The Complete edition debuts at #42. If sales of the two editions had been combined, it would have debuted at #13. The original double-disk The Basement Tapes reached #7 in September 1975, 18 years after the album was recorded. Dylan’s The Bootleg Series was launched in 1991.

Coming Attractions: Look for Foo Fighters's Sonic Highways to debut at #2 next week, with first-week sales in the 180K range. (Taylor Swift's 1989 will probably hold on at #1 for the third week, with sales as high as 300K.) Pink Floyd's The Endless River will probably debut at #3 (140K), followed by Garth Brooks's Man Against Machine at #4 (125K). Big K.R.I.T.'s Cadillactica and Nick Jonas's Nick Jonas will open around #6 and #7 (each with 35K).

[when the pawn...]

Nov 12, 2014 16:21:08 GMT -5 @towerofshowers said:

The Massacre sold 771,000 in its second week. It was the last album to sell 400k+ in its second week until this week.

I will never understand 50 Cent's popularity 2003-2005 (besides "In da Club").

[HolidayGuy]

Beaches indeed would count as a Bette Midler album, even if her name didn't appear on the chart back in the day- the RIAA credits it to her, too.

[Push The Button]

Nov 12, 2014 17:28:40 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Beaches indeed would count as a Bette Midler album, even if her name didn't appear on the chart back in the day- the RIAA credits it to her, too.

Yeah, this confused me. I assumed that a credit as a top 10 album would not be to her, as her name did not appear on the chart at the time.

Good to know!

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Nov 12, 2014 17:17:59 GMT -5 when the pawn... said:

Nov 12, 2014 16:21:08 GMT -5 @towerofshowers said:

The Massacre sold 771,000 in its second week. It was the last album to sell 400k+ in its second week until this week.

I will never understand 50 Cent's popularity 2003-2005 (besides "In da Club").

Wasn't The Massacre's debut week 3 days? I thought they had released it early because of a "leak".

[Clauss]

Nov 12, 2014 15:56:01 GMT -5 when the pawn... said:

When was the last time that someone sold 400k+ on their second week? As far as I can remember, The 20/20 Experience, Red, Tha Carter IV, Born This Way, Speak Now, Tha Carter III and Graduation all missed the mark. Did The Massacre do it? If anyone has second week sales for The Massacre/Feels Like Home/Confessions/any other albums with 750k+ opening weeks, I'd love to see.

Red and speak now didnt make to 400

[Gary]

BB200 11/22

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 2 #1 2 wks 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 – 2 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
3 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
4 5 6 5 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
5 0 New 1 Motion, Calvin Harris 5
6 6 5 4 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
7 11 8 8 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
8 14 11 21 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
9 62 58 25 GG Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
10 3 – 2 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
11 46 24 6 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
12 9 1 3 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
13 19 20 50 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
14 4 – 2 My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow 4
15 87 80 23 PS Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
16 0 New 1 Southbound, The Doobie Brothers 16
17 18 15 5 Hozier, Hozier 2
18 17 12 7 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
19 0 New 1 VII, Teyana Taylor 19
20 13 2 3 Paperwork, T.I. 2
21 37 39 65 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
22 15 3 3 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
23 32 9 3 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 9
24 21 18 10 V, Maroon 5 1
25 8 – 2 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
26 34 27 6 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 24
27 27 22 20 x, Ed Sheeran 1
28 7 – 271 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 2
29 55 36 4 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 13
30 0 New 1 Broke With Expensive Taste, Azealia Banks 30
31 0 Re-Entry 78 Venus And Mars, Wings 1
32 22 14 4 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
33 0 New 1 Storytone, Neil Young 33
34 30 7 3 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
35 38 28 7 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
36 42 29 11 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
37 26 19 15 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
38 81 66 61 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
39 43 – 2 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 39
40 0 New 1 Meet The Vamps, The Vamps 40
41 0 New 1 The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Bob Dylan And The Band 41
42 0 New 1 The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Bob Dylan And The Band 42
43 12 – 101 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 1
44 49 26 6 747, Lady Antebellum 2
45 0 Re-Entry 52 At The Speed Of Sound, Wings 1
46 23 10 3 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 10
47 61 65 39 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
48 78 77 12 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
49 0 New 1 Positively Christmas 2014, Various Artists 49
50 120 – 31 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
51 0 New 1 Lion Heart (EP), Jake Miller 51
52 48 30 8 X, Chris Brown 2
53 57 47 16 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
54 0 New 1 Abandon Ship, Knife Party 54
55 33 16 3 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
56 0 New 1 Some Love Lost (EP), Joe Budden 56
57 66 43 8 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
58 113 85 114 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
59 10 – 2 Black Veil Brides, Black Veil Brides 10
60 60 40 8 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
61 54 35 14 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
62 51 32 6 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
63 89 108 9 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
64 79 90 191 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
65 64 – 11 Begin Again, Soundtrack 22
66 85 70 30 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
67 71 55 101 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
68 70 54 6 ART OFFICIAL AGE, Prince 5
69 41 13 3 Sings The Great Diva Classics, Aretha Franklin 13
70 0 New 1 Ellen's The Only Holiday Album You'll Ever Need - Volume 1, Various Artists 70
71 92 71 85 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
72 52 21 4 rose ave., You+Me 4
73 31 4 3 Under Pressure, Logic 4
74 68 41 10 Seen It All: The Autobiography, Jeezy 2
75 45 – 2 I See Victory, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise 45
76 28 – 2 JE Heartbreak II, Jagged Edge 28
77 146 – 36 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
78 83 61 103 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 3
79 0 New 1 Hallelujah For The Cross, newsboys 79
80 69 48 9 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
81 126 83 5 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
82 39 – 2 NOW That's What I Call Disney 3, Various Artists 39
83 106 53 5 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, Stevie Nicks 7
84 76 51 7 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
85 155 144 6 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 80
86 74 44 11 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
87 109 76 58 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
88 0 New 1 White Noise, PVRIS 88
89 96 49 9 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
90 67 38 5 Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne 15
91 94 64 9 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
92 178 – 2 Life After Deathrow, Boosie BadAzz 92
93 63 25 4 Songs Of Innocence, U2 9
94 108 109 134 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
95 0 New 1 When Christmas Comes, Kim Walker-Smith 95
96 77 63 29 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
97 0 Re-Entry 71 Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves 2
98 144 143 11 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
99 116 107 151 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
100 0 Re-Entry 38 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 41
101 114 112 85 Native, OneRepublic 4
102 80 60 9 Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites, Alabama 33
103 102 72 12 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
104 101 87 6 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
105 0 New 1 Christmas With Nashville, Various Artists 105
106 100 67 25 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
107 84 79 82 Red, Taylor Swift 1
108 142 150 23 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 81
109 16 – 2 Rise, Trip Lee 16
110 20 – 2 ...Honor Is All We Know, Rancid 20
111 119 86 3 A Christmas To Believe In, Various Artists 86
112 59 17 3 Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 17
113 122 89 19 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
114 50 96 3 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels 50
115 112 84 27 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
116 117 104 21 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
117 183 – 168 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
118 82 31 4 Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf, The Game 7
119 132 113 194 21, Adele 1
120 0 New 1 From The Vault: Hampton Coliseum (Live In 1981), The Rolling Stones 120
121 124 178 23 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 10
122 130 122 17 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
123 170 157 886 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
124 0 New 1 Blood Oranges In The Snow, Over The Rhine 124
125 107 137 80 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19
126 0 Re-Entry 22 Cheers, It's Christmas, Blake Shelton 8
127 24 – 2 Tell 'Em I'm Gone, Yusuf 24
128 0 Re-Entry 41 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion 2
129 127 45 62 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
130 200 – 165 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 18
131 0 Re-Entry 48 Fuse, Keith Urban 1
132 104 57 3 Opera: The Ultimate Collection, Andrea Bocelli 57
133 88 140 7 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 59
134 154 119 6 Gypsy Heart, Colbie Caillat 17
135 138 131 13 Icon: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 114
136 0 Re-Entry 204 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
137 134 78 4 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
138 0 New 1 Redeemer: A Nashville Tribute To Jesus Christ, The Nashville Tribute Band 138
139 123 75 6 Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams 13
140 157 116 145 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
141 125 73 9 Souled Out, Jhene Aiko 3
142 0 Re-Entry 53 Noel, Josh Groban 1
143 161 124 337 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
144 115 62 330 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
145 148 101 26 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
146 167 82 4 People Keep Talking, Hoodie Allen 8
147 110 59 5 Everything Will Be Alright In The End, Weezer 5
148 0 New 1 The Trinity: 2nd Sermon (EP), The Lox 148
149 0 Re-Entry 29 White Christmas, Martina McBride 64
150 151 139 190 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
151 0 Re-Entry 10 Home For Christmas, Susan Boyle 17
152 169 133 18 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
153 0 New 1 What Was Done: Volume 1: A Decade Revisited, The Classic Crime 153
154 135 – 40 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
155 0 New 1 Allergic To Water, Ani DiFranco 155
156 98 46 4 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
157 0 New 1 30/40, Mannheim Steamroller 157
158 173 138 118 +, Ed Sheeran 5
159 158 128 53 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
160 86 – 2 Nothing In Particular, The Lacs 86
161 0 Re-Entry 7 Merry Christmas... Love, Elvis, Elvis Presley 101
162 163 118 48 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
163 128 111 39 Burning Lights, Chris Tomlin 1
164 0 New 1 Maddie & Tae EP, Maddie & Tae 164
165 149 170 38 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
166 0 Re-Entry 137 Chief, Eric Church 1
167 0 New 1 Vibes, Theophilus London 167
168 0 Re-Entry 34 It Goes Like This, Thomas Rhett 6
169 0 Re-Entry 89 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27
170 160 129 62 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
171 0 Re-Entry 13 Christmas Songs By Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 127
172 164 191 21 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 154
173 193 68 107 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
174 187 – 49 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
175 103 52 5 Point Of No Return, Keyshia Cole 9
176 0 Re-Entry 48 The 1975, The 1975 28
177 0 Re-Entry 10 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 133
178 0 New 1 Pandemonium, Cavalera Conspiracy 178
179 165 185 101 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 1
180 153 120 14 1000HP, Godsmack 3
181 192 199 43 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams Jr. 101
182 147 92 7 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
183 145 136 74 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
184 190 – 115 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 7
185 175 152 30 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
186 35 – 2 Ohio, Stalley 35
187 0 Re-Entry 110 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 98
188 0 Re-Entry 81 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
189 0 Re-Entry 116 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 1
190 194 168 28 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 52
191 162 163 8 World On Fire, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators 10
192 0 Re-Entry 7 Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration, Johnny Mathis 114
193 0 Re-Entry 92 Blown Away, Carrie Underwood 1
194 199 181 55 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
195 0 Re-Entry 28 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
196 0 Re-Entry 281 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 9
197 182 100 18 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
198 118 37 3 Collide, Boyz II Men 37
199 0 Re-Entry 29 Testimony, August Alsina 2
200 0 New 1 La Isla Bonita, Deerhoof 200

[Gary]

TCA 11/22

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 2 #1 2 wks 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 – 2 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
3 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
4 5 6 5 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
5 0 New 1 Motion, Calvin Harris 5
6 6 5 4 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
7 10 8 8 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
8 12 11 21 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
9 60 58 25 GG Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
10 3 – 2 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
11 44 24 6 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
12 8 1 3 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
13 17 20 50 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
14 4 – 2 My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow 4
15 82 76 23 PS Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
16 0 New 1 Southbound, The Doobie Brothers 16
17 16 15 5 Hozier, Hozier 2
18 15 12 7 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
19 0 New 1 VII, Teyana Taylor 19
20 11 2 3 Paperwork, T.I. 2
21 35 39 65 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
22 13 3 3 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
23 30 9 3 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 9
24 19 18 10 V, Maroon 5 1
25 7 – 2 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 7
26 32 27 6 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 24
27 25 22 20 x, Ed Sheeran 1
28 53 36 4 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 13
29 0 New 1 Broke With Expensive Taste, Azealia Banks 29
30 20 14 4 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
31 0 New 1 Storytone, Neil Young 31
32 28 7 3 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
33 36 28 7 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
34 40 29 11 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
35 24 19 15 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
36 78 64 61 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
37 41 – 2 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 37
38 0 New 1 Meet The Vamps, The Vamps 38
39 0 New 1 The Basement Tapes Raw: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Bob Dylan And The Band 39
40 0 New 1 The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Bob Dylan And The Band 40
41 47 26 6 747, Lady Antebellum 2
42 21 10 3 Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 10
43 59 63 39 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
44 76 74 12 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
45 0 New 1 Positively Christmas 2014, Various Artists 45
46 0 New 1 Lion Heart (EP), Jake Miller 46
47 46 30 8 X, Chris Brown 2
48 55 47 16 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
49 0 New 1 Abandon Ship, Knife Party 49
50 31 16 3 Hope, Susan Boyle 16
51 0 New 1 Some Love Lost (EP), Joe Budden 51
52 64 43 8 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
53 9 – 2 Black Veil Brides, Black Veil Brides 9
54 58 40 8 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
55 52 35 14 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
56 49 32 6 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
57 84 100 9 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
58 62 195 15 Begin Again, Soundtrack 22
59 80 67 30 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
60 69 55 101 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
61 68 54 6 ART OFFICIAL AGE, Prince 5
62 39 13 3 Sings The Great Diva Classics, Aretha Franklin 13
63 0 New 1 Ellen's The Only Holiday Album You'll Ever Need - Volume 1, Various Artists 63
64 87 68 85 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
65 50 21 4 rose ave., You+Me 4
66 29 4 3 Under Pressure, Logic 4
67 66 41 10 Seen It All: The Autobiography, Jeezy 2
68 43 – 2 I See Victory, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise 43
69 26 – 2 JE Heartbreak II, Jagged Edge 26
70 125 164 37 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
71 0 New 1 Hallelujah For The Cross, newsboys 71
72 67 48 9 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
73 113 79 5 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
74 37 – 2 NOW That's What I Call Disney 3, Various Artists 37
75 100 53 5 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault, Stevie Nicks 7
76 74 51 7 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
77 131 125 6 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 77
78 72 44 11 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
79 101 73 58 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
80 0 New 1 White Noise, PVRIS 80
81 91 49 9 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
82 65 38 5 Standing In The Breach, Jackson Browne 15
83 89 62 9 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
84 145 – 2 Life After Deathrow, Boosie BadAzz 84
85 61 25 4 Songs Of Innocence, U2 9
86 0 New 1 When Christmas Comes, Kim Walker-Smith 86
87 75 61 29 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
88 124 124 11 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
89 105 102 85 Native, OneRepublic 4
90 77 60 9 Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites, Alabama 33
91 96 69 12 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
92 95 83 6 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
93 0 New 1 Christmas With Nashville, Various Artists 93
94 94 65 25 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
95 14 – 2 Rise, Trip Lee 14
96 18 – 2 ...Honor Is All We Know, Rancid 18
97 57 17 3 Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble 17
98 109 85 19 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
99 48 90 3 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels 48
100 103 80 27 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
101 106 97 21 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
102 79 31 4 Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf, The Game 7
103 0 New 1 From The Vault: Hampton Coliseum (Live In 1981), The Rolling Stones 103
104 111 153 23 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 7, Various Artists 8
105 115 110 17 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
106 0 New 1 Blood Oranges In The Snow, Over The Rhine 106
107 22 – 2 Tell 'Em I'm Gone, Yusuf 22
108 114 45 62 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
109 0 Re-Entry 57 Fuse, Keith Urban 1
110 98 57 3 Opera: The Ultimate Collection, Andrea Bocelli 57
111 83 121 15 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 58
112 130 107 6 Gypsy Heart, Colbie Caillat 17
113 117 75 4 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
114 0 New 1 Redeemer: A Nashville Tribute To Jesus Christ, The Nashville Tribute Band 114
115 110 72 6 Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone, Lucinda Williams 13
116 112 70 9 Souled Out, Jhene Aiko 3
117 127 94 26 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
118 138 78 4 People Keep Talking, Hoodie Allen 8
119 102 59 5 Everything Will Be Alright In The End, Weezer 5
120 0 New 1 The Trinity: 2nd Sermon (EP), The Lox 120
121 139 118 18 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
122 0 New 1 What Was Done: Volume 1: A Decade Revisited, The Classic Crime 122
123 118 163 41 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
124 0 New 1 Allergic To Water, Ani DiFranco 124
125 92 46 4 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
126 0 New 1 30/40, Mannheim Steamroller 126
127 133 114 53 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
128 81 – 2 Nothing In Particular, The Lacs 81
129 137 106 48 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
130 0 New 1 Maddie & Tae EP, Maddie & Tae 130
131 128 147 38 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
132 0 New 1 Vibes, Theophilus London 132
133 0 Re-Entry 40 It Goes Like This, Thomas Rhett 6
134 135 115 62 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
135 151 165 50 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
136 97 52 5 Point Of No Return, Keyshia Cole 9
137 0 Re-Entry 56 The 1975, The 1975 28
138 0 New 1 Pandemonium, Cavalera Conspiracy 138
139 129 108 14 1000HP, Godsmack 3
140 126 87 7 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
141 143 132 30 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
142 33 – 2 Ohio, Stalley 33
143 136 141 8 World On Fire, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators 10
144 159 155 55 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
145 174 144 31 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
146 149 93 18 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
147 107 37 3 Collide, Boyz II Men 37
148 164 138 30 Testimony, August Alsina 2
149 0 New 1 La Isla Bonita, Deerhoof 149
150 148 130 36 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
151 153 139 59 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
152 142 145 19 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 109
153 162 148 62 The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell: Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
154 152 104 28 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
155 147 112 7 Awakening, Jackie Evancho 17
156 123 91 7 JHud, Jennifer Hudson 10
157 146 105 8 RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13
158 0 New 1 Love In Venice, Andre Rieu And His Johann Strauss Orchestra 158
159 56 – 2 With A Little Help From My Fwends, The Flaming Lips 56
160 167 134 20 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
161 181 131 48 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
162 168 119 7 Live, Gary Clark Jr. 26
163 161 122 7 Different Shades Of Blue, Joe Bonamassa 8
164 0 New 1 Mariachi El Bronx (III), Mariachi El Bronx 164
165 0 New 1 Eye'm All Mixed Up: Remixes, tobyMac 165
166 0 Re-Entry 21 Ready To Fly, Jamie Grace 31
167 160 184 23 Kuntry Livin', Big Smo 28
168 166 186 6 PLECTRUMELECTRUM, Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL 8
169 165 113 5 Aquarius, Tinashe 17
170 108 34 3 Kings & Queens Of The Underground, Billy Idol 34
171 0 New 1 The Wild Card EP, Kate Voegele 171
172 182 160 33 Lunatic, KONGOS 39
173 34 – 36 Settle, Disclosure 34
174 163 116 9 Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar, Robert Plant 10
175 186 150 15 The Breeze - An Appreciation Of JJ Cale, Eric Clapton & Friends 2
176 188 156 9 Goddess, Banks 12
177 85 – 2 Farruko Presents Los Menores, Farruko 85
178 200 140 21 The Hunting Party, Linkin Park 3
179 0 Re-Entry 24 The Fault In Our Stars, Soundtrack 5
180 156 152 22 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
181 175 95 5 You're Dead!, Flying Lotus 19
182 0 Re-Entry 3 Sometimes It Takes A Mountain, Gaither Vocal Band 89
183 195 96 4 The Swon Brothers, The Swon Brothers 28
184 176 133 8 Bulletproof Picasso, Train 5
185 171 117 9 Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams 4
186 144 86 4 An Incredible Journey, Dorothy Norwood 57
187 196 143 6 This Is M.E., Melissa Etheridge 21
188 169 111 7 Popular Problems, Leonard Cohen 15
189 0 Re-Entry 7 LP1, FKA twigs 30
190 86 – 2 Laughter's Good, Rodney Carrington 86
191 23 – 2 Chemically Imbalanced, Chris Webby 23
192 191 146 34 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
193 178 127 5 It's About Us, Alex & Sierra 8
194 0 Re-Entry 40 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 20
195 150 – 13 They Want My Soul, Spoon 4
196 141 66 5 The Best Of Me, Soundtrack 52
197 183 126 4 Black Star Elephant, Nico & Vinz 45
198 51 – 2 At War With Reality, At The Gates 51
199 88 – 2 The Who Hits 50!, The Who 88
200 189 157 6 No Sound Without Silence, The Script 10

[Gary]

Catalog 11/22

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 241 #1 2 wks Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
2 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Venus And Mars, Wings 2
3 2 – 10 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 2
4 0 New 1 At The Speed Of Sound, Wings 4
5 12 – 23 GG Christmas, Michael Buble 1
6 0 New 1 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 6
7 3 5 115 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 1
8 4 1 65 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 1
9 8 9 67 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 2
10 0 New 1 Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves 10
11 11 8 834 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
12 49 – 107 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 3
13 5 4 6 Red, Taylor Swift 4
14 19 20 13 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing, Kids Choir 12
15 33 – 50 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 4
16 16 11 49 21, Adele 1
17 30 22 1131 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
18 7 17 25 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
19 0 Re-Entry 9 Cheers, It's Christmas, Blake Shelton 4
20 0 Re-Entry 102 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion 1
21 40 – 103 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 1
22 18 15 13 Icon: Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton 10
23 44 42 771 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
24 24 12 9 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
25 0 Re-Entry 58 Noel, Josh Groban 1
26 25 14 1137 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
27 10 2 985 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
28 0 Re-Entry 87 White Christmas, Martina McBride 3
29 22 19 132 The Eminem Show, Eminem 2
30 0 New 1 Home For Christmas, Susan Boyle 30
31 31 18 44 +, Ed Sheeran 1
32 0 New 1 Merry Christmas... Love, Elvis, Elvis Presley 32
33 13 10 5 Burning Lights, Chris Tomlin 10
34 0 Re-Entry 28 Chief, Eric Church 8
35 0 Re-Entry 33 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 2
36 0 Re-Entry 13 Christmas Songs By Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 15
37 26 34 21 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 26
38 38 3 27 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 3
39 0 Re-Entry 67 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 4
40 27 29 149 Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi 3
41 37 39 122 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams Jr. 11
42 20 16 57 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 3
43 36 – 63 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 3
44 0 Re-Entry 136 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 12
45 50 25 4 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 25
46 46 – 82 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 2
47 39 23 20 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 18
48 0 Re-Entry 7 Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration, Johnny Mathis 17
49 0 Re-Entry 16 Blown Away, Carrie Underwood 4
50 0 Re-Entry 136 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 1

[areyoureadytojump]

Ugh. Christmas albums.

Blake Shelton has *5* albums on the chart this week.

50 Catalog albums are on the Billboard 200 this week.

[HolidayGuy]

And the holiday albums return in force.

Mr. Buble's album is just unstoppable- and he has yet another holiday special airing this year.

Celine Dion's album is back early, and higher than last year- last season, it re-entered at No. 194 on the Dec. 14 chart.

[areyoureadytojump]

New RIAA certs:

Barbra Streisand Gold
Keith Fuse Gold

[areyoureadytojump]

*happy dance*

www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/Bulletin/november-14-2014-billboard-bulletin.pdf

4,943,000 albums were sold in the last week.

2,001,000 were digital albums.

2,942,000 were cd/vinyl/cassette albums.