Billboard 200 01/10/15: Taylor Swift #1 - 430,000

[Taylor.]

Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends Seventh Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200

Taylor Swift's 1989 easily holds on to the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 chart, spending a seventh nonconsecutive week atop the list. The album sold 430,000 equivalent units (up 15 percent) in the week ending Dec. 28, according to Nielsen Music. (The Billboard 200 chart measures multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums [TEA] and streaming equivalent albums [SEA].)

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Swift has now spent a total of 31 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her four No. 1 albums. Among women, only Whitney Houston has racked up more No. 1 weeks, with 46. Houston notched four No. 1 albums as well: her self-titled debut (14 weeks at No. 1), Whitney (11 weeks), The Bodyguard soundtrack (20) and I Look To You (one).

Swift's 1989 also leads the Top Album Sales chart for a seventh frame, selling 326,000 copies (down 2 percent).

1989 is selling like no album has in the past 10 years. It has sold more than 200,000 copies in each of its first nine weeks on sale -- a feat not managed since the spring of 2004. Usher's Confessions was the last album to sell as consistent, moving more than 200,000 in each of its first nine frames (ending with the sales week of May 23, 2004).

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Confessions was also the last album to sell 200,000 in at least nine weeks, period. In total, that mega-selling album logged 12 nonconsecutive weeks of 200,000-plus sales.

No albums debut in the Billboard 200's new top 10, and there are just two new entries on the entire chart. Fabolous' The Young OG Project is the list's highest bow, at No. 12 (71,000 units).

As for the rest of the new top 10, Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint holds at No. 2 with 156,000 units (down 36 percent), of which 105,000 are pure album sales (down 47 percent). Pentatonix's That's Christmas To Me is steady at No. 3 with just over 131,000 units (down 39 percent), powered mostly by album sales (121,000; down 41 percent).

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One Direction's Four climbs 7-4 with 131,000 units (up 30 percent), with 100,000 of that pure album sales (up 14 percent). The group benefits from its NBC TV special (simply titled One Direction: The TV Special) that aired on Dec. 23

Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour rises 6-5 with 121,000 units (up 19 percent). Just 79,000 of that figure were album sales (up 1 percent), as the rest of his equivalent unit sum is made up of TEA and SEA. J. Cole's former No. 1, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, slips 4-6 with 120,000 units (down 11 percent). It sold 104,000 copies (down 12 percent).

Ed Sheeran's x rises one rung to No. 7 with 113,000 units (up 13 percent), with nearly half of that figure owed to TEA and SEA. The album sold 63,000 copies (up 3 percent) during the week. Hozier's self-titled album returns to the top 10 (14-8) with 88,000 units (up 30 percent). Just 43 percent of the album's equivalent units were traditional album sales (38,000; up 11 percent).

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The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack also bounds back into the top 10 (16-9) with 80,000 units (up 30 percent) -- all from album sales. Ariana Grande's My Everything is another returning effort to the top 10, as it zips 20-10 with 79,000 units (up 68 percent). Album sales make up only 41 percent of its unit sum for the week (33,000; up 13 percent).

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6422396/taylor-swift-1989-seventh-week-no-1-billboard-200

[KeepDeanWeird]

We're seeing the real impact of TEA during iTunes gift card redemption weeks. Some of the actual sales percentages are illuminating.

[Linnethia Monique]

Sh!t she did 104K in TEA and SEA units! :o

[Enigma.]

Percentage-wise, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran did even better

[onebuffalo]

Congratulations goes out to Taylor Swift:

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6422411/taylor-swift-1989-beats-frozen-top-selling-album-2014?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=biz_breakingnews&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News

[kingofpain]

So no top 10 album for Fabolous?

[kanimal]

Dec 31, 2014 12:42:19 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

So no top 10 album for Fabolous?

It almost surely is Top 10 on Total Album Sales (I'm guessing it didn't get much of a TEA + SEA spike).

[Linnethia Monique]

It debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200. In pure sales he would be above Ariana, Ed Sheeran and Hozier.

[HolidayGuy]

Most excellent showings for 1989 and Frozen this year.

[Call Me Crazy]

So proud of Taylor! Been a fan since the first day, and she gets better with age. Slaying every genre like a pro.

[onebuffalo]

Dec 31, 2014 15:25:22 GMT -5 Call Me Crazy said:

So proud of Taylor! Been a fan since the first day, and she gets better with age. Slaying every genre like a pro.

I agree. I had said 1989 will finish 2014 with 3.5 million in sales. It came in at 3.6.

[anafan]

Congrats to Taylor on her 2014 sales. Exceeded my expectations by a lot!

[Gary]

BB 200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 2 9 #1 7 wks GG 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 – 2 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 2
3 3 3 10 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 2
4 7 7 6 FOUR, One Direction 1
5 6 8 28 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
6 4 1 3 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
7 8 9 27 x, Ed Sheeran 1
8 14 14 12 Hozier, Hozier 2
9 16 13 22 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
10 20 17 18 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
11 19 15 57 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
12 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 The Young OG Project, Fabolous 12
13 9 10 7 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
14 18 18 12 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
15 24 22 17 V, Maroon 5 1
16 12 4 3 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
17 10 5 4 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
18 13 – 2 LIVESOS, 5 Seconds Of Summer 13
19 27 – 2 Into The Woods, Soundtrack 19
20 25 24 11 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
21 11 11 38 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
22 15 16 15 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
23 21 21 9 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
24 35 34 16 Title (EP), Meghan Trainor 15
25 5 – 2 Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 5
26 70 74 68 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
27 32 35 72 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
28 43 41 7 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
29 63 182 5 Annie, Soundtrack 29
30 17 12 11 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 6
31 22 20 14 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
32 47 43 9 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
33 31 26 7 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 2
34 50 44 6 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, Soundtrack 18
35 49 45 55 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
36 53 42 23 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
37 141 162 36 PS The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
38 30 28 7 The Endless River, Pink Floyd 3
39 52 52 5 For You, Selena Gomez 24
40 23 19 13 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 16
41 66 70 121 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
42 67 57 5 Globalization, Pitbull 18
43 29 6 3 Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?, K. Michelle 6
44 81 72 16 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
45 115 108 35 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
46 36 38 6 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
47 68 36 92 Native, OneRepublic 4
48 44 46 13 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
49 37 40 15 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
50 46 25 4 The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige 9
51 54 37 5 ShadyXV, Various Artists 3
52 34 23 14 PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 7
53 60 62 15 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
54 77 32 15 X, Chris Brown 2
55 76 96 108 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
56 124 163 88 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
57 57 66 14 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
58 33 27 37 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
59 82 91 65 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
60 153 – 221 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
61 39 30 9 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 25
62 125 122 19 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
63 73 80 46 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
64 45 71 9 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
65 103 109 61 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
66 65 90 30 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
67 92 85 5 Reclassified, Iggy Azalea 27
68 28 – 2 Sucker, Charli XCX 28
69 72 67 7 Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes 23
70 86 110 124 +, Ed Sheeran 5
71 100 103 152 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
72 80 65 14 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
73 74 69 7 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
74 145 144 60 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
75 0 New 1 The Best Of Joe Cocker: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Joe Cocker 75
76 40 31 8 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
77 97 81 8 Motion, Calvin Harris 5
78 89 115 32 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
79 0 Re-Entry 60 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 2
80 131 83 13 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
81 142 140 69 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
82 165 175 56 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
83 148 – 2 I LOVE MAKONNEN (EP), I LOVE MAKONNEN 83
84 127 128 26 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
85 123 138 16 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
86 135 149 55 The 1975, The 1975 28
87 109 78 28 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
88 120 147 344 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
89 94 119 32 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
90 121 129 89 Red, Taylor Swift 1
91 183 185 24 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
92 78 95 13 747, Lady Antebellum 2
93 61 51 43 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 23
94 146 187 336 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
95 56 50 13 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
96 0 Re-Entry 3 Prayer, Robin Schulz 74
97 101 130 278 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 2
98 96 100 10 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
99 0 Re-Entry 28 Vessel, Twenty One Pilots 58
100 0 Re-Entry 230 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
101 59 49 51 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
102 62 47 17 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
103 84 84 10 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
104 112 101 10 Paperwork, T.I. 2
105 102 158 100 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
106 42 29 13 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 16
107 114 151 92 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
108 106 86 4 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 26
109 139 142 67 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
110 113 137 65 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
111 55 97 11 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
112 128 134 198 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
113 162 152 158 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
114 38 – 2 Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition, Kevin Gates 38
115 108 135 14 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
116 200 199 52 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
117 0 Re-Entry 7 Under Pressure, Logic 4
118 133 127 10 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
119 87 114 24 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
120 171 – 195 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
121 174 150 63 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
122 91 120 21 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
123 0 Re-Entry 105 American Idiot, Green Day 1
124 151 145 41 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
125 71 54 47 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
126 160 172 113 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
127 107 68 5 Hood Billionaire, Rick Ross 6
128 0 Re-Entry 254 Greatest Hits, Queen 11
129 197 186 17 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
130 0 Re-Entry 23 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 21
131 132 141 16 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
132 159 170 43 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
133 172 – 206 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
134 0 Re-Entry 19 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
135 51 48 60 Noel, Josh Groban 1
136 0 Re-Entry 3 Shmurda She Wrote (EP), Bobby Shmurda 79
137 69 55 8 30/40, Mannheim Steamroller 53
138 64 53 45 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 41
139 0 Re-Entry 67 A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, Panic! At The Disco 13
140 140 148 201 21, Adele 1
141 0 Re-Entry 38 Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!, Panic! At The Disco 2
142 111 126 10 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
143 0 Re-Entry 22 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
144 179 – 41 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
145 186 188 18 PTX: Vol. II, Pentatonix 10
146 0 Re-Entry 36 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
147 90 107 110 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 3
148 0 Re-Entry 2 Young Blood (EP), Bea Miller 64
149 144 93 5 Listen, David Guetta 22
150 83 – 2 The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, Soundtrack 83
151 0 Re-Entry 70 Paramore, Paramore 1
152 194 – 79 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
153 0 Re-Entry 57 An Awesome Wave, alt-J 80
154 195 – 184 1, The Beatles 1
155 190 – 172 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
156 119 113 19 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 93
157 0 Re-Entry 170 Recovery, Eminem 1
158 79 63 18 Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas, The Robertsons 3
159 149 166 141 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
160 0 Re-Entry 223 Fearless, Taylor Swift 1
161 0 Re-Entry 16 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs 26
162 0 Re-Entry 47 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
163 158 – 29 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
164 0 Re-Entry 296 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
165 0 Re-Entry 32 Testimony, August Alsina 2
166 0 Re-Entry 7 Melophobia, Cage The Elephant 15
167 187 189 10 PTX: Volume 1, Pentatonix 14
168 116 99 9 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
169 129 131 12 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
170 0 Re-Entry 283 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
171 0 Re-Entry 43 Trilogy, The Weeknd 4
172 117 106 24 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 94
173 0 Re-Entry 59 Greatest Hits, Red Hot Chili Peppers 18
174 177 – 15 Moonshine In The Trunk, Brad Paisley 2
175 199 196 179 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
176 0 Re-Entry 14 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 109
177 0 Re-Entry 14 Don't Kill The Magic, MAGIC! 6
178 193 – 106 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 1
179 0 Re-Entry 188 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
180 191 102 892 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
181 0 Re-Entry 53 Yours Truly, Ariana Grande 1
182 180 – 33 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
183 0 Re-Entry 7 The Shawn Mendes EP, Shawn Mendes 5
184 0 Re-Entry 195 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
185 0 Re-Entry 10 The Very Best Of, Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 33
186 0 Re-Entry 3 Black Star Elephant, Nico & Vinz 45
187 122 77 4 Classics, She & Him 41
188 85 60 37 The Christmas Attic, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 60
189 152 146 7 Live: Her Greatest Performances, Whitney Houston 19
190 0 Re-Entry 69 Take Me Home, One Direction 1
191 0 Re-Entry 2 Meet The Vamps, The Vamps 40
192 178 184 18 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
193 0 Re-Entry 50 Fuse, Keith Urban 1
194 0 Re-Entry 95 Take Care, Drake 1
195 0 Re-Entry 101 Up All Night, One Direction 1
196 0 Re-Entry 62 Greatest Hits, Bon Jovi 5
197 0 Re-Entry 117 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 1
198 0 Re-Entry 329 Metallica, Metallica 1
199 104 88 42 Christmas Eve And Other Stories, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 48
200 182 177 31 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2

[Gary]

TCA 1/10

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 2 9 #1 7 wks 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 3 10 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 2
3 3 – 2 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 3
4 4 1 3 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
5 6 7 6 FOUR, One Direction 1
6 13 11 22 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
7 8 9 28 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
8 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 The Young OG Project, Fabolous 8
9 18 13 57 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
10 7 8 7 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
11 14 17 27 x, Ed Sheeran 1
12 9 5 4 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
13 16 18 12 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
14 21 – 2 Into The Woods, Soundtrack 14
15 12 12 15 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
16 17 16 9 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
17 11 4 3 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
18 10 – 2 LIVESOS, 5 Seconds Of Summer 10
19 23 28 12 Hozier, Hozier 2
20 5 – 2 Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 5
21 22 23 11 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
22 19 15 14 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
23 15 10 11 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 4
24 57 72 68 GG AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
25 30 29 18 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
26 26 21 7 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 2
27 50 108 6 PS Annie, Soundtrack 27
28 28 30 17 V, Maroon 5 1
29 24 22 7 The Endless River, Pink Floyd 3
30 20 14 13 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 14
31 42 41 23 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
32 32 31 6 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
33 25 6 3 Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?, K. Michelle 6
34 38 19 4 The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige 8
35 35 38 72 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
36 31 32 15 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
37 27 20 37 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
38 51 46 9 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
39 44 34 5 ShadyXV, Various Artists 3
40 34 24 9 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 18
41 52 49 55 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
42 41 45 13 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
43 33 26 8 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
44 53 52 7 Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes 22
45 45 58 14 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
46 56 48 14 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
47 48 69 30 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
48 40 35 13 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
49 65 68 7 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
50 54 73 15 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
51 55 54 10 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
52 98 97 16 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
53 72 85 65 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
54 73 43 92 Native, OneRepublic 4
55 37 25 13 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 11
56 39 59 11 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
57 71 71 10 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
58 68 81 32 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
59 84 67 28 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
60 58 70 13 747, Lady Antebellum 2
61 64 75 21 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
62 61 74 24 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
63 70 60 5 Globalization, Pitbull 17
64 66 77 46 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
65 46 36 48 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
66 88 37 15 X, Chris Brown 2
67 63 65 7 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 19
68 80 99 32 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
69 0 Re-Entry 62 The 1975, The 1975 28
70 86 101 14 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
71 89 92 36 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
72 47 42 8 30/40, Mannheim Steamroller 39
73 0 Re-Entry 24 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
74 29 – 2 Sucker, Charli XCX 29
75 82 62 5 Hood Billionaire, Rick Ross 6
76 81 86 5 For You, Selena Gomez 42
77 91 89 6 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, Soundtrack 17
78 0 Re-Entry 9 Under Pressure, Logic 4
79 92 88 16 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
80 0 Re-Entry 68 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
81 100 83 4 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 23
82 62 123 3 The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, Soundtrack 62
83 0 Re-Entry 26 PTX: Vol. II, Pentatonix 10
84 77 80 12 Wonders, The Piano Guys 12
85 0 Re-Entry 30 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs 26
86 0 Re-Entry 26 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
87 99 116 34 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
88 0 Re-Entry 18 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
89 74 66 9 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 7
90 97 128 33 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
91 0 Re-Entry 25 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
92 90 82 7 Live: Her Greatest Performances, Whitney Houston 18
93 0 Re-Entry 56 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
94 75 51 4 Classics, She & Him 28
95 85 87 10 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
96 0 Re-Entry 61 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
97 36 – 2 Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition, Kevin Gates 36
98 0 Re-Entry 17 Promise To Love: Album IV, Kem 3
99 0 Re-Entry 54 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
100 76 39 3 Game Changer, Johnny Gill 39

[Gary]

Catalog 1/10


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 1 30 #1 22 wks Christmas, Michael Buble 1
2 2 2 13 PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 1
3 10 23 8 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 3
4 44 – 9 GG Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 4
5 15 27 248 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
6 26 50 1143 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
7 12 28 5 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 5
8 4 5 145 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 1
9 5 4 7 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
10 0 Re-Entry 2 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 10
11 23 – 46 +, Ed Sheeran 1
12 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Vessel, Twenty One Pilots 12
13 0 Re-Entry 309 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
14 35 42 15 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
15 8 13 72 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 1
16 0 Re-Entry 986 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
17 3 3 65 Noel, Josh Groban 1
18 30 40 13 Red, Taylor Swift 4
19 0 Re-Entry 17 American Idiot, Green Day 10
20 24 39 122 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 1
21 31 44 503 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
22 43 43 839 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
23 7 7 7 Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas, The Robertsons 7
24 0 Re-Entry 279 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 1
25 27 – 5 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 15
26 6 6 114 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 3
27 46 46 6 PTX: Volume 1, Pentatonix 16
28 0 Re-Entry 200 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 2
29 49 – 15 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 2
30 0 New 1 A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, Panic! At The Disco 30
31 39 – 55 21, Adele 1
32 0 Re-Entry 120 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
33 0 Re-Entry 1135 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
34 32 47 7 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 19
35 0 Re-Entry 3 An Awesome Wave, alt-J 11
36 0 Re-Entry 60 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 3
37 0 Re-Entry 290 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
38 14 11 137 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 1
39 9 8 97 The Christmas Attic, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 4
40 13 10 7 A Family Christmas, The Piano Guys 10
41 0 Re-Entry 83 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 2
42 0 New 1 The Best Of Joe Cocker: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Joe Cocker 42
43 34 – 72 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 2
44 0 Re-Entry 2 Paramore, Paramore 27
45 0 Re-Entry 249 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
46 0 Re-Entry 452 1, The Beatles 1
47 47 – 22 The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac 20
48 0 Re-Entry 105 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 1
49 11 9 16 Cheers, It's Christmas, Blake Shelton 4
50 0 Re-Entry 64 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 3

[Gary]

TAS 1/10

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 2 9 #1 7 wks 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 3 10 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 2
3 3 – 2 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 3
4 4 1 3 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
5 6 7 6 FOUR, One Direction 1
6 14 11 22 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
7 8 9 28 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
8 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 The Young OG Project, Fabolous 8
9 19 14 57 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
10 7 8 7 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
11 15 18 27 x, Ed Sheeran 1
12 9 5 4 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
13 17 19 12 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
14 22 – 2 Into The Woods, Soundtrack 14
15 13 13 15 Partners, Barbra Streisand 1
16 18 17 9 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
17 11 4 3 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
18 10 – 2 LIVESOS, 5 Seconds Of Summer 10
19 24 30 12 Hozier, Hozier 2
20 5 – 2 Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 5
21 12 12 38 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
22 23 25 11 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
23 20 16 14 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
24 16 10 11 Holiday Wishes, Idina Menzel 4
25 64 87 68 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
26 31 31 18 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
27 27 23 7 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 2
28 53 – 4 Annie, Soundtrack 28
29 29 32 17 V, Maroon 5 1
30 25 24 7 The Endless River, Pink Floyd 3
31 21 15 13 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 15
32 45 45 23 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
33 33 33 6 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
34 26 6 3 Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?, K. Michelle 6
35 40 21 4 The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige 9
36 37 41 72 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
37 32 34 15 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4
38 28 22 37 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
39 55 54 9 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
40 35 20 14 PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 7
41 47 36 5 ShadyXV, Various Artists 3
42 36 26 9 Home For The Holidays, Darius Rucker 21
43 56 58 55 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
44 44 53 13 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
45 34 28 8 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
46 59 61 7 Lost On The River, The New Basement Tapes 23
47 48 69 14 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
48 76 – 119 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
49 63 56 14 PTX: Vol. III (EP), Pentatonix 5
50 51 81 30 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
51 43 37 13 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
52 74 79 7 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
53 61 88 15 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
54 62 64 10 Melody Road, Neil Diamond 3
55 0 Re-Entry 12 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
56 0 Re-Entry 85 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
57 87 – 64 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
58 88 48 91 Native, OneRepublic 4
59 39 27 13 Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas, Michael W. Smith 13
60 42 70 11 Ride Out, Bob Seger 3
61 85 86 10 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
62 79 – 31 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
63 0 Re-Entry 25 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
64 86 – 8 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 7
65 65 85 13 747, Lady Antebellum 2
66 0 Re-Entry 239 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
67 72 94 21 NOW 51, Various Artists 2
68 68 89 23 Kidz Bop 26, Kidz Bop Kids 4
69 84 71 5 Globalization, Pitbull 18
70 80 – 106 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
71 54 47 43 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 23
72 57 42 17 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
73 75 97 45 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
74 0 Re-Entry 60 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 2
75 49 39 47 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
76 0 Re-Entry 14 X, Chris Brown 2
77 70 76 7 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
78 0 Re-Entry 120 +, Ed Sheeran 5
79 0 Re-Entry 28 Vessel, Twenty One Pilots 58
80 96 – 29 Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
81 0 Re-Entry 51 The 1975, The 1975 28
82 0 Re-Entry 109 Thriller, Michael Jackson 52
83 0 Re-Entry 148 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
84 0 Re-Entry 10 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
85 0 Re-Entry 33 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
86 71 82 109 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 3
87 50 46 8 30/40, Mannheim Steamroller 45
88 0 Re-Entry 19 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
89 0 Re-Entry 241 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 18
90 41 38 60 Noel, Josh Groban 1
91 30 – 2 Sucker, Charli XCX 30
92 98 73 5 Hood Billionaire, Rick Ross 6
93 97 – 3 For You, Selena Gomez 45
94 0 Re-Entry 4 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, Soundtrack 18
95 0 Re-Entry 6 Under Pressure, Logic 4
96 0 Re-Entry 85 Red, Taylor Swift 1
97 0 Re-Entry 105 American Idiot, Green Day 1
98 0 Re-Entry 194 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
99 0 Re-Entry 13 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
100 0 Re-Entry 35 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 29

[Gary]

Digital 1/10


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 4 2 9 #1 4 wks GG 1989, Taylor Swift 1
2 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 The Young OG Project, Fabolous 2
3 3 1 3 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
4 1 – 2 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 1
5 7 5 21 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
6 5 3 9 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 1
7 19 – 5 FOUR, One Direction 1
8 18 23 55 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
9 8 7 26 x, Ed Sheeran 1
10 12 9 28 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
11 15 – 2 Into The Woods, Soundtrack 11
12 0 Re-Entry 14 AM, Arctic Monkeys 4
13 10 11 12 Hozier, Hozier 2
14 24 – 2 Annie, Soundtrack 14
15 2 – 2 Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 2
16 6 – 2 LIVESOS, 5 Seconds Of Summer 6
17 0 Re-Entry 13 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
18 17 12 12 PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 1
19 20 24 9 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 2
20 0 Re-Entry 7 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
21 13 10 26 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
22 0 Re-Entry 4 NOW 52, Various Artists 3
23 0 Re-Entry 3 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 9
24 0 Re-Entry 14 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 1
25 25 – 9 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1

[Gary]

Vinyl 1/10

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 8 10 33 #1 1 wk Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
2 1 1 3 1989, Taylor Swift 1
3 2 3 59 AM, Arctic Monkeys 1
4 6 4 47 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
5 3 7 28 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
6 4 9 9 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
7 9 8 7 Sonic Highways (Soundtrack), Foo Fighters 1
8 13 21 12 Revolver, The Beatles 3
9 0 New 1 Razorblade Romance, HIM 9
10 20 15 6 Paradise (EP), Lana Del Rey 10
11 0 New 1 Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights, HIM 11
12 0 New 1 Love Metal, HIM 12
13 0 New 1 Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666, HIM 13
14 0 Re-Entry 83 For Emma, Forever Ago, Bon Iver 2
15 0 Re-Entry 10 Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin 2
16 19 24 5 The 1975, The 1975 16
17 23 – 3 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 15
18 21 18 27 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
19 18 22 11 Pure Heroine, Lorde 4
20 22 – 5 Houses Of The Holy, Led Zeppelin 2
21 16 17 16 The Beatles, The Beatles 5
22 0 Re-Entry 15 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 2
23 0 Re-Entry 29 Modern Vampires Of The City, Vampire Weekend 1
24 0 Re-Entry 3 xx, The xx 14
25 25 – 2 Bleach, Nirvana 25

[areyoureadytojump]

www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31946/title.hip-hop-album-sales-nicki-minaj-j-cole-fabolous

Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 12/28/2014

#2. Nicki Minaj - Pinkprint - 155,502 (105,386) [14,365,937]

#6. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 120,417 (104,404) [10,451,511]

#12. Fabolous - The Young OG Project - 71,042 (66,312) [0]

#25. D’Angelo & The Vanguard - Black Messiah - 40,254 (38,014) [2,002,281]

#35. Beyonce – Beyonce – 31,445 (17,819) [3,935,988]

#37. Iggy Azalea - New Classic - 29,882 (10,193) [3,480,659]

#42. Pitbull – Globalization – 26,632 (11,547) [2,087,850]

#45. Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty - 24,629 (5,361) [3,126,218]

#50. Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions - 23,393 (22,515) [319,528]

#51. Eminem – ShadyXV –22,948 (18,933) [1,318,669]

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting the charts, Gary- a minor suggestion- you may want to post Top Album Sales before Top Current Albums, as the latter is now based off of that and not the BB 200. Not a big deal by any means, as it's just a few posts down- just a random thought. :)

[onebuffalo]

I know the top country album is Man Against Machine by Garth Brooks. Anyone have sales figures for it (not total, just for this week)? Thanks!

[areyoureadytojump]

^Country album sales did not come out this week.

HITS had him at 70,000.

[onebuffalo]

Jan 2, 2015 10:28:56 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

^Country album sales did not come out this week.

HITS had him at 70,000.

Is that figure solid? Thanks.

[Linnethia Monique]

Jan 1, 2015 9:45:21 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31946/title.hip-hop-album-sales-nicki-minaj-j-cole-fabolous

Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 12/28/2014
#45. Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty - 24,629 (5,361) [3,126,218]

at pure sales only accounting for 21% of his total.

[kanimal]

Jan 2, 2015 10:33:06 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Jan 2, 2015 10:28:56 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

^Country album sales did not come out this week.

HITS had him at 70,000.

Is that figure solid? Thanks.

It's #10 on Top Album sales, so the Soundscan number is between 63K (Ed Sheeran's album, #11) and 66K (Fabolous' album, #8).

[onebuffalo]

Jan 2, 2015 10:54:43 GMT -5 kanimal said:

Jan 2, 2015 10:33:06 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Is that figure solid? Thanks.

It's #10 on Top Album sales, so the Soundscan number is between 63K (Ed Sheeran's album, #11) and 66K (Fabolous' album, #8).

Where did you get the #10 chart placing? There were NO country albums in this week's top ten on the top 200.

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

I have a question, how come in the "Catalog" album chart Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas is way below other Xmas albums like Kelly's, Josh Groban's and Pentatonix (Volume 1) to name a few, but in the BB200 she's above all of them?

How is that possible?

[Linnethia Monique]

Jan 2, 2015 11:10:01 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Jan 2, 2015 10:54:43 GMT -5 kanimal said:

It's #10 on Top Album sales, so the Soundscan number is between 63K (Ed Sheeran's album, #11) and 66K (Fabolous' album, #8).

Where did you get the #10 chart placing? There were NO country albums in this week's top ten on the top 200.

The Billboard 200 consists of Sales plus TEA and SEA. The Top Album Sales chart is just pure sales where Garth is #10.

[onebuffalo]

Jan 2, 2015 11:15:45 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

Jan 2, 2015 11:10:01 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Where did you get the #10 chart placing? There were NO country albums in this week's top ten on the top 200.

The Billboard 200 consists of Sales plus TEA and SEA. The Top Album Sales chart is just pure sales where Garth is #10.

How come Billboard has Ariana Grande at #10 with 79,000 sold?

[Linnethia Monique]

Jan 2, 2015 11:17:11 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Jan 2, 2015 11:15:45 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

The Billboard 200 consists of Sales plus TEA and SEA. The Top Album Sales chart is just pure sales where Garth is #10.

How come Billboard has Ariana Grande at #10 with 79,000 sold?

Ariana Grande's My Everything is another returning effort to the top 10, as it zips 20-10 with 79,000 units (up 68 percent). Album sales make up only 41 percent of its unit sum for the week (33,000; up 13 percent).
The bolded part is why it is only #26 on the TSA Chart.