3/28 Billboard 200: Empire #1 130,000. Madonna #2 121,000

[areyoureadytojump]

www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.33004/title.hip-hop-album-sales-empire-drake-big-sean

Hip Hop Album Sales: "Empire," Drake & Big Sean
by Jay Balfour
posted Wednesday March 18, 2015 at 09:00AM PDT

The "Empire" soundtrack breaks out at #1 and Drake falls to #7.

With Empire's two-hour Season 1 finale set to air tonight, the Fox show now has the #1 album in the country with its first season soundtrack. The news comes after several songs from the soundtrack began performing well on the Hip Hop and R&B singles chart last week.

Drake and Big Sean are also still in the Top 10 at #7 and #10, respectively, while Nicki Minaj has managed to stay steady at #13. Way down the list, G-Unit fell from #27 to #87 on the chart with its latest EP, The Beast.

Empire Soundtrack Takes Over #1

After shattering viewership records through its first season on TV, Fox's Empire has a different kind of #1 under its belt. The soundtrack to the first season of the Lee Daniels series climbed to the top spot of the Billboard 200 this week following its release on the March 10. The soundtrack beat out Madonna's latest album rollout by more than 8,000 units.

The Empire cast notched a total of 109,585 album sales and more than 4.5 million streams to take #1.

Drake Falls 3 Spots To #7

Five weeks into his latest stay on the chart, Drake's If Youre Reading This Its Too Late fell from #4 to #7 after suffering a 20% drop in total activity. Drake's surprise release sold another 28,509 albums this week—down about ten thousand from last. The album has sold a total of 749,963 units to date.

Meanwhile, Drake is also on the list at #74 and #77 with his previous albums Thank Me Later and Nothing Was The Same.

Big Sean Still In The Top 10

Now two weeks removed from his first #1 debut, Big Sean's Dark Sky Paradise fell another four spots to #10 this past week. The Detroit rapper's chart performance has slowed considerably and is currently down 35% from his showing last week. Sean's third album was bought 20,389 times over the latest sales period, nearly enough to bring his total count to 195,175.

Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Rap & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 03/15/2015

Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard's new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album's streaming count is available in brackets.

#1. Empire Cast - Original Soundtrack From Season 1 - 129,965 (109,585) [4,699,418]

#7. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late - 58,469 (28,509) [26,497,443]

#10. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise - 37,599 (20,389) [12,559,297]

#13. Nicki Minaj - Pinkprint - 30,402 (9,799) [10,314,194]

#17. Mark Ronson - Uptown Special - 26,512 (3,824) [5,349,674]

#22. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 17,366 (10,787) [6,285,619]

#24. Rae Sremmurd - Sremmlife - 16,280 (7,469) [4,654,613]

#25. Chris Brown & Tyga - Fan of a Fan: The Album - 15,053 (7,800) [4,690,694]

#26. Ne-Yo - Non-Fiction - 14,282 (8,006) [2,370,858]

#27. Pitbull - Globalization - 13,330 (2,760) [3,838,780]

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

I'm surprised Mark Ronson is selling that many albums still on the strength of 1 song

[divasummer]

3,800 copies of a cd is a lot for a song that's been num.1 for 11 weeks?
How much has Mark's cd sold in total?

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Mar 18, 2015 13:13:32 GMT -5 divasummer said:

3,800 copies of a cd is a lot for a song that's been num.1 for 11 weeks?
How much has Mark's cd sold in total?

pure sales? About 78k total after this week. It's chart positions each week are 90% SEA/TEA from Uptown Funk.

[areyoureadytojump]

3/28 Billboard's Top Album Sales

keelyskorner.com/category/soundscan/

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/15/15)

1) Madonna – Rebel Heart –
2) Empire Cast Soundtrack –
3) Luke Bryan – Spring Break…Checkin’ Out –

Other Debuts

25) Kevin “K.O.” Olusola – Renegade EP –
36) Olly Murs – Never Been Better –
38) Cinderella Soundtrack –

[Deleted]

Mar 18, 2015 10:07:47 GMT -5 Tea-why said:

Her sales are impressive! And if this does not hit #1, this is her sixth #2 album correct?

I'm Breathless
The Immaculate Collection
Erotica
Evita
Ray Of Light
Rebel Heart

To match her record 6 #2 singles!

[Daryl the Beryl]

Hard rock album sales (uses Top Current Albums)

www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-318-keeping-in-time

Notable Debuts:

Enslaved, In Times (Nuclear Blast) #105, 2,950 sold

The band’s thirteenth studio album makes a solid debut.



Motor Sister, Ride (Metal Blade) #163, 1,800 sold

The debut album from a supergroup that includes Scott Ian and his wife Pearl Aday gets a good start. Read an interview with them here.



Harm’s Way, Rust (Deathwish) 1,425 sold

The band’s third album and first on Deathwish debuts. They’ll need all the sales they can get after having their money stolen.



Melechesh, Enki (Nuclear Blast) 880 sold

The band’s fifth album is their first in five years.



Psycroptic, Psycroptic (Prosthetic) 650 sold

The band’s self-titled sixth album gets started on the charts.



Uli Jon Roth, Scorpions Revisited (UDR) 610 sold

The former Scorpions guitarist revisits his favorite from the band’s catalogue.



Cancer Bats, Searching For Zero (Metal Blade) 440 sold

The band’s fifth album certainly sold more than zero in its first week.



From Ashes To New, Downfall (Bette Noise) 340 sold

I thought this was some new metalcore band, but it turns out they’re rap metal. I guess I should have known since their name isn’t some variation of “Verb the Noun.”





Notable Sales:



Kid Rock, First Kiss (Warner Bros.) #13, 19,825 sold

A 40% drop, but it’s almost over the 200,000 already.



Red, Of Beauty and Rage (Essential) #57, 4,900 sold

A 37% drop with nearly 50,000 sold.



AC/DC, Rock or Bust (Columbia) #60, 5,700 sold

The band officially has another gold album under their belt.



Falling In Reverse, Just Like You (Epitaph) #69, 4,050 sold

Just like a 38% drop.



Steven Wilson, Hand. Cannot. Erase. (Kscope) #80, 3,675 sold

This was handed a second week drop of 70%.



Marilyn Manson, The Pale Emperor (Loma Vista) #82, 3,550 sold

A slight drop of 12%.



All That Remains, The Order of Things (Razor & Tie) #94, 3,200 sold

Who ordered the 36% drop?



Slipknot, .5: The Grey Chapter (Roadrunner) #97, 3,150 sold

This will likely still be going when the band heads on tour at the end of next month.



Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways (RCA) #118, 2,525 sold

A few weeks away from the 450,000 mark.



The Pretty Reckless, Going To Hell (Razor & Tie) #157, 1,900 sold

This sold nearly the same amount as last week.



In This Moment, Black Widow (Atlantic) #158, 1,900 sold

This also sold almost the same as last week.



Papa Roach, F.E.A.R. (Eleven Seven) #165, 1,800 sold

A drop of 12%.



Skillet, Rise (Atlantic) #169, 1,775 sold

This continues to rise and fall off the charts.



Of Mice & Men, Restoring Force: Full Circle (Rise) #194, 1,550 sold

A 16% drop.



Black Star Riders, The Killer Instinct (Nuclear Blast) 970 sold

Riding a drop of 24%.



Sons of Texas, Baptized In The Rio Grande (Razor & Tie) 780 sold

A drop of 66%, son.



Revolution Saints, Revolution Saints (Frontiers) 770 sold

Another 35% drop this week.



Torche, Restarter (Relapse) 740 sold

This could use a restart in sales after a 33% drop.



Blind Guardian, Beyond The Red Mirror (Nuclear Blast) 690 sold

Reflecting on a 4% drop.



Like a Storm, Awaken The Fire (Century Media) 580 sold

This fire is still sleepy due to a 42% drop.



Silent Planet, The Night God Slept (Solid State) 460 sold

The band’s tour with Norma Jean has bumped up sales for this album.



Ensiferum, One Man Army (Metal Blade) 450 sold

Armed with a 40% drop.



Oceans Ate Alaska, Lost Isles (Fearless) 440 sold

Eaten away by a 31% drop.



Leviathan, Scar Sighted (Profound Lore) 430 sold

Scarred by a second week 61% drop.



Amaranthe, Massive Addictive (Spinefarm) 350 sold

A slight boost of 8%.



Crobot, Something Supernatural (Wind-Up) 300 sold

Sadly, none of the band members are named Sam or Dean.



Antemasque, Antemasque (Nadie Sound) 300 sold

Hard to masque a 38% drop.



36 Crazyfists, Time and Trauma (Spinefarm) 300 sold

A traumatic drop of 25%.



Ice Nine Kills, The Predator Becomes the Prey (Outerloop) 290 sold

Slight drop of 9%.



Napalm Death, Apex Predator – Easy Meat (Century Media) 280 sold

Another 35% drop ain’t easy

[Enigma.]

1-12 doesn't look good for Kelly but 67% drop is normal.

[Gary]

bb200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 1
2 0 New 1 Rebel Heart, Madonna 2
3 0 New 1 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
4 2 3 5 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
5 3 5 20 1989, Taylor Swift 1
6 8 8 39 GG In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
7 4 4 5 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
8 5 6 38 x, Ed Sheeran 1
9 7 10 28 V, Maroon 5 1
10 6 1 3 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
11 10 13 9 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
12 1 – 2 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
13 13 12 13 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 2
14 12 15 23 Hozier, Hozier 2
15 17 19 20 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
16 15 18 8 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
17 16 16 9 Uptown Special, Mark Ronson 5
18 14 9 4 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
19 18 17 6 NOW 53, Various Artists 2
20 21 23 29 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
21 11 2 3 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2
22 25 22 14 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
23 28 28 18 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
24 30 36 10 SremmLife, Rae Sremmurd 5
25 24 7 3 Fan Of A Fan: The Album, Chris Brown & Tyga 7
26 33 30 7 Non-Fiction, Ne-Yo 5
27 34 29 16 Globalization, Pitbull 18
28 49 54 15 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 26
29 36 32 33 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
30 38 33 33 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
31 0 New 1 Bombs Away, Sheppard 31
32 9 – 2 The Firewatcher's Daughter, Brandi Carlile 9
33 199 174 13 PS Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 5
34 48 41 22 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
35 40 39 14 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
36 43 121 63 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
37 44 37 23 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
38 41 38 17 FOUR, One Direction 1
39 42 43 6 Reflection, Fifth Harmony 5
40 50 42 68 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
41 20 – 2 Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship, Third Day 20
42 0 New 1 Never Been Better, Olly Murs 42
43 51 47 19 Motion, Calvin Harris 5
44 55 50 24 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14
45 53 45 83 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
46 46 34 132 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
47 85 81 20 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10
48 45 44 9 Kidz Bop 27, Kidz Bop Kids 3
49 61 59 28 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
50 96 104 35 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
51 57 60 57 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
52 0 New 1 The Renegade EP, Kevin "K.O." Olusola 52
53 66 66 41 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
54 54 46 135 +, Ed Sheeran 5
55 58 – 2 Still The One: Live From Las Vegas, Shania Twain 55
56 56 24 27 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17
57 59 52 103 Native, OneRepublic 4
58 47 27 8 2015 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 9
59 68 101 217 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
60 0 New 1 Cinderella, Soundtrack 60
61 64 93 18 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
62 31 11 45 Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin 1
63 62 53 72 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
64 60 49 66 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
65 67 71 163 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
66 72 88 54 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
67 19 57 33 Morning Phase, Beck 3
68 77 69 6 Wallflower, Diana Krall 10
69 37 26 3 Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack U, Skrillex & Diplo 26
70 73 94 76 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
71 75 74 119 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
72 84 95 124 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
73 111 75 6 I Will Follow, Jeremy Camp 25
74 29 – 92 Thank Me Later, Drake 1
75 78 127 17 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, Soundtrack 18
76 79 98 99 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
77 80 78 74 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
78 101 112 7 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 19
79 98 67 347 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
80 52 – 2 Glorious Day: Hymns Of Faith, Casting Crowns 52
81 95 107 355 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
82 159 138 15 RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13
83 88 80 79 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
84 134 61 14 Prayer, Robin Schulz 42
85 81 70 26 X, Chris Brown 2
86 126 116 85 Halcyon, Ellie Goulding 9
87 27 – 2 The Beast (EP), G Unit 27
88 0 New 1 Faithful: Live Worship, NewSong 88
89 70 58 6 Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan 7
90 94 91 206 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
91 82 83 71 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
92 107 100 30 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1
93 100 85 106 Take Care, Drake 1
94 26 – 2 Another Eternity, Purity Ring 26
95 93 84 54 Trilogy, The Weeknd 4
96 87 62 21 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7
97 86 64 78 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
98 91 86 111 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
99 76 65 24 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1
100 112 120 33 Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You, Queen 42
101 103 134 23 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 101
102 89 108 140 Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 6
103 99 113 232 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
104 74 63 9 Chapter One, Ella Henderson 11
105 144 162 6 Magazines Or Novels, Andy Grammer 27
106 114 114 27 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5
107 90 178 47 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
108 83 165 27 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
109 105 99 212 21, Adele 1
110 106 125 76 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
111 102 87 52 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
112 140 – 306 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
113 0 New 1 Turn It On EP, Eli Young Band 113
114 0 New 1 Glee: Season Six, We Built This Glee Club (EP), Soundtrack 114
115 63 14 3 Of Beauty And Rage, Red 14
116 108 – 43 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
117 131 122 26 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3
118 117 140 20 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
119 65 76 6 Full Speed, Kid Ink 14
120 0 New 1 Look Up, Mod Sun 120
121 92 90 5 Los Duo, Juan Gabriel 25
122 116 117 34 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
123 130 – 73 Greatest Hits, Shania Twain 2
124 125 126 202 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
125 120 105 37 Trigga, Trey Songz 1
126 127 144 109 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 3
127 124 111 169 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
128 137 128 43 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
129 0 Re-Entry 35 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
130 192 – 74 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 29
131 128 124 21 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17
132 160 189 181 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
133 97 – 202 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
134 119 92 209 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
135 129 123 52 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
136 148 147 25 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2
137 71 21 3 Just Like You, Falling In Reverse 21
138 110 82 15 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
139 142 136 103 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
140 147 142 13 Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition, Kevin Gates 38
141 161 150 46 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
142 157 – 26 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
143 113 110 17 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
144 133 97 45 It Goes Like This, Thomas Rhett 6
145 109 132 7 We Will Not Be Shaken, Bethel Music 12
146 135 106 16 For You, Selena Gomez 24
147 178 – 98 Babel, Mumford & Sons 1
148 185 – 55 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
149 0 New 1 The Very Best Of Celtic Thunder, Celtic Thunder 149
150 0 Re-Entry 139 The Very Best Of The Eagles, Eagles 3
151 155 143 100 Red, Taylor Swift 1
152 173 – 30 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 52
153 152 158 91 Overexposed, Maroon 5 2
154 150 182 102 Greatest Hits... So Far!!!, P!nk 5
155 0 Re-Entry 107 Bad, Michael Jackson 1
156 153 151 80 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
157 145 130 15 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
158 164 145 58 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2
159 156 – 22 Camp, Childish Gambino 11
160 168 175 159 Dark Horse, Nickelback 2
161 118 – 75 Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Elton John 12
162 0 New 1 Lesser Oceans, Fences 162
163 181 – 898 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
164 123 68 7 Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson 17
165 139 72 102 Devil Without A Cause, Kid Rock 4
166 193 – 15 Listen, David Guetta 22
167 174 159 219 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
168 186 – 218 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons 2
169 172 155 97 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27
170 0 Re-Entry 38 Defenders Of The Faith, Judas Priest 18
171 151 135 8 The Pale Emperor, Marilyn Manson 8
172 167 154 181 Recovery, Eminem 1
173 189 161 39 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1
174 184 168 148 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
175 0 New 1 Number 1's, Marvin Gaye 175
176 166 149 13 The Very Best Of Travis Tritt, Travis Tritt 124
177 69 167 288 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
178 182 – 23 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 154
179 188 176 26 A.M., Chris Young 3
180 132 51 24 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
181 169 73 91 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19
182 179 – 99 Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent 1
183 176 – 18 Bring You Back, Brett Eldredge 11
184 0 Re-Entry 19 Don't Kill The Magic, MAGIC! 6
185 158 129 57 The Definitive Collection, Stevie Wonder 35
186 171 – 64 The 1975, The 1975 28
187 195 199 338 Metallica, Metallica 1
188 138 89 87 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
189 175 172 25 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4
190 165 166 21 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
191 0 Re-Entry 4 Sex Playlist, Omarion 49
192 0 Re-Entry 23 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
193 104 20 3 Just Kids, Mat Kearney 20
194 177 153 8 What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, The Decemberists 7
195 141 31 3 Our Own House, MisterWives 31
196 163 137 286 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 2
197 35 – 2 Chasing Yesterday, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 35
198 23 – 28 Discovery, Daft Punk 23
199 198 180 67 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
200 0 Re-Entry 193 1, The Beatles 1

[Gary]

vinyl

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 New 1 #1 1 wk Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 1
2 0 New 1 Rebel Heart, Madonna 2
3 2 1 3 Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin 1
4 5 8 18 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 3
5 0 New 1 Tender Buttons, Broadcast 5
6 8 13 70 AM, Arctic Monkeys 1
7 0 New 1 The Noise Made By People, Broadcast 7
8 6 12 20 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
9 13 – 13 1989, Taylor Swift 1
10 12 20 35 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 3
11 7 16 30 Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis 3
12 0 New 1 Haha Sound, Broadcast 12
13 0 Re-Entry 38 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
14 16 17 9 x, Ed Sheeran 2
15 1 – 2 Another Eternity, Purity Ring 1
16 0 Re-Entry 2 Axis: Bold As Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience 9
17 17 21 11 Hozier, Hozier 2
18 14 15 56 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
19 18 – 18 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
20 25 – 35 Lazaretto, Jack White 1
21 0 New 1 Rust, Harms Way 21
22 0 Re-Entry 21 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 2
23 0 Re-Entry 8 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 15
24 0 Re-Entry 34 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
25 0 New 1 Policy, Will Butler 25

[Gary]

digal album

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Rebel Heart, Madonna 1
2 0 New 1 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 2
3 0 New 1 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
4 2 2 5 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
5 3 4 5 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
6 8 6 20 1989, Taylor Swift 1
7 6 1 3 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
8 10 10 37 x, Ed Sheeran 1
9 11 19 22 V, Maroon 5 1
10 19 16 39 GG In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
11 17 20 20 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 2
12 0 New 1 The Renegade EP, Kevin "K.O." Olusola 12
13 1 – 2 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
14 14 9 4 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 2
15 20 23 8 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
16 16 24 23 Hozier, Hozier 2
17 24 – 9 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 2
18 0 Re-Entry 7 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
19 0 New 1 Never Been Better, Olly Murs 19
20 0 New 1 Bombs Away, Sheppard 20
21 22 18 14 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
22 0 Re-Entry 3 SremmLife, Rae Sremmurd 2
23 0 Re-Entry 30 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
24 9 – 18 Thank Me Later, Drake 1
25 0 Re-Entry 4 NOW 53, Various Artists 7

[Gary]

tca

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Rebel Heart, Madonna 1
2 0 New 1 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 2
3 0 New 1 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
4 3 6 20 1989, Taylor Swift 1
5 2 3 5 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
6 9 9 39 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
7 5 4 5 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
8 8 8 38 x, Ed Sheeran 1
9 1 – 2 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
10 10 11 6 NOW 53, Various Artists 1
11 14 14 9 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
12 6 1 3 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
13 7 2 3 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2
14 12 7 4 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
15 15 16 28 V, Maroon 5 1
16 19 20 20 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
17 16 17 23 Hozier, Hozier 2
18 23 22 33 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
19 20 23 8 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
20 22 19 14 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
21 93 96 13 GG Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 5
22 4 – 2 The Firewatcher's Daughter, Brandi Carlile 4
23 27 21 13 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 3
24 13 – 2 Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship, Third Day 13
25 0 New 1 The Renegade EP, Kevin "K.O." Olusola 25
26 29 29 9 Kidz Bop 27, Kidz Bop Kids 3
27 31 – 2 Still The One: Live From Las Vegas, Shania Twain 27
28 28 18 8 2015 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 7
29 37 35 7 Non-Fiction, Ne-Yo 2
30 32 – 60 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
31 24 5 3 Fan Of A Fan: The Album, Chris Brown & Tyga 5
32 33 72 10 SremmLife, Rae Sremmurd 4
33 39 36 68 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
34 34 33 23 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
35 40 38 6 Wallflower, Diana Krall 7
36 0 New 1 Never Been Better, Olly Murs 36
37 11 37 34 Morning Phase, Beck 3
38 0 New 1 Cinderella, Soundtrack 38
39 52 44 6 I Will Follow, Jeremy Camp 17
40 0 New 1 Bombs Away, Sheppard 40
41 0 New 1 Faithful: Live Worship, NewSong 41
42 36 32 6 Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan 6
43 30 – 2 Glorious Day: Hymns Of Faith, Casting Crowns 30
44 0 New 1 Spring Break… The Set List: The Complete Spring Break Collection ZinePak, Luke Bryan 44
45 44 41 22 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
46 17 – 2 The Beast (EP), G Unit 17
47 0 Re-Entry 31 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
48 53 51 27 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
49 85 74 19 PS RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13
50 41 43 29 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
51 45 47 30 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
52 49 58 20 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
53 51 60 57 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
54 46 45 14 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
55 43 46 5 Los Duo, Juan Gabriel 19
56 63 63 41 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
57 35 10 3 Of Beauty And Rage, Red 10
58 47 – 24 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
59 0 New 1 Look Up, Mod Sun 59
60 48 42 15 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
61 57 50 17 FOUR, One Direction 1
62 0 New 1 Turn It On EP, Eli Young Band 62
63 62 81 18 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
64 18 – 2 Another Eternity, Purity Ring 18
65 64 54 83 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
66 0 New 1 The Very Best Of Celtic Thunder, Celtic Thunder 66
67 94 – 13 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 23
68 71 – 17 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 19
69 42 13 3 Just Like You, Falling In Reverse 13
70 54 39 7 Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson 10
71 50 64 7 We Will Not Be Shaken, Bethel Music 9
72 0 New 1 Lesser Oceans, Fences 72
73 58 55 17 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
74 83 76 24 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
75 55 30 25 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
76 80 70 79 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
77 69 65 9 Uptown Special, Mark Ronson 6
78 68 62 18 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 7
79 0 New 1 Glee: Season Six, We Built This Glee Club (EP), Soundtrack 79
80 26 – 2 Hand.Cannot.Erase, Steven Wilson 26
81 70 57 6 WOW Gospel 2015, Various Artists 34
82 73 66 8 The Pale Emperor, Marilyn Manson 6
83 66 71 6 Reflection, Fifth Harmony 3
84 21 – 2 Chasing Yesterday, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 21
85 82 80 8 What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, The Decemberists 5
86 72 79 18 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4
87 86 88 70 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
88 84 99 103 Native, OneRepublic 4
89 0 Re-Entry 16 It's The Girls!, Bette Midler 3
90 92 – 47 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
91 0 Re-Entry 54 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
92 100 – 31 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
93 0 Re-Entry 3 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 17
94 59 15 3 The Order Of Things, All That Remains 15
95 98 91 24 Frozen: The Songs, Soundtrack 14
96 79 – 38 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
97 87 97 21 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1
98 0 New 1 90s Kid, King Lil G 98
99 99 95 15 The London Sessions, Mary J. Blige 8
100 0 Re-Entry 42 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2

[Gary]

catalog

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 3 1 4 #1 2 wks Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin 1
2 2 – 17 Thank Me Later, Drake 2
3 7 7 514 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
4 5 3 57 +, Ed Sheeran 1
5 14 – 463 GG Master Of Puppets, Metallica 5
6 6 2 19 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 1
7 11 – 124 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
8 13 22 1154 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
9 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Defenders Of The Faith, Judas Priest 9
10 18 6 997 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
11 9 21 26 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
12 16 31 20 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
13 10 11 10 The Very Best Of Travis Tritt, Travis Tritt 10
14 20 27 1146 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
15 8 19 94 Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 1
16 15 15 850 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
17 0 Re-Entry 5 The Sound Of Music, Soundtrack 10
18 24 29 60 Dark Horse, Nickelback 12
19 12 5 205 Devil Without A Cause, Kid Rock 2
20 30 34 38 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 3
21 1 – 14 Discovery, Daft Punk 1
22 19 18 66 21, Adele 1
23 29 30 144 The Eminem Show, Eminem 2
24 25 – 7 Illmatic, Nas 1
25 31 20 16 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 5
26 17 8 133 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 1
27 47 – 74 Bad, Michael Jackson 1
28 0 New 1 The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam, Dwight Yoakam 28
29 28 35 33 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 6
30 35 47 28 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 26
31 26 – 2 Camp, Childish Gambino 26
32 34 – 22 Greatest Hits, Shania Twain 2
33 32 25 17 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 19
34 42 – 22 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 18
35 0 Re-Entry 334 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
36 33 28 16 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 4
37 0 Re-Entry 8 Into The Light, Matthew West 14
38 41 – 139 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 1
39 0 Re-Entry 52 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 4
40 39 – 285 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 1
41 0 New 1 Love In The Future, John Legend 41
42 23 17 259 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 1
43 36 4 35 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
44 21 26 83 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 1
45 0 New 1 Born Free, Kid Rock 45
46 43 40 80 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 2
47 50 44 700 Metallica, Metallica 1
48 38 – 26 Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan 19
49 0 Re-Entry 36 Take Care, Drake 2
50 46 48 109 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 1

[Gary]

TAS

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Rebel Heart, Madonna 1
2 – – 1 Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1, Soundtrack 2
3 – – 1 Spring Break... Checkin' Out, Luke Bryan 3
4 3 6 20 1989, Taylor Swift 1
5 2 3 5 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2
6 9 10 39 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
7 5 4 5 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
8 8 9 38 x, Ed Sheeran 1
9 1 – 2 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1
10 10 12 6 NOW 53, Various Artists 1
11 14 15 9 Title, Meghan Trainor 1
12 6 1 3 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1
13 7 2 3 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2
14 12 7 4 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1
15 16 17 28 V, Maroon 5 1
16 21 21 20 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
17 17 18 23 Hozier, Hozier 2
18 26 23 33 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
19 23 24 8 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1
20 25 20 14 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
21 0 Re-Entry 11 Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 5
22 4 – 2 The Firewatcher's Daughter, Brandi Carlile 4
23 30 22 13 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 3
24 13 – 2 Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship, Third Day 13
25 – – 1 The Renegade EP, Kevin "K.O." Olusola 25
26 32 30 9 Kidz Bop 27, Kidz Bop Kids 3
27 34 – 2 Still The One: Live From Las Vegas, Shania Twain 27
28 31 19 8 2015 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 7
29 40 36 7 Non-Fiction, Ne-Yo 2
30 35 – 50 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
31 27 5 3 Fan Of A Fan: The Album, Chris Brown & Tyga 5
32 36 79 10 SremmLife, Rae Sremmurd 4
33 22 8 4 Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin 8
34 42 37 68 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
35 37 34 23 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1
36 43 40 6 Wallflower, Diana Krall 7
37 – – 1 Never Been Better, Olly Murs 37
38 11 38 33 Morning Phase, Beck 3
39 – – 1 Cinderella, Soundtrack 39
40 59 46 6 I Will Follow, Jeremy Camp 17
41 – – 1 Bombs Away, Sheppard 41
42 – – 1 Faithful: Live Worship, NewSong 42
43 39 33 6 Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan 6
44 33 – 2 Glorious Day: Hymns Of Faith, Casting Crowns 33
45 – – 1 Spring Break… The Set List: The Complete Spring Break Collection ZinePak, Luke Bryan 45
46 47 43 22 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1
47 18 – 2 The Beast (EP), G Unit 18
48 0 Re-Entry 22 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3
49 60 55 23 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3
50 97 81 13 RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13
51 19 – 92 Thank Me Later, Drake 1
52 44 45 29 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1
53 48 49 28 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1
54 52 63 20 NOW 52, Various Artists 2
55 56 66 56 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
56 58 73 46 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 29
57 49 47 14 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4
58 46 48 5 Los Duo, Juan Gabriel 19
59 70 69 41 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1
60 38 11 3 Of Beauty And Rage, Red 11
61 50 – 17 Anomaly, Lecrae 1
62 54 50 131 +, Ed Sheeran 5
63 99 – 2 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 63
64 – – 1 Look Up, Mod Sun 64
65 51 44 15 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3
66 64 54 17 FOUR, One Direction 1
67 – – 1 Turn It On EP, Eli Young Band 67
68 69 90 18 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6
69 57 39 130 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
70 20 – 2 Another Eternity, Purity Ring 20
71 71 59 83 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
72 – – 1 The Very Best Of Celtic Thunder, Celtic Thunder 72
73 0 Re-Entry 9 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 26
74 94 – 206 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
75 78 – 15 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
76 45 14 3 Just Like You, Falling In Reverse 14
77 61 41 7 Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson 10
78 55 70 7 We Will Not Be Shaken, Bethel Music 9
79 – – 1 Lesser Oceans, Fences 79
80 65 60 17 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4
81 93 83 24 WOW Hits 2015, Various Artists 23
82 62 31 25 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1
83 98 – 247 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
84 88 77 79 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
85 76 71 9 Uptown Special, Mark Ronson 6
86 – – 1 Defenders Of The Faith, Judas Priest 86
87 75 68 13 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8
88 – – 1 Glee: Season Six, We Built This Glee Club (EP), Soundtrack 88
89 29 – 2 Hand.Cannot.Erase, Steven Wilson 29
90 0 Re-Entry 248 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 18
91 77 62 6 WOW Gospel 2015, Various Artists 35
92 89 – 153 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
93 80 72 8 The Pale Emperor, Marilyn Manson 6
94 0 Re-Entry 91 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
95 90 93 10 The Very Best Of Travis Tritt, Travis Tritt 90
96 73 78 6 Reflection, Fifth Harmony 3
97 0 Re-Entry 154 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 10
98 86 – 131 Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 6
99 24 – 2 Chasing Yesterday, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 24
100 92 89 8 What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, The Decemberists 5

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting the charts.

[areyoureadytojump]

New RIAA cert:

Five Finger Death Punch pt. 1 Gold

Albums on the Billboard 200 that have not been certified with the RIAA:

Sales estimates are from the 3/21 chart:

50 Shades of Gray 451k
Drake 721k
Maroon 5 773k
Meghan Trainor 449k
Katy Perry 1,600,000
Fall Out Boy 735k
Iggy Azaelia 480k
5 Seconds of Summer 675k
Now 52 540k
Bastille 584k

Only albums over 425k and that have been on the chart for 4+ weeks are listed

[areyoureadytojump]

Country album sales:

roughstock.com/news/2015/03/33640-country-album-chart-report-march-18-2015/

Top 10 Country Albums Artist Album Week Total Scans

1 Luke Bryan Spring Break...Checkin' Out 88,800 88,800
2 Sam Hunt Montevallo 15,200 380,200
3 Shania Twain Still The One: Live in Vegas 8,600 19,300
4 Jason Aldean Old Boots New Dirt 7,300 875,000
5 Luke Bryan Spring Br....Set List/ZinePak 6,200 6,200
6 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes 6,100 593,600
7 Chase Rice Ignite The Night 5,800 193,700
8 Eric Curch The Outsiders 5,200 873,600
9 Carrie Underwood Greatest Hits: Decade #1 5,000 305,800
10 Miranda Lambert Platinum 4,900 657,000

Next 5 11 Eli Young Band Turn It On EP 4,500 4,500
12 Luke Bryan Crash My Party 4,300 2,399,300
13 Zac Brown Band Greatest Hits...So Far 4,100 128,200
14 Garth Brooks Man Against Machine 3,400 606,900
15 Cole Swindell Cole Swindell 3,400 337,500

Notables -- Blake Shelton Bringing Back The Sunshine 3,300 340,100
-- Little Big Town Pain Killer 3,300 152,900
-- Aaron Watson The Underdog 3,100 43,000
-- Lee Brice I Don't Dance 2,900 160,200
-- Sturgill Simpson Metamodern Sounds In... 2,300 112,800
-- Chris Young A.M. 1,100 244,400
-- Kelsea Ballerini EP 1,100 7,400
-- RaeLynn Me - EP 900 13,100

Love and Theft Whiskey On My Breath 700 6,200
Frankie Ballard Sunshine & Whiskey 600 75,400
Home Free Home Free 500 67,700
Old Dominion Old Dominion EP 500 10,800

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6509355/billboard-200-chart-moves-marvin-gaye-returns-got-sales-up-246

Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Marvin Gaye Returns, 'Got' Sales Up 246%
By Keith Caulfield | March 20, 2015 7:42 PM EDT

'Empire' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Madonna Arrives at No. 2

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the week's most popular albums based on their overall consumption. That overall unit figure combines pure album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

-- Sheppard, Bombs Away - No. 31 -- The Australian band's first full-length album debuts at No. 31 with 12,000 units. It follows their hit single "Geronimo," which concurrently hits a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100, rising 74-58. The cut also climbs to a new high on the Adult Pop Songs airplay tally, stepping 17-14.

-- D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah - No. 33 -- The vinyl release of the album on March 10 spurs the album's big gain, as the set zooms 199-33 on the chart with a 183 percent unit increase. The album moved 11,000 units for the week, of which nearly all were traditional album sales. Black Messiah moved 8,000 in vinyl LP sales for the week, and it bows at No. 1 on the Vinyl Albums chart.

-- Olly Murs, Never Been Better – No. 42 --The British pop singer's second American album arrives at No. 42 with 10,000 units. It follows his debut set Right Place Right Time, which peaked at No. 19. The new album is led by the single "Wrapped Up," featuring Travie McCoy, which debuted on the Pop Songs airplay chart dated March 21.

-- Kevin "K.O." Olusola, The Renegade EP - No. 52 -- The Pentatonix member's first solo album debuts at No. 52 and also at No. 1 on both the Traditional Classical Albums and overall Classical Albums charts.

-- Soundtrack, Cinderella - No. 60 -- The 2015 live action adaptation of the classic fairy tale sees its companion soundtrack bow at No. 60, moving 8,000 units. The familiar Walt Disney animated feature saw its soundtrack hit No. 1 on the Pop Albums chart in early 1950. It later returned to the chart in 1995 (after the film was released on home video as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection) and then again in 2012 (when the movie was reissued on home video in its Diamond Edition).

-- Celtic Thunder, The Very Best of Celtic Thunder - No. 149 -- The vocal ensemble's greatest hits album debuts with 5,000 units, and also bows at No. 1 on World Albums. It's the 12th No. 1 for the group on the World Albums chart, extending their lead as the act with the most No. 1s in the chart's nearly 25-year history. (In second place is another Celtic act: Celtic Woman, with 10 No. 1s.)

-- Marvin Gaye, Number 1's - No. 175 -- No doubt due to publicity generated by the March 10 verdict in the "Blurred Lines"/ "Got To Give It Up" trial, this 2009 greatest hits album debuts on the list with 4,000 units. Of that, 54 percent of its points were earned from track equivalent albums, fueled by sales of the song "Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1)." The cut sold 10,000 downloads for the week -- its largest digital sales week ever. It increased by 246 percent and re-enters at No. 18 on R&B Digital Songs. On the Billboard 200, the Number 1's album is Gaye's first new entry in over a decade, when The Very Best of Marvin Gaye bowed on the list dated Aug. 4, 2001.