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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 26, 2016 20:43:48 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7633326/pentatonix-christmas-album-billboard-200-chartPentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart12/26/2016 by Keith Caulfield Vocal group Pentatonix scores its second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as A Pentatonix Christmas jumps from No. 2 to No. 1 on the latest list, earning 206,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Dec. 22 (up 32 percent), according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 185,000 were in traditional album sales (up 33 percent). It’s the first holiday album at No. 1 in five years, since Michael Buble’s Christmas ruled the tally for five consecutive weeks on the charts dated Dec. 10, 2011, through Jan. 7, 2012. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Jan. 7, 2017-dated chart (where Pentatonix rises to No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Wednesday, Dec. 28 (one day later than normal, due to the Christmas holiday on Dec. 25). Pentatonix previously led the list with its self-titled album, which debuted atop the list in 2015. A Pentatonix Christmas was released through RCA Records on Oct. 21. It debuted at No. 3 on the Nov. 12-dated chart, and has never ranked lower than No. 6 on the list in its nine weeks on the chart. Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi and Kevin Olusola of Pentatonix perform on stage during the 84th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center on Nov. 30, 2016 in New York City. The album benefits from not only holiday-fueled purchases (after all, it is a Christmas album) as well as a sale price in the iTunes Store (for just $7.99), but also a number of TV appearances from the group during the tracking week. The act's Dec. 7 performance on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! repeated on Dec. 16; NBC's A Pentatonix Christmas Special (which premiered on Dec. 14) received an encore airing on Dec. 17; they sang on NBC's America's Got Talent Holiday Spectacular on Dec. 19; and they performed on Fox News’ Fox & Friends on Dec. 21 and the syndicated Rachael Ray Show on Dec. 22. A Pentatonix Christmas is the group's sixth top 10 album overall, and third holiday effort to reach the region, following 2014's No. 2-peaking That's Christmas to Me, and the 2013 PTXmas EP, which climbed to No. 7. Pentatonix’s latest No. 1 also earns the largest sales week for a holiday album in two years, since Pentatonix’s previous holiday set, That’s Christmas to Me, sold 203,000 copies in the week ending Dec. 21, 2014. In fact, the last act that wasn’t Pentatonix to sell more in a single week with holiday album was Justin Bieber, who sold 225,000 copies of his Under the Mistletoe in the week ending Dec. 25, 2011. Further, A Pentatonix Christmas is the first album to earn its first week at No. 1 by climbing there -- as opposed to debuting or re-entering at No. 1-- since Rihanna’s Anti vaulted from No. 27 to No. 1 in its second chart week, on the Feb. 20-dated list. Also notable, since A Pentatonix Christmas reaches No. 1 in its ninth week on the list, it logs the slowest continuous climb to No. 1 (thus excepting re-entries at No. 1 from Prince’s The Very Best of Prince and Chris Stapleton’s Traveller) since the March 16, 2013-dated list, when Bruno Mars’ Unorthodox Jukebox reached No. 1 in its 12th week. Speaking of Mars, back on the new Billboard 200 chart, his 24K Magic rises two spots to No. 2 with 114,000 units (up 54 percent) while The Weeknd’s Starboy stays steady at No. 3 with 101,000 units (down 7 percent). The previous week’s No. 1, J. Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only, dips 1-4 with 90,000 units (down 82 percent). Pentatonix’s That’s Christmas to Me holds at No. 5 with 78,000 units (up 20 percent). Garth Brooks’ new boxed set, The Ultimate Collection, jumps 13-6 in its second chart week (64,000 units -- up 75 percent), granting the superstar his 18th top 10 album. Among country acts, Brooks is now solely in second place with the most top 10s, behind only George Strait, who has 20 top 10s. (Brooks was previously tied with Tim McGraw, who has 17 top 10s.) As for the rest of the new top 10, the original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton is a non-mover at No. 7 with 58,000 units (up 21 percent), Metallica’s Hardwired… To Self-Destruct ascends 11-8 with 53,000 units (up 30 percent), The Rolling Stones’ Blue & Lonesome rises 10-9 with 52,000 units (up 21 percent), and the Moana soundtrack dips 8-10 with 51,000 units (though it’s up 7 percent).
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 28, 2016 9:50:31 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/music/chart-watch-pentatonix-celebrate-christmas-at-no-1-190311267.htmlChart Watch: Pentatonix Celebrate ‘Christmas’ at No. 1by Paul Grein, Writer Yahoo Music, December 27, 2016 Pentatonix’s A Pentatonix Christmas becomes the first album of Christmas music to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since Michael Bublé’s Christmas five years ago. It’s the first Christmas album by an American artist to reach No. 1 since Josh Groban’s Noel in 2007. (The last three Christmas albums to reach No. 1 were by foreign-born artists — Bublé and Justin Bieber, both from Canada, and Susan Boyle, from Scotland.) Pentatonix are only the second group in chart history to top the chart with a Christmas album. The first was Mitch Miller and the Gang, a singalong ensemble that topped the chart with Christmas Sing-Along With Mitch in 1958 and Holiday Sing Along With Mitch in 1962. This is Pentatonix’s second No. 1 album. Pentatonix (a non-holiday album) debuted at No. 1 in November 2015. It’s the group’s third Christmas release. Their EP, PTXmas, reached No. 7 in 2013. Their album, That’s Christmas to Me, hit No. 2 in 2014. Pentatonix are the only act in history to reach No. 1 with one Christmas album and the top 10 with two other Christmas albums or EPs. A Pentatonix Christmas moves up to No. 1 in its ninth week on the chart. That’s the longest continuous run on the chart for an album before it finally reached No. 1 since Bruno Mars’s Unorthodox Jukebox, which hit No. 1 in its 12th week in March 2013. A Pentatonix Christmas is the first Christmas album to spend its first nine weeks inside the top 10 since 2013, when Kelly Clarkson’s Wrapped in Red also did this. (The leader in this regard is Josh Groban’s 2007 smash Noel, which spent its first 12 weeks inside the top 10.) Pentatonix has a second album in this week’s top five. That’s Christmas to Me (which spent two weeks at No. 2 two years ago) holds at N. 5 in its 32nd week on the chart. The album tops the 2 million mark in U.S. sales this week. It reached the 2 million mark faster than any other Christmas album since Bublé’s Christmas, which topped that mark in its first Christmas season, 2011. That’s Christmas to Me is No. 1 on Top Catalog Albums for the 14th (cumulative) week. A Pentatonix Christmas ranks No. 5 for the year in traditional album sales. It this week pulls ahead of three albums on that list — the Hamilton cast album, twenty one pilots’ Blurryface, and The Very Best of Prince. By pulling ahead of Blurryface, it becomes the best-selling album by a group or duo in 2016. This is the second time that Pentatonix have had the year’s best-selling album by a group or duo. They also took this title two years ago with That’s Christmas to Me. This is the sixth time in the past 10 years that a Christmas album has appeared in the year’s top 10. By contrast, in the preceding 16 years (1991-2006), only one Christmas album (Kenny G’s Miracles—The Holiday Album in 1994) appeared in the year-end top 10. Explanation: Though album sales in general have fallen off in the past decade, holiday albums have held their own — and thus are becoming more important relative to all other albums released. This is the third year in a row that Pentatonix have had the top-selling holiday album of the year. Nobody else has taken the holiday title three years in a row since 1991, when Nielsen Music began tracking U.S. music sales. Deep trivia: Pentatonix are from Arlington, Tex. Clarkson, whose Wrapped in Red was the best-selling Christmas album of 2013, is also from Texas. So the Lone Star State has given us the act with the best-selling Christmas album the last four years running. Top AlbumsBruno Mars’s 24K Magic jumps from No. 4 to No. 2 in its fifth week. This equals its highest ranking to date. The Weeknd’s Starboy holds at No. 3 in its fourth week. The album debuted at No. 1. Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only drops from No. 1 to No. 4 in its second week. All four of Cole’s albums have logged one (and only one) week on top. Garth Brooks lands his 18th top 10 album as his 10-CD opus The Ultimate Collection rebounds from No. 13 to No. 6 in its sixth week of release. Among country acts, only George Strait has had more top 10 albums (20). Tim McGraw is in third place (17). This is Brooks’s third boxed set to crack the top 10. It follows The Limited Series (six CDs, No. 1 in 1998) and Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences (six CDs and two DVDs, No. 1 in 2013). The collection is No. 1 on Top Country Albums for the second week. It’s Brooks’s 16th No. 1 country album. The Hamilton Broadway cast album holds at No. 7 in its 65th week. The album peaked at No. 3 in the wake of the Tony Awards in June. This is its 18th week in the top 10. Metallica’s Hardwired…to Self-Destruct rebounds from No. 11 to No. 8 in its fifth week. The album debuted at No. 1. The Rolling Stones’ Blue & Lonesome inches up from No. 10 to No. 9 in its third week. The album debuted and peaked at No. 4. The Moana soundtrack drops from No. 8 to No. 10 in its fifth week. The album peaked at No. 5. This is the 20th consecutive week that at least one soundtrack has appeared in the top 10 on the Billboard 200. That’s the longest such run since 2014-2015, when one or more soundtracks appeared in the top 10 for 40 consecutive weeks — thanks largely to Frozen and Guardians of the Galaxy. Post Malone’s Stoney and Michael Bublé’s Christmas drop out of the top 10 this week. Kid Cudi lands his fifth top 20 album with Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’. Trey Songz hit No. 2 in 2010 with an album with a similar title — Passion, Pain & Pleasure. Tony Bennett’s Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 debuts in the top 40, giving Bennett a nearly 60-year span of top 40 albums. He first cracked the top 40 in February 1957 with Tony. (He was just 30 — younger than Bruno Mars is now.)
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 28, 2016 12:48:28 GMT -5
1 2 3 9 A Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 1
2 4 6 5 24K Magic, Bruno Mars 2
3 3 2 4 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
4 1 – 2 4 Your Eyez Only, J. Cole 1
5 5 8 32 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 2
6 13 – 2 The Ultimate Collection, Garth Brooks 6
7 7 11 65 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 3
8 11 12 5 Hardwired...To Self-Destruct, Metallica 1
9 10 4 3 Blue & Lonesome, The Rolling Stones 4
10 8 7 5 Moana, Soundtrack 5
11 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin', Kid Cudi 11
12 9 13 55 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
13 15 15 13 Trolls, Soundtrack 3
14 94 58 121 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks 3
15 18 21 84 Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
16 0 New 1 The Return Of East Atlanta Santa, Gucci Mane 16
17 14 1 3 The Hamilton Mixtape, Various Artists 1
18 23 26 57 25, Adele 1
19 17 17 34 Views, Drake 1
20 19 18 9 Joanne, Lady Gaga 1
21 25 25 20 Suicide Squad: The Album, Soundtrack 1
22 21 24 67 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
23 6 – 2 Stoney, Post Malone 6
24 16 19 6 'Tis The Season, Jordan Smith 11
25 24 20 5 The Weight Of These Wings, Miranda Lambert 3
26 31 30 33 Ripcord, Keith Urban 4
27 20 5 3 "Awaken, My Love!", Childish Gambino 5
28 22 16 6 Christmas Together, Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood 7
29 0 New 1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Soundtrack 29
30 32 28 65 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
31 0 New 1 Not The Actual Events (EP), Nine Inch Nails 31
32 26 22 19 Sremmlife 2, Rae Sremmurd 4
33 27 23 7 Collage (EP), The Chainsmokers 6
34 28 29 48 ANTI, Rihanna 1
35 0 New 1 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90, Tony Bennett 35
36 70 82 9 Nobody But Me, Michael Buble 2
37 36 32 13 Illuminate, Shawn Mendes 1
38 35 31 31 Dangerous Woman, Ariana Grande 2
39 37 33 57 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 23
40 29 14 3 Darkness And Light, John Legend 14
41 50 50 7 NOW 60, Various Artists 7
42 0 New 1 Filthy America...It's Beautiful, The Lox 42
43 53 9 3 Perfectly Imperfect (EP), Grace VanderWaal 9
44 51 44 17 Dig Your Roots, Florida Georgia Line 2
45 49 42 47 This Is Acting, Sia 4
46 99 144 28 Pentatonix, Pentatonix 1
47 71 62 123 Vessel, twenty one pilots 21
48 44 37 9 The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 9
49 48 48 8 Acoustic Christmas, Neil Diamond 48
50 88 97 15 They Don't Know, Jason Aldean 1
51 61 76 13 WOW Hits 2017, Various Artists 51
52 33 34 16 Adore: Christmas Songs Of Worship, Chris Tomlin 17
53 63 65 35 Lemonade, Beyonce 1
54 60 70 6 NOW That's What I Call Merry Christmas, Various Artists 54
55 45 41 16 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, Travis Scott 1
56 59 60 10 Kidz Bop 33, Kidz Bop Kids 30
57 62 68 25 PTXmas (EP), Pentatonix 7
58 42 38 7 The RCA-List, Vol. 2, Various Artists 23
59 43 51 23 Savage Mode, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 28
60 65 36 5 Christmas Together / Gunslinger, Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood 21
61 83 86 49 Death Of A Bachelor, Panic! At The Disco 1
62 57 40 6 We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service, A Tribe Called Quest 1
63 89 79 8 Cosmic Hallelujah, Kenny Chesney 2
64 47 10 3 Kane Brown, Kane Brown 10
65 85 46 4 Gunslinger, Garth Brooks 25
66 38 35 107 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
67 91 53 5 4Ever, Prince 35
68 41 61 31 If I'm Honest, Blake Shelton 3
69 84 87 37 Cleopatra, The Lumineers 1
70 113 – 2 Sing, Soundtrack 70
71 54 43 73 Noel, Josh Groban 1
72 68 59 33 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 59
73 90 83 65 Tangled Up, Thomas Rhett 6
74 46 45 8 Behold: A Christmas Collection, Lauren Daigle 29
75 39 52 8 Glow, Brett Eldredge 29
76 79 67 71 Cry Baby, Melanie Martinez 6
77 67 55 69 Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd 1
78 66 66 58 Purpose, Justin Bieber 1
79 72 101 12 A Seat At The Table, Solange 1
80 56 54 85 How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle 28
81 103 108 305 21, Adele 1
82 55 109 9 You Want It Darker, Leonard Cohen 7
83 75 75 28 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 75
84 95 81 5 Strait Out Of The Box: Part 2, George Strait 20
85 81 63 58 It's Christmas Time, Elvis Presley 41
86 141 128 7 HERE, Alicia Keys 2
87 93 80 58 Know-It-All, Alessia Cara 9
88 58 47 8 I'll Have Another...Christmas Album, Straight No Chaser 47
89 74 72 32 Coloring Book, Chance The Rapper 8
90 82 71 31 Christmas Songs By Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 71
91 52 39 9 Tennessee Christmas, Amy Grant 31
92 86 91 22 The Human Condition, Jon Bellion 5
93 183 – 2 Someday At Christmas, Jackie Evancho 93
94 92 90 27 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 90
95 118 – 2 La La Land, Soundtrack 95
96 64 49 61 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion 2
97 40 27 27 The Getaway, Red Hot Chili Peppers 2
98 73 78 65 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 8
99 80 85 8 'Tis The Season, Jimmy Buffett 50
100 163 166 449 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
101 69 57 38 The Life Of deleted, Kanye West 1
102 96 77 6 A Very Kacey Christmas, Kacey Musgraves 77
103 100 98 69 Badlands, Halsey 2
104 87 73 26 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
105 121 119 61 Storyteller, Carrie Underwood 2
106 115 130 113 1989, Taylor Swift 1
107 78 56 5 Epic Lit (Version 2), Various Artists 32
108 98 95 20 Encore, DJ Snake 8
109 12 – 2 The Storm, Tech N9ne 12
110 171 199 440 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
111 138 192 303 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
112 135 163 11 Day Breaks, Norah Jones 2
113 130 134 72 Kill The Lights, Luke Bryan 1
114 146 – 151 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
115 107 103 47 Islah, Kevin Gates 2
116 102 106 30 Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World, Lil Uzi Vert 44
117 126 123 217 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
118 174 99 247 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
119 128 153 195 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
120 120 107 199 Take Care, Drake 1
121 0 Re-Entry 37 2112, Rush 61
122 170 – 84 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
123 142 124 410 Metallica, Metallica 1
124 0 Re-Entry 252 1, The Beatles 1
125 134 168 14 The Very Next Thing, Casting Crowns 9
126 162 179 18 NOW 59, Various Artists 5
127 104 93 9 Big Baby D.R.A.M., D.R.A.M. 19
128 155 162 32 Thank You, Meghan Trainor 3
129 97 84 6 Wonderland, Sarah McLachlan 56
130 150 141 60 Mr. Misunderstood, Eric Church 2
131 147 125 8 The Stage, Avenged Sevenfold 4
132 101 161 29 Hero, Maren Morris 5
133 109 94 35 Once Upon A Christmas, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton 31
134 136 135 131 x, Ed Sheeran 1
135 108 96 55 When It's Dark Out, G-Eazy 5
136 149 136 299 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
137 0 Re-Entry 170 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
138 110 69 7 The Greatest Gift Of All, Rascal Flatts 60
139 131 139 113 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3
140 191 – 281 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
141 122 110 34 Under The Mistletoe, Justin Bieber 1
142 116 88 6 To Celebrate Christmas, Jennifer Nettles 66
143 105 100 40 Christmas Portrait, Carpenters 93
144 177 186 11 Revolution Radio, Green Day 1
145 0 Re-Entry 208 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
146 127 118 98 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1
147 106 102 24 A Family Christmas, The Piano Guys 20
148 123 115 20 Personal Christmas Collection, Andy Williams 115
149 117 105 22 Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration, Johnny Mathis 104
150 151 165 46 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
151 184 156 6 57th & 9th, Sting 9
152 200 – 11 Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, Barbra Streisand 1
153 186 174 70 Immortalized, Disturbed 1
154 169 184 25 California Sunrise, Jon Pardi 11
155 173 189 7 This House Is Not For Sale, Bon Jovi 1
156 125 112 25 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 92
157 157 151 132 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
158 111 89 8 DC4, Meek Mill 3
159 190 193 61 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits, Blake Shelton 5
160 161 155 55 A Head Full Of Dreams, Coldplay 2
161 153 170 9 Never Lose Sight, Chris Tomlin 6
162 112 64 9 It Must Be Christmas, Chris Young 48
163 140 116 21 Major Key, DJ Khaled 1
164 152 143 25 Home For Christmas, 'N Sync 7
165 0 Re-Entry 3 Legacy, David Bowie 78
166 199 149 75 The First Time, Kelsea Ballerini 31
167 114 117 18 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
168 0 Re-Entry 379 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
169 124 120 11 Oh My My, OneRepublic 3
170 0 Re-Entry 204 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
171 0 Re-Entry 32 You Should Be Here, Cole Swindell 6
172 145 197 255 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
173 194 – 10 22, A Million, Bon Iver 2
174 196 – 33 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 32
175 160 148 12 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 112
176 0 Re-Entry 4 NOW That's What I Call Country #1's, Various Artists 76
177 0 Re-Entry 320 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
178 148 129 19 The Perfect LUV Tape, Lil Uzi Vert 55
179 137 – 2 A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 137
180 0 Re-Entry 159 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 2
181 0 New 1 This Is A Challenge, Various Artists 181
182 168 142 30 42578, Fifth Harmony 4
183 0 Re-Entry 28 Black, Dierks Bentley 2
184 166 154 63 The Lost Christmas Eve, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 26
185 0 Re-Entry 89 Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!, Panic! At The Disco 2
186 0 Re-Entry 295 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
187 0 Re-Entry 177 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 46
188 0 Re-Entry 7 Chapter And Verse, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 5
189 181 181 10 Live, Mannheim Steamroller 66
190 144 – 9 Walls, Kings Of Leon 1
191 154 122 51 Christmas Eve And Other Stories, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 48
192 167 133 20 Merry Christmas... Love, Elvis, Elvis Presley 101
193 185 175 68 Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection, Queen 48
194 133 111 5 Kidz Bop Christmas (2016), Kidz Bop Kids 111
195 165 140 75 DS2, Future 1
196 0 Re-Entry 42 I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It, The 1975 1
197 158 137 11 Artist, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 99
198 0 New 1 Christmas With Jon Batiste, Jon Batiste 198
199 0 Re-Entry 89 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 2
200 0 Re-Entry 16 Unleashed, Skillet 3
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 28, 2016 13:12:44 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7639942/garth-brooks-scores-18th-top-10-album-on-billboard-200Garth Brooks Scores 18th Top 10 Album on Billboard 200By Jim Asker | December 28, 2016 10:40 AM EST Garth Brooks banks his 18th top 10 album on the Billboard 200, as his 10-CD box set, The Ultimate Collection, vaults 13-6 in its second week (on the chart dated Jan. 7, 2017). The set surges by 75 percent to 64,000 equivalent units (all from traditional album sales) in the week ending Dec. 22, according to Nielsen Music. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Now with 18 top 10s, Brooks breaks a tie with Tim McGraw (17) for the second-most top 10s among core country acts in the Billboard 200's 60-year history. George Strait leads with 20. (Among all artists, The Rolling Stones boast a record 37 top 10s.)
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 30, 2016 12:36:43 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7640519/billboard-200-chart-moves-pentatonixs-thats-christmas-to-me-surpasses-2-millionBillboard 200 Chart Moves: Pentatonix's 'That's Christmas to Me' Surpasses 2 Million Sold in U.S.By Keith Caulfield | December 30, 2016 7:34 AM EST Now, let’s take a closer look at some of the action on the latest Billboard 200 chart: — Pentatonix, That’s Christmas to Me - No. 5 — Pentatonix has found great success with its holiday recordings. Its new album, A Pentatonix Christmas, sits at No. 1, while its previous full-length holiday set, 2014’s That’s Christmas to Me, peaked at No. 2 and just surpassed 2 million in total U.S. sales. It sold another 61,000 copies in the week ending Dec. 22, which brings its cumulative sum to 2.02 million. That’s Christmas to Me holds at No. 5 on the latest Billboard 200 chart, earning 78,000 units (up 20 percent). Pentatonix has a third holiday set, the EP PTXmas, which was released in 2012. It has so far peaked at No. 7 on the chart, and has sold 500,000 copies. That’s Christmas to Me, A Pentatonix Christmas and PTXmas are the vocal group’s three top-selling albums. The act’s next-biggest seller is their 2015 No. 1 self-titled album (not a Christmas set), which has sold 483,000. In total, the group has sold 4.5 million albums in the U.S. since its debut set, PTX: Volume 1, was released in June of 2012. — Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical - No. 7 — The original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton continues to sell strongly, as its total sales rise to 951,000. That sum moves it up from No. 10 to No. 9 on the list of the best-selling cast recordings since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991. (It jumps ahead of the original London cast recording of Les Miserables, which is pushed from No. 9 to No. 10 with 914,000 sold since 1991. The album was released in 1986.) — Soundtrack, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - No. 29 — The film’s soundtrack arrives at No. 29 with 23,000 units (21,000 from traditional album sales). The new movie is set in the Star Wars cinematic universe, but it’s not part of the main Star Wars saga of films. The Star Wars saga has launched seven films thus far, and its most recent release was 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The latter movie’s companion album debuted and peaked at No. 5 in January 2016. The Force Awakens was the sixth Star Wars film soundtrack to reach the top 10. Of the seven main Star Wars saga films, Only Return of the Jedi, in 1983, missed the region. It peaked at No. 20. While the Star Wars series produced six top 10 albums, none have reached No. 1. The closest the series came was with the first film, Star Wars, which saw its album spend three consecutive weeks at No. 2 in 1977. (It was stuck behind Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, which ruled the list for 31 nonconsecutive weeks.) — Nine Inch Nails, Not the Actual Events (EP) - No. 31 — The album debuts on the chart from just one day of digital sales, on Dec. 22, with 22,000 sold. The set went on sale via the band’s official website on Dec. 22, and then became widely available on Dec. 23, so we should see a big jump for the album on the Jan. 14-dated list, as that chart reflects the tracking week of Dec. 23-Dec. 29. — Adele, 21 - No. 81 — The diva’s second album -- and former No. 1 -- jumps back into the top 100, rising 103-81 (13,000 units; up 37 percent), for a 247th nonconsecutive week in the top 100. That’s the second-most weeks within the top 100 since 1963, when the chart combined its former separate stereo and mono albums charts into one overall ranking. The album with the most weeks in the top 100 is Metallica’s self-titled album, with 269 weeks in the region.
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