Billboard 200 - 5/12/2018 - Post Malone - 461K

[Gary]

Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Aiming for Streaming Record & No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart

Post Malone performs onstage during 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Field on April 14, 2018 in Indio, Calif.

Post Malone’s new album Beerbongs & Bentleys is on course to break the record for the biggest streaming week ever for an album and score the biggest week of the year for an album in overall equivalent album units, according to industry forecasters. The set is easily on course for a smashing bow at No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200 albums chart as well.

Those in the know suggest Beerbongs could tally more than 400 million on-demand audio streams for its tracks in the U.S. in the week ending May 3. That would surpass the current record-holder, Drake’s More Life, when it launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated April 8, 2017 with 384.8 million clicks for its tracks, according to Nielsen Music.

Beerbongs could start at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with around 450,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending May 3. (Most of that sum will be driven by streams, though the set could sell perhaps 175,000 in traditional album sales.) If Beerbongs bows with 450,000 units, that would easily grant the album the largest week of 2018, beating the year’s current-best frame, set with the No. 1 arrival of J. Cole’s KOD (397,000 units on the chart dated May 5) and the biggest week for any album since Taylor Swift’s reputation started atop the tally dated Dec. 2, 2017, with 1.238 million units.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The top 10 of the May 12-dated Billboard 200 chart is scheduled to be revealed on Billboard’s websites on Sunday, May 6.

Beerbongs is Post Malone’s second studio album, released on April 27 via Republic Records. If it launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated May 12), it would garner Post Malone his first leader on the tally. His debut studio set, Stoney, peaked at No. 4 in 2017. That album has earned 2.6 million equivalent album units through April 26. Of that sum, 204,000 is in traditional album sales, while the bulk of the remaining units have been generated by streams of the album’s tracks. In total, Stoney has collected 3.1 billion on-demand streams for its tracks.

Beerbongs was preceded by its singles “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early March, and the No. 1 hit “Rockstar,” featuring 21 Savage, which spent eight weeks atop the list in October and November of 2017.

[Sherane Lamar]

Gary Will Rae Sremmurd's new album count as one album or three albums for the Billboard 200?

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^I think they'll consider it for the chart as one since, although it has 3 discs. You can only buy them as a 'disc set' from iTunes and Amazon.

[Gary]

I agree

[areyoureadytojump]

SoundScan has never counted a 2cd album as two "sales." Only one sale.

The RIAA counts it as two for its certifications.

That's why Shania Twain's double album Up is 11xP - 5.5 million sold.

Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2 is 23xP - 11.5 million sold.

Pink Floyd's The Wall is 23xP - 11.5 million sold.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Interestingly, Sr3mm/Swaecation/Jmxtro is only $12.49 at Amazon and $12.99 at iTunes.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8454698/post-malone-beerbongs-and-bentleys-no-1-billboard-200

Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Breaks Streaming Record, Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
5/6/2018 by Keith Caulfield

Post Malone’s second album, beerbongs & bentleys, makes a smashing debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, scoring both the artist’s first No. 1, the year’s biggest debut and a record-breaking streaming week for the set.

The effort, released on April 27 via Republic Records, earned 461,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 3, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 153,000 were in traditional album sales.

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 May 12-dated chart (where Post Malone debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's websites on Tuesday, May 8.

beerbongs & bentleys was led by the hit singles “Rockstar,” featuring 21 Savage, which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, which has reached No. 2.

beerbongs & bentleys’ Debut: By the Numbers:

Biggest Streaming Week Ever: Of beerbongs’ overall start of 461,000 units, SEA units comprise 288,000 of that figure. As each SEA unit equals 1,500 on-demand audio streams, beerbongs garnered 431.3 million on-demand audio streams in the U.S. for its tracks during its debut frame. That zooms past the previous record, set by Drake’s More Life,which started at No. 1 with 384.8 million on the chart dated April 8, 2017 (tracking week ending March 23, 2017).

Biggest Overall Week of 2018: beerbongs bows with 461,000 equivalent album units earned -- easily the biggest week of 2018 for any album. It surpasses the year’s previous high-water mark, set only a week ago, when J. Cole’s KOD launched with 397,000 units in the week ending April 26. Post Malone snares the largest week for an album since Taylor Swift’s reputation bowed at No. 1 with 1.238 million units earned in the week ending Nov. 16, 2017.

Two Albums in the Top 10 at the Same Time: beerbongs & bentleys follows Post Malone’s debut album, Stoney, which was released in 2016 and peaked at No. 4 on the chart. The album contains a trio of top 20-charting hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100: “White Iverson” (peaking at No. 14), “Congratulations,” featuring Quavo (No. 8) and “I Fall Apart” (No. 16).

The set has never left the top 25 of the weekly tally in its 73 continuous weeks on the list. On the new chart, the album rises 11-9 with 32,000 units (up 12 percent), giving Post Malone a pair of titles in the top 10. He’s the first act with two albums concurrently in the top 10 since Linkin Park on the Aug. 12, 2017-dated list (with One More Light and Hybrid Theory), following the death of the band’s singer Chester Bennington. He's the first soloist to double up in the region since Future (with FUTURE and HNDRXX on April 1, 2017).

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Keith Urban collects his seventh top 10 effort, as Graffiti U launches with 145,000 units, of which 137,000 were in traditional album sales. The new set follows 2016’s Ripcord, which debuted and peaked at No. 4 with 106,000 in its first week (93,000 in album sales).

Before Ripcord, Urban previously logged top 10s with Fuse (No. 1 in 2013), Get Closer (No. 7, 2010), Defying Gravity (No. 1, 2009), Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing (No. 3, 2006) and Be Here (No. 3, 2004).

Both Urban and Post Malone’s sales starts benefit from concert ticket/album sale redemption offers with their latest tours. Urban's trek begins on June 15, while Post Malone's tour launched on April 26.

J. Cole’s KOD slides 1-3 in its second week on the list, tallying 105,000 units (down 73 percent).

Cardi B’s former No. 1, Invasion of Privacy, dips 2-4 with 71,000 units (down 22 percent).

The soundtrack to The Greatest Showman, another previous chart-topper, descends 4-5 with 58,000 units (down 15 percent).

Janelle Monáe clocks the third-biggest debut of the week, and her second top 10 effort, as Dirty Computer starts up at No. 6 with 54,000 units earned (of which 41,000 were in traditional album sales). The set is Monáe’s first album since 2013’s The Electric Lady, which debuted and peaked at No. 3 with 47,000 copies sold (before the chart transitioned to a consumption units-based methodology in late 2014).

Rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again arrives at No. 7 with his debut full-length studio album, Until Death Call My Name, earning 43,000 units. Traditional album sales comprise just 8,000 of that sum, with SEA units (34,000) overwhelmingly powering the set’s first week. He previously hit the chart with the mixtapes Ain’t Too Long (No. 173) and AI Youngboy (No. 24).

The troubled artist (real name: Kentrell Gaulden) -- who was arrested in February on charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault, but released on bail in March -- made his Billboard chart debut just under a year ago. His first ink on Billboard’s lists came with the track “Untouchable,” which arrived on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated June 24, 2017, and eventually peaked at No. 39 on Sept. 2. The track became his first of six top 40 hits on the chart through the most recently published list dated May 5. He last hit the region with the new album’s “Diamond Teeth Samurai.”

Rock band Godsmack notches its seventh Billboard 200 top 10 with When Legends Rise, as the album bows at No. 8 with 40,000 units (36,000 in traditional album sales). The set, released via BMG, is the group’s first independently-distributed album following a chart career with Republic Records. The act previously scored top 10s with 100HP (No. 3, 2014),The Oracle (No. 1, 2010), IV (No. 1, 2006), EP The Other Side (No. 5, 2004), Faceless (No. 1, 2003) and Awake (No. 5, 2000).

Post Malone’s aforementioned Stoney climbs 11-9

Jason Aldean’s former No. 1, Rearview Town, falls 5-10 in its third week (32,000 units; down 17 percent).

[Darkest Hour]

Both Urban and Post Malone’s sales starts benefit from concert ticket/album sale redemption offers with their latest tours.

Where's that person who says Post Malone didn't have ticket bundle?

BTW, Jason Aldean staying in top 10 for 3rd consecutive week, but since when? (a country album staying in top 10 for 3 weeks or above)

[Gary]

1. Post Malone 461,000
2. Keith Urban 145,000
3. J Cole 105,000
4. Cardi B 71,000
5. Greatest Showman 58,000
6. Janelle Monae 54,000
7. YoungBoy Never Broke Again 43,000
8. Godsmack 40,000
9. Post Malone 33,000
10. Jason Aldean 32,000

[Gary]

Corresponding Sales numbers of the top 10


1. Post Malone 153,000
2. Keith Urban 137,000
3. J Cole 20,000
4. Cardi B 8,000
5. Greatest Showman 40,000
6. Janelle Monae 41,000
7. YoungBoy Never Broke Again 8,000
8. Godsmack 36,000
9. Post Malone 3,500
10. Jason Aldean 11,000

[forg]

The Greatest Showman's pure sales is now around 930K+. I know streaming is now more important but that actually makes me more impressed when albums are still able to command big sales despite the sales climate

[Gary]

BB200


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wks beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
2 0 New 1 Graffiti U , Keith Urban 2
3 1 – 2 KOD , J. Cole 1
4 2 2 4 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
5 4 4 21 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
6 0 New 1 Dirty Computer , Janelle Monae 6
7 0 New 1 Until Death Call My Name , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 7
8 0 New 1 When Legends Rise , Godsmack 8
9 11 12 73 Stoney , Post Malone 4
10 5 1 3 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 1
11 6 7 7 ? , XXXTENTACION 1
12 7 8 14 Culture II , Migos 1
13 10 9 12 Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By , Soundtrack 1
14 0 New 1 Last Man Standing , Willie Nelson 14
15 8 6 5 My Dear Melancholy, (EP) , The Weeknd 1
16 14 15 61 ÷ (Divide) , Ed Sheeran 1
17 13 11 5 The World Is Yours , Rich The Kid 2
18 17 16 45 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 2
19 23 25 16 Camila , Camila Cabello 1
20 12 13 55 DAMN. , Kendrick Lamar 1
21 16 14 4 Cosmic , Bazzi 14
22 20 19 74 Kane Brown , Kane Brown 5
23 19 22 61 American Teen , Khalid 4
24 18 23 136 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 3
25 24 24 25 reputation , Taylor Swift 1
26 0 New 1 Dave's Picks, V 26: Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM, 11/17/71 , Grateful Dead 26
27 25 26 36 Luv Is Rage 2 , Lil Uzi Vert 1
28 3 – 2 Eat The Elephant , A Perfect Circle 3
29 21 20 8 Bobby Tarantino II , Logic 1
30 30 28 59 More Life , Drake 1
31 0 New 1 Speak Your Mind , Anne-Marie 31
32 28 27 17 Life Of A Dark Rose , Lil Skies 10
33 26 21 4 Dex Meets Dexter , Famous Dex 12
34 43 38 10 DAY69 , 6ix9ine 4
35 32 31 47 Ctrl , SZA 3
36 31 29 76 24K Magic , Bruno Mars 2
37 41 50 48 This One's For You , Luke Combs 5
38 39 35 105 Views , Drake 1
39 34 30 34 Life Changes , Thomas Rhett 1
40 37 34 36 17, XXXTENTACION 2
41 38 33 33 All Your Fault, Pt. 2 (EP) , Bebe Rexha 33
42 36 32 138 Traveller , Chris Stapleton 1
43 42 39 27 Heartbreak On A Full Moon , Chris Brown 3
44 46 45 31 Tell Me You Love Me , Demi Lovato 3
45 45 42 75 Starboy , The Weeknd 1
46 44 43 27 Without Warning , 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin 4
47 47 41 44 Dua Lipa , Dua Lipa 27
48 121 – 18 GG Live In No Shoes Nation , Kenny Chesney 1
49 50 53 26 Red Pill Blues , Maroon 5 2
50 57 56 36 Odisea , Ozuna 22
51 55 49 13 Man Of The Woods , Justin Timberlake 1
52 51 48 20 The Beautiful & Damned , G-Eazy 3
53 58 55 270 Take Care , Drake 1
54 56 51 37 Project Baby Two , Kodak Black 2
55 90 65 26 PS The Thrill Of It All , Sam Smith 1
56 54 60 48 hopeless fountain kingdom , Halsey 1
57 33 67 178 2014 Forest Hills Drive , J. Cole 1
58 48 36 8 Lil Boat 2 , Lil Yachty 2
59 59 52 30 Perception , NF 1
60 64 59 76 Moana , Soundtrack 2
61 27 3 3 Ember , Breaking Benjamin 3
62 62 57 64 Brett Young , Brett Young 18
63 63 37 25 Diamonds , Elton John 23
64 65 104 391 Curtain Call: The Hits , Eminem 1
65 60 47 21 What Makes You Country , Luke Bryan 1
66 74 66 28 H.E.R. , H.E.R. 56
67 78 73 202 x , Ed Sheeran 1
68 91 112 106 The Life Of deleted , Kanye West 1
69 76 69 66 Culture , Migos 1
70 61 44 9 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe , MercyMe 23
71 89 85 13 Drip Season 3 , Gunna 55
72 0 New 1 If I Know Me , Morgan Wallen 72
73 83 76 22 A Decade Of Destruction , Five Finger Death Punch 29
74 71 92 520 Legend: The Best Of... , Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
75 82 81 87 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight , Travis Scott 1
76 0 New 1 You're Driving Me Crazy , Van Morrison And Joey DeFrancesco 76
77 66 46 52 From A Room: Volume 1 , Chris Stapleton 2
78 15 – 2 Port Saint Joe , Brothers Osborne 15
79 87 70 140 Beauty Behind The Madness , The Weeknd 1
80 81 77 96 California Sunrise , Jon Pardi 11
81 75 64 292 Night Visions , Imagine Dragons 2
82 93 93 286 Greatest Hits , Queen 11
83 94 80 31 The Bigger Artist , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 4
84 88 79 52 There's Really A Wolf , Russ 7
85 101 117 268 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 1
86 84 68 7 Love, Simon , Soundtrack 37
87 0 New 1 Ready (EP) , Ella Mai 87
88 80 84 288 good kid, m.A.A.d city , Kendrick Lamar 2
89 98 86 265 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
90 107 119 510 Journey's Greatest Hits , Journey 10
91 0 New 1 Critical Equation , Dr. Dog 91
92 0 New 1 Avengers: Infinity War , Soundtrack 92
93 102 82 34 Freudian , Daniel Caesar 25
94 120 113 83 Illuminate , Shawn Mendes 1
95 86 78 155 Blurryface , twenty one pilots 1
96 92 72 4 America , Thirty Seconds To Mars 2
97 40 – 2 44/876 , Sting & Shaggy 40
98 68 54 5 Golden Hour , Kacey Musgraves 4
99 99 75 9 Memories Don't Die , Tory Lanez 3
100 111 98 84 Trolls , Soundtrack 3
101 131 61 4 Total Xanarchy , Lil Xan 10
102 124 136 365 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits , Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 22
103 113 103 119 ANTI , Rihanna 1
104 97 83 29 Beautiful Trauma , P!nk 1
105 108 97 235 Nothing Was The Same , Drake 1
106 118 105 87 Dig Your Roots , Florida Georgia Line 2
107 67 111 177 1989, Taylor Swift 1
108 103 116 23 From The Fires , Greta Van Fleet 36
109 114 99 184 Montevallo , Sam Hunt 3
110 140 118 223 Icon: Greatest Hits , Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
111 117 96 481 Metallica , Metallica 1
112 95 109 22 War & Leisure , Miguel 9
113 116 101 32 Trip , Jhene Aiko 5
114 105 110 103 Coloring Book , Chance The Rapper 8
115 85 74 20 Revival , Eminem 1
116 132 129 225 The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson 46
117 109 89 52 Everybody , Logic 1
118 148 145 12 Fifty Shades Freed , Soundtrack 5
119 126 107 37 A Love Letter To You , Trippie Redd 64
120 130 121 203 In The Lonely Hour , Sam Smith 2
121 135 114 19 Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho , Huncho Jack 3
122 125 115 120 Death Of A Bachelor , Panic! At The Disco 1
123 134 132 136 T R A P S O U L , Bryson Tiller 8
124 147 151 162 Greatest Hits So Far... , Zac Brown Band 20
125 72 153 66 4 Your Eyez Only , J. Cole 1
126 22 – 42 True , Avicii 5
127 70 – 2 Roxy: Tonight's The Night Live , Neil Young 70
128 138 108 21 Quality Control: Control The Streets, Vol. 1 , Various Artists 5
129 0 Re-Entry 2 Jesus Christ Superstar: Live In Concert, The NBC Television Event , Soundtrack 46
130 143 123 167 If You're Reading This It's Too Late , Drake 1
131 150 148 130 Tangled Up , Thomas Rhett 6
132 180 169 91 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection , Bon Jovi 5
133 115 90 22 From A Room: Volume 2 , Chris Stapleton 2
134 144 173 19 Dont Smile At Me , Billie Eilish 126
135 69 10 3 PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I , Pentatonix 10
136 189 199 145 Graduation , Kanye West 1
137 141 124 39 AI YoungBoy , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 24
138 110 181 37 Wins And Losses , Meek Mill 3
139 133 139 56 Memories...Do Not Open , The Chainsmokers 1
140 176 166 109 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits , Blake Shelton 5
141 159 170 20 Too Hard , Lil Baby 80
142 0 New 1 I: The Arrow (EP) , Andy Mineo 142
143 151 134 43 Issa Album , 21 Savage 2
144 158 149 373 Doo-Wops & Hooligans , Bruno Mars 3
145 155 150 126 Greatest Hits , The Notorious B.I.G. 1
146 154 143 187 Appetite For Destruction , Guns N' Roses 1
147 127 100 46 Woodstock , Portugal. The Man 32
148 175 137 104 Ripcord , Keith Urban 4
149 153 144 37 Still Striving , A$AP Ferg 12
150 122 142 41 Flower Boy , Tyler, The Creator 2
151 146 – 95 Dangerous Woman , Ariana Grande 2
152 156 – 136 Greatest Hits , Foo Fighters 11
153 177 154 128 25, Adele 1
154 0 Re-Entry 124 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
155 178 – 109 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , Kanye West 1
156 168 133 32 Happy Endings , Old Dominion 7
157 162 162 332 Thriller , Michael Jackson 1
158 161 156 46 Pretty Girls Like Trap Music , 2 Chainz 2
159 164 146 29 Mr. Davis , Gucci Mane 2
160 181 161 63 FUTURE , Future 1
161 187 163 128 Purpose , Justin Bieber 1
162 129 106 315 1, The Beatles 1
163 104 – 103 Born Sinner , J. Cole 1
164 123 62 5 Just Cause Y'all Waited , Lil Durk 57
165 0 Re-Entry 257 Abbey Road , The Beatles 1
166 185 167 45 Grateful , DJ Khaled 1
167 170 155 30 Lil Pump , Lil Pump 3
168 79 5 3 The Tree Of Forgiveness , John Prine 5
169 0 Re-Entry 22 The Best Of 2Pac - Part 1: Thug , 2Pac 65
170 0 Re-Entry 243 Here's To The Good Times , Florida Georgia Line 4
171 199 184 250 Mothership , Led Zeppelin 7
172 184 165 29 Love Yourself: Her , BTS 7
173 172 172 70 FREE 6LACK , 6LACK 34
174 200 193 8 Chain Breaker , Zach Williams 174
175 160 94 22 Texoma Shore , Blake Shelton 4
176 0 Re-Entry 54 Playboi Carti , Playboi Carti 12
177 194 160 173 I Am...Sasha Fierce , Beyonce 1
178 53 – 2 Sick Boy (EP) , The Chainsmokers 53
179 0 Re-Entry 41 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 , Soundtrack 4
180 190 176 83 Blonde , Frank Ocean 1
181 188 159 12 2 Heartless , Moneybagg Yo 16
182 169 158 7 Decades , Nightwish 119
183 0 Re-Entry 20 The Click , AJR 61
184 191 182 32 GEMINI , Macklemore 2
185 145 40 3 Bless Yo Trap , Smokepurpp & Murda Beatz 40
186 0 Re-Entry 167 Greatest Hits , Red Hot Chili Peppers 18
187 165 87 4 Isolation , Kali Uchis 32
188 171 147 7 Seasons Change , Scotty McCreery 7
189 139 71 4 Vacation In Hell , Flatbush Zombies 11
190 149 127 207 [Hybrid Theory] , Linkin Park 2
191 0 Re-Entry 27 Flicker , Niall Horan 1
192 193 – 197 Trilogy , The Weeknd 4
193 0 Re-Entry 134 Gold -- Greatest Hits , ABBA 36
194 0 Re-Entry 5 Home State , Jordan Davis 47
195 142 120 397 Nevermind , Nirvana 1
196 49 – 2 The Sciences , Sleep 49
197 0 Re-Entry 20 All Time Greatest Hits , Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
198 0 Re-Entry 22 Current Mood , Dustin Lynch 7
199 0 Re-Entry 219 Crash My Party , Luke Bryan 1
200 0 Re-Entry 103 Smoke + Mirrors , Imagine Dragons 1

[Gary]

Top Album Sales


This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wks beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
2 0 New 1 Graffiti U , Keith Urban 2
3 0 New 1 Dirty Computer , Janelle Monae 3
4 3 3 21 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
5 0 New 1 When Legends Rise , Godsmack 5
6 0 New 1 Last Man Standing , Willie Nelson 6
7 1 – 2 KOD , J. Cole 1
8 5 1 3 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 1
9 0 New 1 Dave's Picks, V 26: Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM, 11/17/71 , Grateful Dead 9
10 2 – 2 Eat The Elephant , A Perfect Circle 2
11 27 – 22 Live In No Shoes Nation , Kenny Chesney 1
12 0 New 1 Until Death Call My Name , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 12
13 0 New 1 You're Driving Me Crazy , Van Morrison And Joey DeFrancesco 13
14 7 6 4 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
15 9 2 3 Ember , Breaking Benjamin 2
16 21 15 61 ÷ (Divide) , Ed Sheeran 1
17 11 – 2 44/876 , Sting & Shaggy 11
18 24 14 45 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 1
19 17 17 135 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 2
20 14 – 2 Roxy: Tonight's The Night Live , Neil Young 14
21 0 New 1 Critical Equation , Dr. Dog 21
22 6 – 2 Port Saint Joe , Brothers Osborne 6
23 0 Re-Entry 2 Jesus Christ Superstar: Live In Concert, The NBC Television Event , Soundtrack 14
24 19 11 9 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe , MercyMe 6
25 54 41 182 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
26 38 18 66 Kane Brown , Kane Brown 4
27 30 25 4 America , Thirty Seconds To Mars 2
28 13 9 55 DAMN. , Kendrick Lamar 1
29 25 13 52 From A Room: Volume 1 , Chris Stapleton 1
30 70 49 54 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 , Soundtrack 2
31 35 30 25 From The Fires , Greta Van Fleet 13
32 16 4 3 The Tree Of Forgiveness , John Prine 4
33 32 26 8 Decades , Nightwish 24
34 46 36 25 reputation , Taylor Swift 1
35 0 New 1 Avengers: Infinity War , Soundtrack 35
36 29 21 138 Traveller , Chris Stapleton 1
37 47 34 13 NOW 65 , Various Artists 3
38 26 10 5 My Dear Melancholy, (EP) , The Weeknd 1
39 12 – 2 The Sciences , Sleep 12
40 18 5 3 PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I , Pentatonix 5
41 45 31 230 Icon: Greatest Hits , Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
42 34 22 22 From A Room: Volume 2 , Chris Stapleton 2
43 28 32 6 Boarding House Reach , Jack White 1
44 48 33 450 Metallica , Metallica 1
45 0 Re-Entry 25 The Thrill Of It All , Sam Smith 1
46 0 New 1 I: The Arrow (EP) , Andy Mineo 46
47 44 27 21 What Makes You Country , Luke Bryan 1
48 73 40 13 Man Of The Woods , Justin Timberlake 1
49 0 Re-Entry 35 Stoney , Post Malone 19
50 33 16 5 Golden Hour , Kacey Musgraves 2
51 52 35 12 Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By , Soundtrack 2
52 61 19 25 Diamonds , Elton John 12
53 0 New 1 Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus , Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 53
54 0 New 1 Bad Frequencies , Hawthorne Heights 54
55 62 39 29 Beautiful Trauma , P!nk 1
56 4 – 2 Vide Noir , Lord Huron 4
57 56 38 75 24K Magic , Bruno Mars 2
58 0 New 1 Open Heaven: The Maranda Experience , Maranda Curtis 58
59 97 62 13 Chain Breaker , Zach Williams 59
60 75 43 237 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
61 93 47 47 Icon: Lynyrd Skynyrd , Lynyrd Skynyrd 47
62 74 48 11 ZOMBIES , Soundtrack 11
63 71 70 363 Legend: The Best Of... , Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
64 49 24 100 Lemonade , Beyonce 1
65 0 New 1 If I Know Me , Morgan Wallen 65
66 0 Re-Entry 21 A Decade Of Destruction , Five Finger Death Punch 20
67 99 58 75 Moana , Soundtrack 1
68 0 New 1 Comere Callado, Vol 2: Con Banda , Gerardo Ortiz 68
69 0 New 1 Speak Your Mind , Anne-Marie 69
70 0 Re-Entry 254 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits , Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 22
71 37 7 3 The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited , Metallica 7
72 82 45 7 Seasons Change , Scotty McCreery 2
73 0 Re-Entry 49 Hardwired...To Self-Destruct , Metallica 1
74 0 Re-Entry 135 Gold -- Greatest Hits , ABBA 36
75 0 Re-Entry 32 Appetite For Destruction , Guns N' Roses 58
76 87 23 4 Revamp: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin , Various Artists 6
77 88 51 8 Firepower , Judas Priest 2
78 72 28 34 Precious Memories Collection , Alan Jackson 9
79 0 Re-Entry 22 Icon: Eric Clapton , Eric Clapton 66
80 0 Re-Entry 118 Master Of Puppets , Metallica 13
81 0 Re-Entry 89 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 11
82 0 Re-Entry 14 Kidz Bop 37 , Kidz Bop Kids 3
83 0 Re-Entry 21 Crystal Visions... The Very Best Of Stevie Nicks , Stevie Nicks 21
84 0 Re-Entry 33 Life Changes , Thomas Rhett 1
85 0 Re-Entry 15 Songs Of Experience , U2 1
86 0 Re-Entry 8 The Best Of ABBA: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection , ABBA 83
87 0 Re-Entry 2 Wasted Talent , Jim Jones 82
88 0 Re-Entry 40 This One's For You , Luke Combs 3
89 0 Re-Entry 15 Camila , Camila Cabello 2
90 0 Re-Entry 332 Journey's Greatest Hits , Journey 18
91 0 New 1 Icon: Cat Stevens , Cat Stevens 91
92 0 Re-Entry 25 NOW 64 , Various Artists 7
93 0 New 1 In The Rainbow Rain , Okkervil River 93
94 0 New 1 The Higher Experience , Kelontae Gavin 94
95 98 55 8 Both Sides Of The Sky , Jimi Hendrix 3
96 0 Re-Entry 63 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection , Bon Jovi 5
97 0 Re-Entry 2 Playlist: Journey Greatest Hits Live , Journey 97
98 0 New 1 Movin' On (EP) , Muscadine Bloodline 98
99 0 Re-Entry 5 Playlist: The Very Best Of Creedence Clearwater Revisited , Creedence Clearwater Revisited 87
100 0 Re-Entry 195 The Dark Side Of The Moon , Pink Floyd 10

[Gary]

Vinyl

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 New 1 #1 1 wks Critical Equation , Dr. Dog 1
2 0 New 1 Last Man Standing , Willie Nelson 2
3 0 Re-Entry 7 Decades , Nightwish 2
4 3 – 2 The Sciences , Sleep 3
5 2 – 2 Roxy: Tonight's The Night Live , Neil Young 2
6 0 New 1 The Fury Of The Aquabats! , The Aquabats! 6
7 0 Re-Entry 76 Purple Rain (Soundtrack) , Prince And The Revolution 1
8 0 Re-Entry 8 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
9 0 Re-Entry 91 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 3
10 0 Re-Entry 40 Coming Home , Leon Bridges 1
11 0 Re-Entry 37 DAMN. , Kendrick Lamar 1
12 0 Re-Entry 126 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
13 0 New 1 Bad Frequencies , Hawthorne Heights 13
14 0 Re-Entry 155 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers , Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
15 1 – 2 Eat The Elephant , A Perfect Circle 1
16 0 New 1 In The Rainbow Rain , Okkervil River 16
17 0 Re-Entry 12 "Awaken, My Love!" , Childish Gambino 3
18 0 New 1 You're Driving Me Crazy , Van Morrison And Joey DeFrancesco 18
19 0 Re-Entry 77 Thriller , Michael Jackson 3
20 0 Re-Entry 161 Back To Black , Amy Winehouse 1
21 0 Re-Entry 2 The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited , Metallica 1
22 0 Re-Entry 6 reputation , Taylor Swift 1
23 0 Re-Entry 58 The Dark Side Of The Moon , Pink Floyd 2
24 0 Re-Entry 276 Abbey Road , The Beatles 1
25 0 Re-Entry 12 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2

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Catalog

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 3 2 112 #1 1 wks Take Care , Drake 1
2 2 4 51 2014 Forest Hills Drive , J. Cole 2
3 4 17 280 Curtain Call: The Hits , Eminem 1
4 10 5 92 x , Ed Sheeran 1
5 12 22 28 GG The Life Of deleted , Kanye West 5
6 7 10 1307 Legend: The Best Of... , Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
7 9 3 123 Night Visions , Imagine Dragons 1
8 14 11 617 Greatest Hits , Queen 2
9 17 25 207 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 1
10 13 6 27 Beauty Behind The Madness , The Weeknd 2
11 11 7 142 good kid, m.A.A.d city , Kendrick Lamar 1
12 16 8 597 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
13 20 27 1150 Journey's Greatest Hits , Journey 1
14 27 23 4 Illuminate , Shawn Mendes 14
15 22 – 2 Trolls , Soundtrack 15
16 23 16 22 ANTI , Rihanna 6
17 21 13 64 Nothing Was The Same , Drake 9
18 29 37 946 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits , Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 1
19 26 18 10 Dig Your Roots , Florida Georgia Line 18
20 5 21 65 1989, Taylor Swift 1
21 24 14 74 Montevallo , Sam Hunt 1
22 36 26 803 Icon: Greatest Hits , Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
23 25 12 851 Metallica , Metallica 1
24 19 20 22 Coloring Book , Chance The Rapper 13
25 33 34 278 The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson 1
26 32 29 74 In The Lonely Hour , Sam Smith 1
27 28 24 41 Death Of A Bachelor , Panic! At The Disco 5
28 34 35 61 T R A P S O U L , Bryson Tiller 2
29 40 42 59 Greatest Hits So Far... , Zac Brown Band 10
30 1 – 2 True , Avicii 1
31 6 – 2 Roxy: Tonight's The Night Live , Neil Young 6
32 38 30 65 If You're Reading This It's Too Late , Drake 4
33 42 39 20 Tangled Up , Thomas Rhett 22
34 0 Re-Entry 35 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection , Bon Jovi 1
35 0 Re-Entry 13 Graduation , Kanye West 15
36 0 Re-Entry 27 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits , Blake Shelton 29
37 47 40 223 Doo-Wops & Hooligans , Bruno Mars 1
38 45 41 82 Greatest Hits , The Notorious B.I.G. 1
39 44 38 471 Appetite For Destruction , Guns N' Roses 1
40 39 – 10 Dangerous Woman , Ariana Grande 34
41 46 – 97 Greatest Hits , Foo Fighters 2
42 0 Re-Entry 32 25, Adele 13
43 0 Re-Entry 66 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
44 0 Re-Entry 5 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , Kanye West 26
45 48 45 410 Thriller , Michael Jackson 1
46 31 19 546 1, The Beatles 1
47 18 – 2 Born Sinner , J. Cole 18
48 0 Re-Entry 354 Abbey Road , The Beatles 1
49 0 Re-Entry 8 The Best Of 2Pac - Part 1: Thug , 2Pac 18
50 0 Re-Entry 76 Here's To The Good Times , Florida Georgia Line 5

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Digital albums

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wks beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
2 0 New 1 Dirty Computer , Janelle Monae 2
3 3 3 21 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
4 0 New 1 When Legends Rise , Godsmack 4
5 0 New 1 Graffiti U , Keith Urban 5
6 1 – 2 KOD , J. Cole 1
7 0 New 1 Until Death Call My Name , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 7
8 4 4 4 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
9 0 New 1 Last Man Standing , Willie Nelson 9
10 0 New 1 Avengers: Infinity War , Soundtrack 10
11 0 New 1 I: The Arrow (EP) , Andy Mineo 11
12 9 2 3 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 2
13 2 – 2 Eat The Elephant , A Perfect Circle 2
14 18 13 119 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 1
15 0 New 1 If I Know Me , Morgan Wallen 15
16 13 9 5 My Dear Melancholy, (EP) , The Weeknd 1
17 23 14 45 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 1
18 0 Re-Entry 15 From The Fires , Greta Van Fleet 4
19 0 New 1 Open Heaven: The Maranda Experience , Maranda Curtis 19
20 0 Re-Entry 23 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 , Soundtrack 2
21 0 Re-Entry 55 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
22 0 New 1 Speak Your Mind , Anne-Marie 22
23 11 1 3 Ember , Breaking Benjamin 1
24 15 5 3 PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I , Pentatonix 5
25 0 Re-Entry 10 Stoney , Post Malone 4

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Current

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wks beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
2 0 New 1 Graffiti U , Keith Urban 2
3 0 New 1 Dirty Computer , Janelle Monae 3
4 3 3 21 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
5 0 New 1 When Legends Rise , Godsmack 5
6 0 New 1 Last Man Standing , Willie Nelson 6
7 1 – 2 KOD , J. Cole 1
8 5 1 3 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 1
9 0 New 1 Dave's Picks, V 26: Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM, 11/17/71 , Grateful Dead 9
10 2 – 2 Eat The Elephant , A Perfect Circle 2
11 26 98 25 GG Live In No Shoes Nation , Kenny Chesney 1
12 0 New 1 Until Death Call My Name , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 12
13 0 New 1 You're Driving Me Crazy , Van Morrison And Joey DeFrancesco 13
14 7 6 4 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
15 9 2 3 Ember , Breaking Benjamin 2
16 20 14 61 ÷ (Divide) , Ed Sheeran 1
17 11 – 2 44/876 , Sting & Shaggy 11
18 23 13 45 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 1
19 16 16 136 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 2
20 0 New 1 Critical Equation , Dr. Dog 20
21 6 – 2 Port Saint Joe , Brothers Osborne 6
22 0 Re-Entry 2 Jesus Christ Superstar: Live In Concert, The NBC Television Event , Soundtrack 14
23 18 10 9 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe , MercyMe 6
24 35 17 72 Kane Brown , Kane Brown 3
25 29 23 4 America , Thirty Seconds To Mars 2
26 13 8 55 DAMN. , Kendrick Lamar 1
27 24 12 52 From A Room: Volume 1 , Chris Stapleton 1
28 57 41 54 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 , Soundtrack 2
29 33 28 25 From The Fires , Greta Van Fleet 13
30 15 4 3 The Tree Of Forgiveness , John Prine 4
31 30 24 8 Decades , Nightwish 24
32 42 32 25 reputation , Taylor Swift 1
33 0 New 1 Avengers: Infinity War , Soundtrack 33
34 28 20 141 Traveller , Chris Stapleton 1
35 43 30 13 NOW 65 , Various Artists 3
36 25 9 5 My Dear Melancholy, (EP) , The Weeknd 1
37 12 – 2 The Sciences , Sleep 12
38 17 5 3 PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I , Pentatonix 5
39 32 21 22 From A Room: Volume 2 , Chris Stapleton 2
40 27 29 6 Boarding House Reach , Jack White 1
41 0 Re-Entry 25 The Thrill Of It All , Sam Smith 1
42 0 New 1 I: The Arrow (EP) , Andy Mineo 42
43 41 25 21 What Makes You Country , Luke Bryan 1
44 59 36 13 Man Of The Woods , Justin Timberlake 1
45 90 58 55 PS Stoney , Post Malone 17
46 31 15 5 Golden Hour , Kacey Musgraves 2
47 45 31 12 Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By , Soundtrack 2
48 50 18 25 Diamonds , Elton John 11
49 0 New 1 Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus , Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 49
50 0 New 1 Bad Frequencies , Hawthorne Heights 50
51 51 35 29 Beautiful Trauma , P!nk 1
52 4 – 2 Vide Noir , Lord Huron 4
53 47 34 76 24K Magic , Bruno Mars 2
54 0 New 1 Open Heaven: The Maranda Experience , Maranda Curtis 54
55 71 51 17 Chain Breaker , Zach Williams 51
56 60 40 11 ZOMBIES , Soundtrack 11
57 0 New 1 If I Know Me , Morgan Wallen 57
58 75 48 22 A Decade Of Destruction , Five Finger Death Punch 16
59 73 49 76 Moana , Soundtrack 1
60 0 New 1 Comere Callado, Vol 2: Con Banda , Gerardo Ortiz 60
61 0 New 1 Speak Your Mind , Anne-Marie 61
62 64 39 7 Seasons Change , Scotty McCreery 2
63 0 Re-Entry 52 Hardwired...To Self-Destruct , Metallica 1
64 66 22 4 Revamp: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin , Various Artists 6
65 67 43 8 Firepower , Judas Priest 2
66 58 26 36 Precious Memories Collection , Alan Jackson 9
67 88 62 15 Kidz Bop 37 , Kidz Bop Kids 3
68 95 52 34 Life Changes , Thomas Rhett 1
69 99 – 20 Songs Of Experience , U2 1
70 0 Re-Entry 2 Wasted Talent , Jim Jones 63
71 97 68 48 This One's For You , Luke Combs 2
72 0 Re-Entry 15 Camila , Camila Cabello 2
73 96 61 26 NOW 64 , Various Artists 7
74 0 New 1 In The Rainbow Rain , Okkervil River 74
75 0 New 1 The Higher Experience , Kelontae Gavin 75
76 72 46 8 Both Sides Of The Sky , Jimi Hendrix 3
77 0 New 1 Movin' On (EP) , Muscadine Bloodline 77
78 76 42 8 Tearing At The Seams , Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 6
79 0 Re-Entry 3 There Is More , Hillsong Worship 13
80 0 Re-Entry 23 Coco , Soundtrack 9
81 78 69 46 Ctrl , SZA 4
82 56 19 4 Restoration: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin , Various Artists 10
83 0 New 1 Spectrum , Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard 83
84 0 Re-Entry 29 The Very Next Thing , Casting Crowns 5
85 10 – 2 Church Of Scars , Bishop Briggs 10
86 0 Re-Entry 8 Fifty Shades Freed , Soundtrack 4
87 0 Re-Entry 29 WOW Hits 2018 , Various Artists 20
88 0 Re-Entry 20 Love Yourself: Her , BTS 5
89 0 Re-Entry 22 Red Pill Blues , Maroon 5 2
90 37 – 2 Live At The Fillmore East 1968 , The Who 37
91 0 Re-Entry 2 Ledger (EP) , LEDGER 11
92 70 50 20 Revival , Eminem 1
93 0 Re-Entry 13 Culture II , Migos 3
94 8 – 2 Creeker , Upchurch 8
95 0 Re-Entry 25 Texoma Shore , Blake Shelton 3
96 19 – 2 Volunteer , Old Crow Medicine Show 19
97 0 Re-Entry 59 American Teen , Khalid 11
98 14 – 2 God Damn Evil , Stryper 14
99 0 New 1 Liquid (EP) , Adam Spreeman 99
100 0 Re-Entry 15 2018 Grammy Nominees , Various Artists 4

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Post Malone Rules Billboard Artist 100 for First Time, Powered By 'Beerbongs & Bentleys'

News

By Xander Zellner | May 09, 2018 11:28 AM EDT




He becomes the seventh solo rapper to hit No. 1 in 2018, the most in a single year.

Post Malone jumps from No. 9 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated May 12) to become the top musical act in the U.S. for the first time, fueled by the arrival of his sophomore LP, beerbongs & bentleys.

The Artist 100, which launched in July 2014, measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming and social media fan interaction to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.

Beerbongs debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 461,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 3, according to Nielsen Music, earning the biggest streaming week ever for an album. Malone concurrently charts all 18 songs from the set on the Billboard Hot 100, including a record nine simultaneously in the top 20.

The rapper/singer previously peaked at No. 3 on the Artist 100 in December 2017, after he notched his first Hot 100 No. 1, "Rockstar," featuring 21 Savage.

As hip-hop hits new heights, Malone is the seventh solo rapper to hit No. 1 on the Artist 100 in 2018, joining (in chronological order) Eminem, Drake, Logic, XXXTENTACION, Cardi B and J. Cole. Only four solo rappers hit No. 1 in each of 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Solo Rappers at No. 1 on Artist 100 Year-by-Year

2018 (seven)
Eminem
Drake
Logic
XXXTENTACION
Cardi B
J. Cole
Post Malone

2017 (four)
Future
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
JAY-Z

2016 (four)
Kendrick Lamar
Drake
Frank Ocean
J. Cole

2015 (four)
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Meek Mill
Future

Directly below Malone on the Artist 100, Keith Urban vaults 78-2 as his Graffiti U debuts at No. 1 on Top Country Albums and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 (145,000 units). He previously peaked at No. 8 on the Artist 100 in May 2016.

Rounding out the Artist 100's top five, Drake dips 2-3; J. Cole falls 1-4 (following his second total week on top); and Cardi B drops 3-5.

Elsewhere on the Artist 100, Janelle Monae re-enters at No. 10, a new peak, as her new album, Dirty Computer, arrives at No. 1 on Top R&B Albums and No. 6 on the Billboard 200 (54,000 units). She previously spent a week on the Artist 100, in March, at No. 95.

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ABBA Music Sales Up 57% After Reunion News, 'Gold' Hits Album Returns to Billboard 200 Chart
News
By Keith Caulfield | May 09, 2018 9:43 PM EDT



Streams of ABBA's songs gained by 36 percent, led by "Dancing Queen."

Streams and sales of ABBA’s music in the U.S. rose in the wake of the group’s announcement on April 27 that the quartet had reunited to record new music for the first time in 35 years.

In the week ending May 3, ABBA’s songs garnered a 36 percent gain in on-demand streams (audio and video combined) according to Nielsen Music. Collectively, their tunes notched 6.38 million streams, up from 4.69 million a week earlier. ABBA’s most-streamed song in the week ending May 3 was their 1977 No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Dancing Queen,” with 1.42 million streams (up 19 percent).

Combined sales of the group’s catalog of albums and songs jumped by 57 percent to 11,000 (up from 7,000 the week previous), while the act’s overall equivalent album units tally spiked by 39 percent to 8,000 units (up from 6,000).

The bulk of those 8,000 units were earned by their successful 1993 best-of compilation, Gold — Greatest Hits, which tallied 5,000 units (up 192 percent) and re-enters the Billboard 200 chart dated May 12 at No. 193. It’s the first time the album has been on the chart in nearly a year (it was last on the tally dated June 3, 2017). Gold, which peaked at No. 36 in 2013, has spent 134 nonconsecutive weeks on the list and has sold 5.8 million copies.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

ABBA also debuts on the Social 50 chart at No. 35, thanks to a surge in interest of the group on social networks -- especially on YouTube and from visits to the group’s Wikipedia page. The Social 50 is powered by data tracked by music analytics company Next Big Sound and ranks the most popular artists on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Wikipedia and Tumblr. The chart's methodology blends weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with artist page views and engagement.

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Janelle Monae's 'Dirty Computer' Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B Albums Chart

News

By Trevor Anderson | May 11, 2018 11:42 AM EDT




Janelle Monae earns her first No. 1 set on the Top R&B Albums chart (dated May 12) as Dirty Computer opens at the summit. The album earned 54,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 3, according to Nielsen Music.

The Computer debut is helped by multiple hits from the album on the Hot R&B Songs chart. “Make Me Feel” reached No. 9 in March and was quickly followed by the Grimes-featured “Pynk” (No. 21) in March and “I Like That” (No. 24) in May.

Pre-Computer, Monae’s previous best on Top R&B Albums was a No. 2 peak for The Electric Lady in 2013, one year after the Top R&B Albums chart began. Prior to the chart’s inception, Monae also reached the top 20 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with two projects, Metropolis: The Chase Suite (No. 20, 2008) and The Archandroid: Suites II and III (No. 4, 2010).

CARDI’s ‘CAREFUL’ CLIMBS: Plus, Cardi B’s “Be Careful” leaps into the top 10 of the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with a 14-10 hike. The song vaults with a 23 percent spike to 15 million in radio audience in the week ending May 6, according to Nielsen Music.

“Careful” marks Cardi B’s sixth top 10 on the chart. She first touched the tier with the smash hit “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves),” which reigned for 10 weeks last year and quickly returned to the summit, this time as a featured act, on G-Eazy’s “No Limit,” a six-week leader in December – January. Since, she’s claimed top 10 successes with “Motorsport,” a collaboration with Migos and Nicki Minaj (No. 3), “Bartier Cardi,” featuring 21 Savage (No. 3) and “Finesse,” a teamup with Bruno Mars (No. 2).

PEABO MAKES A RETURN: Plus, Peabo Bryson returns to the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for the first time in nearly 25 years as “Love Like Yours and Mine” debuts at No. 49. Bryson last appeared on the list in 1993 with his collaboration with Kenny G, “By The Time This Night Is Over,” which reached No. 68 that June. His only other chart entry to date is his duet with Regina Belle, “A Whole New World,” the radio promoted version of the Aladdin tune, which reached No. 58 in January 1993. The Belle-Bryson version also topped the Billboard Hot 100 that March.

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Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Anne-Marie Debuts in Top 40 With 'Speak Your Mind' as 'Friends' Hits Top 10 on Pop Songs
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By Keith Caulfield | May 11, 2018 5:57 PM EDT


Plus: Kanye West's "The Life of deleted" hits its highest rank in over a year & Ella Mai debuts with "Ready."

On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart (dated May 12), Post Malone debuted at No. 1 with 2018’s biggest week -- and the largest streaming week ever for an album -- as beerbongs & bentleys launched atop the list. The set earned 461,000 equivalent album units in the week ending May 3, according to Nielsen Music.

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).
Now, let’s take a closer look at some of the action on the rest of the Billboard 200:

— Anne-Marie, Speak Your Mind – No. 31 — The pop singer/songwriter’s debut album, Speak Your Mind, arrives at No. 31 with 14,000 units earned. The bulk of that sum was driven by on-demand audio streams of the set’s tracks (9,000 SEA units), thanks in large part to the album’s smash single “Friends,” with Marshmello. The track concurrently hits the top 10 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, climbing 11-10.

— Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks, V. 26: Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque NM 11/17/71 – No. 26 — The band collects its 37th top 40-charting album as its latest archival set, Dave’s Picks, V. 26, starts at No. 26. The live effort — which was only available as a 3-CD set — debuts with 16,000 units, derived entirely from traditional album sales. On the Top Album Sales chart, which ranks the best-selling albums of the week, the effort bows at No. 9.

— Kanye West, The Life of deleted – No. 68 — Following the release of new music from Kanye West — as well as his much talked-about return to Twitter — his most recent album, The Life of deleted, jumps to No. 68 – its highest rank in over a year. The 2016 release, which debuted at No. 1, vaults from No. 91 to No. 68 with 8,000 units (up 8 percent). Nearly all of its units are driven by streams, as the set is no longer available to purchase as a whole (though a couple of its songs are available to buy individually).

— Ella Mai, Ready (EP) – No. 87— Ella Mai has a big week on the charts, as her debut EP Ready launches at No. 87 on the Billboard 200 and No. 12 on Top R&B Albums, while its single ‘Boo’d Up” hits the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 (climbing 55-37). Ready starts with 7,000 units (mostly from streams of the album’s tracks, as it garnered 5,000 SEA units).

— Soundtrack, Avengers: Infinity War – No. 92 — The score soundtrack album to the blockbuster Marvel film jumps onto the chart with 7,000 units — mostly from traditional album sales (4,000 sold). On the Soundtracks chart, the set begins at No. 5.

— Soundtrack, Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert – No. 129 — NBC TV’s live presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar vaults back onto the tally at No. 129, thanks to the set’s CD release on April 27. It tallied 6,000 units, with nearly all of that sum powered by traditional album sales. The album peaked at No. 46 on the April 21-dated tally.