Billboard 200 - 7/21/18 -- Drake week 2(300,000+)

[Gary]

Drake's 'Scorpion' Set for Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Future Aiming for Top 3
News
By Keith Caulfield | July 11, 2018 7:58 AM EDT


Drake’s Scorpion album should easily secure a second straight week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week, according to industry forecasters. Prognosticators suggest the set will earn over 300,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 12. The album bowed atop the list dated July 14 with 732,000 units earned in the week ending July 5 — the largest week for an album in 2018.

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 July 21-dated Billboard 200 chart (where Drake will likely hold at No. 1) is scheduled to be revealed on Billboard’s websites on Sunday, July 15.

If Scorpion secures a second week frame of over 300,000 units, it will log the biggest second week for an album in over two years. The last set to log more than 300,000 units in its second stanza was Drake’s own Views, which earned 313,000 units in its second stanza at No. 1 on the May 28, 2016-dated chart. The previous week, the album blew in with 1.04 million units.

Further, if Scorpion holds at No. 1, it will become just the fourth album to log multiple weeks atop the chart in 2018. It would follow Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys (three straight weeks at No. 1), Black Panther: The Album (three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1) and The Greatest Showman soundtrack (two weeks in-a-row at No. 1).

The highest debut on next week’s Billboard 200 chart will likely be Future’s streaming-only album Beastmode 2. The set, released on July 6 via Freebandz/Epic Records, may earn around 60,000 units, and likely bow at No. 3.
If Beastmode 2 arrives in the top 10, it will grant the rapper his ninth top 10 effort.

Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys will likely be sandwiched between Scorpion and Beastmode 2 with around 70,000 units earned.

The chart’s second highest new arrival may come from Meek Mill with his new four-song Legends of the Summer EP. The set, released through Maybach/Atlantic Records, could start in the lower part of the top 10. The effort is his first new album since his release from prison in April.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

For the sake of comparison, 25 managed 1.16 million equivalent album units and 1989 402 thousand in their second weeks in the Billboard 200.

[Deleted]

Can’t really compare 2nd weeks for albums released without streaming or even albums released with streaming that came out even a year ago.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8465460/drake-scorpion-second-week-at-no-1-billboard-200

Drake's 'Scorpion' Scores Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
7/15/2018 by Keith Caulfield

Plus: Future and Meek Mill debut in the top 10.

Drake’s Scorpion holds at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second week, logging the biggest sophomore week for any album in more than two years. The set earned 335,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 12 according to Nielsen Music (down 54 percent from its big start of 732,000 units a week earlier). Of its second week sum, 29,000 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 as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new July 21-dated chart (where Scorpion stays steady at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's websites on Tuesday, July 17.

Scorpion Spends Second Week at No. 1: Scorpion is only the fourth album to log multiple weeks at No. 1 in 2018. It follows Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys (three straight weeks at No. 1), Black Panther: The Album (three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1) and The Greatest Showman soundtrack (two weeks in a row at No. 1).

Largest Second Week for an Album in More Than Two Years: As Scorpion earned 335,000 units in its second week, it tallied the largest sophomore stanza for an album in over two years. The last set to log a larger second week was Adele’s 25, which earned 1.16 million units in its second week (chart dated Dec. 19, 2015).

Third-Largest Streaming Week for an Album: Scorpion’s second week is fueled largely by its streaming activity, as the set collected 288,000 SEA units, which equals 390.98 million on-demand audio streams. That latter figure is the third-largest weekly streaming sum for an album’s tracks. The largest was earned by Scorpion in its debut frame (745.9 million), while the second-biggest was Post Malone’s opening week with beerbongs & bentleys (431.3 million) earlier in 2018.

Drake’s 23rd Week at No. 1: As Scorpion spends a second week at No. 1, Drake’s cumulative total of weeks at No. 1 rises to 23. Notably, out of his eight No. 1 albums, only three have spent more than a single week at No. 1: Scorpion (two so far), More Life (three, 2017) and Views (13, in 2016). The only hip-hop artists with more total weeks at No. 1 are Eminem (with 32) and JAY-Z (with 25).

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Post Malone’s former No. 1 beerbongs & bentleys moves up one slot with 71,000 units (down 2 percent).

Future’s streaming-only album Beastmode 2 debuts at No. 3 with 57,000 units (73.5 million streams), granting the rapper his ninth top 10 and the highest-charting streaming-exclusive album. It surpasses Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book, which debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the June 4, 2016-dated list. It bowed with 38,000 units (57.3 million streams).

XXXTentacion’s ? moves 5-4 on the new Billboard 200 with 51,000 units (down 16 percent),

Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy climbs 6-5 with 44,000 units (down 6 percent) and

Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance is up one spot to No. 6 with 41,000 units (up 4 percent).

The Greatest Showman soundtrack rises 11-7 with 30,000 units (down 6 percent) and

The Carters’ Everything Is Love is steady at No. 8 with 29,000 units (down 21 percent).

Meek Mill scores his fifth top 10 effort, as his four-song Legends of the Summer set arrives at No. 9 with 26,000 units (6,000 in album sales). The effort is his first new album since his release from prison in April. The rapper previously visited the top 10 with Wins and Losses (No. 3, 2017), DC4 (No. 3, 2016), Dreams Worth More Than Money (No. 1 for two weeks, 2015) and Dreams and Nightmares (No. 2, 2012).

Closing out the new top 10 is Lil Baby’s Harder Than Ever, rising 12-10 with 27,000 units (down 6 percent).

[Gary]

Future's 'Beastmode 2' Becomes Highest-Charting Streaming-Only Album on Billboard 200
7/15/2018 by Keith Caulfield



A little more than a year after Future became the first artist to achieve back-to-back No. 1 debuts on the Billboard 200 albums chart, he now earns the highest-charting streaming-exclusive album on the tally.
His new effort, Beastmode 2 -- which is only available on streaming services -- starts at No. 3 on the July 21-dated chart. The set was released on July 6 via Freebandz/Epic Records.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new July 21-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard's websites on Tuesday, July 17.

Beastmode 2 arrives at No. 3 with 57,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending July 12 -- all from SEA units. The nine-track set was not released to purchase, nor were any of its tracks available to buy through digital retailers.
Beastmode 2 launches with 73.5 million on-demand audio streams. The launch not only gives the artist his ninth top 10, but also the highest-charting streaming-exclusive album. Previously, Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book held the record for the highest-charting streaming-only set when it debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the June 4, 2016-dated list. It bowed with 38,000 units (57.3 million streams). Coloring Book was the first streaming-only album to reach the top 10.

Here’s a look at Future’s nine top 10 albums on the Billboard 200:
Title, Peak Position, Peak Date
Pluto, No. 8, May 5, 2012
Honest, No. 2, May 10, 2014
DS2, Aug. 8, 2015
What a Time To Be Alive (Drake & Future), No. 1, Oct. 10, 2015
Evol, No. 1, Feb. 27, 2016
Future, No. 1, March 11, 2017
HNDRXX, No. 1, March 18, 2017
Super Slimey, No. 2, Nov. 11, 2017
Beastmode 2, No. 3, July 21, 2018

[Gary]

BB200 top 10

1. Drake 335,000
2. Post Malone 71,000
3. Future 57,000 (streaming only)
4. XXXTentacion 51,000
5. Cardi B 44,000
6. JuiceWrld 41,000
7. Greatest Showman 30,000
8. Carters 29,000
9. Meek Mill 26,000
10. Lil Baby 26,000

[Gary]

BB200 top 10 - sales #'s

1. Drake 29,000
2. Post Malone 6,000
3. Future - zero
4. XXXTentacion 2,000
5. Cardi B 3,000
6. JuiceWrld 1,500
7. Greatest Showman 16,000
8. Carters 6,000
9. Meek Mill 6,000
10. Lil Baby 400

[Gary]

Scorpion - biggest week 2 #'s since Adele 25

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^With that the new lowest pure sales for a #1 in Top Album Sales is finally set this week by Scorpion. I don't think the record will last as long as it did for The Descendants soundtrack.

[areyoureadytojump]

Jul 15, 2018 17:34:27 GMT -5 Gary said:

BB200 top 10 - sales #'s

1. Drake 29,000
2. Post Malone 6,000
3. Future - zero
4. XXXTentacion 2,000
5. Cardi B 3,000
6. JuiceWrld 1,500
7. Greatest Showman 16,000
8. Carters 6,000
9. Meek Mill 6,000
10. Lil Baby 400

Where do you get these from?

[Deleted]

Just for comparisons sake, how much did Post do in his second week again?

[fhas]

Jul 15, 2018 18:17:23 GMT -5 @ioshirai said:

Just for comparisons sake, how much did Post do in his second week again?

193,000 (-58%) - 160k SEA + 24k sales + 9k TEA 

[Enigma.]

Wow Scorpion did MORE on Billboard than HDD, why it was the opposite last week

[kanfad]

Jul 16, 2018 1:44:33 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Wow Scorpion did MORE on Billboard than HDD, why it was the opposite last week

m.hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=312595

[shayonce]

Jul 16, 2018 1:44:33 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Wow Scorpion did MORE on Billboard than HDD, why it was the opposite last week

probably because of this.

Some biz folks are going crazy over the inconsistency of Nielsen’s metrics when it comes to measuring streams.
During the first few hours after a record drops—after midnight ET but still Thursday in other time zones—why does Nielsen count sales but not streams? It’s long been their policy to add downloads that happen during this three-hour window to a release’s first-week total, but streams aren't counted in that same tally.
Drake’s Scorpion, which came in with 746m streams on the Top 200, well shy of the 770m tabulated by HITS;
hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=312595

and soundscan have more offline store and extra sales estimation thing, so more physical sales.
HDD had 7k less SEA, I guess they have less service counted?

[nickd]

The top 6 tracks on Scorpion have gained 13% streams from Sunday to Sunday, mainly due to In My Feelings, meanwhile the remaining 19 tracks only lost about 32% streams. With IMF reaching its ceiling, the top tracks will probably lose around 10-15% next week, but that still means close to 250k SPS for week 3. I'm kinda wondering if he'll block Nicki and Ariana from debuting at #1...

[owenlovesmusic]

Ariana's last album was blocked by Drake from hitting #1 and her lead single, NTLTC from debuting at the top.

Her last album debuted at #2, behind Views with 175,000 units (129,000 pure)

[Enigma.]

I don't think Scorpion can block Nicki and Ariana, although those are still several weeks away. It requires another gigantic streaming smash next to IMF.

And Kenny Chesney can very well be #1 in two weeks, Songs for the Saints is out on July 27. Does anyone know if he'll have a ticket bundle?

[Darkest Hour]

Jul 17, 2018 0:43:56 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

And Kenny Chesney can very well be #1 in two weeks, Songs for the Saints is out on July 27. Does anyone know if he'll have a ticket bundle?

The ticket bundle is still for his live album not Songs for the Saints. However new tour legs are always a possibility.
On a somewhat related news, Chris Stapleton's From A Room: Volume 2 fell off this week.

[Gary]

BB200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 2 #1 1 wks Scorpion , Drake 1
2 3 3 11 beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
3 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 BEASTMODE 2 , Future 3
4 5 2 17 ? , XXXTENTACION 1
5 6 8 14 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
6 7 7 8 Goodbye & Good Riddance , Juice WRLD 6
7 11 9 31 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
8 8 4 4 EVERYTHING IS LOVE , The Carters 2
9 0 New 1 Legends Of The Summer (EP) , Meek Mill 9
10 12 11 8 Harder Than Ever , Lil Baby 3
11 9 1 3 Pray For The Wicked , Panic! At The Disco 1
12 15 18 36 Red Pill Blues , Maroon 5 2
13 14 15 58 This One's For You , Luke Combs 4
14 13 5 46 17, XXXTENTACION 2
15 30 33 35 GG reputation , Taylor Swift 1
16 18 16 83 Stoney , Post Malone 4
17 16 19 55 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 2
18 19 21 71 ÷ (Divide) , Ed Sheeran 1
19 24 23 24 Culture II , Migos 1
20 20 6 3 Dan + Shay , Dan + Shay 6
21 22 14 6 ye , Kanye West 1
22 23 27 13 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 1
23 26 22 12 KOD , J. Cole 1
24 28 20 7 Shawn Mendes , Shawn Mendes 1
25 25 10 4 Youngblood , 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
26 27 59 11 Until Death Call My Name , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 7
27 29 29 146 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 3
28 33 32 71 American Teen , Khalid 4
29 39 50 11 Ready (EP) , Ella Mai 29
30 31 13 3 Expectations , Bebe Rexha 13
31 32 31 84 Kane Brown , Kane Brown 5
32 34 35 65 DAMN. , Kendrick Lamar 1
33 4 – 2 The Now Now , Gorillaz 4
34 10 – 189 Appetite For Destruction , Guns N' Roses 1
35 2 – 2 High As Hope , Florence + The Machine 2
36 40 34 8 13 Reasons Why, Season 2 , Soundtrack 26
37 38 54 233 The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson 37
38 42 48 44 Life Changes , Thomas Rhett 1
39 43 43 14 Cosmic , Bazzi 14
40 46 45 26 Camila , Camila Cabello 1
41 41 39 22 Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By , Soundtrack 1
42 37 51 148 Traveller , Chris Stapleton 1
43 53 40 46 Luv Is Rage 2 , Lil Uzi Vert 1
44 36 25 4 Redemption , Jay Rock 13
45 51 62 74 Brett Young , Brett Young 18
46 45 53 115 Views , Drake 1
47 50 37 15 The World Is Yours , Rich The Kid 2
48 47 30 8 Love Yourself: Tear , BTS 1
49 55 65 46 Odisea , Ozuna 22
50 52 47 69 More Life , Drake 1
51 62 71 40 Perception , NF 1
52 61 58 57 Ctrl , SZA 3
53 49 60 86 24K Magic , Bruno Mars 2
54 60 64 37 Heartbreak On A Full Moon , Chris Brown 3
55 65 67 29 Dont Smile At Me , Billie Eilish 55
56 58 46 10 SR3MM , Rae Sremmurd, Swae Lee & Slim Jxmmi 6
57 54 73 296 Greatest Hits , Queen 11
58 48 86 530 Legend: The Best Of... , Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
59 64 42 27 Life Of A Dark Rose , Lil Skies 10
60 56 41 7 Testing , A$AP Rocky 4
61 81 76 58 hopeless fountain kingdom , Halsey 1
62 44 26 5 KIDS SEE GHOSTS , KIDS SEE GHOSTS 2
63 67 56 38 H.E.R. , H.E.R. 56
64 68 78 86 Moana , Soundtrack 2
65 63 69 54 Dua Lipa , Dua Lipa 27
66 73 79 401 Curtain Call: The Hits , Eminem 1
67 71 55 9 Die Lit , Playboi Carti 3
68 69 102 520 Journey's Greatest Hits , Journey 10
69 59 112 375 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits , Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 22
70 77 81 280 Take Care , Drake 1
71 72 82 302 Night Visions , Imagine Dragons 2
72 78 70 9 Voicenotes , Charlie Puth 4
73 82 77 85 Starboy , The Weeknd 1
74 80 101 35 Diamonds , Elton John 23
75 0 New 1 Palo Santo , Years & Years 75
76 102 120 165 Blurryface , twenty one pilots 1
77 70 84 275 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
78 79 63 10 Simi , BlocBoy JB 28
79 86 74 15 My Dear Melancholy, (EP) , The Weeknd 1
80 85 66 20 DAY69 , 6ix9ine 4
81 75 38 325 1, The Beatles 1
82 92 116 278 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 1
83 76 111 172 Greatest Hits So Far... , Zac Brown Band 20
84 109 89 11 Graffiti U , Keith Urban 2
85 35 24 5 Come Tomorrow , Dave Matthews Band 1
86 87 83 41 Tell Me You Love Me , Demi Lovato 3
87 96 123 187 1989, Taylor Swift 1
88 91 72 47 Project Baby Two , Kodak Black 2
89 106 103 30 The Beautiful & Damned , G-Eazy 3
90 89 106 212 x , Ed Sheeran 1
91 57 17 3 K.T.S.E. , Teyana Taylor 17
92 84 93 31 What Makes You Country , Luke Bryan 1
93 101 91 6 I met you when I was 18. (the playlist) , Lauv 50
94 88 125 194 Montevallo , Sam Hunt 3
95 95 121 97 Dig Your Roots , Florida Georgia Line 2
96 93 80 18 Bobby Tarantino II , Logic 1
97 100 105 11 Speak Your Mind , Anne-Marie 31
98 83 28 33 Revenge , XXXTENTACION 28
99 103 68 8 Reckless , NAV 8
100 110 118 150 Beauty Behind The Madness , The Weeknd 1
101 66 107 36 The Thrill Of It All , Sam Smith 1
102 105 108 7 Vibras , J Balvin 15
103 111 128 94 Trolls , Soundtrack 3
104 107 100 23 Drip Season 3 , Gunna 55
105 128 117 17 Love, Simon , Soundtrack 37
106 90 87 8 And Justice For None , Five Finger Death Punch 4
107 118 138 129 ANTI , Rihanna 1
108 119 129 213 In The Lonely Hour , Sam Smith 2
109 115 148 140 Tangled Up , Thomas Rhett 6
110 21 – 2 Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album , John Coltrane 21
111 125 119 298 good kid, m.A.A.d city , Kendrick Lamar 2
112 113 150 141 Sounds Of Summer:The Very Best Of The Beach Boys , The Beach Boys 16
113 120 144 42 Happy Endings , Old Dominion 7
114 127 110 97 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight , Travis Scott 1
115 112 132 106 California Sunrise , Jon Pardi 11
116 117 113 76 Culture , Migos 1
117 116 95 37 Without Warning , 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin 4
118 98 109 233 Greatest Hits , Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
119 99 85 19 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe , MercyMe 23
120 121 164 119 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits , Blake Shelton 5
121 126 122 93 Illuminate , Shawn Mendes 1
122 104 90 233 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 , Eagles 1
123 108 145 28 All Time Greatest Hits , Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
124 129 131 245 Nothing Was The Same , Drake 1
125 133 124 188 2014 Forest Hills Drive , J. Cole 1
126 124 169 253 Here's To The Good Times , Florida Georgia Line 4
127 114 75 5 The Mountain , Dierks Bentley 3
128 123 88 130 Death Of A Bachelor , Panic! At The Disco 1
129 122 147 316 Back In Black , AC/DC 4
130 140 114 44 Freudian , Daniel Caesar 25
131 130 139 32 A Decade Of Destruction , Five Finger Death Punch 29
132 134 155 136 Greatest Hits , The Notorious B.I.G. 1
133 142 185 177 Greatest Hits , Red Hot Chili Peppers 18
134 143 161 491 Metallica , Metallica 1
135 137 96 9 Activated , Tee Grizzley 10
136 132 130 101 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection , Bon Jovi 5
137 149 160 383 Doo-Wops & Hooligans , Bruno Mars 3
138 190 – 139 PS Greatest Hits , Foo Fighters 11
139 150 133 62 There's Really A Wolf , Russ 7
140 138 92 14 Dex Meets Dexter , Famous Dex 12
141 170 – 138 Gold -- Greatest Hits , ABBA 36
142 146 171 260 Mothership , Led Zeppelin 7
143 153 126 8 Light Of Mine , KYLE 29
144 135 162 11 If I Know Me , Morgan Wallen 72
145 0 New 1 The Essential Alan Jackson , Alan Jackson 145
146 97 61 5 Superfly (Soundtrack) , Future 25
147 155 135 20 Beach House 3 , Ty Dolla $ign 11
148 139 196 272 Hot Rocks 1964-1971 , The Rolling Stones 4
149 176 183 138 Purpose , Justin Bieber 1
150 156 168 216 [Hybrid Theory] , Linkin Park 2
151 154 172 66 Memories...Do Not Open , The Chainsmokers 1
152 171 149 39 Beautiful Trauma , P!nk 1
153 145 153 62 From A Room: Volume 1 , Chris Stapleton 2
154 167 189 138 25, Adele 1
155 144 – 10 Their Greatest Hits: Volumes 1 & 2 , Eagles 86
156 157 – 226 Crash My Party , Luke Bryan 1
157 182 167 146 T R A P S O U L , Bryson Tiller 8
158 166 157 177 If You're Reading This It's Too Late , Drake 1
159 158 127 38 Love Yourself: Her , BTS 7
160 159 – 118 Number One Hits , Tim McGraw 27
161 184 154 42 Trip , Jhene Aiko 5
162 187 – 39 GEMINI , Macklemore 2
163 191 159 116 The Life Of deleted , Kanye West 1
164 160 198 56 Woodstock , Portugal. The Man 32
165 136 99 7 DAYTONA , Pusha T 3
166 194 175 113 Coloring Book , Chance The Rapper 8
167 162 190 28 The Best Of 2Pac - Part 1: Thug , 2Pac 65
168 178 166 105 Dangerous Woman , Ariana Grande 2
169 151 140 34 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates , Daryl Hall John Oates 34
170 177 182 55 Grateful , DJ Khaled 1
171 165 – 18 The Hits , Billy Joel 34
172 0 New 1 Outlaws 'Til The End, Vol. 1 , DevilDriver 172
173 180 173 30 Too Hard , Lil Baby 80
174 188 174 32 War & Leisure , Miguel 9
175 94 36 4 Nasir , Nas 5
176 183 181 110 Smoke + Mirrors , Imagine Dragons 1
177 179 – 62 Collage (EP) , The Chainsmokers 6
178 0 Re-Entry 71 FUTURE , Future 1
179 0 Re-Entry 22 I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston , Whitney Houston 14
180 199 141 41 The Bigger Artist , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 4
181 181 – 133 Greatest Hits: Decade #1 , Carrie Underwood 4
182 0 Re-Entry 139 Badlands , Halsey 2
183 0 Re-Entry 91 Blonde , Frank Ocean 1
184 0 Re-Entry 17 Lil Boat 2 , Lil Yachty 2
185 0 Re-Entry 136 DS2 , Future 1
186 195 191 5 Sacred Hearts Club , Foster The People 47
187 169 104 4 4275, Jacquees 35
188 193 – 109 Ripcord , Keith Urban 4
189 161 – 167 Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits , Simon & Garfunkel 5
190 197 186 15 Golden Hour , Kacey Musgraves 4
191 0 Re-Entry 106 Cleopatra , The Lumineers 1
192 17 – 2 Gravity , Bullet For My Valentine 17
193 0 Re-Entry 312 Born To Die , Lana Del Rey 2
194 0 Re-Entry 152 Tha Carter III , Lil Wayne 1
195 0 Re-Entry 175 I Am...Sasha Fierce , Beyonce 1
196 198 152 71 Vault: Greatest Hits 1980-1995 , Def Leppard 15
197 186 – 151 Sublime , Sublime 13
198 173 134 5 Bigger , Sugarland 11
199 152 57 4 International Artist , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 57
200 196 176 9 Disobey , Bad Wolves 23

[Gary]

Top Album Sales

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 2 #1 1 wks Scorpion , Drake 1
2 7 5 31 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
3 8 1 3 Pray For The Wicked , Panic! At The Disco 1
4 3 – 2 The Now Now , Gorillaz 3
5 2 – 2 High As Hope , Florence + The Machine 2
6 28 38 35 reputation , Taylor Swift 1
7 10 16 13 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 1
8 4 – 34 Appetite For Destruction , Guns N' Roses 4
9 15 13 11 beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
10 5 – 2 Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album , John Coltrane 5
11 13 4 4 EVERYTHING IS LOVE , The Carters 2
12 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Legends Of The Summer (EP) , Meek Mill 12
13 9 6 5 Come Tomorrow , Dave Matthews Band 1
14 18 17 8 Love Yourself: Tear , BTS 1
15 14 11 55 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 1
16 12 7 4 Youngblood , 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
17 16 19 49 This One's For You , Luke Combs 3
18 0 New 1 Outlaws 'Til The End, Vol. 1 , DevilDriver 18
19 20 23 145 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 2
20 31 30 11 Graffiti U , Keith Urban 2
21 25 20 7 Shawn Mendes , Shawn Mendes 1
22 19 18 5 NOW That's What I Call Country, Volume 11 , Various Artists 8
23 42 27 7 ? , XXXTENTACION 5
24 34 40 192 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
25 24 25 19 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe , MercyMe 6
26 29 35 10 NOW 66 , Various Artists 6
27 0 New 1 Palo Santo , Years & Years 27
28 27 32 71 ÷ (Divide) , Ed Sheeran 1
29 21 3 3 Dan + Shay , Dan + Shay 3
30 23 29 8 And Justice For None , Five Finger Death Punch 2
31 6 – 2 Gravity , Bullet For My Valentine 6
32 11 – 31 Live In No Shoes Nation , Kenny Chesney 1
33 30 31 240 Greatest Hits , Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
34 0 New 1 Northern Chaos Gods , Immortal 34
35 32 36 76 Kane Brown , Kane Brown 4
36 43 67 460 Metallica , Metallica 1
37 41 45 24 Love Yourself: Her , BTS 6
38 35 37 148 Traveller , Chris Stapleton 1
39 54 92 142 Gold -- Greatest Hits , ABBA 36
40 44 46 64 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 , Soundtrack 2
41 37 61 373 Legend: The Best Of... , Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
42 39 24 5 The Mountain , Dierks Bentley 2
43 36 50 35 From The Fires , Greta Van Fleet 13
44 58 64 39 Beautiful Trauma , P!nk 1
45 47 28 4 Liberation , Christina Aguilera 3
46 66 – 2 Indigo Girls Live With The University Of Colorado Symphony , Indigo Girls With The University Of Colorado Symphony 46
47 99 – 3 Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus , Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 47
48 65 49 40 Precious Memories Collection , Alan Jackson 9
49 45 63 14 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
50 49 59 62 From A Room: Volume 1 , Chris Stapleton 1
51 92 – 128 Sounds Of Summer:The Very Best Of The Beach Boys , The Beach Boys 16
52 40 41 6 Prequelle , Ghost 2
53 63 76 170 Night Visions , Imagine Dragons 2
54 48 56 32 From A Room: Volume 2 , Chris Stapleton 2
55 60 39 247 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
56 74 94 55 All-Time Greatest Hits , Neil Diamond 15
57 22 2 3 Bad Witch (EP) , Nine Inch Nails 2
58 84 93 99 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 11
59 68 83 27 Crystal Visions... The Very Best Of Stevie Nicks , Stevie Nicks 21
60 53 71 11 When Legends Rise , Godsmack 5
61 75 96 341 Journey's Greatest Hits , Journey 18
62 50 44 5 Bigger , Sugarland 4
63 76 89 23 Red Pill Blues , Maroon 5 2
64 80 81 85 Moana , Soundtrack 1
65 0 Re-Entry 3 Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd & Second Helping: Live From The Florida Theat , Lynyrd Skynyrd 27
66 55 82 264 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits , Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 22
67 52 88 55 Icon: Lynyrd Skynyrd , Lynyrd Skynyrd 47
68 78 87 191 [Hybrid Theory] , Linkin Park 2
69 0 Re-Entry 65 Mamma Mia! , Soundtrack 1
70 59 80 31 What Makes You Country , Luke Bryan 1
71 79 90 202 The Dark Side Of The Moon , Pink Floyd 10
72 72 75 65 DAMN. , Kendrick Lamar 1
73 96 – 127 Master Of Puppets , Metallica 13
74 98 – 12 The Best Of ABBA: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection , ABBA 74
75 0 Re-Entry 31 Diamonds , Elton John 12
76 71 84 85 24K Magic , Bruno Mars 2
77 97 – 339 Greatest Hits , Guns N' Roses 3
78 0 New 1 Not The End Of Me , Steve Grand 78
79 86 – 21 The Rest Of Our Life , Tim McGraw & Faith Hill 2
80 69 – 30 Icon: Eric Clapton , Eric Clapton 66
81 0 New 1 The Best Me , Jovonta Patton 81
82 77 91 15 Songs You Know By Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s) , Jimmy Buffett 77
83 0 Re-Entry 235 Greatest Hits , Queen 11
84 93 70 81 Death Of A Bachelor , Panic! At The Disco 1
85 81 98 53 Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits , Simon & Garfunkel 36
86 82 74 10 ATTENTION ATTENTION , Shinedown 2
87 73 69 12 KOD , J. Cole 1
88 0 Re-Entry 12 The Tree Of Forgiveness , John Prine 4
89 46 8 3 Expectations , Bebe Rexha 8
90 0 New 1 Live Fire , Vixen 90
91 94 86 30 A Decade Of Destruction , Five Finger Death Punch 20
92 0 Re-Entry 19 Kidz Bop 37 , Kidz Bop Kids 3
93 0 Re-Entry 84 Greatest Hits , Foo Fighters 11
94 95 47 4 The Blues Is Alive And Well , Buddy Guy 12
95 0 Re-Entry 36 Life Changes , Thomas Rhett 1
96 0 Re-Entry 7 Voicenotes , Charlie Puth 2
97 0 Re-Entry 11 A Decade Of Hits 1969-1979 , The Allman Brothers Band 23
98 0 Re-Entry 198 1, The Beatles 1
99 0 Re-Entry 128 The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson 53
100 0 Re-Entry 11 Golden Hour , Kacey Musgraves 2

[Gary]

Vinyl

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 2 #1 1 wks The Now Now , Gorillaz 1
2 2 – 2 Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album , John Coltrane 2
3 9 1 3 Pray For The Wicked , Panic! At The Disco 1
4 3 – 2 High As Hope , Florence + The Machine 3
5 4 – 2 Appetite For Destruction , Guns N' Roses 4
6 18 9 136 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
7 14 7 285 Abbey Road , The Beatles 1
8 13 10 68 The Dark Side Of The Moon , Pink Floyd 2
9 22 11 101 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 3
10 21 12 12 Greatest Hits , Queen 9
11 17 16 87 Thriller , Michael Jackson 3
12 15 8 86 Purple Rain (Soundtrack) , Prince And The Revolution 1
13 0 New 1 Northern Chaos Gods , Immortal 13
14 20 13 163 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers , Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
15 0 New 1 Panic Vertigo (EP) , The Wrecks 15
16 0 Re-Entry 16 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
17 0 Re-Entry 3 Demon Days , Gorillaz 5
18 24 18 168 Back To Black , Amy Winehouse 1
19 5 – 2 Come Tomorrow , Dave Matthews Band 5
20 0 Re-Entry 2 Greatest Hits , Fleetwood Mac 20
21 0 Re-Entry 63 good kid, m.A.A.d city , Kendrick Lamar 3
22 0 Re-Entry 20 "Awaken, My Love!" , Childish Gambino 3
23 0 Re-Entry 17 Ctrl , SZA 5
24 0 Re-Entry 96 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , The Beatles 1
25 0 Re-Entry 20 American Teen , Khalid 3

[Gary]

Catalog

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 473 #1 1 wks Appetite For Destruction , Guns N' Roses 1
2 2 2 286 The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson 1
3 4 3 627 Greatest Hits , Queen 1
4 3 8 1317 Legend: The Best Of... , Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
5 9 4 290 Curtain Call: The Hits , Eminem 1
6 6 11 1160 Journey's Greatest Hits , Journey 1
7 5 15 956 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits , Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 1
8 12 5 122 Take Care , Drake 1
9 8 6 133 Night Visions , Imagine Dragons 1
10 7 7 607 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
11 10 1 556 1, The Beatles 1
12 15 16 217 GG Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 1
13 11 14 69 Greatest Hits So Far... , Zac Brown Band 5
14 17 21 75 1989, Taylor Swift 1
15 14 12 102 x , Ed Sheeran 1
16 13 23 84 Montevallo , Sam Hunt 1
17 16 19 20 Dig Your Roots , Florida Georgia Line 13
18 21 17 37 Beauty Behind The Madness , The Weeknd 2
19 22 24 12 Trolls , Soundtrack 15
20 25 29 32 ANTI , Rihanna 6
21 26 25 84 In The Lonely Hour , Sam Smith 1
22 24 33 30 Tangled Up , Thomas Rhett 22
23 31 18 152 good kid, m.A.A.d city , Kendrick Lamar 1
24 23 34 178 Sounds Of Summer:The Very Best Of The Beach Boys , The Beach Boys 1
25 33 – 2 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight , Travis Scott 25
26 18 13 813 Greatest Hits , Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
27 27 42 37 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits , Blake Shelton 27
28 32 20 14 Illuminate , Shawn Mendes 5
29 19 10 459 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 , Eagles 1
30 20 31 190 All Time Greatest Hits , Lynyrd Skynyrd 2
31 34 27 74 Nothing Was The Same , Drake 9
32 36 22 61 2014 Forest Hills Drive , J. Cole 2
33 30 46 84 Here's To The Good Times , Florida Georgia Line 5
34 29 9 51 Death Of A Bachelor , Panic! At The Disco 5
35 28 32 933 Back In Black , AC/DC 1
36 37 36 92 Greatest Hits , The Notorious B.I.G. 1
37 39 – 103 Greatest Hits , Red Hot Chili Peppers 2
38 40 41 861 Metallica , Metallica 1
39 35 26 45 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection , Bon Jovi 1
40 44 40 233 Doo-Wops & Hooligans , Bruno Mars 1
41 0 Re-Entry 98 Greatest Hits , Foo Fighters 2
42 0 Re-Entry 461 Gold -- Greatest Hits , ABBA 1
43 41 47 220 Mothership , Led Zeppelin 1
44 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 The Essential Alan Jackson , Alan Jackson 44
45 38 – 38 Hot Rocks 1964-1971 , The Rolling Stones 2
46 0 Re-Entry 43 Purpose , Justin Bieber 13
47 46 45 382 [Hybrid Theory] , Linkin Park 1
48 0 Re-Entry 36 25, Adele 13
49 47 – 48 Crash My Party , Luke Bryan 17
50 0 Re-Entry 70 T R A P S O U L , Bryson Tiller 2

[Gary]

Digital Albums

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 2 #1 1 wks Scorpion , Drake 1
2 4 4 31 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
3 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Legends Of The Summer (EP) , Meek Mill 3
4 7 1 3 Pray For The Wicked , Panic! At The Disco 1
5 10 14 11 beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
6 6 2 4 EVERYTHING IS LOVE , The Carters 1
7 0 New 1 Palo Santo , Years & Years 7
8 17 13 7 GG ? , XXXTENTACION 1
9 12 15 55 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 1
10 2 – 2 High As Hope , Florence + The Machine 2
11 15 20 128 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 1
12 22 – 19 reputation , Taylor Swift 1
13 11 8 5 Come Tomorrow , Dave Matthews Band 2
14 14 21 14 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
15 0 New 1 Indigo Girls Live With The University Of Colorado Symphony , Indigo Girls With The University Of Colorado Symphony 15
16 0 New 1 Outlaws 'Til The End, Vol. 1 , DevilDriver 16
17 3 – 2 The Now Now , Gorillaz 3
18 23 – 8 This One's For You , Luke Combs 2
19 0 Re-Entry 15 Mamma Mia! , Soundtrack 1
20 0 New 1 Goodbye & Good Riddance , Juice WRLD 20
21 21 3 3 Dan + Shay , Dan + Shay 3
22 0 Re-Entry 4 Shawn Mendes , Shawn Mendes 1
23 0 Re-Entry 57 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
24 0 New 1 Six , WE the Kings 24
25 0 Re-Entry 7 Gold -- Greatest Hits , ABBA 10

[Gary]

Current

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 – 2 #1 1 wks Scorpion , Drake 1
2 6 5 31 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
3 7 1 3 Pray For The Wicked , Panic! At The Disco 1
4 3 – 2 The Now Now , Gorillaz 3
5 2 – 2 High As Hope , Florence + The Machine 2
6 27 36 35 GG reputation , Taylor Swift 1
7 9 16 13 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 1
8 14 13 11 beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
9 4 – 2 Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album , John Coltrane 4
10 12 4 4 EVERYTHING IS LOVE , The Carters 2
11 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Legends Of The Summer (EP) , Meek Mill 11
12 8 6 5 Come Tomorrow , Dave Matthews Band 1
13 17 17 8 Love Yourself: Tear , BTS 1
14 13 11 55 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 1
15 11 7 4 Youngblood , 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
16 15 19 58 This One's For You , Luke Combs 2
17 0 New 1 Outlaws 'Til The End, Vol. 1 , DevilDriver 17
18 19 23 146 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 2
19 29 30 11 Graffiti U , Keith Urban 2
20 24 20 7 Shawn Mendes , Shawn Mendes 1
21 18 18 5 NOW That's What I Call Country, Volume 11 , Various Artists 8
22 38 27 7 PS ? , XXXTENTACION 5
23 23 25 19 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe , MercyMe 6
24 28 33 10 NOW 66 , Various Artists 6
25 0 New 1 Palo Santo , Years & Years 25
26 26 31 71 ÷ (Divide) , Ed Sheeran 1
27 20 3 3 Dan + Shay , Dan + Shay 3
28 22 29 8 And Justice For None , Five Finger Death Punch 2
29 5 – 2 Gravity , Bullet For My Valentine 5
30 10 – 34 Live In No Shoes Nation , Kenny Chesney 1
31 0 New 1 Northern Chaos Gods , Immortal 31
32 30 34 82 Kane Brown , Kane Brown 3
33 37 40 29 Love Yourself: Her , BTS 5
34 32 35 151 Traveller , Chris Stapleton 1
35 39 41 64 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 , Soundtrack 2
36 35 24 5 The Mountain , Dierks Bentley 2
37 33 44 35 From The Fires , Greta Van Fleet 13
38 50 56 39 Beautiful Trauma , P!nk 1
39 42 28 4 Liberation , Christina Aguilera 3
40 56 – 2 Indigo Girls Live With The University Of Colorado Symphony , Indigo Girls With The University Of Colorado Symphony 40
41 75 92 6 Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus , Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 41
42 55 43 46 Precious Memories Collection , Alan Jackson 9
43 40 55 14 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
44 44 52 62 From A Room: Volume 1 , Chris Stapleton 1
45 36 37 6 Prequelle , Ghost 2
46 43 49 32 From A Room: Volume 2 , Chris Stapleton 2
47 21 2 3 Bad Witch (EP) , Nine Inch Nails 2
48 47 61 11 When Legends Rise , Godsmack 5
49 45 39 5 Bigger , Sugarland 4
50 62 72 31 Red Pill Blues , Maroon 5 2
51 63 68 86 Moana , Soundtrack 1
52 51 67 31 What Makes You Country , Luke Bryan 1
53 60 65 65 DAMN. , Kendrick Lamar 1
54 77 81 35 Diamonds , Elton John 11
55 59 69 86 24K Magic , Bruno Mars 2
56 0 New 1 Not The End Of Me , Steve Grand 56
57 67 – 24 The Rest Of Our Life , Tim McGraw & Faith Hill 2
58 0 New 1 The Best Me , Jovonta Patton 58
59 64 64 10 ATTENTION ATTENTION , Shinedown 2
60 61 60 12 KOD , J. Cole 1
61 78 59 13 The Tree Of Forgiveness , John Prine 4
62 41 8 3 Expectations , Bebe Rexha 8
63 0 New 1 Live Fire , Vixen 63
64 73 71 32 A Decade Of Destruction , Five Finger Death Punch 16
65 85 79 25 Kidz Bop 37 , Kidz Bop Kids 3
66 74 42 4 The Blues Is Alive And Well , Buddy Guy 12
67 93 90 43 Life Changes , Thomas Rhett 1
68 87 78 9 Voicenotes , Charlie Puth 2
69 81 77 15 Golden Hour , Kacey Musgraves 2
70 0 Re-Entry 59 Brett Young , Brett Young 12
71 97 46 4 Post Traumatic , Mike Shinoda 6
72 96 – 3 Goodbye & Good Riddance , Juice WRLD 72
73 86 80 13 Ember , Breaking Benjamin 2
74 0 Re-Entry 6 Free Yourself Up , Lake Street Dive 4
75 0 Re-Entry 151 Blurryface , twenty one pilots 1
76 0 Re-Entry 2 Petaluma , This Wild Life 32
77 100 89 12 Port Saint Joe , Brothers Osborne 6
78 79 84 10 Good Thing , Leon Bridges 1
79 0 New 1 An Introduction To Gordon Lightfoot , Gordon Lightfoot 79
80 0 Re-Entry 22 Chain Breaker , Zach Williams 51
81 94 98 23 NOW 65 , Various Artists 3
82 90 99 10 Dirty Computer , Janelle Monae 3
83 99 87 65 Stoney , Post Malone 17
84 0 New 1 Six , WE the Kings 84
85 95 88 11 Last Man Standing , Willie Nelson 6
86 0 New 1 Beautifully Broken , Plumb 86
87 0 Re-Entry 10 Eat The Elephant , A Perfect Circle 2
88 0 Re-Entry 7 Disobey , Bad Wolves 8
89 0 Re-Entry 11 America , Thirty Seconds To Mars 2
90 31 – 33 The Thrill Of It All , Sam Smith 1
91 0 Re-Entry 65 American Teen , Khalid 11
92 0 Re-Entry 32 WOW Hits 2018 , Various Artists 20
93 70 53 4 Redemption , Jay Rock 13
94 0 Re-Entry 12 GEMINI , Macklemore 2
95 83 – 3 Bare Feet , Caroline Jones 77
96 49 26 4 Nasir , Nas 4
97 53 22 3 Heaven And Earth , Kamasi Washington 22
98 0 Re-Entry 2 Dave Koz And Friends: Summer Horns II From A To Z , Dave Koz/Gerald Albright/Rick Braun/Richard Elliot/Aubrey Logan 48
99 48 – 34 Lifer , MercyMe 4
100 0 Re-Entry 51 Ctrl , SZA 4

[Gary]

BB200 - 200 or more weeks


BB200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
58 48 86 530 Legend: The Best Of... , Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
68 69 102 520 Journey's Greatest Hits , Journey 10
134 143 161 491 Metallica , Metallica 1
66 73 79 401 Curtain Call: The Hits , Eminem 1
137 149 160 383 Doo-Wops & Hooligans , Bruno Mars 3
69 59 112 375 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits , Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 22
81 75 38 325 1, The Beatles 1
129 122 147 316 Back In Black , AC/DC 4
193 0 Re-Entry 312 Born To Die , Lana Del Rey 2
71 72 82 302 Night Visions , Imagine Dragons 2
111 125 119 298 good kid, m.A.A.d city , Kendrick Lamar 2
57 54 73 296 Greatest Hits , Queen 11
70 77 81 280 Take Care , Drake 1
82 92 116 278 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 1
77 70 84 275 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
148 139 196 272 Hot Rocks 1964-1971 , The Rolling Stones 4
142 146 171 260 Mothership , Led Zeppelin 7
126 124 169 253 Here's To The Good Times , Florida Georgia Line 4
124 129 131 245 Nothing Was The Same , Drake 1
37 38 54 233 The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson 37
118 98 109 233 Greatest Hits , Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
122 104 90 233 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 , Eagles 1
156 157 – 226 Crash My Party , Luke Bryan 1
150 156 168 216 [Hybrid Theory] , Linkin Park 2
108 119 129 213 In The Lonely Hour , Sam Smith 2
90 89 106 212 x , Ed Sheeran 1

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Week 312 for Lana Del Rey!
Wow
She is coming for that #2 album!

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Thanks to oldbloke @ukmix for sharing this article about the record low set by Scorpion in pure sales (at this point it applies also to digital album sales, so replace physical copies with pure sales throughout the article):

Last week was an all-time low for physical musical sales in the US and Canada. The CD is definitely dying out. Take a look at these shocking numbers.

Published on July 16th, 2018 | by Alan Cross

If you had any lingering doubts about the battle between CDs and streaming, this should sort things out. Almost no one bought CDs (or any new physical music) in America last week.

If you total up all the sales in the Top 200 on the US SoundScan chart, only 412,229 units were purchased in a country of 320 million.

The Top 10 features some insanely low numbers. Drake debuted at #1 with 29,354 physical copies of Scorpion.

And no, that’s not a typo. I had to look three times before I believed my eyes.

Let me state that again: The biggest single contemporary artist on the planet right now had a #1 record by selling less than 30,000 physical copies in the biggest music market in the known universe.

Not that Drake cares, of course, because Scorpion has been heard millions and millions and millions of times through streaming, delivering far more revenue that he’d ever see from physical sales.

Yes, it was a weak release schedule thanks to the July 4th holiday, but still…

Here’s the full Top 10 on the US SoundScan chart:

Drake, Scorpion (29,354 physical units sold)
Various Artists, The Greatest Showman soundtrack (16,412)
Panic! At the Disco, Pray for the Wicked (11,861)
Gorillaz, The Now Now (9,774)
Florence + the Machine, High As Hope (8,430)
Taylor Swift, Reputation (8,174)
Jason Alden, Rearview Town (7,861)
Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys (6.756)
John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once (6,490)
The Carters, EVERYTHING IS LOVE (6,118)

A few more things to note about physical music sales in America so far this year.

Despite being America’s music power couple, Beyonce and Jay-Z’s album (The Carters) has sold just 102,000 physical units.
It was possible to make the US Top 200 SoundScan last week by selling just 572 records.
Only eight albums in the Top 100 have sold more than a million copies. Only two (Tay-Tay’s Reputation and Traveller from Chris Stapleton) have sold more than 2 million.

It’s even worse in Canada. Drake finished at #1 by selling just under 2,900 copies of Scorpion. In all of Canada. For an entire week. Of those, exactly 471 were sold in his hometown of The 6.

Even with the Foo Fighters coming into the Rogers Centre for a show in front of 50,000 fans didn’t move the needle much on their latest album, Concrete & Gold. It sold 201 units in Toronto last week. Beck’s visit to Toronto generated 42 new sales of Colors throughout the city.

It was possible to make the Top 10 on SoundScan in Canada last week by selling just 778 CDs. That was Ed Sheeran’s Divide, by the way.

But here’s the most shocking number: All it took to make the Top 200 SoundScan chart in Canada last week was 82(!!!) CDs. I’ve seen bands sell more discs off the stage at the end of the night.

Bottom line? When someone brags about something hitting #1 on SoundScan, ignore them. It means nothing. Almost literally nothing.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Rap Scores Record Week in Top 10 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

7/20/2018 by Keith Caulfield

For the first time, the entire top six albums and nine out of the top 10 are rap titles.

For the first time ever, the top six albums on the Billboard 200 chart (dated July 21) are rap sets, while a record nine rap titles populate the top 10. The chart reflects the top 10 most popular albums in the U.S. in the week ending July 12.

The record rap run in the top 10 was encouraged by a slim release schedule on July 6, absent of any major pop, rock or country albums, along with rap’s dominance with streaming services.

The lone non-rap effort among the top 10 is at No. 7: the pop soundtrack to The Greatest Showman.

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 Billboard 200 dates back to 1956, when Billboard launched its first regularly published weekly albums chart, Best Selling Popular Albums. The chart would eventually become known as the Billboard 200.

Leading the way on the July 21 Billboard 200 chart is Drake’s Scorpion, which sits at No. 1 for a second week. Post Malone’s former No. 1 beerbongs & bentleys is No. 2, followed by Future’s debuting Beastmode 2 at No. 3.

XXXTentacion’s ? is No. 4, while Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy and Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance are at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.

Skipping past Showman at No. 7, The Carters’ Everything Is Love ranks at No. 8, followed by Meek Mill’s arriving Legends of Summer at No. 9 and Lil Baby’s Harder Than Ever at No. 10.

As previously reported, R&B/hip-hop is the most popular genre of music in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. At the mid-year point (reflecting the tracking period of Dec. 29, 2017-June 28, 2018), the genre held a 31 percent marketshare of the combined sector of album sales, TEA and SEA on-demand audio and video. (On-demand video streams are not counted towards the tabulation of Billboard’s album charts.)

In the first half of 2018, equivalent album units (album sales plus TEA plus on-demand SEA) for the R&B/hip-hop genre totaled 70.13 million -- up 21.6 percent as compared to the first six months of 2017. R&B/hip-hop on-demand streams (audio and video combined) grew 46.3 percent to 121.3 billion.

[brady47]

Jul 17, 2018 17:43:20 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

Thanks to oldbloke @ukmix for sharing this article about the record low set by Scorpion in pure sales (at this point it applies also to digital album sales, so replace physical copies with pure sales throughout the article):

Last week was an all-time low for physical musical sales in the US and Canada. The CD is definitely dying out. Take a look at these shocking numbers.

Published on July 16th, 2018 | by Alan Cross

If you had any lingering doubts about the battle between CDs and streaming, this should sort things out. Almost no one bought CDs (or any new physical music) in America last week.

If you total up all the sales in the Top 200 on the US SoundScan chart, only 412,229 units were purchased in a country of 320 million.

The Top 10 features some insanely low numbers. Drake debuted at #1 with 29,354 physical copies of Scorpion.

And no, that’s not a typo. I had to look three times before I believed my eyes.

Let me state that again: The biggest single contemporary artist on the planet right now had a #1 record by selling less than 30,000 physical copies in the biggest music market in the known universe.

Not that Drake cares, of course, because Scorpion has been heard millions and millions and millions of times through streaming, delivering far more revenue that he’d ever see from physical sales.

Yes, it was a weak release schedule thanks to the July 4th holiday, but still…

Here’s the full Top 10 on the US SoundScan chart:

Drake, Scorpion (29,354 physical units sold)
Various Artists, The Greatest Showman soundtrack (16,412)
Panic! At the Disco, Pray for the Wicked (11,861)
Gorillaz, The Now Now (9,774)
Florence + the Machine, High As Hope (8,430)
Taylor Swift, Reputation (8,174)
Jason Alden, Rearview Town (7,861)
Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys (6.756)
John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once (6,490)
The Carters, EVERYTHING IS LOVE (6,118)

A few more things to note about physical music sales in America so far this year.

Despite being America’s music power couple, Beyonce and Jay-Z’s album (The Carters) has sold just 102,000 physical units.
It was possible to make the US Top 200 SoundScan last week by selling just 572 records.
Only eight albums in the Top 100 have sold more than a million copies. Only two (Tay-Tay’s Reputation and Traveller from Chris Stapleton) have sold more than 2 million.

It’s even worse in Canada. Drake finished at #1 by selling just under 2,900 copies of Scorpion. In all of Canada. For an entire week. Of those, exactly 471 were sold in his hometown of The 6.

Even with the Foo Fighters coming into the Rogers Centre for a show in front of 50,000 fans didn’t move the needle much on their latest album, Concrete & Gold. It sold 201 units in Toronto last week. Beck’s visit to Toronto generated 42 new sales of Colors throughout the city.

It was possible to make the Top 10 on SoundScan in Canada last week by selling just 778 CDs. That was Ed Sheeran’s Divide, by the way.

But here’s the most shocking number: All it took to make the Top 200 SoundScan chart in Canada last week was 82(!!!) CDs. I’ve seen bands sell more discs off the stage at the end of the night.

Bottom line? When someone brags about something hitting #1 on SoundScan, ignore them. It means nothing. Almost literally nothing.

Wow this really puts things into perspective about how irrelevant album sales have been.

The fact that a 500k sales debut could be outselling the next top 200 albums combined...

It's interesting because there's no such thing as "Album Artists" vs. "Single Artists" anymore - if you can sell singles, you default to longevity on the albums chart.

For example, 10 years ago, "Low" by Flo Rida sold 7 million+ copies, and his album barely scanned 100k.

It'd be a different story now - he'd be platinum by the sales of Low alone.