Billboard 200 12/8/18: Travis Scott #1. 6ix9ine #2. #3 Buble

[Gary]

Mariah Carey's 'Merry Christmas' Replaces Her Own 'Caution' at No. 1 On Top R&B Albums Chart
by Trevor Anderson


Mariah Carey becomes the first artist to replace herself at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart since its inception in 2012. The diva’s Merry Christmas leaps 4-1 on the ranking dated Dec. 8 and deposes her own LP, Caution, which slips 1-8 in its second week.

Christmas, released in 1994, earned 24,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 29, according to Nielsen Music, while Caution netted 14,000 units.

As Christmas ascends, Carey collects her third leader on the chart, following Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse, a one-week champ in 2014 and Caution.

In addition to its Top R&B Albums coronation, Christmas also rallies 24-9 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 50-19 on the Billboard 200.


Nearly 25 years after its debut, Christmas consistently remains one of the top performing holiday albums each year, with its success largely traceable to “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” virtually a modern standard in the holiday catalog.

“All I Want” also makes its annual return to several Billboard charts, including a 29-14 surge on the Billboard Hot 100 and a 30-8 roar on Streaming Songs. The tune also inaugurates this year’s first edition of the seasonal Holiday 100 chart in a familiar spot -- No. 1 -- for its 31st week overall.

[jenglisbe]

Dec 6, 2018 9:21:11 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Dec 5, 2018 23:20:42 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Yeah, you and the 1.1% of consumers left who buy physical music can rejoice.

It's more than 1.1%. Physical still outsells digital.

Through the 10/29 Billboard charts

YTD:

CD Sales - 47,383,000 (-18.8%) [LY: 58,321,000]
Vinyl Sales - 10,450,000 (+14.8%) [LY: 9,102,000]
Other Sales - 290,000 (+4.6%) [LY: 277,000] = cassettes

Digital Sales - 38,983,000 (-20.3%) [LY: 48,919,000]

Obviously I was being facetious.

Regardless, with the U.S. population being about 330 million, in 2017 only 47+ million CDs were sold. Obviously those were not 47 million indviduals buying (i.e. many people bought more than 1 CD across the year). So, at best we’re talking 10% of the U.S. population bought a CD last year.

Meanwhile, we know that there are over 50 million paid users of streaming. Data tells us over 20 million people also use those paid accounts because they are family/friends. And then we know something like 30 million people use free streaming services. Those numbers are like a year old so it’s all surely grown, but that still gives you nearly 100 million people total. That WAY outmbers the amount who still buy any physical product. That was more my point.

[areyoureadytojump]

^I figured you were after I posted that.

But still, 95+ million physical product should not be dismissed. It's still a lot of $$.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Dec 7, 2018 14:38:41 GMT -5 Gary said:

Mariah Carey's 'Merry Christmas' Replaces Her Own 'Caution' at No. 1 On Top R&B Albums Chart
by Trevor Anderson


In addition to its Top R&B Albums coronation, Christmas also rallies 24-9 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 50-19 on the Billboard 200.

Still no official Billboard 200 and they mention in that article but don't mention what's going there here:

13 Things to Know About the Charts This Week: Travis Scott, Mariah Carey & Drake Dominate

1. Travis Scott earns his first No. 1 on the Hot 100 this week with "Sicko Mode."

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8489297/13-things-charts-this-week-travis-scott-mariah-carey-drake

[Gary]

Dec 2, 2018 19:25:18 GMT -5 Gary said:

1. Travis Scott 71,000
2. 6ix9ine - Dummy Boy 66,000
3. Michael Buble - Love 58,000
4. A Star Is Born 53,000
5. Michael Buble - Christmas 44,000
6. Queen - 43,000
7. Pentatonix 43,000
8. Drake 39,000
9. Greatest Showman 35,000
10. Lil Baby 34,000

This is what they went to publication with

[Gary]

They also put in the issue that the audit at press time, is still ongoing


Ugh!!

[areyoureadytojump]

^Was it the year-end issue?

[#LisaRinna]

Embarrassing and ridiculous.

[Gary]

Billboard Women in Music 2018 - Ariana Grande on the cover

[85la]

Dec 9, 2018 9:35:26 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

^Was it the year-end issue?

I guess it must have been, because all the year-end charts also came out this week. When does the print issue come out? Friday?

[areyoureadytojump]

^The year-end issue is the 12/15 issue.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

They can't possibly publish the 12/15/2018 article until they get the 12/8/2018 BB 200 sorted out. I mean, they do mention the non-debuting albums previous week's positions ...

[Gary]

The original BB200 for 12/8 has already been published. (Online it hasn't but in print it has)
12/15 is independent of 12/8 unless they are overhauling how the system they use to measure or they find something affects all weeks.

Doubtful that the difference between #1 and #2 for 12/15 will be as close

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

BIBLE'S CHART DRAMA CONTINUES

Monday, December 10, 2018

The Bible’s chart saga continues, as it’s announced that chart information is “currently unavailable” this week in the wake of the 6ix9ine-Travis Scott chart battle mess and legal wrangling heats up around the result.

The following message appeared on the Nielsen site:

Notice: The Charts and all chart related features are currently unavailable for Week 48 2018 forward. This functionality will return soon.

Week 48 ended on 11/29, the week in which #1 has been in dispute between Travis Scott and 6ix9ine. After withdrawing its initial chart with Travis Scott at #1, Nielsen has not yet released “corrected” numbers for last week. Without publishing a chart for Week 48, Nielsen is unable to publish this week’s numbers with a week over week trend or ranking.

Oh, brother. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

We’re told real lawsuits—with real litigators—were threatened last Friday in a series of meetings between Sony, Billboard, Nielsen and Create Music Group (the distributor of 6ix9ine’s Dummy Boy) over Nielsen’s inability to supply accurate backup for all DSPs, especially Tidal and SoundCloud. Given that they already went to press with Travis Scott at #1, how could they possibly make it up to 6ix9ine? Meanwhile, Atlantic must also be furious, as Meek Mill isn’t getting the publicity he deserves for debuting at #1.

WTF is going on at Nielsen? They have a huge reputation to protect but aren’t giving up the details. Now is the time for the labels to insist on full transparency, including detailed reports for ALL accounts. Stop dumping multiple reporters into “other” strata. Labels can’t even get their own numbers for many accounts. Is UMG’s contract with Nielsen still month to month?

Who’s the wheel of this debacle? The methodology has never been this messed up—where are Bill Wardlow or even John “Boombox Boy” Amato? The current bunch is more clueless than ever.

[Gary]

Billboard 200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 7 10 17 #1 3 wksGG ASTROWORLD , Travis Scott 1
2 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 DUMMY BOY , 6ix9ine 2
3 2 – 2 Love , Michael Buble 2
4 4 5 8 A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) , Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 1
5 20 42 68 Christmas , Michael Buble 1
6 6 7 6 Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack) , Queen 3
7 17 46 5 Christmas Is Here! , Pentatonix 7
8 8 9 22 Scorpion , Drake 1
9 19 18 51 The Greatest Showman , Soundtrack 1
10 12 13 8 Drip Harder , Lil Baby & Gunna 4
11 13 14 31 beerbongs & bentleys , Post Malone 1
12 10 8 4 Not All Heroes Wear Capes , Metro Boomin 1
13 9 3 3 A Love Letter To You 3 , Trippie Redd 3
14 35 72 27 A Pentatonix Christmas , Pentatonix 1
15 14 11 9 Tha Carter V , Lil Wayne 1
16 16 2 3 Origins , Imagine Dragons 2
17 29 23 12 Look Up Child , Lauren Daigle 3
18 18 16 15 Sweetener , Ariana Grande 1
19 50 102 77 Merry Christmas , Mariah Carey 3
20 21 19 316 Greatest Hits , Queen 11
21 23 21 28 Goodbye & Good Riddance , Juice WRLD 4
22 24 20 37 ? , XXXTENTACION 1
23 1 – 2 Delta , Mumford & Sons 1
24 31 36 49 Dont Smile At Me , Billie Eilish 24
25 27 26 13 Kamikaze , Eminem 1
26 34 30 8 Trench , twenty one pilots 2
27 22 25 78 This One's For You , Luke Combs 4
28 25 22 7 Ella Mai , Ella Mai 5
29 75 – 37 PS The Christmas Song , Nat King Cole 29
30 64 108 5 A Legendary Christmas , John Legend 26
31 3 – 2 The Greatest Showman: Reimagined , Various Artists 3
32 28 27 34 Invasion Of Privacy , Cardi B 1
33 30 6 187 The Beatles [White Album] , The Beatles 1
34 0 New 1 Glockoma , Key Glock 34
35 26 1 3 Experiment , Kane Brown 1
36 60 147 68 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack) , Vince Guaraldi Trio 23
37 72 54 17 Swimming , Mac Miller 3
38 38 31 91 ÷ (Divide) , Ed Sheeran 1
39 32 24 6 Future & Juice WRLD Present... WRLD ON DRUGS , Future & Juice WRLD 2
40 39 33 103 Stoney , Post Malone 4
41 0 New 1 Dicaprio 2 , J.I.D 41
42 45 45 23 Pray For The Wicked , Panic! At The Disco 1
43 41 49 91 American Teen , Khalid 4
44 43 40 166 Hamilton: An American Musical , Original Broadway Cast Recording 3
45 37 28 5 LoVE me NOw? , Tory Lanez 4
46 82 67 5 Si , Andrea Bocelli 1
47 44 37 8 Mudboy , Sheck Wes 17
48 104 150 45 That's Christmas To Me , Pentatonix 2
49 93 141 85 Noel , Josh Groban 1
50 47 35 8 Quavo Huncho , Quavo 2
51 125 – 9 Ultimate Christmas , Frank Sinatra 30
52 0 Re-Entry 67 It's Christmas Time , Elvis Presley 41
53 56 44 66 17, XXXTENTACION 2
54 52 38 6 Suncity , Khalid 8
55 5 – 2 Caution , Mariah Carey 5
56 57 47 75 Evolve , Imagine Dragons 2
57 51 48 23 Dan + Shay , Dan + Shay 6
58 36 4 3 Come Over When You're Sober, Part 2 , Lil Peep 4
59 147 – 3 The Classic Christmas Album , Perry Como 59
60 132 199 31 The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection , Bing Crosby 60
61 46 17 3 Signed To The Streets 3 , Lil Durk 17
62 58 51 28 Harder Than Ever , Lil Baby 3
63 53 41 9 Luca Brasi 3 , Kevin Gates 4
64 151 – 32 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer , Burl Ives 64
65 55 52 168 Traveller , Chris Stapleton 1
66 42 – 2 Only Jesus , Casting Crowns 42
67 156 – 10 Classic Christmas Album , Andy Williams 67
68 164 – 3 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics , Gene Autry 68
69 129 – 13 Warmer In The Winter , Lindsey Stirling 22
70 59 34 120 Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection , Queen 9
71 61 55 44 Culture II , Migos 1
72 11 – 2 Oxnard , Anderson .Paak 11
73 49 – 2 Creed II: The Album (Soundtrack) , Mike WiLL Made-It 49
74 66 56 34 Cosmic , Bazzi 14
75 33 12 3 Simulation Theory , Muse 12
76 71 62 27 Shawn Mendes , Shawn Mendes 1
77 160 – 34 Wrapped In Red , Kelly Clarkson 3
78 68 59 85 DAMN. , Kendrick Lamar 1
79 0 New 1 Phoenix , Rita Ora 79
80 89 90 11 Cry Pretty , Carrie Underwood 1
81 0 Re-Entry 6 Burn The Ships , for KING & COUNTRY 7
82 70 69 14 Love Yourself: Answer , BTS 1
83 62 32 4 The Last Rocket , TakeOff 4
84 180 – 3 Happy Xmas , Eric Clapton 84
85 69 57 104 Kane Brown , Kane Brown 5
86 77 68 55 reputation , Taylor Swift 1
87 73 83 55 Diamonds , Elton John 23
88 78 77 300 Take Care , Drake 1
89 177 115 298 Rumours , Fleetwood Mac 1
90 86 75 66 Luv Is Rage 2 , Lil Uzi Vert 1
91 48 39 16 Queen , Nicki Minaj 2
92 79 66 11 4Respect 4Freedom 4Loyalty 4WhatImportant , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 14
93 90 63 16 Life's A Trip , Trippie Redd 4
94 87 65 46 Camila , Camila Cabello 1
95 83 61 11 East Atlanta Love Letter , 6LACK 3
96 94 76 60 Perception , NF 1
97 74 113 550 Legend: The Best Of... , Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
98 80 70 14 Aura , Ozuna 7
99 91 86 24 Youngblood , 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
100 81 71 56 Red Pill Blues , Maroon 5 2
101 85 164 285 Abbey Road , The Beatles 1
102 84 64 6 Northsbest , Lil Mosey 29
103 0 Re-Entry 27 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe , MercyMe 23
104 98 84 135 Views , Drake 1
105 0 Re-Entry 18 Christmas Classics , Bing Crosby 49
106 100 82 58 H.E.R. , H.E.R. 47
107 0 Re-Entry 5 The Dean Martin Christmas Album , Dean Martin 107
108 103 88 31 Until Death Call My Name , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 7
109 92 122 395 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits , Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 22
110 121 130 343 Thriller , Michael Jackson 1
111 113 91 77 Ctrl , SZA 3
112 96 85 33 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 1
113 88 73 23 Expectations , Bebe Rexha 13
114 130 101 6 Anthem Of The Peaceful Army , Greta Van Fleet 3
115 108 97 32 KOD , J. Cole 1
116 109 95 89 More Life , Drake 1
117 97 100 106 24K Magic , Bruno Mars 2
118 0 New 1 The Best Of Brenda Lee: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection , Brenda Lee 118
119 99 79 421 Curtain Call: The Hits , Eminem 1
120 122 98 105 Starboy , The Weeknd 1
121 0 Re-Entry 4 The Best Of The Jackson 5: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection , Jackson 5 121
122 124 121 185 Blurryface , twenty one pilots 1
123 106 93 74 Dua Lipa , Dua Lipa 27
124 105 60 5 BALLADS 1 , Joji 3
125 102 96 64 Life Changes , Thomas Rhett 1
126 118 112 540 Journey's Greatest Hits , Journey 10
127 0 Re-Entry 9 My Kind Of Christmas , Reba 39
128 0 Re-Entry 41 Under The Mistletoe , Justin Bieber 1
129 110 110 253 The Essential Michael Jackson , Michael Jackson 31
130 126 109 322 Night Visions , Imagine Dragons 2
131 0 Re-Entry 17 Behold: A Christmas Collection , Lauren Daigle 29
132 119 81 6 Nuthin' 2 Prove , Lil Yachty 12
133 0 Re-Entry 71 These Are Special Times , Celine Dion 2
134 131 104 232 x , Ed Sheeran 1
135 176 – 39 DAY69 , 6ix9ine 4
136 128 106 106 Moana , Soundtrack 2
137 135 111 47 Life Of A Dark Rose , Lil Skies 10
138 76 – 2 Ain't No Goin' Bacc , Yella Beezy 76
139 140 120 42 Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By , Soundtrack 1
140 111 – 129 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 , Soundtrack 1
141 133 117 57 Heartbreak On A Full Moon , Chris Brown 3
142 138 131 295 Greatest Hits , Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
143 115 114 8 Desperate Man , Eric Church 5
144 136 94 6 Last Day Of Summer , Summer Walker 44
145 149 132 208 2014 Forest Hills Drive , J. Cole 1
146 107 161 199 Appetite For Destruction , Guns N' Roses 1
147 141 119 78 hopeless fountain kingdom , Halsey 1
148 134 116 250 Greatest Hits , 2Pac 3
149 144 129 117 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight , Travis Scott 1
150 143 125 4 Feed The Streets II , Roddy Ricch 68
151 152 138 63 Freudian , Daniel Caesar 25
152 95 53 4 RESET , Moneybagg Yo 13
153 120 99 94 Brett Young , Brett Young 18
154 148 127 170 Beauty Behind The Madness , The Weeknd 1
155 0 Re-Entry 42 The Christmas Attic , Trans-Siberian Orchestra 60
156 40 – 2 LM5 , Little Mix 40
157 0 Re-Entry 9 You Make It Feel Like Christmas , Gwen Stefani 16
158 146 123 10 Decided , YoungBoy Never Broke Again 41
159 153 145 28 13 Reasons Why, Season 2 , Soundtrack 26
160 0 Re-Entry 5 The Elements , tobyMac 18
161 157 142 318 good kid, m.A.A.d city , Kendrick Lamar 2
162 165 74 6 Evolution , Disturbed 4
163 158 144 43 Drip Season 3 , Gunna 55
164 139 146 5 NOW 68 , Various Artists 52
165 0 Re-Entry 4 An American Treasure , Tom Petty 9
166 145 134 66 Odisea , Ozuna 22
167 101 29 3 Still My Moment , Tee Grizzley 29
168 0 Re-Entry 13 TwentyFive , George Michael 12
169 127 136 82 From A Room: Volume 1 , Chris Stapleton 2
170 154 128 17 Stay Dangerous , YG 5
171 137 126 122 The Essential Billy Joel , Billy Joel 15
172 159 133 149 ANTI , Rihanna 1
173 63 – 2 Girl Code , City Girls 63
174 163 143 207 1989, Taylor Swift 1
175 162 140 67 Project Baby Two , Kodak Black 2
176 161 118 125 Dangerous Woman , Ariana Grande 2
177 0 Re-Entry 43 Cheers, It's Christmas , Blake Shelton 8
178 181 180 20 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again , Soundtrack 3
179 117 – 2 The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story , Jaden Smith 117
180 167 139 233 In The Lonely Hour , Sam Smith 2
181 178 188 150 Death Of A Bachelor , Panic! At The Disco 1
182 0 Re-Entry 11 Glow , Brett Eldredge 29
183 199 135 8 Bridges , Josh Groban 2
184 0 Re-Entry 12 4275, Jacquees 35
185 168 149 265 Nothing Was The Same , Drake 1
186 0 New 1 NOW That's What I Call Merry Christmas (2018) , Various Artists 186
187 0 Re-Entry 53 Christmas Eve And Other Stories , Trans-Siberian Orchestra 48
188 179 166 29 Die Lit , Playboi Carti 3
189 0 Re-Entry 3 I Serve A Savior , Josh Turner 41
190 189 – 401 Nevermind , Nirvana 1
191 194 – 61 Ultimate Sinatra , Frank Sinatra 32
192 0 Re-Entry 46 Christmas Portrait , Carpenters 93
193 0 Re-Entry 9 Slip Stitch And Pass , Phish 17
194 0 Re-Entry 196 The Very Best Of The Eagles , Eagles 3
195 184 172 511 Metallica , Metallica 1
196 193 181 253 Greatest Hits , Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
197 190 157 166 T R A P S O U L , Bryson Tiller 8
198 0 Re-Entry 11 ONEPOINTFIVE , Amine 53
199 196 185 345 1, The Beatles 1
200 173 155 18 Real Hasta La Muerte , Anuel AA 42

[Gary]

Looks like they went with the chart published in the magazine

[owenlovesmusic]

Still says 6ix9ine at #2. This official?

[Deleted]

Dec 10, 2018 18:42:45 GMT -5 Gary said:

Billboard 200

Damn! Adele completely out of Billboard 200!

[Deleted]

Dec 7, 2018 14:38:41 GMT -5 Gary said:

Mariah Carey's 'Merry Christmas' Replaces Her Own 'Caution' at No. 1 On Top R&B Albums Chart
by Trevor Anderson


Mariah Carey becomes the first artist to replace herself at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart since its inception in 2012. The diva’s Merry Christmas leaps 4-1 on the ranking dated Dec. 8 and deposes her own LP, Caution, which slips 1-8 in its second week.

Christmas, released in 1994, earned 24,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 29, according to Nielsen Music, while Caution netted 14,000 units.

As Christmas ascends, Carey collects her third leader on the chart, following Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse, a one-week champ in 2014 and Caution.

In addition to its Top R&B Albums coronation, Christmas also rallies 24-9 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and 50-19 on the Billboard 200.


Nearly 25 years after its debut, Christmas consistently remains one of the top performing holiday albums each year, with its success largely traceable to “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” virtually a modern standard in the holiday catalog.

“All I Want” also makes its annual return to several Billboard charts, including a 29-14 surge on the Billboard Hot 100 and a 30-8 roar on Streaming Songs. The tune also inaugurates this year’s first edition of the seasonal Holiday 100 chart in a familiar spot -- No. 1 -- for its 31st week overall.

Legend! It's very hard to have a 30 year career and still matter. Lasting is the true testament of a career. Most of these ppl now have jobs not a career. Hot for a moment and then on to the next hot one!

[Zach]

Dec 10, 2018 19:29:17 GMT -5 @avont said:

Dec 10, 2018 18:42:45 GMT -5 Gary said:

Billboard 200

Damn! Adele completely out of Billboard 200!

Woah there. This is so strange to see, an Adele-less BB200.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Both 21 and Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle will have to wait to get to 400 weeks in the Billboard. Take Care reached 300 weeks.

[magik]

Dec 10, 2018 19:29:17 GMT -5 @avont said:

Dec 10, 2018 18:42:45 GMT -5 Gary said:

Billboard 200

Damn! Adele completely out of Billboard 200!

She'll be back after Christmas.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Actually, 21 re-entered for the 12/15 BB 200. It might leave for a few weeks due to the holiday albums, though.

[WolfSpear]

So we're going with 50k in sales for Bublé?

It sounds about right...

[areyoureadytojump]

roughstock.com/news/2018/12/43545-the-top-10-country-albums-sales-chart-december-4-2018

The Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: December 4, 2018
Posted By Matt Bjorke on Tuesday December 04, 2018

Place Artist Album Week Total Scans

1 Kane Brown Experiment 9,700 128,600
2 Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty 8,500 358,300
3 Josh Turner I Serve A Savior 5,800 37,300
4 John Prine Tree of Forgiveness 5,000 116,800
5 Chris Stapleton Traveller 4,800 2,391,900
6 Luke Combs This One's For You (Too) 4,700 368,800
7 Eric Church Desperate Man 4,600 152,100
8 Pistol Annies Interstate Gospel 4,300 43,600
9 Kane Brown Kane Brown 2,900 481,600
10 Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour 2,800 118,100
11 Chris Stapleton From A Room: Vol 2. 2,600 459,700
12 Dan + Shay Dan + Shay 2,500 70,200
13 Various Artists Now Country 11 2,100 83,200
14 Jason Aldean Rearview Town 2,100 448,700
15 Kenny Chesney Songs For The Saints 2,000 127,200

-- Cole Swindell All Of It 1,800 82,200
-- Keith Urban Grafitti U 1,800 263,900
-- Martina McBride It's The Holiday Season 1,500 6,200
-- Luke Bryan What Makes You Country 1,500 340,900
-- Country Faith Country Faith Christmas #2 1,400 4,500
-- Ward Davis Asunder - EP 1,200 1,200
-- Kelsea Ballerini Unapologetically 1,100 121,600
-- Thomas Rhett Life Changes 1,100 304,100
-- Rosanne Cash She Remembers Everything 1,100 9,500
-- The Mavericks Hey! Merry Christmas! 1,100 4,200
-- Brett Young Brett Young 1,000 245,300
-- Midland On The Rocks 1,000 100,800
-- Dailey & Vincent Sounds Of Christmas 900 5,500
-- Brothers Osborne Port Saint Joe 900 68,700
-- Caroline Jones Bare Feet 800 36,200
-- Dierks Bentley The Mountain 800 174,700
-- Scotty McCreery Seasons Change 800 86,700
-- Jason Isbell/400 Unit Live From The Ryman 800 19,800
-- Lone Justice The Western Tapes, 1983 800 800
-- Willie Nelson Last Man Standing 700 75,000
-- Cody Jinks Lifers 700 37,700
-- Loretta Lynn Wouldn't It Be Great 700 18,400
-- Jimmie Allen Mercury Lane 600 7,100
-- Joey + Rory The Singer And The Song: Best 600 9,700
-- Sugarland Bigger 600 57,500
-- Jessie James Decker On This Holiday 600 4,100
-- Maren Morris Hero 500 302,600
-- Jon Pardi California Sunrise 500 257,000
-- Chris Young Losing Sleep 500 111,200
-- Old Dominion Happy Endings 500 101,900
-- Brothers Osborne Pawn Shop 500 222,800
-- Montgomery Gentry 20 Years Of Hits 400 1,600
-- Home Free Timeless 400 47,100
-- Kip Moore Room To Spare: Acoustic Sessions 400 5,000
-- Colter Wall Songs Of The Plains 400 7,800
-- Aaron Watson An Aaron Watson Family Christmas 300 1,800
-- Whitey Morgan Hard Times And White Lines 300 6,000
-- Jason Isbell/400 Unit The Nashville Sound 300 152,500
-- Chris Jason Everybody 300 45,200
-- Ashley McBryde Girl Going Nowhere 300 28,100
-- Rodney Crowell Christmas Everywhere 300 1,700
-- Lady Antebellum Heart Break 300 170,200
-- Darius Rucker When Was The Last Time 300 119,200
-- Morgan Wallen If I Know Me 300 11,700

[iHype.]

Hilarious that even TMZ is now reporting on this.

We have a winner in Travis Scott and Tekashi69's battle for the top of the album charts -- and Billboard says it's Travis ... but admits it was ridiculously close.

A spokesperson for Billboard tells TMZ ... "In a historically close race, after a rigorous review of the process and the methodology by which the No. 1 ranking on last week’s Billboard 200 album chart was awarded to Travis Scott’s ‘Astroworld,’ we concluded that no correction was warranted.”

You'll recall ... Travis' album was named #1 for the last week in November, but then Nielsen -- which compiles the sales data for Billboard -- said there was some discrepancy that it believed opened the door for Tekashi's "Dummy Boy" to take the top spot.

www.tmz.com/2018/12/14/tekashi69-dummy-boy-travis-scott-astroworld-billboard-number-one-album/
Guess it's over.