Billboard 200: 6/29/2019 Madonna #1 95k/90k

[Gary]

Jun 26, 2019 16:26:40 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^It may be. Like said, I know there have been some huge positional drops over the last few years.

Not quite - 3rd biggest drop

194 is the record

This Week Last Week Title, Artist Date
200 6 A Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix The Billboard 200 2018-01-13 ||| 194
195 5 Number Ones, Bee Gees The Billboard 200 2012-08-25 ||| 190
189 3 Africa Speaks, Santana The Billboard 200 2019-06-29 ||| 186
190 6 30 Greatest Hits, Aretha Franklin The Billboard 200 2018-09-08 ||| 184
199 16 Book Of Bad Decisions, Clutch The Billboard 200 2018-09-29 ||| 183
192 10 Somebody To You Ep, The Vamps The Billboard 200 2014-08-30 ||| 182
192 11 Gotta Be Me, Cody Johnson The Billboard 200 2016-09-03 ||| 181
196 18 The $5.98 Ep: Garage Days Re-ReVisited, Metallica The Billboard 200 2018-05-05 ||| 178
194 17 The VIolent Sleep Of Reason, Meshuggah The Billboard 200 2016-11-05 ||| 177
185 8 Free Yourself Up, Lake Street Dive The Billboard 200 2018-05-26 ||| 177
187 10 Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection, Queen The Billboard 200 2019-01-26 ||| 177
200 24 Tomorrow Never Knows, The Beatles The Billboard 200 2012-08-18 ||| 176
193 17 Marvelous Missing Link (Lost), Insane Clown Posse The Billboard 200 2015-05-23 ||| 176
196 20 Headspace, Issues The Billboard 200 2016-06-18 ||| 176

[Gary]

'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Is Certified Double Platinum in U.S.

News

By Hannah Malach | June 25, 2019 11:43 AM EDT
A Star Is Born

Today (June 25), the RIAA announced that the soundtrack for the 2018 film A Star Is Born is certified double platinum in the U.S. Additionally, A Star Is Born is the biggest selling album of 2019 thus far in the U.S.

Released by Interscope Records, the album sold over 6 million copies globally and over 2 million equivalent units in the U.S.

The film's soundtrack debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's hit single "Shallow" peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2019.

A Star Is Born marks Gaga's third RIAA-certified double platinum album, the second being her 2011 album Born This Way.

[Gary]

Polo G's 'Die a Legend' Hits No. 1 on Top Rap Albums Chart

News

By Trevor Anderson | June 27, 2019 3:12 PM EDT
Polo G


Polo G clocks his first No. 1 on Top Rap Albums, as Die a Legend rises 2-1 to lead the list dated June 29. The set earned 29,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 20, according to Nielsen Music.

Notably, Legend is the fourth album this year to rise to No. 1 without having debuted there, following A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s Hoodie SZN, DJ Khaled’s Father of Asahd and Nipsey Hussle’s Victory Lap. Hoodie and Father, like Legend, debuted in the chart’s runner-up slot and ascended into the top rank in their third and second chart weeks, respectively.

Victory, meanwhile, first entered the chart in March 2018 and returned to the list directly at No. 1 following Hussle’s death in Los Angeles on March 31, 2019. Hoodie and Victory have each led Top Rap Albums for four weeks this year -- the most of any album.

Legend contains the hit single “Pop Out,” featuring Lil Tjay, which spends its third week in the top 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with a 7-9 slide. “Pop” backtracks 13-15 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales, with 4,000 downloads in the week ending June 20, down 21% and R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs through a 2-6 dip with 28.1 million U.S. clicks in the same window. Both declines are typical for songs on albums in their second chart week.

“Pop” advances, however, at radio with a 32-27 boost on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. It jumps 28% to 6.7 million in audience in the week ending June 23, according to Nielsen Music.

The single likewise reaches new peaks on two other radio rankings: Rap Airplay (up 22-21) through a 25% audience gain in the week) and Rhythmic Songs (30-24), fueled by a 17% surge in plays in the same period.

[Gary]

Madonna & Bruce Springsteen Are Nos. 1 & 2 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart -- Just Like in 1985

6/24/2019 by Keith Caulfield


For the first time since 1985, music superstars Madonna and Bruce Springsteen are in the top two on the Billboard 200 albums chart at the same time.

The Queen of Pop’s new album Madame X bows at No. 1, while The Boss’ Western Stars starts at No. 2.

As previously reported, Madame X launches atop the list with 95,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 20, according to Nielsen Music. Western Stars bows with 66,000 units earned. Madame X is Madonna’s ninth No. 1 and 22nd top 10, while Western marks Springsteen’s 20th top 10.

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 June 29-dated chart (where Madame X and Western enter at Nos. 1 and 2) will be posted in full on Billboard's websites on June 25.

With Madonna and Springsteen at Nos. 1 and 2 on the new Billboard 200, it’s the first time they have been in the top two together since 1985. The last time they were next-door neighbors in the top two (and the only time before this week) was for four weeks in January and February that year. On the charts dated Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 1985, Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. and Madonna’s Like a Virgin were Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. Then, the titles flipped ranks on Feb. 9 and Feb. 16. (Born spent a total of seven weeks at No. 1 and Virgin ruled for three weeks.)

[Gary]

Artist 100

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Re-Entry 6 Madonna, Live Nation/Interscope | IGA 1
2 4 2 43 Billie Eilish, Darkroom/Interscope | IGA 1
3 21 23 256 Taylor Swift, Republic 1
4 0 Re-Entry 6 Bruce Springsteen, Columbia 4
5 1 14 16 Jonas Brothers, Republic 1
6 3 3 141 BTS, BigHit Entertainment 1
7 5 4 120 Khalid, Right Hand | RCA 1
8 2 8 120 Luke Combs, River House/Columbia Nashville | SMN 2
9 6 6 156 Post Malone, Republic 1
10 17 25 260 Drake, Young Money/Cash Money | Republic 1
11 84 – 62 Bastille, Virgin | Capitol 11
12 7 5 14 Lil Nas X, Columbia 3
13 11 9 254 Ed Sheeran, Atlantic | AG 1
14 9 7 228 Ariana Grande, Republic 1
15 12 19 228 Shawn Mendes, Island 1
16 10 10 184 Halsey, Capitol 1
17 15 15 60 Queen, Hollywood 1
18 14 17 144 Panic! At The Disco, DCD2/Fueled By Ramen | EMG 1
19 13 16 228 Imagine Dragons, KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA 1
20 22 27 9 Lizzo, Nice Life/Atlantic | AG 7
21 16 26 82 Dan + Shay, Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN 11
22 18 12 101 Cardi B, The KSR Group/Atlantic | AG 1
23 27 21 157 P!nk, RCA 1
24 19 11 13 Elton John, Mercury | Island 11
25 20 1 229 Thomas Rhett, Valory | BMLG 1
26 24 18 191 Katy Perry, Capitol 1
27 46 50 88 Marshmello, Joytime Collective 4
28 29 30 226 Justin Bieber, SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun | Def Jam 1
29 32 31 229 Blake Shelton, Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN 1
30 23 22 105 Kane Brown, Zone 4/RCA Nashville | SMN 2
31 31 33 10 DaBaby, SouthCoast/Interscope | IGA 31
32 25 43 120 Lady Gaga, Interscope | IGA 1
33 35 34 163 Travis Scott, Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle | Epic 1
34 38 32 248 Bruno Mars, Atlantic | AG 1
35 26 28 10 Billy Ray Cyrus, Wheelhouse/BMG | BBMG 18
36 33 29 25 Ava Max, Atlantic | AG 24
37 34 – 208 Chris Brown, CBE | RCA 1
38 39 35 58 Lil Baby, Quality Control/Motown | Capitol 8
39 36 36 17 Morgan Wallen, Big Loud 34
40 42 41 161 J. Cole, Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope | IGA 1
41 40 40 117 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer/Interscope | IGA 1
42 28 20 108 DJ Khaled, We The Best | Epic 2
43 0 New 1 Baroness, Abraxan Hymns 43
44 44 47 61 Meek Mill, Maybach/Atlantic | AG 1
45 0 Re-Entry 68 Chris Young, RCA Nashville | SMN 12
46 48 37 68 Lauren Daigle, Centricity | Capitol CMG 3
47 47 55 238 Jason Aldean, Macon/Broken Bow | BBMG 1
48 73 56 84 The Beatles, Apple/Capitol | UMe 5
49 62 65 58 Lee Brice, Curb 15
50 60 46 218 twenty one pilots, Fueled By Ramen | EMG 1
51 51 44 260 Eminem, Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA 1
52 50 52 118 Maren Morris, Columbia Nashville | SMN 10
53 57 51 260 Florida Georgia Line, BMLG 1
54 54 45 191 Chris Stapleton, Mercury Nashville | UMGN 1
55 43 49 256 Luke Bryan, Capitol Nashville | UMGN 1
56 55 59 163 Sam Smith, Capitol 1
57 52 53 50 A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Highbridge The Label/Atlantic | AG 11
58 41 57 88 Kelsea Ballerini, Black River 18
59 61 60 61 Ella Mai, 10 Summers/Interscope | IGA 6
60 58 48 260 Maroon 5, 222/Interscope | IGA 1
61 74 73 97 XXXTENTACION, Bad Vibes Forever 1
62 56 80 38 Bradley Cooper, Interscope | IGA 3
63 49 38 57 Juice WRLD, Grade A/Interscope | IGA 1
64 53 58 41 Normani, Keep Cool | RCA 46
65 70 71 186 Beyonce, Parkwood | Columbia 2
66 66 66 66 Bad Bunny, Rimas 23
67 0 Re-Entry 44 Eagles, ERC 10
68 75 – 2 Blanco Brown, TrailerTrapMusic/BMG | BBMG 68
69 64 61 35 Swae Lee, Eardrumma/Interscope | IGA 22
70 68 77 5 Lewis Capaldi, Vertigo | Capitol 68
71 65 68 17 City Girls, Quality Control/Motown | Capitol 65
72 76 85 196 Carrie Underwood, Capitol Nashville | UMGN 1
73 67 42 186 The Chainsmokers, Disruptor | Columbia 1
74 71 39 11 Tyler, The Creator, Columbia 1
75 95 95 68 Bazzi, iamcosmic/Atlantic | AG 34
76 59 – 2 Polo G, Columbia 59
77 77 72 86 21 Savage, Slaughter Gang | Epic 5
78 0 Re-Entry 10 Hillsong Worship, Hillsong/Sparrow | Capitol CMG 13
79 72 69 77 Daddy Yankee, El Cartel | UMLE 19
80 99 76 207 Metallica, Blackened 2
81 85 64 58 Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackbird Production Partners | Loud & Proud 40
82 83 81 171 Eric Church, EMI Nashville | UMGN 4
83 78 13 79 Miley Cyrus, RCA 12
84 97 94 127 Camila Cabello, SYCO | Epic 1
85 63 – 41 Tyga, Last Kings | EMPIRE 27
86 100 82 231 Kendrick Lamar, Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA 1
87 86 70 25 George Strait, MCA Nashville | UMGN 6
88 0 Re-Entry 9 Nirvana, Sub Pop/DGC/Geffen/Interscope | UMe 61
89 0 Re-Entry 56 Prince, NPG | Legacy 1
90 0 Re-Entry 37 Fleetwood Mac, Unsigned 46
91 82 84 7 Calboy, Paper Gang/Polo Grounds | RCA 82
92 8 – 4 Santana, Starfaith/Suretone | Concord 8
93 69 67 133 Brett Young, BMLG 15
94 91 88 220 Adele, XL | Columbia 1
95 0 Re-Entry 6 Dave Matthews Band, Bama Rags | RCA 1
96 0 Re-Entry 21 Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd | Columbia 3
97 37 83 45 Avicii, Geffen | IGA 4
98 0 Re-Entry 75 J Balvin, Universal Music Latino | UMLE 16
99 0 New 1 Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, Fantasy | Concord 99
100 90 96 216 Michael Jackson, MJJ | Epic 20

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks, Gary. :) How were you able to research that tidbit? So Even Bon Jovi's biggest drop for a No. ,1 as of now, isn't among the 14, at least, biggest positional drops.

[Gary]

Jun 28, 2019 7:31:15 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Thanks, Gary. How were you able to research that tidbit? So Even Bon Jovi's biggest drop for a No. ,1 as of now, isn't among the 14, at least, biggest positional drops.

I have an Excel Database that goes all the way back.  With that it was easy, it took 2 minutes

[HolidayGuy]

^Nice. So you have a find feature that finds the biggest drops? Otherwise that's some quick scrolling.

[chartfreak]

Jun 27, 2019 22:05:35 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jun 26, 2019 16:26:40 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^It may be. Like said, I know there have been some huge positional drops over the last few years.

Not quite - 3rd biggest drop

194 is the record

This Week Last Week Title, Artist Date
200 6 A Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix The Billboard 200 2018-01-13 ||| 194
195 5 Number Ones, Bee Gees The Billboard 200 2012-08-25 ||| 190
189 3 Africa Speaks, Santana The Billboard 200 2019-06-29 ||| 186
190 6 30 Greatest Hits, Aretha Franklin The Billboard 200 2018-09-08 ||| 184
199 16 Book Of Bad Decisions, Clutch The Billboard 200 2018-09-29 ||| 183
192 10 Somebody To You Ep, The Vamps The Billboard 200 2014-08-30 ||| 182
192 11 Gotta Be Me, Cody Johnson The Billboard 200 2016-09-03 ||| 181
196 18 The $5.98 Ep: Garage Days Re-ReVisited, Metallica The Billboard 200 2018-05-05 ||| 178
194 17 The VIolent Sleep Of Reason, Meshuggah The Billboard 200 2016-11-05 ||| 177
185 8 Free Yourself Up, Lake Street Dive The Billboard 200 2018-05-26 ||| 177
187 10 Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection, Queen The Billboard 200 2019-01-26 ||| 177
200 24 Tomorrow Never Knows, The Beatles The Billboard 200 2012-08-18 ||| 176
193 17 Marvelous Missing Link (Lost), Insane Clown Posse The Billboard 200 2015-05-23 ||| 176
196 20 Headspace, Issues The Billboard 200 2016-06-18 ||| 176

And but what about from #1?

[HolidayGuy]

^This is from Wikipedia. Perhaps Gary can confirm. The Bon Jovi entries are for the same album; the bigger drop was when it re-entered at No. 1; the 2016 is when it debuted on top.

Bon Jovi, 2018, 1-169
Brand New Science, 2017- 1-97
Brockhampton, 2018- 1-88
Jack White, 2018- 1-62
The Killers, 2017- 1-59
LDC Soundsystem, 2017- 1-56
Bon Jovi, 2016, 1-43
Pentatonix, 2017- 1-41
Arcade Fire, 2017- 1-38
Incubus, 2006- 1-37

[Gary]

Jun 28, 2019 8:13:53 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^Nice. So you have a find feature that finds the biggest drops? Otherwise that's some quick scrolling.

No nothing like that. Simple arithmetic

If your database has a TW LW and 2W column like mine does. Simply add a column taking the difference between LW and TW and sort for the biggest

[Gary]

Jun 28, 2019 8:52:34 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^This is from Wikipedia. Perhaps Gary can confirm. The Bon Jovi entries are for the same album; the bigger drop was when it re-entered at No. 1; the first is when it debuted on top.

Bon Jovi, 2018, 1-169
Brand New Science, 2017- 1-97
Brockhampton, 2018- 1-88
Jack White, 2018- 1-62
The Killers, 2017- 1-59
LDC Soundsystem, 2017- 1-56
Bon Jovi, 2016, 1-43
Pentatonix, 2017- 1-41
Arcade Fire, 2017- 1-38
Incubus, 2006- 1-37

I can check later today - that is probably pretty close

For the entries bigger than 41 you can thank 1 week ticket bundles

[Choco]

How do they compile the artist 100?

If it takes into consideration Hot 100 points, Madonna wouldn't be above Billie.

[Gary]

The Artist 100 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.