Billboard 200 12/14/2019: Frozen 2 OST #1 80k, Post #2 65k

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BILLBOARD CANADIAN ALBUMS
The week of December 14, 2019
TW LW 2W WOC Title Artist ( Peak ) Imprint | label
1 4 3 13 Hollywood's Bleeding - Post Malone ( 1 ) Republic
2 9 6 47 Christmas - Michael Buble ( 1 ) Reprise, 143
3 2 1 3 Courage - Celine Dion ( 1 ) Columbia
4 7 36 3 Frozen II - Soundtrack ( 4 ) Walt Disney
5 1 -- 2 Thanks For The Dance - Leonard Cohen ( 1 ) Columbia, Legacy
6 5 -- 2 En Attendant Noel - Isabelle Boulay ( 5 ) Audiogram, Chic Musique
7 10 4 15 Lover - Taylor Swift ( 1 ) Republic
8 11 7 36 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - Billie Eilish ( 1 ) Interscope, Darkroom
9 8 9 29 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent - Lewis Capaldi ( 8 ) Capitol, Vertigo
10 13 8 21 No.6 Collaborations Project - Ed Sheeran ( 1 ) Atlantic
11 6 -- 2 A Love Letter To You 4 - Trippie Redd ( 6 ) TenThousand Projects
12 3 -- 2 Everyday Life - Coldplay ( 3 ) Atlantic, Parlophone
13 12 5 4 What You See Is What You Get - Luke Combs ( 1 ) Columbia Nashville, River House
14 16 10 14 The Kids Are Coming (EP) - Tones And I ( 10 ) Elektra, Bad Batch
15 30 39 4 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas - Pentatonix ( 15 ) RCA
16 31 34 28 Merry Christmas - Mariah Carey ( 15 ) Columbia, Legacy
17 19 14 10 KIRK - DaBaby ( 2 ) Interscope, SouthCoast
18 NEW 1 Born 2 Rap - The Game ( 18 ) eOne
19 20 11 14 We Love You Tecca - Lil Tecca ( 3 ) Republic, Galactic
20 18 19 4 My Kind Of Christmas (EP) - Johnny Reid ( 18 ) Johnny Mac
21 23 22 84 beerbongs & bentleys - Post Malone ( 1 ) Republic
22 40 41 28 Inscape - Alexandra Streliski ( 8 ) Secret City
23 100 15 7 A Pill For Loneliness - City And Colour ( 1 ) Dine Alone, Still
24 22 21 80 Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes ( 1 ) Island
25 25 33 9 Les Antipodes - Les Cowboys Fringants ( 3 ) La-Tribu
26 66 -- 21 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack) - Vince Guaraldi Trio ( 26 ) Fantasy, Concord
27 33 28 80 dont smile at me - Billie Eilish ( 10 ) Interscope, Darkroom
28 15 2 3 Chixtape 5 - Tory Lanez ( 2 ) Interscope, Mad Love
29 29 27 90 Diamonds - Elton John ( 5 ) Island, Mercury
30 24 16 16 So Much Fun - Young Thug ( 1 ) Atlantic, 300, Young Stoner Life
31 NEW 1 Rien Ne Se Perd - Marc Dupre ( 31 ) L-A-be
32 34 25 75 Scorpion - Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Republic, Young Money
33 32 24 70 ASTROWORLD - Travis Scott ( 1 ) Epic, Grand Hustle, Cactus Jack
34 28 29 33 Cuz I Love You - Lizzo ( 7 ) Atlantic, Nice Life
35 41 35 53 Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack) - Queen ( 3 ) Hollywood
36 38 30 35 Free Spirit - Khalid ( 1 ) RCA, Right Hand
37 39 32 144 ÷ (Divide) - Ed Sheeran ( 1 ) Atlantic
38 26 23 9 Over It - Summer Walker ( 4 ) Interscope, LVRN
39 NEW 1 Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever - Fabolous ( 39 ) Def Jam, Desert Storm
40 36 26 124 This One's For You - Luke Combs ( 10 ) Columbia Nashville, River House
41 37 31 24 7 (EP) - Lil Nas X ( 1 ) Columbia
42 42 91 3 Homesick (EP) - Trevor Daniel ( 42 ) Alamo, Internet Money
43 17 -- 2 Melly vs. Melvin - YNW Melly ( 17 ) 300, YNW Melly
44 27 12 6 JESUS IS KING (Soundtrack) - Kanye West ( 1 ) Def Jam, G.O.O.D.
45 44 37 61 A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ( 1 ) Interscope
46 35 20 4 Certified Hitmaker - Lil Mosey ( 8 ) Interscope, Mogul Vision
47 NEW 1 Merry Christmas - Bing Crosby ( 47 ) Geffen, Decca, UMe
48 58 54 4 Last Christmas (Soundtrack) - George Michael & Wham! ( 48 ) Legacy, Universal Studios
49 69 66 32 Under The Mistletoe - Justin Bieber ( 1 ) Island, SchoolBoy, Raymond Braun
50 49 42 43 thank u, next - Ariana Grande ( 1 ) Republic
51 45 40 156 Stoney - Post Malone ( 5 ) Republic
52 47 38 50 Hoodie SZN - A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ( 1 ) Atlantic, Highbridge The Label
53 61 79 154 Starboy - The Weeknd ( 1 ) Republic, XO
54 65 -- 8 The Classic Christmas Album - Elvis Presley ( 40 ) RCA, Legacy
55 82 -- 33 Christmas With Boney M - Boney M ( 9 ) CMC Music
56 50 44 220 Curtain Call: The Hits - Eminem ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Shady
57 52 47 19 The Search - NF ( 4 ) Caroline, NF Real Music
58 46 50 26 Happiness Begins - Jonas Brothers ( 1 ) Republic
59 51 48 23 Perfect Ten - Mustard ( 8 ) Interscope, 10 Summers
60 53 49 90 ? - XXXTENTACION ( 1 ) Bad Vibes Forever
61 88 -- 28 Wrapped In Red - Kelly Clarkson ( 5 ) RCA, 19
62 14 -- 2 9 - Jason Aldean ( 14 ) Broken Bow, BMG, Macon, BBMG
63 43 17 3 Ocean - Lady Antebellum ( 17 ) BMLG
64 Re-Entry 10 F.N - Lil Tjay ( 35 ) Columbia
65 Re-Entry 5 The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole ( 33 ) Capitol, UMe
66 67 69 14 Abbey Road - The Beatles ( 3 ) Apple, Capitol, UMe
67 60 59 3 MuchDance 2020 - Various Artists ( 59 ) Sony Music, Universal
68 55 45 23 Indigo - Chris Brown ( 2 ) RCA, CBE
69 54 46 15 Coconut Oil (EP) - Lizzo ( 30 ) Atlantic, Nice Life
70 59 52 81 Goodbye & Good Riddance - Juice WRLD ( 5 ) Interscope, Grade A
71 -- 81 56 Rumours - Fleetwood Mac ( 34 ) Warner Bros., Rhino
72 80 -- 25 These Are Special Times - Celine Dion ( 1 ) Columbia, 550 Music
73 63 55 144 American Teen - Khalid ( 7 ) RCA, Right Hand
74 93 -- 5 Perfecto - Bleu Jeans Bleu ( 54 ) Chalet
75 57 43 8 AI YoungBoy 2 - YoungBoy Never Broke Again ( 11 ) Atlantic, Never Broke Again
76 NEW 1 The Later Years: 1987-2019 - Pink Floyd ( 76 ) Legacy, Pink Floyd
77 64 51 4 YOU - Ali Gatie ( 32 ) LI$N
78 Re-Entry 124 Beauty Behind The Madness - The Weeknd ( 1 ) Republic, XO
79 75 62 90 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty ( 41 ) Fantasy, Concord
80 56 53 7 Au Pays de Nana Mouskouri - Laurence Jalbert ( 35 ) MP3
81 71 57 76 Dan + Shay - Dan + Shay ( 8 ) Warner Music Nashville
82 74 68 91 1 - The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol
83 90 72 202 Greatest Hits - Guns N' Roses ( 2 ) Geffen, UMe
84 70 58 35 Baby On Baby - DaBaby ( 27 ) Interscope, SouthCoast
85 Re-Entry 23 Once Upon A Christmas - Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton ( 31 ) RCA Nashville
86 77 63 39 Death Race For Love - Juice WRLD ( 1 ) Interscope, Grade A
87 Re-Entry 2 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector - Various Artists ( 62 ) Legacy, Phil Spector, EMI Blackwood
88 76 64 26 Die A Legend - Polo G ( 8 ) Columbia
89 81 71 137 DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Top Dawg
90 73 60 16 Quality Control: Control The Streets, Volume 2 - Various Artists ( 5 ) Motown, Capitol, Quality Control
91 91 78 14 Norman Fucking Rockwell! - Lana Del Rey ( 3 ) Polydor, Interscope
92 -- 100 11 III - The Lumineers ( 2 ) Dualtone
93 Re-Entry 5 Wave - Patrick Watson ( 2 ) Secret City
94 21 18 8 True 2 Myself - Lil Tjay ( 2 ) Columbia
95 79 -- 54 Frozen - Soundtrack ( 1 ) Walt Disney
96 85 74 34 If I Know Me - Morgan Wallen ( 48 ) Big Loud
97 Re-Entry 8 A Legendary Christmas - John Legend ( 51 ) Columbia
98 97 87 128 Evolve - Imagine Dragons ( 1 ) Interscope, KIDinaKORNER
99 86 75 182 Views - Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Republic, Young Money
100 Re-Entry 58 Back In Black - AC/DC ( 55 ) Columbia, Legacy

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WORLD ALBUMS
The week of December 14, 2019
TW LW 2W WOC Title Artist ( Peak ) Imprint | label
1 1 1 9 SuperM: The 1st Mini Album (EP) - SuperM ( 1 ) SM
2 3 -- 2 OBSESSION: The 6th Album - EXO ( 2 ) SM
3 2 2 34 Map Of The Soul: PERSONA - BTS ( 1 ) BigHit Entertainment
4 4 4 23 BTS WORLD - Soundtrack ( 1 ) TakeOne Company
5 5 3 67 Love Yourself: Answer - BTS ( 1 ) BigHit Entertainment
6 8 9 12 The Gereg - The Hu ( 1 ) Eleven Seven
7 11 12 6 The Magic Of Christmas - Celtic Woman ( 5 ) Manhattan
8 NEW 1 Rhythm Showcase, Vol. 1 - Various Artists ( 8 ) Daptone
9 Re-Entry 26 NCT #127 WE ARE SUPERHUMAN: The 4 Mini Album (EP) - NCT 127 ( 1 ) SM
10 10 6 5 The Dream Chapter: MAGIC - TOMORROW X TOGETHER ( 3 ) BigHit Entertainment
11 NEW 1 Conqueror - BAND-MAID ( 11 ) Revolver Records
12 NEW 1 Roots To Revolutions - Bhakti House Band ( 12 ) Akasha
13 Re-Entry 5 I am YOU - Stray Kids ( 8 ) JYP
14 -- 15 15 City Lights: The 1st Mini Album (EP) - BAEKHYUN ( 4 ) SM
15 Re-Entry 13 TREASURE (EP) - ATEEZ ( 9 ) KQ

[Darkest Hour]

May I ask why Kacey Musgraves' A Very Kacey Christmas is #21 on Billboard 200 but only #19 on genre album chart?

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Record Store Day Black Friday 2019 Helps Drive Third-Biggest Sales Week for Vinyl In Nielsen Era

12/11/2019 by Keith Caulfield

Vinyl helps yield biggest overall album sales week of 2019. Pearl Jam's "MTV Unplugged" was week's top Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive album.

Record Store Day Black Friday promotions on Nov. 29 helped drive another big win for vinyl album sales — and the largest overall sales week for albums in 2019 — according to Nielsen Music.

The data tracking firm reports that 855,000 vinyl albums were sold in the U.S. during the week of Nov. 29 through Dec. 5 — the third-largest sales week for vinyl LPs since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991. The only weeks with larger sales were the frames ending Dec. 20, 2018 (880,000) and Dec. 27, 2018 (905,000).

Also goosing sales in the most recent tracking week were Black Friday discounts and promotions on vinyl LPs at both Walmart and Target, where many titles were temporarily marked down to $15.

Further, the sizzling vinyl sales around Black Friday helped yield an overall industry haul of 2,819,000 albums sold across all formats (vinyl, CD, download, cassette, etc.) — the biggest sales week for albums in 2019. The last week to generate a larger overall album sales number was the week ending Dec. 27, 2018, when a total of 4,391,000 albums were sold.

The top-selling Record Store Day Black Friday-exclusive album at indie stores in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 5 was Pearl Jam’s vinyl LP debut of its 1992 MTV Unplugged concert. The seven-song MTV Unplugged set sold 10,000 copies. The top-selling single was U2’s three-song Three set on 12” vinyl. The title, which was originally released in the band’s homeland of Ireland in 1979, contains the songs “Out of Control,” “Stories for Boys” and “Boy-Girl.” Three sold a little over 3,000 copies. (See below for top 25 lists of the week's top selling Record Store Day exclusive albums and singles, as compiled by Nielsen Music.)

Notable statistics about 2019 Record Store Day Black Friday and its impact:

Third-Largest Sales Week for Vinyl Albums in Nielsen History: 855,000 vinyl albums were sold industry-wide in the week ending Dec. 5. That’s the third-largest sales week for vinyl albums since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991.

Nearly 1 in 3 Albums Sold Last Week Were Vinyl: 30% of all albums sold in the week ending Dec. 5 were on vinyl. In total, there were 2,819,000 million albums sold during the week (across all formats, including CD, digital, vinyl, cassette, etc.), and of those, 855,000 were on vinyl LP.

Almost 40% of All Physical Albums Sold Last Week Were Vinyl: Focusing only on physical format albums, there were 2,196,000 million sold in the week ending Dec. 5. Vinyl LPs’ share of that sum – 855,000 – comprised 39% of the physical album marked.

36% of All Vinyl Albums Were Sold at Indie Stores: Sales of vinyl LPs at indie record stores accounted for 36% of all vinyl albums sold last week (307,000 of 855,000). Vinyl LP sales at mass merchants (which include Target and Walmart) totaled 172,000; non-traditional merchants (including Internet sellers like Amazon) accounted for 321,000 vinyl album sales, while chain stores rang up 55,000 in vinyl LP sales.

Top Record Store Day Exclusive Albums at Independent Record Stores
Rank, Artist, Title
1. Pearl Jam, MTV Unplugged
2. Phish, The Story of the Ghost
3. The Doors, Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
4. Jerry Garcia Band, GarciaLive Volume One: March 1st 1980 Capitol Theatre
5. Lizzo, Coconut Oil (EP)
6. Colonel Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Live Frogs: Set 1 & 2
7. Cheap Trick, Are You Ready Or Not? 12/31/1979
8. Miles Davis, Early Minor: Rare Miles From the Complete In a Silent Way Sessions
9. Alice Cooper, Billion Dollar Babies: Live, Houston, Tx, April ‘73
10. Miles Davis, Miles In Tokyo: Miles Davis Live In Concert
11. Devo, Devo Live
12. Soundtrack, Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
13. Elvis Presley, American Sound 1969
14. Various Artists, Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits
15. Geddy Lee, My Favorite Headache
16. Jeff Buckley, Live at KCRW: Morning Becomes Eclectic (EP)
17. Bill Evans, Live at Art D’Lugoff’s Top of the Gate
18. Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars, Live in 1956 (Allentown, PA)
19. Paul Westerberg & Grandpaboy, Stereo/Mono
20. Herbie Hancock, Directstep
21. Ace Frehley, Frehleys Comet Live…
22. Alice Cooper, Dragtontown
23. The Runaways, Live In Japan
24. Soundtrack, Desperado
25. Hank Williams, The 1940 Recordings
Source: Nielsen Music, for the week ending Dec. 5, 2019

Top Record Store Day Exclusive Singles at Independent Record Stores
Rank, Artist, Title
1. U2, Three (Out of Control/Stories for Boys/Boy-Girl)
2. Paul McCartney, Home Tonight/In a Hurry
3. Madonna, I Rise
4. Nick Lowe & Wilco, Cruel To Be Kind (40th Anniversary Edition)
5. Jimi Hendrix, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
6. Willie Nelson, Sometimes Even I Can Get Too High/It’s All Going To Pot
7. Frank Zappa, Peaches En Regalia
8. Slipknot, All Out Life/Unsainted
9. Bruce Springsteen, Western Stars
10. Arcade Fire, Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)
11. Alex Chilton, My Rival
12. The Kinks, Arthur/Brainwashed
13. The J.B.’s, More Mess On My Thing
14. Jenny Lewis, On the iPhone
15. Dio, Rainbow In the Dark (Live)
16. Eric Clapton, Home for the Holidays/For Love On Christmas Day
17. Katy Perry, Never Really Over/Small Talk
18. Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mettal EP (Holy War/Battery/Seasons In the Abyss)
19. Vince Guaraldi Trio, A Charlie Brown Christmas 3” Blind Box
20. Blind Willie Johnson, Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground/It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine
21. Robert Johnson, Sweet Home Chicago/Walkin Blues
22. Sammy Hagar, Santa’s Going South for Christmas
23. Randy Newman, You’ve Got a Friend In Me 3”
24. The New Pornographers, Stand-Up/Fade Baby Fade
25. Thomas Dolby, She Blinded Me With Science/One of Our Submarines

Source: Nielsen Music, for the week ending Dec. 5, 2019

Biggest Overall Album Sales Week of 2019: Album sales across all formats (CD, download, vinyl, cassette, etc.) totaled 2,819,000 in the week ending Dec. 5. That’s the largest sales week of 2019 for albums, and the biggest since the week ending Dec. 27, 2018 (4,391,000).