Billboard 200 - 3/14/20 - Lil Baby

[Gary]

Lil Baby Set for First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'My Turn'

3/4/2020 by Keith Caulfield


Plus: Bad Bunny on course for historic bow with new "YHLQMDLG" album.

Lil Baby is on course for his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as industry forecasters expect his new release, My Turn, to open atop next week’s tally. Those in the know suggest the album, which was released via Quality Control/Motown on Feb. 28, could launch with more than 170,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 5. That sum would also mark the artist’s biggest week ever for an album, in terms of units earned.
 
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 March 14-dated Billboard 200 chart (where My Turn could debut at No. 1) is scheduled to be revealed via Billboard’s website on Sunday, March 8.


My Turn is the follow-up to Lil Baby’s Street Gossip album, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Dec. 15, 2018-dated chart with 88,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.Lil Baby has so far clocked four charting albums, three of which reached the top 10: Street Gossip, Drip Harder (No. 4, with Gunna, in 2018) and Harder Than Ever (No. 3, 2018). Lil Baby’s best week, in terms of units, came via Drip Harder, which launched with 130,000.

 
Most of My Turn’s first week will be driven almost entirely by streaming activity, with its album sales perhaps contributing only about 5,000 to 8,000 of its overall starting sum.

Heading for a historic debut on the Billboard 200 is Bad Bunny’s new YHLQMDLG. Forecasters suggest the album, which was released late in the evening on Feb. 28 via Rimas, could start at No. 2 and earn between 125,000 and 145,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 5 — the biggest week for a Latin album since Billboard began tracking albums by equivalent album units in December of 2014.


Most of YHLQMDLG’s starting sum will be powered by streaming activity, with perhaps as much as 25,000 generated by album sales. Both Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG and Lil Baby’s My Turn are profiting from merchandise/album bundle offers sold through each artist’s respective official webstore.YHLQMDLG will likely land the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album, surpassing the record set by Ozuna’s Aura, which bowed with 53.2 million on-demand audio streams (chart dated Sept. 8, 2018).

 
Elsewhere on next week’s Billboard 200 chart, watch for James Taylor to log his lucky 13th top 10 album with American Standard (around 75,000 units; mostly driven by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer) while G. Herbo’s PTSD and Five Finger Death Punch’s F8 both have a chance at bowing in the top 10 (both with somewhere in the 45,000 range in total units).

[Gary]

Bad Bunny Aiming for Historic Chart Debut With New Album ‘YHLQMDLG’
3/4/2020 by Keith Caulfield

Bad Bunny is heading for a historic debut on the Billboard 200 chart with his new album YHLQMDLG. Forecasters suggest the set, which was released late in the evening on Feb. 28 via Rimas, could debut at No. 2 on next week’s Billboard 200 chart and earn between 125,000 and 145,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 5. That would mark the biggest week for a Latin album, in units earned, since Billboard began tracking titles by equivalent album units in December 2014.

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 March 14-dated Billboard 200 chart (where YHLQMDLG could debut at No. 2) is scheduled to be revealed via Billboard’s website on Sunday, March 8.

Most of YHLQMDLG’s starting sum will be powered by streaming activity, with perhaps as much as 25,000 generated by album sales. Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG is profiting from merchandise/album bundle offers sold through his official webstore.

Further, YHLQMDLG will likely land the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album, surpassing the record set by Ozuna’s Aura, which bowed with 53.2 million on-demand audio streams, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data (chart dated Sept. 8, 2018).

Bad Bunny has charted two previous albums on the Billboard 200: Oasis (with J Balvin, No. 9) and X 100PRE (No. 11), both in 2019.
As earlier reported, Lil Baby’s new album My Turn will likely open at No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200.

[fhas]

Late again.

[Gary]

Did you forward your clock ahead by an hour? Maybe they didn't LOL

[Gary]

Lil Baby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘My Turn’
3/8/2020 by Keith Caulfield


Plus: Bad Bunny, James Taylor, G Herbo and Five Finger Death Punch debut in top 10.
Lil Baby lands his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as My Turn debuts atop the tally with the biggest streaming week of 2020 for an album.

The set, which was released via Quality Control/Motown on Feb. 28, earned 197,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

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 comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new March 14-dated chart, where My Turn debuts at No. 1, will be posted in full on Billboard's website on March 10.

My Turn is the rapper’s fifth charting album and fourth top 10. He previously visited the top tier with Street Gossip (No. 2, December 2018), Drip Harder with Gunna (No. 4, October 2018) and Harder Than Ever (No. 3, June 2018).


My Turn logs Lil Baby not only his first No. 1, but also his best week ever in terms of units earned. His previous high-water mark, in terms of units, came via Drip Harder, which launched with 130,000.

My Turn was powered overwhelmingly by streaming activity, as of the set’s total units earned, 184,000 are in SEA units (equating to 261.6 million on-demand streams for the album’s songs in its first week), making it the most-streamed album of the week. It also clears the largest streaming week for any album, even counting only audio streams, since Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding bowed at No. 1 with 365.3 million (Sept. 21, 2019-dated chart).

The album sold just under 10,000 copies, aided in part by more than a dozen merchandise/album bundles sold via the artist’s official website. The set also generated nearly 4,000 in TEA units. My Turn also marks the third No. 1 album for Quality Control, following Migos’ Culture II (2018) and Culture (2017).

Bad Bunny lands a historic debut on the new Billboard 200, as the Puerto Rican singer/rapper’s YHLQMDLG bows at No. 2 with 179,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 142,000 are in SEA units (which translates to 201.4 million on-demand streams of the set’s songs in its first week), 35,000 are in album sales (assisted by more than 25 merchandise/album bundles sold via the artist’s website) and a little more than 1,000 are in TEA units.

YHLQMDLG was released via Rimas late in the evening on Feb. 28 and is the second top 10 album for the artist. He previously reached No. 9 with Oasis (July 13, 2019), a collaborative set with J Balvin.

With YHLQMDLG’s arrival at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, Bad Bunny achieves the highest-charting all-Spanish-language album ever on the chart. (YHLQMDLG is performed almost entirely in Spanish, save for a smattering of English words; Its title is short for “Yo hago lo que me de la gana,” which essentially translates to “I do whatever I want.”)

Prior to YHLQMDLG, the highest rank logged for an all-Spanish-language effort was No. 4 by Mana’s Amar es Combatir (Sept. 9, 2006) and Shakira’s Fijación Oral: Vol. 1 (June 25, 2005). An honorable mention goes to Ricky Martin’s Música + Alma + Sexo, which hit No. 3 on Feb. 19, 2011. The 13-track album contains 11 Spanish recordings and two English tracks.

The last mostly Spanish-language album to reach the top two on the Billboard 200 chart was Il Divo’s Ancora, which debuted at No. 1 on the Feb. 11, 2006-dated chart. Of Ancora’s 10 songs, seven were performed in Spanish. So far, only two mostly-Spanish albums have reached No. 1: Ancora and Selena’s Dreaming of You (Aug. 5, 1995). The latter 13-track album includes six tracks in Spanish, five in English, and two duets that blend English and Spanish.

Further, YHLQMDLG nets the biggest week ever, in terms of equivalent album units, for a Latin release since Billboard began tracking titles by units in December of 2014. It beats the previous high, notched by the debut of Santana’s mostly-Spanish language effort Africa Speaks (57,000 units; June 22, 2019-dated chart). YHLQMDLG also tallies the largest week, in equivalent album units, for an all-Spanish language effort, trumping the opening week of Ozuna’s Aura (49,000 units; Sept. 8, 2018).

And, with 201.4 million on-demand streams generated by the songs on YHLQMDLG, the set additionally earns the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album -- even counting just audio streams alone. It wildly surpasses the record set by Ozuna’s Aura, which bowed with 53.2 million clicks (chart dated Sept. 8, 2018). Bad Bunny has charted 14 songs on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart (through the March 7-dated tally), including two top 10s: the No. 1 smash “I Like It” with Cardi B and J Balvin, and “MIA,” a No. 5 hit featuring Drake (both in 2018). Neither song is on the new album.

Back on the new Billboard 200, BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 falls from No. 1 to No. 3 in its second week, earning 84,000 equivalent album units (down 80% from its opening week of 422,000).

James Taylor’s American Standard starts at No. 4 with 82,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 81,000 is in album sales (boosted by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer), making it the top selling album of the week. The set was released via Fantasy Records/Concord.

The appropriately titled album, which boasts Taylor taking on standards from the American songbook, gives Taylor his 13th top 10 effort on the chart. It also gives Fantasy Records its highest charting album since 1970, when Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Cosmo’s Factory spent nine weeks at No. 1.

Meanwhile, with American Standard’s bow at No. 4, Taylor becomes the first act with top 10 albums in each of the last six decades: the 1970s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s, ‘10s and ‘20s. He logged his first six top 10s in the 1970s with Sweet Baby James (peaking at No. 3 in 1970), Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (No. 2, 1971), One Man Band (No. 4, No. 1973), Gorilla (No. 6, 1975), JT (No. 4, 1977) and Flag (No. 10, 1979). In the ‘80s and ‘90s, he managed one top 10 in each decade with Dad Loves His Work (No. 10 in 1981) and Hourglass (No. 9 in 1997). In the ‘00s, he claimed two top 10s with October Road (No. 4 in 2002) and Covers (No. 4, 2008). And, in the ‘10s, he reached the region with Live at the Troubadour (a collaborative set with Carole King; No. 4, 2010) and his first No. 1 album, and most recent release before his latest, Before This World (2015).

There are only a handful of acts that could join Taylor in this elite club. Here are the artists that have achieved top 10s in the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s and ‘10s: Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, Santana, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Van Halen. Of the above, The Rolling Stones, Santana and Streisand have scored top 10s in the ‘1960s through 2010s.

Meanwhile, Jackson, who died in 2009, achieved his two top 10s in the 2010s via posthumous efforts.

A pair of former No. 1s trail Taylor on the new Billboard 200, as Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial is steady at No. 5 with 63,000 equivalent album units earned (down 2%), while Justin Bieber’s Changes falls from No. 4 to No. 6 with 62,000 units (down 6%).

Rapper G Herbo tallies his first top 10 album, as PTSD debuts at No. 7 with 59,000 equivalent album units earned (with 4,000 of that in album sales) powered by streaming activity. He’s visited the chart with four earlier albums, going as high as No. 15 in 2018 with Swervo, a collaborative effort with Southside.

Rock band Five Finger Death Punch captures its seventh top 10 album, as F8 debuts fittingly at No. 8. The set earned 55,000 equivalent album units in its first week, with 45,000 of that sum in album sales.

Closing out the new top 10: Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding falls from No. 7 to No. 9 with 50,000 equivalent album units (down less than 1%) and YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s Still Flexin, Still Steppin descends from No. 2 to No. 10 with 44,000 units in its second week (down 51%).

[fhas]

261.6M streams is huge for Lil Baby! Bad Bunny's 201.4M is massive too.

[Gary]

1. Lil Baby 197,000 --- 10,000 sales, 4000 TEA, 184,000 SEA
2. Bad Bunny 179,000, 35,000 sales, 142,000 SEA, 1000 TEA
3. BTS 84,000
4. James Taylor 82,000--- 81,000 sales (#1 for the week)
5. Roddy Ricch 63,000
6. Justin Bieber 62,000
7. G Herbo 59,000  --- 4,000 sales
8. Five Finger Death Punch 55,000, 45,000 sales
9. Post Malone 50,000
10. Younboy Never Broke Again 44,000

[areyoureadytojump]

Link: www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9330424/lil-baby-first-no-1-album

[Gary]

Acts with top 10s in 6 decades: James Taylor(70s-20s), Rolling Stones, Santana, Barbra Streisand(60s-10s)
Acts with top 10s in 5 decades:(70s-10s) Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Tom Petty, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, and Van Halen

[Gary]

James Taylor

He logged his first six top 10s in the 1970s with Sweet Baby James (peaking at No. 3 in 1970), Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (No. 2, 1971), One Man Band (No. 4, No. 1973), Gorilla (No. 6, 1975), JT (No. 4, 1977) and Flag (No. 10, 1979).

In the ‘80s and ‘90s, he managed one top 10 in each decade with Dad Loves His Work (No. 10 in 1981) and Hourglass (No. 9 in 1997).

In the ‘00s, he claimed two top 10s with October Road (No. 4 in 2002) and Covers (No. 4, 2008).

And, in the ‘10s, he reached the region with Live at the Troubadour (a collaborative set with Carole King; No. 4, 2010) and his first No. 1 album, and most recent release before his latest, Before This World (2015).

[Gary]

No Billie Eilish in the top 10 this week

[kanfad]

Mar 8, 2020 19:09:29 GMT -5 fhas said:

261.6M streams is huge for Lil Baby! Bad Bunny's 201.4M is massive too.

amazing how uzi is gonna do around those figures combined next week

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Mar 8, 2020 19:09:29 GMT -5 fhas said:

261.6M streams is huge for Lil Baby! Bad Bunny's 201.4M is massive too.

Somehow, I feel more numbers like these coming for debut weeks for albums driven mostly by streaming this year.

Also, congrats to James Taylor for being the first to set the milestone. I wonder if any of the artists mentioned in the article will manage to get to seven decades. Talk about longevity in the Billboard 200.

[shaz196]

Mar 8, 2020 19:09:29 GMT -5 fhas said:

261.6M streams is huge for Lil Baby! Bad Bunny's 201.4M is massive too.

Is this the first time we've have multiple debuts over 200 million streams in a single week?

[violentdreams]

BTS - 422k
Eminem - 279k
Halsey - 239k
Bieber - 231k
Lil Baby - 197k
Bad Bunny - 179k
Mac Miller - 164k
JACKBOYS - 154k
Lil Wayne - 139k
Selena - 112k
A Boogie - 111k
Tame Impala - 110k

Pretty strong start to the year so far. Uzi and The Weeknd are guaranteed to bring us two additional 200k+ debuts this month (the latter could have the biggest debut of the year to this point).

[Gary]

Bad Bunny Makes Latin History on Billboard Charts With New Album ‘YHLQMDLG’
3/8/2020 by Keith Caulfield

Bad Bunny performs onstage during the X100 tour at The Forum on Nov. 17, 2019 in Inglewood, Calif.


Bad Bunny lands a historic debut on the new Billboard 200 albums chart, as the Puerto Rican artist’s YHLQMDLG bows at No. 2 on the all-genre tally with 179,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

He scores the highest charting all-Spanish-language album ever, the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album, and the largest week for a Latin title since Billboard began tracking albums by equivalent album units in December of 2014.

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 comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new March 14-dated chart (where YHLQMDLG debuts at No. 2, and Lil Baby’s My Turn starts at No. 1, as earlier reported) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on March 10.

Of YHLQMDLG’s starting sum of 179,000 units, 142,000 are in SEA units (which translates to 201.4 million on-demand streams of the set’s songs in its first week), 35,000 are in album sales (assisted by more than 25 merchandise/album bundles sold via the artist’s website) and a little more than 1,000 are in TEA units. YHLQMDLG was released via Rimas late in the evening on Feb. 28 and is the second top 10 album for the artist. He previously reached No. 9 with Oasis (July 13, 2019), a collaborative set with J Balvin.

On the Top Latin Albums chart, YHLQMDLG debuts at No. 1, securing Bad Bunny his third leader, following Oasis and the solo Bad Bunny project X 100PRE.

Highest Charting All-Spanish-Language Album Ever: With YHLQMDLG’s arrival at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, Bad Bunny achieves the highest-charting all-Spanish-language album ever on the all-genre chart. (YHLQMDLG is performed almost entirely in Spanish, save for a smattering of English words; Its title is short for “Yo hago lo que me de la gana,” which essentially translates to “I do whatever I want.”)

Prior to YHLQMDLG, the highest rank logged for an all-Spanish-language effort was No. 4 by Mana’s Amar es Combatir (Sept. 9, 2006) and Shakira’s Fijación Oral: Vol. 1 (June 25, 2005). An honorable mention goes to Ricky Martin’s Música + Alma + Sexo, which hit No. 3 on Feb. 19, 2011. The 13-track album contains 11 Spanish recordings, and two English tracks.

The last mostly Spanish-language album to reach the top two on the Billboard 200 chart was Il Divo’s Ancora, which debuted at No. 1 on the Feb. 11, 2006-dated chart. Of Ancora’s 10 songs, seven were performed in Spanish. So far, only two mostly-Spanish albums have reached No. 1: Ancora and Selena’s Dreaming of You (Aug. 5, 1995). The latter 13-track album includes six tracks in Spanish, five in English, and two duets that blend English and Spanish.

Biggest Week for a Latin Release in Equivalent Album Units Earned: Further, YHLQMDLG nets the biggest week ever, in terms of equivalent album units, for a Latin release since Billboard began tracking titles by units in December of 2014. It beats the previous high, notched by the debut of Santana’s mostly-Spanish language effort Africa Speaks (57,000 units; June 22, 2019-dated chart). YHLQMDLG also tallies the largest week, in equivalent album units, for an all-Spanish language effort, trumping the opening week of Ozuna’s Aura (49,000 units; Sept. 8, 2018).

Largest Streaming Week Ever for a Latin Album: And, with 201.4 million on-demand streams generated by the songs on YHLQMDLG, the set additionally earns the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album — even counting just audio streams alone. It wildly surpasses the record set by Ozuna’s Aura, which bowed with 53.2 million clicks (chart dated Sept. 8, 2018).

Bad Bunny has charted 14 songs on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart (through the March 7-dated tally), including two top 10s: the No. 1 smash “I Like It” with Cardi B and J Balvin, and “MIA,” a No. 5 hit featuring Drake (both in 2018). Neither song is on the new album.

[Gary]

James Taylor Becomes First Act With Top 10 Albums in Each of Last Six Decades
3/8/2020 by Keith Caulfield



As James Taylor’s American Standard debuts in the top 10 on the new Billboard 200 albums chart, he becomes the first act to earn a top 10 album in each of the last six decades.

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 comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new March 14-dated chart (where American Standard debuts, and Lil Baby’s My Turn starts at No. 1, as earlier reported) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on March 10.

American Standard enters at No. 4 with 82,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 81,000 is in album sales (boosted by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer), making it the top selling album of the week. The set was released via Fantasy Records/Concord, and also enters at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales, Top Rock Albums and Top Americana/Folk Albums charts.

The appropriately titled album, which boasts Taylor taking on standards from the American songbook, gives Taylor his 13th top 10 effort on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. It also gives Fantasy Records its highest charting album since 1970, when Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Cosmo’s Factory spent nine weeks at No. 1.

Meanwhile, with American Standard’s bow at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, Taylor becomes the first act with top 10 albums in each of the last six decades: the 1970s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s, ‘10s and ‘20s.

He logged his first six top 10s in the 1970s with Sweet Baby James (peaking at No. 3 in 1970), Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (No. 2, 1971), One Man Band (No. 4, No. 1973), Gorilla (No. 6, 1975), JT (No. 4, 1977) and Flag (No. 10, 1979). In the ‘80s and ‘90s, he managed one top 10 in each decade with Dad Loves His Work (No. 10 in 1981) and Hourglass (No. 9 in 1997). In the ‘00s, he claimed two top 10s with October Road (No. 4 in 2002) and Covers (No. 4, 2008). And, in the ‘10s, he reached the region with Live at the Troubadour (a collaborative set with Carole King; No. 4, 2010) and his first No. 1 album, and most recent release before his latest, Before This World (2015).

There are only a handful of acts that could join Taylor in this elite club. Here are the artists that have achieved top 10s in the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s and ‘10s: Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, Santana, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Van Halen. Of the above, The Rolling Stones, Santana and Streisand have scored top 10s in the ‘1960s through 2010s.

Meanwhile, Jackson, who died in 2009, achieved his two top 10s in the 2010s via posthumous efforts.

[HolidayGuy]

I wonder how much official videos/uploads are impacting the rankings; in the streaming totals, Billboard has yet to mention figures stemming from just that component.

Crazy that JT's first top 10 effort was 50 years ago.

[strongerq]

Lil Baby with 'My Turn' achieves the 12th biggest streaming week. If we exclude Scorpion week 2 and week 3, My Turn has the 10th biggest opening streaming week.

[iHype.]

The fact Bad Bunny outstreamed Justin Bieber is insane.

Bieber might not even be in the top 5 highest debuts of 2020 by the end of this month already. He's #4 and Uzi will push him to #5 + Weeknd is releasing in less than 2 weeks.