Billboard 200- 6/13/20 - Gaga

[Gary]

Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ on Course for No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart
6/4/2020 by Keith Caulfield
www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9396483/lady-gaga-chromatica-no-1-debut-billboard-200-chart

Plus: Jimmy Buffett heading for highest-charting album in over 15 years.

Lady Gaga is set for her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters. Prognosticators suggest the music superstar's latest effort, Chromatica, could launch atop next week’s tally with over 250,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 4.

Chromatica was released on May 29 via Interscope Records and led by the singles "Stupid Love" and "Rain On Me," with Ariana Grande. The former debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March, and the latter opened at No. 1 on the chart date June 6.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which comprises traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The top 10 of the June 13-dated Billboard 200 chart (where Chromatica may debut at No. 1) is scheduled to be revealed on Billboard’s website on Sunday, June 7.

If Chromatica starts with 250,000 units, it would stand among the top five biggest weeks of 2020 for an album. So far, the only larger weeks were earned by the debut frames of The Weeknd’s After Hours (444,000 units earned, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data), BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 (422,000), Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake (288,000) and Gaga’s Interscope labelmate Eminem, with Music to Be Murdered By (279,000).

Of Chromatica’s possible 250,000-plus units, album sales may comprise 200,000, with most of the rest generated by streaming activity. Chromatica will benefit from sturdy sales via retailers like iTunes, Amazon and Target (which carries an exclusive deluxe edition of the album on CD). In addition, Chromatica is hauling in sales from dozens of merchandise/album bundles sold via her official webstore, and a concert ticket/album sale offer with her three upcoming U.S. stadium shows scheduled for August.

Gaga deactivated her webstore on Tuesday morning, and in its place, left a message with her thoughts about the death of George Floyd and how “right now is a critical time for the black community to be supported by all other communities so we can put a stop to something that is intrinsically wrong by the grace of God or whatever creator you do or do not believe in.” As of 11 a.m. PT on Wednesday, the store had not returned. In addition, Gaga ceased social media promotion of the album through her official accounts after June 1.
Lady Gaga previously hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the A Star Is Born soundtrack (with Bradley Cooper, in 2018), Joanne (2016), Cheek to Cheek (with Tony Bennett, 2014), Artpop (2013) and Born This Way (2011).

Elsewhere on next week’s Billboard 200, watch for Jimmy Buffett’s new Life on the Flip Side to likely debut in the top three with perhaps over 65,000 equivalent album units earned. Most of that sum will be driven by album sales, helped in large part by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with a slate of upcoming shows. (The bundle offer was originally attached to a string of dates that were meant to run from May 16 through Oct. 15, 2020. Some of those shows were ultimately cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, while the remaining shows were postponed and rescheduled to July 10 through Sept. 2, 2021. Only the postponed and rescheduled shows are part of the ticket bundle offer which contributes to the chart total.)

Buffett was last in the top three in 2014, when License to Chill debuted at No. 1, marking the singer-songwriter’s first leader on the tally. Buffett made his debut on the Billboard 200 back in 1974 with Living and Dying in 3/4 Time. Life on the Flip Side will mark Buffett’s 40th charting album.

After Gaga and Buffett’s latest releases, the next-biggest debuts on the forthcoming chart will likely be Anuel AA’s Emmanuel (35,000-plus units), Lil Yachty’s Lil Boat 3 (over 30,000), Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist’s Alfredo (around 30,000) and Kygo’s Golden Hour (over 25,000).

Also in the mix among this week’s new releases is Run the Jewels’ RTJ4, which was released early via digital retailers and streamers on June 3 – instead of on June 5. It was also issued as a free download via the duo’s official website, and for sale in an array of merchandise/album bundles. While it’s too early to make a firm forecast for the album’s debut, considering it’s been out for only one day, RTJ4 could earn north of 25,000 units from only two days of activity.

[chanman]

Well done for Gaga. Tough times she faced in releasing music. Twice in a row: first delays due to coronavirus and now with the current events in America...She didn't expect these events to clash with Chromatica. Well she is standing above it! Though, the mark would be higher for her, probably over 300,000 if there was nothing of the sorts happening in the last few weeks.

[Enigma.]

YASS great debut for Gaga!

[Push The Button]

Most #1 albums among female artists:

Barbra Streisand: 11 (2016)
Madonna: 9 (2019)
Janet Jackson: 7 (2015)
Lady Gaga: 6 (2020)
Taylor Swift: 6 (2019)
Beyoncé: 6 (2016)
Britney Spears: 6 (2011)
Mariah Carey: 6 (2008)
Celine Dion: 5 (2019)
Miley Cyrus: 5 (2013)
Alicia Keys: 5 (2012)

[annoymous1]

Congratulations to Lady Gaga!

[GP]

Jun 5, 2020 8:06:22 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Most #1 albums among female artists:

Barbra Streisand: 11 (2016)
Madonna: 9 (2019)
Janet Jackson: 7 (2015)
Lady Gaga: 6 (2020)
Taylor Swift: 6 (2019)
Beyoncé: 6 (2016)
Britney Spears: 6 (2011)
Mariah Carey: 6 (2008)
Celine Dion: 5 (2019)
Alicia Keys: 5 (2012)

Hope Madonna can get another #1 bling

[Enigma.]

274k for Gaga, yay!

[Gary]

Lady Gaga Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Chromatica'
6/7/2020 by Keith Caulfield



Plus: Jimmy Buffett, Anuel AA and Run the Jewels debut in top 10.
Lady Gaga notches her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping debut of Chromatica. The set starts with 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 4, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data -- the biggest week for any album by a woman in 2020.

Chromatica was released on May 29 via Interscope Records. The set was led by the singles “Stupid Love” and “Rain on Me” with Ariana Grande. The former debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March, while the latter opened at No. 1 on the June 6 chart.

Chromatica was originally slated for an April 10 release, but was delayed due to COVID-19 concerns.Lady Gaga previously hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the A Star Is Born soundtrack (with Bradley Cooper, in 2018 and 2019), Joanne (2016), Cheek to Cheek (with Tony Bennett, 2014), Artpop (2013) and Born This Way (2011).

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 June 13-dated chart (where Chromatica starts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on June 9.

Of Chromatica’s starting sum of 274,000 equivalent album units, album sales comprise 205,000, SEA units total 65,000 (equating to 87.16 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks in the week ending June 4) and TEA units equal a little more than 4,000.

Here’s a look at some notable achievements earned by the debut of Chromatica at No. 1:

Fifth Biggest Week of 2020, Largest for an Album By a Woman: Chromatica’s start of 274,000 equivalent album units earned marks the fifth-largest week for any album in 2020 and the biggest for an album by a woman. The only larger weeks posted in 2020 were from the debut frames of The Weeknd’s After Hours (444,000), BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 (422,000), Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake (288,000) and Eminem’s Music to Be Murdered By (279,000).

The last larger week for an album by a woman was racked up by Taylor Swift’s Lover, which blasted in at No. 1 on the chart dated Sept. 7, 2019, with 867,000 units.

Album sales comprise 75 percent of Chromatica’s overall debut frame (205,000 of 274,000). The set’s sales were bolstered by dozens of merchandise/album bundles sold via her official webstore, and a concert ticket/album sale offer with her three upcoming U.S. stadium shows scheduled for August. In addition, the album sold well via traditional retail, including the iTunes Store, Amazon and Target. The latter carried an exclusive deluxe CD edition of the album with bonus tracks.

Strong Streams: Chromatica’s bow with 65,000 SEA units equates to 87.16 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks in the week ending June 4. That’s the biggest streaming week for any non-R&B/hip-hop or Latin album in 2020.

The largest streaming week of 2020 for any album is owned by Lil Uzi Vert’s hip-hop set Eternal Atake, which bowed at No. 1 on March 21 with 400.4 million clicks.

For comparison among non-R&B/hip-hop or Latin albums, here are the next-biggest streaming weeks of 2020 after Chromatica’s start with 87.16 million: Selena Gomez’s Rare (debut, 79.3 million; Jan. 25), Halsey’s Manic (debut, 75.6 million; Feb. 1) and BTS’ Map of the Soul: 7 (debut, 74.8 million; March 7).

The last album outside of the R&B/hip-hop or Latin genres to manage a bigger streaming week than Chromatica was Harry Styles’ Fine Line, which started at No. 1 with 108.7 million clicks (Dec. 28, 2019-dated chart).

The last non-R&B/hip-hop or Latin album by a woman to collect a bigger streaming week than Chromatica was Taylor Swift’s Lover, with 117.4 million in its second week on the list (Sept. 14, 2019).

Six No. 1 Albums in Only Nine Years: Lady Gaga has tallied six No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart in just nine years and two days -- the fastest a woman has claimed six No. 1 albums. Lady Gaga logged her first No. 1 with Born This Way, when it debuted atop the list dated Jun 11, 2011.

Previously, Taylor Swift achieved six No. 1s the fastest, among women, when Lover opened at No. 1 on Sept. 7, 2019 -- just 10 years and nine months after her first No. 1, Fearless, topped the list (Nov. 29, 2008).

Among men or groups, there are acts that have scores their first six No. 1s in quicker time than Gaga -- The Beatles, Justin Bieber, Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Drake, Future, Jay-Z, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley and Kanye West.

One of Just Eight Women With at Least Six No. 1 Albums: Lady Gaga joins an elite club of just eight women who have landed six No. 1 albums. She’s now tied with Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift, all with six each. Ahead of them: Barbra Streisand, with the most of any woman, 11; Madonna, with nine; and Janet Jackson, with seven.

Among all artists, The Beatles continue to hold the record for the most No. 1s, with 19 leaders.

Only Two Women Have Had a No. 1 Album in 2020: So far this year, just two women have led the Billboard 200 -- Lady Gaga with Chromatica and Selena Gomez with Rare. The latter opened atop the list on Jan. 25.

In total, of the 18 No. 1 albums in 2020 -- which include two carryover No. 1s from 2019 -- 14 are by solo men, two are by male groups (BTS and Jackboys) and two are by women.

At this point a year ago, there were 17 No. 1s -- with one carryover from 2018. Of those 17, four were either by a solo woman, or co-credited to a woman and a man (Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack). The other 13 leaders at this point a year ago consisted of three No. 1s by male groups (Backstreet Boys, BTS and Vampire Weekend) and 10 by solo men.

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Jimmy Buffett lands his highest-charting album in over 15 years, as Life on the Flip Side starts with 75,000 equivalent album units earned (with 74,000 of that sum in album sales). The last time the veteran singer-songwriter (and Margaritaville brand boss) was higher on the list was in 2004, when License to Chill became his first No. 1 when it opened atop the chart dated July 31, 2004.

Life on the Flip Side is Buffett’s 40th charting album on the Billboard 200. He first visited the list in 1974 with Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, which arrived on the March 2 chart, on its way to a No. 176 peak on March 30. In total, Life On the Flip Side is Buffett’s 22nd top 40 album, and 12th top 10.

Life on the Flip Side is Buffett’s first non-holiday studio album since Songs From St. Somewhere, which hit No. 4 in 2013.

The new album’s sales were helped by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with a slate of upcoming Buffett shows. The bundle offer was originally attached to a string of dates that were meant to run from May 16 through Oct. 15, 2020. Some of those shows were ultimately canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, while the remaining shows were postponed and rescheduled to July 10 through Sept. 2, 2021. Only the postponed and rescheduled shows are part of the ticket bundle offer which contributes to the chart total.

With Gaga and Buffett at Nos. 1 and 2, it’s the first time since the Jan. 4-date chart that the top two titles are both non-R&B/hip-hop titles. On the Jan. 4-dated chart, Harry Styles’ Fine Line was No. 1, while Michael Bublé’s Christmas was No. 2.

A trio of former No. 1s come in at Nos. 3-5 on the new Billboard 200, as Lil Baby’s My Turn falls from No. 2 to No. 3 (62,000 equivalent album units; down 4 percent), Gunna’s Wunna drops from No. 1 to No. 4 in its second week (49,000; down 56 percent) and Future’s High Off Life dips from No. 3 to No. 5 (44,000; down 27 percent).

Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes is steady at No. 6 (41,000; down 14 percent) and Polo G’s The Goat falls 5-7 (40,000; down 22 percent).

Anuel AA claims his first top 10 album on the all-genre Billboard 200, as Emmanuel debuts at No. 8 with 39,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 36,000 are in SEA units, equating to 55.8 million on-demand streams for the album’s songs.

The set is the Latin album to reach the Billboard 200’s top 10 in 2020, following a pair of Bad Bunny efforts (YHLQMDLG, No. 2 and Las Que No Iban a Salir, No. 7).

Emmanuel is Anuel AA’s second studio album. His first, Real Hasta La Muerte, peaked at No. 44 in 2018. It also spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart, and finished as one of the top 10 biggest Latin albums of 2018 and 2019 on Billboard’s year-end charts.

DaBaby’s former No. 1 Blame It on Baby falls from No. 7 to No. 9 on the new Billboard 200 with just under 39,000 equivalent album units (down 8 percent).

Closing out the new top 10 on the Billboard 200 is Run the Jewels’ RTJ4, bowing at No. 10 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (with 30,000 of that in album sales). It’s the first top 10 for the rap duo, which previously notched two charting sets, Run the Jewels 3 (No. 13 in 2017) and Run the Jewels 2 (No. 50 in 2014).

RTJ4 was released early via digital retailers and streamers on Wednesday, June 3 -- instead of on June 5 (a Friday, traditionally the day in which albums are released each week). The album’s sales also benefit from an array of merchandise/album bundles sold via the act’s official webstore.

In addition, the album was available as a free download via the act’s website, alongside an appeal for donations to the Mass Defense Program. None of those free downloads were reported to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

[Gary]

1. Lady Gaga-- 274,000 --- 205K sales, 65K SEA, 4K TEA
2. Jimmy Buffett --- 75,000 -- 74K sales
3. Lil Baby 63,000
4. Gunna 49,000
5. Future 44,000
6. Drake 41,000
7. Polo G 40,000
8. Anuel AA--- 39,000 --- 36K SEA
9. DaBaby 39,000
10. Run The Jewels --38,000 --- 30K Sales

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

I believe this is the second week for Hollywood's Bleeding outside the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and first for After Hours.

[areyoureadytojump]

Link: www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9397503/lady-gaga-chromatica-sixth-number-1-album-billboard-200

[HolidayGuy]

For an extra statistic, the total amount of No. 2 albums (Billboard 200) for the 10 females with the most No. 1 albums:

Madonna: 6
Barbra Streisand: 4
Celine Dion: 3
Janet Jackson: 2
Alicia Keys: 2
Miley Cyrus: 2*
Mariah Carey: 1
Beyoncé: 1
Britney Spears: 1
Lady Gaga: 1
Taylor Swift: 0

*Billboard credits Miley Cyrus for the Hannah Montana albums; thus, she has five No. 1 albums, with two No. 2s.

[starlord]

Jun 7, 2020 14:19:17 GMT -5 Gary said:

1. Lady Gaga-- 274,000 --- 205K sales, 65K SEA, 4K TEA
2. Jimmy Buffett --- 75,000 -- 74K sales
3. Lil Baby 63,000
4. Gunna 49,000
5. Future 44,000
6. Drake 41,000
7. Polo G 40,000
8. Anuel AA--- 39,000 --- 36K SEA
9. DaBaby 39,000
10. Run The Jewels --38,000 --- 30K Sales

Weeknd and Posty out of Top 10. Literally 7 albums From 49k-38k.

[degen]

Jun 7, 2020 14:42:55 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

For an extra statistic, the total amount of No. 1 albums (Billboard 200) for the 10 females with the most No. 1 albums:

Madonna: 6
Barbra Streisand: 4
Celine Dion: 3
Janet Jackson: 2
Alicia Keys: 2
Mariah Carey: 1
Beyoncé: 1
Britney Spears: 1
Taylor Swift: 1
Lady Gaga: 1

Huh?? Not understanding

[HolidayGuy]

Whoops- fixed. :)

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Jun 7, 2020 14:45:13 GMT -5 starlord said:

Jun 7, 2020 14:19:17 GMT -5 Gary said:

1. Lady Gaga-- 274,000 --- 205K sales, 65K SEA, 4K TEA
2. Jimmy Buffett --- 75,000 -- 74K sales
3. Lil Baby 63,000
4. Gunna 49,000
5. Future 44,000
6. Drake 41,000
7. Polo G 40,000
8. Anuel AA--- 39,000 --- 36K SEA
9. DaBaby 39,000
10. Run The Jewels --38,000 --- 30K Sales

Weeknd and Posty out of Top 10. Literally 7 albums From 49k-38k.

It ended up being a very competitive week.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Jun 7, 2020 14:52:36 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Whoops- fixed.

Well, that means Madonna could have gotten that many more #1s had some of those #2 albums not gotten blocked.

[HolidayGuy]

^Sure. Five were blocked by huge albums (M.C. Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Garth Brooks, No Doubt, Titanic soundtrack); Rebel Heart was famously No. 1 in sales, but had far less TEA than Empire during release week. The RH album was messy, thanks to the leak, which led to six tracks being made available almost three months prior to the album release.

[myhouse911]

Jun 7, 2020 14:42:55 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

For an extra statistic, the total amount of No. 2 albums (Billboard 200) for the 10 females with the most No. 1 albums:

Madonna: 6
Barbra Streisand: 4
Celine Dion: 3
Janet Jackson: 2
Alicia Keys: 2
Mariah Carey: 1
Beyoncé: 1
Britney Spears: 1
Taylor Swift: 1
Lady Gaga: 1

What was Taylor's number 2 album?

[HolidayGuy]

^I'm glad some are paying attention. Fixed once again- I believe this is the accurate listing, but please check it.

I also added a footnote to the list.

[Push The Button]

Jun 7, 2020 14:57:23 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

Jun 7, 2020 14:52:36 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Whoops- fixed.

Well, that means Madonna could have gotten that many more #1s had some of those #2 albums not gotten blocked.

Madonna had no #1 albums in the 90s, oddly enough. She had three in the 80s, four in the 00s, and two in the 10s.

[kierz7]

Jun 7, 2020 16:49:16 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Jun 7, 2020 14:57:23 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

Well, that means Madonna could have gotten that many more #1s had some of those #2 albums not gotten blocked.

Madonna had no #1 albums in the 90s, oddly enough. She had three in the 80s, four in the 00s, and two in the 10s.

Whitney Houston also had no number one albums in the 1990’s, outside of two soundtracks: “The Bodyguard” and “Waiting To Exhale”.

(“TBG” is rightfully hers though, technically, unlike “WTE”).

Her [solo] studio albums went to number one in the 1980’s and 2000’s.

[Push The Button]

Jun 7, 2020 17:23:29 GMT -5 kierz7 said:

Jun 7, 2020 16:49:16 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Madonna had no #1 albums in the 90s, oddly enough. She had three in the 80s, four in the 00s, and two in the 10s.

Whitney Houston also had no number one albums in the 1990’s, outside of two soundtracks: “The Bodyguard” and “Waiting To Exhale”.

(“TBG” is rightfully hers though, technically, unlike “WTE”).

Her [solo] studio albums went to number one in the 1980’s and 2000’s.

Whitney only released two solo albums during the decade. My Love was released on Super Tuesday and got lost in the shuffle despite being a hit. Just Whitney flopped but they were successful with the comeback promotional push behind I Look To You.

Whitney was basically over when Baby released in the early ‘90s. The Bodyguard cemented her place in Pop history.

Madonna just had bad timing. The Immaculate Collection got stuck behind MC Hammer’s juggernaut and Ray of Light couldn’t withstand the behemoth that was Titanic.

[HolidayGuy]

^Vanilla Ice's album kept Immaculate out of the top for two weeks; it was I'm Breathless that Hammer kept at bay for three weeks. :) Aside from Ray of Light behind Titanic, Garth Brook's The Chase kept Erotica out of No. 1, with Evita at No. 2 for two weeks behind No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom.

Not sure I'd say Whitney was over when IYBT was released; while the album "only" peaked at No. 3 and sold notably less than its predecessor, it did spawn two no. 1 hits. Also- The Preacher's Wife is a Whitney album. I remember her saying, when MLIYL was being released, that people were saying it was her first full album in eight years, and she's like, Preacher's Wife was an album...

[kierz7]

Jun 7, 2020 20:37:59 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Jun 7, 2020 17:23:29 GMT -5 kierz7 said:

Whitney Houston also had no number one albums in the 1990’s, outside of two soundtracks: “The Bodyguard” and “Waiting To Exhale”.

(“TBG” is rightfully hers though, technically, unlike “WTE”).

Her [solo] studio albums went to number one in the 1980’s and 2000’s.

Whitney only released two solo albums during the decade. My Love was released on Super Tuesday and got lost in the shuffle despite being a hit. Just Whitney flopped but they were successful with the comeback promotional push behind I Look To You.

Whitney was basically over when Baby released in the early ‘90s. The Bodyguard cemented her place in Pop history.

Madonna just had bad timing. The Immaculate Collection got stuck behind MC Hammer’s juggernaut and Ray of Light couldn’t withstand the behemoth that was Titanic.

Houston was FAR from “over” when ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’ was released, as HolidayGuy said.💀☠️💀

The album scored two Hot 100 #1 hits and an additional top 10 hit, as well as two top twenty hits.

By that logic, it can be argued that Madonna was also “over” when ‘Erotica’ was released and completely underperformed in comparison to her 1980’s albums until she gained new ground with ‘Bedtime Stories’ and moreso with ‘Ray Of Light’ thereafter.

‘IYBT’ did sell less than the juggernauts that were ‘Whitney Houston’ and ‘Whitney’, however that was only due to the fact that ‘IYBT’ was far more R&B-oriented than her predecessors due to her wanting to mainly •recapture her Black audience• following the ‘Soul Train Awards’ controversy in 1989 where she was sadly booed and accused of “selling out”. The album still seeing middleweight Pop success was a testament to her name alone.

‘Waiting To Exhale’ and ‘The Preachers Wife’ OST’s were all big hits as well as ‘My Love Is Your Love’.

You’re right about ‘Just Whitney’ BOMBING though, but that was mostly due to her and Bobby Brown’s deteriorating personal life completely overshadowing anything the album could offer.

[Enigma.]

Let's not forget that Whitney was in awful state with her health and personal life during Just Whitney sessions. Watch the Whitney document!

Her life is by far the saddest story of the music biz. Up there with Amy Winehouse (well it's not a competition but anyway)

[kierz7]

Jun 7, 2020 23:58:06 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Let's not forget that Whitney was in awful state with her health and personal life during Just Whitney sessions. Watch the Whitney document!

Her life is by far the saddest story of the music biz. Up there with Amy Winehouse (well it's not a competition but anyway)

Absolutely.

When I think of fallen yet eternally legendary Women in entertainment in general, the stories that will forever move me the most, personally speaking, are:

Dorothy Dandridge, Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse.

[Naos]

Debuts outside Top 10:
14. Lil Yachty - Lil Boat 3
15. Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist - Alfredo
18. Kygo - Golden Hour
36. Kip Moore - Wild World
50. Diplo - Chapter 1: Snake Oil
75. Alec Benjamin - These Two Windows
138. Powfu - Poems of the Past
196. Toosii - Platinum Heart
200. TWICE - More & More

[Naos]

TWICE has struggled to have a bigger western audience compared to BTS and BLACKPINK, but the K-pop group has finally managed to reach the Billboard 200 for the first time. Note that 'More & More' is an EP and was released on a Monday rather than Friday.

[Gary]

Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ & 15 Other No. 1 Albums With Made-Up or Obscure Words in the Title
6/8/2020 by Paul Grein
www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9398048/number-1-albums-with-made-up-obscure-word-titles

“Chromatica” is far from the first made-up word to appear in the title of a No. 1 album.
Chromatica, the title of Lady Gaga’s new album, which enters the Billboard 200 at No. 1 this week, is a variation of the word “chromatic,” but strictly speaking “chromatica” isn’t a word.

Talking about the album's title, Gaga described "Chromatica" as a planet where equality rules, and also as a location in her mind where all sounds and colors mix.

“Chromatica” is far from the first made-up word to appear in the title of a No. 1 album. Even discounting titles that jam two words together (Soundgarden's Superunknown) or are intentional misspellings of existing words (Miley Cyrus' Bangerz) or both (Musiq Soulchild's Luvanmusiq), there have been more than a dozen cases where made-up or obscure words have appeared in titles of No. 1 albums. Take a look:

Fulfillingness’ First Finale, Stevie Wonder: “Fulfillingness” is a variation on “fulfill” and “fulfillment,” but it isn’t a word. That didn’t keep the album from winning the Grammy for album of the year. No. 1 for two weeks in 1974.

Zooropa, U2: Zooropa is a portmanteau of "zoo" (from the band’s Zoo TV Tour) and "Europa.” No. 1 for two weeks in 1993.

Vitalogy, Pearl Jam: The title comes from an early 20th-century medical book on which the cover art is based. Vitalogy means "the study of life.” No. 1 for one week in 1994. 1995 Grammy nominee for album of the year.

From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, Nirvana: The title refers to the Wishkah River near Aberdeen, Wash., where Kurt Cobain was born and raised. Fun fact: The name "Wishkah" is an adaptation of the Chehalis Indian word hwish-kahl, meaning "stinking water." One week at No. 1 in 1996.

The Don Killuminati – The 7 Day Theory, Makaveli: This was 2Pac’s first posthumous release and the only one released under his Makaveli stage name. “Killuminati” merges the words “kill” and “illuminati.” No. 1 for one week in 1996.

Lateralus, Tool: The title is supposedly a portmanteau of the leg muscle Vastus lateralis and the term lateral thinking. No. 1 for one week in 2001.

Meteora, Linkin Park: The title is taken from the Greek Orthodox monasteries originally bearing the name. No. 1 for two weeks in 2003.

Ancora, Il Divo: Ancora is the Latin word for anchor. No. 1 for one week in 2006.

Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers: Not sure if was the inspiration, but Arcadium was a British psychedelic group that released one album in 1969. (It never made the Billboard 200.) No. 1 for two weeks in 2006. Grammy nominee for album of the year.

Trilla, Rick Ross: In a March 2008 interview with AllHipHop, Ross spoke about the album title’s origins: "Trill is a term we been using down south. I'm sure you heard Bun B use it. Pimp C been saying that since forever. You know in the Texas/Florida panhandle, that's what we say. And I just put my twist and my spin on it. I kind of took a little from Michael Jackson's Thriller album and put that on mines and that's how we came up with Trilla." No. 1 for one week in 2008.

Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band: In an April 2009 interview with MTV, the group’s drummer Carter Beauford said the word "GrooGrux" was a nickname for the group’s late saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Beauford added that the made-up word was used to describe the vibe and energy of the "wild-sounding rhythms" the band made when they started playing music together. No. 1 for one week in 2009.

Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay: Mylo and Xyloto are characters in Coldplay’s concept album. No. 1 for one week in 2011.

EVOL, Future: The album's title is love spelled backward. (This wasn’t the first case of a title that spelled something out backward to reach No. 1: See: N.W.A’s 1991 album EFIL4ZAGGIN.) No. 1 for one week in 2016.

IGOR, Tyler, the Creator: Igor adheres to the Gothic "Igor" archetype as a villain's assistant and represents Tyler’s darker, apathetic side. The character Igor is mentioned by name on the tracks "Igor's Theme" and "What's Good.” No. 1 for one week in 2019.

Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert: In July 2018, Lil Uzi Vert posted this message on Twitter: "Eternal means forever. Atake means 2 overtake" Eternal Atake was released 20 months later. No. 1 for two weeks in 2020.