Billboard 200 10/03: Taylor Swift #1 87k

[strongerq]

www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9455925/taylor-swift-folklore-number-1-seven-weeks-billboard-200-passes-whitney-houston

Taylor Swift Surpasses Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200’s History

Plus: New albums by Alicia Keys, Keith Urban, Moneybagg Yo/Blac Youngsta and Lil Tecca debut in top 10.

Taylor Swift’s Folklore album returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, collecting a seventh nonconsecutive week atop the tally. In doing so, Swift surpasses Whitney Houston’s longstanding record, among women, for the most cumulative weeks at No. 1, across all of her chart-topping albums. Swift’s total weeks at No. 1 now stands at 47, one more than Houston’s tally of 46. Folklore earned 87,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 24 (up 97 percent), 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). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Oct. 3-dated chart (where Folklore returns to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on Sept. 29. For all chart news, follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

Of Folklore’s 87,000 units earned in the tracking week ending Sept. 24, album sales comprise 56,000 (up 339 percent), SEA units comprise 30,000 (down 4 percent) equaling 39.8 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs) and TEA units total 1,000 (up 38 percent).

Folklore’s fortunes perked up in the newest tracking week, as Swift sold more signed CD copies of the album through her official webstore and via independent record stores (as she’s done in previous weeks) and also issued more merchandise/album bundles in her webstore. She additionally profits from the release of a new live version of the album’s single “Betty,” as performed on the Academy of Country Music Awards (held on Sept. 16). The live rendition was released to YouTube shortly after the awards, while it reached digital retail and other streaming services on Sept. 18. For tracking purposes, the new version of “Betty” is combined with its original version.

Swift also promoted Folklore on streaming services with another release (on Sept. 21) of a thematic “chapter” of songs from the album (as she’s done in previous weeks). Such collections of songs get prominent placement on streaming services, appearing as the latest release from Swift.

As noted above, Folklore returns to No. 1 for a seventh nonconsecutive week on top. In doing so, Swift’s total weeks at No. 1 -- across all seven of her chart-topping albums -- now stands at 47, a new record among female artists. She surpasses Whitney Houston’s sum of 46 weeks at No. 1. (Houston held the record for the most weeks at No. 1 among women since 1987.)

Houston notched four No. 1 albums: her self-titled debut (14 weeks at No. 1 in 1986), her sophomore release Whitney (11 in 1987), The Bodyguard soundtrack (20 in 1992-93) and I Look to You (one week in 2009).

Following Swift and Houston, Adele has the third-most weeks at No. 1 among women, with 34 weeks from her two No. 1s: 21 (24 in 2011-12) and 25 (10 in 2015-16).

The all-time leaders with the most weeks at No. 1 are The Beatles, with 132 weeks at No. 1 across their record 19 chart-topping albums. The male act (and solo artist) with the most weeks atop the list is Elvis Presley, with 67.

Here’s a roundup of every act with at least 30 weeks at No. 1, since the Billboard 200 chart began publishing on a regular weekly basis on March 24, 1956: The Beatles (132 weeks), Elvis Presley (67), Garth Brooks (52), Michael Jackson (51), Taylor Swift (47), Whitney Houston (46), The Kingston Trio (46), Elton John (39), Fleetwood Mac (38), The Rolling Stones (38), Harry Belafonte (37), The Monkees (37), Prince (35), Adele (34), Eminem (34), Eagles (30) and Mariah Carey (30).

Folklore additionally continues to have the most weeks at No. 1 for any album since Drake’s Views ruled for 13 nonconsecutive weeks in 2016. Folklore also continues to have the most weeks at No. 1 among all non-R&B/hip-hop titles, and albums by women, since Adele’s 25 landed 10 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2015-16.

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Pop Smoke’s former leader, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, is a non-mover with 75,000 equivalent album units earned (up 2 percent).

YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s Top falls from No. 1 to No. 3 in its second week on the list, earning 63,000 equivalent album units (down 50 percent).

Alicia Keys collects her eighth top 10 album, as her latest studio effort, Alicia, bows at No. 4 with 62,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 51,000 are from album sales, 10,000 from SEA units (equaling 13.6 million in on-demand streams of the set’s tracks) and 1,000 from TEA units. Alicia’s album sales were bolstered by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with her upcoming U.S. tour, which was slated to begin on July 28, but has since been postponed to 2021.

Alicia was initially set for release on March 20, but was delayed due to concerns relating to COVID-19. Alicia is Keys’ first studio set since 2016’s Here debuted and peaked at No. 2.

All seven of Keys’ studio albums have reached the top four on the Billboard 200. She additionally logged a top 10 with the No. 1 live set Unplugged in 2005. 

Juice WRLD’s former leader Legends Never Die slips from No. 3 to No. 5 with 51,000 equivalent album units (down 4 percent).

Rappers Moneybagg Yo and Blac Youngsta team up for the No. 6 arrival of their collaborative album Code Red (a little over 40,000 equivalent album units earned). Of that sum, nearly 37,000 are from SEA units (equaling 51.5 million in on-demand streams of the set’s tracks), 3,000 from album sales and 1,000 from TEA units. Code Red is Moneybagg Yo’s second top 10 of 2020 (following the No. 3 peak of Time Served in January) and fourth top 10 overall. It’s the first top 10 for Blac Youngsta, who had previously gone as high as No. 42 with 223 in 2018.

Keith Urban nabs his eighth top 10 album on the Billboard 200, as The Speed of Now, Part 1 arrives at No. 7 with 40,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 27,000 are from album sales, 10,000 from SEA units (equaling 13.3 million in on-demand streams of the set’s tracks) and 2,000 from TEA units.

Urban also marks his 20th anniversary on the Billboard 200, as his self-titled debut U.S. album arrived on the list dated Aug. 26, 2000 (at No. 188). It later peaked at No. 145. He followed it up with Golden Road, a No. 11-peaking set in 2002. He scored his first top 10 with his next release, Be Here, which reached No. 3 in 2004. (Urban made his overall Billboard chart debut -- across all charts -- on Aug. 28, 1999, when his single “It’s a Love Thing” debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart.)

The original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton: An American Musical, falls from No. 5 to No. 8 with 39,000 equivalent album units earned (down 5 percent). Lil Baby’s former No. 1 My Turn slides from No. 6 to No. 9 with 38,000 units (down 4 percent).

The fourth and final debut in the top 10 is Lil Tecca’s Virgo World at No. 10 with 34,000 equivalent album units earned. It’s the rapper’s second chart entry and second top 10, following We Love You Tecca (No. 4 in 2019). Of Virgo World’s starting sum, 30,000 are from SEA units (equaling 42.6 million in on-demand streams of the set’s tracks), 4,000 from album sales and a negligible sum from TEA units.

9/27/2020 by Keith Caulfield

[strongerq]

tl;dr:

#	Artist	Album units
1	Taylor Swift	87,000
2	Pop Smoke	75,000
3	YoungBoy Never Broke Again	63,000
4	Alicia Keys	62,000
5	Juice WRLD	51,000
6	Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta	40,000
7	Keith Urban	40,000
8	Hamilton	39,000
9	Lil Baby	38,000
10	Lil Tecca	34,000

[areyoureadytojump]

Who's the next artist that will give us some better-than-usual sales?

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Based on their currently heightened hype, BTS' upcoming album could be it. Although, I would definitely prefer Chris Stapleton's upcoming one to be it instead.

[Caviar]

Shame Taylor beat Whitney’s record.

[garrettlen]

Do you realize that with 67 weeks at #1 on the album chart (20 more than Taylor), Elvis still only has a little over half the weeks at #1 as the Beatles do at 132?

Ain't nobody catchin' the Beatles record of #1 weeks on the album chart anytime soon (if ever).

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Slaylor strikes again! Toppling records like nothing. Congrats to her!

[HolidayGuy]

Didn't realize Alicia Keys had an album-redemption offer. The total from streaming is pretty decent, all things considered.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Well. I guess not too many artists with albums in the top 10 have been doing tour mech bundles recently. I would think that should be changing next year.

[Naos]

Debuts outside Top 10:
17. Toosii - Poetic Pain
27. Ava Max - Heaven & Hell
45. Tyler Childers - Long Violent History
70. Fit For a King - The Path
81. Ace Frehley - Origins, Vol. 2
85. Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman²
118. Shy Glizzy - Young Jefe 3
137. MAX - Colour Vision
162. Fleet Foxes - Shore
171. Movements - No Good Left to Give

[Mike]

When does the rule change go into effect for the bundle/redemptions counting towards the chart?

[strongerq]

Sept 28, 2020 15:03:34 GMT -5 Mike said:

When does the rule change go into effect for the bundle/redemptions counting towards the chart?

9th October.

[jodakyellow]

Sept 27, 2020 20:51:17 GMT -5 garrettlen said:

Do you realize that with 67 weeks at #1 on the album chart (20 more than Taylor), Elvis still only has a little over half the weeks at #1 as the Beatles do at 132?

Ain't nobody catchin' the Beatles record of #1 weeks on the album chart anytime soon (if ever).

It's really hard to fathom anyone beating that record. Even Taylor passing Elvis someday is far from a given. 

[Naos]

'Colour Vision' is MAX's highest charting album, surpassing the #154 peak of 'Hell's Kitchen Angel'.

However, given the latter probably has +/- 200,000 units by now, I doubt it'll perform better in the long run.

[Gary]

BB200

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 4 5 9 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 2 12 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
3 1 - 2 Top, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1
4 - - 1 Alicia, Alicia Keys 4
5 3 3 11 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
6 - - 1 Code Red, Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta 6
7 - - 1 The Speed Of Now, Part 1, Keith Urban 7
8 5 6 261 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
9 6 7 30 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
10 - - 1 Virgo World, Lil Tecca 10
11 10 10 55 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
12 9 8 25 Pray 4 Love, Rod Wave 2
13 11 9 23 BLAME IT ON BABY, DaBaby 1
14 14 14 46 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
15 12 11 41 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
16 13 12 19 The GOAT, Polo G 2
17 - - 1 Poetic Pain, Toosii 17
18 26 26 30 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2
19 15 16 4 B4 The Storm, Internet Money 10
20 16 13 27 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
21 7 1 3 Detroit 2, Big Sean 1
22 18 18 104 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 13
23 20 22 173 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
24 17 15 18 Wunna, Gunna 1
25 19 21 123 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
26 21 23 29 Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert 1
27 - - 1 Heaven & Hell, Ava Max 27
28 25 25 78 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
29 22 20 20 Just Cause Y'all Waited 2, Lil Durk 2
30 24 28 71 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 20
31 23 31 112 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
32 27 27 42 Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch 1
33 32 35 81 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
34 31 32 29 Chilombo, Jhene Aiko 2
35 28 29 405 Greatest Hits, Queen 11
36 30 33 126 beerbongs & bentleys, Post Malone 1
37 29 30 19 High Off Life, Future 1
38 49 44 17 Chromatica, Lady Gaga 1
39 35 42 51 Over It, Summer Walker 2
40 33 34 21 Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Drake 2
41 34 37 6 Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP), Kane Brown 15
42 - - 5 RTJ4, Run The Jewels 10
43 36 40 117 Scorpion, Drake 1
44 39 41 150 Diamonds, Elton John 7
45 - - 1 Long Violent History, Tyler Childers 45
46 40 45 198 Stoney, Post Malone 4
47 42 49 391 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
48 38 39 28 Sweet Action, Jack Harlow 20
49 41 38 25 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 4
50 43 48 57 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
51 45 43 645 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
52 47 58 132 ?, XXXTENTACION 1
53 44 46 490 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
54 51 50 263 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
55 37 17 3 ENOC, Ozuna 17
56 46 51 7 Top Shotta, NLE Choppa 10
57 50 55 413 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
58 48 47 47 Hot Pink, Doja Cat 9
59 65 68 9 F*ck Love, The Kid LAROI 8
60 52 59 45 Frozen II, Soundtrack 1
61 54 61 37 Time Served, Moneybagg Yo 3
62 66 69 14 Goldmine, Gabby Barrett 27
63 55 53 7 Epidemic, Money Man 24
64 62 71 186 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
65 56 56 31 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
66 57 66 33 Meet The Woo, V.2, Pop Smoke 7
67 63 62 635 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
68 61 60 172 Ctrl, SZA 3
69 53 52 15 Kid Krow, Conan Gray 5
70 - - 1 The Path, Fit For A King 70
71 88 72 376 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
72 - - 2 The Gleam III, The Avett Brothers 67
73 59 65 146 The Greatest Showman, Soundtrack 1
74 75 76 21 Slime & B, Chris Brown & Young Thug 24
75 67 70 144 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 14
76 70 77 129 Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B 1
77 68 74 200 Moana, Soundtrack 2
78 73 79 343 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
79 76 86 161 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
80 78 81 65 Indigo, Chris Brown 1
81 - - 1 Origins, Vol.2, Ace Frehley 81
82 77 80 47 Ghetto Gospel, Rod Wave 10
83 64 57 5 Papi Juancho, Maluma 38
84 72 78 32 Artist 2.0, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 2
85 - - 1 Tea For The Tillerman², Yusuf 85
86 71 73 43 Certified Hitmaker, Lil Mosey 12
87 93 85 430 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
88 87 64 6 Rich Slave, Young Dolph 4
89 80 83 77 Free Spirit, Khalid 1
90 81 93 85 Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande 1
91 79 94 39 JACKBOYS, JACKBOYS 1
92 69 63 29 Suga, Megan Thee Stallion 7
93 109 103 32 Changes, Justin Bieber 1
94 82 84 186 American Teen, Khalid 4
95 58 24 3 A Rock, HARDY 24
96 83 67 7 Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan 5
97 92 128 37 9, Jason Aldean 2
98 84 91 58 So Much Fun, Young Thug 1
99 97 97 36 Manic, Halsey 2
100 90 95 395 Take Care, Drake 1
101 85 90 439 1, The Beatles 1
102 100 98 303 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
103 74 75 5 Everything Means Nothing, blackbear 15
104 94 89 75 Cuz I Love You, Lizzo 4
105 91 87 27 Collection One, SAINt JHN 50
106 128 121 19 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 106
107 95 82 50 AI YoungBoy 2, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1
108 115 120 36 Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem 1
109 96 96 52 KIRK, DaBaby 1
110 99 99 180 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
111 144 149 92 X 100PRE, Bad Bunny 11
112 102 110 61 The Search, NF 1
113 101 106 44 A Love Letter To You 4, Trippie Redd 1
114 114 112 241 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
115 113 115 81 GIRL, Maren Morris 4
116 105 111 230 Views, Drake 1
117 86 109 264 Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd 1
118 - - 1 Young Jefe 3, Shy Glizzy 118
119 110 102 380 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
120 103 88 25 SOUTHSIDE, Sam Hunt 5
121 106 108 50 True 2 Myself, Lil Tjay 5
122 112 117 200 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
123 108 116 302 1989, Taylor Swift 1
124 118 105 99 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
125 - - 22 Greatest Hits, Earth, Wind & Fire 40
126 116 100 17 Emmanuel, Anuel AA 8
127 8 - 2 We Are Chaos, Marilyn Manson 8
128 107 114 211 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, Travis Scott 1
129 111 101 241 Appetite For Destruction, Guns N' Roses 1
130 129 113 41 Fully Loaded: God's Country, Blake Shelton 2
131 192 191 343 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 31
132 136 130 492 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
133 119 119 68 Die A Legend, Polo G 6
134 127 139 64 Dreamville & J. Cole: Revenge Of The Dreamers III, Various Artists 1
135 122 138 197 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
136 98 - 9 Fuck The World, Brent Faiyaz 20
137 - - 1 Colour Vision, MAX 137
138 121 132 28 Heaven Or Hell, Don Toliver 7
139 124 122 170 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 2
140 120 104 36 Circles, Mac Miller 3
141 123 136 161 17, XXXTENTACION 2
142 134 124 437 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
143 130 137 396 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
144 133 142 183 More Life, Drake 1
145 117 123 5 Queen Of Da Souf, Mulatto 44
146 140 118 345 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
147 132 135 63 No.6 Collaborations Project, Ed Sheeran 1
148 142 141 90 Love Yourself: Answer, BTS 1
149 147 140 258 Greatest Hits, Red Hot Chili Peppers 18
150 145 107 276 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
151 139 148 92 Hoodie SZN, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 1
152 137 151 107 Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle 3
153 141 129 17 Chapter I: Snake Oil, Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley 50
154 153 174 348 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
155 195 194 20 Las Que No Iban A Salir, Bad Bunny 7
156 131 126 109 Swimming, Mac Miller 3
157 146 143 118 Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay 6
158 154 154 199 Kane Brown, Kane Brown 5
159 138 133 210 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 15
160 104 54 4 Smile, Katy Perry 5
161 143 144 20 It Was Good Until It Wasn't, Kehlani 2
162 - - 1 Shore, Fleet Foxes 162
163 148 147 65 The Essential Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley 42
164 162 146 348 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
165 194 - 2 Julie And The Phantoms: Music From The Netflix Original Series, Soundtrack 165
166 149 164 484 21, Adele 1
167 60 4 3 TattleTales, 6ix9ine 4
168 151 159 489 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
169 174 155 161 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
170 152 158 87 Victory Lap, Nipsey Hussle 2
171 - - 1 No Good Left To Give, Movements 171
172 157 127 229 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 16
173 177 180 55 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
174 163 152 122 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 32
175 156 160 103 Drip Harder, Lil Baby & Gunna 4
176 180 186 11 Gucci Mane Presents: So Icy Summer, Gucci Mane & Various Artists 29
177 158 171 238 ANTI, Rihanna 1
178 159 175 155 Perception, NF 1
179 189 - 305 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
180 173 157 104 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
181 169 167 122 Shawn Mendes, Shawn Mendes 1
182 160 150 66 7 (EP), Lil Nas X 2
183 167 153 183 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 5
184 164 156 30 PTSD, G Herbo 7
185 170 169 65 Perfect Ten, Mustard 8
186 200 193 221 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 8
187 166 182 94 Championships, Meek Mill 1
188 176 173 103 A Star Is Born (Soundtrack), Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 1
189 165 190 185 Hozier, Hozier 2
190 181 170 157 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
191 178 162 164 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27
192 - - 13 kelsea, Kelsea Ballerini 12
193 187 195 150 H.E.R., H.E.R. 23
194 150 145 7 Dreamland, Glass Animals 7
195 185 176 366 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
196 191 196 279 Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
197 186 187 110 Harder Than Ever, Lil Baby 3
198 184 166 17 Golden Hour, Kygo 18
199 190 178 97 Experiment, Kane Brown 1
200 - - 44 Old Dominion, Old Dominion 9

[Gary]

Current

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 3 3 9 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
2 - - 1 Alicia, Alicia Keys 2
3 - - 1 The Speed Of Now, Part 1, Keith Urban 3
4 - - 5 RTJ4, Run The Jewels 2
5 44 57 4 The Gleam III, The Avett Brothers 5
6 - - 1 Origins, Vol.2, Ace Frehley 6
7 - - 1 Tea For The Tillerman², Yusuf 7
8 - - 1 Long Violent History, Tyler Childers 8
9 2 - 2 Top, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2
10 - - 1 The Path, Fit For A King 10
11 1 - 2 We Are Chaos, Marilyn Manson 1
12 - - 1 Heaven & Hell, Ava Max 12
13 6 6 41 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
14 - - 1 No Good Left To Give, Movements 14
15 - - 1 Palo Alto, Thelonious Monk 15
16 5 4 4 S&M2, Metallica And San Francisco Symphony 1
17 - - 1 Live At The Roundhouse, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets 17
18 - - 1 Colour Vision, MAX 18
19 - - 1 Virgo World, Lil Tecca 19
20 9 8 31 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
21 - - 1 Kitchen Covers With Drew Holcomb, Volume Two, Drew Holcomb Featuring Ellie Holcomb 21
22 - - 1 Poetic Pain, Toosii 22
23 - - 1 Violent Allies, 10 Years 23
24 10 14 261 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
25 - - 2 How I'm Feeling Now, Charli XCX 25
26 12 11 7 Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan 2
27 26 23 17 Chromatica, Lady Gaga 1
28 - - 1 Code Red, Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta 28
29 - - 1 Shore, Fleet Foxes 29
30 - - 1 Quake (Soundtrack), Nine Inch Nails 30
31 7 - 2 American Head, The Flaming Lips 7
32 - - 1 20/20, Knuckle Puck 32
33 - - 1 Live Your Life: Live At Feinstein's 54 Below, Nick Cordero 33
34 17 9 4 Smile, Katy Perry 3
35 18 20 29 NCT #127: Neo Zone, The 2nd Album, NCT 127 1
36 16 16 4 Love Always Wins, Kem 11
37 27 24 27 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
38 24 28 76 Map Of The Soul: PERSONA, BTS 1
39 34 48 46 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
40 23 18 5 The Dream Chapter: Eternity, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 18
41 - - 1 Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism, Napalm Death 41
42 30 31 29 Circles, Mac Miller 3
43 33 32 7 Now 75, Various Artists 10
44 - - 1 Protean Threat, OSEES 44
45 28 29 266 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
46 37 25 5 Here On Earth, Tim McGraw 4
47 - - 1 The Times (EP), Neil Young 47
48 47 40 149 Diamonds, Elton John 6
49 35 33 10 Gaslighter, The Chicks 1
50 32 34 96 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 8
51 - - 1 Empire Of The Blind, Heathen 51
52 45 46 16 Now That's What I Country, Volume 13, Various Artists 9
53 91 - 33 Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem 2
54 22 - 2 Julie And The Phantoms: Music From The Netflix Original Series, Soundtrack 22
55 43 45 57 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
56 31 15 4 Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, Seether 5
57 25 27 8 Map Of The Soul : 7 - The Journey, BTS 3
58 - - 1 Figure, Into It. Over It. 58
59 54 70 172 This One's For You, Luke Combs 2
60 73 52 40 Fully Loaded: God's Country, Blake Shelton 2
61 36 35 5 Imploding The Mirage, The Killers 2
62 - - 1 You're Not Alone (EP), Semisonic 62
63 52 60 107 Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle 2
64 - - 1 Songs From Northern Torrance, Joyce Manor 64
65 48 53 55 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
66 50 49 14 Rough And Rowdy Ways, Bob Dylan 1
67 - - 1 Fire, Moonshine Bandits 67
68 38 5 3 Even The Devil Believes, Stryper 5
69 74 58 12 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
70 51 37 52 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
71 - - 1 Trouble And Strife, Joan Osborne 71
72 42 54 7 Dreamland, Glass Animals 3
73 56 62 45 Frozen II, Soundtrack 1
74 82 65 5 Country State Of Mind, Josh Turner 8
75 8 - 2 Medium Rarities, Mastodon 8
76 62 77 56 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
77 66 84 26 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 36
78 41 19 4 Out Of Body, NEEDTOBREATHE 4
79 - - 1 Host, Cults 79
80 63 42 8 Chris Tomlin & Friends, Chris Tomlin 9
81 64 61 21 NOW 74, Various Artists 6
82 - - 1 Tautology I / II / III, El Ten Eleven 82
83 - - 1 Tender Epoch, Rudy de Anda 83
84 79 67 7 Now That's What I Call A Decade 2010s, Various Artists 31
85 - - 24 Country Squire, Tyler Childers 1
86 4 2 3 Detroit 2, Big Sean 2
87 60 73 15 Fetch The Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple 1
88 76 63 50 SuperM: The 1st Mini Album (EP), SuperM 1
89 - - 1 Legend, Krizz Kaliko 89
90 - - 13 Greatest Hits (2019), Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 66
91 - - 41 Wildcard, Miranda Lambert 1
92 - 99 34 Manic, Halsey 1
93 61 78 30 Ordinary Man, Ozzy Osbourne 2
94 84 87 25 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 4
95 - - 1 Tautology I (EP), El Ten Eleven 95
96 - - 1 Fun City, Bright Light Bright Light 96
97 71 79 27 TROLLS: World Tour, Soundtrack 3
98 97 - 71 Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande 1
99 - - 13 Legacy, Garth Brooks 10
100 - 100 27 The Slow Rush, Tame Impala 2

[Gary]

Sales

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 3 4 9 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
2 - - 1 Alicia, Alicia Keys 2
3 - - 1 The Speed Of Now, Part 1, Keith Urban 3
4 - - 4 RTJ4, Run The Jewels 2
5 69 92 4 The Gleam III, The Avett Brothers 5
6 - - 1 Origins, Vol.2, Ace Frehley 6
7 - - 1 Tea For The Tillerman², Yusuf 7
8 - - 1 Long Violent History, Tyler Childers 8
9 2 - 2 Top, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2
10 - - 1 The Path, Fit For A King 10
11 1 - 2 We Are Chaos, Marilyn Manson 1
12 - - 1 Heaven & Hell, Ava Max 12
13 6 7 41 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
14 - - 1 No Good Left To Give, Movements 14
15 - - 1 Palo Alto, Thelonious Monk 15
16 5 5 4 S&M2, Metallica And San Francisco Symphony 1
17 - - 1 Live At The Roundhouse, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets 17
18 - - 1 Colour Vision, MAX 18
19 - - 1 Virgo World, Lil Tecca 19
20 10 9 31 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
21 - - 1 Kitchen Covers With Drew Holcomb, Volume Two, Drew Holcomb Featuring Ellie Holcomb 21
22 14 15 78 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
23 - - 1 Poetic Pain, Toosii 23
24 - - 1 Violent Allies, 10 Years 24
25 11 17 244 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
26 12 12 487 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
27 15 18 307 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
28 - - 2 How I'm Feeling Now, Charli XCX 28
29 16 14 7 Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan 2
30 42 33 17 Chromatica, Lady Gaga 1
31 - - 1 Code Red, Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta 31
32 - - 1 Shore, Fleet Foxes 32
33 18 37 213 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 11
34 7 3 3 Goats Head Soup, The Rolling Stones 3
35 - - 1 Quake (Soundtrack), Nine Inch Nails 35
36 22 26 157 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
37 8 - 2 American Head, The Flaming Lips 8
38 - - 1 20/20, Knuckle Puck 38
39 21 24 350 Greatest Hits, Queen 7
40 27 30 313 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 10
41 - - 1 Live Your Life: Live At Feinstein's 54 Below, Nick Cordero 41
42 26 31 368 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 19
43 25 10 4 Smile, Katy Perry 3
44 41 47 351 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
45 30 29 164 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
46 28 25 29 NCT #127: Neo Zone, The 2nd Album, NCT 127 1
47 23 20 4 Love Always Wins, Kem 14
48 43 34 27 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
49 40 28 226 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 6
50 39 44 141 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 13
51 78 76 316 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
52 37 39 75 Map Of The Soul: PERSONA, BTS 1
53 35 52 222 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 2
54 53 75 45 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
55 34 22 5 The Dream Chapter: Eternity, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 22
56 55 54 86 Love Yourself: Answer, BTS 1
57 62 60 131 Back In Black, AC/DC 24
58 - - 1 Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism, Napalm Death 58
59 - - 1 Giant Steps, John Coltrane 59
60 56 56 141 MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana 1
61 36 45 218 Thriller, Michael Jackson 20
62 48 42 22 Circles, Mac Miller 3
63 52 43 7 Now 75, Various Artists 10
64 45 53 125 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 2
65 - - 1 Protean Threat, OSEES 65
66 44 40 263 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
67 51 51 218 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 16
68 - - 13 The Social Network (Soundtrack), Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross 20
69 - - 1 Smell The Magic, L7 69
70 60 35 5 Here On Earth, Tim McGraw 4
71 - - 1 The Times (EP), Neil Young 71
72 57 69 561 Metallica, Metallica 1
73 46 50 143 The Greatest Showman, Soundtrack 1
74 72 62 125 Diamonds, Elton John 6
75 54 46 10 Gaslighter, The Chicks 1
76 79 83 351 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
77 50 48 90 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 8
78 63 58 200 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
79 - - 1 Empire Of The Blind, Heathen 79
80 70 73 15 Now That's What I Country, Volume 13, Various Artists 10
81 - - 25 Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem 2
82 33 - 2 Julie And The Phantoms: Music From The Netflix Original Series, Soundtrack 33
83 - - 12 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
84 68 70 56 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
85 81 72 83 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
86 75 71 119 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
87 49 19 4 Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, Seether 5
88 38 38 8 Map Of The Soul : 7 - The Journey, BTS 3
89 77 65 80 Love Yourself: Tear, BTS 1
90 73 68 72 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 20
91 - - 1 Figure, Into It. Over It. 91
92 95 78 112 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15
93 93 - 144 This One's For You, Luke Combs 3
94 76 85 249 1, The Beatles 1
95 - 84 34 Fully Loaded: God's Country, Blake Shelton 2
96 88 88 68 Love Yourself: Her, BTS 6
97 58 49 5 Imploding The Mirage, The Killers 2
98 - - 1 You're Not Alone (EP), Semisonic 98
99 85 - 103 Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle 2
100 - - 37 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1

[Gary]

Catalog

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 2 736 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
2 2 5 329 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
3 4 3 1432 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
4 3 4 1071 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
5 5 6 259 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
6 8 8 1275 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
7 7 7 90 Ctrl, SZA 7
8 14 10 707 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
9 6 9 15 The Greatest Showman, Soundtrack 4
10 10 12 44 Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B 3
11 9 11 41 Moana, Soundtrack 6
12 11 13 274 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 2
13 16 14 1040 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
14 15 16 234 Take Care, Drake 1
15 12 15 658 1, The Beatles 1
16 18 17 172 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
17 29 30 13 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 17
18 17 18 14 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 13
19 25 25 193 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
20 19 24 91 Views, Drake 4
21 13 23 146 Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd 2
22 22 20 469 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
23 24 28 56 Starboy, The Weeknd 3
24 21 27 181 1989, Taylor Swift 1
25 26 21 254 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 2
26 - - 27 Greatest Hits, Earth, Wind & Fire 3
27 20 26 102 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, Travis Scott 2
28 23 19 515 Appetite For Destruction, Guns N' Roses 1
29 - - 387 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1
30 33 35 198 Nevermind, Nirvana 2
31 27 38 71 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
32 28 31 73 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 1
33 32 32 479 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
34 30 37 303 The Eminem Show, Eminem 2
35 36 29 560 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
36 37 40 14 Love Yourself: Answer, BTS 24
37 40 39 180 Greatest Hits, Red Hot Chili Peppers 2
38 38 22 152 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 5
39 35 44 14 Hoodie SZN, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 25
40 45 - 138 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 9
41 31 33 7 Swimming, Mac Miller 31
42 39 41 40 Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay 2
43 46 47 39 Kane Brown, Kane Brown 24
44 34 36 146 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 1
45 41 43 38 The Essential Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley 8
46 - 42 903 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
47 42 - 268 21, Adele 1
48 43 - 301 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
49 - 48 583 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
50 44 50 38 Victory Lap, Nipsey Hussle 6

[Gary]

Vinyl


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 The Gleam III, The Avett Brothers 1
2 - - 1 RTJ4, Run The Jewels 2
3 - - 1 Kitchen Covers With Drew Holcomb, Volume Two, Drew Holcomb Featuring Ellie Holcomb 3
4 2 2 41 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
5 - - 1 No Good Left To Give, Movements 5
6 - - 1 The Path, Fit For A King 6
7 - - 1 How I'm Feeling Now, Charli XCX 7
8 - - 1 Quake (Soundtrack), Nine Inch Nails 8
9 - - 1 Tea For The Tillerman², Yusuf 9
10 6 4 77 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
11 1 - 2 We Are Chaos, Marilyn Manson 1
12 9 7 249 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
13 5 6 274 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
14 10 8 398 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
15 8 5 116 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 3
16 - - 1 Palo Alto, Thelonious Monk 16
17 7 - 190 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 2
18 13 13 268 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 1
19 - - 1 20/20, Knuckle Puck 19
20 12 9 123 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
21 - - 1 The Social Network (Soundtrack), Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross 21
22 15 12 181 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 2
23 18 17 29 Nevermind, Nirvana 3
24 16 19 179 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 1
25 21 - 2 American Head, The Flaming Lips 21

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Both Starboy and Moana OST reached the 200th week charted on the Billboard 200.

[Gary]

Why Taylor Swift Passing Whitney Houston's Billboard 200 Record Is Even More Impressive Than It Seems
9/29/2020 by Paul Grein



Houston had amassed 25 weeks at No. 1 before Swift was born in 1989.
On this week’s Billboard 200 (dated Oct. 3), Taylor Swift surpasses Whitney Houston as the female artist with the most career weeks at No. 1. Swift has logged 47 weeks at No. 1, one more than Houston’s total. That’s a big deal, for many reasons, not least that Swift accomplished the feat in an era when long-running No. 1 albums are much rarer than they were in previous decades.

Houston’s 1985 debut album Whitney Houston logged 14 weeks at No. 1 in 1986. That was very good, even then, but it wasn’t a record for the decade. Seven albums had even longer runs at No. 1 in the 1980s, including Michael Jackson’s Thriller (37 weeks) and Prince & the Revolution’s Purple Rain (24 weeks).

Fast-forward to Swift’s 2008 album Fearless, which had 11 weeks at No. 1 in 2008-09. That was the record for the '00s -- even though it’s a few weeks shy of Houston’s reign that was only good enough for eighth place for the '80s.

Houston had three albums that logged 10 or more weeks at No. 1: The Bodyguard soundtrack (20 weeks in 1992-93), Whitney Houston (14 weeks in 1986) and Whitney (11 weeks in 1987). Swift has had just two: Fearless (11 weeks in 2008-09) and 1989 (11 weeks in 2014-15).

This is reflective of industry trends. Fourteen albums logged 10 or more weeks at No. 1 in the 1980s. The number declined to 11 in the ’90s, plummeted to one in the ’00s and rebounded to five in the ’10s. No album has yet logged 10 weeks at No. 1 in the ’20s.

Let’s look at this another way: Of the 15 artists with the most total weeks at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard 200 (which dates to March 1956), Swift is one of just four who never had an album log 15 weeks or more on top. The others are Elton John (39 total weeks; longest run at No. 1: 10 weeks), The Rolling Stones (38 total weeks; longest run: nine weeks) and Eminem (34 total weeks; longest run: eight weeks).

Elton, The Stones and Eminem made the all-time list the same way Swift did: with a series of relatively long-running No. 1 albums rather than largely on the strength of one mega-long-running No. 1.

The fact that Swift has surpassed Houston is remarkable in this sense: Houston had amassed 25 weeks at No. 1 before Swift was born in 1989. Houston landed her last No. 1 album, I Look to You, in September 2009, less than 10 months after Swift notched her first, Fearless.

One reason that Swift surpassing Houston to take the all-time female title has garnered so much attention is that we will likely have a very long wait before anyone surpasses Elvis Presley and The Beatles to take the male and group titles. Presley logged 67 weeks at No. 1. Garth Brooks is runner-up among male solo artists, but he’s back at 52 weeks. Drake is red-hot, but he’s way back at 27 weeks. He has to spend 40 more weeks on top just to tie The King.

The Beatles’ title as the top group of all time is even more secure. The Fab Four logged 132 weeks at No. 1. The runner-up among groups is The Kingston Trio, way back at 46 weeks. Among groups that have a reasonable chance of ever returning to No. 1, the runners-up are Fleetwood Mac and The Rolling Stones, each with 38 weeks at No. 1.

Houston narrowly missed out on a few more weeks at No. 1. Her 2000 compilation The Greatest Hits logged three weeks at No. 2 in March 2012, shortly after her shocking death. It was blocked from the top spot by the decade’s longest-running No. 1 album, Adele’s 21. Houston also peaked at No. 3 with two albums: I’m Your Baby Tonight (one week in December 1990) and The Preacher’s Wife soundtrack (two weeks in December 1996/January 1997).

By contrast, Swift has yet to peak at No. 2 or No. 3. Her debut album peaked at No. 5 for two weeks in January 2008. All of her studio albums since then have reached No. 1.

[neverduplicated]

^ I wonder if we'll be seeing longer-reigning number 1 albums after the new bundle rules go into effect. It will be much more difficult for artists who have relied on bundles to hit #1, meaning albums that are streaming giants might hold on to the top for a longer time.

[HolidayGuy]

^If some consumers opt to purchase an album when buying concert tickets or merchandise, some acts could still see decent openings. Maybe they won't get quite as much traction as they had prior, but it still may not be a big collapse.

[areyoureadytojump]

^Yes.