Billboard 200 11/21: Ariana Grande #1: 82k

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Ariana Grande's 'Positions' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200
By Keith Caulfield
11/15/2020

Plus: The Kid Laroi’s 'F*ck Love' hits new high, the late King Von gets first top 10, NAV’s 'Emergency Tsunami' debuts at No. 6.

Ariana Grande’s Positions spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the set earned 82,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 12 (down 53%), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It bowed atop the list a week ago with 174,000 units earned.

It’s Grande’s second chart-topping album to spend two weeks at No. 1, following Thank U, Next, which spent a total of two weeks in the lead (its debut week, and second week – Feb. 23 and March 2, 2019). Positions is Grande’s fifth No. 1 album overall.

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 Nov. 21-dated chart (where Positions holds at to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on Nov. 17. For all chart news, follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

Of Positions’ 82,000 units earned in the tracking week ending Nov. 12, SEA units comprise 73,000 (down 43%, equaling 99.5 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs), 8,000 comprise album sales (down 81%) and 1,000 comprise TEA units (down 61%).

Pop Smoke’s former No. 1 Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon rises 3-2 with 57,000 equivalent album units earned (down 5%). With Positions and Shoot for the Stars both released via Republic Records, the company holds the top two for the eighth time in the last three months. (Shoot for the Stars was released via Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records.)

The Kid Laroi hits a new high on the Billboard 200, as his F*ck Love album surges to a new peak of No. 3 (up from No. 81 a week ago), following the set’s deluxe reissue on Nov. 6 with seven bonus tracks (including tunes featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Marshmello and Machine Gun Kelly). For tracking and charting purposes, all versions of the album are combined, and the set earned 52,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 12 (up 458%) -- a new one-week high for the artist and the album. The original 15-track album was released on July 24 and debuted at No. 8 on the Aug. 8-dated chart with 40,000 units. Both the No. 8 debut and the 40,000 units represented high-water marks for the artist until this week.

Luke Combs’ former No. 1 What You See Is What You Get is a non-mover at No. 4 on the new Billboard 200, with 46,000 equivalent album units earned (down 12%).

King Von’s Welcome to O’Block surges into the top 10, rising 13-5 in its second chart week, following the rapper’s death on Nov. 6 (the first day of the latest chart’s tracking week). The set earned 44,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 12 (up 69%). The album bowed on the chart a week ago with 26,000 units. Welcome to O’Block is the first top 10 for the late artist (born Dayvon Daquan Bennett), who died at 26 after being shot in an Atlanta nightclub.

NAV tallies his fourth top 10 album, as his mixtape Emergency Tsunami storms in at No. 6 with 42,000 equivalent album units earned. He previously visited the region with Good Intentions (No. 1 this May 23), Bad Habits (No. 1; April 6, 2019) and Reckless (No. 8; June 2, 2018). Of Emergency Tsunami’s starting sum, 35,000 comprise SEA units (equaling 46.4 million on-demand streams of the set’s songs), 7,000 comprise album sales and a negligible figure comprises TEA units.

Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die falls one rung to No. 7 (39,000 equivalent album units; down 1%),

Lil Baby’s My Turn is steady at No. 8 (33,000; down 5%),

the original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton: An American Musical rises a spot to No. 9 (31,000; up 5%) and

Taylor Swift’s Folklore jumps 27-10 (29,000; up 52%) thanks to a surge in vinyl album sales from Swift's official webstore. The set sold 14,000 copies across all formats for the week (up 309%), with vinyl albums comprising 9,000 of that sum. The vinyl edition of the album has been available to order since Folklore was released on July 24, but its manufacturing and shipment was delayed. (Sales of physical albums only count once they are fulfilled to the customer.)

[Gary]

Rapper King Von, 26, Killed in Atlanta Nightclub Shooting
By Gil Kaufman
11/6/2020
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Chicago-bred drill rapper King Von (born Dayvon Daquan Bennett) has died at age 26 after being shot at an Atlanta nightclub, the Atlanta Police Department confirms to Billboard.

The rapper was reportedly hospitalized in critical condition early Friday morning following a shootout at the Monaco Hookah Lounge in Atlanta, which resulted in the deaths of three men, according to the police report.

The shootings took place around 3:00 a.m. when an argument between two groups turned into a fight in the parking lot, Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Timothy Peek initially told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Police said in an additional statement that investigators believe "the rapper was shot during the initial shootout between the two groups of males, prior to police responding and attempting to stop the shooting."

Bennett arrived at a hospital shortly after the shooting via private vehicle, the statement continued. The investigation remains open.

How King Von Used His Time in Jail to Become a Better Rapper
Update: Reps for Bennett have issued the following statement:

"King Von, a rising rapper known for his visceral storytelling, passed away in Atlanta on November 6th. Born and raised in Chicago's O'Block neighborhood, Dayvon Bennett emerged from difficult circumstances to become one music's most promising stars. The 26-year-old artist left us just as the world was beginning to grasp the depths of his talents. Last week, Von shared his debut album, Welcome To O'Block, offering a cinematic and vivid account of his origin story, providing an inside perspective on neighborhood life and the trauma wrought by the criminal justice system.

King Von was a luminary — a natural storyteller, an artist on the verge of superstardom who had so much more to give the world. He overcame myriad unjust circumstances yet remained steadfastly dedicated to giving back to the community that raised him, O’Block. He was a devoted father, a deeply loyal friend, and a man who took care of his people before himself. We are heartbroken for his family, his friends, his team, and his fans. Long live King Von."

Samantha Fish, King Von & Gashi Debut on Emerging Artists Chart
Bennett was known for his urgent, sing-song style on tracks such as his gritty breakout single "Crazy Story" and the 2019 autobiographical tale of his legal travails, "What It's Like." He subsequently released two more versions of "Crazy Story" in 2019.

Bennett grew up on the South side of Chicago and was childhood friends with fellow MCs Lil Durk and Chief Keef. The MC had a string of run-ins with the law beginning as a teenager in 2012, when he was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm. In 2014, the then-16-year-old faced a count of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in a Chicago-area shooting that resulted in the death of one man and the wounding of two others. After beating the case when witnesses didn't testify in the case, Von turned to hip-hop in 2017, singing with Lil Durk's OTF (Only the Family) label.

He made his first splash on 2018's Only the Family Involved Vol. 2 compilation, where his vivid storytelling on "War With Us," "Crazy Story" and "Man Down" stood out amid tracks that featured such other soon-to-be stars as Tee Grizzley and YNW Melly. Von was in the spotlight again last summer when Lil Durk put him on the single "Like That" from his Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 album, and his next release came last September with "What It's Like" from his Grandson, Vol. 1 album, which debuted at No. 75 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Samantha Fish, King Von & Gashi Debut on Emerging Artists Chart
After teaming up with Sada Baby on the single "Pressin'" earlier this year, Von dropped "Took Her to the O" in February and the album LeVon James in March while still on house arrest for two outstanding cases. The collection featured collaborations with Polo G, Tee Grizzley, NLE Choppa, Lil Durk and YNW Melly and earned him a spot on Billboard's 2020 Hip-Hop/R&B Artists to Watch list. His most recent single was "I Am What I Am," which dropped in October in advance of last week's release of his Welcome to O'Block album.

[Gary]

Record to watch

lowest charting position for a number one sales album in the streaming era:

#16 Walk The Sky, Alter Bridge

TXT may be lower this week

[WolfSpear]

It appears you may be right.

This may be the first time the top 2 sellers miss the top 10 completely.

[Gary]

yeah - every so often the top sales album misses the top 10 - the lowest position so far has been #16, if the HITS position holds for TXT the top seller will be #21

[WolfSpear]

Here is what happened the last time the #1 seller missed the top 10.
(Ironically, the entire top 10 on Album Sales did not correlate on the Billboard 200, a first)

TOP ALBUM SALES - W/E JULY 11, 2020 [Rank on BB200]

1. Women In Music, Pt. III - HAIM [#13]
2. Mordechai - Khruangbin [#31]
3. Rough And Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan [#50]
4. Amends - Grey Daze [#75]
5. Neo Zone, The 2nd Album - NCT 127 [#101]
6. 6pc Hot (EP) - 6LACK [#15]
7. Chromatica - Lady Gaga [#11]
8. Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers [#112]
9. Monovision - Ray LaMontagne [#163]
10. Homegrown - Neil Young [#199]

[Gary]

The other #1 sales albums and their rank

11 NCT #127 WE ARE SUPERHUMAN: The 4 Mini Album (EP) NCT 127
12 COUNTRY SQUIRE TYLER CHILDERS
11 SUPER M: THE FIRST MINI ALBUM (EP) SUPER M
16 WALK THE SKY ALTER BRIDGE
14 AFTERBURNER DANCE GAVIN DANCE
14 NEO ZONE: THE FINAL ROUND - THE 2ND ALBUM REPACKAGE NCT 127
13 WOMEN IN MUSIC PART III HAIM

[fridayteenage]

Nov 15, 2020 22:22:42 GMT -5 WolfSpear said:

Here is what happened the last time the #1 seller missed the top 10.
(Ironically, the entire top 10 on Album Sales did not correlate on the Billboard 200, a first)

TOP ALBUM SALES - W/E JULY 11, 2020 [Rank on BB200]

1. Women In Music, Pt. III - HAIM [#13]
2. Mordechai - Khruangbin [#31]
3. Rough And Rowdy Ways - Bob Dylan [#50]
4. Amends - Grey Daze [#75]
5. Neo Zone, The 2nd Album - NCT 127 [#101]
6. 6pc Hot (EP) - 6LACK [#15]
7. Chromatica - Lady Gaga [#11]
8. Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers [#112]
9. Monovision - Ray LaMontagne [#163]
10. Homegrown - Neil Young [#199]

What a Hot Singles Sales looking chart.

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That's awful about King Von.

[Gary]

Billboard 200

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 2 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
2 3 3 19 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
3 81 78 16 F*ck Love, The Kid LAROI 3
4 4 1 53 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
5 13 - 2 Welcome To O'Block, King Von 5
6 - - 1 Emergency Tsunami, NAV 6
7 6 5 18 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
8 8 7 37 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
9 10 8 268 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
10 27 17 16 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
11 16 9 7 Tickets To My Downfall, Machine Gun Kelly 1
12 17 10 48 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
13 12 13 62 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
14 2 - 2 Pegasus, Trippie Redd 2
15 11 6 6 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
16 15 14 30 BLAME IT ON BABY, DaBaby 1
17 5 - 2 Love Goes, Sam Smith 5
18 14 11 9 Top, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1
19 20 15 32 Pray 4 Love, Rod Wave 2
20 21 19 26 The GOAT, Polo G 2
21 26 21 130 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
22 22 22 37 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2
23 23 16 398 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
24 24 18 34 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
25 - - 1 Minisode1: Blue Hour (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 25
26 - - 1 Disco, Kylie Minogue 26
27 28 20 180 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
28 29 24 11 B4 The Storm, Internet Money 10
29 39 150 7 My Gift, Carrie Underwood 8
30 36 26 111 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 13
31 33 28 85 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
32 40 34 27 Just Cause Y'all Waited 2, Lil Durk 2
33 31 27 36 Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert 1
34 110 138 12 Papi Juancho, Maluma 34
35 35 30 88 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
36 44 37 412 Greatest Hits, Queen 11
37 47 43 32 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 4
38 37 31 78 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 20
39 9 - 2 Missunderstood, Queen Naija 9
40 - - 3 Levon James, King Von 40
41 18 2 3 Letter To You, Bruce Springsteen 2
42 34 29 8 Code Red, Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta 6
43 45 36 133 beerbongs & bentleys, Post Malone 1
44 43 35 49 Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch 1
45 42 23 6 The Album, BLACKPINK 2
46 49 38 119 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
47 41 32 25 Wunna, Gunna 1
48 51 40 58 Over It, Summer Walker 2
49 57 46 43 Manic, Halsey 2
50 52 39 36 Chilombo, Jhene Aiko 2
51 56 48 157 Diamonds, Elton John 7
52 - - 1 Bill Israel, Kodak Black 52
53 - - 3 Grandson, Vol. 1, King Von 53
54 131 - 84 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
55 7 - 2 ELE 2: The Wrath Of God, Busta Rhymes 7
56 54 44 124 Scorpion, Drake 1
57 53 45 26 High Off Life, Future 1
58 55 50 205 Stoney, Post Malone 4
59 68 61 270 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
60 100 - 93 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
61 111 87 6 A Holly Dolly Christmas, Dolly Parton 16
62 32 4 3 Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Ty Dolla $ign 4
63 64 60 502 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
64 66 57 139 ?, XXXTENTACION 1
65 60 59 497 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
66 62 51 28 Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Drake 2
67 61 56 13 Mixtape, Vol. 1 (EP), Kane Brown 15
68 170 - 12 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 7
69 63 53 92 Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande 1
70 59 42 7 Nectar, Joji 3
71 79 68 151 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 14
72 74 65 64 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
73 71 63 52 Frozen II, Soundtrack 1
74 73 69 642 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
75 91 80 21 Goldmine, Gabby Barrett 27
76 72 66 420 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
77 76 67 193 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
78 75 125 24 Emmanuel, Anuel AA 8
79 83 70 652 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
80 70 81 44 Time Served, Moneybagg Yo 3
81 - - 4 The Best Of Bobby Helms, Bobby Helms 27
82 77 74 40 Meet The Woo, V.2, Pop Smoke 7
83 67 71 437 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
84 198 - 82 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 13
85 - - 1 Confetti, Little Mix 85
86 96 88 383 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
87 78 73 168 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
88 95 83 179 Ctrl, SZA 3
89 98 96 153 The Greatest Showman, Soundtrack 1
90 82 79 54 Hot Pink, Doja Cat 9
91 107 106 446 1, The Beatles 1
92 84 75 402 Take Care, Drake 1
93 89 90 511 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
94 92 95 207 Moana, Soundtrack 2
95 106 100 310 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
96 85 86 54 Ghetto Gospel, Rod Wave 10
97 90 - 348 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
98 101 92 193 American Teen, Khalid 4
99 93 97 187 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
100 119 84 38 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
101 108 93 84 Free Spirit, Khalid 1
102 86 77 35 Sweet Action, Jack Harlow 20
103 94 72 168 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
104 137 131 387 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
105 179 183 245 ANTI, Rihanna 1
106 114 110 207 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
107 113 127 59 KIRK, DaBaby 1
108 103 109 136 Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B 1
109 87 85 14 Top Shotta, NLE Choppa 10
110 102 98 72 Indigo, Chris Brown 1
111 - 167 82 Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance 28
112 38 58 444 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
113 116 107 271 Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd 1
114 99 101 57 AI YoungBoy 2, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1
115 - - 1 From Dark To Light, NLE Choppa 115
116 121 124 163 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
117 104 104 65 So Much Fun, Young Thug 1
118 124 108 82 Cuz I Love You, Lizzo 4
119 105 33 4 Resonance, Pt. 1, NCT 6
120 130 133 248 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
121 118 103 10 A Rock, HARDY 24
122 125 116 68 The Search, NF 1
123 134 119 32 SOUTHSIDE, Sam Hunt 5
124 126 136 99 X 100PRE, Bad Bunny 11
125 122 94 44 9, Jason Aldean 2
126 123 118 57 True 2 Myself, Lil Tjay 5
127 140 141 75 Die A Legend, Polo G 6
128 127 114 237 Views, Drake 1
129 149 148 177 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 2
130 154 135 204 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
131 136 130 24 Chromatica, Lady Gaga 1
132 48 12 3 Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, Gorillaz 12
133 157 146 499 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
134 139 123 309 1989, Taylor Swift 1
135 128 126 46 JACKBOYS, JACKBOYS 1
136 173 161 88 GIRL, Maren Morris 4
137 - - 50 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 7
138 120 76 491 21, Adele 1
139 132 115 39 Artist 2.0, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 2
140 129 113 10 ENOC, Ozuna 17
141 141 139 8 Heaven & Hell, Ava Max 27
142 109 62 6 A N N I V E R S A R Y, Bryson Tiller 5
143 115 89 10 Detroit 2, Big Sean 1
144 142 99 238 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
145 148 158 148 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 4
146 112 82 14 Epidemic, Money Man 24
147 158 154 168 17, XXXTENTACION 2
148 159 134 65 Back From The Edge, James Arthur 39
149 150 155 312 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
150 165 151 62 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
151 162 132 22 Kid Krow, Conan Gray 5
152 - - 28 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 19
153 135 117 8 Poetic Pain, Toosii 17
154 138 128 28 Slime & B, Chris Brown & Young Thug 24
155 153 147 218 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, Travis Scott 1
156 161 163 106 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
157 147 142 39 Changes, Justin Bieber 1
158 - - 46 Greatest Hits, Blink-182 6
159 155 156 43 Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem 1
160 - - 1 With Love II, Phora 160
161 117 105 51 A Love Letter To You 4, Trippie Redd 1
162 164 165 496 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
163 152 152 36 Suga, Megan Thee Stallion 7
164 171 157 26 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 106
165 163 140 228 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 8
166 177 173 129 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 32
167 - - 146 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
168 167 164 71 Dreamville & J. Cole: Revenge Of The Dreamers III, Various Artists 1
169 185 170 16 Fuck The World, Brent Faiyaz 20
170 146 169 352 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
171 181 175 283 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
172 182 176 217 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 15
173 156 143 155 H.E.R., H.E.R. 23
174 168 160 190 More Life, Drake 1
175 166 166 99 Hoodie SZN, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 1
176 - - 1 All Out (EP), K/DA Featuring League Of Legends 176
177 190 172 265 Greatest Hits, Red Hot Chili Peppers 18
178 176 192 48 Fully Loaded: God's Country, Blake Shelton 2
179 97 25 61 Wildflowers, Tom Petty 5
180 184 188 72 The Essential Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley 42
181 174 159 355 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
182 194 190 114 Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle 3
183 160 149 50 Certified Hitmaker, Lil Mosey 12
184 197 195 206 Kane Brown, Kane Brown 5
185 143 91 4 So Icy Gang, Vol. One, Gucci Mane And The New 1017 46
186 - - 168 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
187 - 200 96 Love Yourself: Answer, BTS 1
188 - - 6 The Speed Of Now, Part 1, Keith Urban 7
189 - 193 42 Circles, Mac Miller 3
190 46 - 2 Post Human: Survival Horror, Bring Me The Horizon 46
191 200 197 14 Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan 5
192 186 - 109 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
193 193 187 70 No.6 Collaborations Project, Ed Sheeran 1
194 187 174 4 Hollywood Gold (EP), Parker McCollum 99
195 - 191 114 Swimming, Mac Miller 3
196 169 153 81 Tha Carter V, Lil Wayne 1
197 178 179 18 Gucci Mane Presents: So Icy Summer, Gucci Mane & Various Artists 29
198 189 186 162 Perception, NF 1
199 183 189 110 Drip Harder, Lil Baby & Gunna 4
200 196 - 354 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8

[Gary]

TCA

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Minisode1: Blue Hour (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
2 - - 1 Disco, Kylie Minogue 2
3 7 15 7 My Gift, Carrie Underwood 3
4 29 34 16 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
5 2 1 3 Letter To You, Bruce Springsteen 1
6 12 9 6 A Holly Dolly Christmas, Dolly Parton 4
7 19 16 48 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
8 1 - 2 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
9 - - 1 Emergency Tsunami, NAV 9
10 13 4 5 Resonance, Pt. 1, NCT 2
11 4 - 2 Love Goes, Sam Smith 4
12 15 10 6 The Album, BLACKPINK 1
13 54 45 7 Tickets To My Downfall, Machine Gun Kelly 2
14 8 - 2 A Drummer Boy Christmas, for KING & COUNTRY 8
15 16 2 53 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
16 9 3 3 Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, Gorillaz 3
17 - - 1 Warmest Winter, Home Free 17
18 - - 1 The Christmas Album, Leslie Odom Jr. 18
19 - - 1 Long Day Good Night, Fates Warning 19
20 - - 1 Social Christmasing, Straight No Chaser 20
21 22 11 4 Live From The Forum MMXVIII, Eagles 3
22 5 - 2 ELE 2: The Wrath Of God, Busta Rhymes 5
23 34 38 38 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
24 - - 1 Confetti, Little Mix 24
25 38 48 268 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
26 33 24 7 Super One: The 1st Album, SuperM 1
27 41 41 84 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
28 - - 1 Live At The Shoals Theatre, June 15, 2014, Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood & Jason Isbell 28
29 - - 1 Metrobolist: Nine Songs By David Bowie, David Bowie 29
30 - - 1 Return To Greendale, Neil Young / Crazy Horse 30
31 - - 5 Walk The Sky, Alter Bridge 1
32 26 26 3 Now 76, Various Artists 26
33 6 - 2 The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo, Mr. Bungle 6
34 14 - 2 A Very Trainor Christmas, Meghan Trainor 14
35 47 56 103 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 8
36 52 57 13 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
37 10 - 2 Existential Reckoning, Puscifer 10
38 58 68 273 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
39 69 81 8 The Speed Of Now, Part 1, Keith Urban 3
40 50 52 34 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
41 36 5 3 Royal Tea, Joe Bonamassa 5
42 28 6 6 MTV Unplugged, Pearl Jam 5
43 - - 1 All Out (EP), K/DA Featuring League Of Legends 43
44 62 72 156 Diamonds, Elton John 6
45 68 61 36 NCT #127: Neo Zone, The 2nd Album, NCT 127 1
46 - - 1 TURN OFF THE LIGHT, Kim Petras 46
47 43 63 11 S&M2, Metallica And San Francisco Symphony 1
48 17 - 2 Live In Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour, Stevie Nicks 17
49 - - 1 Fish Pond Fish, Darlingside 49
50 40 14 3 Beastie Boys Music, Beastie Boys 14
51 - - 1 Music From Patch Cord Productions, Mort Garson 51
52 49 43 7 Ohms, Deftones 3
53 - - 39 Manic, Halsey 1
54 86 90 64 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
55 76 82 3 Kidz Bop 2021, Kidz Bop Kids 55
56 71 69 12 RTJ4, Run The Jewels 2
57 - - 1 O, Orianthi 57
58 - - 1 Love Songs: MMXX, Whitesnake 58
59 24 - 2 Hey Clockface, Elvis Costello 24
60 70 - 76 Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande 1
61 73 87 36 Circles, Mac Miller 3
62 32 - 2 It's Christmas All Over, Goo Goo Dolls 32
63 51 53 6 2020, Bon Jovi 5
64 - 79 10 Alfredo, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist 4
65 30 - 2 Archives - Volume 1: The Early Year (1963-1967), Joni Mitchell 30
66 - - 12 WHO, The Who 1
67 80 - 61 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
68 87 - 23 Chromatica, Lady Gaga 1
69 - - 4 Live At Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970, The Stooges 22
70 81 73 52 Frozen II, Soundtrack 1
71 61 - 21 The New Abnormal, The Strokes 1
72 74 83 14 Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan 2
73 89 93 178 This One's For You, Luke Combs 2
74 23 - 2 Pegasus, Trippie Redd 23
75 - - 1 Let Us Worship: Washington, DC, Sean Feucht 75
76 - - 1 Christmas Party!, Kidz Bop Kids 76
77 - - 1 Ouvrez Le Chien [Live Dallas 95], David Bowie 77
78 60 - 2 Budapest Concert, Keith Jarrett 60
79 - - 29 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 36
80 90 - 113 Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle 2
81 64 66 5 A Decade Of Destruction, Volume 2, Five Finger Death Punch 15
82 92 100 62 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
83 66 47 5 Gimme Some Truth. (2020), John Lennon 2
84 20 - 3 Terminal Velocity, John Petrucci 20
85 - - 1 Motown Christmas 1's, Various Artists 85
86 56 - 2 A Tori Kelly Christmas, Tori Kelly 56
87 - - 1 Some Kind Of Peace, Olafur Arnalds 87
88 77 8 3 Blood & Stone, Sevendust 8
89 - - 21 Now That's What I Country, Volume 13, Various Artists 9
90 - - 29 The Slow Rush, Tame Impala 2
91 44 - 2 Magic Oneohtrix Point Never, Oneohtrix Point Never 44
92 - - 1 Pylon Box, Pylon 92
93 91 - 45 Fully Loaded: God's Country, Blake Shelton 2
94 65 20 3 Razzmatazz, I Dont Know How But They Found Me 20
95 - - 1 Welcome To O'Block, King Von 95
96 78 77 6 Live: Around The World, Queen + Adam Lambert 12
97 - - 1 Re Imaginos, Albert Bouchard 97
98 - - 1 Lullabies, Dave Brubeck 98
99 - 80 3 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, Sturgill Simpson 5
100 - - 7 Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, Seether 5

[Gary]

Catalog

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 2 1 337 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
2 4 3 743 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
3 37 - 75 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
4 24 - 176 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 1
5 7 6 374 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
6 6 5 1078 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
7 - - 1 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 7
8 11 8 1282 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
9 10 7 266 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
10 12 9 1439 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
11 - - 4 The Best Of Bobby Helms, Bobby Helms 11
12 8 10 1047 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
13 - - 184 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 1
14 21 15 714 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
15 20 14 97 Ctrl, SZA 7
16 23 20 22 The Greatest Showman, Soundtrack 4
17 28 24 665 1, The Beatles 1
18 13 12 241 Take Care, Drake 1
19 15 16 512 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
20 17 19 48 Moana, Soundtrack 6
21 27 23 179 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
22 16 - 279 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 2
23 25 17 7 American Teen, Khalid 17
24 18 21 21 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 13
25 29 18 6 Free Spirit, Khalid 16
26 19 11 590 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
27 38 33 476 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
28 - - 99 ANTI, Rihanna 6
29 30 28 63 Starboy, The Weeknd 3
30 26 27 51 Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B 3
31 - - 5 Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance 28
32 3 4 486 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
33 31 25 153 Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd 2
34 33 32 101 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
35 34 26 4 Cuz I Love You, Lizzo 26
36 36 34 200 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
37 35 29 98 Views, Drake 4
38 44 44 80 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 1
39 48 36 78 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
40 50 42 205 Nevermind, Nirvana 2
41 39 31 188 1989, Taylor Swift 1
42 - - 127 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 2
43 32 13 273 21, Adele 1
44 40 22 394 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 1
45 43 49 35 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 16
46 - 35 3 Back From The Edge, James Arthur 35
47 45 47 158 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 1
48 - 45 7 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 18
49 - - 22 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 7
50 47 43 109 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, Travis Scott 2

[Gary]

Sales

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Minisode1: Blue Hour (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
2 - - 1 Disco, Kylie Minogue 2
3 8 16 7 My Gift, Carrie Underwood 3
4 37 40 16 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
5 2 1 3 Letter To You, Bruce Springsteen 1
6 14 10 6 A Holly Dolly Christmas, Dolly Parton 4
7 23 18 48 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
8 1 - 2 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
9 - - 1 Emergency Tsunami, NAV 9
10 15 5 4 Resonance, Pt. 1, NCT 2
11 5 - 2 Love Goes, Sam Smith 5
12 17 11 6 The Album, BLACKPINK 1
13 35 44 87 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 7
14 85 64 7 Tickets To My Downfall, Machine Gun Kelly 2
15 9 - 2 A Drummer Boy Christmas, for KING & COUNTRY 9
16 19 2 48 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
17 10 3 3 Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, Gorillaz 3
18 25 26 220 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 11
19 - - 1 Warmest Winter, Home Free 19
20 29 - 84 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
21 - - 1 The Christmas Album, Leslie Odom Jr. 21
22 - - 1 Long Day Good Night, Fates Warning 22
23 18 4 62 Wildflowers, Tom Petty 3
24 - - 1 Social Christmasing, Straight No Chaser 24
25 52 - 12 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 3
26 27 12 4 Live From The Forum MMXVIII, Eagles 5
27 6 - 2 ELE 2: The Wrath Of God, Busta Rhymes 6
28 44 45 38 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
29 3 - 2 American Beauty, Grateful Dead 3
30 - - 1 Confetti, Little Mix 30
31 49 70 251 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
32 41 28 7 Super One: The 1st Album, SuperM 1
33 56 52 85 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
34 - - 1 Live At The Shoals Theatre, June 15, 2014, Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood & Jason Isbell 34
35 - - 4 Summerteeth, Wilco 35
36 50 55 164 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
37 77 - 81 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
38 51 48 314 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
39 - - 1 Metrobolist: Nine Songs By David Bowie, David Bowie 39
40 42 47 148 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 13
41 36 17 4 Skool Luv Affair, BTS 4
42 - - 1 Return To Greendale, Neil Young / Crazy Horse 42
43 - - 4 Walk The Sky, Alter Bridge 1
44 32 30 3 Now 76, Various Artists 30
45 7 - 2 The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo, Mr. Bungle 7
46 71 77 357 Greatest Hits, Queen 7
47 - - 58 MTV Unplugged EP, Mariah Carey 3
48 66 53 494 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
49 62 57 320 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 10
50 58 - 79 Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance 28
51 16 - 2 A Very Trainor Christmas, Meghan Trainor 16
52 67 - 43 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 39
53 55 59 225 Thriller, Michael Jackson 20
54 72 80 97 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 8
55 75 73 358 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
56 - - 8 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 56
57 82 84 13 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
58 88 92 233 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 6
59 63 83 375 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 19
60 11 - 2 Existential Reckoning, Puscifer 11
61 97 - 268 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
62 84 90 228 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 2
63 78 81 171 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
64 22 - 72 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 2
65 - - 32 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, Britney Spears 4
66 89 89 147 MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana 1
67 70 82 138 Back In Black, AC/DC 24
68 95 - 41 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
69 - - 6 The Speed Of Now, Part 1, Keith Urban 3
70 80 75 34 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
71 - - 21 Greatest Hits, Blink-182 6
72 98 97 132 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 2
73 46 6 3 Royal Tea, Joe Bonamassa 6
74 79 65 220 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
75 - - 56 Butterfly, Mariah Carey 1
76 34 7 6 MTV Unplugged, Pearl Jam 7
77 - - 1 All Out (EP), K/DA Featuring League Of Legends 77
78 - - 11 Ultimate Christmas, Frank Sinatra 43
79 - - 128 Diamonds, Elton John 6
80 - 93 35 NCT #127: Neo Zone, The 2nd Album, NCT 127 1
81 - - 86 Weezer, Weezer 16
82 - - 74 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 20
83 - - 321 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
84 - - 1 TURN OFF THE LIGHT, Kim Petras 84
85 - - 36 Rainbow, Mariah Carey 2
86 60 95 11 S&M2, Metallica And San Francisco Symphony 1
87 100 99 48 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
88 - - 398 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 18
89 - - 204 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
90 93 96 402 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
91 20 - 2 Live In Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour, Stevie Nicks 20
92 - - 1 Fish Pond Fish, Darlingside 92
93 - - 91 Love Yourself: Answer, BTS 1
94 54 15 3 Beastie Boys Music, Beastie Boys 15
95 - - 80 Map Of The Soul: PERSONA, BTS 1
96 - - 71 Love Yourself: Her, BTS 6
97 - - 1 Music From Patch Cord Productions, Mort Garson 97
98 - - 2 Merry Christmas, Bing Crosby 98
99 - - 23 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 52
100 76 60 7 Ohms, Deftones 3

[Gary]

Vinyl

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
2 12 - 48 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 1
3 7 21 48 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
4 - - 1 Tickets To My Downfall, Machine Gun Kelly 4
5 - - 1 Disco, Kylie Minogue 5
6 6 13 197 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 2
7 5 1 3 Letter To You, Bruce Springsteen 1
8 10 - 4 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 8
9 16 - 403 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
10 - - 1 MTV Unplugged EP, Mariah Carey 10
11 15 - 5 Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance 2
12 - - 81 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
13 3 2 3 Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, Gorillaz 2
14 21 - 202 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
15 - - 253 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
16 - - 1 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 16
17 20 - 29 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 7
18 - - 1 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, Britney Spears 18
19 - - 33 Nevermind, Nirvana 3
20 - - 127 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
21 - - 272 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 1
22 - - 73 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 1
23 - - 185 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 2
24 25 - 121 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 3
25 - - 1 My Gift, Carrie Underwood 25

[Gary]

Nov 15, 2020 17:19:18 GMT -5 Gary said:

Record to watch

lowest charting position for a number one sales album in the streaming era:

#16 Walk The Sky, Alter Bridge

TXT may be lower this week

Comes in at #25

[areyoureadytojump]

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

As far as I can tell, it looks like what Gary posted for the Billboard 200 is correct.

[WolfSpear]

Looks like Luke Combs is the hottest country star right now. May not be saying much, given country’s overall decline, but he’s actually made quite a name for himself.

[iHype.]

Nov 17, 2020 12:21:04 GMT -5 WolfSpear said:

Looks like Luke Combs is the hottest country star right now. May not be saying much, given country’s overall decline, but he’s actually made quite a name for himself.

I think his peak is humongous, and definitely more than 'may not say much'.

His debut album is still top 40 after 3 and a half years. He's having one of the biggest chart runs for a Country star ever. 

Also the fact he debuted #2 on Hot 100 with a song last month. Even when Country was much better selling that was unheard of.

[Gary]

How do we get country is on the decline?

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Yeah. If anything, Luke Combs has proven that Country as a musical genre can have some decent streaming in addition to sales and radio.

[WolfSpear]

It seems like country isn’t as dominate, but it depends on what you’re measuring. It’s true that only 2 country albums have topped the Billboard 200 this year, and you can argue that SPS paints a skewed image, but country hasn’t done much better in the sales department.

Most of the acts topping Country Airplay this year aren’t all that well known by the mainstream media. They don’t have albums that opened that high on the Billboard 200, and generally, there’s a disconnect between pop and country, more-so than even 5 years ago. To me, names like Lady A and Keith Urban were household names like Lady Gaga. I’m not sure if Matt Snell or Chris Janson are quite that household. Reminds me of how country was on the outside looking in during the 80’s; only crossover acts maintained presence in the mainstream world.

Hope that helps explain what I meant.

[monkeydluffy]

If anyone thinks country is on the decline, wait until they see the numbers Morgan Wallen will put up soon with his double album coming in January

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^He's an up and comer. And releasing a double album is similar to having a deluxe edition ensuring greater numbers in streaming.

Probably the biggest recent change that has affected established Country artists has been not having concert album bundles.

[Gary]

The appearance that 'country is on the decline' is likely that streaming has been kind of a rap-fans only thing. But that looks like it is changing, more songs of the country genre are hitting streaming chart

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Tomorrow X Together Leads Album Sales Chart, Kylie Minogue & NAV Debut in Top 10

By Keith Caulfield
11/18/2020

Minogue scores her best sales week in over a decade with the arrival of “Disco.”

Tomorrow X Together arrives at No. 1 on Billboard’s Album Sales chart, as the group’s Minisode1: Blue Hour EP bows atop the chart dated Nov. 21. The effort sold 18,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 12, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data -- the best sales week yet for the South Korean pop quintet. Blue Hour is the group’s fourth charting title on Album Sales, and first to reach the top 10.

Elsewhere in the top 10, Kylie Minogue lands her best sales week in a decade with the No. 2 debut of Disco, a pair of Christmas albums from Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton see big gains, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles jump back into the top 10 and NAV’s new mixtape Emergency Tsunami starts at No. 9.

Billboard’s Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The Album Sales chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Pure album sales were the measurement solely utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units.

Sales of Tomorrow X Together’s Blue Hour were buoyed by the availability of four deluxe physical CD variants of the album (one of which was a Target-exclusive version), with 98% of its first-week sales coming from its CD editions. The remaining 2% were driven by digital album sales. Blue Hour was released via BigHit/Republic.

The CD editions were issued in collectible packaging containing such items as a poster, stickers and a photobook, as well as three randomized items (photocard, postcard and a photo).

Blue Hour also debuts at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking the group’s first top 40 effort. (The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, combining album sales, track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units.)

Kylie Minogue dances onto the Album Sales chart at No. 2 with her latest studio effort, Disco. The set was released via Darenote/BMG and sold 15,000 copies in its first week -- the pop superstar’s best sales week in over a decade. Minogue last sold more in a week when her 2010 album Aphrodite launched with 18,000 sold (chart dated July 24, 2010). Her latest also lands Minogue her best rank on Album Sales, one-upping the No. 3 debut and peak of Fever in 2002.

Disco was released in a number of configurations, including a standard 12-track edition and a 16-track deluxe version. Overall, Disco sold a little over 6,000 digital album downloads and nearly 9,000 in physical sales (across multiple CD, vinyl and cassette editions).

Disco performed well on vinyl, debuting at No. 5 on the Vinyl Albums chart with 3,500 sold. The vinyl LP was available in a standard black edition, along with color variants exclusive to Minogue’s webstore, Barnes & Noble and Spotify.

For fans of the old school cassette format, the cassette edition of Disco sold 500 copies in the U.S.

Disco also debuts at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 chart, securing Minogue her highest charting effort on that tally since 2010, when Aphrodite debuted and peaked at No. 19 (that July 24).

At No. 3 on the latest Album Sales chart, Carrie Underwood’s holiday set My Gift rises five spots with 14,000 copies sold (up 4%). The album will likely continue to see weekly gains as the Christmas holiday approaches.

Taylor Swift’s Folklore vaults from No. 37 to No. 4 with 14,000 sold (up 309%) thanks to a surge in vinyl album sales from her official webstore. Vinyl album sales comprise 9,000 of Folklore’s sales for the week. The vinyl edition of the album has been available to order since Folklore was released on July 24, but its manufacturing and shipment was delayed. (Sales of physical albums only count once they are fulfilled to the customer.)

Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You falls 2-5 in its third week on Album Sales with 13,000 sold (down 37%).

Notably, Letter to You is selling a bit better than Springsteen’s last studio album, 2019’s Western Stars. Letter debuted with 92,000 sold, while Western bowed with 61,500. Then Letter moved 21,000 in its second week, while Western sold 14,000 in week two. And, in their third weeks, Letter sold 13,000, while Western sold 10,000.

Letter to You has sold 126,000 copies in its first three weeks. Western sold 85,000 copies in its first three weeks, and its total sales to date stand at 149,000. If Letter continues its sturdy weekly sales performance, it could surpass Western’s total sales.

Dolly Parton’s holiday album A Holly Dolly Christmas jingles 14-6 on the new Album Sales chart with 11,000 copies sold (up 38%), while Harry Styles’ Fine Line leaps 23-7 with a little more than 8,000 sold (up 58%) thanks in part to an increase in vinyl LP sales. Ariana Grande’s Positions dips from No. 1 to No. 8 in its second week on the list, with 8,000 sold (down 81%).

NAV’s new mixtape Emergency Tsunami breezes in at No. 9 in with 7,000 copies sold in its first week, while NCT’s Resonance, Pt. 1 climbs 15-10 with nearly 7,000 sold (though its down 5%).

[areyoureadytojump]

500 cassettes sold!

[HolidayGuy]

A spotlight continues to shine on the Album Sales chart. Just wondering why, outside of brief mentions within articles, it's taken so long.

[areyoureadytojump]

^Chart clicks on the Billboard website, maybe?

The more views a chart gets, the greater chance it gets an article?

Keith is old school so maybe he was just looking for a good excuse?

[HolidayGuy]

^Could be. I've been looking at some stats for the chart (May 1991-present).

This is what I have for most No. 1 albums:

14, Jay-Z
11, Kenny Chesney
9, Garth Brooks
8, Bruce Springsteen
8, Kanye West
8, Drake
7, Taylor Swift
7, Madonna
7, Metallica
7, Dave Matthews Band
7, Justin Bieber