Billboard 200 1/2/21: Taylor Swift #1: 169,000

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200
By Keith Caulfield
12/27/2020

Plus: Paul McCartney’s 'McCartney III' bows at No. 2, and Eminem’s former No. 1 'Music to Be Murdered By' surges 199-3 after deluxe reissue.

Taylor Swift’s Evermore album holds atop the Billboard 200 chart for a second week, as the set earned 169,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 24 (down 49%), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The album opened at No. 1 a week ago with 329,000 units.

Meanwhile, Paul McCartney’s new McCartney III debuts at No. 2 with 107,000 equivalent album units – of which 104,000 are in album sales. McCartney III is also the top-selling album of the week. Also, Eminem’s former No. 1 Music to Be Murdered By surges 199-3 after its deluxe reissue on Dec. 18 with 16 additional tracks. (All versions of the album, new and old, are combined for tracking purposes.)

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 Jan. 2, 2021-dated chart (where Evermore holds at to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on Dec. 29. For all chart news, follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

Of Evermore’s 169,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending Dec. 24, album sales comprise just under 102,000 (down 34%), SEA units comprise 66,000 (down 61%, equaling 86.15 million on-demand streams of the album’s songs) and TEA units comprise a little a little over 1,000 (down 85%).

Evermore’s second week was aided by the arrival of the album on CD on Dec. 18. The set was only available to purchase as a digital download in its first week of release. Cassette and vinyl LP configurations are due in 2021.

Evermore is the companion set to her earlier No. 1 album Folklore, which bowed atop the Aug. 8-dated Billboard 200. Taylor Swift's Folklore descends 3-8 on the new Billboard 200 with 53,000 equivalent album units (down 61%). Both albums were released with little advance notice.

Paul McCartney’s McCartney III debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 107,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 104,000 are in album sales – which also makes it the top-selling album of the week, as it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart. SEA units comprise 3,000 units (equating to 4.12 million on-demand streams of the album’s tracks), and TEA units comprise a negligible number.

McCartney III’s robust sales were aided by its availability across many CD and vinyl LP editions, including versions with alternative cover art or colored vinyl. The album was issued in more than 10 vinyl variants which combined to sell 32,000 copies – the third-largest sales week for a vinyl album since Nielsen Music/MRC Data began electronically tracking music sales in 1991. Only the debut weeks of Jack White’s Lazaretto (40,000) and Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy (34,000) were larger. McCartney III naturally also premieres at No. 1 on the weekly Vinyl Albums chart, which ranks the top selling vinyl LPs of the week. All told, McCartney III is McCartney’s 21st top 10 album on the Billboard 200. That tally includes his solo recordings and his albums with Wings.

Notably, McCartney is the first act to have a new album reach the top two in each of the last six decades. He reached the top two eight times in the 1970s and once each in the '80s, '90s, 2000s, '10s and '20s. (McCartney is additionally just the third act with new top 10 albums in the last six decades, alongside Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor. McCartney and Springsteen are the only acts with new top five-charting albums in the last six decades as well.)

Eminem’s former No. 1 Music to Be Murdered By surges from No. 199 to No. 3 after the album was surprise-reissued in a deluxe edition on Dec. 18 with 16 bonus tracks. The deluxe redux is dubbed Music to Be Murdered By: Side B. The original 20-track album was surprise-released on Jan. 17 and premiered at No. 1 on the chart dated Feb. 1. For tracking purposes, all versions of the album, new and old, are combined.

In the tracking week ending Dec. 24, Music to Be Murdered By earned 94,000 equivalent album units (up 1,125%). Of that sum, SEA units comprise 57,000 (up 761%, equaling 82.01 million on-demand streams of the 36 tracks), album sales comprise 33,000 (up 3,401%) and TEA units comprise 4,000 (up 3,868%).

With the latest tracking week ending on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, the top 10 of the Billboard 200 is especially festive, as six holiday sets dot the region, mostly powered by streaming activity of their seasonal songs. (The top 10 last housed six holiday sets on the Jan. 5, 1959-dated chart, when Mitch Miller’s Christmas Sing Along With Mitch was tops and the entire top five were Christmas titles.)

Leading the six-pack of holiday albums in the top 10 on the latest Billboard 200:

Michael Bublé’s former No. 1 Christmas, which is steady at No. 4 with 77,000 equivalent album units (up 33%).

Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas jumps 10-5 (60,000; up 36%),

Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song hits a new high, as it climbs 8-6 with 60,000 units (up 33%, surpassing its previous peak of No. 7),

Carrie Underwood’s 2020 release My Gift (the newest holiday album in the top 10) falls 6-7 (57,000; up 21%) and

Pentatonix’s The Best of Pentatonix Christmas jingles 13-9 (51,000; up 24%).

Vince Guaraldi Trio’s soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas reaches the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for the first time, as the album rises 12-10 (50,000 equivalent album units earned; up 20%). The set was released in 1965 as the companion album to the animated TV special and did not reach any Billboard ranking until 1987. That year, it debuted on the Top Holiday Albums chart, where it later peaked at No. 2 (Jan. 27, 2007).

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Oops ... There are two sets of numbers for Paul McCartney's numbers. It seems that the first one might be the correct one. Hooray for A Charlie Brown Christmas OST finally reaching the top 10!

[iHype.]

Eminem’s former No. 1 Music to Be Murdered By surges from No. 199 to No. 3

Biggest upward movement for an album ever?

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Dec 27, 2020 18:45:39 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Eminem’s former No. 1 Music to Be Murdered By surges from No. 199 to No. 3

Biggest upward movement for an album ever?

yes

[Gary]

Upward movement greater than 190

1967 Headquarters, Monkees 197 to 6 (peaked at #1 for a week)
1970 Self Portrait, Bob Dylan 200 to 7 (peaked at #4)

[jenglisbe]

How many total weeks in the top 10 is this now for Mariah's holiday album?

[Gary]

13 ---

6 in the initial chart run in 1994
1 in Christmas 2018
3 weeks last season
3 weeks this season

[HolidayGuy]

Glad to see the Vince Guaraldi Trio finally crack the top 10.

Blasted McCartney and Eminem- if not for them, Mimi's album would have matched its No. 3 peak. And without Swift, a new peak.

[shayonce]

wish we had physical and digital break down for Taylor's evermore.
I guess physical was around 7~80k.

based on buzzangle's position which taylor had bigger physical sales than paul..
I guess digital 12~15k ish, physical 87~90k ish.

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Paul McCartney’s ‘McCartney III’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart

By Keith Caulfield
12/28/2020

It also scores the third-largest sales week for a vinyl album since Nielsen Music/MRC Data began tracking music sales in 1991.

Paul McCartney’s new studio album McCartney III debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Jan. 2, 2021) with the biggest sales week for a rock album by a solo artist since McCartney’s last studio set, Egypt Station, entered atop the list over two years ago.

Billboard’s Top 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.

For all chart news, follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. The new Jan. 2, 2021-dated chart (where McCartney III bows at to No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's website on Dec. 29.

McCartney III sold 104,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 24, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The last solo rock album to log a larger sales week was McCartney’s own Egypt Station, which opened at No. 1 on the list dated Sept. 22, 2018 with 147,000 copies sold. (Egypt Station’s sales — like many other albums — were bolstered by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer, as well as merchandise/album bundles, both of which ceased to count towards chart sales as of Oct. 9.)

McCartney III and Egypt Station are McCartney's two No. 1s on the Top Album Sales chart, which launched May 25, 1991.

McCartney III’s robust sales were aided by its availability across many CD and vinyl LP formats, including editions with alternative cover art or colored vinyl. The album sold 53,000 copies on CD; nearly 32,000 on vinyl LP, 18,000 as a digital download and 1,000 on cassette.

The album was available in more than 10 vinyl variants, which combined to sell nearly 32,000 copies in its first week – the third-largest sales week for a vinyl album since Nielsen Music/MRC Data began electronically tracking music sales in 1991. Only the debut weeks of Jack White’s Lazaretto (40,000) and Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy (34,000) were larger.

McCartney III naturally also premieres at No. 1 on the weekly Vinyl Albums chart, which ranks the top-selling vinyl LPs of the week.

The new album was also a hot seller at independent record stores, with 16,000 copies sold across all its available formats at indie stores. It bows at No. 1 on the Tastemaker Albums chart, which ranks the week’s top-selling albums at indie music stores. (Both charts will be posted in full on Billboard's website on Dec. 29.)

As for the rest of the top 10 on the latest Top Album Sales chart, Taylor Swift’s Evermore falls 1-2 in its third week with 102,000 copies sold (down 34%), while Eminem’s Music to Be Murdered By re-enters at No. 3 with 33,000 sold (after the January 2020 release was reissued on Dec. 18 with 16 additional tracks).

Swift’s former No. 1 Folklore dips 2-4 with 32,500 sold (down 69%), NCT’s Resonance, Pt. 1 runs 93-5 after the album was reissued on Dec. 18 with bonus tracks, Carrie Underwood’s My Gift drops 3-6 with 27,000 sold (up 5%) and Chris Stapleton’s Starting Over climbs 8-7 with 22,000 (up 29%).

The top 10 is rounded out by three former No. 1s: AC/DC’s Power Up (7-8 with just under 22,000 sold; up 18%), BTS’ Be (a non-mover at No. 9 with 21,000; up 28%) and Harry Styles’ Fine Line (4-10 with 20,500; down 18%).

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U.S. Vinyl Album Sales Hit New Record High in Christmas Week 2020

By Keith Caulfield
12/28/2020

Vinyl LP sales at indie record stores also reach single-week Nielsen Music/MRC Data record.

As predicted, U.S. vinyl album sales hit another historic high, as 1.842 million LPs were sold in the week ending Dec. 24, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. That’s the largest week for the format since Nielsen Music/MRC Data began electronically tracking music sales in 1991. The previous high was set only a week earlier, when 1.445 million were sold in the frame ending Dec. 17.

Furthermore, vinyl album sales outpaced CD sales for the week: 1.841 million vs. 1.671 million. It’s the fourth time that’s happened since 1991, and all four instances occurred in 2020.

Vinyl LP sales at independent record stores were also record-setting, as 733,000 copies were sold via indie stores in the week ending Dec. 24 -- the biggest week for the format at indies dating to 1991. The previous record week came during Record Store Day 2019’s week (673,000; week ending April 11, 2019).

Vinyl LP sales received a holiday boost in the week ending Dec. 24, as the tracking frame captured the seven shopping days leading up to Christmas Day (Dec. 25).

The top-selling vinyl album in the week ending Dec. 24 was Paul McCartney’s new studio set McCartney III, which launches atop the Vinyl Albums chart with nearly 32,000 sold – the third-largest sales week for a vinyl album since 1991.

[HolidayGuy]

^Terrific for vinyl. In terms of new-release or reissued vinyls, I've only purchased a handful and change over the last several years. I have purchased a bunch of used ones, though, at the local record shop.

[areyoureadytojump]

With only one day of tracking:

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^It probably indicates a very competitive week in the Billboard 200 if the 25k equivalent albums that the Hits article mentioned for that first day.

[areyoureadytojump]

Paul McCartney sold 1,000 cassettes!

Vinyl outsold cds last week.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

They fixed the numbers for Paul McCartney's album in the Billboard 200 top 10 article.

[Gary]

BB200

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 2 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
2 - - 1 McCartney III, Paul McCartney 2
3 199 182 48 Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem 1
4 4 4 90 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
5 10 10 99 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
6 8 7 56 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 6
7 6 5 13 My Gift, Carrie Underwood 5
8 3 11 22 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
9 13 8 18 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 7
10 12 14 88 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 10
11 7 6 25 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
12 17 20 15 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, Various Artists 12
13 2 - 2 Man On The Moon III: The Chosen, Kid Cudi 2
14 11 3 8 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
15 23 22 46 The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection , Bing Crosby 14
16 9 2 4 El Ultimo Tour del Mundo, Bad Bunny 1
17 15 9 5 Good News, Megan Thee Stallion 2
18 24 32 19 The Classic Christmas Album, Perry Como 18
19 16 15 59 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
20 14 19 54 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
21 32 40 12 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings, Brenda Lee 17
22 34 28 25 Ultimate Christmas, Frank Sinatra 12
23 22 17 43 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
24 45 55 4 The Best Of Burl Ives: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection, Burl Ives 24
25 18 13 24 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
26 19 18 5 BE, BTS 1
27 28 26 6 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 3
28 30 36 42 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 28
29 27 27 91 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
30 37 38 26 Classic Christmas Album, Andy Williams 23
31 38 39 50 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
32 5 - 2 Thats What They All Say, Jack Harlow 5
33 49 35 18 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics, Gene Autry 21
34 40 59 9 The Best Of Bobby Helms, Bobby Helms 27
35 25 1 3 Wonder, Shawn Mendes 1
36 43 42 19 The Dean Martin Christmas Album, Dean Martin 36
37 21 16 22 F*ck Love, The Kid LAROI 3
38 29 24 68 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
39 - - 5 Resonance, Pt. 1, NCT 6
40 31 23 6 We Need A Little Christmas, Pentatonix 23
41 20 12 4 Plastic Hearts, Miley Cyrus 2
42 48 50 34 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 19
43 35 29 274 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
44 36 34 418 Greatest Hits, Queen 8
45 47 41 6 Power Up, AC/DC 1
46 - - 1 The Voice, Lil Durk 46
47 39 25 40 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
48 55 64 157 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 14
49 26 21 12 A Holly Dolly Christmas, Dolly Parton 16
50 67 65 13 Last Christmas (Soundtrack), George Michael & Wham! 43
51 44 52 174 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
52 57 51 38 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 4
53 69 97 19 A Legendary Christmas, John Legend 22
54 59 57 393 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
55 42 31 136 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
56 - - 1 Corta Venas, Eslabon Armado 56
57 41 30 6 Pluto x Baby Pluto, Future & Lil Uzi Vert 2
58 46 37 36 BLAME IT ON BABY, DaBaby 1
59 77 112 6 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, Jackson 5 53
60 103 142 6 Berry Christmas (EP), Chuck Berry 60
61 81 93 426 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
62 80 85 11 Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano 54
63 60 62 163 Diamonds, Elton John 7
64 51 53 186 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
65 86 87 98 Noel, Josh Groban 1
66 50 44 32 The GOAT, Polo G 2
67 54 43 43 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2
68 64 69 658 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
69 89 81 450 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
70 85 68 13 The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Andy Williams 40
71 52 45 13 Tickets To My Downfall, Machine Gun Kelly 1
72 56 46 94 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
73 63 61 125 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
74 78 96 443 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
75 53 47 38 Pray 4 Love, Rod Wave 2
76 65 70 276 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
77 102 82 54 Under The Mistletoe, Justin Bieber 1
78 94 141 144 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
79 98 101 504 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
80 58 48 12 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
81 62 56 117 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 13
82 82 80 503 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 18
83 129 - 13 Everyday Is Christmas, Sia 27
84 87 84 508 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
85 61 54 8 Welcome To O'Block, King Von 5
86 96 99 98 Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande 1
87 72 58 42 Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert 1
88 76 67 33 Just Cause Y'all Waited 2, Lil Durk 2
89 93 91 5 A Very Trainor Christmas, Meghan Trainor 89
90 73 66 55 Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch 1
91 108 110 12 The Album, BLACKPINK 2
92 70 60 15 Top, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1
93 106 117 452 1, The Beatles 1
94 79 104 404 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
95 110 120 69 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
96 97 107 199 American Teen, Khalid 4
97 71 119 9 Letter To You, Bruce Springsteen 2
98 74 63 64 Over It, Summer Walker 2
99 84 73 139 beerbongs & bentleys, Post Malone 1
100 105 105 648 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
101 107 79 40 A Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 1
102 66 71 84 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 20
103 88 77 42 Chilombo, Jhene Aiko 2
104 119 103 135 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 32
105 130 124 42 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 45
106 99 102 316 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
107 138 194 7 The Best Of Stevie Wonder: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection, Stevie Wonder 85
108 117 126 515 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
109 125 127 19 You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Gwen Stefani 16
110 68 76 70 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
111 134 121 59 Christmas Portrait, Carpenters 56
112 109 116 120 Swimming, Mac Miller 3
113 124 164 373 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
114 160 168 29 McCartney II, Paul McCartney 3
115 151 154 5 The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, The Beach Boys 107
116 - - 5 How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Soundtrack), Boris Karloff / Thurl Ravenscroft 79
117 139 - 231 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
118 92 88 130 Scorpion, Drake 1
119 161 - 131 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 1
120 90 74 17 B4 The Storm, Internet Money 10
121 141 178 64 Christmas Eve And Other Stories, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 48
122 75 118 154 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 4
123 149 190 7 A Winter Romance, Dean Martin 61
124 182 - 99 MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana 1
125 83 83 12 Ones, Selena 83
126 116 132 389 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
127 91 78 49 Manic, Halsey 2
128 162 - 3 Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald 111
129 95 92 211 Stoney, Post Malone 4
130 104 86 32 High Off Life, Future 1
131 145 149 5 Fun, Garth Brooks 42
132 101 98 145 ?, XXXTENTACION 1
133 113 - 8 Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits, Bee Gees 41
134 133 135 44 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
135 184 177 4 A Donny Hathaway Collection, Donny Hathaway 135
136 114 95 31 Wunna, Gunna 1
137 123 111 5 A Drummer Boy Christmas, for KING & COUNTRY 50
138 166 - 157 The Wall, Pink Floyd 1
139 131 136 193 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
140 100 33 3 The White Stripes Greatest Hits, The White Stripes 33
141 152 181 67 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
142 150 175 954 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
143 111 90 8 Love Goes, Sam Smith 5
144 140 148 90 Free Spirit, Khalid 1
145 177 - 172 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 2
146 115 114 47 Circles, Mac Miller 3
147 136 138 213 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
148 185 172 217 The Very Best Of The Eagles, Eagles 3
149 121 106 34 Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Drake 2
150 120 113 58 Frozen II, Soundtrack 1
151 170 200 587 Metallica, Metallica 1
152 122 129 199 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
153 135 145 159 The Greatest Showman, Soundtrack 1
154 33 - 3 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, Sturgill Simpson 24
155 167 150 57 That's Christmas To Me, Pentatonix 2
156 163 170 183 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 2
157 186 189 5 Gimme Some Truth. (2020), John Lennon 40
158 - - 282 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 2
159 - 140 353 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
160 128 166 315 1989, Taylor Swift 1
161 - - 263 Ten, Pearl Jam 2
162 - - 2 What A Wonderful Christmas, Louis Armstrong & Friends 162
163 155 158 88 Cuz I Love You, Lizzo 4
164 146 128 5 Hey World, Lee Brice 45
165 142 144 46 Meet The Woo, V.2, Pop Smoke 7
166 - - 232 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 16
167 169 174 254 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
168 132 108 185 Ctrl, SZA 3
169 183 - 283 Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
170 143 133 174 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
171 118 89 6 Until I Return, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 10
172 - - 73 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
173 137 122 6 Believe, Andrea Bocelli 26
174 144 130 60 Hot Pink, Doja Cat 9
175 172 - 101 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 2
176 147 125 14 Code Red, Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta 6
177 - - 18 Glow, Brett Eldredge 29
178 165 161 32 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 106
179 - - 2 Home Alone, Soundtrack 179
180 - - 2 Triple Live Deluxe, Garth Brooks 113
181 197 - 25 Behold: A Christmas Collection, Lauren Daigle 29
182 171 153 30 Chromatica, Lady Gaga 1
183 159 146 408 Take Care, Drake 1
184 153 171 127 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
185 154 139 27 Goldmine, Gabby Barrett 27
186 112 49 3 Wish Me Well 3, YFN Lucci 49
187 - - 75 The Essential Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley 42
188 164 147 50 Time Served, Moneybagg Yo 3
189 156 - 8 No Pressure, Logic 2
190 126 94 5 Harmony, Josh Groban 17
191 - - 1 HLK, V.3 (EP), J.I The Prince Of N.Y 191
192 - - 1 A Tori Kelly Christmas, Tori Kelly 192
193 - - 115 Hotel California, Eagles 1
194 - - 34 Home For Christmas, 'N Sync 7
195 - - 1 Cowboy Bebop (Soundtrack), Seatbelts 195
196 179 187 64 Wildflowers, Tom Petty 5
197 158 137 9 Levon James, King Von 40
198 178 169 142 Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B 1
199 181 - 33 The Essential Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 35
200 176 162 277 Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd 1

[Gary]

TCA

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 McCartney III, Paul McCartney 1
2 1 - 2 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
3 - - 37 Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem 2
4 2 10 22 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
5 45 38 11 Resonance, Pt. 1, NCT 2
6 3 2 13 My Gift, Carrie Underwood 2
7 8 8 6 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 2
8 7 5 6 Power Up, AC/DC 1
9 9 7 5 BE, BTS 1
10 4 9 54 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
11 12 13 90 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
12 5 3 12 A Holly Dolly Christmas, Dolly Parton 3
13 15 22 109 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 8
14 14 1 3 Wonder, Shawn Mendes 1
15 13 17 9 Letter To You, Bruce Springsteen 1
16 11 6 6 We Need A Little Christmas, Pentatonix 6
17 22 27 12 The Album, BLACKPINK 1
18 24 25 5 Fun, Garth Brooks 11
19 32 31 5 Triple Live Deluxe, Garth Brooks 16
20 18 16 6 Believe, Andrea Bocelli 4
21 6 - 5 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, Sturgill Simpson 5
22 20 23 59 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
23 21 26 279 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
24 17 4 3 The White Stripes Greatest Hits, The White Stripes 4
25 16 14 5 Harmony, Josh Groban 4
26 38 12 8 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
27 37 36 162 Diamonds, Elton John 6
28 40 35 44 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
29 25 96 9 No Pressure, Logic 2
30 26 20 8 A Drummer Boy Christmas, for KING & COUNTRY 8
31 42 40 67 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
32 29 28 274 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
33 31 21 4 Plastic Hearts, Miley Cyrus 6
34 43 39 82 Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande 1
35 34 34 42 Circles, Mac Miller 3
36 46 46 68 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
37 36 24 8 A Very Trainor Christmas, Meghan Trainor 14
38 28 30 70 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
39 33 11 4 Eyes Wide Open: The 2nd Full Album, TWICE 11
40 64 82 9 Beastie Boys Music, Beastie Boys 14
41 - - 3 Ugly Is Beautiful, Oliver Tree 5
42 68 - 8 Imploding The Mirage, The Killers 2
43 47 49 184 This One's For You, Luke Combs 2
44 61 64 13 Super One: The 1st Album, SuperM 1
45 50 44 10 Live From The Forum MMXVIII, Eagles 3
46 - - 2 The New OK, Drive-By Truckers 46
47 54 85 118 Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle 2
48 72 66 32 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 4
49 52 55 29 Chromatica, Lady Gaga 1
50 55 41 7 Minisode1: Blue Hour (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
51 58 50 9 Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, Gorillaz 3
52 19 - 2 Swimming In Circles, Mac Miller 19
53 53 72 19 Fetch The Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple 1
54 41 - 2 Songs Of Comfort And Hope, Kathryn Stott / Yo-Yo Ma 41
55 70 75 17 S&M2, Metallica And San Francisco Symphony 1
56 63 71 51 Fully Loaded: God's Country, Blake Shelton 2
57 76 73 25 The New Abnormal, The Strokes 1
58 69 65 9 Now 76, Various Artists 26
59 71 83 14 The Speed Of Now, Part 1, Keith Urban 3
60 56 48 9 Kidz Bop 2021, Kidz Bop Kids 48
61 65 58 8 Love Goes, Sam Smith 4
62 80 97 42 NCT #127: Neo Zone, The 2nd Album, NCT 127 1
63 67 62 58 Frozen II, Soundtrack 1
64 57 61 12 Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers 6
65 59 60 7 The Christmas Album, Leslie Odom Jr. 18
66 62 37 40 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
67 60 79 20 Rough And Rowdy Ways, Bob Dylan 1
68 - - 2 After School EP, Melanie Martinez 39
69 85 99 32 The Slow Rush, Tame Impala 2
70 66 74 45 Manic, Halsey 1
71 - - 14 RTJ4, Run The Jewels 2
72 82 87 5 Hey World, Lee Brice 25
73 49 19 3 Royal Albert Hall, Arctic Monkeys 19
74 - - 1 Soul (Soundtrack), Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross 74
75 100 - 18 Born Here Live Here Die Here, Luke Bryan 2
76 23 - 5 Existential Reckoning, Puscifer 10
77 - - 1 Border : Day One (EP), ENHYPEN 77
78 96 - 23 C A L M, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
79 35 - 2 We Will Always Love You, The Avalanches 35
80 73 67 7 Christmas Party!, Kidz Bop Kids 67
81 91 - 17 Gaslighter, The Chicks 1
82 - - 5 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
83 92 47 7 Live In Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour, Stevie Nicks 17
84 - - 46 Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey 3
85 - 63 11 Smile, Katy Perry 3
86 88 - 10 Ohms, Deftones 3
87 - - 2 1's, Marvin Gaye 87
88 - - 3 Classic Diamonds, Neil Diamond With The London Symphony Orchestra 20
89 - - 1 1's, The Temptations 89
90 - - 1 Star Wars The Mandalorian: Season 2, Volume 2 (Chapters 13-16), Soundtrack 90
91 90 - 33 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 36
92 - - 6 A Decade Of Destruction, Volume 2, Five Finger Death Punch 15
93 95 80 5 Live In Maui, Jimi Hendrix Experience 19
94 - 98 7 Royal Tea, Joe Bonamassa 5
95 - - 12 Now 75, Various Artists 10
96 93 69 5 Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City, Iron Maiden 9
97 48 29 5 Songs You Don't Know By Heart, Jimmy Buffett 27
98 - - 28 American Standard, James Taylor 1
99 - - 6 Alicia, Alicia Keys 2
100 - - 28 TROLLS: World Tour, Soundtrack 3

[Gary]

Sales

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 McCartney III, Paul McCartney 1
2 1 - 2 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
3 - - 26 Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem 2
4 2 11 22 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
5 93 76 10 Resonance, Pt. 1, NCT 2
6 3 2 13 My Gift, Carrie Underwood 2
7 8 8 6 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 2
8 7 5 6 Power Up, AC/DC 1
9 9 7 5 BE, BTS 1
10 4 9 54 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
11 12 16 91 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
12 15 17 170 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
13 17 23 320 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
14 5 3 12 A Holly Dolly Christmas, Dolly Parton 3
15 23 33 103 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 8
16 20 1 3 Wonder, Shawn Mendes 1
17 16 15 363 Greatest Hits, Queen 3
18 13 22 9 Letter To You, Bruce Springsteen 1
19 11 6 6 We Need A Little Christmas, Pentatonix 6
20 28 27 231 Thriller, Michael Jackson 20
21 22 25 500 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
22 14 10 93 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 7
23 52 60 177 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
24 18 32 154 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 13
25 41 57 153 MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana 1
26 29 48 144 Back In Black, AC/DC 24
27 35 36 364 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
28 33 51 126 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
29 42 50 138 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 2
30 24 34 226 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 6
31 21 20 87 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
32 36 43 12 The Album, BLACKPINK 1
33 34 44 54 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
34 38 39 5 Fun, Garth Brooks 11
35 40 31 80 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 20
36 19 13 18 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 3
37 50 58 210 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
38 49 49 381 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 10
39 56 54 5 Triple Live Deluxe, Garth Brooks 18
40 46 45 234 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 2
41 27 21 6 Believe, Andrea Bocelli 5
42 6 - 3 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, Sturgill Simpson 6
43 43 46 326 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 10
44 58 66 254 1, The Beatles 1
45 31 37 54 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
46 32 42 274 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
47 26 4 3 The White Stripes Greatest Hits, The White Stripes 4
48 - - 2 Cowboy Bebop (Soundtrack), Seatbelts 48
49 25 18 5 Harmony, Josh Groban 4
50 70 - 55 The Wall, Pink Floyd 17
51 74 86 274 Ten, Pearl Jam 2
52 45 35 90 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
53 72 73 35 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 7
54 68 79 78 American Teen, Khalid 11
55 66 14 8 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
56 77 69 403 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 18
57 80 87 406 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
58 65 65 134 Diamonds, Elton John 6
59 79 63 44 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
60 47 41 68 Wildflowers, Tom Petty 3
61 39 - 5 No Pressure, Logic 2
62 75 80 34 Swimming, Mac Miller 2
63 83 78 569 Metallica, Metallica 1
64 44 28 8 A Drummer Boy Christmas, for KING & COUNTRY 9
65 78 90 326 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
66 85 88 50 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
67 88 84 225 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 16
68 69 70 22 Kind Of Blue, Miles Davis 59
69 53 47 257 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
70 91 - 45 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
71 62 71 16 Ones, Selena 7
72 - - 146 Brothers, The Black Keys 3
73 55 29 4 Plastic Hearts, Miley Cyrus 6
74 84 82 155 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2, Soundtrack 2
75 - - 73 Appetite For Destruction, Guns N' Roses 4
76 87 83 38 Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande 1
77 73 81 75 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 2
78 63 91 86 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 4
79 - - 53 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
80 - - 77 The College Dropout, Kanye West 2
81 - 93 17 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
82 60 40 49 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 39
83 76 95 82 Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves 2
84 - - 236 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
85 - - 84 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
86 - - 8 Skool Luv Affair, BTS 4
87 59 61 26 Circles, Mac Miller 3
88 96 - 22 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
89 - - 50 Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan 41
90 64 38 8 A Very Trainor Christmas, Meghan Trainor 16
91 82 67 239 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 6
92 - - 9 Revolver, The Beatles 92
93 51 53 63 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
94 92 - 6 Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits, Bee Gees 22
95 - - 138 Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
96 57 12 3 Eyes Wide Open: The 2nd Full Album, TWICE 12
97 - - 1 Dirty Dancing, Soundtrack 97
98 - - 4 Beastie Boys Music, Beastie Boys 15
99 - - 102 Licensed To Ill, Beastie Boys 18
100 86 75 23 The Essential Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 35

[Gary]

Catalog

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 1 81 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
2 3 4 182 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 1
3 2 2 133 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 2
4 5 3 7 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 3
5 4 5 190 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 1
6 6 6 15 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, Various Artists 4
7 7 7 47 The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection , Bing Crosby 5
8 8 9 16 The Classic Christmas Album, Perry Como 8
9 10 15 10 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings, Brenda Lee 9
10 11 8 17 Ultimate Christmas, Frank Sinatra 4
11 18 19 4 The Best Of Burl Ives: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection, Burl Ives 11
12 9 12 28 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 9
13 13 13 21 Classic Christmas Album, Andy Williams 10
14 14 14 37 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
15 20 11 16 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics, Gene Autry 9
16 15 21 9 The Best Of Bobby Helms, Bobby Helms 11
17 16 16 17 The Dean Martin Christmas Album, Dean Martin 16
18 19 17 28 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 7
19 12 10 749 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
20 17 18 596 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 1
21 23 34 9 A Legendary Christmas, John Legend 9
22 21 20 482 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
23 25 42 5 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, Jackson 5 22
24 42 - 3 Berry Christmas (EP), Chuck Berry 24
25 29 32 272 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
26 28 30 8 Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano 23
27 33 31 104 Noel, Josh Groban 1
28 22 23 1445 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
29 35 26 492 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
30 32 22 11 The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Andy Williams 21
31 26 33 1053 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
32 41 27 33 Under The Mistletoe, Justin Bieber 2
33 36 - 81 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
34 38 35 210 Nevermind, Nirvana 2
35 30 25 1084 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
36 - - 1 Everyday Is Christmas, Sia 36
37 34 29 380 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
38 44 44 671 1, The Beatles 1
39 27 38 343 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
40 47 46 3 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 40
41 37 40 13 American Teen, Khalid 17
42 43 39 1288 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
43 45 24 23 A Pentatonix Christmas, Pentatonix 1
44 - 37 32 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 14
45 - 48 144 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 3
46 39 36 185 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
47 - - 2 The Best Of Stevie Wonder: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection, Stevie Wonder 36
48 50 49 516 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
49 - 50 7 You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Gwen Stefani 27
50 - 47 108 Christmas Portrait, Carpenters 5

[Gary]

Vinyl

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 McCartney III, Paul McCartney 1
2 2 3 54 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
3 4 6 86 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
4 5 4 409 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
5 8 8 259 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
6 10 15 78 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 1
7 13 11 207 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
8 25 - 125 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 3
9 6 5 133 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
10 7 13 34 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 7
11 11 10 283 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
12 21 - 50 MTV Unplugged In New York, Nirvana 1
13 19 21 184 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 1
14 18 16 37 Nevermind, Nirvana 3
15 15 17 35 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 2
16 16 22 136 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 1
17 - 20 4 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 8
18 20 12 48 Ultimate Sinatra, Frank Sinatra 5
19 24 24 189 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
20 - - 6 Back In Black, AC/DC 18
21 12 19 203 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 2
22 22 18 278 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 1
23 1 - 5 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
24 - - 1 Cowboy Bebop (Soundtrack), Seatbelts 24
25 - 23 188 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 2

[jenglisbe]

I didn't realize Celine Dion's holiday album has fallen off so much. Did it even chart this year?

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

First week that Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon wasn't in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. It should rebound next week, though.

[WolfSpear]

Impressive week for vinyl! Wow... 1.8 million!

[areyoureadytojump]

Thanks to oldbloke for this:

"When We All For Asleep Where Do We Go" becomes the 20th album to pass the million traditional sales mark in the last five years (since the beginning of 2016), and only the 15th only counting the titles released since 2016...

Albums Selling Over 1 Million Copies 2016-2020

1. Taylor Swift - Reputation 2.27m (2017)
2. Adele - 25 2.10m (2015)
3. Chris Stapleton - Traveller 2.01m (2015)
4. Beyonce - Lemonade 1.99m (2016)
5. Original Cast - Hamilton: An American Musical 1.94m (2015)
6. Soundtrack - The Greatest Showman 1.93m (2016)
7. Drake - Views 1.77m (2016)
8. Ed Sheeran - Divide 1.57m (2017)
9. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic 1.46m (2016)
10. Pentatonix - A Pentatonix Christmas 1.42m (2016)

11. Metallica - Hardwired…To Self Destruct 1.31m (2016)
12. Taylor Swift - Folklore 1.26m (2020)
13. Taylor Swift - Lover 1.26m (2019)
14. Soundtrack - Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol.1 1.23m (2014)
15. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) 1.22m (2018)
16. Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface 1.18m (2015)
17. Kendrick Lamar - Damn. 1.16m (2017)
18. Soundtrack - Moana 1.09m (2016)
19. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma 1.08m (2017)
20. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go 1.01m (2019)