Billboard 200 1/22: Gunna #1 153k. Weeknd #2 148k.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

The Weeknd’s New ‘Dawn FM’ Tops Charts Around The World, Showing His ‘Undeniable Global Appeal’

1/18/2022

By Andrew Unterberger

The album topped 10 global country charts, according to his label, while landing at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with the potential to rise. 

The album, which follows as a companion piece of sorts to 2020’s blockbuster After Hours, bowed atop the Official U.K. Albums Chart — as well as, according to The Weeknd’s label, Republic Records, the official charts of Canada, Australia, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. In addition, two of the set’s tracks made the top 10 of Billboard‘s Global 200 chart, tracking the biggest songs in the world each week — led by the No. 2 debut of “Sacrifice,” which accounts for a mighty 53.5 million global streams this week, according to MRC Data.

The album has a lot of room to grow, too, as one of the year’s first superstar releases. While in the U.S., the album trailed Atlanta rapper Gunna‘s DS4Ever on the Billboard 200 albums chart, landing at No. 2 on the tally dated Jan. 22, The Weeknd still has CD and vinyl releases planned that could push the album up the charts if it sustains streaming interest. And, meanwhile, he’s preparing for his long-postponed After Hours ‘Til Dawn Stadium Tour that’s now due to kick off this summer with dates across across multiple continents and maintain fans’ interest in the album and mark one of the world’s biggest tours since concerts shut down in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“The impact of Dawn FM speaks to The Weeknd’s undeniable global appeal and further reinforces the healing power of music,” says Monte Lipman, Republic Records founder and CEO, in a statement. “The non-traditional rollout represents Abel’s pure dedication to his fans by making new music available in real time. This body of work has captured the imagination of both the creative community and the overall marketplace.”

Since his pop breakthrough in the mid-’10s, The Weeknd has been a steady presence at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. His three most recent albums before this year, 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness, 2016’s Starboy and 2020’s After Hours, all debuted atop the listing — with After Hours marking arguably the biggest success of his career to date, earning 444,000 equivalent album units in its first week — as did his 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy. But Dawn FM was edged out by DS4Ever (which, like Dawn FM, was released on Jan. 7 and officially announced the Monday before) in a particularly close race: DS4Ever bowed at No. 1 with 150,300 equivalent album units, while Dawn FM finished just a couple thousand short of that with 148,000 units.

While the initial performance for Dawn FM may seem modest compared to The Weeknd’s After Hours start, it requires some additional context. The first factor of importance is that After Hours‘ lofty first-week number, posted in April 2020, was boosted by a number of advantages that Dawn FM lacks. After Hours was released when Billboard still counted ticket- and merch-bundled album sales towards its totals — and The Weeknd offered both ticket bundles with CD purchases and merch bundles with digital purchases of After Hours, as well as a direct-to-consumer combination physical and digital album bundle, which could be reported as a sale that week even when the physical album would not ship for months to come. It all helped the album reach 274,000 in first-week sales, and over 100,000 in physical sales alone.

None of that is available for Dawn FM. In addition to bundles having been disallowed from contributing towards chart totals in October 2020, Dawn FM has no physical release to speak of yet — something the singer-songwriter (born Abel Tesfaye) himself acknowledged on Twitter would hurt his first-week numbers. “This doesn’t matter to me,” Tesfaye posted, in a tweet that was later deleted. “what matters is getting to experience the album together with the fans during these times.”

After Hours also benefited from a long and successful pre-release rollout — largely centered around the set’s two pre-release singles “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights,” which dropped within a couple days of one another the prior November, and which would both top the Hot 100 by the time After Hours itself debuted atop the Billboard 200. By contrast, the only song to be released in advance from Dawn FM — which was officially announced just days before the album’s Friday debut — was “Take My Breath,” which notched a solid Hot 100 debut at No. 6 the prior August, but failed to build much momentum from there and was not a major needle-mover by the time of Dawn‘s release five months later.

[dovahduck]

Billboard out here with Weeknd stans 👏

[Choco]

I wouldn't expect Gunna, a literal nobody outside the US to be much of a threat for global #1.

Label spin like this is boring. Just say "we f**ked up by not having CDs or an actual active radio single before the album". Instead they act like they expected this.

[iHype.]

Not a whole damage control article.

[Enigma.]

Mess x2

[aussie1]

Abel could do a Tay and release the physicals on a quiet week to get the #1 if they really wanted to.

[Gary]

BB200


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 DS4EVER, Gunna 1
2 - - 1 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 2
3 1 - 7 Encanto, Soundtrack 1
4 2 - 8 30, Adele 1
5 3 - 53 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
6 8 - 48 The Highlights, The Weeknd 2
7 4 - 34 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
8 6 - 19 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
9 7 - 29 Planet Her, Doja Cat 2
10 5 - 9 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
11 9 - 5 Fighting Demons, Juice WRLD 2
12 10 - 31 Hall Of Fame, Polo G 1
13 11 - 11 =, Ed Sheeran 1
14 12 - 10 Still Over It, Summer Walker 1
15 13 - 77 F*ck Love, The Kid LAROI 1
16 14 - 24 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
17 15 - 459 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
18 19 - 98 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
19 23 - 191 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
20 16 - 17 Montero, Lil Nas X 2
21 20 - 80 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
22 21 - 123 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
23 24 - 114 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
24 25 - 42 SoulFly, Rod Wave 1
25 26 - 20 Donda, Kanye West 1
26 29 - 79 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
27 30 - 481 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
28 28 - 43 Justice, Justin Bieber 1
29 33 - 16 Sincerely, Kentrell, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1
30 18 - 93 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 3
31 31 - 38 A Gangsta's Pain, Moneybagg Yo 1
32 22 - 9 An Evening With Silk Sonic, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) 2
33 36 - 6 Who Is Nardo Wick?, Nardo Wick 19
34 38 - 8 Sniper Gang Presents Syko Bob & SnapKatt: Nightmare Babies, Various Artists 34
35 17 - 4 Live Life Fast, Roddy Ricch 4
36 27 - 5 From The Bayou, YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Birdman 19
37 42 - 563 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
38 34 - 109 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
39 37 - 473 Greatest Hits, Queen 8
40 32 - 77 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
41 61 - 3 Sing 2, Soundtrack 41
42 35 - 57 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
43 43 - 172 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 10
44 41 - 241 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
45 40 - 49 Whole Lotta Red, Playboi Carti 1
46 47 - 329 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
47 44 - 218 Diamonds, Elton John 7
48 48 - 32 The Voice Of The Heroes, Lil Baby & Lil Durk 1
49 46 - 62 Dreamland, Glass Animals 7
50 49 - 61 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 3
51 52 - 149 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
52 45 - 146 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
53 55 - 98 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2
54 58 - 572 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 18
55 51 - 240 Ctrl, SZA 3
56 53 - 18 The Melodic Blue, Baby Keem 5
57 50 - 331 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
58 56 - 125 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
59 65 - 248 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
60 62 - 229 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
61 54 - 445 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
62 57 - 63 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
63 68 - 87 The GOAT, Polo G 2
64 82 - 7 Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren, Anuel AA 30
65 64 - 194 beerbongs & bentleys, Post Malone 1
66 72 - 200 25, Adele 1
67 60 - 558 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
68 59 - 180 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
69 63 - 59 El Ultimo Tour del Mundo, Bad Bunny 1
70 73 - 97 Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert 1
71 66 - 115 Hot Pink, Doja Cat 9
72 71 - 370 1989, Taylor Swift 1
73 79 - 463 Take Care, Drake 1
74 78 - 119 Over It, Summer Walker 2
75 80 - 713 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
76 75 - 200 ?, XXXTENTACION 1
77 76 - 185 Scorpion, Drake 1
78 90 - 405 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
79 85 - 93 Pray 4 Love, Rod Wave 2
80 89 - 444 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
81 77 - 254 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
82 74 - 371 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
83 81 - 524 21, Adele 1
84 83 - 695 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
85 122 - 25 Inside (The Songs), Bo Burnham 7
86 88 - 35 The Off-Season, J. Cole 1
87 91 - 111 Die Lit, Playboi Carti 3
88 86 - 182 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
89 98 - 49 Shiesty Season, Pooh Shiesty 3
90 95 - 68 Tickets To My Downfall, Machine Gun Kelly 1
91 102 - 57 Thats What They All Say, Jack Harlow 5
92 70 - 39 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
93 99 - 296 Views, Drake 1
94 100 - 7 Arcane League Of Legends, Soundtrack 94
95 92 - 554 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
96 103 - 44 When It's All Said And Done... Take Time, Giveon 5
97 96 - 266 Stoney, Post Malone 4
98 69 - 74 Let It Be (Soundtrack), The Beatles 1
99 94 - 557 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
100 125 - 118 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
101 110 - 138 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 20
102 109 - 206 Graduation, Kanye West 1
103 104 - 209 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 4
104 124 - 262 Moana, Soundtrack 2
105 84 - 17 Bigger Than Life Or Death, EST Gee 7
106 106 - 56 The Voice, Lil Durk 2
107 - - 71 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 21
108 130 - 260 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
109 119 - 69 Top, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1
110 112 - 197 Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B 1
111 97 - 173 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
112 87 - 12 The Lockdown Sessions, Elton John 10
113 114 - 68 Circles, Mac Miller 3
114 123 - 498 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
115 93 - 642 Metallica, Metallica 1
116 105 - 212 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 14
117 113 - 9 Macon, Jason Aldean 8
118 116 - 32 Still Sleep?, Sleepy Hallow 16
119 118 - 11 Something For Thee Hotties: From Thee Archives, Megan Thee Stallion 5
120 135 - 175 Swimming, Mac Miller 3
121 133 - 33 Free Dem Boyz, 42 Dugg 8
122 139 - 260 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 8
123 134 - 29 Vice Versa, Rauw Alejandro 17
124 132 - 254 American Teen, Khalid 4
125 117 - 15 Expensive Pain, Meek Mill 3
126 137 - 74 Goldmine, Gabby Barrett 27
127 143 - 100 Ghetto Gospel, Rod Wave 10
128 128 - 79 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 106
129 145 - 504 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
130 107 - 204 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 25
131 127 - 327 Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
132 142 - 80 I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston 14
133 67 - 4 Universe: The 3rd Album, Neo Culture Technology (2021), NCT 20
134 141 - 20 Trip At Knight, Trippie Redd 2
135 136 - 10 Human: The Double Album, Cody Johnson 19
136 140 - 409 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
137 152 - 404 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
138 111 - 5 B4 AVA, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 26
139 158 - 110 Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch 1
140 156 - 102 Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem 1
141 147 - 164 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
142 161 - 298 ANTI, Rihanna 1
143 144 - 58 Good News, Megan Thee Stallion 2
144 150 - 69 Ready To Die, The Notorious B.I.G. 15
145 177 - 87 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
146 - - 62 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 2
147 151 - 238 More Life, Drake 1
148 154 - 234 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 2
149 157 - 156 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
150 115 - 21 Man On The Moon III: The Chosen, Kid Cudi 2
151 164 - 38 Destined 2 Win, Lil Tjay 5
152 129 - 415 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
153 153 - 92 The College Dropout, Kanye West 2
154 163 - 144 Cry Baby, Melanie Martinez 6
155 131 - 153 Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande 1
156 162 - 23 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
157 160 - 86 Just Cause Y'all Waited 2, Lil Durk 2
158 168 - 213 17, XXXTENTACION 2
159 155 - 148 Speak Now, Taylor Swift 1
160 138 - 45 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 115
161 126 - 26 Country Stuff (EP), Walker Hayes 32
162 182 - 235 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 5
163 166 - 19 Rich Slave, Young Dolph 4
164 174 - 73 Wunna, Gunna 1
165 167 - 68 9, Jason Aldean 2
166 120 - 93 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
167 159 - 280 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 16
168 180 - 171 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
169 146 - 259 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
170 171 - 175 DS2, Future 1
171 185 - 162 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 1
172 108 - 377 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 31
173 179 - 162 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West 1
174 191 - 263 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 15
175 192 - 91 Chilombo, Jhene Aiko 2
176 188 - 86 Frozen II, Soundtrack 1
177 190 - 373 Hot Rocks 1964-1971, The Rolling Stones 4
178 183 - 31 Khaled Khaled, DJ Khaled 1
179 194 - 97 Manic, Halsey 2
180 199 - 53 Hey World, Lee Brice 45
181 186 - 345 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2
182 193 - 27 Devil's Got A New Disguise: The Very Best Of Aerosmith, Aerosmith 33
183 - - 1 Up 2 Me, Yeat 183
184 184 - 143 X 100PRE, Bad Bunny 11
185 181 - 27 Back Of My Mind, H.E.R. 6
186 - - 97 True 2 Myself, Lil Tjay 5
187 - - 113 The Search, NF 1
188 200 - 95 Meet The Woo, V.2, Pop Smoke 7
189 189 - 270 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, Travis Scott 1
190 197 - 150 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
191 - - 55 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
192 - - 366 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
193 165 - 11 Punk, Young Thug 1
194 178 - 158 Hotel California, Eagles 1
195 - - 270 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
196 149 - 17 Sticker: The 3rd Album, NCT 127 3
197 - - 111 Indigo, Chris Brown 1
198 - - 65 Playboi Carti, Playboi Carti 12
199 - - 121 Hoodie SZN, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 1
200 - - 66 A Love Letter To You 4, Trippie Redd 1

[Gary]

Current

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 8 30, Adele 1
2 4 - 5 Encanto, Soundtrack 2
3 - - 1 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 3
4 2 - 34 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
5 5 - 9 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
6 6 - 4 Universe: The 3rd Album, Neo Culture Technology (2021), NCT 4
7 8 - 17 Sticker: The 3rd Album, NCT 127 1
8 14 - 4 Sing 2, Soundtrack 8
9 - - 1 Toy, David Bowie 9
10 7 - 24 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
11 21 - 11 Inside (The Songs), Bo Burnham 3
12 - - 1 DS4EVER, Gunna 12
13 10 - 57 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
14 11 - 109 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
15 9 - 11 =, Ed Sheeran 1
16 13 - 40 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
17 16 - 8 Raise The Roof, Robert Plant / Alison Krauss 3
18 22 - 6 Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren, Anuel AA 18
19 12 - 77 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
20 18 - 10 Man On The Moon III: The Chosen, Kid Cudi 4
21 20 - 145 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
22 - - 1 The Evolution Of Tears, The Gentle Men 22
23 17 - 9 An Evening With Silk Sonic, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) 3
24 15 - 9 Formula Of Love: O+T=<3, TWICE 2
25 25 - 12 SEVENTEEN 9th Mini Album: Attacca (EP), SEVENTEEN 1
26 26 - 5 The Dreaming, MONSTA X 3
27 28 - 31 The Highlights, The Weeknd 4
28 23 - 25 Scaled And Icy, twenty one pilots 2
29 29 - 61 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 2
30 24 - 334 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
31 27 - 217 Diamonds, Elton John 6
32 40 - 53 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
33 3 - 2 Anniversary Trilogy, Bad Bunny 3
34 36 - 33 The Chaos Chapter : FREEZE, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
35 31 - 10 Voyage, ABBA 1
36 56 - 10 Kid A Mnesia, Radiohead 2
37 32 - 63 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
38 51 - 29 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 38
39 37 - 15 In These Silent Days, Brandi Carlile 3
40 30 - 39 The Battle At Garden’s Gate, Greta Van Fleet 2
41 38 - 60 BE, BTS 1
42 39 - 15 Love For Sale, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 2
43 35 - 122 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
44 50 - 20 If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, Halsey 1
45 - - 1 Flag Day, Soundtrack 45
46 46 - 18 Star-Crossed, Kacey Musgraves 1
47 58 - 82 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
48 47 - 8 Planet Her, Doja Cat 4
49 34 - 114 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
50 44 - 6 West Side Story (2021), Soundtrack 29
51 33 - 5 Barn, Neil Young / Crazy Horse 6
52 - - 5 Disco, Kylie Minogue 2
53 41 - 37 Chemtrails Over The Country Club, Lana Del Rey 1
54 - - 2 Persona Non Grata, Exodus 20
55 49 - 15 Whole Lotta Red, Playboi Carti 5
56 54 - 6 Chaotic Wonderland (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 19
57 48 - 13 Music Of The Spheres, Coldplay 1
58 57 - 319 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
59 55 - 9 Macon, Jason Aldean 5
60 60 - 5 Licorice Pizza, Soundtrack 60
61 79 - 17 Gold-Diggers Sound, Leon Bridges 3
62 45 - 13 Dimension : Dilemma, ENHYPEN 3
63 67 - 25 Sob Rock, John Mayer 1
64 59 - 9 Promises, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra 19
65 53 - 16 Crazy In Love: The 1st Album, iTZY 1
66 62 - 42 My Savior, Carrie Underwood 1
67 84 - 15 Body Language, Blake Shelton 5
68 - - 1 Landscape Tantrums (Unfinished Original Recordings Of De-Loused..., The Mars Volta 68
69 68 - 6 Servant Of The Mind, Volbeat 12
70 72 - 29 The Off-Season, J. Cole 1
71 52 - 41 Justice, Justin Bieber 2
72 61 - 12 Blue Banisters, Lana Del Rey 2
73 63 - 13 Sling, Clairo 3
74 76 - 10 The Future, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 17
75 100 - 49 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 3
76 - - 1 Rose Pink Cadillac, DOPE LEMON 76
77 75 - 19 Mercury - Act 1, Imagine Dragons 4
78 66 - 11 I Don't Live Here Anymore, The War On Drugs 4
79 71 - 3 tick, tick... BOOM!, Soundtrack 71
80 70 - 84 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
81 43 - 85 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 4
82 83 - 12 Kidz Bop 2022, Kidz Bop Kids 46
83 86 - 10 NOW 80, Various Artists 11
84 - - 4 Live At The Forum '76, Eagles 55
85 - - 1 There And Back Again, Eric Nam 85
86 65 - 65 The Album, BLACKPINK 1
87 77 - 10 Valentine, Snail Mail 7
88 - - 1 Dominion, Skillet 88
89 - - 38 The White Stripes Greatest Hits, The White Stripes 4
90 89 - 8 Welcome To Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2, Ice Nine Kills 4
91 42 - 3 Magic, Nas 16
92 94 - 12 The Lockdown Sessions, Elton John 4
93 82 - 6 If I Could Make It Go Quiet, girl in red 17
94 81 - 5 BBC Sessions, Green Day 23
95 64 - 6 Human: The Double Album, Cody Johnson 13
96 - - 1 Epigone, Wilderun 96
97 78 - 8 The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 6
98 73 - 19 Senjutsu, Iron Maiden 1
99 - - 112 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
100 91 - 10 Hushed And Grim, Mastodon 3

[Gary]

TAS


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 8 30, Adele 1
2 4 - 4 Encanto, Soundtrack 2
3 - - 1 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 3
4 2 - 34 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
5 5 - 9 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
6 7 - 279 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 6
7 6 - 4 Universe: The 3rd Album, Neo Culture Technology (2021), NCT 4
8 11 - 232 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
9 9 - 17 Sticker: The 3rd Album, NCT 127 1
10 10 - 225 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
11 18 - 4 Sing 2, Soundtrack 11
12 - - 1 Toy, David Bowie 12
13 8 - 24 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
14 35 - 9 Inside (The Songs), Bo Burnham 3
15 - - 1 DS4EVER, Gunna 15
16 14 - 57 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
17 15 - 109 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
18 96 - 7 Madvillainy, Madvillain 18
19 12 - 11 =, Ed Sheeran 1
20 13 - 15 Let It Be (Soundtrack), The Beatles 1
21 31 - 193 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 2
22 21 - 403 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
23 26 - 128 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
24 - - 2 Lost In Translation, Soundtrack 24
25 20 - 623 Metallica, Metallica 1
26 17 - 29 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
27 33 - 555 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
28 22 - 375 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
29 23 - 8 Raise The Roof, Robert Plant / Alison Krauss 3
30 37 - 4 Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren, Anuel AA 30
31 16 - 77 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
32 28 - 98 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
33 25 - 6 Man On The Moon III: The Chosen, Kid Cudi 4
34 36 - 435 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 10
35 30 - 146 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
36 27 - 377 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 10
37 - - 1 The Evolution Of Tears, The Gentle Men 37
38 24 - 9 An Evening With Silk Sonic, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) 3
39 32 - 290 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 6
40 19 - 9 Formula Of Love: O+T=<3, TWICE 2
41 43 - 10 SEVENTEEN 9th Mini Album: Attacca (EP), SEVENTEEN 1
42 44 - 5 The Dreaming, MONSTA X 3
43 34 - 263 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
44 38 - 50 KIDS SEE GHOSTS, KIDS SEE GHOSTS 3
45 45 - 117 The College Dropout, Kanye West 2
46 52 - 17 The Highlights, The Weeknd 4
47 68 - 87 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
48 66 - 277 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 2
49 41 - 17 Scaled And Icy, twenty one pilots 2
50 65 - 35 Tron: Legacy (Soundtrack), Daft Punk 4
51 53 - 60 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 2
52 40 - 155 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 8
53 42 - 326 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
54 49 - 20 Hotel California, Eagles 21
55 69 - 62 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
56 47 - 46 "Awaken, My Love!", Childish Gambino 4
57 39 - 50 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 7
58 50 - 278 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 16
59 48 - 180 Diamonds, Elton John 6
60 73 - 345 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
61 46 - 418 Greatest Hits, Queen 3
62 91 - 34 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
63 3 - 2 Anniversary Trilogy, Bad Bunny 3
64 55 - 124 Weezer, Weezer 16
65 72 - 113 The Lumineers, The Lumineers 2
66 51 - 160 Blurryface, twenty one pilots 1
67 - - 1 About Time, Sabrina Claudio 67
68 67 - 66 The Wall, Pink Floyd 17
69 61 - 96 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
70 71 - 294 21, Adele 1
71 63 - 25 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 7
72 58 - 123 Map Of The Soul: PERSONA, BTS 1
73 89 - 282 Thriller, Michael Jackson 9
74 84 - 30 The Chaos Chapter : FREEZE, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
75 70 - 393 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
76 62 - 438 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
77 57 - 10 Voyage, ABBA 1
78 - - 49 Juno, Soundtrack 1
79 76 - 93 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
80 - - 58 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
81 59 - 32 Are You Experienced, The Jimi Hendrix Experience 44
82 54 - 56 Ctrl, SZA 5
83 83 - 37 Black Pumas, Black Pumas 8
84 - - 4 Kid A Mnesia, Radiohead 2
85 75 - 191 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2, Soundtrack 2
86 86 - 16 Revolver, The Beatles 66
87 - - 101 25, Adele 1
88 81 - 65 Ready To Die, The Notorious B.I.G. 15
89 - - 9 What's Going On, Marvin Gaye 6
90 74 - 45 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
91 - - 41 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
92 - - 53 In Rainbows, Radiohead 1
93 - - 4 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 81
94 85 - 9 In These Silent Days, Brandi Carlile 3
95 - - 5 Depression Cherry, Beach House 5
96 - - 2 Portrait Of A Legend: 1951-1964, Sam Cooke 96
97 56 - 30 The Battle At Garden’s Gate, Greta Van Fleet 2
98 87 - 54 BE, BTS 1
99 - - 4 Hunky Dory, David Bowie 24
100 100 - 34 Greatest Hits, Al Green 85

[Gary]

Vinyl


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 2 - 21 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
2 4 - 243 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 2
3 3 - 8 30, Adele 1
4 6 - 165 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
5 5 - 9 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
6 7 - 451 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
7 - - 2 Madvillainy, Madvillain 3
8 - - 2 Inside (The Songs), Bo Burnham 3
9 - - 2 Lost In Translation, Soundtrack 9
10 13 - 146 AM, Arctic Monkeys 1
11 8 - 24 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
12 9 - 107 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
13 10 - 26 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
14 16 - 238 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 1
15 11 - 4 Man On The Moon III: The Chosen, Kid Cudi 2
16 - - 1 The Evolution Of Tears, The Gentle Men 16
17 19 - 46 Nevermind, Nirvana 3
18 25 - 303 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
19 17 - 129 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
20 15 - 15 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
21 20 - 13 Let It Be (Soundtrack), The Beatles 2
22 23 - 31 KIDS SEE GHOSTS, KIDS SEE GHOSTS 3
23 22 - 304 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
24 21 - 207 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
25 - - 8 The College Dropout, Kanye West 6

[Gary]

Catalog

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 396 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
2 2 - 327 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
3 4 - 435 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
4 3 - 804 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
5 7 - 3 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 5
6 8 - 1139 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
7 5 - 155 Ctrl, SZA 1
8 10 - 79 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 8
9 6 - 531 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
10 11 - 4 The GOAT, Polo G 10
11 14 - 76 25, Adele 1
12 9 - 264 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
13 15 - 18 Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert 8
14 13 - 239 1989, Taylor Swift 1
15 20 - 294 Take Care, Drake 1
16 19 - 3 Over It, Summer Walker 16
17 21 - 1500 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
18 17 - 53 ?, XXXTENTACION 5
19 27 - 328 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 2
20 24 - 5 Pray 4 Love, Rod Wave 20
21 26 - 773 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
22 18 - 55 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 9
23 16 - 240 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
24 22 - 287 21, Adele 1
25 23 - 1335 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
26 28 - 21 Die Lit, Playboi Carti 18
27 25 - 45 AM, Arctic Monkeys 14
28 34 - 145 Views, Drake 4
29 29 - 355 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
30 32 - 52 Stoney, Post Malone 7
31 12 - 26 Let It Be (Soundtrack), The Beatles 1
32 31 - 551 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
33 46 - 19 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 17
34 40 - 49 Graduation, Kanye West 14
35 36 - 76 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 16
36 45 - 97 Moana, Soundtrack 6
37 - - 32 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 11
38 50 - 93 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
39 41 - 84 Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B 3
40 33 - 33 reputation, Taylor Swift 7
41 42 - 6 Circles, Mac Miller 28
42 44 - 1103 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
43 30 - 955 Metallica, Metallica 1
44 37 - 21 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 20
45 - - 48 Swimming, Mac Miller 14
46 - - 119 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 2
47 - - 58 American Teen, Khalid 10
48 - - 1 Ghetto Gospel, Rod Wave 48
49 48 - 22 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 17
50 - - 539 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1

[Enigma.]

The Highlights will probably overtake Dawn FM in three weeks

[Gary]

Weeks in the top 10 - 1956 - Present

(1959-1963 there were separate stereo and mono charts) - Pre 1963 charts for this list based on Mono


MY FAIR LADY, ORIGINAL CAST 110
The Sound Of Music, Soundtrack 109
West Side Story, Soundtrack 99
Thriller, Michael Jackson 78---*(plus 13 weeks in the 2003-2009 Comprehensive chart)
Peter Paul & Mary, Peter, Paul And Mary 84
Born In The U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen 84
21, Adele 84
Hysteria, Def Leppard 78
OKLAHOMA!, SOUNDTRACK 73
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette 72
Dr. ZhIVago, Soundtrack 71
THE KING AND I, SOUNDTRACK 67
Forever Your Girl, Paula Abdul 64
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, ORIGINAL CAST 62
Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 61
Falling Into You, Celine Dion 61
Camelot, Original Cast 59
Can't Slow Down, Lionel Richie 59
1989, Taylor Swift 59
Fearless, Taylor Swift 58
CALYPSO, HARRY BELAFONTE 58
Cracked Rear VIew, Hootie & The Blowfish 55
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 53
Divide, Ed Sheeran 53
Come On Over, Shania Twain 53
Appetite For Destruction, Guns N Roses 53
Wilson Phillips, Wilson Phillips 52
Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em, M.C. Hammer 52
Frampton Comes Alive!, Peter Frampton 52
Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 52
BELAFONTE, HARRY BELAFONTE 52

[nickd]

Jan 19, 2022 4:16:53 GMT -5 aussie1 said:

Abel could do a Tay and release the physicals on a quiet week to get the #1 if they really wanted to.

How much would he realistically sell in physicals (without bundles)? Looks like Encanto might stay strong for a bit, so Dawn FM's SEAs won't be all that strong anymore by the time we get some weak weeks.

[dovahduck]

Yeah I think he's going for the week of the 28th. He just dropped more signed CDs. Bro made his hands unnecessarily even more tired just cause he couldn't wait another week or two to drop. I definitely expect a deluxe then.

[Night Senses]

Jan 19, 2022 0:45:09 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Not a whole damage control article.

Seriously. What the hell? It’s not a tragedy that he didn’t get #1 this time. He’ll live.

[fridayteenage]

Jan 20, 2022 2:31:06 GMT -5 Night Senses said:

Jan 19, 2022 0:45:09 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Not a whole damage control article.

Seriously. What the hell? It’s not a tragedy that he didn’t get #1 this time. He’ll live.

well he brought up his grammy snub and how he's too good for them now about 100x.

[magik]

I thought The Weeknd and his label weren't concerned about the numbers. Not sure why they are trying to push the "global" angle here. They should have just went with After Hours release model and call it day. I feel like they have been rather annoying, starting with the Grammy snubs.

[Envoirment]

Just noticed Adele's 25 has now passed 200 weeks! I wonder where it is among albums by female artists. I expect it'll stick around quite a while now that her back catalogue is getting strong support in the streaming era.

[Enigma.]

Republic "doing some damage control" when there is no damage. why don't they just focus on making the campaign successful beyond the release week.

I am intrigued when the hinted part three will be out though. It is going to do even smaller numbers without physical release.

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

Jan 20, 2022 14:41:40 GMT -5 Envoirment said:

Just noticed Adele's 25 has now passed 200 weeks! I wonder where it is among albums by female artists. I expect it'll stick around quite a while now that her back catalogue is getting strong support in the streaming era.

[kcdawg13]

Jan 20, 2022 15:09:29 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Republic "doing some damage control" when there is no damage. why don't they just focus on making the campaign successful beyond the release week.

I am intrigued when the hinted part three will be out though. It is going to do even smaller numbers without physical release.

I don't think Part 3 is gonna be out for another year or so at the earliest, the label is gonna try to salvage this era first.

I'm gonna make an assumption that Abel will mix in dark R&B/trap on the third record instead just straight pop so he can court the Apple Music audience. I expect more "Heartless" and less "Blinding Lights," if that makes sense. It'll work if he's going for his "Heaven or Hell" theme.

[After Minutes]

Jan 20, 2022 17:05:14 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

Jan 20, 2022 15:09:29 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Republic "doing some damage control" when there is no damage. why don't they just focus on making the campaign successful beyond the release week.

I am intrigued when the hinted part three will be out though. It is going to do even smaller numbers without physical release.

I don't think Part 3 is gonna be out for another year or so at the earliest, the label is gonna try to salvage this era first.

I'm gonna make an assumption that Abel will mix in dark R&B/trap on the third record instead just straight pop so he can court the Apple Music audience. I expect more "Heartless" and less "Blinding Lights," if that makes sense. It'll work if he's going for his "Heaven or Hell" theme.

Yeah the third part is definitely not coming out before the tour ends - or begins.

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

Jan 20, 2022 17:05:14 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

Jan 20, 2022 15:09:29 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Republic "doing some damage control" when there is no damage. why don't they just focus on making the campaign successful beyond the release week.

I am intrigued when the hinted part three will be out though. It is going to do even smaller numbers without physical release.

I don't think Part 3 is gonna be out for another year or so at the earliest, the label is gonna try to salvage this era first.

I'm gonna make an assumption that Abel will mix in dark R&B/trap on the third record instead just straight pop so he can court the Apple Music audience. I expect more "Heartless" and less "Blinding Lights," if that makes sense. It'll work if he's going for his "Heaven or Hell" theme.

It'd be great to hear something similar to Triology (House of Balloons especially).

[dovahduck]

This might be released officially soon?

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Adele’s ’30’ Surpasses 1.5 Million in U.S. Sales, Hits Eighth Week at No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart

1/20/2022

By Keith Caulfield

Adele’s 30 collects an eighth consecutive, and total, week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Jan. 22). The set now has the most weeks in a row at No. 1 since 2014, when the Frozen soundtrack notched eight straight weeks atop the list (charts dated March 29-May 17, 2014), of its total 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1.

In terms of total weeks at No. 1 on Top Album Sales (not just consecutive No. 1 weeks), the last album with eight weeks at No. 1 was Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s soundtrack to A Star Is Born, with 10 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 between the charts dated Oct. 20, 2018 and March 30, 2019.

30 sold 21,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 13 (down 26%). (The Jan. 22-dated Top Album Sales chart reflects the sales week ending Jan. 13.)

30 has sold 1.51 million copies in the U.S. since its release on Nov. 19, 2021 It is the most recently released album to surpass 1.5 million in U.S. sales since Taylor Swift’s Folklore, which was released on July 24, 2020 and has sold 1.59 million.

Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The 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 MRC Data. Pure album sales were the sole measurement 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 soundtrack to the Disney animated film Encanto surges 4-2 (a new peak) on Top Album Sales with 16,500 sold (up 44%). The album is only available to purchase as either a digital download (which sold 3,800 during the week; up 23%) and as a CD (with 12,700 sold; up 52%). The soundtrack is scheduled for release on vinyl LP on April 8.

The Weeknd’s new Dawn FM album debuts at No. 3 on Top Album Sales with 15,000 copies sold – all from digital album sales. Its CD edition is slated to be released on Jan. 28, while its vinyl LP and cassette editions are scheduled to arrive on April 29. Dawn FM is the eighth top 10 on Top Album Sales for The Weeknd.

Olivia Rodrigo’s former No. 1 Sour falls 2-4 on with 10,000 sold (up 33%). Taylor Swift’s chart-topping Red (Taylor’s Version) is a non-mover at No. 5 with 9,000 sold (down 22%). Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours rises 7-6 with 7,500 sold (down 11%) and NCT’s Universe: The 3rd Album, Neo Culture Technology falls 6-7 with nearly 7,000 (down 31%).

Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D City climbs 11-8 with 6,000 sold (down 6%), NCT 127’s former No. 1 Sticker: The 3rd Album is stationary at No. 9 with nearly 6,000 (down 13%) and The Beatles’ chart-topping Abbey Road is steady at No. 10 with 5,500 (down 14%).

In the week ending Jan. 13, there were 1.716 million albums sold in the U.S. (down 5.9% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 1.318 million (down 7.4%) and digital albums comprised 398,000 (down 0.7%).

Year-to-date album sales total 3.541 million (down 14.3% compared to the same time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 2.742 million (down 12.5%) and digital album sales total 799,000 (down 19.8%).

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting the charts (albums and singles), Gary.

Looks like the album-sales totals will be a regular feature in the weekly TAS articles. Yippee. :)

[owenlovesmusic]

Jan 18, 2022 4:18:27 GMT -5 degen said:

who was that one poster that said Gunna would debut at #1 on the hot 100 because of a remix from a 2019 Post Malone song? Reveal yourself…

😶