Billboard 200 8/27: Rod Wave #1 115k. Bunny #2. Megan #4

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rod-wave-beautiful-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235129066/

Rod Wave’s ‘Beautiful Mind’ Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
By Keith Caulfield

Plus: Megan Thee Stallion's scores her fifth consecutive top 10 with "Traumazine."

Rod Wave’s Beautiful Mind bows atop the Billboard 200 chart (dated Aug. 27), scoring the rapper his second No. 1 album. The set enters with 115,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 18, according to Luminate. He previously topped the list with his last release, SoulFly, which opened at No. 1 on the chart dated April 10, 2021.

Also in the new top 10 of the Billboard 200, Megan Thee Stallion scores her fifth top 10, all earned consecutively, as Traumazine starts at No. 4.


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, compiled by Luminate. 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 Aug. 27, 2022-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday (Aug. 23).

Of Beautiful Mind’s 115,000 equivalent album units earned, SEA units comprise 113,000 (equaling 157.73 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 24 tracks), album sales comprise 2,000 and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.

All told, Beautiful Mind is Wave’s fourth straight top 10 effort on the Billboard 200 — the entirety of his charting releases. Aside from the chart-topping SoulFly, for a week in 2021, he also logged a top 10 each in 2020 (Pray 4 Love, No. 2) and 2019 (Ghetto Gospel, No. 10).

Beautiful Mind was led by the single “Cold December,” which premiered in January and marked the artist’s sixth top 40-charting hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in February (peaking at No. 38). At the top of May, the album was announced for a June 3 release, but was eventually pushed back until Aug. 12.

Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti falls 1-2 on the latest Billboard 200, after eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, with 108,000 equivalent album units earned (down less than 1%).

Beyoncé’s chart-topping Renaissance is a non-mover at No. 3 with 64,000 units (down 29%).

Megan Thee Stallion notches her fifth top 10 album on the Billboard 200, all earned in a row, as Traumazine debuts at No. 4 with 63,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 54,000 (equaling 85.72 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 18 tracks), album sales comprise 8,000 and TEA units comprise 1,000.


Traumazine is the rapper’s sixth charting effort on the Billboard 200. She first dented in the tally in 2019 with Tina Snow (peaking at No. 166) and has followed it with five straight top 10 efforts: Fever (No. 10, 2019), Sugar (No. 7, 2020), Good News (No. 2, 2020), Something for Thee Hotties: From Thee Archives (No. 5, 2021) and Traumazine (No. 4).

The Traumazine album was announced just one day before its release on Aug. 12. The set was preceded by a trio of Hot 100-charting hits: “Sweetest Pie,” with Dua Lipa (No. 15 peak), “Plan B” (No. 29) and “Pressurelicious,” featuring Future (No. 55). The set also boasts collaborations with Key Glock, Latto, Pooh Shiesty, Rico Nasty, Jhené Aiko, Lucky Daye, Sauce Walka, Big Pokey and Lil’ Keke.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s The Last Slimeto slips 2-5 in its second week with 50,000 equivalent album units earned (down 54%),

Morgan Wallen’s former leader Dangerous: The Double Album dips 4-6 with 48,000 (down less than 1%) and

Harry Styles’ chart-topping Harry’s House falls 5-7 with 43,000 units (down 1%).

The Weeknd’s compilation album The Highlights returns to the top 10, rising 36-8 with just over 28,000 equivalent album units earned (up 76%). The set contains such hits as “Blinding Lights,” “Save Your Tears” (both from The Weeknd’s studio album After Hours). On the new chart, the TEA and SEA units for those songs contribute to The Highlights, as a song’s activity is assigned to the artist’s album with the most traditional album sales in a week. (The Highlights sold 1,000 copies in the latest tracking week, while After Hours sold under 1,000.) A week ago, the TEA and SEA for the songs were directed to After Hours, as it outsold The Highlights that week.

Closing out the new top 10 are two former No. 1s:

Future’s I Never Liked You, falling 7-9 with nearly 28,000 equivalent album units earned (down 4%) and

Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour, which slides 9-10 with 25,000 units (down 1%).

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes an exhaustive and thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data, removing any suspicious or unverifiable activity using established criteria before final chart calculations are made and published. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious and unverifiable is disqualified prior to the final calculation.

[onebuffalo]

I wonder how Olivia Newton-John will do this week.

[areyoureadytojump]

^Probably not that good since most of her albums are not in stock. Fans of hers probably don't stream.

[onebuffalo]

Aug 21, 2022 15:16:24 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

^Probably not that good since most of her albums are not in stock. Fans of hers probably don't stream.

I just added her to my phone. I had to get all the singles off albums because her greatest hits compilations were not available on mp3.

[HolidayGuy]

Also, if iTunes was any indication, activity probably dropped off after the first few days that followed her passing.

[WolfSpear]

Grease is such an iconic piece…

The album actually returned to the top 10 in 1998, before the catalog restrictions were lifted. The film did well on its re-release as it topped the Catalog Albums chart for many weeks. Don’t let those RIAA numbers fool you, the album has sold at least 6 million in the Soundscan era alone. The numbers would be much closer to Saturday Night Fever, which is not surprising. 1977-1978 launched a few of the biggest blockbusters in the rock era.

[thegreatdivine]

Weeks in the top 10:
83 Dangerous
55 Sour
27 The Highlights
16 I Never Liked You
15 Un Verano Sin Ti
13 Harry's House
3 Renaissance
2 The Last Slimeto
1 Beautiful Mind
1 Traumazine

[fridayteenage]

so bad bunny's gonna bulldoze his way past 10 weeks #1 huh?

[jasper0102]

Aug 21, 2022 17:08:12 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

so bad bunny's gonna bulldoze his way past 10 weeks #1 huh?

He definitely will, and he's probably going to end up bulldozing to the title of Billboard 200 Album Of The Year becuase of that.

[85la]

Wow, I had no idea Megan already has 6 charting albums, for some reason I thought she was only on her second!!

[iHype.]

Aug 22, 2022 13:08:12 GMT -5 85la said:

Wow, I had no idea Megan already has 6 charting albums, for some reason I thought she was only on her second!!

Mixtapes and EPs

[WolfSpear]

Yeah, that’s one way to manipulate the Billboard 200 without trying :eyeroll:

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

[HolidayGuy]

WolfS- we probably touched on this prior, but... Grease was a two-record album, much like Saturday Night Fever. Do we know if their certifications reflect that, or each album counting once? I would think Grease had sold at least 8 million copies total when it was certified, rather than just 4 million. Though its Billboard 200 run was relatively short compared to some other blockbusters (77 weeks in its initial run; SNF was 120).

Nonetheless, it's certainly overdue for an updated certification, given what it has sold in the SoundScan era.

[Gary]

Billboard 200

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Beautiful Mind, Rod Wave 1
2 1 - 15 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 1
3 3 - 3 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
4 - - 1 Traumazine, Megan Thee Stallion 4
5 2 - 2 The Last Slimeto, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2
6 4 - 84 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
7 5 - 13 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
8 36 - 79 The Highlights, The Weeknd 2
9 7 - 16 I Never Liked You, Future 1
10 9 - 65 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
11 11 - 5 Gemini Rights, Steve Lacy 7
12 - - 1 Drillmatic Heart Vs. Mind, The Game 12
13 8 - 9 Honestly, Nevermind, Drake 1
14 6 - 2 Curtain Call 2, Eminem 6
15 12 - 13 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 5
16 10 - 23 7220, Lil Durk 1
17 13 - 11 Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone 2
18 15 - 50 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
19 16 - 14 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 1
20 19 - 8 Growin' Up, Luke Combs 2
21 20 - 60 Planet Her, Doja Cat 2
22 21 - 37 Who Is Nardo Wick?, Nardo Wick 16
23 23 - 129 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
24 14 - 3 Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation, $uicideBoy$ 7
25 25 - 154 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
26 26 - 504 Greatest Hits, Queen 8
27 18 - 5 Special, Lizzo 2
28 29 - 254 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
29 35 - 512 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
30 32 - 6 Wasteland, Brent Faiyaz 2
31 28 - 203 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 10
32 34 - 490 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
33 30 - 272 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
34 33 - 145 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
35 40 - 129 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2
36 27 - 8 Breezy, Chris Brown 4
37 37 - 222 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
38 38 - 249 Diamonds, Elton John 7
39 41 - 108 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
40 45 - 36 Mercury - Act 1, Imagine Dragons 9
41 44 - 111 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
42 51 - 42 =, Ed Sheeran 1
43 - - 1 Cheat Codes, Danger Mouse & Black Thought 43
44 65 - 133 Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley 1
45 24 - 3 Manifesto : Day 1 (EP), ENHYPEN 6
46 42 - 38 Encanto, Soundtrack 1
47 39 - 32 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 2
48 48 - 603 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 18
49 46 - 110 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
50 47 - 124 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 3
51 64 - 149 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
52 49 - 108 F*ck Love, The Kid LAROI 1
53 50 - 140 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
54 61 - 8 Elvis (Soundtrack), Elvis Presley & Various Artists 26
55 43 - 15 Come Home The Kids Miss You, Jack Harlow 3
56 52 - 156 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
57 54 - 279 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
58 53 - 271 Ctrl, SZA 3
59 60 - 494 Take Care, Drake 1
60 55 - 362 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
61 58 - 40 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
62 57 - 726 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
63 22 - 93 Dreamland, Glass Animals 7
64 63 - 55 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
65 66 - 436 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
66 72 - 237 Graduation, Kanye West 1
67 68 - 360 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
68 67 - 216 Scorpion, Drake 1
69 90 - 535 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
70 69 - 92 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 3
71 77 - 211 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
72 87 - 19 Stereotype, Cole Swindell 48
73 75 - 529 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
74 73 - 180 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
75 71 - 588 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
76 74 - 74 Justice, Justin Bieber 1
77 56 - 73 SoulFly, Rod Wave 1
78 81 - 225 beerbongs & bentleys, Post Malone 1
79 80 - 32 DS4EVER, Gunna 1
80 62 - 593 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
81 84 - 475 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
82 85 - 401 1989, Taylor Swift 1
83 59 - 10 Proof, BTS 1
84 79 - 12 Top Gun: Maverick, Soundtrack 17
85 70 - 21 Mainstream Sellout, Machine Gun Kelly 1
86 89 - 177 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
87 88 - 36 Fighting Demons, Juice WRLD 2
88 78 - 744 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
89 110 - 8 Superache, Conan Gray 9
90 - - 40 Nirvana, Nirvana 3
91 - - 1 No Stylist, Destroy Lonely 91
92 86 - 50 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
93 96 - 62 Hall Of Fame, Polo G 1
94 91 - 399 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 31
95 76 - 6 Love, Damini, Burna Boy 14
96 102 - 445 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
97 99 - 402 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
98 100 - 327 Views, Drake 1
99 97 - 150 Over It, Summer Walker 2
100 103 - 235 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 25
101 186 - 211 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
102 108 - 673 Metallica, Metallica 1
103 104 - 585 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
104 83 - 5 Gangsta Art, Various Artists 11
105 106 - 260 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
106 112 - 122 The College Dropout, Kanye West 2
107 109 - 90 El Ultimo Tour del Mundo, Bad Bunny 1
108 111 - 51 Donda, Kanye West 1
109 94 - 8 Give Or Take, Giveon 11
110 117 - 49 The Melodic Blue, Baby Keem 5
111 95 - 311 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 16
112 115 - 297 Stoney, Post Malone 4
113 98 - 39 Hounds Of Love, Kate Bush 12
114 116 - 187 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
115 105 - 293 Moana, Soundtrack 2
116 126 - 291 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
117 121 - 80 Shiesty Season, Pooh Shiesty 3
118 134 - 193 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West 1
119 101 - 30 Country Stuff: The Album, Walker Hayes 9
120 122 - 230 ?, XXXTENTACION 1
121 120 - 204 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
122 150 - 4 SEVENTEEN 4th Album Repackage: Sector 17, SEVENTEEN 4
123 - - 1 Only Built 4 Diamond Links, PeeZy 123
124 152 - 120 Indigo, Chris Brown 1
125 118 - 76 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 108
126 132 - 212 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
127 131 - 348 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
128 133 - 240 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 4
129 142 - 276 The Fame, Lady Gaga 2
130 179 - 4 Danado, Ivan Cornejo 130
131 130 - 284 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
132 146 - 88 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
133 129 - 48 Montero, Lil Nas X 2
134 135 - 266 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 5
135 151 - 2 Ea Monster, Young Nudy 135
136 144 - 128 Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert 1
137 125 - 9 Khaza, Kevin Gates 8
138 140 - 99 Tickets To My Downfall, Machine Gun Kelly 1
139 138 - 39 30, Adele 1
140 107 - 145 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 29
141 141 - 63 The Voice Of The Heroes, Lil Baby & Lil Durk 1
142 153 - 118 The GOAT, Polo G 2
143 143 - 329 ANTI, Rihanna 1
144 139 - 110 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 106
145 - - 2 Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, BrockHampton 11
146 148 - 420 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
147 158 - 166 X 100PRE, Bad Bunny 11
148 164 - 133 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
149 - - 1 Hotel Kalifornia, Hollywood Undead 149
150 159 - 435 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
151 128 - 80 Greatest Hits, Shania Twain 2
152 147 - 440 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
153 155 - 269 More Life, Drake 1
154 124 - 124 Pray 4 Love, Rod Wave 2
155 157 - 195 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
156 137 - 25 Sing 2, Soundtrack 41
157 168 - 63 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
158 154 - 69 A Gangsta's Pain, Moneybagg Yo 1
159 160 - 243 17, XXXTENTACION 2
160 161 - 265 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 2
161 156 - 25 Back For Everything, Kodak Black 2
162 165 - 41 Still Over It, Summer Walker 1
163 167 - 93 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 2
164 163 - 111 I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston 14
165 180 - 139 Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent 1
166 17 - 2 Funk Wav Bounces, Vol. 2, Calvin Harris 17
167 176 - 94 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
168 172 - 228 Hozier, Hozier 2
169 178 - 71 Hey World, Lee Brice 45
170 171 - 290 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
171 183 - 80 Whole Lotta Red, Playboi Carti 1
172 185 - 93 Goldmine, Gabby Barrett 27
173 170 - 104 "Awaken, My Love!", Childish Gambino 5
174 175 - 206 DS2, Future 1
175 173 - 389 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
176 169 - 476 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
177 174 - 146 Hot Pink, Doja Cat 9
178 189 - 195 Dr. Dre -- 2001, Dr. Dre 2
179 177 - 14 Minisode 2: Thursday's Child (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 4
180 192 - 66 The Off-Season, J. Cole 1
181 187 - 391 Hot Rocks 1964-1971, The Rolling Stones 4
182 181 - 285 American Teen, Khalid 4
183 197 - 87 Greatest Hits, Blink-182 6
184 182 - 227 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27
185 113 - 4 Red & White, Lil Uzi Vert 23
186 188 - 173 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
187 166 - 2 Ballads Of The Broken, Jelly Roll 166
188 191 - 121 35 Biggest Hits, Toby Keith 2
189 194 - 169 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 20
190 149 - 279 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 15
191 193 - 39 An Evening With Silk Sonic, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) 2
192 - - 1 Cigarettes After Sex, Cigarettes After Sex 192
193 190 - 240 Dont Smile At Me, Billie Eilish 14
194 196 - 58 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
195 184 - 5 Summertime Blues, Zach Bryan 34
196 195 - 192 Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne 1
197 - - 212 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
198 - - 83 Ready To Die, The Notorious B.I.G. 15
199 200 - 145 Cuz I Love You, Lizzo 4
200 - - 67 I Am > I Was, 21 Savage 1

[Gary]

Current

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 2 - 3 Manifesto : Day 1 (EP), ENHYPEN 1
2 - - 1 Cheat Codes, Danger Mouse & Black Thought 2
3 4 - 13 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
4 - - 1 Traumazine, Megan Thee Stallion 4
5 - - 2 Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, BrockHampton 3
6 3 - 3 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
7 9 - 3 SEVENTEEN 4th Album Repackage: Sector 17, SEVENTEEN 1
8 - - 1 Omnium Gatherum, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard 8
9 7 - 15 Minisode 2: Thursday's Child (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
10 - - 1 Hotel Kalifornia, Hollywood Undead 10
11 - - 1 LP On LP 03, Phish 11
12 21 - 3 The World EP.1 : Movement, ATEEZ 2
13 10 - 11 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
14 14 - 65 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
15 - - 1 Deceivers, Arch Enemy 15
16 16 - 5 Checkmate: Mini Album (EP), iTZY 2
17 22 - 12 SEVENTEEN 4th Album: Face The Sun, SEVENTEEN 1
18 11 - 5 Special, Lizzo 1
19 29 - 8 Superache, Conan Gray 3
20 18 - 8 IM NAYEON: The 1st Mini Album (EP), NAYEON 1
21 - - 1 Chaos In Bloom, Goo Goo Dolls 21
22 1 - 2 Curtain Call 2, Eminem 1
23 - - 1 Vibrating, Collective Soul 23
24 12 - 8 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 3
25 - - 1 Drillmatic Heart Vs. Mind, The Game 25
26 - - 1 To Only A Few At First, Royal Coda 26
27 15 - 6 Girls: The 2nd Mini Album (EP), aespa 1
28 33 - 107 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
29 36 - 12 Diamond Star Halos, Def Leppard 2
30 32 - 32 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 1
31 5 - 25 Dreamland, Glass Animals 3
32 38 - 140 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
33 37 - 55 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
34 23 - 3 Surrender, Maggie Rogers 6
35 19 - 2 NOW That's What I Call Music! 83, Various Artists 19
36 30 - 2 NOW That's What I Call '90s Alternative Rock, Various Artists 30
37 35 - 5 Elvis (Soundtrack), Elvis Presley & Various Artists 9
38 40 - 365 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
39 39 - 40 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
40 43 - 39 30, Adele 1
41 - - 1 Heavy Rocks (2022), Boris 41
42 - - 1 Beautiful Mind, Rod Wave 42
43 50 - 176 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
44 28 - 4 Entering Heaven Alive, Jack White 2
45 44 - 10 Proof, BTS 1
46 49 - 144 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
47 46 - 14 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 3
48 - - 1 Days Of The Lost, The Halo Effect 48
49 42 - 7 Planet Zero, Shinedown 1
50 48 - 8 Growin' Up, Luke Combs 2
51 51 - 12 Mainstream Sellout, Machine Gun Kelly 1
52 59 - 19 Donda, Kanye West 2
53 66 - 131 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
54 53 - 248 Diamonds, Elton John 6
55 52 - 20 Unlimited Love, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1
56 - - 4 Keys, Alicia Keys 13
57 63 - 19 Stray Kids Mini Album: Oddinary (EP), Stray Kids 1
58 62 - 27 Mercury - Act 1, Imagine Dragons 4
59 - - 1 Only Built 4 Diamond Links, PeeZy 59
60 8 - 2 The Great Heathen Army, Amon Amarth 8
61 64 - 71 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
62 54 - 23 Planet Her, Doja Cat 4
63 13 - 2 All 4 Nothing, Lauv 13
64 - - 1 Outside Spectrum, The Empty Pockets 64
65 - - 1 A Foul Form, OSEES 65
66 56 - 22 Impera, Ghost 1
67 - - 13 Higher, Michael Buble 3
68 - - 1 Day-Glo (Based On A True Story), Erasure 68
69 70 - 12 Top Gun: Maverick, Soundtrack 7
70 57 - 55 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 38
71 - - 1 Deathrattle Sing For Me, Norma Jean 71
72 61 - 10 Denim & Rhinestones, Carrie Underwood 4
73 - - 1 Just As I Am: 18 Hymns And Gospel Favorites, Willie And Bobbie Nelson 73
74 72 - 4 The Last Goodbye, ODESZA 3
75 45 - 2 Drake Milligan (EP), Drake Milligan 45
76 47 - 3 Purple Hearts (Soundtrack), Sofia Carson 33
77 97 - 5 Hellfire, black midi 8
78 74 - 92 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 2
79 20 - 2 Noise & Flowers, Neil Young + Promise Of The Real 20
80 - - 1 Generation Radio, Generation Radio 80
81 71 - 81 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
82 34 - 3 Jackpot Juicer, Dance Gavin Dance 5
83 76 - 11 NOW That's What I Call Country Classics 80s, Various Artists 26
84 24 - 2 Totem, Soulfly 24
85 31 - 2 Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute To John Anderson, Various Artists 31
86 75 - 11 NOW That's What I Call Country, Volume 15, Various Artists 19
87 77 - 14 Dance Fever, Florence + The Machine 2
88 81 - 31 Sing 2, Soundtrack 8
89 83 - 36 Encanto, Soundtrack 1
90 60 - 4 Raw ('That Little Ol' Band From Texas') (Soundtrack), ZZ Top 12
91 68 - 3 Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation, $uicideBoy$ 23
92 78 - 11 Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone 3
93 87 - 19 Wet Leg, Wet Leg 4
94 - - 50 Scaled And Icy, twenty one pilots 2
95 - - 1 You Might Not Like Her (EP), Maddie Zahm 95
96 - - 18 Fear Of The Dawn, Jack White 1
97 6 - 2 In The Wild, The Interrupters 6
98 - - 1 Disco!, MIKE 98
99 - - 46 The Chaos Chapter : FREEZE, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
100 - - 54 The Highlights, The Weeknd 4

[Gary]

Sales

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 2 - 3 Manifesto : Day 1 (EP), ENHYPEN 1
2 - - 1 Cheat Codes, Danger Mouse & Black Thought 2
3 4 - 13 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
4 - - 1 Traumazine, Megan Thee Stallion 4
5 - - 2 Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, BrockHampton 3
6 3 - 3 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
7 10 - 3 SEVENTEEN 4th Album Repackage: Sector 17, SEVENTEEN 1
8 - - 1 Omnium Gatherum, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard 8
9 8 - 14 Minisode 2: Thursday's Child (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
10 - - 1 Hotel Kalifornia, Hollywood Undead 10
11 18 - 116 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
12 - - 1 LP On LP 03, Phish 12
13 24 - 3 The World EP.1 : Movement, ATEEZ 2
14 11 - 11 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
15 15 - 65 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
16 - - 1 Deceivers, Arch Enemy 16
17 19 - 263 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
18 44 - 72 One In A Million, Aaliyah 5
19 17 - 5 Checkmate: Mini Album (EP), iTZY 2
20 29 - 312 Thriller, Michael Jackson 9
21 26 - 310 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 6
22 27 - 11 SEVENTEEN 4th Album: Face The Sun, SEVENTEEN 1
23 12 - 5 Special, Lizzo 1
24 39 - 8 Superache, Conan Gray 3
25 21 - 8 IM NAYEON: The 1st Mini Album (EP), NAYEON 1
26 - - 1 Chaos In Bloom, Goo Goo Dolls 26
27 1 - 2 Curtain Call 2, Eminem 1
28 - - 1 Vibrating, Collective Soul 28
29 13 - 5 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 3
30 25 - 155 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 7
31 35 - 653 Metallica, Metallica 1
32 38 - 109 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
33 - - 37 Check Your Head, Beastie Boys 10
34 - - 1 Drillmatic Heart Vs. Mind, The Game 34
35 - - 1 To Only A Few At First, Royal Coda 35
36 36 - 448 Greatest Hits, Queen 3
37 16 - 6 Girls: The 2nd Mini Album (EP), aespa 1
38 42 - 148 The College Dropout, Kanye West 2
39 43 - 81 Ride The Lightning, Metallica 4
40 46 - 108 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
41 47 - 466 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 10
42 53 - 10 Diamond Star Halos, Def Leppard 2
43 49 - 216 Back In Black, AC/DC 20
44 45 - 27 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 1
45 6 - 8 Dreamland, Glass Animals 3
46 50 - 292 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
47 33 - 308 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 11
48 51 - 77 "Awaken, My Love!", Childish Gambino 4
49 - - 2 Slanted And Enchanted, Pavement 49
50 61 - 405 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
51 56 - 140 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
52 55 - 55 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
53 28 - 3 Surrender, Maggie Rogers 6
54 54 - 159 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
55 70 - 222 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 2
56 63 - 82 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
57 22 - 2 NOW That's What I Call Music! 83, Various Artists 22
58 40 - 2 NOW That's What I Call '90s Alternative Rock, Various Artists 40
59 52 - 4 Elvis (Soundtrack), Elvis Presley & Various Artists 9
60 58 - 357 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
61 57 - 40 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
62 76 - 216 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2, Soundtrack 2
63 60 - 256 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
64 64 - 585 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
65 66 - 39 30, Adele 1
66 - - 1 Heavy Rocks (2022), Boris 66
67 - - 1 Beautiful Mind, Rod Wave 67
68 80 - 9 Stranger In The Alps, Phoebe Bridgers 59
69 87 - 177 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
70 84 - 98 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 2
71 - - 112 Love Yourself: Her, BTS 6
72 73 - 320 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 6
73 37 - 4 Entering Heaven Alive, Jack White 2
74 67 - 10 Proof, BTS 1
75 96 - 113 Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley 1
76 75 - 408 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 10
77 72 - 467 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
78 79 - 124 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
79 - - 10 The Dirt (Soundtrack), Motley Crue 3
80 - - 53 KIDS SEE GHOSTS, KIDS SEE GHOSTS 3
81 - - 3 Physical, Olivia Newton-John 30
82 59 - 3 Grease, Soundtrack 56
83 93 - 83 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
84 83 - 113 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
85 - - 37 Nirvana, Nirvana 3
86 98 - 93 Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan 41
87 71 - 14 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 3
88 - - 1 Days Of The Lost, The Halo Effect 88
89 86 - 194 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 13
90 5 - 34 Fear Inoculum, Tool 1
91 81 - 434 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
92 68 - 21 Stranger Things: Music From The Netflix Original Series, Soundtrack 41
93 - - 102 Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine 45
94 85 - 71 Hozier, Hozier 2
95 - - 8 The Essential Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley 42
96 82 - 106 Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers 3
97 65 - 7 Planet Zero, Shinedown 1
98 78 - 8 Growin' Up, Luke Combs 2
99 77 - 12 Pyromania, Def Leppard 29
100 88 - 10 Mainstream Sellout, Machine Gun Kelly 1

[Gary]

Vinyl

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine, BrockHampton 1
2 - - 1 Omnium Gatherum, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard 2
3 3 - 13 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
4 - - 1 Cheat Codes, Danger Mouse & Black Thought 4
5 - - 1 LP On LP 03, Phish 5
6 4 - 9 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
7 7 - 83 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 2
8 12 - 2 One In A Million, Aaliyah 8
9 5 - 195 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
10 11 - 252 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
11 6 - 52 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
12 9 - 273 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
13 - - 4 Superache, Conan Gray 3
14 - - 1 Check Your Head, Beastie Boys 14
15 17 - 48 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
16 14 - 29 The College Dropout, Kanye West 6
17 8 - 12 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 3
18 - - 1 Slanted And Enchanted, Pavement 18
19 19 - 15 Ride The Lightning, Metallica 1
20 23 - 73 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
21 2 - 4 Dreamland, Glass Animals 2
22 13 - 5 Special, Lizzo 1
23 21 - 166 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
24 - - 1 To Only A Few At First, Royal Coda 24
25 18 - 50 "Awaken, My Love!", Childish Gambino 3

[Gary]

Catalog


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 835 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
2 2 - 104 Starboy, The Weeknd 2
3 4 - 358 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
4 3 - 427 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
5 5 - 34 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 1
6 13 - 165 Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley 1
7 6 - 1170 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
8 12 - 50 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 6
9 8 - 110 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 2
10 7 - 186 Ctrl, SZA 1
11 10 - 325 Take Care, Drake 1
12 9 - 1366 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
13 14 - 359 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 2
14 16 - 80 Graduation, Kanye West 8
15 21 - 565 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
16 17 - 1134 Back In Black, AC/DC 1
17 15 - 582 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
18 11 - 464 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
19 19 - 804 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
20 20 - 270 1989, Taylor Swift 1
21 18 - 1531 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
22 - - 20 Nirvana, Nirvana 6
23 22 - 440 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1
24 29 - 117 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
25 27 - 271 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
26 28 - 176 Views, Drake 4
27 25 - 34 Over It, Summer Walker 13
28 30 - 512 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 1
29 - - 134 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
30 34 - 963 Metallica, Metallica 1
31 31 - 386 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
32 36 - 37 The College Dropout, Kanye West 1
33 35 - 12 El Ultimo Tour del Mundo, Bad Bunny 33
34 24 - 273 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys 1
35 38 - 83 Stoney, Post Malone 7
36 26 - 12 Hounds Of Love, Kate Bush 1
37 39 - 311 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 2
38 32 - 124 Moana, Soundtrack 6
39 46 - 109 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
40 43 - 2 Shiesty Season, Pooh Shiesty 40
41 - - 36 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West 9
42 44 - 83 ?, XXXTENTACION 5
43 42 - 43 reputation, Taylor Swift 7
44 - - 14 Indigo, Chris Brown 34
45 40 - 38 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 34
46 - - 49 AM, Arctic Monkeys 14
47 50 - 196 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 5
48 - - 105 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 11
49 - - 48 The Fame, Lady Gaga 1
50 49 - 85 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 9

[WolfSpear]

Aug 22, 2022 20:29:02 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

WolfS- we probably touched on this prior, but... Grease was a two-record album, much like Saturday Night Fever. Do we know if their certifications reflect that, or each album counting once? I would think Grease had sold at least 8 million copies total when it was certified, rather than just 4 million. Though its Billboard 200 run was relatively short compared to some other blockbusters (77 weeks in its initial run; SNF was 120).

Nonetheless, it's certainly overdue for an updated certification, given what it has sold in the SoundScan era.

Well, it was certified in 1984, so that 8 million is a legit 8 million. True, it does have shorter run than SNF, but it seems like Grease has a bit of a cult following. With streaming factored in, that number may be very close to 15 million units… just speculation. I haven’t gone through the analytics of it yet.

I’m guessing UMG has the rights to the soundtrack, and most labels tend to passive with soundtracks, though I was surprised to see Dirty Dancing recertified. The same situation effects The Sound Of Music, which clearly has the highest shipments of any LP from 1965. For an album that did 109 weeks in the top 10, that “gold” plaque really doesn’t cut it. Sad but true.

[HolidayGuy]

When did the RIAA start counting multi-record releases twice (or however many units an album contained)? I used to have the RIAA book, that may have stated as much, though it's long MIA.

The SNF soundtrack was certified for 11 million in 1984, 15m in 1999 and 16m in 2017.

[areyoureadytojump]

^I just looked at my 1990 RIAA book. No mention of counting each album for 2cd/LP releases.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

The musical album chairs involving The Highlights continued this week on the Billboard 200. As such, After Hours didn't even chart, resulting in the former being in the top 10.

[WolfSpear]

Aug 23, 2022 14:23:07 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

When did the RIAA start counting multi-record releases twice (or however many units an album contained)? I used to have the RIAA book, that may have stated as much, though it's long MIA.

The SNF soundtrack was certified for 11 million in 1984, 15m in 1999 and 16m in 2017.

Somewhere in the mid 90’s. Both of those albums are definitely treated as one piece/purchase.

[HolidayGuy]

^ Looks like it was 1992 that the RIAA started counting each disc in a multi-disc set as one unit toward certification.

Biggest dropper on the Billboard 200 is Calvin Harris' Funk Wav Bounces, Vol. 2, down 149 spots to No. 166.

Notably, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard's Omnium Gatherum debuts at No. 8 on Album Sales, but misses the Billboard 200.

Olivia Newton-John's Physical reenters Album Sales at No. 81, while Grease comes in right behind it at 82 (down 23 spots).

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

ENHYPEN Land First No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart With ‘Manifesto: Day 1’

8/24/2022

By Keith Caulfield

Plus, new albums from Danger Mouse & Black Thought, Megan Thee Stallion, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard & Hollywood Undead debut in top 10.

ENHYPEN have landed their first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Aug. 27), as the group’s Manifesto: Day 1 climbs 2-1 in its third week on the list. The set sold 14,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 18 (down 20%). The South Korean group’s album debuted at No. 3 on the Aug. 13-dated chart at No. 3 with 38,000 sold, following its CD release on July 29.

Manifesto: Day 1 was initially released to stream and via digital retailers on July 4, but did not chart until after its CD hit stores. Since its release, the album has sold 69,000 copies – with 68,000 on CD (the other 1,000 are digital albums).

Like many K-pop releases, the CD configuration of Manifesto was issued in collectible deluxe packages (11 total, including a version exclusively sold through Target), each with a standard set of items and randomized elements (like photocards). The set was not issued on any other physical format.

Manifesto: Day 1 is the fourth charting title for ENHYPEN on Top Album Sales, with all four having reached the top five of the list.

Notably, the 14,000 sold for Manifesto: Day 1 is the lowest sum for the week’s top-selling album in more than a year. The No. 1 on Top Album Sales last sold as few, or fewer, on the July 24, 2021-dated chart, when Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour sold 10,000 copies, notching its third nonconsecutive week atop the list (of an eventual total of four weeks at No. 1).

Also in the new top 10 on Top Album Sales: there are debuts from Danger Mouse and Black Thought’s collaborative album, Megan Thee Stallion, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard and Hollywood Undead. Plus, BrockHampton’s year-and-a-half old Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine re-enters the chart at No. 5 following its delayed vinyl release.

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 Luminate. 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.

At No. 2 on Top Album Sales, Danger Mouse and Black Thought’s collaborative album Cheat Codes debuts with 11,000 copies sold. The long-in-the-works project features guests including A$AP Rocky, Run the Jewels, the late MF Doom, Michael Kiwanuka, Joey Bada$$, Russ, Raekwon and Conway the Machine. Cheat Codes is the highest charting effort ever on Top Album Sales for either Danger Mouse or Black Thought.

Cheat Codes also bows at No. 1 on Tastemaker Albums, which ranks the top-sellers at independent and small chain record stores. It sold 4,000 copies at the indie and small chain sector – 38% of its first-week sales.

Harry Styles’ former No. 1 Harry’s House climbs 4-3 on Top Album Sales with 10,000 sold (down 1%). The set’s cumulative U.S. sales stand at 562,000 since its release in May. It continues to be 2022’s top-selling album, and the only effort to sell more than a half-million copies in the U.S. this year.

Megan Thee Stallion’s new Traumazine sold 8,000 copies in its debut frame, arriving at No. 4 on Top Album Sales – the rapper’s highest-charting effort yet on the list. It’s her third top 10 on the tally overall.

BrockHampton’s year-and-a-half-old Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine re-enters Top Album Sales at No. 5, following its delayed vinyl release on Aug. 12. (The vinyl released was originally slated for April.) The set sold 8,000 copies in the tracking week, effectively all on vinyl, prompting its No. 1 debut on the Vinyl Albums chart. Roadrunner spent one week previously on the chart, when it debuted at No. 3 on the April 24, 2021-dated list.

Two former No. 1s are next up on the chart, as Beyoncé’s Renaissance falls 3-6 with 8,000 sold (down 43%) while SEVENTEEN’s SEVENTEEN 4th Album Repackage: Sector 17 rises 10-7 with 7,000 sold (up 7%).

King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard notches its second top 10 on Top Album Sales – 16th charting effort overall on the list – with the No. 8 debut of Omnium Gatherum, following its vinyl LP release on Aug. 12. The set sold nearly 7,000 copies in the tracking week – effectively all from its vinyl editions. The band’s album was initially released for streaming and via digital retail in April.

Rounding out the top 10 on the new Top Album Sales chart are TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s former leader Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child, falling 8-9 with 7,000 sold (down 2%) and Hollywood Undead’s new album Hotel Kalifornia, debuting at No. 10 with 6,000 sold. For the latter band, it’s the act’s fourth top 10 effort

In the week ending Aug. 18, there were 1.716 million albums sold in the U.S. (down 0.9% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 1.345 million (down 1.3%) and digital albums comprised 371,000 (up 0.6%).

There were 624,000 CD albums sold in the week ending Aug. 18 (down 5.3% week-over-week) and 710,000 vinyl albums sold (down 2.7%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 21.563 million (down 8.8% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 24.466 million (down less than 1%).

Overall year-to-date album sales total 59.389 million (down 8.1% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 46.356 million (down 4.2%) and digital album sales total 13.033 million (down 19.7%).

[Gary]

Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ Is Close to Breaking Longest Top 10 Record on Billboard 200
After 83 nonconsecutive weeks, the album is only two weeks away from tying the record set by a singular artist in the chart's top 10.


BY KEITH CAULFIELD

MMorgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album is closing in on a 58-year-old record on Billboard’s signature albums chart – the Billboard 200.

The set has spent 83 nonconsecutive weeks in the top 10 of the chart (through the list dated Aug. 27), since its debut at No. 1 on the Jan. 23, 2021, tally. That is only two weeks away from tying the record set by a singular artist. The album spent its first 10 weeks at No. 1 and has fallen out of the top 10 for only one week since its arrival on the list.

Since the Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular weekly basis, with the March 24, 1956-dated chart, the album with the most weeks in the top 10 is the original cast recording of My Fair Lady, with 173 weeks in the top 10 between 1956-60. The seven albums with the most weeks in the top 10 are all cast recordings or film soundtracks. (See list, below.)

However, for albums by a singular artist (not a multi-artist soundtrack or cast recording), Peter, Paul and Mary’s self-titled set has the most weeks in the top 10, with 85 nonconsecutive weeks in 1962-64. The album spent seven nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 1962-63.

Adele’s 21 and Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. have the second-most weeks in the top 10, among albums by artists, with 84 each.

For 21, its 84 weeks in the top 10 were nonconsecutive in 2011-16. Born in the U.S.A.’s 84 weeks were consecutive, from its debut at No. 9 on the June 23, 1984-dated chart through its last week in the top 10 on Jan. 25, 1986.

21 spent 24 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2011-12, and Born in the U.S.A. ruled the list for seven nonconsecutive weeks in 1984-85.

It’s likely that Dangerous will match the top 10 runs of 21 and Born in the U.S.A. on the Sept. 3-dated chart (whose top 10 is scheduled to be announced on Sunday, Aug. 28). Dangerous is on track to tie Peter, Paul and Mary’s 85-week-run on the Sept. 10-dated list, and surpass it a week later on the Sept. 17 chart.

Albums With Most Weeks in Top 10 on Billboard 200 Chart (March 24, 1956-onwards)
Weeks in Top 10, Artist, Title, Year First Reached Top 10
173, Original Cast, My Fair Lady, 1956
109, Soundtrack, The Sound of Music, 1965
106, Soundtrack, West Side Story, 1962
105, Original Cast, The Sound of Music, 1960
90, Soundtrack, South Pacific, 1958
87, Original Cast, Camelot, 1961
87, Soundtrack, Oklahoma!, 1956
85, Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter Paul and Mary, 1962
84, Adele, 21, 2011
84, Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A., 1984
83, Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album, 2021
(through the Aug. 27, 2022-dated chart.)

Dangerous has been a monster-sized hit on the Billboard 200, becoming one of only four country albums with at least 10 weeks at No. 1 on the chart. It also finished 2021 as the year-end No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.

Dangerous debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated Jan. 23, 2021, and has left the weekly top 10 only once, on the Jan. 1, 2022-dated list, when it was squeezed out by a number of older holiday albums (typical for the season on the chart).

On Feb. 2, 2021, in the middle of the album’s fourth week of release, a video emerged showing Wallen using the N-word. He subsequently issued an apology. Reaction from the industry was swift, and his music was removed from dozens of high-profile playlists on streamers, and multiple radio groups dropped his music. However, on the Billboard 200, the album posted a gain in units earned during its fourth week and held at No. 1. Wallen spent 2021 out of the spotlight, but has been re-embraced by streamers and country radio (as he adds his seventh top 10 on the latest Country Airplay chart, dated Aug. 27). He’s also donated at least $500,000 to charitable causes, including the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville and Rock Against Racism. Earlier in 2022, Wallen performed at the Billboard Music Awards (May 15), marking his first performance at major awards ceremony since being caught on video using the slur. At the awards, he took home the trophy for top country male artist. (In 2021, he won three Billboard Music Awards, but was not invited to accept them during the broadcast.)

Some history on the Billboard 200 chart: The list began publishing as a regular, weekly fixture with the March 24, 1956-dated chart, where Harry Belafonte’s Belafonte was the No. 1 album in the U.S. At the time, the chart was only 10-positions and was named Best Selling Pop Albums. (Its name would change only a week later, to Best Selling Popular Albums.)

Prior to March 24, 1956, Billboard had tracked album popularity, but not consistently. The first overall album chart appeared 11 years earlier, on March 24, 1945. That chart was published on an irregular basis until it became a weekly fixture starting with the March 24, 1956 issue of Billboard magazine.

Notably, for a little over four years (between May 25, 1959-Aug. 10, 1963), the album chart was split into two separate lists, each tracking the sales of mono or stereo-recorded albums. These two charts were named Best Selling Monophonic LPs and Best Selling Stereophonic LPs. The names of the charts would change slightly over time, but Billboard would publish two charts for mono and stereo albums until Aug. 10, 1963. The following week, Aug. 17, 1963, the mono and stereo charts folded back into one overall chart.

The chart would grow to 200 positions in 1967. In 1992, and after a number of name changes, the chart would settle on its current name, Billboard 200.

For the above list of the albums with the most weeks in the top 10, if an album charted on both the mono and stereo chart, its total weeks in the top 10 is its combined total across both charts (without duplicating weeks). So, if an album was in the top 10 on both the mono and stereo chart in the same week, that counts as one week in the top 10.

As for how the Billboard 200 chart is compiled… through the May 18, 1991-dated chart, the chart ranked the week’s top-selling albums in the U.S., based on reports obtained from record stores. On the May 25, 1991-dated chart, the list began using electronically monitored point-of-sale purchase information courtesy of SoundScan, Inc. (now known as Luminate).

The chart would continue to rank the week’s top-selling albums, by traditional album sales, through the Dec. 6, 2014-dated chart. The following week (Dec. 13, 2014), the list transformed again, becoming a multi-metric popularity chart, ranking overall 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.

Because of how the Billboard 200 is now compiled – where a lengthy track list can help accrue large streaming totals – an album like Dangerous (which debuted with 30 songs and was later reissued with three bonus tracks) profits greatly from the continued weekly streams of its hefty track list. Many high-charting albums on the Billboard 200 now have long track lists. In 2022, across the 17 albums that have been No. 1, the average album length is 19 tracks.

Further, older albums (known as catalog albums; generally defined today as titles 18 months old or older), were mostly restricted from charting on the Billboard 200 from May 25, 1991-Nov. 28, 2009. From Dec. 5, 2009-onwards, catalog and current (new/recently released) albums chart together on the Billboard 200. Today, older albums regularly spend hundreds of weeks on the chart – such as Journey’s Greatest Hits (more than 700 weeks) and Eminem’s Curtain Call: The Hits (nearly 600). Based on its track record thus far, one can imagine Dangerous could be on the Billboard 200 for hundreds of weeks to come.

Research assistance by Paul Haney from Record Research.