Billboard 200 - 3/11/23 - Karol G

[Gary]

Could Karol G Make History by Topping the Billboard 200?
Karol's Mañana Será Bonito is challenging for the top spot, with new sets from Gorillaz and Yeat not far behind.


BY ANDREW UNTERBERGER
www.billboard.com/pro/karol-g-manana-sera-bonito-debut-number-one-chart-history/


WWelcome to The Contenders, a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week (for the upcoming charts dated March 11), a number of new releases challenge SZA’s ongoing Billboard 200 supremacy — led by the latest from a Latin pop star looking to accomplish the unprecedented.

Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito (Universal Latino): Karol G might not be a household name among mainstream U.S. audiences, but that could change with the debut of her fourth album. The Latin pop star reached a higher peak on the Billboard 200 with each of her first three albums — 2017’s Unstoppable (No. 192), 2019’s Ocean (No. 54) and 2021’s KG0516 (No. 20) — and last year scored her first two top 25 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with “Provenza” and her Becky G collaboration “Mamiii.” Now, with last Friday’s (Feb. 24) Mañana Será Bonito, she should be in the mix for the chart’s top spot.

Mañana is currently available on CD and as a digital album — it topped the iTunes albums chart on its day of release — and is helped by the inclusion of streaming smash “Provenza,” as well as Hot 100 hits “Gatúbela’ (with Maldy) and “X Si Volvemos” (with Romeo Santos). But the album’s biggest hit might be brand new: the much-hyped Shakira collaboration “TDQ,” which has been in the top 10 of the daily charts on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and iTunes since its release.

If the album does debut at No. 1, it would make history as the first all-Spanish-language album by a female artist to reach the top spot — joining only Bad Bunny (who’s done it twice, with 2020’s El Último Tour del Mundo and 2022’s Un Verano Sin Ti) among all artists. She’d also be only the third woman with a mostly non-English language No. 1 album, following Selena (Dreaming of You, 1995) and The Singing Nun (The Singing Nun, 1963). Dreaming of You blended Spanish and English, while The Singing Nun was recorded entirely in French.

Gorillaz, Cracker Island (Parlaphone/Warner): Gorillaz fans have been waiting to take the trip to Cracker Island since the album’s title track came out last June — followed by a steady stream of singles, including the top 20 Hot Rock & Alternative Songs hit “New Gold,” featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown. Now, the full 10-track album is finally out, available for sale in over a dozen vinyl variants, box sets, as well as four cassette options. Speaking of Bad Bunny: He graces the album’s “Tormenta,” which should provide a nice boon to the album’s streaming numbers.

Yeat, AfterLyfë (Geffen/Field Trip/Twizzy Rich): One of the most-hyped rappers of the last few years, enigmatic hip-hop sensation Yeat released his third album in three years last week with AfterLyfë. Yeat’s streaming prowess sent 2022’s 2 Alive to No. 6 on the Billboard 200, and the 21-track AfterLyfë seems likely to join it in the chart’s top 10. The album’s lone high-profile guest is the YoungBoy Never Broke Again guest spot on “Shmunk,” however, and it has no physical release currently available for sale.

IN THE MIX
Don Toliver, Love Sick (Cactus Jack/Atlantic): Rapper-singer Don Toliver has been a ubiquitous supporting actor in hip-hop over the past year, showing up on Hot 100 hits from Billboard 200-topping albums by Pusha T (“Scrape It Off” from It’s Almost Dry), Metro Boomin (“Too Many Nights” from Heroes and Villains) and SZA (“Used” from SOS). Now he gets his own shot with Love Sick, which follows 2021’s No. 2-peaking Life of a Don and boasts guest appearances from Justin Bieber, Future, Lil Durk, Brent Faiyaz and other big names.

Godsmack, Lighting Up the Sky (BMG): It’s been two decades since the Massachusetts hard rock band was at its commercial peak, but Godsmack remains a reliable performer on the Billboard 200, sending each of its past six albums to the chart’s top 10. Lighting Up the Sky is the group’s first release since 2018’s No. 8-peaking When Legends Rise – the longest gap between albums in Godsmack’s career — and contains their 12th No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with lead single “I Surrender.”

Gracie Abrams, Good Riddance (Interscope): Gracie Abrams has long cultivated a reputation as your favorite singer-songwriter’s favorite singer-songwriter, and this February she finally put out her debut album, Good Riddance. The album does not yet have any major chart hits to its credit, but it comes with chart-topping pedigree in its primary artistic partner, writer-producer Aaron Dessner – whose frequent collaborator Taylor Swift is taking Abrams out on her impossibly anticipated The Eras Tour this spring.

[Gary]

Karol G Achieves Historic First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Mañana Será Bonito’
www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/karol-g-manana-sera-bonito-billboard-200-albums-chart-debut-1235280052/
Plus: Gorillaz, Yeat and Don Toliver debut in top 10.


By Keith Caulfield

03/5/2023


Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito makes an unprecedented splash on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated March 11), as the set debuts atop the tally. It’s both the first No. 1 for the artist and the chart’s first No. 1 all-Spanish-language album by a female artist.

Previously, only two all-Spanish albums led the list, both by Bad Bunny (Un Verano Sin Ti in 2022 and El Ultimo Tour del Mundo in 2020).

03/05/2023
(Mañana is effectively an all-Spanish-language effort, save for a handful of English lyrics by guest artist Sean Paul on one track.)

Mañana earned 94,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 2, according to Luminate. Its starting sum was largely powered by streaming activity.

Also in the top 10 of the new Billboard 200, Gorillaz collect their sixth top 10-charting set with the No. 3 debut of Cracker Island, Yeat achieves his third top 10 with the No. 4 bow of AfterLyfe and Don Toliver nabs his third top 10, as well, with the No. 8 arrival of Love Sick. Plus, The Weeknd’s former No. 1 Starboy returns to the top 10 for the first time since 2017 (climbing 14-9), following the release of a new remix for the set’s resurgent “Die for You.”

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 March 11, 2023-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on March 7. For all chart news, follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

Of Mañana’s 94,000 equivalent album units earned, SEA units comprise 83,000 (equaling 118.73 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 17 tracks), album sales comprise 10,000 and TEA units comprise 1,000. The album’s sales were largely powered by its digital download album (8,500), though there was a CD available in limited quantities, selling about 1,500 copies. The digital album was also offered in two alternative cover variants on Karol G’s official webstore.

Mañana logs the largest week, by equivalent album units earned, for a Latin album by a woman since the chart began measuring by units in December of 2014. (Latin albums are defined as those that have hit or are eligible for Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart.) Further, as Mañana generated 118.73 million official on-demand streams for its songs, the set registers the biggest streaming week ever for a Latin album by a woman.

Mañana is also the first Latin album by a woman to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since 1995, when Selena’s posthumously-released, mostly-Spanish effort Dreaming of You topped the list for one week. (The 13-song Dreaming album has six tracks in Spanish, five in English and two duets that blend English and Spanish.)

Only three mostly-non-English-language albums by women have reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 – the all-Spanish Mañana, Dreaming of You and The Singing Nun’s all-French-language self-titled album in 1963.

Karol G made her Billboard chart debut in 2016 and has been a force on Billboard’s Latin genre charts ever since, notching 17 top 10 hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart – including five No. 1s (through the most recently published chart, dated March 4). On the Top Latin Albums list, she’s previously logged a trio of top two-charting sets, including one No. 1, her previous release, KG0516, in 2021.

Mañana is the fourth charting album for Karol G on the all-genre Billboard 200, but first to reach the top 10. She previously visited the list with KG0516 (No. 20 in 2021), Ocean (No. 54 in 2019) and Unstoppable (No. 192 in 2017). Preceding the release of the new album, Karol had logged five top 40-charting hit songs on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, but with three of them coming in 2022: “Mamiii,” with Becky G (No. 15), “Provenza” (No. 25) and “Gatubela,” with Maldy (No. 37). Both “Mamiii” and “Provenza” became Karol’s first top 10-charting hits on the all-genre Streaming Songs chart, reaching Nos. 5 and 10, respectively. (Both “Provenza” and “Gatubela” are included on Mañana.)

SZA’s SOS falls to No. 2 after 10 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200, earning nearly 87,000 equivalent album units (down less than 1%).

With Karol G’s Mañana replacing SZA’s SOS at No. 1, it’s the first time a woman has replaced another woman atop the list in over a year. It last happened when a trio of leading ladies traded off the top spot from Nov. 20, 2021-Dec. 4, 2021. Summer Walker’s Still Over It debuted at No. 1 on the on Nov. 20 chart, Taylor Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version) then opened atop the list on Nov. 27, and Adele’s 30 bowed at No. 1 on the Dec. 4 chart.

Gorillaz score their sixth top 10-charting effort on the Billboard 200 as Cracker Island arrives at No. 3 with 64,500 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 48,500 (the top-selling album of the week, debuting at No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 15,500 (equaling 20.39 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks) and TEA units comprise 500. The star-studded Cracker Island features guest turns from Bad Bunny, Beck, Bootie Brown, Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala and Thundercat, among others. The album was initially released on Feb. 24 as a 10-track standard edition across physical and streaming formats, along with an 11-track digital retail and streaming edition. On Feb. 27, a 15-track digital and streaming deluxe version was released, including bonus tunes with De La Soul and Del the Funky Homosapien.

Cracker Island was preceded by a pair of top 20-charting hits on the Alternative Airplay chart – the title track, featuring Thundercat (No. 2), and “New Gold,” featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown (with the latter rising to a new high of No. 16 on the most recently published chart, dated March 11).

Rapper Yeat logs his third top 10 on the Billboard 200 as AfterLyfe debuts at No. 4 with nearly 55,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise the vast majority – about 54,500 (equaling 78.42 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks).

Swift’s former No. 1 Midnights falls 3-5 with just over 48,000 equivalent album units (down 10%), Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping Dangerous: The Double Album dips 5-6 with nearly 46,000 units (up 5%) and Metro Boomin’s former leader Heroes & Villains falls 4-7 with 42,000 units (down 10%).

Don Toliver notches his third top 10 on the Billboard 200 as Love Sick starts at No. 8 with 40,500 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 39,500 (equaling 51.23 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks), album sales comprise nearly 1,000 and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album was initially released as a 16-track standard set on Feb. 24. On Feb. 28, a deluxe edition of the album with four additional tracks (including one featuring Travis Scott) was released.

The Weeknd’s former No. 1 Starboy climbs back to the top 10 for the first time since 2017 (its release year), as the set steps 14-9 with just over 40,000 equivalent album units earned (up 73%). The album’s rise comes following the Feb. 24 release of a new Ariana Grande-assisted remix of the set’s revived hit single “Die for You.”

Bad Bunny’s chart-topping Un Verano Sin Ti rounds out the new top 10, falling 6-10 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (down 5%).

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

[rnb]

that’s some queen shit right there! great for karol, love woman making history once again

[Gary]

1. Karol G 94,000 (sales 10,000)
2. SZA 87,000
3. Gorillaz 64,500 (sales 48,500)
4. Yeat 55,000 (sales <500)
5. Taylor Swift 48,000
6. Morgan Wallen 46,000
7. Metro Boomin 42,000
8. Don Tolliver 40,000 (sales 1000)
9. The Weeknd (Starboy) 40,000
10. Bad Bunny 38,000

[Gary]

Weeks in the top 10


top 10 ARTIST
109 MORGAN WALLEN
43 BAD BUNNY
20 THE WEEKND
19 TAYLOR SWIFT
13 METRO BOOMIN
12 SZA

[Gary]

Morgan Wallen - Dangerous tied now for the most weeks in the top 10 for ANY album since the modern day Billboard album chart started in 1963 and tied for second most PERIOD since Billboard began publishing weekly charts in 1956

With the followup charting next time - 110 weeks for Dangerous is guaranteed




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, Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album, 2021
109, Soundtrack, The Sound of Music, 1965
106, Soundtrack, West Side Story, 1962
105, Original Cast, The Sound of Music, 1960
105, Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album, 2021

[TakeMe]

I thought Wknds Highlights was in the top 10.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

[Gary]

Billboard 200

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Manana Sera Bonito, Karol G 1
2 1 - 12 SOS, SZA 1
3 - - 1 Cracker Island, Gorillaz 3
4 - - 1 AfterLyfe, Yeat 4
5 3 - 19 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
6 5 - 112 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
7 4 - 13 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 1
8 - - 1 Love Sick, Don Toliver 8
9 14 - 278 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
10 6 - 43 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 1
11 7 - 17 Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage 1
12 29 - 107 The Highlights, The Weeknd 2
13 - - 1 Glockoma 2, Key Glock 13
14 8 - 41 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 5
15 2 - 2 Trustfall, P!nk 2
16 11 - 20 It's Only Me, Lil Baby 1
17 10 - 41 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
18 13 - 31 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
19 - - 1 Lighting Up The Sky, Godsmack 19
20 24 - 299 Ctrl, SZA 3
21 - - 1 College Park, Logic 21
22 16 - 44 I Never Liked You, Future 1
23 17 - 277 Diamonds, Elton John 7
24 9 - 357 ANTI, Rihanna 1
25 22 - 157 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
26 23 - 78 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
27 21 - 20 Leave The Light On, Bailey Zimmerman 9
28 32 - 182 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
29 25 - 540 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
30 26 - 36 Growin' Up, Luke Combs 2
31 34 - 518 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
32 12 - 5 The Name Chapter: Temptation (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
33 31 - 93 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
34 30 - 30 Curtain Call 2, Eminem 6
35 33 - 532 Greatest Hits, Queen 8
36 40 - 231 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 10
37 28 - 136 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
38 38 - 300 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
39 36 - 250 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
40 37 - 307 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
41 39 - 6 The Mockingbird & The Crow, HARDY 4
42 19 - 2 Bluebird Days, Jordan Davis 19
43 41 - 184 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
44 20 - 621 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
45 47 - 173 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
46 110 - 24 Queen Radio: Volume 1, Nicki Minaj 10
47 53 - 631 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 18
48 49 - 244 Scorpion, Drake 1
49 50 - 429 1989, Taylor Swift 1
50 - - 1 Shameless $uicide, $uicideboy$ & Shakewell 50
51 52 - 522 Take Care, Drake 1
52 - - 1 Good Riddance, Gracie Abrams 52
53 54 - 88 Planet Her, Doja Cat 2
54 55 - 430 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
55 45 - 390 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
56 57 - 139 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
57 59 - 51 7220, Lil Durk 1
58 81 - 34 Wasteland, Brent Faiyaz 2
59 56 - 68 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
60 46 - 5 Gloria, Sam Smith 7
61 61 - 464 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
62 67 - 29 Beautiful Mind, Rod Wave 1
63 68 - 91 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
64 66 - 152 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 3
65 62 - 355 Views, Drake 1
66 69 - 23 This Is What ____ Feels Like (Vol.1-4), JVKE 40
67 76 - 33 Gemini Rights, Steve Lacy 7
68 63 - 42 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 1
69 60 - 120 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 3
70 65 - 25 Different Man, Kane Brown 5
71 71 - 138 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
72 74 - 772 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
73 - - 1 Gravel & Gold, Dierks Bentley 73
74 48 - 3 Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (EP), Kelsea Ballerini 48
75 64 - 6 Like..? (EP), Ice Spice 37
76 73 - 54 All I Want Is You, Miguel 37
77 44 - 70 Unapologetic, Rihanna 1
78 35 - 177 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
79 18 - 3 This Is Why, Paramore 2
80 72 - 563 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
81 79 - 253 beerbongs & bentleys, Post Malone 1
82 87 - 751 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
83 83 - 265 Graduation, Kanye West 1
84 78 - 239 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
85 88 - 148 Indigo, Chris Brown 1
86 80 - 473 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
87 82 - 616 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
88 97 - 101 SoulFly, Rod Wave 1
89 42 - 106 Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna 2
90 86 - 388 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
91 100 - 232 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
92 92 - 70 =, Ed Sheeran 1
93 114 - 60 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 2
94 75 - 613 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
95 91 - 136 F*ck Love, The Kid LAROI 1
96 84 - 77 The Melodic Blue, Baby Keem 5
97 77 - 168 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
98 98 - 614 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
99 95 - 208 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
100 101 - 319 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
101 90 - 325 Stoney, Post Malone 4
102 89 - 240 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
103 96 - 32 Danado, Ivan Cornejo 28
104 94 - 288 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
105 85 - 39 Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone 2
106 99 - 157 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2
107 107 - 421 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 31
108 112 - 263 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 25
109 105 - 9 The Essential Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters 42
110 109 - 294 More Life, Drake 1
111 104 - 15 Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson 51
112 103 - 116 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
113 108 - 65 Who Is Nardo Wick?, Nardo Wick 16
114 113 - 503 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
115 139 - 161 Cry Baby, Melanie Martinez 6
116 126 - 178 Over It, Summer Walker 2
117 115 - 311 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
118 106 - 304 The Fame, Lady Gaga 2
119 117 - 205 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
120 120 - 138 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 89
121 111 - 258 ?, XXXTENTACION 1
122 125 - 127 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 21
123 155 - 973 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
124 93 - 33 Special, Lizzo 2
125 122 - 144 Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley 1
126 - - 1 High Drama, Adam Lambert 126
127 123 - 226 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
128 - - 433 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
129 116 - 83 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
130 119 - 18 Encanto (Highlights), Soundtrack 19
131 121 - 37 Honestly, Nevermind, Drake 1
132 132 - 308 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 8
133 157 - 100 Justice, Justin Bieber 1
134 124 - 162 Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent 1
135 - - 1 Gumbo, Young Nudy 135
136 127 - 313 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
137 137 - 255 Hozier, Hozier 2
138 136 - 151 Pray 4 Love, Rod Wave 2
139 176 - 191 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 20
140 131 - 90 Hall Of Fame, Polo G 1
141 154 - 8 Rave & Roses, Rema 141
142 129 - 267 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 4
143 150 - 209 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
144 118 - 21 Only Built For Infinity Links, Quavo & Takeoff 7
145 134 - 64 Mercury - Act 1, Imagine Dragons 9
146 145 - 701 Metallica, Metallica 1
147 - - 1 Thanks 4 Nothing, Tink 147
148 - - 138 I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston 14
149 128 - 16 Saturno, Rauw Alejandro 25
150 130 - 290 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
151 142 - 144 The GOAT, Polo G 2
152 152 - 115 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 2
153 144 - 18 Lyfe, Yeat 10
154 138 - 154 Eternal Atake, Lil Uzi Vert 1
155 149 - 60 DS4EVER, Gunna 1
156 143 - 99 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 108
157 146 - 316 Moana, Soundtrack 2
158 148 - 9 Pa Que Hablen.: I., Fuerza Regida 109
159 - - 1 Five Seconds Flat, Lizzy McAlpine 159
160 141 - 216 Dr. Dre -- 2001, Dr. Dre 2
161 147 - 64 Fighting Demons, Juice WRLD 2
162 151 - 97 Currents, Tame Impala 4
163 158 - 90 I Am > I Was, 21 Savage 1
164 171 - 288 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 5
165 133 - 213 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West 1
166 161 - 208 Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne 1
167 162 - 30 The Last Slimeto, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 2
168 173 - 462 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
169 70 - 78 Loud, Rihanna 3
170 - - 11 90 Days, Finesse2Tymes 57
171 168 - 557 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
172 153 - 107 Whole Lotta Red, Playboi Carti 1
173 165 - 457 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
174 169 - 38 Proof, BTS 1
175 198 - 23 Cigarettes After Sex, Cigarettes After Sex 151
176 189 - 87 A Gangsta's Pain, Moneybagg Yo 1
177 177 - 215 Swimming, Mac Miller 3
178 163 - 553 21, Adele 1
179 175 - 269 17, XXXTENTACION 2
180 167 - 91 Ready To Die, The Notorious B.I.G. 15
181 159 - 9 Sigan Hablando.: II., Fuerza Regida 65
182 166 - 19 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 14
183 181 - 156 Confessions, Usher 1
184 187 - 114 Top, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1
185 179 - 220 25, Adele 1
186 172 - 86 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
187 164 - 5 Tyler Hubbard, Tyler Hubbard 40
188 43 - 2 The Secret Weapon, Big Scarr 43
189 180 - 140 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
190 174 - 67 30, Adele 1
191 170 - 103 Shiesty Season, Pooh Shiesty 3
192 156 - 128 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
193 160 - 4 My 21st Century Blues, RAYE 58
194 135 - 17 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Music From And Inspired By, Soundtrack 12
195 184 - 233 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
196 186 - 151 Die Lit, Playboi Carti 3
197 199 - 214 DS2, Future 1
198 200 - 47 Human: The Double Album, Cody Johnson 19
199 196 - 283 Evolve, Imagine Dragons 2
200 197 - 396 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1

[Gary]

Current


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Cracker Island, Gorillaz 1
2 - - 1 Lighting Up The Sky, Godsmack 2
3 1 - 2 Trustfall, P!nk 1
4 2 - 5 The Name Chapter: Temptation (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
5 4 - 19 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
6 - - 1 Manana Sera Bonito, Karol G 6
7 - - 1 High Drama, Adam Lambert 7
8 6 - 3 This Is Why, Paramore 1
9 - - 1 Gravel & Gold, Dierks Bentley 9
10 8 - 21 Maxident, Stray Kids 1
11 - - 1 Be Awake (EP), THE BOYZ 11
12 - - 1 The Most Magical Album On Earth, Peyton Parrish 12
13 - - 1 Good Riddance, Gracie Abrams 13
14 7 - 41 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
15 - - 1 College Park, Logic 15
16 10 - 135 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
17 - - 1 On The Prowl, Steel Panther 17
18 - - 1 Should've Learned By Now, Lucero 18
19 - - 1 Double Album, NOFX 19
20 3 - 9 Spin Off : From The Witness (EP), ATEEZ 2
21 17 - 31 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
22 - - 1 The Singles: 06.25.2001-09.06.2006, Volume 01, The Strokes 22
23 12 - 6 Linger Awhile, Samara Joy 5
24 16 - 27 Between 1&2: 11th Mini Album (EP), TWICE 1
25 14 - 393 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
26 15 - 68 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
27 20 - 24 2 Baddies, NCT 127 2
28 19 - 172 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
29 61 - 17 Gemini Rights, Steve Lacy 6
30 25 - 92 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
31 - - 2 Young Forever, Nessa Barrett 31
32 - - 1 A Divine Symmetry (An Alternat, David Bowie 32
33 21 - 4 Queen Of Me, Shania Twain 2
34 27 - 12 Indigo, RM 2
35 34 - 4 NOW 85, Various Artists 11
36 28 - 42 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 2
37 26 - 168 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
38 - - 1 Workin' On A World, Iris DeMent 38
39 23 - 3 The Jaws Of Life, Pierce The Veil 3
40 41 - 6 The Mockingbird & The Crow, HARDY 1
41 39 - 17 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 3
42 46 - 60 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 1
43 - - 1 There's Nothing Worse Than Too Late, Real Friends 43
44 31 - 31 Manifesto : Day 1 (EP), ENHYPEN 1
45 - - 1 Teenage Dixie, Muscadine Bloodline 45
46 30 - 67 30, Adele 1
47 22 - 3 Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (EP), Kelsea Ballerini 20
48 - - 1 Jesus Changed My Life, Katy Nichole 48
49 - - 1 Anno 1696, Insomnium 49
50 57 - 109 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
51 - - 1 Glockoma 2, Key Glock 51
52 36 - 114 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 2
53 37 - 24 Born Pink, BLACKPINK 1
54 47 - 20 Being Funny In A Foreign Language, The 1975 3
55 42 - 33 Special, Lizzo 1
56 49 - 37 Wet Leg, Wet Leg 4
57 48 - 276 Diamonds, Elton John 6
58 44 - 13 Cheshire (EP), iTZY 4
59 32 - 15 Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone 3
60 29 - 5 Let’s Start Here., Lil Yachty 14
61 - - 1 Magnolia, Okonski 61
62 60 - 16 Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson 14
63 52 - 38 Proof, BTS 1
64 - - 1 Food For Worms, shame 64
65 56 - 32 Growin' Up, Luke Combs 2
66 50 - 25 Patient Number 9, Ozzy Osbourne 1
67 51 - 5 Gloria, Sam Smith 4
68 - - 1 Islands In The Sky, Death Valley Girls 68
69 63 - 18 NOW That's What I Call Classic Rock (2022), Various Artists 39
70 66 - 15 Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection, Dolly Parton 6
71 35 - 3 This Stupid World, Yo La Tengo 8
72 - - 10 5SOS5, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1
73 65 - 15 Divisive, Disturbed 2
74 74 - 15 Just Like That..., Bonnie Raitt 1
75 90 - 24 AfterLife, Five Finger Death Punch 2
76 53 - 48 Impera, Ghost 1
77 62 - 18 The Essential Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters 7
78 64 - 72 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 35
79 38 - 7 Ultimate Aaliyah, Aaliyah 12
80 18 - 3 Other Worlds, The Pretty Reckless 18
81 78 - 2 Desire Pathway, Screaming Females 78
82 40 - 3 Foregone, In Flames 6
83 - - 1 Stereo Typical, Roxanne 83
84 - - 1 Keep On Ramblin', Radio Company 84
85 59 - 6 Rush!, Maneskin 3
86 67 - 4 NOW Hip-Hop Party, Various Artists 28
87 55 - 30 Stranger Things: Soundtrack From The Netflix Series, Season 4, Soundtrack 3
88 83 - 10 Curtain Call 2, Eminem 1
89 84 - 3 Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Sings The Beatles, Brad Mehldau 25
90 - - 1 Yung Wolf, Yung Wolf 90
91 - - 262 This One's For You, Luke Combs 2
92 68 - 5 Come Get Your Wife, Elle King 8
93 - - 3 Louie, Kenny Beats 13
94 91 - 13 And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow, Weyes Blood 9
95 92 - 20 Different Man, Kane Brown 4
96 - - 1 JFKLAX (EP), KXNG Crooked & Joell Ortiz 96
97 - - 22 Glow On, Turnstile 8
98 77 - 7 Strays, Margo Price 3
99 71 - 9 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Music From And Inspired By, Soundtrack 23
100 70 - 39 In These Silent Days, Brandi Carlile 3

[Gary]

Sales

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Cracker Island, Gorillaz 1
2 - - 1 Lighting Up The Sky, Godsmack 2
3 1 - 2 Trustfall, P!nk 1
4 2 - 5 The Name Chapter: Temptation (EP), TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
5 4 - 19 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
6 - - 1 Manana Sera Bonito, Karol G 6
7 - - 1 High Drama, Adam Lambert 7
8 6 - 3 This Is Why, Paramore 1
9 - - 1 Gravel & Gold, Dierks Bentley 9
10 11 - 15 Maxident, Stray Kids 1
11 - - 1 Be Awake (EP), THE BOYZ 11
12 - - 1 The Most Magical Album On Earth, Peyton Parrish 12
13 - - 1 Good Riddance, Gracie Abrams 13
14 15 - 338 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 2
15 10 - 41 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
16 14 - 340 Thriller, Michael Jackson 2
17 17 - 430 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 10
18 - - 1 College Park, Logic 18
19 13 - 136 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
20 - - 1 On The Prowl, Steel Panther 20
21 - - 1 Should've Learned By Now, Lucero 21
22 20 - 612 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
23 18 - 291 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
24 - - 1 Double Album, NOFX 24
25 7 - 144 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
26 3 - 8 Spin Off : From The Witness (EP), ATEEZ 2
27 28 - 78 Ctrl, SZA 5
28 21 - 476 Greatest Hits, Queen 3
29 26 - 681 Metallica, Metallica 1
30 30 - 31 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
31 37 - 62 Cry Baby, Melanie Martinez 5
32 - - 1 The Singles: 06.25.2001-09.06.2006, Volume 01, The Strokes 32
33 22 - 111 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
34 19 - 5 Linger Awhile, Samara Joy 5
35 36 - 348 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 6
36 38 - 494 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 10
37 31 - 433 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
38 29 - 22 Between 1&2: 11th Mini Album (EP), TWICE 1
39 47 - 244 Back In Black, AC/DC 20
40 40 - 98 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
41 9 - 56 ANTI, Rihanna 1
42 25 - 385 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
43 27 - 68 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
44 41 - 137 Harry Styles, Harry Styles 1
45 46 - 39 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
46 32 - 187 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
47 24 - 10 Cowboy Bebop (Soundtrack), Seatbelts 9
48 39 - 24 2 Baddies, NCT 127 2
49 50 - 318 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
50 49 - 454 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
51 52 - 246 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 2
52 - - 1 Love, The Cult 52
53 35 - 152 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
54 - - 1 Exodus, Bob Marley And The Wailers 54
55 - - 12 Gemini Rights, Steve Lacy 7
56 53 - 93 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
57 - - 2 Young Forever, Nessa Barrett 48
58 45 - 107 MAP OF THE SOUL : 7, BTS 1
59 - - 1 A Divine Symmetry, David Bowie 59
60 42 - 4 Queen Of Me, Shania Twain 2
61 58 - 244 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2, Soundtrack 2
62 - - 45 Gorillaz, Gorillaz 14
63 62 - 182 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 7
64 56 - 110 Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan 41
65 - - 1 Burnin', John Lee Hooker 65
66 33 - 64 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
67 57 - 12 Indigo, RM 2
68 74 - 4 NOW 85, Various Artists 13
69 61 - 66 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
70 60 - 316 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 2
71 59 - 41 Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar 2
72 54 - 168 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
73 79 - 74 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 7
74 55 - 303 Ten, Pearl Jam 2
75 84 - 483 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
76 86 - 27 Their Greatest Hits: Volumes 1 & 2, Eagles 45
77 - - 1 Workin' On A World, Iris DeMent 77
78 64 - 233 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
79 65 - 83 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
80 76 - 284 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
81 44 - 3 The Jaws Of Life, Pierce The Veil 3
82 78 - 66 Is This It, The Strokes 33
83 92 - 6 The Mockingbird & The Crow, HARDY 1
84 69 - 116 The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill 1
85 - - 7 Depression Cherry, Beach House 5
86 88 - 13 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 4
87 - - 48 Dawn FM, The Weeknd 1
88 - - 14 Stranger In The Alps, Phoebe Bridgers 7
89 73 - 84 RIOT!, Paramore 8
90 70 - 124 The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance 2
91 - - 133 Weezer, Weezer 16
92 81 - 233 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
93 - - 1 There's Nothing Worse Than Too Late, Real Friends 93
94 - - 2 Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section, Art Pepper / The Rhythm Section (Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones) 40
95 68 - 31 Manifesto : Day 1 (EP), ENHYPEN 1
96 - - 1 Teenage Dixie, Muscadine Bloodline 96
97 67 - 67 30, Adele 1
98 87 - 45 White Pony, Deftones 3
99 90 - 120 The Lumineers, The Lumineers 2
100 43 - 3 Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (EP), Kelsea Ballerini 33

[Gary]

Vinyl


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Cracker Island, Gorillaz 1
2 2 - 19 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
3 4 - 3 This Is Why, Paramore 1
4 10 - 301 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
5 11 - 271 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
6 - - 1 Double Album, NOFX 6
7 8 - 95 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
8 12 - 233 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 2
9 9 - 41 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
10 14 - 223 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
11 17 - 38 Ctrl, SZA 5
12 - - 1 The Singles: 06.25.2001-09.06.2006, Volume 01, The Strokes 12
13 3 - 109 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 2
14 22 - 14 Cry Baby, Melanie Martinez 10
15 16 - 317 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
16 15 - 187 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
17 20 - 35 To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar 1
18 13 - 5 Cowboy Bebop (Soundtrack), Seatbelts 3
19 18 - 49 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
20 7 - 3 ANTI, Rihanna 7
21 23 - 35 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
22 - - 1 Lighting Up The Sky, Godsmack 22
23 - - 1 Exodus, Bob Marley And The Wailers 23
24 - - 1 Love, The Cult 24
25 - - 8 Gemini Rights, Steve Lacy 3

[Gary]

Catalog

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 2 - 118 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
2 4 - 214 Ctrl, SZA 1
3 1 - 142 ANTI, Rihanna 1
4 5 - 386 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
5 7 - 455 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
6 6 - 863 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
7 9 - 138 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 2
8 3 - 492 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
9 14 - 1198 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
10 12 - 297 1989, Taylor Swift 1
11 13 - 351 Take Care, Drake 1
12 15 - 297 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
13 16 - 10 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 8
14 17 - 384 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 2
15 19 - 15 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 15
16 18 - 198 Views, Drake 4
17 23 - 1550 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 1
18 22 - 8 All I Want Is You, Miguel 13
19 11 - 4 Unapologetic, Rihanna 4
20 8 - 78 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 6
21 21 - 593 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
22 29 - 1388 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
23 27 - 105 Graduation, Kanye West 7
24 30 - 40 Indigo, Chris Brown 2
25 25 - 143 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
26 26 - 320 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
27 34 - 12 SoulFly, Rod Wave 21
28 10 - 13 Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna 2
29 28 - 11 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast Recording 20
30 37 - 68 reputation, Taylor Swift 7
31 24 - 411 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
32 33 - 10 F*ck Love, The Kid LAROI 11
33 35 - 603 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
34 38 - 131 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
35 32 - 103 Stoney, Post Malone 7
36 31 - 77 AM, Arctic Monkeys 11
37 36 - 60 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 1
38 42 - 461 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1
39 44 - 530 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 1
40 40 - 28 Evermore, Taylor Swift 9
41 45 - 826 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
42 - - 43 Cry Baby, Melanie Martinez 12
43 - - 55 Over It, Summer Walker 13
44 46 - 102 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 9
45 41 - 59 The Fame, Lady Gaga 1
46 48 - 26 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 16
47 49 - 44 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 17
48 43 - 105 ?, XXXTENTACION 5
49 - - 75 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 11
50 - - 1209 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Adam Lambert Lands Fifth Top 10 on Billboard’s Album Sales Chart With ‘High Drama’

3/10/2023

By Keith Caulfield

Plus: Gorillaz, Godsmack, Karol G & Dierks Bentley debut in top 10.

Adam Lambert lands his fifth top 10-charting effort on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated March 11) as his new covers project, High Drama, debuts at No. 7. The set marks his highest-charting effort on Top Album Sales since 2015, when the studio set The Original High debuted and peaked at No. 2 (July 4, 2015-dated chart).

High Drama boasts renditions of such top 40-charting Billboard Hot 100 hits as Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero,” Duran Duran’s “Ordinary World,” Sia’s chart-topping “Chandelier” and Culture Club’s “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.” 

Also in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart, Gorillaz land their second No. 1 with the arrival of Cracker Island, Godsmack notches its eighth top 10 (and highest charting set since 2010) with the No. 2 bow of Lighting Up the Sky, Karol G clocks her first top 10 with Mañana Será Bonito and Dierks Bentley achieves his 10th top 10 with the No. 9 bow of Gravel & Gold.

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.

High Drama sold 8,500 copies in the U.S. in the week ending March 2, according to Luminate. Physical sales comprise 4,500 (effectively all from CD sales) and digital album sales comprise 4,000.

At No. 1, Gorillaz’s Cracker Island breezes in with 48,500 copies sold in its first week, the fourth-largest sales week of 2023 and the biggest for a rock album. Of its starting sum, 32,000 were vinyl sales – the largest sales week for a vinyl album in 2023 and the biggest debut week for a rock album on vinyl in nearly a year, since Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Unlimited Love sold 38,500 in its first week (chart dated April 16, 2022).

Godsmack’s Lighting Up the Sky enters Top Album Sales at No. 2 with 18,000 sold. P!nk’s Trustfall slips to No. 3 with 17,000 sold (down 71%) after its debut at No. 1 a week ago. TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s chart-topping The Name Chapter: Temptation falls 2-4 with 14,000 (down 37%) and Taylor Swift’s former leader Midnights dips 4-5 with 11,000 (down 23%).

Karol G nabs her first top 10-charting set on Top Album Sales as Mañana Será Bonito debuts at No. 6 with 10,000 sold (her best sales week ever). The set also enters atop the Billboard 200 – the first all-Spanish-language No. 1 by a female artist – largely powered by streaming activity.

Paramore’s chart-topping This Is Why falls 6-8 with 7,000 sold (down 43%).

Dierks Bentley collects his 10th top 10-charting set on Top Album Sales as Gravel & Gold – his first studio album in nearly five years –enters at No. 9 with 6,000 sold. All but two of Bentley’s charting efforts on Top Album Sales have reached the top 10 – he’s only missed the region with his self-titled debut (peaking at No. 26 in 2003) and a four-song EP titled Country & Cold Cans (No. 54 in 2012).

Closing out the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart is Stray Kids’ former No. 1 MAXIDENT, rising 11-10 with nearly 6,000 sold (down 6%).

In the week ending March 2, there were 1.852 million albums sold in the U.S. (down 2.4% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 1.474 million (down 4.4%) and digital albums comprised 378,000 (up 6.5%).

There were 606,000 CD albums sold in the week ending March 2 (down 5% week-over-week) and 856,000 vinyl albums sold (down 4.2%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 5.525 million (up 0.8% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 7.968 million (up 26%).

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting the charts, Gary.

The biggest Billboard 200 dropper, Big Scarr's The Secret Weapon, plunged 145 spots to No. 188. An album that re-entered in the prior week's top 20 dropped off: ATEEZ's Spin Off: From The Witness (EP), from No. 15.