Billboard 200 10/21/2023: Drake #1

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Will Drake Fetch Another Big Week With ‘For All the Dogs’?

10/11/2023

By Andrew Unterberger

In this week's The Contenders, the world's biggest rapper looks to make his usual splash with his latest gargantuan album.

The Contenders is 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 Oct. 21), Drake seems sure to land one of the year’s biggest first weeks with his latest album For All the Dogs, but will have to do so without much in the way of physical sales. 

Drake, For All the Dogs (OVO/Republic): After seemingly countless delays and false starts, Drake’s long-anticipated For All the Dogs finally arrived at 6:00 a.m. ET on Friday morning (Oct. 6). The rapper’s eighth official solo studio album – not counting collaborative sets, compilations, mixtapes or “playlists” — came not only as the superstar rapper was winding down his It’s All a Blur tour alongside Her Loss co-lead 21 Savage, but right before he announced that Dogs would be his last work before an extended hiatus, as he tended to health issues.

If it’s the last of Drake that fans will get for a while, Dogs is certainly plenty: 23 tracks and 84 minutes, including guest appearances from fellow stars J. Cole, Bad Bunny, SZA (again) and of course Savage, among other big-name and rising artists. The album has received mostly unflattering reviews, but has still dominated streaming services, with 12 of its tracks still in the top 25 of Spotify’s Daily Top USA chart, and all 23 tracks still in the Apple Music real-time top 25 — both currently led by the set’s “IDGAF” featuring Yeat, the leading early contender to become the set’s major breakout hit.

The album should not have a ton of competition for the Billboard 200’s top spot next week – it’s more of a question of how big his debut atop the chart will be. It will have to come without help from a physical release: Despite other A-list stars of his level putting increasing emphasis on vinyl and CD sets to help bolster their first-week numbers, Drake continues to be digital-only, likely in large part due to his tendency to make last-minute edits to his albums. Nonetheless, lack of physical product didn’t hold Her Loss from posting over 400,000 units in its first week last year, or Certified Lover Boy from over 600,000 in 2021 – with For All the Dogs likely to fall somewhere between those two sets in its debut frame.

IN THE MIX

NCT 127, The 5th Album Fact Check (SM Entertainment): South Korean pop group NCT 127 has been a strong contender on the Billboard 200 with each release this decade, hitting the chart’s top five with each of their last three albums (2020’s Neo Zone, 2021’s Sticker and 2022’s Baddies). The group hopes to make it four albums in four years with their fifth LP, Fact Check. Sales of the set will be bolstered by multiple CD packages, including retailer-exclusive variants for Target and Walmart, while the group’s official webstore is also selling nine different alternative versions of the album digitally (each with a different cover and an additional unique bonus track) and three deluxe boxed sets, containing a branded piece of clothing or accessory, along with a physical copy of the album.

(G)I-dle, Heat (88 Rising/Cube Entertainment): Elsewhere in South Korea, popular girl group (G)I-dle are also back with a new set, the Heat EP. This set is for sale in multiple collectible physical versions (all CD packages), including retailer-exclusive variants for Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Target, with some containing randomized merchandise contents (including photocards and bookmarks). The quintet hit No. 41 on the Billboard 200 earlier this year with their prior EP, I Feel.

Junior H, $ad Boyz 4 Life II (Warner Music Latina/Rancho Humilde): Junior H has long been one of the most exciting and acclaimed young artists in Mexican music, but his status hasn’t always shown on the Billboard 200, where he’s yet to reach above No. 138. That should change next week with the release of his latest corridos tumbados collection $ad Boyz 4 Life II – his first since gaining extra crossover attention alongside superstar Peso Pluma on hits like “Lady Gaga” and “Bipolar,” both of which are still on the Hot 100 this week. None of those are on his own album, however, which does not include any collaborations – or have any physical versions for sale — but is still expected to stream very well.

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Any insight on where Sufjan’s JAVELIN might chart?

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Drake Earns 13th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘For All the Dogs’
By Keith Caulfield
10/15/2023

The set scores the largest streaming week of 2023 in the U.S. for any album, with over a half-billion streams for its songs.

Drake earns his 13th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 21), as his new studio effort For All the Dogs debuts atop the list. The set earned 402,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 12, according to Luminate. That marks the fourth-largest week of the year for an album, by units earned.

For All the Dogs’ opening frame was almost entirely driven by the streaming activity of its 23 songs. In total, 97% of Dogs’ debut was owed to song streams — adding up to 514.01 million on-demand official streams of those songs in its first week. That results in the largest streaming week of 2023 for any album, and the fourth-largest ever. Strikingly, of the top five biggest streaming weeks four of them were generated by a Drake album.

For All the Dogs was released at 6 a.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 6 — slightly off-cycle, as most new albums are released at 12 a.m. ET every Friday. The album was first teased in June, and then on Sept. 6, he announced the album was due to be released on Sept. 22. By Sept. 15, he had pushed that release date back to Oct. 6.

Dogs is Drake’s fourth album in less than two years, and third since June of 2022. He released the collaborative Her Loss with 21 Savage in November of 2022, and the solo sets Honestly, Nevermind in June of 2022 and Certified Lover Boy in Sept. 2021.

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 Oct. 21, 2023-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday (Oct. 17). For all chart news, follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

Of For All the Dogs’ 402,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 12, SEA units comprise 391,000 (equaling 514.01 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 23 songs), album sales comprise 10,000 (it was only available to purchase as a digital download album) and TEA units comprise a little over 1,000.

In terms of total on-demand official streams earned by the album’s songs in its first week, the 514.01 million figure marks the fourth-largest streaming week ever, and biggest of 2023. Here are the top five biggest streaming weeks for an album, by total on-demand streams earned by a set’s collected songs: Drake’s Scorpion (745.92 million in its debut, in 2018), Drake’s Certified Lover Boy (743.67 million in its debut, 2021), Taylor Swift’s Midnights (549.26 million in its debut, 2022), For All the Dogs (514.01 million) and Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss (513.56 million in its debut, 2022).

With a 13th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, Drake breaks out of a tie with Swift to solely have the third-most No. 1s on the chart. The Beatles continue to have a record 19 No. 1s, followed by Jay-Z with 14, Drake with 13, and Swift with 12. (Swift’s next album, the re-recorded 1989 [Taylor’s Version], is due to be released on Oct. 27. All 12 of Swift’s full-length studio albums and re-recorded projects from 2008’s Fearless through 2023’s Speak Now [Taylor’s Version] have debuted at No. 1.)

The Nos. 2 through 7 albums on the new Billboard 200 are all former No. 1s.

Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time dips 1-2 with 72,000 equivalent album units earned (down 3%),

Rod Wave’s Nostalgia falls 2-3 (59,000; down 16%),

Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts descends 3-4 (nearly 59,000; down 12%),

Zach Bryan’s self-titled album is a non-mover at No. 5 (53,000; down 9%),

SZA’s SOS is stationary at No. 6 (50,000; down 4%),

Taylor Swift’s Midnights climbs 8-7 (42,000; down 2%) and

Travis Scott’s Utopia dips 7-8 (40,000; down 12%).

Noah Kahan’s Stick Season is back in the top 10 for the first time since June, as it climbs 13-9 with 39,000 equivalent album units (up 26%). The set benefits from activity generated by a recently released remix of the album’s “She Calls Me Back” with Kacey Musgraves. Kahan also additionally gained exposure thanks to Rodrigo’s recent cover of the album’s title track on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.

Rounding out the new top 10 of the Billboard 200 is Taylor Swift’s former No. 1 Lover, which rises 11-10 with nearly 39,000 equivalent album units earned (down 4%).

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.

[fridayteenage]

Glad Lover pulled through!

Narrowly lost to Peso last week.

[Darkest Hour]

[Gary]

Billboard 200

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 For All The Dogs, Drake 1
2 1 - 32 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
3 2 - 4 Nostalgia, Rod Wave 1
4 3 - 5 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
5 5 - 7 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 1
6 6 - 44 SOS, SZA 1
7 8 - 51 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
8 7 - 11 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
9 13 - 46 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 3
10 11 - 216 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
11 10 - 16 Genesis, Peso Pluma 3
12 12 - 144 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
13 9 - 3 Scarlet, Doja Cat 4
14 - - 1 $ad Boyz 4 Life II, Junior H 14
15 15 - 168 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
16 - - 1 Fact Check: The Fifth Album, NCT 127 16
17 16 - 73 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 5
18 14 - 12 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 2
19 17 - 14 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
20 18 - 461 1989, Taylor Swift 1
21 19 - 264 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
22 23 - 75 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 1
23 21 - 100 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
24 24 - 22 Religiously. The Album., Bailey Zimmerman 7
25 - - 1 Heat (EP), (G)I-DLE 25
26 25 - 49 Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage 1
27 26 - 9 Manana Sera Bonito (Bichota Season), Karol G 3
28 29 - 125 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
29 32 - 29 Gettin' Old, Luke Combs 4
30 - - 1 Javelin, Sufjan Stevens 30
31 37 - 148 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
32 30 - 45 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 1
33 28 - 110 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
34 34 - 33 Manana Sera Bonito, Karol G 1
35 35 - 550 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
36 27 - 17 A Gift & A Curse, Gunna 3
37 41 - 331 Ctrl, SZA 3
38 39 - 189 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
39 36 - 554 Take Care, Drake 1
40 44 - 309 Diamonds, Elton John 7
41 42 - 310 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
42 45 - 653 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
43 43 - 19 Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll 3
44 57 - 4 The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, Mitski 12
45 46 - 213 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 1
46 49 - 332 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
47 52 - 564 Greatest Hits, Queen 8
48 48 - 505 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
49 51 - 263 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 10
50 33 - 3 Boys Of Faith (EP), Zach Bryan 8
51 54 - 10 El Comienzo, Grupo Frontera 34
52 59 - 663 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 18
53 55 - 339 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
54 53 - 276 Scorpion, Drake 1
55 56 - 572 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
56 - - 4 Memory Lane, Old Dominion 56
57 38 - 3 TEC, Lil Tecca 11
58 47 - 63 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
59 22 - 2 20 Number Ones, Thomas Rhett 22
60 58 - 297 Graduation, Kanye West 1
61 60 - 118 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
62 - - 1 The Collection II, Van Halen 62
63 20 - 137 The Highlights, The Weeknd 2
64 62 - 11 Austin, Post Malone 2
65 61 - 387 Views, Drake 1
66 64 - 12 2nd EP 'Get Up', NewJeans 1
67 67 - 51 Queen Radio: Volume 1, Nicki Minaj 10
68 68 - 73 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
69 71 - 462 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
70 72 - 282 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
71 75 - 351 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
72 69 - 76 I Never Liked You, Future 1
73 89 - 287 Hozier, Hozier 2
74 73 - 20 Almost Healed, Lil Durk 3
75 100 - 420 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
76 80 - 38 The Mockingbird & The Crow, HARDY 4
77 84 - 205 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
78 - - 114 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
79 94 - 422 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
80 86 - 31 Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus 3
81 92 - 272 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
82 76 - 15 Pink Tape, Lil Uzi Vert 1
83 82 - 271 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
84 85 - 326 More Life, Drake 1
85 95 - 389 ANTI, Rihanna 1
86 110 - 595 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
87 81 - 496 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3
88 99 - 157 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 21
89 91 - 22 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Soundtrack 22
90 88 - 52 It's Only Me, Lil Baby 1
91 96 - 340 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 8
92 90 - 66 Wasteland, Brent Faiyaz 2
93 98 - 123 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
94 83 - 15 Hood Hottest Princess, Sexyy Red 62
95 119 - 231 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
96 4 - 2 Autumn Variations, Ed Sheeran 4
97 70 - 5 Layover (EP), V 2
98 108 - 152 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 3
99 102 - 783 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
100 107 - 22 Elisabeth, Zach Bryan 83
101 93 - 15 Been One, Rylo Rodriguez 10
102 105 - 535 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
103 104 - 47 Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson 51
104 111 - 8 Unreal Unearth, Hozier 3
105 115 - 34 Bluebird Days, Jordan Davis 19
106 106 - 120 Planet Her, Doja Cat 2
107 114 - 645 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
108 113 - 184 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 3
109 117 - 170 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 71
110 116 - 8 Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 36
111 126 - 147 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 2
112 124 - 645 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
113 127 - 345 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
114 131 - 209 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
115 130 - 450 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 31
116 122 - 639 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
117 79 - 4 Boy Meets World, Sleepy Hallow 17
118 87 - 4 The Love Album: Off The Grid, Diddy 19
119 - - 246 Swimming, Mac Miller 3
120 121 - 284 beerbongs & bentleys, Post Malone 1
121 139 - 30 Summertime Blues, Zach Bryan 34
122 - - 1 Not That Fancy, Reba McEntire 122
123 128 - 131 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 107
124 134 - 336 The Fame, Lady Gaga 2
125 125 - 210 Over It, Summer Walker 2
126 129 - 804 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
127 133 - 335 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
128 31 - 2 Mor, No Le Temas A La Oscuridad, Feid 31
129 - - 4 Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers 43
130 146 - 258 50 Number Ones, George Strait 1
131 137 - 343 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
132 135 - 133 SoulFly, Rod Wave 1
133 132 - 83 7220, Lil Durk 1
134 150 - 237 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
135 123 - 320 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
136 138 - 171 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
137 142 - 356 Stoney, Post Malone 4
138 - - 1 Dear Insanity..., DPR IAN 138
139 145 - 235 All Time Greatest Hits, Lynyrd Skynyrd 56
140 141 - 15 Nata Montana, Natanael Cano 35
141 149 - 4 The Family Business, Jonas Brothers 112
142 - - 1 The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, Roger Waters 142
143 - - 2 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 61
144 172 - 240 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West 1
145 144 - 489 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
146 - - 2 Angel Face, Stephen Sanchez 90
147 140 - 19 Hard To Love, Moneybagg Yo 10
148 - - 1 Father's Day, Kirk Franklin 148
149 148 - 37 Like..? (EP), Ice Spice 15
150 159 - 216 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
151 152 - 24 Desvelado, Eslabon Armado 6
152 151 - 107 Greatest Hits, Blink-182 6
153 - - 1 Carolyn's Boy, Darius Rucker 153
154 191 - 189 YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny 2
155 153 - 129 Currents, Tame Impala 4
156 147 - 109 The Melodic Blue, Baby Keem 5
157 160 - 115 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
158 162 - 102 =, Ed Sheeran 1
159 200 - 12 Amar, BigXthaPlug 159
160 155 - 170 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
161 167 - 146 Meteora, Linkin Park 1
162 175 - 348 Moana, Soundtrack 2
163 118 - 11 Lonestar Luchador, That Mexican OT 59
164 181 - 313 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
165 177 - 108 Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance 28
166 180 - 585 21, Adele 1
167 173 - 295 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 25
168 161 - 494 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
169 168 - 200 Fine Line, Harry Styles 1
170 163 - 236 DS2, Future 1
171 171 - 427 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles 1
172 157 - 240 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
173 154 - 102 Thank Me Later, Drake 1
174 156 - 160 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
175 182 - 169 I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston 14
176 158 - 106 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
177 136 - 19 I Am Music, Lil Wayne 25
178 179 - 384 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20
179 169 - 194 Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent 1
180 178 - 68 Growin' Up, Luke Combs 2
181 176 - 20 Lucky, Megan Moroney 38
182 109 - 2 Esquinas, Becky G 109
183 197 - 221 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 20
184 166 - 183 Confessions, Usher 1
185 194 - 119 Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna 2
186 188 - 27 Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey 3
187 - - 33 Cigarettes After Sex, Cigarettes After Sex 151
188 165 - 69 Honestly, Nevermind, Drake 1
189 183 - 320 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 5
190 - - 12 The Divine Feminine, Mac Miller 2
191 186 - 29 Fuck The World, Brent Faiyaz 20
192 187 - 290 ?, XXXTENTACION 1
193 174 - 227 Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne 1
194 - - 264 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
195 - - 310 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 15
196 - - 51 Danado, Ivan Cornejo 28
197 - - 28 Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation, $uicideBoy$ 7
198 199 - 733 Metallica, Metallica 1
199 189 - 61 Beautiful Mind, Rod Wave 1
200 195 - 216 California Sunrise, Jon Pardi 11

[Gary]

Current

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Fact Check: The Fifth Album, NCT 127 1
2 - - 1 Heat (EP), (G)I-DLE 2
3 - - 1 Javelin, Sufjan Stevens 3
4 2 - 5 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
5 - - 1 The Collection II, Van Halen 5
6 - - 1 For All The Dogs, Drake 6
7 - - 1 Not That Fancy, Reba McEntire 7
8 - - 1 The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, Roger Waters 8
9 8 - 51 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
10 7 - 14 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
11 6 - 5 Layover (EP), V 2
12 12 - 167 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
13 - - 1 Dear Insanity..., DPR IAN 13
14 3 - 2 Golden Age: The 4th Album, NCT 3
15 9 - 12 2nd EP 'Get Up', NewJeans 1
16 - - 1 Father's Day, Kirk Franklin 16
17 - - 1 Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees, Dogstar 17
18 - - 4 Memory Lane, Old Dominion 18
19 14 - 99 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
20 1 - 2 Autumn Variations, Ed Sheeran 1
21 15 - 4 The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, Mitski 3
22 - - 1 Seasons, Natalie Grant 22
23 18 - 19 5-Star: The 3rd Album, Stray Kids 1
24 - - 1 Carolyn's Boy, Darius Rucker 24
25 - - 1 Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2, Joe Bonamassa 25
26 19 - 12 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 2
27 24 - 2 The Harmony Codex, Steven Wilson 24
28 82 - 3 Angel Face, Stephen Sanchez 23
29 29 - 25 SOS, SZA 3
30 33 - 8 ISTJ: The 3rd Album, NCT DREAM 5
31 27 - 124 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
32 52 - 19 Dark Blood (EP), ENHYPEN 2
33 10 - 2 Always Yours: Japan Best Album, SEVENTEEN 10
34 37 - 29 Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey 2
35 - - 1 Archives - Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972- 1975), Joni Mitchell 35
36 49 - 28 The Record, boygenius 2
37 30 - 19 Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll 3
38 36 - 8 Unreal Unearth, Hozier 3
39 5 - 2 Cousin, Wilco 5
40 86 - 4 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 12
41 41 - 11 Jack In The Box, j-hope 2
42 45 - 32 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
43 - - 1 John Carpenter: Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988), John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies 43
44 - - 1 Rio, Trevor Rabin 44
45 47 - 8 Zone (The 1st Mini Album) (EP), JIHYO 4
46 - - 1 Come June, Mitch Rowland 46
47 57 - 24 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol.3: Awesome Mix Vol.3, Soundtrack 3
48 - - 1 Sick Boi, Ren 48
49 - - 1 Softscars, yeule 49
50 55 - 8 Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 11
51 - - 1 Scaring The Hoes, JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown 51
52 53 - 5 Rumours: Live, Fleetwood Mac 4
53 68 - 19 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 4
54 56 - 5 Why.. (EP), BOYNEXTDOOR 10
55 - - 1 Tether, Of Mice & Men 55
56 54 - 3 Confessions Of The Fallen, Staind 4
57 74 - 11 Austin, Post Malone 3
58 - - 1 On Your Time, The Steel Woods 58
59 - - 1 State Of Emergency, Prong 59
60 64 - 49 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 3
61 - - 1 Just The Two Of Us: The Duets Collection, Volume Two, Olivia Newton-John 61
62 34 - 3 Tension, Kylie Minogue 2
63 70 - 63 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
64 76 - 17 Lauren Daigle, Lauren Daigle 2
65 - - 1 Necromanteum, Carnifex 65
66 71 - 24 SEVENTEEN 10th Mini Album: FML (EP), SEVENTEEN 1
67 - - 1 Fanfare, Dorian Electra 67
68 66 - 6 Everything Is Alive, Slowdive 2
69 78 - 15 NewJeans: NWJNS (EP), NewJeans 24
70 69 - 10 Kill My Doubt (EP), iTZY 3
71 73 - 28 Portals, Melanie Martinez 1
72 85 - 26 72 Seasons, Metallica 1
73 13 - 2 20 Number Ones, Thomas Rhett 13
74 99 - 425 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
75 79 - 52 Maxident, Stray Kids 1
76 - - 5 Snow Angel, Renee Rapp 9
77 87 - 15 My World: The 3rd Mini Album (EP), aespa 1
78 65 - 5 Rustin' In The Rain, Tyler Childers 3
79 - - 1 Lucid Dreams, BoyWithUke 79
80 - - 1 Lead Me On: Live 1989, Amy Grant 80
81 - - 1 Along The Way, Colbie Caillat 81
82 22 - 2 Unicorn, GUNSHIP 22
83 98 - 11 Disney 100, Various Artists 31
84 17 - 11 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
85 - - 1 Calling The Dogs, Citizen 85
86 - - 2 Metalocalypse: Dethalbum IV, Dethklok 68
87 72 - 3 Scarlet, Doja Cat 12
88 83 - 73 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
89 40 - 2 Live From The Ryman Auditorium, Charley Crockett 40
90 - - 1 Goodbye, Hotel Arkada (EP), Mary Lattimore 90
91 61 - 3 Chaos Horrific, Cannibal Corpse 7
92 - - 30 Ready To Be: 12th Mini Album (EP), TWICE 1
93 - - 16 But Here We Are, Foo Fighters 4
94 84 - 14 Chemistry, Kelly Clarkson 1
95 - - 25 Red Moon In Venus, Kali Uchis 3
96 25 - 2 The Sinner Rides Again, KK's Priest 25
97 - - 6 Manana Sera Bonito (Bichota Season), Karol G 4
98 20 - 2 Alone In A Crowd, Oliver Tree 20
99 4 - 3 A Symphonic Celebration: Music From The Studio Ghibli Films Of Hayao..., Joe Hisaishi / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 4
100 42 - 2 Sit Down For Dinner, Blonde Redhead 42

[Gary]

Sales

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Fact Check: The Fifth Album, NCT 127 1
2 - - 1 Heat (EP), (G)I-DLE 2
3 - - 1 Javelin, Sufjan Stevens 3
4 2 - 5 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
5 - - 1 The Collection II, Van Halen 5
6 - - 1 For All The Dogs, Drake 6
7 - - 1 Not That Fancy, Reba McEntire 7
8 12 - 184 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
9 - - 1 The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, Roger Waters 9
10 15 - 51 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
11 13 - 14 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
12 10 - 5 Layover (EP), V 2
13 20 - 168 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
14 - - 1 Dear Insanity..., DPR IAN 14
15 3 - 2 Golden Age: The 4th Album, NCT 3
16 16 - 12 2nd EP 'Get Up', NewJeans 1
17 - - 57 Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers 6
18 - - 1 Father's Day, Kirk Franklin 18
19 - - 1 Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees, Dogstar 19
20 - - 2 Memory Lane, Old Dominion 20
21 22 - 100 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
22 1 - 2 Autumn Variations, Ed Sheeran 1
23 23 - 4 The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, Mitski 3
24 - - 1 Seasons, Natalie Grant 24
25 26 - 19 5-Star: The 3rd Album, Stray Kids 1
26 - - 1 Carolyn's Boy, Darius Rucker 26
27 - - 1 Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2, Joe Bonamassa 27
28 27 - 12 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 2
29 17 - 23 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Soundtrack 13
30 - - 10 The Divine Feminine, Mac Miller 3
31 33 - 370 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 2
32 34 - 2 The Harmony Codex, Steven Wilson 32
33 - - 2 Angel Face, Stephen Sanchez 28
34 42 - 143 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
35 40 - 24 SOS, SZA 3
36 - - 29 Permission To Land, The Darkness 36
37 36 - 350 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
38 - - 88 Swimming, Mac Miller 2
39 47 - 8 ISTJ: The 3rd Album, NCT DREAM 6
40 38 - 117 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
41 6 - 123 Dookie, Green Day 2
42 41 - 98 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
43 79 - 19 Dark Blood (EP), ENHYPEN 2
44 18 - 2 Always Yours: Japan Best Album, SEVENTEEN 18
45 53 - 29 Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey 2
46 - - 1 Archives - Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972- 1975), Joni Mitchell 46
47 75 - 28 The Record, boygenius 2
48 - - 4 Bone Machine, Tom Waits 48
49 44 - 19 Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll 3
50 52 - 8 Unreal Unearth, Hozier 3
51 5 - 2 Cousin, Wilco 5
52 - - 2 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 13
53 66 - 176 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
54 62 - 508 Greatest Hits, Queen 3
55 61 - 372 Thriller, Michael Jackson 2
56 - - 25 In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3, Coheed And Cambria 52
57 59 - 149 1989, Taylor Swift 1
58 7 - 2 Wake Of The Flood, Grateful Dead 7
59 72 - 110 Ctrl, SZA 5
60 57 - 11 Jack In The Box, j-hope 2
61 65 - 32 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
62 64 - 644 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
63 - - 7 It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi 21
64 - - 1 John Carpenter: Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988), John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies 64
65 74 - 713 Metallica, Metallica 1
66 - - 9 GO:OD AM, Mac Miller 3
67 78 - 464 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
68 71 - 525 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 10
69 - - 14 Thank You, Stone Temple Pilots 26
70 88 - 380 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 6
71 9 - 2 Hellboy, Lil Peep 9
72 - - 56 Circles, Mac Miller 3
73 - - 1 Rio, Trevor Rabin 73
74 70 - 76 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
75 68 - 8 Zone (The 1st Mini Album) (EP), JIHYO 4
76 8 - 16 Southeastern, Jason Isbell 8
77 81 - 218 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
78 - - 1 Little Creatures, Talking Heads 78
79 73 - 71 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
80 - - 1 For Those Who Have Heart, A Day To Remember 80
81 - - 1 Come June, Mitch Rowland 81
82 96 - 323 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
83 86 - 23 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol.3: Awesome Mix Vol.3, Soundtrack 3
84 - - 1 ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn, The Blood Brothers 84
85 87 - 94 Currents, Tame Impala 5
86 - - 1 Sick Boi, Ren 86
87 - - 7 Minecraft: Volume Alpha (Soundtrack), C418 27
88 - - 1 Softscars, yeule 88
89 99 - 264 Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince And The Revolution 2
90 83 - 8 Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 12
91 84 - 96 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
92 - - 1 Scaring The Hoes, JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown 92
93 80 - 5 Rumours: Live, Fleetwood Mac 4
94 - - 3 How To Be A Human Being, Glass Animals 14
95 - - 15 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 4
96 85 - 5 Why.. (EP), BOYNEXTDOOR 10
97 - - 1 Tether, Of Mice & Men 97
98 82 - 3 Confessions Of The Fallen, Staind 4
99 - - 9 Austin, Post Malone 3
100 - - 129 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1

[Gary]

Vinyl

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Javelin, Sufjan Stevens 1
2 3 - 5 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
3 - - 8 Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers 2
4 12 - 51 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
5 - - 1 The Collection II, Van Halen 5
6 - - 1 Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees, Dogstar 6
7 11 - 14 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
8 10 - 4 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Soundtrack 5
9 - - 4 The Divine Feminine, Mac Miller 8
10 16 - 62 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
11 21 - 126 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
12 18 - 4 The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, Mitski 2
13 - - 1 The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, Roger Waters 13
14 - - 29 Swimming, Mac Miller 1
15 - - 10 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 1
16 - - 20 SOS, SZA 1
17 22 - 53 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
18 25 - 252 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
19 - - 331 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
20 - - 1 Permission To Land, The Darkness 20
21 - - 3 In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3, Coheed And Cambria 1
22 - - 1 Bone Machine, Tom Waits 22
23 5 - 5 Dookie, Green Day 5
24 - - 75 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
25 - - 19 The Record, boygenius 1

[Gary]

Canada

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 For All The Dogs, Drake 1
2 1 - 32 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
3 2 - 7 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 1
4 8 - 26 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 2
5 3 - 5 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
6 6 - 11 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
7 7 - 144 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
8 9 - 51 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
9 13 - 216 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
10 5 - 2 Ghost, Diljit Dosanjh 5
11 12 - 44 SOS, SZA 1
12 15 - 73 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 4
13 11 - 3 Scarlet, Doja Cat 4
14 14 - 12 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 1
15 16 - 168 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
16 17 - 22 Religiously. The Album., Bailey Zimmerman 8
17 18 - 288 1989, Taylor Swift 1
18 19 - 29 Gettin' Old, Luke Combs 2
19 10 - 139 The Highlights, The Weeknd 1
20 22 - 14 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
21 21 - 291 Diamonds, Elton John 5
22 20 - 45 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 1
23 23 - 148 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
24 30 - 100 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
25 25 - 325 This One's For You, Luke Combs 10
26 28 - 49 Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage 1
27 33 - 239 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 5
28 29 - 110 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
29 73 - 410 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
30 41 - 126 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
31 34 - 291 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 17
32 38 - 119 Greatest Hits, Queen 14
33 27 - 226 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 21
34 24 - 3 Boys Of Faith (EP), Zach Bryan 8
35 32 - 7 99 Nights, Charlotte Cardin 3
36 36 - 125 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
37 37 - 31 Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus 2
38 40 - 165 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 13
39 35 - 3 TEC, Lil Tecca 13
40 58 - 62 Curtain Call 2, Eminem 3
41 44 - 205 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
42 49 - 6 Never Enough, Daniel Caesar 8
43 39 - 17 A Gift & A Curse, Gunna 4
44 46 - 275 Scorpion, Drake 1
45 - - 120 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
46 48 - 63 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
47 4 - 2 Autumn Variations, Ed Sheeran 4
48 31 - 2 20 Number Ones, Thomas Rhett 31
49 45 - 11 Austin, Post Malone 4
50 47 - 110 Graduation, Kanye West 1
51 51 - 107 Take Care, Drake 1
52 52 - 73 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
53 43 - 8 Making Memories, Karan Aujla & Ikky 5
54 57 - 202 Gold -- Greatest Hits, ABBA 15
55 59 - 4 The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, Mitski 36
56 50 - 171 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon, Pop Smoke 1
57 54 - 322 Views, Drake 1
58 65 - 88 Hozier, Hozier 2
59 60 - 341 Yer Favorites, The Tragically Hip 1
60 67 - 73 AM, Arctic Monkeys 3
61 62 - 184 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
62 63 - 58 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
63 - - 34 Their Greatest Hits: Volumes 1 & 2, Eagles 50
64 68 - 345 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
65 64 - 102 =, Ed Sheeran 1
66 26 - 13 The Diamond Collection, Post Malone 11
67 74 - 229 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 5
68 76 - 71 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
69 70 - 25 Drive, Tiesto 12
70 78 - 165 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
71 69 - 265 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
72 80 - 194 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
73 66 - 184 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 2
74 75 - 198 More Life, Drake 1
75 86 - 272 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 4
76 83 - 9 Elisabeth, Zach Bryan 72
77 82 - 68 Growin' Up, Luke Combs 2
78 53 - 7 I Told Them..., Burna Boy 18
79 84 - 102 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 2
80 77 - 57 Queen Radio: Volume 1, Nicki Minaj 8
81 - - 44 Greatest Hits, Florida Georgia Line 44
82 79 - 58 Rave & Roses, Rema 15
83 90 - 34 Bluebird Days, Jordan Davis 18
84 87 - 187 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 3
85 81 - 236 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
86 - - 62 Appetite For Destruction, Guns N' Roses 7
87 55 - 4 Boy Meets World, Sleepy Hallow 10
88 89 - 184 The Fame, Lady Gaga 1
89 91 - 62 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 6
90 92 - 170 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Bon Jovi 1
91 88 - 53 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
92 94 - 8 Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 85
93 96 - 65 Honestly, Nevermind, Drake 1
94 - - 142 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
95 - - 108 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 5
96 - - 7 Unreal Unearth, Hozier 7
97 - - 6 Summertime Blues, Zach Bryan 84
98 - - 114 Greatest Hits, Shania Twain 1
99 97 - 281 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 5
100 93 - 72 Ctrl, SZA 11

[Gary]

Catalog

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 20 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
2 2 - 329 1989, Taylor Swift 1
3 3 - 100 reputation, Taylor Swift 2
4 7 - 60 Evermore, Taylor Swift 4
5 5 - 487 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
6 8 - 246 Ctrl, SZA 1
7 6 - 383 Take Care, Drake 1
8 9 - 150 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
9 10 - 524 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
10 11 - 9 Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone 8
11 15 - 895 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
12 12 - 175 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
13 14 - 20 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 4
14 20 - 1230 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
15 17 - 170 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 2
16 16 - 25 Scorpion, Drake 1
17 18 - 418 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
18 19 - 137 Graduation, Kanye West 7
19 21 - 40 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 4
20 4 - 16 The Highlights, The Weeknd 3
21 22 - 230 Views, Drake 4
22 24 - 329 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
23 25 - 162 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
24 30 - 53 Hozier, Hozier 24
25 38 - 39 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast Recording 20
26 - - 5 After Hours, The Weeknd 24
27 32 - 92 AM, Arctic Monkeys 11
28 28 - 20 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 15
29 29 - 18 More Life, Drake 23
30 33 - 174 ANTI, Rihanna 1
31 45 - 611 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
32 27 - 416 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 2
33 37 - 95 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 11
34 31 - 11 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Soundtrack 2
35 34 - 143 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 2
36 36 - 47 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 15
37 50 - 128 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 1
38 44 - 20 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 27
39 39 - 1420 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 1
40 43 - 10 Elisabeth, Zach Bryan 31
41 41 - 858 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1
42 42 - 8 Planet Her, Doja Cat 34
43 48 - 634 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
44 47 - 20 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 24
45 49 - 62 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 17
46 - - 23 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 6
47 - - 428 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 1
48 - - 81 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
49 - - 107 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 6
50 - - 470 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 1

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/nct-127-fact-check-number-1-top-album-sales-chart-1235450327/?fbclid=IwAR2f_yeJQT-_kKhC8p78GHFVkXTVFApQVcQpj6u7hPvuwf23okOQWuvxSGQ

NCT 127 Lands Fourth No. 1 on Album Sales Chart With ‘Fact Check’
By Keith Caulfield
10/20/2023

Plus: (G)I-DLE, Sufjan Stevens, Van Halen, Drake, Reba McEntire and Roger Waters all debut in the top 10.

NCT 127 lands its fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Oct. 21) as the Korean pop ensemble’s new release, Fact Check: The Fifth Album, starts atop the list with 29,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 12, according to Luminate.

Also in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart, the latest releases from (G)I-DLE, Sufjan Stevens, Van Halen, Drake, Reba McEntire and Roger Waters all debut.

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.

(G)I-DLE notches its third top 10-charting effort on Top Album Sales, and its highest charting set yet, as Heat bows at No. 2 with 20,000 sold.

Sufjan Stevens also logs his highest charting album, and fourth top 10, as Javelin pierces the chart at No. 3 with 14,000 sold.

Olivia Rodrigo’s former No. 1 Guts dips 2-4 with 13,000 (down 13%).

Van Halen’s boxed set The Collection II starts at No. 5 with 11,000 sold. The package contains remastered editions of the band’s four Sammy Hagar-era studio albums, along with a disc of rarities.

Drake’s For All the Dogs starts at No. 6 with 10,000 sold,

Reba McEntire’s Not That Fancy flies in at No. 7 with 9,000 and

Taylor Swift’s former leader Lover rises 12-8 with 8,500.

Roger Waters’ The Dark Side of the Moon Redux debuts at No. 9 with just over 8,000 sold. It’s a cover of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, with additional lyrics.

Rounding out the top 10 is Taylor Swift’s chart-topping Midnights, rising 15-10 with 8,000 sold (up 5%).

In the week ending Oct. 12, there were 1.671 million albums sold in the U.S. (down 1.4% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 1.355 million (down 1%) and digital albums comprised 316,000 (down 3.2%).

There were 598,000 CD albums sold in the week ending Oct. 12 (up 4.3% week-over-week) and 747,000 vinyl albums sold (down 4.8%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 26.758 million (up less than 1% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 35.629 million (up 18.6%).

Overall year-to-date album sales total 77.191 million (up 5.5% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 62.802 million (up 9.8%) and digital album sales total 14.388 million (down 9.8%).

[WolfSpear]

MOST #1's: BILLBOARD 200
19: The Beatles (1964-2001)
14: Jay-Z (1998-2017)
13: Drake (2010-2023)
12: Taylor Swift (2008-2023)
11: Barbra Streisand (1964-2016)
11: Bruce Springsteen (1980-2014)
10: Elvis Presley (1956-2002)
10: Eminem (2000-2020)
10: Kanye West (2005-2021)
9: The Rolling Stones (1965-1981)
9: Madonna (1985-2019)
9: Garth Brooks (1991-2013)
9: Kenny Chesney (2002-2020)