Billboard 200 - 12/23/2023 -Nicki Minaj

[Gary]

Will It Be a ‘Pink’ Christmas for Nicki Minaj Atop the Billboard 200?
In this week's The Contenders, the rap great looks to return to the top of the Billboard 200 for the first time in over a decade with 'Pink Friday 2.'

By Andrew Unterberger
www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-2-billboard-200-number-one-1235555781/

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 Billboard 200 dated Dec. 23), only two new albums seem set to make a major impact near the top of the charts: Nicki Minaj’s latest installment from her Pink Friday series, and the sophomore album from rising pop fixture Tate McRae.

Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2 (Young Money/Republic): It’s been five years since the public last got a new studio album from veteran superstar Nicki Minaj, but after an endless stream of rumors and seeming false starts, the album fans had been waiting for finally arrived on Friday (Dec. 8): Pink Friday 2, the official sequel to her beloved 2010 debut album. The 22-track set features appearances from fellow A-listers Drake, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Future and Lil Uzi Vert – the latter on the Junior Senior-sampling “Everyday,” which is off to an early lead as the set’s breakout hit – and also includes such previously released stand-alone singles as “Last Time I Saw You,” “Red Ruby da Sleaze” and the Billboard Hot 100-topping smash “Super Freaky Girl.”

The album is also available in a variety of physical variants, with four vinyl editions — including three retailer-exclusive versions, all with different covers and color vinyl – as well as two CDs, one standard and one signed (being sold through her webstore). Though the digital and streaming versions of Pink Friday 2 have 22 tracks, the physical releases only feature 10, with some fans theorizing that the remainder were perhaps not fully finished in time to make deadlines for pressing and release. A digital deluxe edition of the album was also released through her webstore on Monday, on sale for $5 and featuring a bonus 50 Cent-assisted remix of the album’s “Beep Beep.” Another digital deluxe edition dropped exclusively through her webstore on Dec. 13, also for $5, this time including the new bonus cut “Love Me Enough,” featuring R&B hitmakers Keyshia Cole and Monica. (Minaj previously teased that she would release one new Pink Friday 2 bonus track a day from Monday to Thursday this week.)

With the album off to a good start at streaming services (especially Apple Music, where it still holds five of the top 10 spots on the real-time charts five days after release) and strong physical sales expected, Pink Friday 2 should have a good chance at contending for the Billboard 200’s top spot next week. That would certainly be good news for Minaj, who’s had to settle for the runner-up spot with her last two sets (2014’s The Pinkprint and 2018’s Queen) after being held off by blockbusters from Taylor Swift and Travis Scott, respectively. But history is on her side here: Both of Minaj’s No. 1 albums have come with Pink Friday series releases, with the original topping the Billboard 200 in early 2011 and its Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded follow-up hitting the top spot in April 2012.

Tate McRae, Think Later (RCA): One of the breakout stories of late 2023 has been rising pop hitmaker and onetime competitive dancer Tate McRae. While McRae found success earlier this decade with the moody singles “You Broke Me First” and “She’s All I Wanna Be,” she hit the top 10 for the first time this fall with the crossover smash “Greedy,” which (along with its hockey rink-set music video) refashioned her as more of a classic triple-threat pop star. The increased attention led to new opportunities for McRae, including her first Saturday Night Live performance and first Billboard cover story in late November.

Now, she hopes to capitalize on the forward momentum with the release of her sophomore album Think Later. The 14-track set features both “Greedy” and follow-up hit “Exes” (which debuted at No. 34 on the Hot 100 earlier this month), as well as “Grave,” which she played as one of her two songs on SNL, and many other songs co-helmed by writer/producer Ryan Tedder, one of the primary architects behind those two singles.

The album should stream well, especially with the help of those two pre-established hits, and seems likely to pass the No. 13 bow of her 2022 debut LP I Used to Think I Could Fly and contend for a top 10 spot on next week’s Billboard 200. One thing that may hold it back a little: The set is currently only available in digital and signed CD editions, with other variants being pre-sold on her webstore – including a CD box set and a white opaque vinyl edition – not set to ship until next February.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Will It Be a ‘Pink’ Christmas for Nicki Minaj Atop the Billboard 200?

12/13/2023

By Andrew Unterberger

In this week's The Contenders, the rap great looks to return to the top of the Billboard 200 for the first time in over a decade with 'Pink Friday 2.' 

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 Billboard 200 dated Dec. 23), only two new albums seem set to make a major impact near the top of the charts: Nicki Minaj’s latest installment from her Pink Friday series, and the sophomore album from rising pop fixture Tate McRae. 

Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2 (Young Money/Republic): It’s been five years since the public last got a new studio album from veteran superstar Nicki Minaj, but after an endless stream of rumors and seeming false starts, the album fans had been waiting for finally arrived on Friday (Dec. 8): Pink Friday 2, the official sequel to her beloved 2010 debut album. The 22-track set features appearances from fellow A-listers Drake, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Future and Lil Uzi Vert – the latter on the Junior Senior-sampling “Everyday,” which is off to an early lead as the set’s breakout hit – and also includes such previously released stand-alone singles as “Last Time I Saw You,” “Red Ruby da Sleaze” and the Billboard Hot 100-topping smash “Super Freaky Girl.”

The album is also available in a variety of physical variants, with four vinyl editions — including three retailer-exclusive versions, all with different covers and color vinyl – as well as two CDs, one standard and one signed (being sold through her webstore). Though the digital and streaming versions of Pink Friday 2 have 22 tracks, the physical releases only feature 10, with some fans theorizing that the remainder were perhaps not fully finished in time to make deadlines for pressing and release. A digital deluxe edition of the album was also released through her webstore on Monday, on sale for $5 and featuring a bonus 50 Cent-assisted remix of the album’s “Beep Beep.” Another digital deluxe edition dropped exclusively through her webstore on Dec. 13, also for $5, this time including the new bonus cut “Love Me Enough,” featuring R&B hitmakers Keyshia Cole and Monica. (Minaj previously teased that she would release one new Pink Friday 2 bonus track a day from Monday to Thursday this week.)

With the album off to a good start at streaming services (especially Apple Music, where it still holds five of the top 10 spots on the real-time charts five days after release) and strong physical sales expected, Pink Friday 2 should have a good chance at contending for the Billboard 200’s top spot next week. That would certainly be good news for Minaj, who’s had to settle for the runner-up spot with her last two sets (2014’s The Pinkprint and 2018’s Queen) after being held off by blockbusters from Taylor Swift and Travis Scott, respectively. But history is on her side here: Both of Minaj’s No. 1 albums have come with Pink Friday series releases, with the original topping the Billboard 200 in early 2011 and its Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded follow-up hitting the top spot in April 2012.

Tate McRae, Think Later (RCA): One of the breakout stories of late 2023 has been rising pop hitmaker and onetime competitive dancer Tate McRae. While McRae found success earlier this decade with the moody singles “You Broke Me First” and “She’s All I Wanna Be,” she hit the top 10 for the first time this fall with the crossover smash “Greedy,” which (along with its hockey rink-set music video) refashioned her as more of a classic triple-threat pop star. The increased attention led to new opportunities for McRae, including her first Saturday Night Live performance and first Billboard cover story in late November.

Now, she hopes to capitalize on the forward momentum with the release of her sophomore album Think Later. The 14-track set features both “Greedy” and follow-up hit “Exes” (which debuted at No. 34 on the Hot 100 earlier this month), as well as “Grave,” which she played as one of her two songs on SNL, and many other songs co-helmed by writer/producer Ryan Tedder, one of the primary architects behind those two singles.

The album should stream well, especially with the help of those two pre-established hits, and seems likely to pass the No. 13 bow of her 2022 debut LP I Used to Think I Could Fly and contend for a top 10 spot on next week’s Billboard 200. One thing that may hold it back a little: The set is currently only available in digital and signed CD editions, with other variants being pre-sold on her webstore – including a CD box set and a white opaque vinyl edition – not set to ship until next February.

[Gary]

pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/222721/billboard-200-2023-nicki-minaj

[areyoureadytojump]

Has this been posted?

www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/luminate-changing-record-store-sales-count-billboard-charts-1235555332/

Luminate to Move Ahead With Plan Changing How Indie Record Store Sales Count on Billboard Charts

The data and analytics company's note to independent retailers cites a "consensus" for changing how it counts sales across the sector.

By Ed Christman
12/13/2023

Luminate — which provides data to the Billboard charts — is proceeding with a previously announced plan to retire its weighted data modeling used to measure physical sales in the independent retail sector, according to a note sent Wednesday (Dec. 13) to industry partners and indie retailers.

The change will take effect Dec. 29, the first day of Luminate’s 2024 calendar; and will apply to both the U.S. and Canadian markets, which are measured separately within the Luminate system.

For over 30 years, Luminate and its predecessor companies have relied on sampling of independent stores to extrapolate sales of CDs, vinyl and cassettes for the entire U.S. marketplace.

According to the note to the industry on eliminating weighting, “the goal of this change is for us to present the most accurate data possible to the industry, which is always our primary goal.”

Luminate said that after discussions with all facets of the industry, including retailers, labels, distributors and industry bodies, it decided to proceed with its planned new way of counting indie store sector sales because there was “a consensus that the current weighted modeling should be retired.”

That “consensus” apparently is a new development because Billboard’s reporting over the last six weeks has so far found widespread industry resistance to Luminate’s planned changes for the indie sector.

Going forward, as of Jan. 29, Luminate will count only actual sales from indie stores without extrapolating to measure sales in the entire U.S. market. As of Nov. 15, Luminate stated that it already has 93% coverage of the total U.S. physical market; and was receiving data from 95% of U.S. independent retail stores that reach over 1,000 sales per week.

Luminate’s note says it will work with the entire music industry to find solutions that make the most sense collectively for all parties. Consequently, it said there is agreement that the industry should work to increase the number of retailers reporting sales to Luminate. The company says stores not already reporting its sales can learn more at luminatedata.com or email [e-mail].

Luminate said it would work with retailers and their point-of-sales systems to streamline the reporting processes; and will assign resources to liaise with indie stores to address questions and provide feedback.

Moreover, Luminate says it will share free weekly physical sales data to all indie reporting stores in the U.S. and Canada that will reflect the best-selling titles for only the indie store sector.

The Luminate note concluded that the data company is confident that its change to actual sales without weighting “is the best way for the industry to access the highest-quality data.”

Note: Luminate is an independently operated company owned by PME TopCo, a PMC subsidiary and joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge. Billboard is an independently operated company owned by PME Holdings, a subsidiary of PME TopCo.

[Gary]

Nicki Minaj Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Pink Friday 2’
Minaj now has the most No. 1 albums among female rappers. Plus: Tate McRae debuts in the top five.

www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-2-number-one-debut-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235560607/
By Keith Caulfield

12/17/2023

Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 debuts atop the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Dec. 23), marking her third leader — and the most No. 1s among female rappers. She previously led the tally with Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded in 2012 and her debut studio set Pink Friday in 2011.

Pink Friday 2 launches with 228,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 14, according to Luminate. That sum marks the largest week for a rap album by a woman in the 2020s decade, and the biggest for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman this year.

The set also sold 25,000 copies sold on vinyl — the largest week for a rap album by a woman since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991.

Pink Friday 2 was preceded by a trio of charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100: “Super Freaky Girl” (No. 1 in 2022), “Red Ruby Da Sleeze” (No. 13, 2023) and “Last Time I Saw You” (No. 23, 2023).

In total, Pink Friday 2 marks Minaj’s seventh top 10 album, the entirety of her charting efforts, on the Billboard 200. She has also hit the region with The Pinkprint (No. 2, 2015), Queen (No. 2, 2018), Beam Me Up Scotty (No. 2, 2021) and the best-of compilation Queen Radio: Volume 1 (No. 10, 2022).

Also in the new top 10 of the Billboard 200, Tate McRae lands her first top 10-charting set with the No. 4 arrival of Think Later.

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 Dec. 23, 2023-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Dec. 19. For all chart news, follow billboard and billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

With a third No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Minaj breaks out of a tie with Foxy Brown for the most leaders among female rap artists. Minaj is also the first female rapper with No. 1 albums in two different decades, as she logged her first two leaders in the 2010s, and her third came in the 2020s.

Of Pink Friday 2’s 228,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Dec. 14, SEA units comprise 129,000 (equaling 169.87 million on-demand official streams of the 22 songs on the streaming edition of the album), album sales comprise 92,000 and TEA units comprise 7,000.

With 169.87 million on-demand official streams generated by Pink Friday 2’s songs, the set garners Minaj’s largest streaming week ever, the 2020s decade’s biggest streaming week for a rap album by a woman, and 2023’s largest streaming week for any R&B/hip-hop album by a woman.

As Pink Friday 2 sold 92,000 copies, the album registers the biggest sales week for any rap album by a woman in the 2020s decade and the largest sales week for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman in 2023.

Pink Friday 2‘s sales were bolstered by the album’s availability across a range of variants, in both digital download and physical configurations on its street date (Dec. 8). It was issued as a 10-track album in two CD editions (a standard version and a signed version sold through Minaj’s webstore) and four vinyl editions (including three retailer-exclusive versions, all with different covers and color vinyl).

Concurrently, an expanded 22-song version of Pink Friday 2 was issued via digital retailers, in both a clean and explicit edition. Four later iterations of the digital album were released through the tracking week through Minaj’s webstore, in both clean and explicit versions, all with alternative cover art, and sold for $5 each. On Monday (Dec. 11), a 23-track version added a remix of the album’s “Beep Beep” with 50 Cent. Tuesday brought a 23-track edition with the bonus track “Love Me Enough,” featuring Monica and Keyshia Cole. Wednesday saw the 22-track edition drop with a new alternate cover. Finally, on Thursday, a 24-track version dropped containing both the “Beep Beep” remix and “Love Me Enough.”

Pink Friday 2 sold 25,000 copies on vinyl in its first week, scoring the largest sales week for a rap album by a woman since Luminate began tracking sales in 1991.

At No. 2 on the Billboard, Taylor Swift’s chart-topping 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is a non-mover with 109,000 equivalent album units earned (up 7%). It’s the first time in nine months that the top two albums are by female artists. It last happened on the March 11-dated list, when Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito was No. 1 and SZA’s SOS was No. 2.

Interestingly, this week marks the fifth time Minaj and Swift have occupied the top two positions on the chart together. They first did so on the Jan. 22, 2011-dated chart, when Swift’s Speak Now was No. 1 and Minaj’s Pink Friday was No. 2. Then, for three weeks in a row in January of 2015 (Jan. 3-17), Swift’s 1989 was No. 1 while Minaj’s The Pinkprint was No. 2.

Minaj’s frequent collaborator Drake is No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with his former leader For All the Dogs, which is steady with 68,000 equivalent album units (down 10%). Drake is also a featured artist on Pink Friday 2, along with fellow Billboard 200 chart-toppers 50 Cent, J. Cole, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne and Monica.

Tate McRae lands her first top 10-charting album on the Billboard 200 as Think Later bows at No. 4. The set starts with 66,000 equivalent album units — her biggest week yet. Of its starting sum, SEA units comprise 58,000 (equaling 75.99 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs), album sales comprise 8,000 and TEA units comprise less than 1,000.

Think Later was preceded by McRae’s first top 10-charting hit on the Billboard Hot 100, “Greedy,” which reached the top 10 in November and has so far climbed to No. 7 (as of the most recently published chart). The album also houses her latest Hot 100 entry, “Exes,” which has thus far peaked at No. 34.

The rest of the top 10 on the new Billboard 200 is comprised of former No. 1s, including three more Swift titles. Michael Bublé’s Christmas is a non-mover at No. 5 (64,000 equivalent album units; up 7%); Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time falls 4-6 (63,000; down 3%); Swift’s Midnights dips 6-7 (57,000; up 4%), SZA’s SOS descends 7-8 (53,000; up 2%); Swift’s Lover climbs 11-9 (49,000; up 13%) and Swift’s Folklore falls 9-10 (49,000; up 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.

[Gary]

1. Nicki Minaj 228,000 (92,000 sales)
2. 1989 -109,000
3. Drake 68,000
4. Tate McRae 66,000 (8000 sales)
5. Michael Buble 64,000
6. Morgan Wallen 63,000
7. Midnights 57,000
8. SZA 53,000
9. Lover 49,000
10. Folklore 49,000

[Gary]

Weeks in the top 10

top 10 ARTIST
60 MIDNIGHTS
52 MICHAEL BUBLE
46 SZA
45 LOVER
41 MORGAN WALLEN
27 FOLKLORE
10 DRAKE
7 1989

[think pink.]

QUEEN! 👏🏻

[wavey.]

The physicals went up🤯🩷🩷

[Caviar]

Queen of Sales!

[think pink.]

Biggest streaming week for a female rap album this decade as well with 169 million!.

[fridayteenage]

kinda surprised she had lower sales than melanie martinez given how her fans are generally good at buying a lot for the hot 100 chart.

[areyoureadytojump]

I've read a few articles this week. Some writers do not know how the charts work.

www.vibe.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-2-gold-spotify-records-1234830449/

"The project arrived on Minaj’s 41st birthday and has since become RIAA certified gold, selling 500,000 equivalent album units, according to Chart Data."

No, selling 500,000 units does not mean it is RIAA certified Gold.

www.musictimes.com/articles/98514/20231210/nicki-minaj-shatters-streaming-chart-records-pink-friday-2-debut.htm

"Meanwhile, Hits Daily Double has already projected that "Pink Friday 2" will be debuting at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. However, the estimated number of album-equivalent units is only at the 100-200k mark based on the first few days of release.

If all goes well, "Pink Friday 2" could surpass Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" debut units of 422,000 album-equivalent units, the most for a female rapper on its first-week debut."

No, the 100-200k number is for the whole week, not the first few days.

[Glove Slap]

Very impressive for Nicki!

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

I think the top 10 article conveniently avoided mentioning Invasion of Privacy probably to avoid trouble with The Barbz. In 2018, it managed to debut with 255k equivalent albums with 103k pure sales and 135k SEAs from 202.6 million om-demand audio streams, which came from 13 songs.

[think pink.]

Dec 17, 2023 20:45:37 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

I think the top 10 article conveniently avoided mentioning Invasion of Privacy probably to avoid trouble with The Barbz. In 2018, it managed to debut with 255k equivalent albums with 103k pure sales and 135k SEAs from 202.6 million om-demand audio streams, which came from 13 songs.

They didn’t compare a 6 year old album because there is literally no point in doing so.

Pink Friday debuted with 375k in a pure sales era, no streams. If you want to compare debut albums so badly.

[avamaxstan]

Even considering all the variants being sold for $5 and pre-orders shipped with less than half the tracks… These are still good numbers for Nicki. She played the game and she won!

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

[avamaxstan]

Tate opening with the same numbers as Doja Cat… insane. She really is the next main pop girl.

[Gary]

Billboard 200

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj 1
2 2 - 7 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
3 3 - 10 For All The Dogs, Drake 1
4 - - 1 Think Later, Tate McRae 4
5 5 - 115 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
6 4 - 41 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
7 6 - 60 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
8 7 - 53 SOS, SZA 1
9 11 - 225 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
10 9 - 177 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
11 10 - 79 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 5
12 13 - 122 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3
13 96 - 6 The Greatest Christmas Hits, Pentatonix 13
14 14 - 14 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
15 12 - 16 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 1
16 8 - 55 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 3
17 19 - 113 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 6
18 15 - 36 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, Various Artists 8
19 17 - 23 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
20 16 - 20 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
21 24 - 43 Ultimate Christmas, Frank Sinatra 12
22 26 - 33 \\ 14
23 18 - 13 Nostalgia, Rod Wave 1
24 1 - 2 The World EP.Fin : Will, ATEEZ 1
25 27 - 109 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
26 21 - 153 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
27 22 - 25 Genesis, Peso Pluma 3
28 20 - 9 Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Manana, Bad Bunny 1
29 28 - 30 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings, Brenda Lee 16
30 29 - 82 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 5
31 31 - 60 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 15
32 38 - 157 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
33 30 - 5 The Diamond Collection, Post Malone 16
34 32 - 273 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
35 35 - 28 Last Christmas (Soundtrack), George Michael & Wham! 23
36 37 - 34 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics, Gene Autry 21
37 90 - 145 The Highlights, The Weeknd 2
38 36 - 318 Diamonds, Elton John 7
39 46 - 23 The Best Of Bobby Helms, Bobby Helms 24
40 47 - 67 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
41 33 - 6 Golden, Jung Kook 2
42 39 - 59 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 26
43 70 - 11 Greatest Christmas Songs, Perry Como 43
44 49 - 134 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
45 40 - 5 Higher, Chris Stapleton 3
46 34 - 5 ROCK-STAR, Stray Kids 1
47 41 - 8 Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada, Fuerza Regida 14
48 52 - 36 The Dean Martin Christmas Album, Dean Martin 29
49 42 - 12 Scarlet, Doja Cat 4
50 57 - 58 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 27
51 44 - 662 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
52 58 - 127 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
53 56 - 55 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 12
54 53 - 340 Ctrl, SZA 3
55 48 - 21 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 2
56 45 - 54 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 1
57 59 - 559 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
58 50 - 84 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 1
59 43 - 6 Christmas, Cher 32
60 54 - 198 My Turn, Lil Baby 1
61 65 - 573 Greatest Hits, Queen 8
62 51 - 4 Rockstar, Dolly Parton 3
63 62 - 20 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, Jackson 5 36
64 61 - 319 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
65 64 - 514 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
66 72 - 581 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
67 60 - 58 Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage 1
68 66 - 563 Take Care, Drake 1
69 68 - 31 Religiously. The Album., Bailey Zimmerman 7
70 73 - 28 Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll 3
71 67 - 119 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
72 76 - 348 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
73 71 - 38 Gettin' Old, Luke Combs 4
74 - - 1 Rebel Diamonds, The Killers 74
75 77 - 187 The Beatles 1967-1970, The Beatles 1
76 81 - 291 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 4
77 78 - 27 Merry Christmas, Bing Crosby 77
78 89 - 17 When Christmas Comes Around..., Kelly Clarkson 22
79 79 - 306 Graduation, Kanye West 1
80 83 - 341 This One's For You, Luke Combs 4
81 88 - 672 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 18
82 80 - 470 1989, Taylor Swift 1
83 82 - 285 Scorpion, Drake 1
84 75 - 42 Manana Sera Bonito, Karol G 1
85 84 - 360 Blonde, Frank Ocean 1
86 86 - 471 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1
87 69 - 72 Renaissance, Beyonce 1
88 91 - 4 Trolls: Band Together, Soundtrack 88
89 94 - 296 Hozier, Hozier 2
90 87 - 28 I Am Music, Lil Wayne 25
91 93 - 280 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
92 92 - 111 =, Ed Sheeran 1
93 97 - 25 Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano 38
94 111 - 218 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
95 117 - 26 Everyday Is Christmas, Sia 27
96 101 - 82 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
97 105 - 396 Views, Drake 1
98 120 - 68 Under The Mistletoe, Justin Bieber 1
99 108 - 431 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
100 121 - 604 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
101 107 - 281 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
102 100 - 19 El Comienzo, Grupo Frontera 34
103 106 - 272 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 10
104 95 - 18 Manana Sera Bonito (Bichota Season), Karol G 3
105 103 - 85 I Never Liked You, Future 1
106 98 - 26 A Gift & A Curse, Gunna 3
107 126 - 648 Nevermind, Nirvana 1
108 127 - 77 Christmas Eve And Other Stories, Trans-Siberian Orchestra 48
109 74 - 23 Hood Hottest Princess, Sexyy Red 62
110 85 - 5 11:11, Chris Brown 9
111 116 - 180 The Beatles 1962-1966, The Beatles 3
112 104 - 13 The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, Mitski 12
113 113 - 398 ANTI, Rihanna 1
114 132 - 813 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
115 136 - 8 Hackney Diamonds, Rolling Stones 3
116 109 - 75 Wasteland, Brent Faiyaz 2
117 168 - 17 The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, The Beach Boys 66
118 137 - 4 Orange Blood, ENHYPEN 4
119 119 - 249 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West 1
120 167 - 30 Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey 3
121 - - 2 Fruitcake (EP), Sabrina Carpenter 121
122 124 - 349 T R A P S O U L, Bryson Tiller 8
123 118 - 10 $ad Boyz 4 Life II, Junior H 14
124 151 - 654 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
125 148 - 169 Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator 2
126 147 - 17 Unreal Unearth, Hozier 3
127 - - 1 Platinum & Gold Collection, Eartha Kitt 127
128 139 - 429 Hamilton: An American Musical, Original Broadway Cast 2
129 129 - 156 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean 2
130 122 - 132 Savage Mode II, 21 Savage & Metro Boomin 1
131 199 - 10 I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part I), Teddy Swims 61
132 173 - 29 My Gift, Carrie Underwood 5
133 125 - 47 The Mockingbird & The Crow, HARDY 4
134 145 - 178 Purgatory, Tyler Childers 71
135 149 - 124 Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish 1
136 128 - 214 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
137 164 - 113 Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator 1
138 156 - 21 2nd EP 'Get Up', NewJeans 1
139 102 - 4 The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes, Soundtrack 68
140 140 - 11 20 Number Ones, Thomas Rhett 22
141 190 - 8 Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald 95
142 135 - 18 Austin, Post Malone 2
143 163 - 15 The Best Of Stevie Wonder: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection, Stevie Wonder 74
144 114 - 11 Alone At Prom, Tory Lanez 28
145 181 - 28 You Make It Feel Like Christmas, Gwen Stefani 16
146 134 - 335 More Life, Drake 1
147 112 - 5 Decided 2, YoungBoy Never Broke Again 17
148 195 - 111 Noel, Josh Groban 1
149 - - 986 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
150 143 - 7 Larger Than Life, Brent Faiyaz 11
151 158 - 329 Luv Is Rage 2, Lil Uzi Vert 1
152 154 - 166 The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1, Nickelback 21
153 146 - 129 Planet Her, Doja Cat 2
154 171 - 138 Currents, Tame Impala 4
155 131 - 61 It's Only Me, Lil Baby 1
156 133 - 29 Almost Healed, Lil Durk 3
157 178 - 182 Cry Baby, Melanie Martinez 6
158 174 - 14 A Drummer Boy Christmas, for KING & COUNTRY 50
159 130 - 24 Pink Tape, Lil Uzi Vert 1
160 165 - 544 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 2
161 161 - 179 Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD 1
162 - - 30 A Legendary Christmas, John Legend 22
163 141 - 40 Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus 3
164 179 - 304 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 25
165 188 - 246 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish 1
166 180 - 8 Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, Soundtrack 105
167 170 - 654 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
168 186 - 8 A Very Trainor Christmas, Meghan Trainor 89
169 157 - 142 SoulFly, Rod Wave 1
170 166 - 237 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
171 153 - 219 Over It, Summer Walker 2
172 - - 38 Home For Christmas, *NSYNC 7
173 - - 221 The Very Best Of The Eagles, Eagles 3
174 160 - 161 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 3
175 169 - 56 Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson 51
176 176 - 114 Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, My Chemical Romance 28
177 - - 34 McCartney II, Paul McCartney 3
178 159 - 23 Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse: Metro Boomin Presents (Soundtrack), Metro Boomin 5
179 - - 16 Greatest Hits, Aerosmith 36
180 - - 1 Icon: Dino's Christmas, Dean Martin 180
181 172 - 249 Death Race For Love, Juice WRLD 1
182 162 - 245 DS2, Future 1
183 - - 9 Bewitched, Laufey 23
184 150 - 6 Leather, Cody Johnson 18
185 185 - 39 Summertime Blues, Zach Bryan 34
186 - - 134 Whole Lotta Red, Playboi Carti 1
187 - - 15 Berry Christmas (EP), Chuck Berry 60
188 - - 38 Cigarettes After Sex, Cigarettes After Sex 151
189 142 - 12 TEC, Lil Tecca 11
190 183 - 118 The Melodic Blue, Baby Keem 5
191 189 - 270 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
192 177 - 193 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 3
193 - - 589 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
194 - - 1 Christmas Collection, Carpenters 194
195 - - 23 Portals, Melanie Martinez 2
196 - - 342 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G. 1
197 - - 250 Swimming, Mac Miller 3
198 - - 344 The Fame, Lady Gaga 2
199 175 - 9 A Great Chaos, Ken Carson 11
200 196 - 322 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2

[Gary]

Current

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj 1
2 2 - 7 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
3 1 - 2 The World EP.Fin : Will, ATEEZ 1
4 5 - 176 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
5 8 - 60 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
6 7 - 23 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
7 4 - 5 ROCK-STAR, Stray Kids 1
8 11 - 14 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
9 10 - 4 Rockstar, Dolly Parton 1
10 12 - 108 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
11 9 - 8 Christmas, Cher 4
12 14 - 6 Golden, Jung Kook 1
13 16 - 5 Higher, Chris Stapleton 3
14 17 - 4 Orange Blood, ENHYPEN 2
15 15 - 8 Hackney Diamonds, Rolling Stones 2
16 22 - 14 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 2
17 21 - 133 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
18 - - 1 Think Later, Tate McRae 18
19 20 - 34 SOS, SZA 3
20 - - 1 Rebel Diamonds, The Killers 20
21 18 - 16 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
22 19 - 21 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 2
23 38 - 6 Equal Strain On All Parts, Jimmy Buffett 3
24 - - 1 Before & After, Neil Young 24
25 26 - 21 2nd EP 'Get Up', NewJeans 1
26 31 - 38 Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey 2
27 32 - 36 The Record, boygenius 2
28 13 - 2 I/O: Bright-Side / Dark-Side Mixes, Peter Gabriel 13
29 23 - 7 SEVENTEENTH Heaven: 11th Mini Album (EP), SEVENTEEN 2
30 25 - 9 The Name Chapter: Freefall, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
31 28 - 31 Portals, Melanie Martinez 1
32 30 - 17 Unreal Unearth, Hozier 3
33 34 - 41 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
34 35 - 51 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 3
35 33 - 27 Whitsitt Chapel, Jelly Roll 3
36 36 - 5 The Greatest Christmas Hits, Pentatonix 19
37 29 - 24 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 4
38 39 - 29 Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol.3: Awesome Mix Vol.3, Soundtrack 3
39 - - 7 Bewitched, Laufey 11
40 - - 1 Fruitcake (EP), Sabrina Carpenter 40
41 37 - 10 Fact Check: The Fifth Album, NCT 127 1
42 - - 2 The Beatles 1962-1970, The Beatles 17
43 42 - 14 Layover (EP), V 2
44 47 - 427 Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1
45 40 - 11 The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We, Mitski 3
46 - - 1 All Of Those Voices (Soundtrack), Louis Tomlinson 46
47 48 - 28 5-Star, Stray Kids 1
48 50 - 14 Disney 100, Various Artists 31
49 - - 11 Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse: Metro Boomin Presents (Soundtrack), Metro Boomin 23
50 - - 1 Live Forever, Lil Peep 50

[Gary]

Album Sales

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj 1
2 2 - 7 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
3 1 - 2 The World EP.Fin : Will, ATEEZ 1
4 5 - 177 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
5 8 - 60 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
6 7 - 23 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
7 4 - 5 ROCK-STAR, Stray Kids 1
8 12 - 193 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
9 11 - 14 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
10 10 - 4 Rockstar, Dolly Parton 1
11 13 - 109 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
12 16 - 139 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 2
13 9 - 8 Christmas, Cher 5
14 15 - 6 Golden, Jung Kook 1
15 31 - 152 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
16 20 - 107 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
17 18 - 5 Higher, Chris Stapleton 3
18 19 - 4 Orange Blood, ENHYPEN 2
19 17 - 8 Hackney Diamonds, Rolling Stones 2
20 29 - 12 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 3
21 23 - 379 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 2
22 28 - 124 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
23 - - 1 Think Later, Tate McRae 23
24 27 - 31 SOS, SZA 3
25 30 - 515 Greatest Hits, Queen 3
26 22 - 112 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
27 25 - 358 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
28 - - 1 Rebel Diamonds, The Killers 28
29 21 - 14 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
30 26 - 19 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 2
31 35 - 469 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 7
32 33 - 380 Thriller, Michael Jackson 2
33 - - 2 boygenius (EP), boygenius 33
34 - - 4 Equal Strain On All Parts, Jimmy Buffett 3
35 - - 1 Before & After, Neil Young 35
36 37 - 21 2nd EP 'Get Up', NewJeans 1
37 45 - 179 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 1
38 47 - 32 Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey 2
39 48 - 32 The Record, boygenius 2
40 38 - 467 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1
41 14 - 2 I/O: Bright-Side / Dark-Side Mixes, Peter Gabriel 14
42 32 - 7 SEVENTEENTH Heaven: 11th Mini Album (EP), SEVENTEEN 2
43 36 - 9 The Name Chapter: Freefall, TOMORROW X TOGETHER 1
44 49 - 113 Ctrl, SZA 5
45 43 - 28 Portals, Melanie Martinez 1
46 - - 645 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5
47 46 - 11 Unreal Unearth, Hozier 3
48 41 - 18 The Beatles 1967-1970, The Beatles 5
49 - - 297 Abbey Road, The Beatles 1
50 40 - 109 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 3

[Gary]

Vinyl


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 7 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
2 - - 1 Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj 2
3 4 - 60 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
4 7 - 135 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
5 6 - 23 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
6 8 - 14 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
7 9 - 71 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
8 11 - 87 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 1
9 10 - 62 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
10 14 - 338 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
11 23 - 4 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 1
12 15 - 42 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
13 17 - 26 SOS, SZA 1
14 16 - 259 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 1
15 12 - 9 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
16 19 - 79 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
17 21 - 203 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
18 - - 81 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
19 - - 2 boygenius (EP), boygenius 3
20 24 - 291 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
21 20 - 14 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 1
22 22 - 23 Christmas, Michael Buble 10
23 - - 1 Rebel Diamonds, The Killers 23
24 - - 136 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 2
25 - - 27 Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey 1

[Gary]

Canada

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 83 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
2 - - 1 Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj 2
3 - - 1 Think Later, Tate McRae 3
4 2 - 7 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
5 3 - 41 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 1
6 4 - 10 For All The Dogs, Drake 1
7 5 - 35 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 2
8 6 - 60 Midnights, Taylor Swift 1
9 7 - 16 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 1
10 9 - 59 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 4
11 8 - 225 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
12 13 - 33 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 5
13 10 - 53 SOS, SZA 1
14 11 - 20 Utopia, Travis Scott 1
15 33 - 7 L'amerique Pleure (Soundtrack), Les Cowboys Fringants 3
16 20 - 4 The Greatest Christmas Hits, Pentatonix 16
17 15 - 14 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 1
18 21 - 28 Ultimate Christmas, Frank Sinatra 8
19 14 - 153 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 1
20 16 - 419 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
21 23 - 24 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, Various Artists 8
22 18 - 177 Folklore, Taylor Swift 1
23 30 - 48 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 6
24 26 - 7 Merry Christmas, Bing Crosby 12
25 17 - 82 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 4
26 24 - 23 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
27 19 - 19 The Diamond Collection, Post Malone 11
28 12 - 300 Diamonds, Elton John 5
29 31 - 30 Everyday Is Christmas, Sia 9
30 27 - 148 The Highlights, The Weeknd 1
31 25 - 109 Red (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
32 29 - 21 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings, Brenda Lee 15
33 - - 15 The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Andy Williams 14
34 22 - 54 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 1
35 28 - 157 reputation, Taylor Swift 1
36 34 - 4 The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven, Wham! 34
37 38 - 51 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 5
38 36 - 12 Scarlet, Doja Cat 4
39 35 - 38 Gettin' Old, Luke Combs 2
40 32 - 5 Higher, Chris Stapleton 2
41 37 - 21 Barbie: The Album, Soundtrack 1
42 - - 25 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 19
43 39 - 135 Evermore, Taylor Swift 1
44 45 - 57 Under The Mistletoe, Justin Bieber 1
45 43 - 248 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 5
46 40 - 6 Golden, Jung Kook 4
47 41 - 31 Religiously. The Album., Bailey Zimmerman 8
48 49 - 111 =, Ed Sheeran 1
49 44 - 71 Curtain Call 2, Eminem 3
50 55 - 14 The Dean Martin Christmas Album, Dean Martin 17
51 46 - 4 Christmas, Cher 46
52 53 - 134 Sour, Olivia Rodrigo 1
53 51 - 334 This One's For You, Luke Combs 10
54 57 - 22 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 21
55 73 - 16 99 Nights, Charlotte Cardin 3
56 50 - 7 The Best Of Bobby Helms, Bobby Helms 30
57 59 - 127 After Hours, The Weeknd 1
58 58 - 15 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 20
59 48 - 6 The Beatles 1967-1970, The Beatles 13
60 61 - 300 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 17
61 56 - 119 Graduation, Kanye West 1
62 54 - 119 Certified Lover Boy, Drake 1
63 52 - 58 Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage 1
64 60 - 128 Greatest Hits, Queen 14
65 86 - 8 Hackney Diamonds, Rolling Stones 8
66 81 - 53 Christmas With Boney M, Boney M. 9
67 65 - 173 Greatest Hits, Pitbull 13
68 72 - 44 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion 1
69 62 - 97 Hozier, Hozier 2
70 66 - 82 AM, Arctic Monkeys 3
71 68 - 274 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 1
72 75 - 72 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
73 64 - 40 Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus 2
74 - - 2 The Classic Christmas Album, Perry Como 74
75 69 - 80 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
76 - - 9 When Christmas Comes Around..., Kelly Clarkson 31
77 71 - 284 Scorpion, Drake 1
78 76 - 82 Harry's House, Harry Styles 1
79 85 - 289 Goodbye & Good Riddance, Juice WRLD 5
80 77 - 67 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
81 82 - 214 What You See Is What You Get, Luke Combs 1
82 70 - 297 1989, Taylor Swift 1
83 95 - 13 Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano 30
84 84 - 203 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
85 74 - 211 Gold: Greatest Hits, ABBA 15
86 63 - 18 Alone At Prom, Tory Lanez 19
87 83 - 116 Take Care, Drake 1
88 87 - 245 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 1
89 78 - 235 If I Know Me, Morgan Wallen 21
90 - - 7 The Best Of The Jackson 5: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection, Jackson 5 32
91 90 - 354 ÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran 1
92 89 - 196 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 3
93 91 - 331 Views, Drake 1
94 67 - 4 The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes, Soundtrack 45
95 94 - 193 Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa 2
96 92 - 238 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi 5
97 88 - 9 Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Manana, Bad Bunny 4
98 - - 1 The Original: Gene Autry Sings Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer & Other..., Gene Autry 98
99 - - 3 Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald 61
100 - - 74 Ctrl, SZA 11

[Gary]

Streaming

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj 1
2 1 - 9 For All The Dogs, Drake 1
3 2 - 9 One Thing At A Time, Morgan Wallen 2
4 - - 1 Think Later, Tate McRae 4
5 3 - 5 Christmas, Michael Buble 3
6 7 - 4 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 6
7 5 - 9 SOS, SZA 4
8 4 - 7 1989 (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 1
9 8 - 4 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, Various Artists 8
10 - - 3 The Greatest Christmas Hits, Pentatonix 10
11 10 - 4 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 10
12 6 - 9 Stick Season, Noah Kahan 6
13 12 - 9 Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan 5
14 11 - 9 Nostalgia, Rod Wave 4
15 18 - 3 The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Andy Williams 15
16 9 - 9 Midnights, Taylor Swift 6
17 14 - 9 Genesis, Peso Pluma 9
18 15 - 9 Dangerous: The Double Album, Morgan Wallen 8
19 22 - 3 Ultimate Christmas, Frank Sinatra 19
20 13 - 9 Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Manana, Bad Bunny 1
21 16 - 9 Utopia, Travis Scott 10
22 20 - 3 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings, Brenda Lee 20
23 17 - 9 Lover, Taylor Swift 8
24 23 - 3 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 23
25 27 - 3 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 25
26 21 - 4 The Diamond Collection, Post Malone 13
27 29 - 2 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics, Gene Autry 27
28 30 - 3 Last Christmas (Soundtrack), George Michael & Wham! 28
29 25 - 9 Guts, Olivia Rodrigo 11
30 34 - 3 The Best Of Bobby Helms, Bobby Helms 30
31 26 - 9 American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan 17
32 24 - 9 Folklore, Taylor Swift 16
33 - - 4 The Highlights, The Weeknd 24
34 28 - 9 reputation, Taylor Swift 17
35 49 - 3 Greatest Christmas Songs, Perry Como 35
36 32 - 9 Diamonds, Elton John 31
37 31 - 8 Pa Las Baby's y Belikeada, Fuerza Regida 9
38 38 - 3 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 38
39 33 - 9 Scarlet, Doja Cat 16
40 41 - 2 The Dean Martin Christmas Album, Dean Martin 40
41 39 - 3 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 39
42 35 - 9 Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin 27
43 44 - 3 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 43
44 36 - 9 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 36
45 37 - 9 Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny 21
46 40 - 9 My Turn, Lil Baby 29
47 - - 2 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 25
48 46 - 2 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, Jackson 5 46
49 43 - 9 Evermore, Taylor Swift 26
50 45 - 9 Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 20

[Gary]

Catalog


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 - 105 Christmas, Michael Buble 1
2 3 - 29 Lover, Taylor Swift 1
3 2 - 153 The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole 2
4 4 - 205 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey 1
5 6 - 212 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack), Vince Guaraldi Trio 1
6 5 - 35 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, Various Artists 3
7 8 - 33 Ultimate Christmas, Frank Sinatra 4
8 9 - 28 The Andy Williams Christmas Album, Andy Williams 6
9 10 - 27 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings, Brenda Lee 9
10 11 - 117 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Burl Ives 4
11 15 - 69 Evermore, Taylor Swift 3
12 12 - 109 reputation, Taylor Swift 2
13 13 - 13 Last Christmas (Soundtrack), George Michael & Wham! 13
14 14 - 31 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics, Gene Autry 9
15 44 - 24 The Highlights, The Weeknd 3
16 18 - 23 The Best Of Bobby Helms, Bobby Helms 11
17 19 - 54 Wrapped In Red, Kelly Clarkson 3
18 16 - 44 The Classic Christmas Album, Elvis Presley 9
19 32 - 9 Greatest Christmas Songs, Perry Como 19
20 20 - 32 The Dean Martin Christmas Album, Dean Martin 16
21 23 - 157 White Christmas, Bing Crosby 3
22 17 - 533 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
23 24 - 49 Fearless (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift 4
24 22 - 47 Christmas Classics, Bing Crosby 6
25 21 - 255 Ctrl, SZA 1
26 25 - 496 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac 1
27 30 - 904 Greatest Hits, Queen 1
28 27 - 19 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, Jackson 5 22
29 26 - 159 Starboy, The Weeknd 1
30 29 - 184 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 3
31 33 - 427 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 1
32 31 - 392 Take Care, Drake 1
33 34 - 179 DAMN., Kendrick Lamar 2
34 35 - 108 The Beatles 1967-1970, The Beatles 1
35 36 - 2 Merry Christmas, Bing Crosby 35
36 43 - 7 When Christmas Comes Around..., Kelly Clarkson 27
37 37 - 146 Graduation, Kanye West 7
38 42 - 1239 Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1
39 38 - 338 1989, Taylor Swift 1
40 39 - 34 Scorpion, Drake 1
41 40 - 171 Blonde, Frank Ocean 2
42 41 - 338 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 2
43 47 - 62 Hozier, Hozier 24
44 46 - 29 ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott 15
45 45 - 14 =, Ed Sheeran 34
46 48 - 19 Feliz Navidad, Jose Feliciano 23
47 - - 110 IGOR, Tyler, The Creator 6
48 - - 5 Everyday Is Christmas, Sia 36
49 49 - 2 Harry's House, Harry Styles 49
50 - - 237 Views, Drake 4

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-has-half-of-weeks-top-10-selling-albums-again-1235564055/

Taylor Swift Has Half of the Week’s Top 10-Selling Albums, Again
For a fifth time – and third week this month – Swift has at least half of the top 10 titles on the Top Album Sales chart.
By Keith Caulfield
12/21/2023

Taylor Swift once again crowds the top 10 of Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as the superstar has five titles lodged in the top 10 of the Dec. 23-dated tally. It’s the fifth time she’s held at least half of the top 10, with three of those weeks happening this month.

Her most recent release, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), is a non-mover at No. 2 with 65,000 copies sold (up 21%) in the tracking week ending Dec. 14, according to Luminate.

Folklore rises 5-4 (24,000; up 17%),

Midnights climbs 8-5 (24,000; up 29%),

Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) steps 7-6 (22,000; up 15%) and

Lover returns to the top 10, ascending 12-8 (20,000; up 50%).

The five former No. 1s all experience gains largely due to sales of their vinyl configurations, as retailers continue to promote music on vinyl during the holiday shopping season.

Swift isn’t the only big news in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart, as Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 debuts at No. 1 with 92,000 copies sold. As earlier reported, that marks the biggest sales week for any rap album by a woman in the 2020s decade and the largest sales week for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman in 2023. In total, Pink Friday 2 is Minaj’s third No. 1 on Top Album Sales, following Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded in 2012 and Pink Friday in 2011.

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.

As for the rest of the top 10 on the new Top Album Sales chart:

ATEEZ’s The World EP. Fin: Will moves to No. 3 (30,000; down 79%) after debuting on top a week ago,

Stray Kids’ former leader ROCK-STAR falls 4-7 (20,000; down 8%),

Olivia Rodrigo’s chart-topping Guts rises 11-9 (19,000; up 40%, mostly from vinyl sales) and

Dolly Parton’s former No. 1 Rockstar is a non-mover at No. 10 (18,000; down 4%).

In the week ending Dec. 14, there were 3.075 million albums sold in the U.S. (up 13.6% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 2.713 million (up 15.8%) and digital albums comprised 362,000 (up 1.1%).

There were 1.058 million CD albums sold in the week ending Dec. 14 (up 4.7% week-over-week) and 1.640 million vinyl albums sold (up 24.3%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 34.921 million (up 3.3% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 46.149 million (up 16.4%).

Overall year-to-date album sales total 99.256 million (up 6.2% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 81.604 million (up 10.3%) and digital album sales total 17.652 million (down 9.2%).