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BuzzJack Music Forum _ International Charts _ US Billboard 200 - 04/09/2016

Posted by: Riser 31st March 2016, 02:27 AM

It's a very 'The Voice' top two, with current coach Gwen Stefani at #1 and last season's winner Jordan Smith at #2. That's the highest any contestant from The Voice has charted with an album, definitely seems to be one of very few to manage a proper fanbase from the show. This is Gwen's first #1 album on her own; Love Angel Music Baby reached #5 and The Sweet Escape reached #3. So her last time at #1 was 19 years ago, in early 1997 with No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom! But, of course her first week sales (76K, 84K with streams) are a far cry from The Sweet Escape's 243K first week and L.A.M.B.'s 309K. Further down, a re-entry for Simon & Garfunkel's greatest hits, most likely due to 'The Sound Of Silence' being covered by Disturbed and also on American Idol, and a couple A Tribe Called Quest albums following the death of Phife Dawg. Arctic Monkeys also randomly reappear with 2007's Favourite Worst Nightmare, only its 8th week on the chart but it's their second-highest peaking at #7.

01 NE 01 Gwen Stefani, This Is What The Truth Feels Like (84,000 (76,000 | 8,000 SEA/TEA))
02 NE 01 Jordan Smith, Something Beautiful (54,000 (52,000 | 2,000 SEA/TEA))
03 01 09 Rihanna, ANTI (52,000)
04 02 18 Adele, 25 (51,000)
05 03 19 Justin Bieber, Purpose (47,000)
06 07 28 Chris Stapleton, Traveller (33,000)
07 08 45 twenty one pilots, Blurryface (32,000)
08 NE 01 Soundtrack, The Passion: New Orleans, Music From The Television Event (31,000 (28,000 | 3,000 SEA/TEA))
09 NE 01 Kane Brown, Chapter I (EP) (28,000 (22,000 | 6,000 SEA/TEA))
10 04 06 Joey + Rory, Hymns (27,000)
11 09 08 Kevin Gates, Islah
12 11 26 Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L
13 13 30 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness
14 16 16 G-Eazy, When It's Dark Out
15 19 26 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical
16 05 03 Kendrick Lamar, untitled unmastered.
17 NE 01 Iggy Pop, Post Pop Depression
18 18 26 Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap
19 21 74 Taylor Swift, 1989
20 20 51 Flo Rida, My House (EP)
21 23 07 Various Artists, NOW 57
22 22 07 Future, EVOL
23 17 08 Charlie Puth, Nine Track Mind
24 NE 01 Jaheim, Struggle Love
25 NE 01 Soundtrack, Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice
26 27 36 Future, DS2
27 26 74 Sam Hunt, Montevallo
28 25 24 Selena Gomez, Revival
29 33 10 Panic! At The Disco, Death Of A Bachelor
30 31 26 Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up
31 32 68 J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
32 28 27 Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive
33 37 31 Disturbed, Immortalized
34 39 09 Mike Posner, The Truth (EP)
35 24 16 Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood
36 54 08 Sia, This Is Acting
37 NE 01 Various Artists, Southern Family
38 45 63 Meghan Trainor, Title
39 NE 01 Niykee Heaton, The Bedroom Tour Playlist
40 40 59 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late
41 NE 01 Bobby Bones And The Raging Idiots, The Critics Give It 5 Stars
42 43 266 Adele, 21
43 35 14 Chris Brown, Royalty
44 44 50 Shawn Mendes, Handwritten
45 46 92 Ed Sheeran, x
46 51 30 Halsey, Badlands
47 36 05 Yo Gotti, The Art Of Hustle
48 50 19 Alessia Cara, Know-It-All
49 55 46 Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
50 29 03 2 Chainz, Collegrove
51 47 19 One Direction, Made In The A.M.
52 49 53 James Bay, Chaos And The Calm
53 60 32 Melanie Martinez, Cry Baby
54 53 15 DNCE, Swaay (EP)
55 52 84 twenty one pilots, Vessel
56 38 16 Coldplay, A Head Full Of Dreams
57 57 16 Jeremih, Late Nights: The Album
58 121 27 Shinedown, Threat To Survival
59 41 54 Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly
60 56 33 Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights
61 12 02 Bethel Music, Have It All: Live At Bethel Church
62 15 02 Randy Houser, Fired Up
63 34 04 The 1975, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
64 68 16 Tim McGraw, Damn Country Music
65 86 10 Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 31
66 61 21 The Chainsmokers, Bouquet (EP)
67 62 22 Blake Shelton, Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits
68 70 160 Drake, Take Care
69 69 93 Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
70 06 02 Killswitch Engage, Incarnate
71 75 22 Carrie Underwood, Storyteller
72 116 04 Various Artists, OWSLA World Wide Broadcast
73 77 89 G-Eazy, These Things Happen
74 NE 01 The Word Alive, Dark Matter
75 67 178 Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city
76 82 19 Chris Young, I'm Comin' Over
77 66 12 Rachel Platten, Wildfire
78 74 62 Fall Out Boy, American Beauty / American Psycho
79 72 20 Ellie Goulding, Delirium
80 65 04 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, This Unruly Mess I've Made
81 87 34 David Bowie, Best Of Bowie
82 80 128 Drake, Nothing Was The Same
83 76 31 Tori Kelly, Unbreakable Smile
84 14 02 3 Doors Down, Us And The Night
85 81 115 Beyoncé, Beyoncé
86 84 77 Hozier, Hozier
87 88 76 Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes
88 89 20 Old Dominion, Meat And Candy
89 83 48 Elle King, Love Stuff
90 64 04 Bonnie Raitt, Dig In Deep
91 95 409 Bob Marley And The Wailers, Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers
92 73 371 Metallica, Metallica
93 91 67 Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
94 97 42 Major Lazer, Peace Is The Mission
95 RE 14 Simon & Garfunkel, The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel
96 59 03 Granger Smith, Remington
97 85 217 The Beatles, 1
98 105 82 Maroon 5, V
99 96 21 Eric Church, Mr. Misunderstood
100 93 23 Brett Eldredge, Illinois
101 101 260 Eminem, The Eminem Show
102 99 30 Queen, Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection
103 71 03 Loretta Lynn, Full Circle
104 107 20 Daya, Daya (EP)
105 187 15 Cam, Untamed
106 119 85 Sia, 1000 Forms Of Fear
107 102 57 Big Sean, Dark Sky Paradise
108 98 48 Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde
109 RE 05 A Tribe Called Quest, The Anthology
110 113 17 Third Day, Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship
111 79 30 Kelly Clarkson, Piece By Piece
112 106 39 X Ambassadors, VHS
113 108 29 Travi$ Scott, Rodeo
114 110 401 Journey, Journey's Greatest Hits
115 104 09 Maren Morris, Maren Morris (EP)
116 109 135 2Pac, Greatest Hits
117 NE 01 Jonathan Nelson, Fearless
118 118 64 Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife
119 160 03 Ruth B, The Intro (EP)
120 114 23 Demi Lovato, Confident
121 RE 50 A Tribe Called Quest, Low End Theory
122 126 186 Imagine Dragons, Night Visions
123 10 02 Flatbush Zombies, 3001: A Laced Odyssey
124 130 169 Florida Georgia Line, Here's To The Good Times
125 100 11 David Bowie, Blackstar
126 128 217 Lana Del Rey, Born To Die
127 115 31 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
128 90 18 Ty Dolla $ign, Free TC
129 124 29 Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six
130 NE 01 Boosie BadAzz, Thug Talk
131 131 108 The Weeknd, Trilogy
132 127 137 Luke Bryan, Crash My Party
133 112 282 Eminem, Curtain Call: The Hits
134 120 178 Michael Jackson, Off The Wall
135 139 68 Carrie Underwood, Greatest Hits: Decade #1
136 122 160 Eagles, The Very Best Of The Eagles
137 133 210 Adele, 19
138 134 19 Logic, The Incredible True Story
139 125 186 Eagles, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
140 154 28 Lil Dicky, Professional Rapper
141 132 43 A$AP Rocky, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP
142 140 67 Zac Brown Band, Greatest Hits So Far...
143 RE 317 Carole King, Tapestry
144 RE 183 Ed Sheeran, +
145 144 259 Michael Jackson, Thriller
146 123 09 Various Artists, 2016 Grammy Nominees
147 145 95 Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am
148 RE 03 Silversun Pickups, Better Nature
149 78 03 newsboys, Love Riot
150 162 24 tobyMac, This Is Not A Test
151 143 75 Ariana Grande, My Everything
152 152 121 Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
153 138 07 Wiz Khalifa, Khalifa
154 136 314 Nirvana, Nevermind
155 153 61 Vance Joy, Dream Your Life Away
156 158 57 J. Cole, Born Sinner
157 163 153 Michael Jackson, Bad
158 169 106 Elton John, Greatest Hits 1970-2002
159 137 43 Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
160 135 222 Johnny Cash, The Legend Of Johnny Cash
161 155 105 Beyoncé, I Am...Sasha Fierce
162 167 65 J. Cole, Cole World: The Sideline Story
163 RE 08 Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst Nightmare
164 184 268 Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans
165 42 133 Green Day, American Idiot
166 161 65 A$AP Rocky, Long.Live.A$AP
167 149 27 for KING & COUNTRY, RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG.
168 173 147 Fall Out Boy, Save Rock And Roll
169 180 08 The Who, The Who Hits 50!
170 156 36 Jason Derulo, Everything Is 4
171 168 162 Michael Jackson, The Essential Michael Jackson
172 147 52 The Notorious B.I.G., Greatest Hits
173 176 76 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Greatest Hits
174 148 257 AC/DC, Back In Black
175 142 03 Soundtrack, Zootopia
176 189 153 Amy Winehouse, Back To Black
177 178 58 Imagine Dragons, Smoke + Mirrors
178 129 75 Kanye West, Graduation
179 181 127 Metallica, Master Of Puppets
180 172 93 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell
181 196 94 Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1
182 182 225 Eminem, Recovery
183 166 08 Robin Schulz, Sugar
184 RE 152 Maroon 5, Songs About Jane
185 RE 80 Soundtrack, Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
186 200 124 Foo Fighters, Greatest Hits
187 RE 104 Eminem, The Slim Shady LP
188 186 104 N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton
189 188 261 Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits
190 RE 200 Fleetwood Mac, Rumours
191 175 07 BØRNS, Dopamine
192 RE 143 Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre -- 2001
193 RE 53 Andy Grammer, Magazines Or Novels
194 190 30 Kevin Gates, Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition
195 RE 64 Panic! At The Disco, Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!
196 183 09 Megadeth, Dystopia
197 NE 01 Various Artists, Positively Risen
198 159 111 Usher, Confessions
199 RE 67 James Taylor, Greatest Hits
200 NE 01 Underworld, Barbara Barbara We Face A Shining Future

Posted by: Riser 31st March 2016, 02:29 AM

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7311520/gwen-stefani-scores-her-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart
By Keith Caulfield | March 27, 2016 12:30 PM EDT

Gwen Stefani debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with This Is What the Truth Feels Like, earning her first chart-topper as a solo artist. The album, her third release, earned 84,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 24, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum it sold 76,000 in pure album sales.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new April 9-dated chart (where This Is What the Truth Feels Like is No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, March 29.

This Is What the Truth Feels Like was released on March 18 through Interscope Records and is Stefani’s first solo album since 2006’s The Sweet Escape, which debuted and peaked at No. 3 (243,000 sold in its first week). Prior to that, she reached No. 5 in 2005 with Love. Angel. Music. Baby., which was released in 2004 (bowing with 309,000 sold in its first week).

The new album is supported by its current single, “Make Me Like You,” which recently reached the top 30 of the Pop Songs airplay chart.

Stefani is, of course, also the lead singer of the band No Doubt, which previously topped the Billboard 200 with its breakthrough album, Tragic Kingdom. The set -- No Doubt's first to reach the list -- led the chart for nine nonconsecutive weeks in 1996 and 1997. The group has since clocked five more charting efforts, including four that hit the top 10.

With Stefani’s solo No. 1, she joins an exclusive club of artists that first reached No. 1 as part of a band or group, and then later earned their own solo leader. (In fact, she's one of only five women to achieve the feat.)

She stands alongside artists like Beyonce, who has five solo No. 1s, in addition to a pair of leaders with the group Destiny's Child. (The group notched chart-toppers in 2001 and 2005; Beyonce's No. 1s happened in 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2013.)

Other solo/group No. 1 combos include: Eric Clapton and Blind Faith and Cream; John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival; George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney (including No. 1s with Wings, as well as solo) of The Beatles; Lauryn Hill and Fugees; Janis Joplin of Big Brother & the Holding Company; George Michael and Wham!; Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac; Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel; Justin Timberlake and *NSYNC; Steve Winwood and Blind Faith; and Neil Young of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Rob Thomas and Bobby Brown are almost in that group, but they notched their No. 1s in reverse order. Thomas' solo No. 1 came in 2005, well after Matchbox Twenty’s 1997 chart debut, but before the band got its first No. 1 in 2012. As for Brown, he earned his solo No. 1 in 1989, years after New Edition's chart debut, but before the group scored its first No. 1, in 1996, with Home Again.

Also worth noting: Eminem has led the list seven times as a soloist between 2000 and 2013, and also visited the top twice as part of the group D12 in 2001 and 2004, and once with Bad Meets Evil in 2011

Elsewhere on the new Billboard 200 chart, Jordan Smith debuts at No. 2 with Something Beautiful (54,000 units; 52,000 in pure album sales). Smith is the most recent winner of NBC’s reality competition series The Voice.

Smith earns the highest charting album and best sales week ever for a contestant from The Voice, surpassing, respectively, the No. 6 peak of both Melanie Martinez’s Cry Baby and Sawyer Fredericks’ The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection (both in 2015), and the opening sales week of Cassadee Pope’s Frame by Frame (43,000).

Rihanna’s Anti slips from No. 1 to No. 3 with 52,000 units (down 3 percent), Adele’s 25 moves 2-4 (51,000 units; up less than 1 percent), Justin Bieber’s Purpose dips 3-5 (47,000 units; down 3 percent), Chris Stapleton’s Traveller rises 7-6 (33,000 units; down 4 percent) and Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface is up 8-7 (32,000 units; down 1 percent).

The soundtrack to Fox TV’s live special The Passion: New Orleans bows at No. 8 with 31,000 units (28,000 copies sold). It’s the first top 10-charting TV soundtrack since Disney Channel’s Descendants debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated Aug. 22, 2015 with 42,000 units (and 30,000 copies sold).

Country singer Kane Brown debuts at No. 9 with his new Chapter I (EP), his first release through Zone 4/RCA Nashville. It launches with 28,000 units (22,000 copies sold). Brown previously reached No. 40 with his self-released Closer EP, which has sold 38,000 copies since its release last June.

Joey + Rory’s Hymns rounds out the new Billboard 200’s top 10, as it descends 4-10 with 27,000 units (down 38 percent).

Posted by: JoeyJeppssonWall 31st March 2016, 01:46 PM

39 NE 01 Niykee Heaton, The Bedroom Tour Playlist

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