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post 25th December 2019, 06:32 AM
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BILLBOARD 200 Week ending December 28, 2019

TW LW 2W Wks Title ‒ Artist (Peak) Label

1 ** 1 Fine Line ‒ Harry Styles ( 1 ) Erskine (478,000 (393,000 sales))
2 ** 1 Fully Loaded: God's Country ‒ Blake Shelton ( 2 ) Warner Music Nashville (96,000 (83,000 sales))
3 1 -- 2 Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial ‒ Roddy Ricch ( 1 ) Atlantic, Bird Vision (81,000)
4 4 2 15 Hollywood's Bleeding ‒ Post Malone ( 1 ) Republic (63,000)
5 7 1 5 Frozen II ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Walt Disney (60,000)
6 8 6 80 Christmas ‒ Michael Buble ( 1 ) Reprise, 143 (58,000)
7 9 8 8 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas ‒ Pentatonix ( 7 ) RCA (56,000)
8 12 9 89 Merry Christmas ‒ Mariah Carey ( 3 ) Columbia (51,000)
9 11 5 38 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ‒ Billie Eilish ( 1 ) Interscope, Darkroom (49,000)
10 13 4 17 Lover ‒ Taylor Swift ( 1 ) Republic (47,000)
11 15 14 47 The Christmas Song ‒ Nat King Cole ( 7 ) Capitol
12 6 71 83 Goodbye & Good Riddance ‒ Juice WRLD ( 4 ) Interscope, Grade A
13 20 15 78 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack) ‒ Vince Guaraldi Trio ( 13 ) Fantasy
14 17 13 6 What You See Is What You Get ‒ Luke Combs ( 1 ) Columbia Nashville, River House
15 14 3 4 A Love Letter To You 4 ‒ Trippie Redd ( 1 ) TenThousand Projects
16 ** 1 City Morgue, Volume II: As Good As Dead ‒ City Morgue ( 16 ) Hikari-ULTRA
17 18 12 12 KIRK ‒ DaBaby ( 1 ) Interscope, SouthCoast
18 3 -- 2 Romance ‒ Camila Cabello ( 3 ) SYCO
19 16 10 11 Over It ‒ Summer Walker ( 2 ) Interscope, LVRN
20 10 88 41 Death Race For Love ‒ Juice WRLD ( 1 ) Interscope, Grade A
21 21 18 41 The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection ‒ Bing Crosby ( 18 ) MCA, Geffen, Chronicles
22 RE -- 14 Fear Inoculum ‒ Tool ( 1 ) Volcano, Tool Dissectional
23 RE 20 18 Ultimate Christmas ‒ Frank Sinatra ( 18 ) Capitol, Frank Sinatra Enterprises
24 19 11 10 AI YoungBoy 2 ‒ YoungBoy Never Broke Again ( 1 ) Atlantic, Never Broke Again
25 24 26 8 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector ‒ Various Artists ( 12 ) Phil Spector, EMI Blackwood
26 28 38 41 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ‒ Burl Ives ( 26 ) Geffen, MCA Special Products
27 32 30 14 A Legendary Christmas ‒ John Legend ( 26 ) Columbia
28 38 35 35 Cuz I Love You ‒ Lizzo ( 4 ) Atlantic, Nice Life
29 31 17 340 Abbey Road ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol
30 26 22 365 Greatest Hits ‒ Queen ( 11 ) Hollywood
31 22 16 7 Ghetto Gospel ‒ Rod Wave ( 10 ) Alamo
32 33 37 12 The Classic Christmas Album ‒ Perry Como ( 22 ) RCA
33 41 50 6 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings ‒ Brenda Lee ( 33 ) Decca, MCA Nashville
34 5 -- 2 Bad Vibes Forever ‒ XXXTENTACION ( 5 ) Bad Vibes Forever
35 36 36 12 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics ‒ Gene Autry ( 24 ) Columbia
36 27 23 18 So Much Fun ‒ Young Thug ( 1 ) Atlantic, 300, Young Stoner Life
37 35 29 104 Dont Smile At Me ‒ Billie Eilish ( 14 ) Interscope, Darkroom
38 42 44 19 Classic Christmas Album ‒ Andy Williams ( 27 ) Columbia
39 47 49 75 It's Christmas Time ‒ Elvis Presley ( 39 ) RCA Special Products, Sony Commercial Music Group
40 29 27 86 beerbongs & bentleys ‒ Post Malone ( 1 ) Republic
41 45 54 43 Wrapped In Red ‒ Kelly Clarkson ( 3 ) 19
42 34 34 31 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent ‒ Lewis Capaldi ( 20 ) Vertigo
43 43 33 23 No.6 Collaborations Project ‒ Ed Sheeran ( 1 ) Atlantic
44 53 55 26 Christmas Classics ‒ Bing Crosby ( 19 ) Capitol
45 48 25 4 Melly vs. Melvin ‒ YNW Melly ( 8 ) 300, YNW Melly
46 40 40 72 ASTROWORLD ‒ Travis Scott ( 1 ) Grand Hustle, Cactus Jack
47 58 -- 2 The Best Of Bobby Helms ‒ Bobby Helms ( 47 ) Geffen
48 39 31 25 Indigo ‒ Chris Brown ( 1 ) CBE
49 46 42 133 This One's For You ‒ Luke Combs ( 4 ) Columbia Nashville, River House
50 44 39 37 Free Spirit ‒ Khalid ( 1 ) Right Hand
51 51 53 13 The Dean Martin Christmas Album ‒ Dean Martin ( 49 ) The Dean Martin Family Trust, Sony Commercial Music Group
52 37 32 45 Thank U, Next ‒ Ariana Grande ( 1 ) Republic
53 54 43 110 Diamonds ‒ Elton John ( 7 ) Island, Rocket
54 49 47 77 Scorpion ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money
55 57 62 221 Hamilton: An American Musical ‒ Original Broadway Cast Recording ( 3 ) Atlantic, Hamilton Uptown
56 ** 1 BUBBA ‒ KAYTRANADA ( 56 ) RCA
57 55 56 158 Stoney ‒ Post Malone ( 4 ) Republic
58 50 24 5 Chixtape 5 ‒ Tory Lanez ( 2 ) Interscope, Mad Love
59 64 60 6 Last Christmas (Soundtrack) ‒ George Michael & Wham! ( 55 ) Universal Studios
60 67 75 7 The Andy Williams Christmas Album ‒ Andy Williams ( 60 ) Columbia
61 56 28 4 9 ‒ Jason Aldean ( 2 ) Broken Bow, BMG, Macon
62 61 58 25 Perfect Ten ‒ Mustard ( 8 ) Interscope, 10 Summers
63 52 46 16 We Love You Tecca ‒ Lil Tecca ( 4 ) Galactic
64 60 51 10 True 2 Myself ‒ Lil Tjay ( 5 ) Columbia
65 30 7 3 Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever ‒ Fabolous ( 7 ) Desert Storm
66 59 77 92 ? ‒ XXXTENTACION ( 1 ) Bad Vibes Forever
67 74 73 93 Noel ‒ Josh Groban ( 1 ) Reprise, 143
68 69 63 146 American Teen ‒ Khalid ( 4 ) Right Hand
69 79 66 450 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits ‒ Creedence Clearwater Revival Feat. John Fogerty ( 22 ) Fantasy
70 63 57 26 7 (EP) ‒ Lil Nas X ( 2 ) Columbia
71 68 65 42 Baby On Baby ‒ DaBaby ( 7 ) Interscope, SouthCoast
72 62 59 21 The Search ‒ NF ( 1 ) NF Real Music
73 86 95 351 Rumours ‒ Fleetwood Mac ( 1 ) Warner Bros.
74 78 76 67 Look Up Child ‒ Lauren Daigle ( 3 ) Centricity
75 76 84 11 The Kids Are Coming (EP) ‒ Tones And I ( 62 ) Elektra, Bad Batch
76 102 61 138 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Marvel
77 66 68 82 Shawn Mendes ‒ Shawn Mendes ( 1 ) Island
78 88 74 605 Legend: The Best Of... ‒ Bob Marley And The Wailers ( 5 ) Island, Tuff Gong
79 70 83 52 Hoodie SZN ‒ A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ( 1 ) Atlantic, Highbridge The Label
80 82 97 54 Christmas Portrait ‒ Carpenters ( 67 ) A&M
81 99 92 397 Thriller ‒ Michael Jackson ( 1 ) Epic
82 77 64 18 Quality Control: Control The Streets, Volume 2 ‒ Various Artists ( 3 ) Motown, Quality Control
83 72 69 106 The Greatest Showman ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Atlantic, Fox, 20th Century Fox
84 89 89 223 Traveller ‒ Chris Stapleton ( 1 ) Mercury Nashville
85 73 67 28 Happiness Begins ‒ Jonas Brothers ( 1 ) Republic
86 103 108 390 Back In Black ‒ AC/DC ( 4 ) Columbia
87 83 85 146 ÷ (Divide) ‒ Ed Sheeran ( 1 ) Atlantic
88 96 96 121 Luv Is Rage 2 ‒ Lil Uzi Vert ( 1 ) Atlantic, Generation Now
89 80 70 24 Dreamville & J. Cole: Revenge Of The Dreamers III ‒ Various Artists ( 1 ) Interscope, Dreamville
90 2 -- 2 WHO ‒ The Who ( 2 ) Polydor, Interscope, Yearhour
91 71 48 8 JESUS IS KING (Soundtrack) ‒ Kanye West ( 1 ) G.O.O.D.
92 92 82 8 Old Dominion ‒ Old Dominion ( 9 ) RCA Nashville
93 ** 1 Family Over Everything ‒ Lil Durk ( 93 ) Interscope, Alamo, Only The Family
94 85 80 27 Frozen: The Songs ‒ Soundtrack ( 16 ) Walt Disney
95 129 131 61 Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack) ‒ Queen ( 2 ) Hollywood
96 93 87 5 Homesick (EP) ‒ Trevor Daniel ( 83 ) Alamo, Internet Money
97 118 149 6 Feliz Navidad ‒ Jose Feliciano ( 84 ) RCA, BMG Heritage
98 110 79 89 Ultimate Sinatra ‒ Frank Sinatra ( 32 ) Capitol, Frank Sinatra Enterprises
99 ** 1 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album ‒ Jackson 5 ( 99 ) Motown
100 97 99 399 1 ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol
101 104 105 48 Under The Mistletoe ‒ Justin Bieber ( 1 ) SchoolBoy, Raymond Braun
102 113 101 595 Journey's Greatest Hits ‒ Journey ( 10 ) Columbia
103 90 93 64 If I Know Me ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 35 ) Big Loud
104 135 122 7 Hot Pink ‒ Doja Cat ( 19 ) Kemosabe
105 84 72 12 I'm Him ‒ Kevin Gates ( 4 ) Atlantic, Bread Winners' Association
106 100 110 140 DAMN. ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Top Dawg
107 95 102 89 Invasion Of Privacy ‒ Cardi B ( 1 ) Atlantic, The KSR Group
108 117 121 70 Golden Hour ‒ Kacey Musgraves ( 4 ) MCA Nashville
109 87 90 78 Dan + Shay ‒ Dan + Shay ( 6 ) Warner Music Nashville
110 25 -- 2 MONTANA ‒ French Montana ( 25 ) Bad Boy
111 108 123 263 2014 Forest Hills Drive ‒ J. Cole ( 1 ) Roc Nation, Dreamville
112 122 147 34 A Pentatonix Christmas ‒ Pentatonix ( 1 ) RCA
113 126 165 60 Christmas Eve And Other Stories ‒ Trans-Siberian Orchestra ( 48 ) Atlantic, Lava
114 98 94 55 Championships ‒ Meek Mill ( 1 ) Atlantic, Maybach
115 144 118 947 The Dark Side Of The Moon ‒ Pink Floyd ( 1 ) Pink Floyd
116 105 103 355 Take Care ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money
117 131 130 336 Greatest Hits ‒ Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ( 2 ) MCA, Geffen
118 119 111 31 IGOR ‒ Tyler, The Creator ( 1 ) Columbia
119 128 143 3 A Winter Romance ‒ Dean Martin ( 119 ) Capitol
120 107 113 63 A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) ‒ Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ( 1 ) Interscope
121 112 133 72 Swimming ‒ Mac Miller ( 3 ) Warner
122 121 52 4 Everyday Life ‒ Coldplay ( 7 ) Atlantic, Parlophone
123 142 135 78 These Are Special Times ‒ Celine Dion ( 2 ) Epic, 550 Music
124 91 104 52 X 100PRE ‒ Bad Bunny ( 11 ) Rimas
125 125 106 5 Ocean ‒ Lady Antebellum ( 11 ) BMLG
126 169 173 227 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol
127 114 107 28 Die A Legend ‒ Polo G ( 6 ) Columbia
128 140 160 3 How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Soundtrack) ‒ Boris Karloff / Thurl Ravenscroft ( 128 ) PolyGram, Mercury Nashville
129 132 151 16 Norman ******* Rockwell! ‒ Lana Del Rey ( 3 ) Polydor, Interscope
130 136 124 78 Pray For The Wicked ‒ Panic! At The Disco ( 1 ) Fueled By Ramen, DCD2
131 106 117 475 Curtain Call: The Hits ‒ Eminem ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Shady
132 115 109 58 Experiment ‒ Kane Brown ( 1 ) RCA Nashville, Zone 4
133 133 114 7 Wildcard ‒ Miranda Lambert ( 4 ) RCA Nashville, Vanner
134 101 86 160 Starboy ‒ The Weeknd ( 1 ) XO
135 65 -- 2 World War Joy ‒ The Chainsmokers ( 65 ) Disruptor
136 116 78 22 Coconut Oil (EP) ‒ Lizzo ( 31 ) Atlantic, Nice Life
137 ** 1 Deadstar 2 ‒ Smokepurpp ( 137 ) Interscope, Alamo
138 143 152 212 The Very Best Of The Eagles ‒ Eagles ( 3 ) Warner Strategic Marketing
139 151 190 52 That's Christmas To Me ‒ Pentatonix ( 2 ) RCA
140 166 166 452 Nevermind ‒ Nirvana ( 1 ) Geffen, DGC, Sub Pop
141 124 125 63 Drip Harder ‒ Lil Baby & Gunna ( 4 ) Motown, Quality Control, 300, Young Stoner Life
142 127 127 190 Views ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money
143 147 136 373 good kid, m.A.A.d city ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 2 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Top Dawg
144 120 148 121 17 ‒ XXXTENTACION ( 2 ) Bad Vibes Forever
145 164 132 189 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys ‒ The Beach Boys ( 16 ) Capitol
146 156 192 20 Warmer In The Winter ‒ Lindsey Stirling ( 22 ) Lindseystomp
147 137 140 130 Evolve ‒ Imagine Dragons ( 2 ) Interscope, KIDinaKORNER
148 180 139 336 Born To Die ‒ Lana Del Rey ( 2 ) Polydor, Interscope
149 157 185 3 Merry Christmas From The Beach Boys ‒ The Beach Boys ( 149 ) Capitol
150 159 142 262 1989 ‒ Taylor Swift ( 1 ) Big Machine
151 146 144 303 Greatest Hits ‒ 2Pac ( 3 ) Interscope, Death Row, Amaru
152 ** 1 HIStory ‒ YFN Lucci ( 152 ) Think It's A Game
153 171 174 553 Metallica ‒ Metallica ( 1 ) Blackened
154 154 157 240 Blurryface ‒ twenty one pilots ( 1 ) Fueled By Ramen
155 130 100 224 Beauty Behind The Madness ‒ The Weeknd ( 1 ) XO
156 173 -- 2 Berry Christmas (EP) ‒ Chuck Berry ( 156 ) Geffen, Chess
157 179 112 5 Kidz Bop 40 ‒ Kidz Bop Kids ( 97 ) Razor & Tie, Kidz Bop
158 193 -- 3 The Best Of Stevie Wonder: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection ‒ Stevie Wonder ( 158 ) Motown, Chronicles
159 152 181 14 Power To The People: The Hits ‒ John Lennon ( 24 ) Capitol
160 123 128 3 Christmas: A Season Of Love ‒ Idina Menzel ( 123 ) Decca, SRV
161 153 126 12 Christmas Is Here! ‒ Pentatonix ( 7 ) RCA
162 138 137 41 GIRL ‒ Maren Morris ( 4 ) Columbia Nashville
163 75 -- 31 Future & Juice WRLD Present... WRLD ON DRUGS ‒ Future & Juice WRLD ( 2 ) Interscope, Freebandz, Grade A
164 165 155 444 21 ‒ Adele ( 1 ) XL
165 141 150 70 Sweetener ‒ Ariana Grande ( 1 ) Republic
166 139 146 115 Perception ‒ NF ( 1 ) Capitol, NF Real Music
167 160 -- 23 Behold: A Christmas Collection ‒ Lauren Daigle ( 29 ) Centricity
168 176 159 214 Appetite For Destruction ‒ Guns N' Roses ( 1 ) Geffen
169 148 115 6 Certified Hitmaker ‒ Lil Mosey ( 12 ) Interscope, Mogul Vision
170 RE -- 54 Love Yourself: Answer ‒ BTS ( 1 ) BigHit Entertainment
171 145 145 52 I Am > I Was ‒ 21 Savage ( 1 ) Slaughter Gang
172 RE -- 210 The Beatles [White Album] ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol
173 200 -- 44 Harry Styles ‒ Harry Styles ( 1 ) Erskine
174 109 41 3 Nibiru ‒ Ozuna ( 41 ) Aura
175 161 154 172 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight ‒ Travis Scott ( 1 ) Grand Hustle
176 158 153 144 More Life ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money
177 RE -- 153 The Wall ‒ Pink Floyd ( 1 ) Pink Floyd
178 RE 193 30 Map Of The Soul: PERSONA ‒ BTS ( 1 ) BigHit Entertainment
179 192 167 305 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 ‒ Eagles ( 1 ) Elektra, Asylum
180 RE -- 16 Glow ‒ Brett Eldredge ( 29 ) Warner Music Nashville
181 186 191 61 Trench ‒ twenty one pilots ( 2 ) Fueled By Ramen
182 RE 119 96 MTV Unplugged In New York ‒ Nirvana ( 1 ) Geffen, DGC
183 168 170 161 Moana ‒ Soundtrack ( 2 ) Walt Disney
184 190 180 308 Greatest Hits ‒ Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ( 8 ) Capitol, Hideout
185 150 163 132 Ctrl ‒ SZA ( 3 ) Top Dawg
186 RE -- 21 Currents ‒ Tame Impala ( 4 ) Interscope, Modular
187 RE -- 14 You Make It Feel Like Christmas ‒ Gwen Stefani ( 16 ) Interscope
188 149 162 3 Legacy ‒ Garth Brooks ( 149 ) Pearl
189 174 177 159 Kane Brown ‒ Kane Brown ( 5 ) RCA Nashville, Zone 4
190 155 158 62 Ella Mai ‒ Ella Mai ( 5 ) Interscope, 10 Summers
191 175 161 29 Center Point Road ‒ Thomas Rhett ( 1 ) Valory
192 196 -- 25 The Essential Elvis Presley ‒ Elvis Presley ( 42 ) RCA, Sony Strategic Marketing Group
193 RE -- 144 Greatest Hits ‒ Fleetwood Mac ( 14 ) Warner Bros.
194 162 176 158 Blonde ‒ Frank Ocean ( 1 ) Boys Don't Cry
195 172 164 48 Victory Lap ‒ Nipsey Hussle ( 2 ) Atlantic, All Money In No Money Out
196 163 141 10 Wow... That's Crazy ‒ Wale ( 7 ) Maybach
197 RE -- 36 White Christmas ‒ Bing Crosby ( 45 ) Geffen, MCA Special Products
198 167 175 113 H.E.R. ‒ H.E.R. ( 23 ) MBK
199 RE -- 11 The Classic Christmas Album ‒ Kenny G ( 128 ) Arista
200 RE 156 167 Back To Black ‒ Amy Winehouse ( 2 ) Republic
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post 25th December 2019, 06:33 AM
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Harry Styles' 'Fine Line' Album Earns Huge No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart
12/22/2019 by Keith Caulfield

Harry Styles lands his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his sophomore effort Fine Line makes a huge debut atop the list.

The set, which was released on Dec. 13 via Erskine/Columbia Records, earned 478,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 19, according to Nielsen Music. That figure marks the biggest week for a pop album by a male artist in over four years, the largest week for a Columbia album in more than three years, and the third-biggest week overall for any album in 2019. It also scores the largest sales week for an album by a solo U.K. male artist since Nielsen Music began electronically tracking sales data in 1991.

Of Fine Line’s total unit start of 478,000, album sales comprise 393,000; SEA units total 83,000 (equating to 108.7 million on-demand audio streams for the album’s songs); and TEA units equal 3,000.

Here are some notable achievements for Styles with the bow of Fine Line:

Styles’ Second No. 1 Album: Styles goes two-for-two at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as Fine Line follows his previous No. 1, his self-titled debut album in 2017. The latter started atop the list dated June 3, 2017, with 230,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week and 193,000 of that sum in album sales.

First U.K. Male Artist to Debut at No. 1 With First Two Albums: The England-born Styles is the first U.K. male artist to debut at No. 1 with his first two albums. (Further, only two solo U.K. male acts have debuted at No. 1 with their first albums: Styles and his former One Direction bandmate Zayn. The latter launched at No. 1 back in 2016 with Mind of Mine.)

Third-Largest Week for an Album in 2019: Fine Line’s starting sum of 478,000 units marks the third-biggest week of 2019 for any album. Only the debuts of Taylor Swift’s Lover (869,000; Sept. 7 chart) and Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding (489,000; Sept. 21) landed larger frames.

Biggest Week for a Pop Album by a Male Artist in Four Years: Fine Line’s blockbuster bow yields the largest week for a pop album by a male artist in over four years. The last set to notch a bigger week was Justin Bieber’s Purpose, which entered at No. 1 on the Dec. 5, 2015-dated chart with 649,000 units. (Pop albums are those that did not chart on a genre-specific tally such as Alternative Albums or Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, etc.)

Columbia Records’ Biggest Week Since 2016: Fine Line -- released via Erskine/Columbia Records -- gives Columbia its largest overall week for an album since the May 14, 2016-dated chart, when Beyoncé​’s Lemonade (on Parkwood/Columbia) bowed at No. 1 with 653,000 units. Fine Line also logs the largest week for any album released by a Sony Music label in over a year. The last larger week registered by a Sony release was the debut of Travis Scott’s Astroworld (on Cactus Jack/Epic Records), when it started at No. 1 on the Aug. 18, 2018, chart with 537,000 units.

‘Fine Line’ Is Already Among 2019’s Top 10-Selling Albums: After only one week in release, Fine Line is the sixth-largest selling album of 2019. Fine Line, which sold 393,000 copies in its debut week, was bolstered by sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with his upcoming tour, as well as an array of merchandise/album bundles sold via his official website. So far in 2019, the top-selling album in the U.S. is Taylor Swift’s Lover, with 1.05 million copies sold.

Largest Sales Week for a U.K. Male Artist in Nielsen Music History: Fine Line’s debut sales of 393,000 is the largest sales week for an album by a solo U.K. male artist since Nielsen Music began electronically tracking sales data in 1991. It surpasses the 374,000 sold by Eric Clapton’s Unplugged album over Christmas week of 1992 (reflected on the chart dated Jan. 9, 1993). Both Styles and Clapton were born in England -- Styles in Redditch, Worcestershire, and Clapton in Ripley, Surrey. (The largest sales week for an album by a female U.K. artist -- and for any album -- remains the debut of Adele’s 25 in 2015 with 3.38 million sold. The largest sales frame by a U.K. group is the 1.26 million sold by The Beatles’ greatest hits set 1 over Christmas week of 2000.)

Fourth-Biggest Vinyl Sales Week in Nielsen Music History: Fine Line was also a big seller on vinyl LP, as the album sold 28,000 copies on the format in its debut week. The only larger weeks for a vinyl album since Nielsen Music launched in 1991 were garnered by Adele’s 25 in the week ending Dec. 24, 2015 (31,000), Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy in its opening week (34,000 exclusively on vinyl LP in the week ending Nov. 27, 1994, before it became widely available on CD) and Jack White’s Lazaretto in its debut week (40,000; June 14, 2014).

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, country superstar Blake Shelton collects his 12th top 10 album, as Fully Loaded: God’s Country enters with 96,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 83,000 were in album sales. Like Styles’ Fine Line, Shelton’s Fully Loaded was boosted by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer.

The 12-song Fully Loaded: God’s Country album operates as a greatest hits collection for Shelton, and includes five No. 1 hits on the Country Airplay chart: “Came Here to Forget,” “A Guy With a Girl,” “Every Time I Hear That Song,” “I’ll Name the Dogs” and his most recent leader, “God’s Country.”

Fully Loaded is the third in a series of best-of collections for Shelton, following Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits (2015) and Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton (2011).

Fully Loaded also marks the highest-charting greatest hits album on the Billboard 200 since October of 2017, when Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Greatest Hits spent two weeks at No. 2 in the wake of Petty’s death on Oct. 2 of that year.

Back on the new Billboard 200, Roddy Ricch​’s Please Excuse Me for Being Anti-Social dips from No. 1 to No. 3 in its second week, earning 81,000 equivalent album units (down 20%).

A trio of former No. 1s follow Ricch: Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding is steady at No. 4 with 63,000 units (down 5%), the Frozen II soundtrack rises 7-5 with 60,000 units (up 3%) and Michael Bublé​’s Christmas ascends 8-6 with 58,000 units (up 11%).

Pentatonix​’s The Best of Pentatonix Christmas hits a new high, rising 9-7 with 56,000 equivalent album units (up 8%, beating its previous peak of No. 8), Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas shifts 12-8 with 51,000 units (up 18%) and Billie Eilish​’s former No. 1 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? steps 11-9 with 49,000 units (up less than 1%).

Taylor Swift’s previous leader Lover rounds out the top 10, moving 13-10 with 47,000 equivalent album units earned (up 9%).
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