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Posted by: britster 21st January 2015, 05:21 PM

BILLBOARD 200

(billboard chart date 31st January 2015)

LW TW ARTIST - TITLE - TW UNITS - [SALES + TEA + SEA] * - (TOTAL SALES)

** 01 Meghan Trainor - Title - 238,000 - [194,522 + 43,000] (NEW)
01 02 Taylor Swift - 1989 - 131,000 - [92,196 + 39,000] - (4,035,800)
** 03 Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 27 80,000 - [77,380 + 3,000] (NEW)
02 04 Ed Sheeran - X - 77,000 - [36,000 + 41,000] - (920,000)
** 05 Mark Ronson - Uptown Special - 76,727 - [30,047 + 42,067 + 4,613] (NEW)
03 06 Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint - 53,719 - [30,206 + 16,063 + 7,450] - (418,406)
04 07 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour - 50,000 - [28,000 + 22,000] - (1,314,000)
15 08 Maroon 5 - V - 48,000 - [19,000 + 29,000] - (639,000)
06 09 Hozier - Hozier - 42,000 - [18,000 + 24,000] - (365,000)
07 10 J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 37,930 - [27,739 + 4,631 + 5,560] - (685,993)

** 11 Ella Henderson - Chapter One - 33,000 - [20,434] (NEW)
** 12 Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show - 32,254 - [29,708 + 1,684 + 862] (NEW)
12 13 Sam Hunt - Montevallo - --,--- - [16,500] - (257,200)
08 14 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
10 15 Ariana Grande - My Everything
09 16 One Direction - Four
05 17 Rae Sremmurd - Stremmlife - 23,012 [10,910 + 8,760 + 3,342]
14 18 Carrie Underwood - Greatest Hits: Decade #1 - --,--- - [10,900] - (243,700)
20 19 Sia - 1000 Forms Of Fear
13 20 Annie Soundtrack

17 21 Jason Aldean - Old Boots, New Dirt - --,--- - [11,600] - (797,100)
19 22 OneRepublic - Native
11 23 Into The Woods Soundtrack
27 24 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I Soundtrack
16 25 Frozen Soundtrack
26 26 Luke Bryan - Crash My Party - --,--- - [7,600] - (2,353,400)
21 27 Florida Georgia Line - Anything Goes - --,--- - [8,500] - (533,100)
23 28 Nick Jonas - Nick Jonas
22 29 Jessie J - Sweet Talker
28 30 Pitbull - Globalization - 14,108 - [3,385 + 8,601 + 2,122]

18 31 Iggy Azalea - Reclassified - 13,940 - [2,872 + 8,185 + 2,883]
** 32 Guster - Evermotion - - --,--- - [13,296] (NEW)
25 33 Garth Brooks - Man Against Machine - --,--- - [13,400] - (560,800)
** 34 Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper - - --,--- - [12,076] (NEW)
29 35 Selena Gomez - For You
32 36 Now 52
39 37 Harris*Calvin - Motion
** 38 Hillsong Young & Free - This Is Living (EP) (NEW)
31 39 Beyonce - Beyonce - 10,960 - [4,018 + 4,160 + 2,782]
35 40 AC/DC - Rock Or Bust - --,--- - [10,500]

133 42 Robin Schulz - Prayer
34 43 D'Angelo & The Vanguard - Black Messiah - 9,797 - [8,725 + 330 + 742]
46 44 Arctic Monkeys - AM
48 47 Ed Sheeran - +
41 48 Chris Brown - X - 9,184 - [3,377 + 3,144 + 2,663]
** 49 RaeLynn - Me (EP) - 9,000 - [5,500] (NEW)
57 51 Eric Church - The Outsiders - Eric Church - -,--- - [4,500] - (829,600)
50 53 Blake Shelton - BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE - -,--- - [4,000] - (298,800)
** 54 Kat Dahlia - My Garden (NEW)
51 57 Tove Lo - Queen Of The Clouds
115 63 Chase Rice - Ignite The Night - 8,000 - [5,200] - (156,500)
61 64 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
71 65 Zac Brown Band - Greatest Hits So Far... - -,--- - [3,900] - (98,200)
52 69 Katy Perry - PRISM

56 73 Lorde - Pure Heroine
81 74 Lee Brice - I Don't Dance - -,--- - [3,100] - (138,100)
RE 77 Queen - Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You
91 82 Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002
102 86 Cole Swindell - Cole Swindell - -,--- - [3,000] - (314,400)
65 88 Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (Soundtrack) - --,--- - [5,575]
93 91 Adele - 21
72 94 Charli XCX - Sucker
105 98 Miranda Lambert - Platinum - -,--- - [3,700] - (613,500)
112 100 Lady Antebellum - 747 - -,--- - [3,600] - (232,900)

94 104 Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
69 105 Bastille - Bad Blood
142 112 Little Big Town - Pain Killer - -,--- - [2,800] - (127,500)
104 113 Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
134 116 Brett Eldredge - Bring You Back - 5,000 - [2,600] - (151,200)
80 117 alt-J - This Is All Yours
143 120 Thomas Rhett - It Goes Like This - -,--- - [1,700] - (224,300)
85 122 One Direction - Midnight Memories
109 123 The 1975 - The 1975
84 125 Coldplay - Ghost Stories
135 131 Five Finger Death Punch - The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1 - -,--- - [2,125]
100 133 Pink Floyd - Endless River
** 136 Cody Canada And The Departed - Hippielovepunk - -,--- - [4,700] (NEW)

123 143 George Strait - The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium - -,--- - [3,800] - (292,900)
129 149 Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter - -,--- - [3,550]
138 153 Ellie Goulding - Halcyon
RE 157 Pearl Jam - Ten - 4,000
139 161 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
179 171 Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
171 174 Banks - Goddess
** 181 Donny Osmond - The Soundtrack of My Life - 4,000 (NEW)
160 185 Chris Young - A.M. - -,--- - [1,100] - (234,600)
RE 186 Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music - -,--- - [3,400] - (88,600)
163 187 Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
195 196 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
140 200 The Beatles - 1

Billboard #1 Gospel Hits - 2,000
Meghan Trainor - Title (EP) (171,000)

Posted by: britster 21st January 2015, 05:21 PM

Chart Highlights

• Meghan Trainor debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 with her first full length album "Title". She becomes the 10th female artist to get to #1 with their debut single and album in the Nielsen Soundscan era (13th in Billboard chart history) behind Lauryn Hill, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Kelly Clarkson, Beyonce, Leona Lewis and Ke$ha.

• Taylor Swift's "1989" crosses the 4 million mark this week. The album has sold 4,035,800 in just 12 weeks and has reached the milestone faster than any of her other releases. "Fearless" took 50 weeks, "Red" and "Speak Now" 69 weeks, and "Taylor Swift" 125 weeks. She is also the 2nd artist to sell more than 4 million with their first 5 full length studio records (Garth Brooks being the first).

• Mark Ronson debuts at #5 on the Billboard 200 with "Uptown Special", his highest charting album to date. "Record Collection" debuted and peaked at #81 in 2010, while "Version" debuted and peaked at #129 in 2007.

• This week's total album sales were up +5% on last week but down -2% compared with the same week last year. YTD albums are also down (-2%) on last year.

• Physical CD sales were up: +6% on last week but down -10% compared with the same week last year, and down -7% YTD on last year. Digital sales were also up: +5% on last week, +3% compared with the same week last year, but down -1% YTD on last year.

Posted by: britster 21st January 2015, 05:23 PM

Top Album Sales (the old Billboard 200)

(billboard chart date 31st January 2015)

LW TW ARTIST ALBUM - TW SALES (TOTAL SALES)

** 01 Meghan Trainor - Title - 194,522 (NEW)
01 02 Taylor Swift - 1989 - 92,196 (4,035,800)
** 03 Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 27 - 77,380 (NEW)
03 04 Ed Sheeran - x - 36,000 (920,000)
06 05 Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint - 30,206 (418,406)
** 06 Mark Ronson - Uptown Special - 30,047 (NEW)
** 07 Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show - 29,708 (NEW)
07 08 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour - 28,000 (1,314,000)
05 09 J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 27,739 (685,993)
02 10 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

** 11 Ella Henderson - Chapter One - 20,434 (NEW)
27 12 Maroon 5 - V - 19,000 (639,000)
09 13 Hozier - Hozier - 18,000 (365,000)
15 14 Sam Hunt - Montevallo - 16,500 (257,200)
08 15 Into The Woods Soundtrack
10 16 Annie Soundtrack
12 17 Garth Brooks - Man Against Machine - 13,400 (560,800)
** 18 Guster - Evermotion - 13,296 (NEW)
11 19 One Direction - FOUR
** 20 Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper - 12,076 (NEW)

13 21 Jason Aldean - Old Boots, New Dirt - 11,600 (797,100)
14 22 NOW 52
16 23 Carrie Underwood - Greatest Hits: Decade #1 - 10,900 (243,700)
04 24 Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife - 10,910
17 25 Frozen Soundtrack
18 26 AC/DC - Rock Or Bust - 10,500
** 27 Hillsong Young & Free - This Is Living (EP) (NEW)
19 28 D'Angelo And The Vanguard - Black Messiah - 8,725
21 29 Florida Georgia Line - Anything Goes - 8,500 (533,100)
28 30 Sia - 1000 Forms Of Fear

23 31 The New Basement Tapes - Lost On The River
34 32 Luke Bryan - Crash My Party - 7,600 (2,353,400)
22 33 Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions
24 34 Barbra Streisand - Partners
41 35 Arctic Monkeys - AM
20 36 Fabolous - The Young OG Project
29 37 Ariana Grande - My Everything
** 38 Kat Dahlia - My Garden (NEW)
26 39 K. Michelle - Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?
33 40 Nickelback - No Fixed Address

31 42 Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (Soundtrack) - 5,575
** 43 RaeLynn - Me (EP) - 5,500 (NEW)
RE 46 Chase Rice - Ignite The Night - 5,200 (156,500)
38 49 Jessie J - Sweet Talker
** 52 Cody Canada And The Departed - Hippielovepunk - 4,700 (NEW)
42 53 Pink Floyd - The Endless River
63 54 Eric Church - The Outsiders - 4,500 (829,600)
58 55 Ed Sheeran - +
44 62 Beyonce - Beyonce - 4,018
54 63 Blake Shelton - BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE - 4,000 (298,800)
90 65 Zac Brown Band - Greatest Hits So Far... - 3,900 (98,200)
55 68 George Strait - The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium - 3,800 (292,900)

84 71 Miranda Lambert - Platinum - 3,700 (613,500)
89 79 Lady Antebellum - 747 - 3,600 (232,900)
59 80 Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter - 3,550
76 81 Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
RE 84 Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002
96 85 Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music - 3,400
86 86 Adele - 21
53 91 alt-J - This Is All Yours
69 92 Pitbull - Globalization - 3,385
79 93 Chris Brown - X - 3,377
93 100 Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon

Posted by: britster 21st January 2015, 10:04 PM

Looks like Ella just missed the Top 10.

Posted by: ¡bré! 22nd January 2015, 08:37 AM

#11 is not bad for Ella's album considering 'Ghost' is only just taking off. Any chance it could be top 10 in the actual sales chart?

Posted by: britster 22nd January 2015, 04:05 PM

QUOTE(¡bré! @ Jan 22 2015, 08:37 AM)

Posted by: jmarkiv 23rd January 2015, 02:24 AM

Still, #11 is very impressive!

Posted by: Wall-e 23rd January 2015, 02:36 AM

Jazmine Sullivan really unlucky to miss the top #10 and Ella lucky to have peaked at #11

Posted by: britster 23rd January 2015, 02:54 AM

QUOTE(Wall-e @ Jan 23 2015, 02:36 AM)

Posted by: britster 23rd January 2015, 10:38 PM

QUOTE(britster @ Jan 21 2015, 05:21 PM)

Posted by: britster 24th January 2015, 08:51 PM

QUOTE(britster @ Jan 21 2015, 05:21 PM)

Posted by: dhwe 24th January 2015, 11:51 PM

When do you think it will go diamond? I was thinking it could follow the trajectory of 21 but obviously it doesn't have as broad an appeal as 21 did to spur those sales, and sales will gradually taper off anyway, but she's only a couple singles in and if she remains ubiquitous enough throughout the year, maybe sales will remain relatively steady.

Posted by: jark 25th January 2015, 12:02 AM

I think it can sell perhaps 6.5m ultimately. Not diamond.

Posted by: Nelly.S 25th January 2015, 12:26 AM

QUOTE(dhwe @ Jan 24 2015, 11:51 PM)

Posted by: britster 25th January 2015, 01:26 AM

• 2012 - Red (4.1 million)
• 2010 - Speak Now (4.5 million)
• 2008 - Fearless (6.9 million)
• 2006 - Taylor Swift (5.5 million)

Posted by: Blank Slayberry 25th January 2015, 06:52 AM

Anyone else thinking Taylor may re-release for the first time EVER?

I mean cause SURELY we're all overlooking this possibility.

Posted by: britster 25th January 2015, 07:36 AM

QUOTE(Blank Slayberry @ Jan 25 2015, 06:52 AM)

Posted by: britster 25th January 2015, 03:28 PM

Is it possible not being on Spotify is helping her album sales?

Posted by: *Tim 25th January 2015, 04:15 PM

I think that actually plays a pretty decent part. I mean why would one casual listener buy an album that can be listened to via spotify?
Of course the brilliance of the album, its singles release strategy, the radio backing and great promo from her team make up for the rest