BILLBOARD 200

 

(billboard chart date 19th July 2014)

 

LW TW ARTIST - TITLE - TW SALES

 

** 01 Trey Songz - Trigga - 104,713 (104,785) (NEW)

01 02 Ed Sheeran - x - 52,594 (262,517)

02 03 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour - 44,671 (277,771)

** 04 Seether - Isolate & Medicate - 37,222 (NEW)

05 05 Frozen Soundtrack - 37,000 (3,071,000)

** 06 MAGIC! - Don't Kill The Magic - 35,510 (NEW)

08 07 Miranda Lambert - Platinum - 25,000 (330,000)

04 08 Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence - 25,000 (252,000)

** 09 Robin Thicke - Paula - 23,754 (23,765) (NEW)

** 10 Colt Ford - Thanks For Listening - 23,260 (NEW)

 

10 11 Now 50

12 12 Brantley Gilbert - Just As I Am - 21,000 (433,000)

** 13 Hillsong - No Other Name - 18,430 (NEW)

14 14 Coldplay - Ghost Stories (606,000)

** 15 Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy - 16,648 (NEW)

09 16 Linkin Park - The Hunting Party - 15,938 (155,352)

13 17 Jack White - Lazaretto

15 18 Jersey Boys soundtrack

19 19 Iggy Azalea - The New Classic - 14,029 (220,283)

20 20 Luke Bryan - Crash My Party - (13,000 (1,989,000)

 

18 21 Michael Jackson - Xscape - 13,083 (352,037)

** 22 Every Time I Die - From Parts Unknown - 12,476 (NEW)

67 23 August Alsina - Testimony - 11,942 (150,461)

25 24 Now Country 7 - 11,000 (85,000)

28 25 Florida Georgia Line - Here's To The Good Times - 10,000 (1,934,000)

03 26 G-Eazy - These Things Happen - 9,654 (55,745)

** 27 Jenni Rivera - 1969 - Siempre: En Vivo Desde Monterrey: Parte 2 - 9,496 (NEW)

16 28 The Fault In Our Stars Soundtrack

37 29 Pharrell Williams - G I R L - 9,323 (461,304)

32 30 Lorde - Pure Heroine - 9,000 (1,336,000)

 

27 31 The Black Keys - Turn Blue

06 32 Mastodon - One More Round The Sun -

35 33 Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - The Very Best Of

29 34 Arctic Monkeys - AM - 8,000 (418,000)

34 35 OneRepublic - Native - 8,000 (693,000)

36 36 Katy Perry - PRISM - 8,000 (1,430,000)

48 37 Big Smo - Kuntry Livin' - 8,000 (38,000)

38 38 Eric Church - The Outsiders - 7,000 (649,000)

46 39 John Legend - Love In The Future - 7,100 (559,504)

17 40 Joe - Bridges - 6,878 (22,004)

 

** 41 Tessanne Chin - Tessanne Chin (NEW)

43 42 Imagine Dragons - Night Vision - 7,000 (2,250,000)

** 44 Begin Again: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture (NEW)

44 45 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

51 46 Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty

07 47 Phish - Fuego

42 48 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die - 6,000 (1,089,000)

47 49 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

45 50 Blake Shelton - Based On A True Story - 6,000 (1,291,000)

 

23 51 Willie Nelson - Band Of Brothers - 6,000 (54,000)

31 53 Jennifer Lopez - A.K.A

60 55 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - 5,000 (2,151,000)

54 56 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

56 57 Rascal Flatts - Rewind - 5,200 (194,000)

55 58 Dierks Bentley - Riser - 5,200 (121,000)

58 59 Bastille - Bad Blood

RE 60 Pink Floyd - The Division Bell

 

72 65 Beyonce - Beyonce - 4,500 (2,007,000)

26 66 deadmau5 - while(1<2)

63 67 Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox - 4,000 (2,275,000)

85 69 Ariana Grande - Yours Truly

21 75 Bassnectar - Noise vs Beauty

74 77 One Direction - Midnight Memories (1,366,000)

66 78 Ed Sheeran - +

70 80 Mariah Carey - Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse

81 83 Drake - Nothing Was The Same (1,591,000)

94 90 Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience, (2 of 2 & Complete) - 3,000 (1,008,000)

 

123 93 Miley Cyrus - Bangerz - 3,000 (1,038,000)

139 99 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

99 101 Adele - 21 - 3,000 (10,961,000)

102 104 Jake Owen - Days Of Gold - 3,100 (168,000)

30 105 Owl City - Ultraviolet EP

100 106 Shakira - Shakira. 3,000 (228,000)

83 109 Hunter Hayes - Storyline - 3,100 (124,000)

152 111 Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon

 

112 134 The 1975 - The 1975

117 135 Lana Del Rey - Paradise (EP)

41 148 David Gray - Mutineers

142 151 Disclosure - Settle

140 152 Lucy Hale - Road Between - 2,400 (37,000)

197 167 Foreigner - Juke Box Heroes

173 170 Led Zeppelin - Mothership

RE 179 Pink Floyd - The Wall

122 182 Passenger - Whispers

187 197 Mumford & Sons - Babel

 

 

Well at least Paula did better there than it did here :D

Interesting to note that Ed's sales in the UK have overtaken his US sales after only two weeks. For comparison:

 

UK: 182,427 + 93,270 = 275,697

US: 208,974 + ~53,000 = ~262,000

 

Didn't expect the album to be that front-loaded in the US.

Edited July 9, 201411 yr by Noahspike

Ed's frontloading in the US isn't hugely atypical, I believe it's only a small amount above average. This is probably explained by the fact that he sold a good 25% of what his last album did in his first week, i.e his fanbase was a lot quicker to rush out and by the album than is usual. Unless you're someone like Adele who was clearly going on for greater success than in the past, it's difficult to sustain such sales in comparison to a prior album.

 

Robin sold about 50 times the amount he sold in the UK. Crazy stuff but the sales are still terrible here and I look forward to next week's drop off.

I know that album sales worldwide is on a decline, but I find it surprising and puzzling that a lot of the album released this year is struggling to make past Gold (500k). Perhaps by September, we will have sizable numbers of albums making past that mark and more.

 

I also find it puzzling how Frozen is still selling. The film is well gone from the cinemas and people might have DVD/Blu-Rays and streamed it already by now. It would be quite upsetting if Frozen ends up being the top album seller by year's end.

Well being honest the only thing I could see beating Frozen at this stage is a Taylor Swift album or at a push, Adele.

Well being honest the only thing I could see beating Frozen at this stage is a Taylor Swift album or at a push, Adele.

Probably Adele.

 

 

Probably Adele.

After what happened with 'Skyfall' I wouldn't be so sure :P And she's not really a big fanbase act like Taylor.

I don't think anything can steal the Year End crown from Frozen. It's at almost 3 million soon. Last year nothing sold that much.

How much had Taylor Swift's Red sold by the end of 2012? She could stand a chance depending on if she releases this year, and if so, what month it's in.

I hope frozen Remains at #1 for the year. Love it so much

How much had Taylor Swift's Red sold by the end of 2012? She could stand a chance depending on if she releases this year, and if so, what month it's in.

 

3.1 million

Adele's new album will sell bucketloads. "Skyfall" is different - Adele's main fanbase are bothered about the album not singles. In both UK and US she'll have one of the biggest opening week sales in a long time after the hype of "21".

3.1 million

 

So there's definitely a chance of her getting it then, I'd say! Can't see the next album doing any worse than Red if it's marketed as well (with a huge hit single preceding it)

So there's definitely a chance of her getting it then, I'd say! Can't see the next album doing any worse than Red if it's marketed as well (with a huge hit single preceding it)

 

I actually think the 'Red' era may have done her a bit of long-term damage, both due to the negative media coverage of her love life and the blatant pop singles. I'd imagine many within her original fanbase would have been turned off her, as previously she had always relied on a wholesome image and 'authentic' diary extract-type country music. 'Red' would have definitely opened her up to much more people but I can't see them being particularly loyal. It should also be taken into account that her original target demographic will now have grown up a lot so all things considered, I wouldn't be surprised if her next album sold a lot less than her others (i.e. < 3 million).

Edited July 11, 201411 yr by Noahspike

Taylor's popularity definitely seems to have peaked in the USA, she may still be capable of doing a million first week with her next album but I don't think it'll sell near as well overall as her previous albums. Admittedly I base this entirely off observing US iTunes so I may be wrong but it seems like her last few releases just haven't been near as dominant on release as her songs usually are.

I think her next album will do a "Paula" at best.

:lol: Can 'do a Paula' be a thing please?! Like, it was all going so well for Stooshe until 'Waterfalls' unsurprisingly did a massive Paula on them.

 

Speaking of Taylor, if anyone is interested in seeing updated figures for her albums and best selling singles, there's a link to a Billboard article in the first post of the Career Album Sales thread. (I'd link directly but on my phone at the moment).

I think her next album will do a "Paula" at best.

 

One can only hope. She genuinely does my head in!

I'll be amazed if Taylor manages to sell over 1 million in opening week again. It is amazing how she managed to do this twice in a row. Unless she makes a song like WANEGBT and have massive dominance on iTunes, I can only see her doing around 650k for her next album.