Very close race but Kelly Clarkson achieves her third #1 album! :cheer:

Thankful (#1, 2003)

Breakaway (#3, 2004)

My December (#2, 2007)

All I Ever Wanted (#1, 2009)

Stronger (#2, 2011)

Wrapped In Red (#3, 2013)

Piece By Piece (#1, 2015)

 

1-3-2-1-2-3-1 look at that symmetrical run :o :o (I've omitted the #11 Greatest Hits but still :o)

 

TW LW 2W Wks Title, Artist Peak

1 0 New 1 Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson 1 (97,000) (83,000 sales)

2 3 3 4 Fifty Shades Of Grey, Soundtrack 2 (96,000)

3 5 4 19 1989, Taylor Swift 1 (77,000)

4 4 2 4 If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake 1 (73,000)

5 6 5 37 x, Ed Sheeran 1 (63,000)

6 1 – 2 Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean 1 (58,000)

7 10 7 27 V, Maroon 5 1 (50,000)

8 8 6 38 In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith 2 (50,000)

9 0 New 1 The Firewatcher's Daughter, Brandi Carlile 9 (43,000)

10 13 8 8 Title, Meghan Trainor 1 (38,000)

11 2 – 2 First Kiss, Kid Rock 2

12 15 10 22 Hozier, Hozier 2

13 12 9 12 The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj 2

14 9 1 3 Smoke + Mirrors, Imagine Dragons 1

15 18 13 7 American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy 1

16 16 12 8 Uptown Special, Mark Ronson 5

17 19 15 19 Montevallo, Sam Hunt 3

18 17 11 5 NOW 53, Various Artists 2

19 57 23 32 GG Morning Phase, Beck 3

20 0 New 1 Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship, Third Day 20

21 23 18 28 My Everything, Ariana Grande 1

22 0 New 1 Empire: Music From Unto The Breach (EP), Soundtrack 22

23 0 RE 27 Discovery, Daft Punk 23

24 7 – 2 Fan Of A Fan: The Album, Chris Brown & Tyga 7

25 22 16 13 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole 1

26 0 New 1 Another Eternity, Purity Ring 26

27 0 New 1 The Beast (EP), G Unit 27

28 28 24 17 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas 6

29 0 RE 91 Thank Me Later, Drake 1

30 36 29 9 SremmLife, Rae Sremmurd 5

31 11 – 44 Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin 1

32 0 New 1 Let The Road, Rixton 32

33 30 21 6 Non-Fiction, Ne-Yo 5

34 29 25 15 Globalization, Pitbull 18

35 0 New 1 Chasing Yesterday, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 35

36 32 19 32 1000 Forms Of Fear, Sia 1

37 26 – 2 Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack U, Skrillex & Diplo 26

38 33 22 32 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Soundtrack 1

39 0 New 1 Hand.Cannot.Erase, Steven Wilson 39

40 39 33 13 Greatest Hits: Decade #1, Carrie Underwood 4

41 38 26 16 FOUR, One Direction 1

42 43 27 5 Reflection, Fifth Harmony 5

43 121 107 62 PS Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7

44 37 28 22 Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean 1

45 44 32 8 Kidz Bop 27, Kidz Bop Kids 3

46 34 20 131 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2

47 27 17 7 2015 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 9

48 41 34 21 Anything Goes, Florida Georgia Line 1

49 54 53 14 TALKING IS HARD, WALK THE MOON 26

50 42 35 67 Frozen, Soundtrack 1

51 47 46 18 Motion, Calvin Harris 5

52 0 New 1 Glorious Day: Hymns Of Faith, Casting Crowns 52

53 45 30 82 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1

54 46 37 134 +, Ed Sheeran 5

55 50 49 23 Queen Of The Clouds, Tove Lo 14

56 24 47 26 Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy 17

57 60 52 56 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1

58 0 New 1 Shania: Still The One: Live From Las Vegas, Shania Twain 58

59 52 38 102 Native, OneRepublic 4

60 49 36 65 Beyonce, Beyonce 1

61 59 61 27 Ignite The Night, Chase Rice 3

62 53 43 71 PRISM, Katy Perry 1

63 14 – 2 Of Beauty And Rage, Red 14

64 93 83 17 Greatest Hits So Far..., Zac Brown Band 20

65 76 51 5 Full Speed, Kid Ink 14

66 66 54 40 Platinum, Miranda Lambert 1

67 71 65 162 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2

68 101 94 216 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3

69 167 134 287 Nevermind, Nirvana 1

70 58 44 5 Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan 7

71 21 – 2 Just Like You, Falling In Reverse 21

72 88 81 53 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3

73 94 74 75 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14

74 63 41 8 Chapter One, Ella Henderson 11

75 74 73 118 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4

76 65 78 23 BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE, Blake Shelton 1

77 69 42 5 Wallflower, Diana Krall 10

78 127 100 16 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, Soundtrack 18

79 98 87 98 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1

80 78 64 73 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1

81 70 55 25 X, Chris Brown 2

82 83 77 70 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1

83 165 132 26 Anomaly, Lecrae 1

84 95 84 123 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2

85 81 59 19 Sweet Talker, Jessie J 10

86 64 58 77 Love In The Future, John Legend 4

87 62 125 20 Pain Killer, Little Big Town 7

88 80 66 78 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6

89 108 122 139 Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 6

90 178 164 46 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1

91 86 76 110 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1

92 90 50 4 Los Duo, Juan Gabriel 25

93 84 70 53 Trilogy, The Weeknd 4

94 91 82 205 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1

95 107 79 354 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers 5

96 104 93 34 These Things Happen, G-Eazy 3

97 0 RE 201 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13

98 67 69 346 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10

99 113 112 231 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1

100 85 62 105 Take Care, Drake 1

101 112 116 6 Wanted On Voyage, George Ezra 19

102 87 110 51 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2

103 134 142 22 Talking Dreams, Echosmith 103

104 20 – 2 Just Kids, Mat Kearney 20

105 99 91 211 21, Adele 1

106 125 104 75 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3

107 100 86 29 Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa 1

108 0 RE 42 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3

109 132 60 6 We Will Not Be Shaken, Bethel Music 12

110 82 56 14 Rock Or Bust, AC/DC 3

111 75 68 5 I Will Follow, Jeremy Camp 25

112 120 106 32 Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You, Queen 42

113 110 109 16 No Fixed Address, Nickelback 4

114 114 101 26 I Dont Dance, Lee Brice 5

115 48 14 3 The Underdog, Aaron Watson 14

116 117 89 33 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer 1

117 140 114 19 NOW 52, Various Artists 2

118 0 RE 74 Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Elton John 12

119 92 97 208 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5

120 105 95 36 Trigga, Trey Songz 1

121 25 – 2 The Order Of Things, All That Remains 25

122 0 RE 55 Greatest Hits: Chapter One, Kelly Clarkson 11

123 68 75 6 Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson 17

124 111 98 168 Back In Black, AC/DC 4

125 126 90 201 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1

126 116 103 84 Halcyon, Ellie Goulding 9

127 144 111 108 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 3

128 124 105 20 Sadnecessary, Milky Chance 17

129 123 129 51 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6

130 0 RE 72 Greatest Hits, Shania Twain 2

131 122 124 25 Sundown Heaven Town, Tim McGraw 3

132 51 115 23 Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 1

133 97 88 44 It Goes Like This, Thomas Rhett 6

134 61 71 13 Prayer, Robin Schulz 42

135 106 80 15 For You, Selena Gomez 24

136 131 118 13 Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?, K. Michelle 6

137 128 120 42 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2

138 89 113 86 Greatest Hits, 2Pac 3

139 72 157 101 Devil Without A Cause, Kid Rock 4

140 0 RE 305 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3

141 31 – 2 Our Own House, MisterWives 31

142 136 188 102 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3

143 0 New 1 The Throes Of Winter (EP), Seven Lions 143

144 162 175 5 Magazines Or Novels, Andy Grammer 27

145 130 – 14 Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin 8

146 164 – 24 The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium, George Strait 4

147 142 131 12 Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition, Kevin Gates 38

148 147 140 24 The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney 2

149 0 RE 30 The Essential Billy Joel, Billy Joel 15

150 182 – 101 Greatest Hits... So Far!!!, P!nk 5

151 135 99 7 The Pale Emperor, Marilyn Manson 8

152 158 191 90 Overexposed, Maroon 5 2

153 151 126 79 Bad Blood, Bastille 11

154 0 New 1 The Best Of, DMX 154

155 143 119 99 Red, Taylor Swift 1

156 0 RE 21 Camp, Childish Gambino 11

157 0 RE 25 All-Time Greatest Hits, Neil Diamond 15

158 129 40 56 The Definitive Collection, Stevie Wonder 35

159 138 108 14 RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., for KING & COUNTRY 13

160 189 183 180 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2

161 150 128 45 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4

162 115 63 4 I Love You, Honeybear, Father John Misty 17

163 137 – 285 Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin 2

164 145 136 57 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1, Five Finger Death Punch 2

165 166 156 20 .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot 1

166 149 144 12 The Very Best Of Travis Tritt, Travis Tritt 124

167 154 137 180 Recovery, Eminem 1

168 175 163 158 Dark Horse, Nickelback 2

169 73 102 90 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19

170 0 RE 72 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes 6

171 0 RE 63 The 1975, The 1975 28

172 155 139 96 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 27

173 0 RE 29 The Best Of John Denver Live, John Denver 52

174 159 185 218 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22

175 172 151 24 This Is All Yours, alt-J 4

176 0 RE 17 Bring You Back, Brett Eldredge 11

177 153 127 7 What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, The Decemberists 7

178 0 RE 97 Babel, Mumford & Sons 1

179 0 RE 98 Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent 1

180 160 173 17 Under Pressure, Logic 4

181 0 RE 897 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1

182 0 RE 22 Family, Lynyrd Skynyrd 154

183 139 123 5 WOW Gospel 2015, Various Artists 64

184 168 – 147 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1

185 0 RE 54 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6

186 0 RE 217 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons 2

187 0 New 1 Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Asleep At The Wheel 187

188 176 167 25 A.M., Chris Young 3

189 161 152 38 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey 1

190 156 135 20 Paperwork, T.I. 2

191 186 159 17 Man Against Machine, Garth Brooks 4

192 0 RE 73 Master Of Puppets, Metallica 29

193 0 RE 14 Listen, David Guetta 22

194 0 RE 91 The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 2

195 199 199 337 Metallica, Metallica 1

196 0 RE 57 Graduation, Kanye West 1

197 77 117 125 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 53

198 180 149 66 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1

199 174 121 12 Black Messiah, D'Angelo And The Vanguard 5

200 181 172 42 Testimony, August Alsina 2

Wow, nice for her! Very poor sales compared to Stronger (and that was a slow burner, which I'm pretty sure this won't be) but it's her third #1 album.

Does anyone have all her first week sales of each album?

Does anyone have all her first week sales of each album?

This is what Wikipedia has:

Thankful (#1, 2003) 297K

Breakaway (#3, 2004) 250K

My December (#2, 2007) 291K

All I Ever Wanted (#1, 2009) 255K

Stronger (#2, 2011) 163K

Greatest Hits-Chapter One (#11, 2012) 75K

Wrapped In Red (#3, 2013) 70K

Piece By Piece (#1, 2015) 97K (83K in sales)

Great that Kelly of all people (very narrowly) avoided the injustice of being the first act to miss out on an official #1 despite selling the most albums. Not going to be pleased when that happens. :drama:

 

1-3-2-1-2-3-1 look at that symmetrical run :o :o (I've omitted the #11 Greatest Hits but still :o)

Symmetry! :o :wub:

 

On a related note, Beyoncé's album peaks in the UK so far are matching Kelly's US equivalent (1-3-2-1-2). Here's to a relative flop peak for Bey's next one to keep that potential symmetry going. :mansoncheer:

 

(No idea how/why I noticed that :mellow:)

 

Wow, nice for her! Very poor sales compared to Stronger (and that was a slow burner, which I'm pretty sure this won't be) but it's her third #1 album.

Bearing in mind the 163k 'Stronger' sold was in late October 2011 off the back of a top 10 hit, I don't think it's too surprising. Still a sizable drop off though (and that's with added streaming of course).

 

Looking at her album sales it's a tad surprising she's never had a properly huge opening. I really would have expected more than that for Breakaway, but I'm sure if My December had a properly popular lead single it'd have been her big opener.

Never realized Rixton flopped, oops :P