How does Coldplay's first week sales compare to that of their last few albums? A Head Full Of Dreams opens with 210K, 195K in pure sales. This is actually a lot less than Ghost Stories, which had 383K first week! Very surprising to see their Q2 release from last year nearly doubling the sales of a Q4 release this year. Mylo Xyloto debuted with 447K in 2011, and in 2008 Viva La Vida opened with 720K, slightly less than what Adele has just sold in her third week. Coldplay ends their streak of four #1 albums, dating back to X&Y ten years ago. By the way, 25 has now sold just over 5 million in pure sales.

 

01 01 03 Adele, 25 (728,000 (695,000 | 33,000 SEA/TEA))

02 NE 01 Coldplay, A Head Full Of Dreams (210,000 (195,000 | 15,000 SEA/TEA))

03 02 04 Justin Bieber, Purpose (151,000)

04 03 19 Pentatonix, That's Christmas To Me (139,000)

05 NE 01 G-Eazy, When It's Dark Out (132,000 (103,000 | 29,000 SEA/TEA))

06 NE 01 Rick Ross, Black Market (69,000 (58,000 | 11,000 SEA/TEA))

07 NE 01 Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood (65,000 (55,000 | 10,000 SEA/TEA))

08 04 04 One Direction, Made In The A.M. (60,000)

09 11 13 Chris Stapleton, Traveller (51,000)

10 06 15 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness (49,000)

11 09 44 Michael Bublé, Christmas

12 05 59 Taylor Swift, 1989

13 12 09 Selena Gomez, Revival

14 16 251 Adele, 21

15 27 30 twenty one pilots, Blurryface

16 15 08 Pentatonix, Pentatonix

17 08 11 Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap

18 10 06 Various Artists, NOW 56

19 17 07 Chris Tomlin, Adore: Christmas Songs Of Worship

20 07 07 Carrie Underwood, Storyteller

21 18 48 Meghan Trainor, Title

22 20 11 Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L

23 25 18 Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights

24 19 59 Sam Hunt, Montevallo

25 24 12 Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive

26 30 77 Ed Sheeran, x

27 28 11 Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up

28 21 35 Shawn Mendes, Handwritten

29 NE 01 Various Artists, Revenge Of The Dreamers II

30 NE 01 Curren$Y, Canal Street Confidential

31 NE 01 Bruce Springsteen, Ties That Bind: The River Collection

32 23 03 Soundtrack, Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2, Volume 1

33 13 07 Blake Shelton, Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits

34 33 03 Enya, Dark Sky Island

35 22 07 Andrea Bocelli, Cinema

36 NE 01 Kid Cudi, Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven

37 32 08 Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 30

38 53 05 MercyMe, MercyMe, It's Christmas!

39 NE 01 Babyface, Return Of The Tender Lover

40 58 33 Josh Groban, Stages

41 29 06 Eric Church, Mr. Misunderstood

42 NE 01 Jeremih, Late Nights: The Album

43 39 56 Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas

44 50 48 Vince Guaraldi Trio, A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack)

45 40 05 Ellie Goulding, Delirium

46 51 65 Josh Groban, Noel

47 RE 12 Stone Temple Pilots, Thank You

48 41 195 Adele, 19

49 45 78 Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour

50 37 15 Halsey, Badlands

51 46 21 Future, DS2

52 43 33 Elle King, Love Stuff

53 66 18 Pentatonix, PTXmas (EP)

54 49 04 Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Letters From The Labyrinth

55 52 53 J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive

56 36 44 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late

57 59 50 Elvis Presley, It's Christmas Time

58 38 04 Alessia Cara, Know-It-All

59 71 39 Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly

60 60 11 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical

61 31 04 Logic, The Incredible True Story

62 180 12 Mac Miller, GO:OD AM

63 26 08 Demi Lovato, Confident

64 160 24 Frank Sinatra, Ultimate Sinatra

65 64 11 Various Artists, WOW Hits 2016

66 103 16 Disturbed, Immortalized

67 35 07 5 Seconds Of Summer, Sounds Good Feels Good

68 83 27 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Cheek To Cheek

69 42 04 Chris Young, I'm Comin' Over

70 76 202 The Beatles, 1

71 NE 01 Various Artists, ONXRT: Live From The Archives, Volume 17

72 102 23 Frank Sinatra, Christmas Songs By Sinatra

73 RE 22 Leon Bridges, Coming Home

74 72 18 The Piano Guys, A Family Christmas

75 75 04 Various Artists, NOW That's What I Call Country Christmas

76 85 04 Mannheim Steamroller, Live

77 74 52 Céline Dion, These Are Special Times

78 79 74 G-Eazy, These Things Happen

79 56 47 Fall Out Boy, American Beauty / American Psycho

80 119 29 Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red

81 81 69 twenty one pilots, Vessel

82 62 62 Hozier, Hozier

83 87 41 Various Artists, Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP)

84 44 03 Jadakiss, Top 5 Dead Or Alive

85 70 20 Kelly Clarkson, Wrapped In Red

86 73 14 Travi$ Scott, Rodeo

87 93 57 Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Lost Christmas Eve

88 183 02 LeAnn Rimes, Today Is Christmas

89 34 04 Jeezy, Church In These Streets

90 118 45 Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Christmas Eve And Other Stories

91 142 11 Darius Rucker, Home For The Holidays

92 67 03 Frank Sinatra, Icon Christmas: Frank Sinatra

93 178 26 Bing Crosby, White Christmas

94 78 04 Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion

95 14 02 Erykah Badu, But You Caint Use My Phone

96 NE 01 Pimp C, Long Live The Pimp

97 114 49 Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife

98 166 34 Carpenters, Christmas Portrait

99 57 27 Justin Bieber, Under The Mistletoe

100 77 14 Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six

101 88 15 Muse, Drones

102 84 16 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

103 141 163 Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city

104 121 50 Andrea Bocelli, My Christmas

105 146 39 Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Christmas Attic

106 97 60 Little Big Town, Pain Killer

107 129 02 india.arie & Joe Sample, Christmas With Friends

108 120 31 Blake Shelton, Cheers, It's Christmas

109 108 19 Soundtrack, Descendants

110 116 36 Martina McBride, White Christmas

111 89 33 Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde

112 115 15 Johnny Mathis, Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration

113 138 14 The Temptations, The Best Of The Temptations Christmas

114 92 67 Maroon 5, V

115 96 42 Big Sean, Dark Sky Paradise

116 69 28 Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color

117 132 21 Elvis Presley, The Classic Christmas Album

118 106 17 Melanie Martinez, Cry Baby

119 86 04 Ty Dolla $ign, Free TC

120 133 06 The Chainsmokers, Bouquet (EP)

121 111 145 Drake, Take Care

122 NE 01 Ice Nine Kills, Every Trick In The Book

123 137 115 Fleetwood Mac, Greatest Hits

124 80 29 A$AP Rocky, At.Long.Last.A$AP

125 124 19 Burl Ives, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

126 170 02 Elvis Presley, Elvis: Ultimate Christmas

127 54 06 Various Artists, We Love Disney

128 154 36 Flo Rida, My House (EP)

129 152 29 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, Once Upon A Christmas

130 162 13 Idina Menzel, Holiday Wishes

131 131 52 Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint

132 151 21 Nat King Cole, The Christmas Song

133 110 113 Drake, Nothing Was The Same

134 143 26 Lady Antebellum, On This Winter's Night

135 135 70 Soundtrack, Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

136 112 40 Casting Crowns, Peace On Earth

137 99 11 Don Henley, Cass County

138 163 33 Soundtrack, Elf

139 126 34 Kids Choir, 51 Songs Kids Really Love To Sing

140 90 05 Tim McGraw, Damn Country Music

141 161 14 Francesca Battistelli, Christmas

142 122 61 Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes

143 55 18 tobyMac, This Is Not A Test

144 148 06 Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, If I Can Dream

145 RE 115 Stone Temple Pilots, Core

146 155 17 Various Artists, NOW Christmas

147 140 202 Lana Del Rey, Born To Die

148 125 41 Andy Grammer, Magazines Or Novels

149 157 14 Andy Williams, Personal Christmas Collection

150 68 12 Lana Del Rey, Honeymoon

151 169 15 Elvis Presley, Merry Christmas... Love, Elvis

152 173 139 Amy Winehouse, Back To Black

153 153 19 'N Sync, Home For Christmas

154 144 18 Various Artists, NOW 55

155 117 43 Imagine Dragons, Smoke + Mirrors

156 128 24 X Ambassadors, VHS

157 123 32 Mumford & Sons, Wilder Mind

158 RE 14 Michael W. Smith, Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit Of Christmas

159 113 03 Rush, R40 Live

160 107 96 Eric Church, The Outsiders

161 82 43 Soundtrack, Fifty Shades Of Grey

162 104 28 Major Lazer, Peace Is The Mission

163 63 31 Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be

164 158 62 Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt

165 150 11 George Strait, Cold Beer Conversation

166 136 12 Shinedown, Threat To Survival

167 172 53 Carrie Underwood, Greatest Hits: Decade #1

168 177 394 Bob Marley And The Wailers, Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers

169 RE 19 Queen, Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection

170 NE 01 Soundtrack, Nashville: The Music Of Nasvhille, Season 4, Volume 1

171 174 24 Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dreams Of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night) (EP)

172 61 04 Casting Crowns, A Live Worship Experience

173 167 38 James Bay, Chaos And The Calm

174 100 19 Bing Crosby, The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection

175 RE 05 Home Free, Full Of Cheer

176 134 18 Tyrese, Black Rose

177 176 245 Eminem, The Eminem Show

178 NE 01 Jessie James Decker, This Christmas (EP)

179 165 16 Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 29

180 199 32 Susan Boyle, The Gift

181 188 171 Imagine Dragons, Night Visions

182 182 93 The Weeknd, Trilogy

183 105 122 Luke Bryan, Crash My Party

184 RE 02 Train, Christmas In Tahoe

185 149 05 Old Dominion, Meat And Candy

186 RE 43 Various Artists, The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas

187 RE 27 Mannheim Steamroller, Christmas Extraordinaire

188 RE 108 Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2

189 175 113 Metallica, Master Of Puppets

190 168 386 Journey, Journey's Greatest Hits

191 RE 919 Pink Floyd, The Dark Side Of The Moon

192 185 72 Sia, 1000 Forms Of Fear

193 191 05 Sara Bareilles, What's Inside: Songs From Waitress

194 RE 35 Nirvana, Nirvana

195 RE 19 Various Artists, Do You Hear What I Hear?: Women Of Christmas

196 RE 67 Ariana Grande, My Everything

197 101 02 Soundtrack, Creed

198 147 34 Soundtrack, Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1

199 NE 01 Sarah McLachlan, Classic Christmas Album

200 RE 29 Straight No Chaser, Holiday Spirits

:( I thought Troye would do a lot better considering his pretty decent pre-order sales

25 overtakes Speak Now and Recovery to jump to #3 for the decade. It has probably already overtaken 1989 at this point in the week but we'll see for sure when the next chart is published.

 

01 - 11,274,000 - 21 - Adele

02 - 5,446,000 - 1989 - Taylor Swift

03 - 5,186,000 - 25 - Adele

04 - 4,704,000 - RECOVERY - Eminem

05 - 4,541,000 - SPEAK NOW - Taylor Swift

06 - 4,257,000 - RED - Taylor Swift

07 - 4,104,000 - FROZEN - Soundtrack

08 - 4,092,000 - NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum

09 - 3,773,000 - CHRISTMAS - Michael Bublé

10 - 3,337,000 - MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber

 

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Adele's '25' Rules for Third Week at No. 1, Coldplay Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200

12/13/2015 by Keith Caulfield

 

"25" sold 5.19 million copies in the United States in its first three weeks.

 

On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Dec. 26), Adele’s 25 crowns the tally for a third straight week. It earned another 728,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 10, according to Nielsen Music. It was down 37 percent in total units for the week.

 

Of its weekly sum, 695,000 were in pure album sales. That’s a larger than expected figure, as industry forecasters were expecting it to sell around 650,000.

 

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Dec. 26-dated chart (where Adele is No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

 

This is 25’s third week of selling in excess of 650,000 copies -- the first time an album has sold more than 650,000 in each of its first three frames since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991. Four earlier albums managed to sell 650,000 in at least three different weeks, but none were in their first three frames. The last titles to notch three (or more) weeks over 650,000 were The Beatles’ 1 and Backstreet Boys’ Black & Blue, both on the chart dated Jan. 6, 2001.

 

With 25’s third week sales of 695,000, the album’s total sales climb to 5.19 million. It is now the largest selling album of any calendar year since 2011, when Adele’s previous album, 21, sold 5.82 million. (25 is also the only album to sell 5 million copies in a calendar year since 2011.)

 

25 is also one of only 11 albums released since 2005 to sell 5 million copies in total.

 

With three weeks left during the sales tracking year of 2015, it seems likely that 25 will surpass 6 million in sales by Dec. 31 (the final day of the final tracking week of 2015). The last album to sell 6 million in a calendar year was Usher’s Confessions in 2004, with 7.98 million.

 

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200 chart is the list’s top debut, Coldplay’s A Head Full of Stars. The set earned 210,000 units (of which 195,000 were in pure album sales).

 

It’s the sixth straight top five-charting studio album for the British band, and their fifth consecutive title to reach the top two. The act's previous four releases all debuted at No. 1. The group most recently led the list with 2014’s Ghost Stories, which bowed with 383,000 copies sold.

 

Coldplay debuted on the Billboard 200 nearly exactly 15 years ago, on the list dated Dec. 30, 2000. That week, the band's debut album, Parachutes, arrived at No. 189, on its way to a No. 51 peak on March 17, 2001.

 

Justin Bieber’s Purpose dips one rung to No. 3 with 151,000 units (down 29 percent), while Pentatonix’s That’s Christmas to Me falls 3-4 with 139,000 (though it is up by 48 percent).

 

G-Eazy’s When It’s Dark Out arrives at No. 5 with 132,000 units (103,000 in pure album sales), giving the hip-hop artist his second top five album. It follows 2014’s These Things Happen (No. 3 debut and peak, from a 46,000 sales start).

 

The new album also launches at No. 1 on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums charts, his second leader on both tallies, following These Things Happen.

 

Back on the new Billboard 200, Rick Ross’ Black Market bows at No. 6 with 69,000 units (58,000 in album sales). His previous set, 2014’s Hood Billionaire, bowed at No. 2 with 74,000 sold.

 

Black Market is Ross’ ninth straight major label album to reach the top 10 -- all of which have debuted in the region. The rapper's debut effort, Port of Miami, set sail at No. 1 on the list dated Aug. 26, 2006.

 

Troye Sivan’s debut full-length album, Blue Neighbourhood, starts at No. 7 on the new Billboard 200 with 65,000 units (55,000 in album sales). It’s his third top 10 album, and follows two earlier introductory EPs: TRXYE in 2014 and Wild in 2015, both of which debuted and peaked at No. 5.

 

Rounding out the top 10 are One Direction’s Made in the A.M. (4-8 with 60,000 units; down 26 percent), Chris Stapleton’s Traveller (11-9 with 51,000 units; up 31 percent) and The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness (6-10 with 49,000 units; down 17 percent).

Surely '25' could actually outsell '21'? I'm guessing '25' could be on over 7 million by the end of the year and I'm sure it will make up the additional four million throughout the year when more promotion / singles take place.

aye surely it will, when you think she's got a bunch more singles / videos left to bring out, the support of the tour, the grammys, vmas, all the other awards shows and bits of press and also the next weeks of Christmas sales....