If Rihanna's album getting one week at #1 wasn't surprising enough, here it is again for a second week. With that, ANTI is now her longest-running #1 album, as her only other chart-topper was Unapologetic which was only there for a week. As you can see, her numbers are hugely boosted by streams, with proper sales making up only 17K of its total 54K. On sales alone the winner this week is Joey + Rory, whose album returns to the #4 spot where it debuted a month ago. This is the seventh time the sales #1 has missed #1 overall since streams were added, the last time was Don Henley in October. 44K is the third-lowest sales #1 in the past 25 years. Elsewhere, Killswitch Engage earns a career-best #6 after their last two albums peaked at #7, and 3 Doors Down miss the top 10 for the first time with their 6th studio album.

 

New RIAA certifications:

Drake/Future, What A Time To Be Alive - Platinum

Chris Brown, Royalty - Gold

Drake, If You Are Reading This It's Too Late - 2x Platinum

Jeremih, Late Nights - Gold

Drake, Take Care - 4x Platinum

 

01 03 08 Rihanna, ANTI (54,000 (17,000 | 37,000 TEA/SEA))

02 02 17 Adele, 25 (51,000)

03 05 18 Justin Bieber, Purpose (48,000)

04 06 05 Joey + Rory, Hymns (44,000 (44,000 | 0 SEA/TEA))

05 01 02 Kendrick Lamar, untitled unmastered. (38,000)

06 NE 01 Killswitch Engage, Incarnate (35,000 (33,000 | 2,000 TEA/SEA))

07 07 27 Chris Stapleton, Traveller (34,000)

08 08 44 twenty one pilots, Blurryface (33,000)

09 10 07 Kevin Gates, Islah (30,000)

10 NE 01 Flatbush Zombies, 3001: A Laced Odyssey (28,000 (24,000 | 4,000 TEA/SEA))

11 11 25 Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L

12 NE 01 Bethel Music, Have It All: Live At Bethel Church

13 09 29 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness

14 NE 01 3 Doors Down, Us And The Night

15 NE 01 Randy Houser, Fired Up

16 15 15 G-Eazy, When It's Dark Out

17 16 07 Charlie Puth, Nine Track Mind

18 20 25 Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap

19 30 25 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical

20 21 50 Flo Rida, My House (EP)

21 22 73 Taylor Swift, 1989

22 18 06 Future, EVOL

23 25 06 Various Artists, NOW 57

24 58 15 Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood

25 23 23 Selena Gomez, Revival

26 28 73 Sam Hunt, Montevallo

27 32 35 Future, DS2

28 27 26 Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive

29 04 02 2 Chainz, Collegrove

30 NE 01 Brian Fallon, Painkillers

31 36 25 Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up

32 34 67 J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive

33 33 09 Panic! At The Disco, Death Of A Bachelor

34 26 03 The 1975, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It

35 35 13 Chris Brown, Royalty

36 29 04 Yo Gotti, The Art Of Hustle

37 50 30 Disturbed, Immortalized

38 40 15 Coldplay, A Head Full Of Dreams

39 48 08 Mike Posner, The Truth (EP)

40 43 58 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late

41 37 53 Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly

42 41 132 Green Day, American Idiot

43 39 265 Adele, 21

44 44 49 Shawn Mendes, Handwritten

45 45 62 Meghan Trainor, Title

46 42 91 Ed Sheeran, x

47 46 18 One Direction, Made In The A.M.

48 NE 01 Parachute, Wide Awake

49 54 52 James Bay, Chaos And The Calm

50 59 18 Alessia Cara, Know-It-All

51 53 29 Halsey, Badlands

52 51 83 twenty one pilots, Vessel

53 56 14 DNCE, Swaay (EP)

54 52 07 Sia, This Is Acting

55 57 45 Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be

56 64 32 Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights

57 60 15 Jeremih, Late Nights: The Album

58 NE 01 Jeff Buckley, You And I

59 12 02 Granger Smith, Remington

60 70 31 Melanie Martinez, Cry Baby

61 63 20 The Chainsmokers, Bouquet (EP)

62 61 21 Blake Shelton, Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits

63 NE 01 Pete Yorn, Arranging Time

64 38 03 Bonnie Raitt, Dig In Deep

65 31 03 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, This Unruly Mess I've Made

66 66 11 Rachel Platten, Wildfire

67 62 177 Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city

68 71 15 Tim McGraw, Damn Country Music

69 65 92 Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour

70 75 159 Drake, Take Care

71 19 02 Loretta Lynn, Full Circle

72 67 19 Ellie Goulding, Delirium

73 78 370 Metallica, Metallica

74 74 61 Fall Out Boy, American Beauty / American Psycho

75 69 21 Carrie Underwood, Storyteller

76 112 30 Tori Kelly, Unbreakable Smile

77 77 88 G-Eazy, These Things Happen

78 14 02 newsboys, Love Riot

79 24 29 Kelly Clarkson, Piece By Piece

80 83 127 Drake, Nothing Was The Same

81 91 114 Beyoncé, Beyoncé

82 81 18 Chris Young, I'm Comin' Over

83 55 47 Elle King, Love Stuff

84 86 76 Hozier, Hozier

85 84 216 The Beatles, 1

86 92 09 Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 31

87 79 33 David Bowie, Best Of Bowie

88 89 75 Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes

89 95 19 Old Dominion, Meat And Candy

90 73 17 Ty Dolla $ign, Free TC

91 93 66 Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint

92 NE 01 Lucius, Good Grief

93 104 22 Brett Eldredge, Illinois

94 RE 113 Evanescence, Fallen

95 105 408 Bob Marley And The Wailers, Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers

96 96 20 Eric Church, Mr. Misunderstood

97 109 41 Major Lazer, Peace Is The Mission

98 98 47 Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde

99 97 29 Queen, Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection

100 76 10 David Bowie, Blackstar

101 101 259 Eminem, The Eminem Show

102 103 56 Big Sean, Dark Sky Paradise

103 NE 01 Polyphia, Renaissance

104 100 08 Maren Morris, Maren Morris (EP)

105 108 81 Maroon 5, V

106 85 38 X Ambassadors, VHS

107 110 19 Daya, Daya (EP)

108 107 28 Travi$ Scott, Rodeo

109 111 134 2Pac, Greatest Hits

110 115 400 Journey, Journey's Greatest Hits

111 RE 159 Linkin Park, [Hybrid Theory]

112 113 281 Eminem, Curtain Call: The Hits

113 RE 16 Third Day, Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship

114 90 22 Demi Lovato, Confident

115 106 30 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

116 140 03 Various Artists, OWSLA World Wide Broadcast

117 13 02 Ray LaMontagne, Ouroboros

118 117 63 Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife

119 134 84 Sia, 1000 Forms Of Fear

120 102 177 Michael Jackson, Off The Wall

121 188 26 Shinedown, Threat To Survival

122 68 159 Eagles, The Very Best Of The Eagles

123 80 08 Various Artists, 2016 Grammy Nominees

124 124 28 Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six

125 RE 185 Eagles, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975

126 82 185 Imagine Dragons, Night Visions

127 136 136 Luke Bryan, Crash My Party

128 125 216 Lana Del Rey, Born To Die

129 189 74 Kanye West, Graduation

130 135 168 Florida Georgia Line, Here's To The Good Times

131 127 107 The Weeknd, Trilogy

132 133 42 A$AP Rocky, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP

133 120 209 Adele, 19

134 129 18 Logic, The Incredible True Story

135 170 221 Johnny Cash, The Legend Of Johnny Cash

136 94 313 Nirvana, Nevermind

137 122 42 Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color

138 123 06 Wiz Khalifa, Khalifa

139 141 67 Carrie Underwood, Greatest Hits: Decade #1

140 144 66 Zac Brown Band, Greatest Hits So Far...

141 72 03 Anthrax, For All Kings

142 121 02 Soundtrack, Zootopia

143 RE 74 Ariana Grande, My Everything

144 143 258 Michael Jackson, Thriller

145 137 94 Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am

146 126 04 Joey + Rory, Joey + Rory Inspired: Songs Of Faith & Family

147 152 51 The Notorious B.I.G., Greatest Hits

148 142 256 AC/DC, Back In Black

149 156 26 for KING & COUNTRY, RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG.

150 NE 01 Aurora, All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend

151 RE 77 Panic! At The Disco, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

152 155 120 Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2

153 145 60 Vance Joy, Dream Your Life Away

154 174 27 Lil Dicky, Professional Rapper

155 168 104 Beyoncé, I Am...Sasha Fierce

156 139 35 Jason Derulo, Everything Is 4

157 NE 01 Christon Gray, The Glory Album

158 154 56 J. Cole, Born Sinner

159 RE 110 Usher, Confessions

160 RE 02 Ruth B, The Intro (EP)

161 164 64 A$AP Rocky, Long.Live.A$AP

162 190 23 tobyMac, This Is Not A Test

163 148 152 Michael Jackson, Bad

164 RE 129 Three Days Grace, One - X

165 116 33 Leon Bridges, Coming Home

166 162 07 Robin Schulz, Sugar

167 165 64 J. Cole, Cole World: The Sideline Story

168 160 161 Michael Jackson, The Essential Michael Jackson

169 172 105 Elton John, Greatest Hits 1970-2002

170 146 129 Fleetwood Mac, Greatest Hits

171 171 59 Billy Joel, The Essential Billy Joel

172 181 92 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell

173 131 146 Fall Out Boy, Save Rock And Roll

174 186 02 Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho, Recuerden Mi Estilo

175 119 06 BØRNS, Dopamine

176 176 75 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Greatest Hits

177 RE 94 Kid Cudi, Man On The Moon: The End Of Day

178 118 57 Imagine Dragons, Smoke + Mirrors

179 RE 109 Linkin Park, Meteora

180 166 07 The Who, The Who Hits 50!

181 173 126 Metallica, Master Of Puppets

182 180 224 Eminem, Recovery

183 178 08 Megadeth, Dystopia

184 153 267 Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans

185 132 07 Tank, Sex Love & Pain II

186 161 103 N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton

187 158 14 Cam, Untamed

188 192 260 Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits

189 182 152 Amy Winehouse, Back To Black

190 RE 29 Kevin Gates, Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition

191 147 05 Daughtry, It's Not Over... The Hits So Far

192 NE 01 Adore Delano, After Party

193 RE 104 Disturbed, The Sickness

194 150 70 Little Big Town, Pain Killer

195 RE 186 The Beatles, Abbey Road

196 200 93 Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1

197 194 22 Dwight Yoakam, The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam

198 RE 46 Soundtrack, Furious 7

199 NE 01 Joey + Rory, Country Classics: A Tapestry Of Our Musical Heritage

200 183 123 Foo Fighters, Greatest Hits

Rihanna's 'Anti' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

By Keith Caulfield | March 20, 2016 3:45 PM EDT

 

Rihanna’s Anti moves back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, collecting its second week at the top. The diva’s set earned another 54,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 17, according to Nielsen Music.

 

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new April 2-dated chart (where Anti is No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, March 22.

 

Anti is Rihanna’s second No. 1 album (following her previous studio effort, Unapologetic, in 2012) and her first to spend more than one week at No. 1.

 

Of Anti’s total units for the week, 17,000 were in pure album sales. The rest of its sum -- a sizable 69 percent -- was comprised of TEA and SEA units, thanks to the popularity of its tracks (like the smash single “Work,” which has spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart).

 

Adele’s former No. 1 album, 25, holds at No. 2 on the new Billboard 200 with 51,000 units (down 15 percent), while Justin Bieber’s Purpose climbs 5-3 with 48,000 units (down 9 percent).

 

Joey + Rory’s Hymns returns to its peak position, as the country/Christian effort steps 6-4 with just over 44,000 units (down 1 percent). Nearly all of its units were powered by traditional album sales (44,000 copies sold in the week, down less than 1 percent), which pushes the title from No. 3 to its first week at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart. The list ranks the top selling albums of the week, based on pure album sales.

 

With the ascent, Hymns becomes only the sixth Christian or gospel album to be the best selling album of the week. It follows Lecrae's Anomaly (2014), Chris Tomlin's Burning Lights (2013), TobyMac's Eye on It (2012), LeAnn Rimes' You Light Up My Life -- Inspirational Songs (1997) and Bob Carlisle's Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) (1997).

 

The No. 1 rise for Hymns follows the death of the duo’s Joey Feek, who died from cancer on March 4. The album was recorded last year, as Feek was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

 

Notably, Hymns logs the third-smallest weekly sales figure for a No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart since Nielsen Music began electronically tracking music purchases in 1991. It trails only the No. 1 debut of Amos Lee’s Mission Bell (40,000 in 2011) and the Descendants TV soundtrack (30,000 in 2015).

 

Back on the new Billboard 200, Kendrick Lamar’s Untitled Unmastered falls from No. 1 to No. 5 in its second chart week, moving 38,000 units (down 78 percent).

 

Rock band Killswitch Engage starts at No. 6 with Incarnate (35,000 units, with 33,000 in pure album sales). It’s the third top 10 effort for the group, and their highest charting set yet, following a pair of No. 7-peaking albums in 2013 and 2009 (Disarm the Descent and its self-titled album, respectively).

 

Chris Stapleton’s Traveller is a non-mover at No. 7 with 34,000 units (down 13 percent), while Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface is also steady at No. 8 (33,000 units; down 4 percent). Kevin Gates’ Islah rises one rung to No. 9 with 30,000 units (up less than 1 percent).

 

Hip-hop trio Flatbush Zombies rounds out the top 10, as the act’s debut full-length album, 3001: A Laced Odyssey, beams in at No. 10 with 28,000 units (24,000 in pure album sales). The set recently notched a top 40 hit on the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks chart with “Bounce,” which debuted and peaked at No. 32 in February.