Eek, this one's not gonna go down well. Blake Shelton is the top seller with 153K but ends up at #3. Ariana Grande just edges him for the highest debut thanks to her streaming but falls short of getting her third #1 album in a row. Instead Drake holds for a fourth week, with 189K units but only 50K in proper sales. At least we know that Ariana wouldn't have been #1 either way, streaming or no streaming. It was just a poor release week for her, although she technically surpassed My Everything's first week of 169K sales. Even Yours Truly sold more in proper sales than Dangerous Woman, 138K compared to 129K. With four weeks at #1, Drake surpasses fellow Canadian The Weeknd's three weeks at #1 and now has the longest run for a male artist since other fellow Canadian Michael Buble had five weeks in 2001 with Christmas. Further down, Eric Clapton earns his 16th top 10 album and Bob Dylan earns his 22nd. Dylan surpasses Madonna for 5th-most top 10 albums, and Clapton is now tied for 17th.

 

01 01 04 Drake, Views (189,000 (50,000 | 27,000 TEA | 111,000 SEA))

02 NE 01 Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman (175,000 (129,000 | 46,000 TEA/SEA))

03 NE 01 Blake Shelton, If I'm Honest (170,000 (153,000 | 17,000 TEA/SEA))

04 02 05 Beyoncé, Lemonade (99,000)

05 05 18 Rihanna, ANTI (48,000)

06 NE 01 Eric Clapton, I Still Do (46,000 (44,000 | 2,000 TEA/SEA))

07 NE 01 Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels (42,000)

08 03 02 Meghan Trainor, Thank You (39,000)

09 15 27 Adele, 25 (36,000)

10 NE 01 Mudcrutch, 2 (33,000 (32,000 | 1,000 TEA/SEA))

11 14 54 twenty one pilots, Blurryface

12 07 45 Prince, The Very Best Of Prince

13 13 37 Chris Stapleton, Traveller

14 16 28 Justin Bieber, Purpose

15 18 17 Kevin Gates, Islah

16 17 35 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical

17 08 02 Chance The Rapper, Coloring Book

18 06 03 Keith Urban, Ripcord

19 20 08 Kanye West, The Life Of Pablo

20 NE 01 Issues, Headspace

21 28 17 Sia, This Is Acting

22 27 39 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness

23 21 35 Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L

24 24 08 Lukas Graham, Lukas Graham

25 39 40 Disturbed, Immortalized

26 22 25 G-Eazy, When It's Dark Out

27 NE 01 Alisan Porter, The Voice: The Complete Season 10 Collection

28 12 03 Cole Swindell, You Should Be Here

29 33 35 Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up

30 10 02 Jennifer Nettles, Playing With Fire

31 23 04 Various Artists, NOW 58

32 19 105 Prince And The Revolution, Purple Rain (Soundtrack)

33 32 16 Future, EVOL

34 NE 01 Adam Wakefield, The Voice: The Complete Season 10 Collection

35 30 09 Zayn, Mind Of Mine

36 09 03 Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool

37 34 07 The Lumineers, Cleopatra

38 38 83 Sam Hunt, Montevallo

39 35 36 Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive

40 29 03 Mike Posner, At Night, Alone.

41 26 83 Taylor Swift, 1989

42 40 35 Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap

43 37 41 Melanie Martinez, Cry Baby

44 NE 01 Laith Al-Saadi, The Voice: The Complete Season 10 Collection

45 NE 01 Saosin, Along The Shadow

46 44 45 Future, DS2

47 68 31 Blake Shelton, Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits

48 04 02 Pierce The Veil, Misadventures

49 NE 01 Various Artists, Day Of The Dead

50 42 68 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late

51 NE 01 Hannah Huston, The Voice: The Complete Season 10 Collection

52 52 39 Halsey, Badlands

53 47 77 J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive

54 45 19 Panic! At The Disco, Death Of A Bachelor

55 75 24 DNCE, Swaay (EP)

56 51 42 Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights

57 46 62 James Bay, Chaos And The Calm

58 55 33 Selena Gomez, Revival

59 50 13 Various Artists, OWSLA World Wide Broadcast

60 36 72 Meghan Trainor, Title

61 60 12 Ruth B, The Intro (EP)

62 54 93 twenty one pilots, Vessel

63 11 02 Kygo, Cloud Nine

64 56 60 Flo Rida, My House (EP)

65 49 25 Jeremih, Late Nights: The Album

66 63 16 Various Artists, NOW 57

67 64 28 Alessia Cara, Know-It-All

68 57 169 Drake, Take Care

69 59 25 Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood

70 66 101 Ed Sheeran, x

71 58 31 Carrie Underwood, Storyteller

72 65 137 Drake, Nothing Was The Same

73 71 25 Tim McGraw, Damn Country Music

74 67 275 Adele, 21

75 NE 01 Tiger Army, V...

76 61 55 Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be

77 41 159 Prince, 1999

78 70 17 Charlie Puth, Nine Track Mind

79 73 12 Prince, Ultimate

80 86 48 X Ambassadors, VHS

81 87 29 Old Dominion, Meat And Candy

82 85 10 Gwen Stefani, This Is What The Truth Feels Like

83 72 418 Bob Marley And The Wailers, Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers

84 76 15 Joey + Rory, Hymns

85 82 51 Major Lazer, Peace Is The Mission

86 78 30 Eric Church, Mr. Misunderstood

87 77 124 Beyoncé, Beyoncé

88 79 25 Coldplay, A Head Full Of Dreams

89 83 187 Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city

90 84 98 G-Eazy, These Things Happen

91 91 59 Shawn Mendes, Handwritten

92 NE 01 Sick Puppies, Fury

93 96 410 Journey, Journey's Greatest Hits

94 81 102 Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour

95 NE 01 Montana Of 300, Fire In The Church

96 89 39 Queen, Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection

97 80 14 Yo Gotti, The Art Of Hustle

98 135 76 Zac Brown Band, Greatest Hits So Far...

99 NE 01 Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley

100 94 28 One Direction, Made In The A.M.

101 NE 01 Barenaked Ladies, BNL Rocks Red Rocks

102 122 06 gnash, us

103 106 178 Florida Georgia Line, Here's To The Good Times

104 97 85 Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes

105 115 269 Eminem, The Eminem Show

106 102 30 The Chainsmokers, Bouquet (EP)

107 92 23 Chris Brown, Royalty

108 101 76 Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint

109 104 45 Kelsea Ballerini, The First Time

110 99 354 Guns N' Roses, Greatest Hits

111 69 04 Soundtrack, Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2, Volume 2

112 107 29 Ellie Goulding, Delirium

113 110 63 Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly

114 98 71 Fall Out Boy, American Beauty / American Psycho

115 108 29 Daya, Daya (EP)

116 130 32 Demi Lovato, Confident

117 114 09 Young Thug, Slime Season 3

118 100 28 Chris Young, I'm Comin' Over

119 113 86 Hozier, Hozier

120 116 226 The Beatles, 1

121 155 209 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Greatest Hits

122 120 57 Elle King, Love Stuff

123 105 05 A$AP Ferg, Always Strive And Prosper

124 109 77 Carrie Underwood, Greatest Hits: Decade #1

125 147 94 Sia, 1000 Forms Of Fear

126 119 91 Maroon 5, V

127 31 02 Corinne Bailey Rae, The Heart Speaks In Whispers

128 149 57 Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde

129 RE 16 Simon & Garfunkel, The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel

130 112 380 Metallica, Metallica

131 118 21 Rachel Platten, Wildfire

132 123 195 Imagine Dragons, Night Visions

133 125 144 2Pac, Greatest Hits

134 117 12 Kendrick Lamar, untitled unmastered.

135 133 12 2 Chainz, ColleGrove

136 132 66 Big Sean, Dark Sky Paradise

137 139 146 Luke Bryan, Crash My Party

138 129 27 Ty Dolla $ign, Free TC

139 103 13 The 1975, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It

140 93 06 Sturgill Simpson, A Sailor's Guide To Earth

141 111 76 Beyoncé, 4

142 150 117 The Weeknd, Trilogy

143 74 106 Third Eye Blind, Third Eye Blind

144 136 291 Eminem, Curtain Call: The Hits

145 142 73 Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife

146 134 277 Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans

147 164 84 Ariana Grande, My Everything

148 153 07 Kiiara, Low Kii Savage (EP)

149 146 226 Lana Del Rey, Born To Die

150 127 265 Michael Jackson, Thriller

151 144 85 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Greatest Hits

152 126 114 Beyoncé, I Am...Sasha Fierce

153 NE 01 Webbie, Savage Life V

154 171 265 AC/DC, Back In Black

155 90 18 Prince, The Hits/The B-Sides

156 194 56 The Notorious B.I.G., Greatest Hits

157 179 73 Panic! At The Disco, Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!

158 143 06 Santana, Santana IV

159 RE 29 Shinedown, Threat To Survival

160 168 52 A$AP Rocky, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP

161 167 38 Travi$ Scott, Rodeo

162 163 03 Grace, Memo (EP)

163 159 38 Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six

164 141 28 Logic, The Incredible True Story

165 176 130 Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2

166 154 169 Eagles, The Very Best Of The Eagles

167 157 27 Blink-182, Greatest Hits

168 174 270 Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits

169 124 06 Merle Haggard, 20 Greatest Hits

170 183 40 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

171 158 193 Eagles, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975

172 151 322 Nirvana, Nevermind

173 169 39 Tori Kelly, Unbreakable Smile

174 NE 01 Death, Scream Bloody Gore

175 RE 10 Billy Joel, The Hits

176 148 05 NF, Therapy Session

177 160 65 Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2)

178 182 66 J. Cole, Born Sinner

179 166 185 Michael Jackson, Off The Wall

180 NE 01 Car Seat Headrest, Teens Of Denial

181 NE 01 Against The Current, In Our Bones

182 192 234 Eminem, Recovery

183 121 04 Rob Zombie, Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser

184 RE 111 P!nk, Greatest Hits... So Far!!!

185 140 43 David Bowie, Best Of Bowie

186 187 101 Five Finger Death Punch, The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1

187 196 83 Kanye West, Graduation

188 NE 01 Katatonia, The Fall Of Hearts

189 195 13 Dustin Lynch, Where It's At

190 RE 34 Meek Mill, Dreams Worth More Than Money

191 162 39 Kelly Clarkson, Piece By Piece

192 RE 03 Sixx: A.M., Prayers For The Damned, Vol. 1

193 193 33 Kevin Gates, Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition

194 RE 102 Childish Gambino, Because The Internet

195 RE 191 Ed Sheeran, +

196 190 138 OneRepublic, Native

197 191 74 A$AP Rocky, Long.Live.A$AP

198 RE 112 Elton John, Greatest Hits 1970-2002

199 RE 29 Logic, Under Pressure

200 186 115 Usher, Confessions

Drake's 'Views' Still No. 1 on Billboard 200, Ariana Grande and Blake Shelton Debut at Nos. 2 & 3

5/29/2016 by Keith Caulfield

 

Drake’s Views refuses to budge from the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as it nets a fourth straight week atop the list. It now has the most weeks at No. 1 for an album by a male artist in over four years.

 

The last man to spend more time at No. 1 with an album was Michael Buble, who racked up five weeks (all consecutive) in the penthouse with his Christmas set (on the Dec. 10, 2011 -- Jan. 7, 2012-dated charts). What was the last non-holiday set by a man to spend longer at No. 1? Eminem's Recovery, with seven nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 between July and September in 2010.

 

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 June 11-dated chart (where Views remains at No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Wednesday, June 1. (One day later than usual, due to the Memorial Day holiday on May 30.)

 

Since Buble’s Christmas, the only albums by men to score three weeks at No. 1 have been Views, Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience and The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness.

 

Views earned another 189,000 equivalent album units (down 21 percent) in the week ending May 26, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 50,000 were in traditional album sales (down 39 percent). Views is overwhelmingly powered by streams of its songs, as its SEA totaled 111,000 units for the week. (It gathered an additional 27,000 units in TEA.)

 

Views has been incredibly popular on streaming services. How popular? It owns the top four largest streaming weeks for an album ever: its debut frame (245.1 million streams for its tracks), its third week (186.1 million), its fourth -- and current -- week (166.2 million) and its second week (140.8 million).

 

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200 chart is Ariana Grande’s third full-length studio album, Dangerous Woman, which debuts with 175,000 equivalent album units (of which 129,000 are in traditional album sales).

 

Her first two albums -- Yours Truly in 2013 and My Everything in 2014 -- both bowed at No. 1. My Everything bowed with 169,000 copies sold in its first week.

 

Blake Shelton’s If I’m Honest enters at No. 3 with 170,000 units and a sturdy 153,000 in traditional album sales. The latter sum makes Honest the best selling album of the week, and it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart (which ranks the week’s highest selling albums in terms of pure album sales).

 

Honest is Shelton’s tenth top 10 album on the Billboard 200, and follows his 2015 greatest hits package Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits (No. 5 debut and peak; 33,000 sold in its first week) and his last studio effort, 2014’s Bringing Back the Sunshine (No. 1; 101,000 sold). Honest logs Shelton’s best sales week for an album since 2013’s Based On a True Story… launched with 199,000 sold.

 

Beyonce’s Lemonade dips 2-4 with 99,000 units (down 23 percent), while Rihanna’s Anti is steady at No. 5 with 48,000 units (up 8 percent).

 

The top 10 on the new Billboard 200 is flush with debuts, as a total of five new entries dot the region.

 

Eric Clapton’s I Still Do is the third debut in the top 10, as it bows with 46,000 units at No. 6 (44,000 in traditional album sales). It’s the 16th top 10 album for the rock legend.

 

Fellow rock icon Bob Dylan enters at No. 7 with his latest set, Fallen Angels (42,000 units -- nearly all from traditional album sales). Dylan has now racked up a whopping 22 top 10 albums, which extends his record as the male artist with the most top 10s since 1963. (That was the year the chart combined its previous separate mono and stereo album charts into one all-encompassing weekly list.)

 

Meghan Trainor’s Thank You falls from No. 3 to No. 8 in its second chart week with 39,000 units (down 64 percent).

 

Adele’s 25 jumps back into the top 10, rising 15-9 with 36,000 units (up 39 percent). 25 benefits from buzz generated by the premiere of the music video for its new single, “Send My Love (To Your New Lover).” The clip launched on ABC TV’s broadcast of the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22. The song re-enters the Digital Songs chart at No. 13 with 55,000 downloads sold (up 343 percent).

 

Closing out the top 10 is the second album from Mudcrutch, the simply titled 2, which starts with 33,000 units (32,000 in pure album sales). The group (which includes Tom Petty and his fellow Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench) previously charted with their 2008 self-titled debut, which debuted and peaked at No. 8 with 38,000 copies sold.