Posted August 18, 20168 yr After 2015 was a pretty big year for soundtracks, this year it took until August for Suicide Squad to be the first one to hit #1. It's the biggest sales week for a soundtrack since Fifty Shades Of Grey opened with 210K last year. Christian band Skillet gets its third top 5 album, after their last one in 2013 debuted at #4 and the one before that debuted at #2 in 2009. NOW 59 continues the streak of all 59 NOWs reaching the top 10. DJ Khaled drops from 1 to 7, putting him next to fellow DJ Snake who debuts at #8. Tragic drops from the top 10 for Jake Owen (4-50) and Fantasia (6-66). Not as bad as Fantasia's fellow American Idol winner Nick Fradiani, whose debut album is now a #121 smash :') 01 NE 01 Soundtrack, Suicide Squad: The Album (182,000 (128,000 | 22,000 SEA | 32,000 TEA)) 02 02 15 Drake, Views (73,000) 03 NE 01 Skillet, Unleashed (62,000 (58,000 | 4,000 SEA/TEA)) 04 09 12 Blake Shelton, If I'm Honest (49,000 (44,000 | 5,000 SEA/TEA)) 05 NE 01 Various Artists, NOW 59 (48,000) 06 03 65 twenty one pilots, Blurryface (46,000 (25,000 | 21,000 SEA/TEA)) 07 01 02 DJ Khaled, Major Key (43,000) 08 NE 01 DJ Snake, Encore (32,000 (8,000 | 13,000 TEA | 11,000 SEA)) 09 05 29 Rihanna, ANTI (29,000) 10 08 38 Adele, 25 (27,000) 11 NE 01 Cody Johnson, Gotta Be Me 12 10 46 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical 13 17 12 Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman 14 12 13 Meghan Trainor, Thank You 15 13 16 Beyoncé, Lemonade 16 15 48 Chris Stapleton, Traveller 17 43 51 Disturbed, Immortalized 18 18 46 Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L 19 11 03 Gucci Mane, Everybody Looking 20 14 28 Sia, This Is Acting 21 19 28 Kevin Gates, Islah 22 27 36 G-Eazy, When It's Dark Out 23 21 39 Justin Bieber, Purpose 24 45 30 Panic! At The Disco, Death Of A Bachelor 25 16 11 Fifth Harmony, 7/27 26 22 19 Kanye West, The Life Of Pablo 27 34 50 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness 28 07 02 Hillary Scott & The Scott Family, Love Remains 29 44 50 Halsey, Badlands 30 30 104 twenty one pilots, Vessel 31 NE 01 O.A.R., XX 32 26 36 Coldplay, A Head Full Of Dreams 33 28 94 Sam Hunt, Montevallo 34 NE 01 The Cadillac Three, Bury Me In My Boots 35 23 28 Charlie Puth, Nine Track Mind 36 33 13 Chance The Rapper, Coloring Book 37 31 46 Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up 38 35 11 Flume, Skin 39 29 05 ScHoolboy Q, Blank Face LP 40 25 06 Blink-182, California 41 24 04 Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 32 42 41 53 Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights 43 37 06 Logic, Bobby Tarantino 44 39 11 Dierks Bentley, Black 45 36 44 Selena Gomez, Revival 46 38 52 Melanie Martinez, Cry Baby 47 97 280 Eminem, The Eminem Show 48 51 18 Kiiara, Low Kii Savage (EP) 49 32 08 Various Artists, Epic AF 50 04 02 Jake Owen, American Love 51 40 27 Future, EVOL 52 49 88 J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive 53 47 56 Future, DS2 54 48 47 Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive 55 NE 01 Chris Lane, Girl Problems 56 RE 02 D.R.A.M., Google Play: Live At The Milk Jamroom (EP) 57 50 46 Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap 58 52 79 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late 59 53 19 Lukas Graham, Lukas Graham 60 57 35 DNCE, Swaay (EP) 61 54 14 Keith Urban, Ripcord 62 55 18 The Lumineers, Cleopatra 63 131 302 Eminem, Curtain Call: The Hits 64 60 180 Drake, Take Care 65 NE 01 Various Artists, NOW That's What I Call Party Anthems 3 66 06 02 Fantasia, The Definition Of... 67 70 59 X Ambassadors, VHS 68 58 17 gnash, us 69 62 286 Adele, 21 70 65 112 Ed Sheeran, x 71 42 08 Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway 72 NE 01 Dinosaur Jr., Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not 73 68 148 Drake, Nothing Was The Same 74 61 56 Kelsea Ballerini, The First Time 75 56 14 Cole Swindell, You Should Be Here 76 76 39 Alessia Cara, Know-It-All 77 64 10 Maren Morris, Hero 78 67 94 Taylor Swift, 1989 79 NE 01 Elvis Presley, Elvis: Way Down In The Jungle Room 80 82 42 Blake Shelton, Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits 81 79 41 Eric Church, Mr. Misunderstood 82 98 50 Queen, Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection 83 59 42 Carrie Underwood, Storyteller 84 66 365 Guns N' Roses, Greatest Hits 85 84 198 Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city 86 75 70 Shawn Mendes, Handwritten 87 63 06 Desiigner, New English 88 69 83 Meghan Trainor, Title 89 146 44 Frank Ocean, Channel Orange 90 81 11 Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World 91 73 66 Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be 92 85 421 Journey, Journey's Greatest Hits 93 90 391 Metallica, Metallica 94 78 429 Bob Marley And The Wailers, Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers 95 NE 01 Carnifex, Slow Death 96 91 135 Beyoncé, Beyoncé 97 96 04 21 Savage & Metro Boomin, Savage Mode 98 72 40 Old Dominion, Meat And Candy 99 94 08 Jon Pardi, California Sunrise 100 93 36 Jeremih, Late Nights: The Album 101 74 09 Nick Jonas, Last Year Was Complicated 102 86 109 G-Eazy, These Things Happen 103 89 06 Maxwell, blackSUMMERS'night 104 NE 01 Gov't Mule, The Tel-Star Sessions 105 111 40 Daya, Daya (EP) 106 95 189 Florida Georgia Line, Here's To The Good Times 107 104 13 Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool 108 103 113 Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour 109 99 14 Mike Posner, At Night, Alone. 110 101 62 Major Lazer, Peace Is The Mission 111 156 141 Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 112 108 36 Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood 113 77 73 James Bay, Chaos And The Calm 114 RE 03 Grace, FMA 115 112 85 Zac Brown Band, Greatest Hits So Far... 116 RE 154 2Pac, Greatest Hits 117 160 109 N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton 118 119 39 One Direction, Made In The A.M. 119 133 206 Imagine Dragons, Night Visions 120 113 68 Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde 121 NE 01 Nick Fradiani, Hurricane 122 106 08 YG, Still Brazy 123 170 245 Eminem, Recovery 124 115 87 Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint 125 195 154 Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre -- 2001 126 107 20 Zayn, Mind Of Mine 127 120 237 Lana Del Rey, Born To Die 128 87 04 NEEDTOBREATHE, HARD LOVE 129 102 32 Rachel Platten, Wildfire 130 105 157 Luke Bryan, Crash My Party 131 RE 114 Prince And The Revolution, Purple Rain (Soundtrack) 132 100 10 Dan + Shay, Obsessed 133 83 02 Jason Derulo, Platinum Hits 134 92 24 The 1975, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It 135 126 88 Carrie Underwood, Greatest Hits: Decade #1 136 116 71 Flo Rida, My House (EP) 137 124 74 Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly 138 141 36 Blink-182, Greatest Hits 139 149 281 Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits 140 110 39 Chris Young, I'm Comin' Over 141 123 97 Hozier, Hozier 142 125 96 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Greatest Hits 143 RE 02 Goo Goo Dolls, Boxes 144 127 96 Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes 145 80 03 Keith Sweat, Dress To Impress 146 88 56 Prince, The Very Best Of Prince 147 134 36 Tim McGraw, Damn Country Music 148 NE 01 Marc E. Bassy, Groovy People (EP) 149 175 08 Fitz And The Tantrums, Fitz And The Tantrums 150 130 09 Kaleo, A/B 151 140 09 Various Artists, NOW That's What I Call Country, Volume 9 152 155 84 Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife 153 RE 154 Amy Winehouse, Back To Black 154 173 92 Kanye West, Graduation 155 136 105 Sia, 1000 Forms Of Fear 156 148 41 Lil Dicky, Professional Rapper 157 144 77 Big Sean, Dark Sky Paradise 158 132 34 Chris Brown, Royalty 159 138 141 Simon & Garfunkel, Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 160 158 39 Logic, The Incredible True Story 161 153 10 twenty one pilots, twenty one pilots 162 139 82 Fall Out Boy, American Beauty / American Psycho 163 147 40 The Chainsmokers, Bouquet (EP) 164 151 128 The Weeknd, Trilogy 165 163 102 Maroon 5, V 166 168 38 Logic, Under Pressure 167 114 34 Brett Eldredge, Illinois 168 RE 06 Deftones, Gore 169 159 272 Michael Jackson, Thriller 170 162 122 Beyoncé, I Am...Sasha Fierce 171 165 76 J. Cole, Born Sinner 172 RE 06 The Avett Brothers, True Sadness 173 122 237 The Beatles, 1 174 167 84 Panic! At The Disco, Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! 175 NE 01 Moose Blood, Blush 176 150 235 Johnny Cash, The Legend Of Johnny Cash 177 117 04 Hillsong UNITED, Of Dirt And Grace: Live From The Land 178 182 275 AC/DC, Back In Black 179 NE 01 Slim Thug, American King 180 186 62 A$AP Rocky, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP 181 NE 01 Jackyl, Rowyco 182 176 288 Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans 183 128 44 Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six 184 142 23 Ruth B, The Intro (EP) 185 RE 08 Volbeat, Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie 186 172 54 David Bowie, Best Of Bowie 187 187 63 The Notorious B.I.G., Greatest Hits 188 177 120 Elton John, Greatest Hits 1970-2002 189 RE 189 The Beatles, Abbey Road 190 169 13 Kygo, Cloud Nine 191 192 70 Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 192 200 231 Katy Perry, Teenage Dream 193 178 331 Nirvana, Nevermind 194 RE 103 50 Cent, Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 195 166 04 Lil Yachty, Lil' Boat 196 183 203 Eagles, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 197 179 165 Michael Jackson, Bad 198 145 15 Various Artists, NOW 58 199 184 177 Eagles, The Very Best Of The Eagles 200 RE 87 Ariana Grande, My Everything
August 18, 20168 yr Author 'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart 8/14/2016 by Keith Caulfield The all-star Suicide Squad soundtrack roars in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 182,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 11, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 128,000 were in traditional album sales — the best sales debut for a soundtrack in a year-and-a-half. 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 Aug. 27-dated chart (where Suicide Squad is No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The Suicide Squad soundtrack was released on Aug. 5 (the same day as its parent film’s theatrical bow) through WaterTower Music/Atlantic Records. The album is the first No. 1 soundtrack in a year on the Billboard 200. A soundtrack last crowned the list on the Aug. 22, 2015-dated chart, when Disney Channel’s Descendants opened at No. 1. The last theatrical film soundtrack before Suicide Squad to top the list was Pitch Perfect 2, on the May 30, 2015 chart. The Suicide Squad album — which features new recordings by Twenty One Pilots, Skrillex & Rick Ross, Panic! at the Disco and more — is also the top-selling album of the week, and bows at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart. Its start of 128,000 copies sold is the best sales frame for any album in a month, since Blink-182’s California launched with 172,000 sold (on the July 23-dated list). Further, Suicide Squad posts the biggest debut sales week for a soundtrack in 18 months, since the Fifty Shades of Grey album launched at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 210,000 sold (Feb. 28, 2015). Of Suicide Squad’s total unit figure for the week — 182,000 — traditional album sales represent 70.5 percent. The rest of the sum is comprised of TEA (17.6 percent) and SEA (11.9 percent). The album’s streaming equivalent album unit total for the week on the Billboard 200 was nearly 22,000 units, which equates to 32.6 million streams for the album’s tracks. That’s the largest streaming week for a soundtrack album, ever, on the chart. It handily beats the 10,000 SEA units (14.4 million streams) logged by the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack in its second chart week (March 7, 2015). Below Suicide Squad on the new Billboard 200, Drake’s Views holds at No. 2 with 73,000 units (down 9 percent). Rock band Skillet starts at No. 3 with Unleashed (62,000 units; 58,000 in pure album sales) — scoring the group its third top 10 album. The act has previously visited the top 10 with two more top five-charting sets: Rise in 2013 (No. 4) and Awake in 2009 (No. 2). The new set also enters at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart, giving Skillet its third chart-topper on that tally, following Rise and Awake. Back on the Billboard 200, Blake Shelton’s If I’m Honest continues to climb thanks to a 99-cent sale tag in the Google Play music store, as the album vaults 9-4. It earned 49,000 units (up 72 percent) and 44,000 in album sales (up 93 percent). The new Now 59 compilation debuts at No. 5 with 48,000 units — all from traditional album sales. The set continues the Now That’s What I Call Music brand’s hot streak in the top 10, as every one of the numbered Now albums in the main series have reached the top 10, from the very first Now album in 1998 up through Now 59. The series has also clocked top 10s with some of its genre-specific titles, like Now That’s What I Call Christmas, Now That’s What I Call Country and Now #1s. Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface slips 3-6 with 46,000 units (though it’s up 19 percent). Like Shelton’s album, Blurryface gains thanks to a 99-cent promotion in the Google Play store. Blurryface’s sales were up 53 percent for the week, rising to 25,000 copies sold. Last week’s No. 1, DJ Khaled’s Major Key, drops to No. 7 in its second week, with 43,000 units (down 54 percent). DJ Snake starts at No. 8 with with his debut album, Encore, earning 32,000 units (8,000 in pure album sales). Much of the album’s units are driven by TEA (13,000) and SEA (11,000), owed to the popularity of its song “Let Me Love You,” featuring Justin Bieber. Rounding out the top 10 on the Billboard 200 are Rihanna’s Anti (5-9 with 29,000 units; down 9 percent) and Adele’s 25 (8-10 with 27,000 units; down 8 percent).
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