BILLBOARD 200 Week ending July 14, 2018

 

TW LW 2W Wks Title - Artist - Label

1 ** 1 Scorpion - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic (732,000 (160,000 sales))

2 ** 1 High As Hope - Florence + The Machine - Republic (84,000 (74,000 sales))

3 3 4 10 beerbongs & bentleys - Post Malone - Republic (72,000)

4 ** 1 The Now Now - Gorillaz - Parlophone | Warner Bros. (63,000 (52,000 sales))

5 2 3 16 ? - XXXTENTACION - Bad Vibes Forever (62,000)

6 8 9 13 Invasion Of Privacy - Cardi B - The KSR Group/Atlantic | AG (47,000)

7 7 8 7 Goodbye & Good Riddance - Juice WRLD - Grade A/Interscope | IGA (39,000)

8 4 2 3 EVERYTHING IS LOVE - The Carters - Parkwood | Roc Nation (37,000)

9 1 – 2 Pray For The Wicked - Panic! At The Disco - DCD2/Fueled By Ramen | AG (35,000)

10 RE 188 Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses - Geffen | UMe (33,000)

11 9 12 30 The Greatest Showman - Soundtrack - Fox/20th Century Fox/Atlantic | AG

12 11 15 7 Harder Than Ever - Lil Baby - Quality Control/Motown | Capitol

13 5 7 45 17 - XXXTENTACION - Bad Vibes Forever | EMPIRE Recordings

14 15 17 57 This One's For You - Luke Combs - River House/Columbia Nashville | SMN

15 18 18 35 Red Pill Blues - Maroon 5 - 222/Interscope | IGA

16 19 21 54 Evolve - Imagine Dragons - KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA

17 ** 1 Gravity - Bullet For My Valentine - Spinefarm

18 16 20 82 Stoney - Post Malone - Republic

19 21 23 70 ÷ (Divide) - Ed Sheeran - Atlantic | AG

20 6 – 2 Dan + Shay - Dan + Shay - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN

21 ** 1 Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album - John Coltrane - impulse! | VLG

22 14 11 5 ye - Kanye West - G.O.O.D. | Def Jam

23 27 10 12 Rearview Town - Jason Aldean - Macon/Broken Bow/BMG | BBMG

24 23 24 23 Culture II - Migos - Quality Control/Motown | Capitol

25 10 1 3 Youngblood - 5 Seconds Of Summer - One Mode | Capitol

26 22 22 11 KOD - J. Cole - Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope | IGA

27 59 54 10 Until Death Call My Name - YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Never Broke Again | AG

28 20 19 6 Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes - Island

29 29 31 145 Hamilton: An American Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording - Hamilton Uptown/Atlantic | AG

30 33 36 34 reputation - Taylor Swift - Big Machine | BMLG

31 13 – 2 Expectations - Bebe Rexha - Warner Bros.

32 31 29 83 Kane Brown - Kane Brown - Zone 4/RCA Nashville | SMN

33 32 33 70 American Teen - Khalid - Right Hand | RCA

34 35 38 64 DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar - Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA

35 24 25 4 Come Tomorrow - Dave Matthews Band - Bama Rags | RCA

36 25 13 3 Redemption - Jay Rock - Top Dawg/Interscope | IGA

37 51 49 147 Traveller - Chris Stapleton - Mercury Nashville | UMGN

38 54 61 232 The Essential Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson - Epic | Legacy

39 50 73 10 Ready (EP) - Ella Mai - 10 Summers/Interscope | IGA

40 34 32 7 13 Reasons Why, Season 2 - Soundtrack - Netflix/Interscope | IGA

41 39 39 21 Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By - Soundtrack - Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA

42 48 51 43 Life Changes - Thomas Rhett - Valory | BMLG

43 43 43 13 Cosmic - Bazzi - ZZZ/iamcosmic | AG

44 26 14 4 KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS - G.O.O.D. | Def Jam

45 53 56 114 Views - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

46 45 46 25 Camila - Camila Cabello - SYCO | Epic

47 30 27 7 Love Yourself: Tear - BTS - BigHit Entertainment

48 86 86 529 Legend: The Best Of... - Bob Marley And The Wailers - Tuff Gong/Island | UMe

49 60 57 85 24K Magic - Bruno Mars - Atlantic | AG

50 37 44 14 The World Is Yours - Rich The Kid - Rich Forever/300/Interscope | IGA

51 62 64 73 Brett Young - Brett Young - BMLG

52 47 50 68 More Life - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

53 40 42 45 Luv Is Rage 2 - Lil Uzi Vert - Generation Now/Atlantic | AG

54 73 66 295 Greatest Hits - Queen - Hollywood

55 65 67 45 Odisea - Ozuna - DimeloVi/VP Entertainment | Sony Music Latin

56 41 37 6 Testing - A$AP Rocky - A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds | RCA

57 17 – 2 K.T.S.E. - Teyana Taylor - G.O.O.D. | Def Jam

58 46 47 9 SR3MM - Rae Sremmurd, Swae Lee & Slim Jxmmi - Eardrumma/Interscope | IGA

59 112 102 374 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty - Fantasy | Concord

60 64 68 36 Heartbreak On A Full Moon - Chris Brown - RCA

61 58 58 56 Ctrl - SZA - Top Dawg | RCA

62 71 71 39 Perception - NF - NF Real Music/Capitol | Caroline

63 69 65 53 Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa - Warner Bros.

64 42 45 26 Life Of A Dark Rose - Lil Skies - All We Got | AG

65 67 76 28 Dont Smile At Me - Billie Eilish - Darkroom/Interscope | IGA

66 107 93 35 The Thrill Of It All - Sam Smith - Capitol

67 56 112 37 H.E.R. - H.E.R. - RCA

68 78 77 85 Moana - Soundtrack - Walt Disney

69 102 100 519 Journey's Greatest Hits - Journey - Columbia | Legacy

70 84 79 274 Greatest Hits - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - MCA/Geffen | UMe

71 55 48 8 Die Lit - Playboi Carti - AWGE/Interscope | IGA

72 82 82 301 Night Visions - Imagine Dragons - KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA

73 79 81 400 Curtain Call: The Hits - Eminem - Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA

74 RE 24 Live In No Shoes Nation - Kenny Chesney - Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville | SMN

75 38 157 324 1 - The Beatles - Apple/Capitol | UMe

76 111 96 171 Greatest Hits So Far... - Zac Brown Band - ROAR/Southern Ground/Atlantic | AG

77 81 83 279 Take Care - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

78 70 60 8 Voicenotes - Charlie Puth - OTTO/Atlantic | AG

79 63 62 9 Simi - BlocBoy JB - Bloc Nation

80 101 105 34 Diamonds - Elton John - Rocket/Island | UMe

81 76 74 57 hopeless fountain kingdom - Halsey - Astralwerks

82 77 80 84 Starboy - The Weeknd - XO | Republic

83 28 30 32 Revenge - XXXTENTACION - Bad Vibes Forever | EMPIRE Recordings

84 93 90 30 What Makes You Country - Luke Bryan - Capitol Nashville | UMGN

85 66 70 19 DAY69 - 6ix9ine - ScumGang | TenThousand Projects

86 74 59 14 My Dear Melancholy, (EP) - The Weeknd - XO | Republic

87 83 92 40 Tell Me You Love Me - Demi Lovato - Hollywood/Safehouse | Island

88 125 125 193 Montevallo - Sam Hunt - MCA Nashville | UMGN

89 106 107 211 x - Ed Sheeran - Atlantic | AG

90 87 72 7 And Justice For None - Five Finger Death Punch - Prospect Park

91 72 63 46 Project Baby Two - Kodak Black - Dollaz N Dealz/Atlantic | AG

92 116 111 277 Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - Warner Bros. | Rhino

93 80 75 17 Bobby Tarantino II - Logic - Visionary | Def Jam

94 36 5 3 Nasir - Nas - Mass Appeal | Def Jam

95 121 120 96 Dig Your Roots - Florida Georgia Line - BMLG

96 123 123 186 1989 - Taylor Swift - Big Machine | BMLG

97 61 34 4 Superfly (Soundtrack) - Future - Columbia Pictures/A-1/Freebandz | Epic

98 109 109 232 Greatest Hits - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Hideout/Capitol | UMe

99 85 52 18 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe - MercyMe - Fair Trade | PLG

100 105 95 10 Speak Your Mind - Anne-Marie - Major Tom's/Asylum | Warner Bros.

101 91 98 5 I met you when I was 18. (the playlist) - Lauv - Lauv | AWAL-Kobalt

102 120 119 164 Blurryface - twenty one pilots - Fueled By Ramen | AG

103 68 55 7 Reckless - NAV - XO | Republic

104 90 85 232 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - Eagles - Asylum/Elektra | Rhino

105 108 113 6 Vibras - J Balvin - Universal Music Latino | UMLE

106 103 101 29 The Beautiful & Damned - G-Eazy - G-Eazy/RVG/BPG | RCA

107 100 99 22 Drip Season 3 - Gunna - YSL

108 145 148 27 All Time Greatest Hits - Lynyrd Skynyrd - MCA/Geffen | UMe

109 89 84 10 Graffiti U - Keith Urban - Hit Red/Capitol Nashville | UMGN

110 118 122 149 Beauty Behind The Madness - The Weeknd - XO | Republic

111 128 133 93 Trolls - Soundtrack - Villa 40/DreamWorks | RCA

112 132 127 105 California Sunrise - Jon Pardi - Capitol Nashville | UMGN

113 150 142 140 Sounds Of Summer:The Very Best Of The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys - Capitol | UMe

114 75 26 4 The Mountain - Dierks Bentley - Capitol Nashville | UMGN

115 148 154 139 Tangled Up - Thomas Rhett - Valory | BMLG

116 95 94 36 Without Warning - 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin - Boominati/Quality Control/Motown/Slaughter Gang | Republic/Capitol/Epic

117 113 118 75 Culture - Migos - Quality Control/300 | AG

118 138 131 128 ANTI - Rihanna - Westbury Road | Roc Nation

119 129 155 212 In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith - Capitol

120 144 152 41 Happy Endings - Old Dominion - RCA Nashville | SMN

121 164 165 118 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits - Blake Shelton - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN

122 147 144 315 Back In Black - AC/DC - Columbia | Legacy

123 88 124 129 Death Of A Bachelor - Panic! At The Disco - DCD2/Fueled By Ramen | AG

124 169 163 252 Here's To The Good Times - Florida Georgia Line - BMLG

125 119 121 297 good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar - Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA

126 122 117 92 Illuminate - Shawn Mendes - Island

127 110 116 96 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight - Travis Scott - Grand Hustle | Epic

128 117 106 16 Love, Simon - Soundtrack - Fox | RCA

129 131 143 244 Nothing Was The Same - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

130 139 141 31 A Decade Of Destruction - Five Finger Death Punch - Prospect Park

131 ** 1 III - Hillsong Young & Free - Hillsong/Sparrow | Capitol CMG

132 130 149 100 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection - Bon Jovi - Island | UMe

133 124 128 187 2014 Forest Hills Drive - J. Cole - Dreamville/Roc Nation | Columbia

134 155 160 135 Greatest Hits - The Notorious B.I.G. - Bad Boy | Rhino

135 162 162 10 If I Know Me - Morgan Wallen - Big Loud

136 99 53 6 DAYTONA - Pusha T - G.O.O.D. | Def Jam

137 96 88 8 Activated - Tee Grizzley - 300 | AG

138 92 89 13 Dex Meets Dexter - Famous Dex - Rich Forever/300 | AG

139 196 – 271 Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - The Rolling Stones - ABKCO

140 114 138 43 Freudian - Daniel Caesar - Golden Child

141 ** 1 Fight The Good Fight - The Interrupters - Hellcat | Epitaph

142 185 181 176 Greatest Hits - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Warner Bros.

143 161 150 490 Metallica - Metallica - Blackened | Rhino

144 RE 9 Their Greatest Hits: Volumes 1 & 2 - Eagles - Asylum/Warner Strategic Marketing | Rhino

145 153 136 61 From A Room: Volume 1 - Chris Stapleton - Mercury Nashville | UMGN

146 171 167 259 Mothership - Led Zeppelin - Swan Song/Atlantic | Rhino

147 ** 1 Gold - Marvin Gaye - Motown/Chronicles | UMe

148 RE 75 The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac - Reprise/Warner Strategic Marketing | Rhino

149 160 161 382 Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars - Elektra | AG

150 133 134 61 There's Really A Wolf - Russ - Diemon/Russ My Way | Columbia

151 140 146 33 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates - Daryl Hall John Oates - RCA | Legacy

152 57 137 3 International Artist - A Boogie Wit da Hoodie - Highbridge The Label/Atlantic | AG

153 126 110 7 Light Of Mine - KYLE - independently popular./Atlantic | AG

154 172 170 65 Memories...Do Not Open - The Chainsmokers - Disruptor | Columbia

155 135 135 19 Beach House 3 - Ty Dolla $ign - Atlantic | AG

156 168 169 215 [Hybrid Theory] - Linkin Park - Warner Bros.

157 RE 225 Crash My Party - Luke Bryan - Capitol Nashville | UMGN

158 127 130 37 Love Yourself: Her - BTS - BigHit Entertainment | Loen Entertainment

159 RE 117 Number One Hits - Tim McGraw - Curb

160 198 196 55 Woodstock - Portugal. The Man - Atlantic | AG

161 RE 166 Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel - Columbia | Legacy

162 190 – 27 The Best Of 2Pac - Part 1: Thug - 2Pac - Amaru/Death Row/Interscope | UMe

163 137 87 4 NOW That's What I Call Country, Volume 11 - Various Artists - Sony Music/Universal | UMe

164 RE 64 The Best That I Could Do 1978 - 1988 - John Mellencamp - Mercury | IDJMG

165 RE 17 The Hits - Billy Joel - Columbia | Legacy

166 157 171 176 If You're Reading This It's Too Late - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

167 189 187 137 25 - Adele - XL | Columbia

168 179 147 32 From The Fires - Greta Van Fleet - Lava | Republic

169 104 35 3 4275 - Jacquees - Cash Money | Republic

170 RE 137 Gold -- Greatest Hits - ABBA - Polar/Polydor | UMe

171 149 115 38 Beautiful Trauma - P!nk - RCA

172 12 – 2 Bad Witch (EP) - Nine Inch Nails - The Null Corporation | Capitol

173 134 97 4 Bigger - Sugarland - Big Machine | BMLG/UMGN

174 RE 119 Greatest Hits II - Kenny Chesney - BNA | SMN

175 180 145 31 From A Room: Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton - Mercury Nashville | UMGN

176 183 199 137 Purpose - Justin Bieber - SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun | Def Jam

177 182 185 54 Grateful - DJ Khaled - We The Best | Epic

178 166 172 104 Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande - Republic

179 RE 61 Collage (EP) - The Chainsmokers - Disruptor | Columbia

180 173 177 29 Too Hard - Lil Baby - Quality Control

181 RE 132 Greatest Hits: Decade #1 - Carrie Underwood - 19/Arista Nashville | SMN

182 167 173 145 T R A P S O U L - Bryson Tiller - TrapSoul | RCA

183 181 179 109 Smoke + Mirrors - Imagine Dragons - KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA

184 154 159 41 Trip - Jhene Aiko - ARTclub/ARTium | Def Jam

185 RE 49 All-Time Greatest Hits - Neil Diamond - Capitol | UMe

186 RE 150 Sublime - Sublime - Gasoline Alley/MCA/Geffen | UMe

187 RE 38 GEMINI - Macklemore - Bendo

188 174 200 31 War & Leisure - Miguel - ByStorm | RCA

189 RE 45 Greatest Hits - Bruce Springsteen - Columbia

190 RE 138 Greatest Hits - Foo Fighters - Roswell/RCA | Legacy

191 159 158 115 The Life Of Pablo - Kanye West - G.O.O.D. | Def Jam

192 151 139 3 Master The Day Of Judgement - YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Never Broke Again | AG

193 RE 108 Ripcord - Keith Urban - Hit Red/Capitol Nashville | UMGN

194 175 178 112 Coloring Book - Chance The Rapper - Chance The Rapper

195 191 – 4 Sacred Hearts Club - Foster The People - Columbia

196 176 180 8 Disobey - Bad Wolves - Eleven Seven | E7LG

197 186 192 14 Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves - MCA Nashville | UMGN

198 152 126 70 Vault: Greatest Hits 1980-1995 - Def Leppard - Mercury | UMe

199 141 140 40 The Bigger Artist - A Boogie Wit da Hoodie - Highbridge The Label/Atlantic | AG

200 ** 1 Uniform Distortion - Jim James - ATO

Amazing sales for Drake. It's been noted on the internet that Views sold a lot more in its first week but this one is an improvement from the first week of More Life, and 732k units is brilliant for anyone† considering the quick downfall in pure album sales especially in the hip-hop genre.

 

† except perhaps Taylor Swift, that would probably be a flop by her standards.

Drake Earns Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Scorpion,' Sets New Streaming Record

7/8/2018 by Keith Caulfield

 

Drake’s Scorpion album makes a smashing, streaming-powered debut atop the Billboard 200 chart, as the set opens with the largest overall week of 2018 for any album.

 

Scorpion, which was released on June 29 via Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, bows with 732,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending July 5 according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 160,000 were in traditional album sales.

 

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). As of this week, each unit equals one traditional album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from one album (a TEA unit), or 1,250 paid subscription on-demand audio song streams from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported on-demand audio song streams from an album (an SEA unit). (The weighting of an SEA unit was updated with the July 14-dated charts.)

 

Here’s a look at some of the feats and figures associated with Scorpion’s arrival at No. 1:

 

Drake’s Eighth No. 1 Album: Scorpion is Drake’s eighth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 -- the entirety of his full-length releases. His only charting album to miss the top slot was his debut EP, So Far Gone, which bowed and peaked at No. 6 in 2009.

 

Drake ties Kanye West and Eminem for the second-most credited No. 1 albums among hip-hop acts in the history of the chart. Only JAY-Z is ahead of them, as he owns 14 chart-toppers. (Among all acts, The Beatles have the most No. 1s with 19.)

 

Record-Tying Eight Straight No. 1s: Drake has earned all eight of his Billboard 200 No. 1s consecutively, tying West, Eminem and The Beatles for the longest streak of No. 1s. West had most recently joined the exclusive club when Ye bowed atop the June 16-dated chart.

 

Biggest Streaming Week Ever for an Album: The 25-track Scorpion charges in with a new one-week record for on-demand audio streams generated by an album’s songs: 745.92 million. It beats the previous record-holder, Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys, when it arrived with 431.3 million on the May 12-dated chart. Post Malone now has the second-biggest streaming week.

 

Drake now has four out of the 10 biggest streaming weeks for an album: Scorpion is No. 1, followed by 2017’s More Life’s debut frame (the No. 3 largest, with 384.84 million), More Life’s second week (No. 6 with 253.49 million) and the opening week of 2016’s Views (No. 7 with 245.09 million).

 

First Album to Hit 1 Billion Streams for Its Songs Globally in a Single Week: Industry sources previously confirmed to Billboard that Scorpion is the first album to spur 1 billion on-demand audio streams, globally, for its songs in a single week.

 

Largest Overall Week of 2018 for an Album: Scorpion’s big bow of 732,000 equivalent album units is the biggest week for any album in 2018. It's also the largest since Taylor Swift’s reputation, which started with 1.24 million units at No. 1 (Dec. 2, 2017-dated chart).

 

The bulk of Scorpion’s starting sum was driven by streams, as it garnered 551,000 SEA units. The remainder of its total unit sum was comprised of 21,000 TEA units and 160,000 in traditional album sales. Drake’s last album, More Life, bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 505,000 equivalent album units total, of which 257,000 were SEA units, 23,000 were TEA units and 226,000 were traditional album sales.

 

Biggest Week for an R&B/Hip-Hop Album in Over Two Years: Scorpion’s start of 732,000 units is the largest week for an R&B/hip-hop album since Drake’s own Views launched with 1.04 million units at No. 1 (on the May 21, 2016-dated chart).

 

While Scorpion launches with over three times as many streams as Views tallied in its first week (745.9 million vs. 245.9 million), Views was able to earn a bigger overall unit number (1.04 million) because it had a much more robust bow in terms of traditional album sales. Views sold 851,000 albums in its first week, all from digital downloads. (The CD didn’t go on sale until its second week of availability). Comparatively, Scorpion sold 160,000 copies, all via digital download. Scorpion will be issued on CD on July 13.

 

Florence + The Machine, Gorillaz Debut in Top 10 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

7/8/2018 by Keith Caulfield

 

As Drake’s Scorpion album swoops in to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, Florence + The Machine and Gorillaz log their latest top 10s on the tally with High as Hope and The Now Now, respectively.

 

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). As of this week, each unit equals one traditional album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from one album (a TEA unit), or 1,250 paid subscription on-demand audio song streams from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported on-demand audio song streams from an album (an SEA unit). (The weighting of an SEA unit was updated with the July 14-dated charts.)

 

As previously reported, Drake’s Scorpion starts at No. 1 with 732,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending July 5, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 160,000 were in traditional album sales. The album launches with a new one-week U.S. record for on-demand audio streams generated by an album’s songs: 745.9 million.

 

Florence + The Machine’s High as Hope bows at No. 2 with 84,000 units (74,000 in traditional album sales). High as Hope is the third top 10 effort for the act, following their last album, How Big How Blue How Beautiful in 2015 (No. 1) and Ceremonials (No. 6 in 2011). How Big bowed with 137,000 units, of which 128,000 were in traditional album sales.

 

High as Hope was ushered in by the single “Hunger,” which has spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart through the most-recently-published list dated July 7.

 

Post Malone’s former No. 1, beerbongs & bentleys, holds steady at No. 3 with 72,000 units (down 3 percent).

 

Animated band Gorillaz log its fifth top 10 effort, as The Now Now starts at No. 4 with 63,000 units (52,000 in traditional album sales). The act’s last album, 2017’s Humanz, launched at No. 2 with 140,000 units (115,000 in album sales).

 

The Now Now was led by the single “Humility,” featuring George Benson, which has so far peaked at No. 26 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart and at No. 30 on the Alternative Songs airplay chart (both dated July 7).

 

XXXTentacion’s ? moves down one rung on the new Billboard 200 to No. 5 with 62,000 units (down 28 percent), Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy is up two places to No. 6 with 47,000 units (up 10 percent), Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance is stationary at No. 7 with 39,000 units (down 11 percent) and The Carters’ Everything Is Love falls 4-8 with 37,000 units (down 38 percent).

 

Panic! at the Disco’s Pray for the Wicked drops from No. 1 to No. 9 in its second chart week, with 35,000 units (down 81 percent).

 

Rounding out the new top 10 is Guns N’ Roses’ former No. 1, Appetite for Destruction. The band’s classic debut album, released in 1987, re-enters the chart at No. 10 following the release of its deluxe remastered reissue on June 29. For tracking and charting purposes, all versions of the album are combined. In the week ending July 5, the album earned 33,000 units (up 1,541 percent).

 

The album was reissued in a variety of formats: the standard 12-track remastered album, a new deluxe edition with 18 bonus tracks, a double vinyl LP set, a 73-track super deluxe set and a lavish limited edition Locked N’ Loaded box set with four CDs, a blu-ray disc, seven vinyl LPs and seven 7” vinyl singles (among other goodies).

 

Appetite for Destruction debuted on the Billboard 200 dated Aug. 29, 1987 at No. 182 and eventually reached No. 1 nearly a year later, on the Aug. 6, 1988-dated list. The set spent five nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, and finished 1988 as the No. 6 biggest album on the Billboard 200.

 

Appetite for Destruction was last in the top 10 a little more than 29 years ago, when it placed at No. 8 on the April 15, 1989-dated tally.

What do we think, can Drake manage 10+ weeks at #1 like he did with Views? His competition looks slim for most of Q3, even with the amount of artists that will be doing ticket deals on their release week to boost sales. I think Ariana has a much better chance of a #1 album this time!

That seems like really underwhelming sales for 'Scorpion' tbh, considering his record smashing on the Hot 100! I know the streaming formula has changed and maybe he'd have had higher numbers under the old formula but he did something like 800k on pure sales first week with 'Views', so to drop to just 160k this time is pretty terrible really.