BILLBOARD 200 Week ending August 18, 2018

 

TW LW 2W Wks Title - Artist - Label

1 ** 1 ASTROWORLD - Travis Scott - Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle | Epic (537,000 (270,000 sales))

2 1 1 6 Scorpion - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic (117,000)

3 ** 1 Swimming - Mac Miller - Warner Bros. (66,000 (30,000 sales))

4 3 2 15 beerbongs & bentleys - Post Malone - Republic (58,000)

5 ** 1 Stay Dangerous - YG - 4Hunnid/CTE | Def Jam (56,000 (11,000 sales))

6 4 6 12 Goodbye & Good Riddance - Juice WRLD - Grade A/Interscope | IGA (38,000)

7 5 5 18 Invasion Of Privacy - Cardi B - The KSR Group/Atlantic | AG (35,000)

8 6 4 21 ? - XXXTENTACION - Bad Vibes Forever (33,000)

9 7 3 4 Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again - Soundtrack - Littlestar Services/Polydor | Capitol (28,000)

10 9 8 35 The Greatest Showman - Soundtrack - Fox/20th Century Fox/Atlantic | AG (25,000)

11 ** 1 Bet On Me - Moneybagg Yo - N-Less/Interscope | IGA

12 13 11 62 This One's For You - Luke Combs - River House/Columbia Nashville | SMN

13 2 – 2 Songs For The Saints - Kenny Chesney - Blue Chair/Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN

14 16 12 40 Red Pill Blues - Maroon 5 - 222/Interscope | IGA

15 12 10 12 Harder Than Ever - Lil Baby - Quality Control/Motown | Capitol

16 19 14 75 ÷ (Divide) - Ed Sheeran - Atlantic | AG

17 18 15 87 Stoney - Post Malone - Republic

18 17 13 59 Evolve - Imagine Dragons - KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA

19 ** 1 NOW That's What I Call Music! 67 - Various Artists - Universal/Sony Music | Legacy

20 ** 1 I Used To Know Her: The Prelude (EP) - H.E.R. - RCA

21 21 9 39 reputation - Taylor Swift - Big Machine | BMLG

22 27 24 17 Rearview Town - Jason Aldean - Macon/Broken Bow/BMG | BBMG

23 22 17 7 Pray For The Wicked - Panic! At The Disco - DCD2/Fueled By Ramen | AG

24 14 7 4 Rolling Papers 2 - Wiz Khalifa - Taylor Gang/Atlantic | AG

25 20 16 8 EVERYTHING IS LOVE - The Carters - Parkwood | Roc Nation

26 23 18 50 17 - XXXTENTACION - Bad Vibes Forever | EMPIRE Recordings

27 24 19 28 Culture II - Migos - Quality Control/Motown | Capitol

28 30 22 150 Hamilton: An American Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording - Hamilton Uptown/Atlantic | AG

29 34 27 8 Youngblood - 5 Seconds Of Summer - One Mode | Capitol

30 52 49 18 Cosmic - Bazzi - ZZZ/iamcosmic | AG

31 31 28 75 American Teen - Khalid - Right Hand | RCA

32 25 23 10 ye - Kanye West - G.O.O.D. | Def Jam

33 36 30 15 Until Death Call My Name - YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Never Broke Again | AG

34 38 34 88 Kane Brown - Kane Brown - Zone 4/RCA Nashville | SMN

35 33 29 7 Dan + Shay - Dan + Shay - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN

36 35 32 69 DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar - Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA

37 37 31 16 KOD - J. Cole - Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope | IGA

38 39 36 7 Expectations - Bebe Rexha - Warner Bros.

39 49 45 78 Brett Young - Brett Young - BMLG

40 43 37 152 Traveller - Chris Stapleton - Mercury Nashville | UMGN

41 42 41 237 The Essential Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson - Epic | Legacy

42 50 40 33 Dont Smile At Me - Billie Eilish - Darkroom/Interscope | IGA

43 47 38 300 Greatest Hits - Queen - Hollywood

44 51 46 48 Life Changes - Thomas Rhett - Valory | BMLG

45 45 33 11 Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes - Island

46 46 44 50 Luv Is Rage 2 - Lil Uzi Vert - Generation Now/Atlantic | AG

47 57 58 42 H.E.R. - H.E.R. - RCA

48 32 20 5 BEASTMODE 2 - Future - Freebandz | Epic

49 48 35 30 Camila - Camila Cabello - SYCO | Epic

50 40 25 142 Gold -- Greatest Hits - ABBA - Polar/Polydor | UMe

51 56 48 44 Perception - NF - NF Real Music/Capitol | Caroline

52 58 51 61 Ctrl - SZA - Top Dawg | RCA

53 53 47 119 Views - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

54 61 60 534 Legend: The Best Of... - Bob Marley And The Wailers - Tuff Gong/Island | UMe

55 63 56 50 Odisea - Ozuna - DimeloVi/VP Entertainment | Sony Music Latin

56 59 53 31 Life Of A Dark Rose - Lil Skies - All We Got | AG

57 66 57 90 24K Magic - Bruno Mars - Atlantic | AG

58 60 50 26 Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By - Soundtrack - Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA

59 72 62 90 Moana - Soundtrack - Walt Disney

60 15 – 2 Swervo - G Herbo & Southside - 808 Mafia/Swervo | Machine Entertainment Group/Epic

61 62 55 41 Heartbreak On A Full Moon - Chris Brown - RCA

62 44 21 68 Mamma Mia! - Soundtrack - Decca | UMe

63 68 64 306 Night Visions - Imagine Dragons - KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA

64 73 66 405 Curtain Call: The Hits - Eminem - Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA

65 69 54 15 Ready (EP) - Ella Mai - 10 Summers/Interscope | IGA

66 64 59 73 More Life - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

67 79 73 379 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty - Fantasy | Concord

68 78 70 524 Journey's Greatest Hits - Journey - Columbia | Legacy

69 96 90 282 Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - Warner Bros. | Rhino

70 75 63 13 Voicenotes - Charlie Puth - OTTO/Atlantic | AG

71 65 52 12 13 Reasons Why, Season 2 - Soundtrack - Netflix/Interscope | IGA

72 76 69 284 Take Care - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

73 54 39 19 The World Is Yours - Rich The Kid - Rich Forever/300/Interscope | IGA

74 84 77 39 Diamonds - Elton John - Rocket/Island | UMe

75 67 65 24 DAY69 - 6ix9ine - ScumGang | TenThousand Projects

76 88 101 101 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight - Travis Scott - Grand Hustle | Epic

77 81 61 12 Love Yourself: Tear - BTS - BigHit Entertainment

78 74 97 15 Speak Your Mind - Anne-Marie - Major Tom's/Asylum | Warner Bros.

79 83 75 89 Starboy - The Weeknd - XO | Republic

80 94 94 35 What Makes You Country - Luke Bryan - Capitol Nashville | UMGN

81 70 67 11 Testing - A$AP Rocky - A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds | RCA

82 26 – 2 Queen Naija (EP) - Queen Naija - Queen Naija | Capitol

83 90 78 169 Blurryface - twenty one pilots - Fueled By Ramen | AG

84 92 85 216 x - Ed Sheeran - Atlantic | AG

85 91 80 58 Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa - Warner Bros.

86 93 83 279 Greatest Hits - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - MCA/Geffen | UMe

87 80 72 14 SR3MM - Rae Sremmurd, Swae Lee & Slim Jxmmi - Eardrumma/Interscope | IGA

88 85 88 176 Greatest Hits So Far... - Zac Brown Band - ROAR/Southern Ground/Atlantic | AG

89 95 84 191 1989 - Taylor Swift - Big Machine | BMLG

90 71 71 45 Tell Me You Love Me - Demi Lovato - Hollywood/Safehouse | Island

91 87 74 62 hopeless fountain kingdom - Halsey - Astralwerks

92 120 120 110 California Sunrise - Jon Pardi - Capitol Nashville | UMGN

93 106 89 12 And Justice For None - Five Finger Death Punch - Prospect Park

94 103 98 198 Montevallo - Sam Hunt - MCA Nashville | UMGN

95 99 91 34 The Beautiful & Damned - G-Eazy - G-Eazy/RVG/BPG | RCA

96 28 – 2 TA13OO - Denzel Curry - PH/Loma Vista | Concord

97 104 96 154 Beauty Behind The Madness - The Weeknd - XO | Republic

98 101 79 193 Appetite For Destruction - Guns N' Roses - Geffen | UMe

99 98 86 19 My Dear Melancholy, (EP) - The Weeknd - XO | Republic

100 86 81 13 Die Lit - Playboi Carti - AWGE/Interscope | IGA

101 89 68 8 Redemption - Jay Rock - Top Dawg/Interscope | IGA

102 102 92 51 Project Baby Two - Kodak Black - Dollaz N Dealz/Atlantic | AG

103 114 107 237 Greatest Hits - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Hideout/Capitol | UMe

104 77 43 15 Graffiti U - Keith Urban - Hit Red/Capitol Nashville | UMGN

105 110 103 98 Trolls - Soundtrack - Villa 40/DreamWorks | RCA

106 113 100 48 Freudian - Daniel Caesar - Golden Child

107 109 108 21 Love, Simon - Soundtrack - Fox | RCA

108 ** 1 Living Hope - Phil Wickham - Fair Trade | PLG

109 97 42 4 Real Hasta La Muerte - Anuel AA - Real Hasta La Muerte | GLAD Empire

110 118 117 46 Happy Endings - Old Dominion - RCA Nashville | SMN

111 149 111 9 The Mountain - Dierks Bentley - Capitol Nashville | UMGN

112 117 104 101 Dig Your Roots - Florida Georgia Line - BMLG

113 107 114 133 ANTI - Rihanna - Westbury Road | Roc Nation

114 119 113 237 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - Eagles - Asylum/Elektra | Rhino

115 122 112 134 Death Of A Bachelor - Panic! At The Disco - DCD2/Fueled By Ramen | AG

116 ** 1 Among The Ghosts - Lucero - Liberty And Lament | Thirty Tigers

117 123 110 217 In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith - Capitol

118 135 134 145 Sounds Of Summer:The Very Best Of The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys - Capitol | UMe

119 139 158 66 From A Room: Volume 1 - Chris Stapleton - Mercury Nashville | UMGN

120 129 135 31 All Time Greatest Hits - Lynyrd Skynyrd - MCA/Geffen | UMe

121 124 119 192 2014 Forest Hills Drive - J. Cole - Dreamville/Roc Nation | Columbia

122 132 131 36 A Decade Of Destruction - Five Finger Death Punch - Prospect Park

123 116 116 302 good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar - Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA

124 8 – 2 Vicious - Halestorm - Atlantic | AG

125 105 93 14 Simi - BlocBoy JB - Bloc Nation

126 128 127 320 Back In Black - AC/DC - Columbia | Legacy

127 115 102 10 I met you when I was 18. (the playlist) - Lauv - Lauv | AWAL-Kobalt

128 130 125 144 Tangled Up - Thomas Rhett - Valory | BMLG

129 138 136 495 Metallica - Metallica - Blackened | Rhino

130 121 109 27 Drip Season 3 - Gunna - YSL

131 145 137 387 Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars - Elektra | AG

132 188 180 46 Trip - Jhene Aiko - ARTclub/ARTium | Def Jam

133 142 132 123 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits - Blake Shelton - Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN

134 141 128 97 Illuminate - Shawn Mendes - Island

135 137 130 140 Greatest Hits - The Notorious B.I.G. - Bad Boy | Rhino

136 133 123 11 Vibras - J Balvin - Universal Music Latino | UMLE

137 146 142 181 Greatest Hits - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Warner Bros.

138 112 105 22 Bobby Tarantino II - Logic - Visionary | Def Jam

139 126 121 80 Culture - Migos - Quality Control/300 | AG

140 127 99 40 The Thrill Of It All - Sam Smith - Capitol

141 125 122 37 Revenge - XXXTENTACION - Bad Vibes Forever | EMPIRE Recordings

142 148 133 329 1 - The Beatles - Apple/Capitol | UMe

143 131 126 249 Nothing Was The Same - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

144 ** 1 Survive The Summer (EP) - Iggy Azalea - Island

145 108 82 5 Legends Of The Summer (EP) - Meek Mill - Maybach/Atlantic | AG

146 152 144 264 Mothership - Led Zeppelin - Swan Song/Atlantic | Rhino

147 150 146 14 Their Greatest Hits: Volumes 1 & 2 - Eagles - Asylum/Warner Strategic Marketing | Rhino

148 111 87 9 KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS - G.O.O.D. | Def Jam

149 134 124 41 Without Warning - 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin - Boominati/Quality Control/Motown/Slaughter Gang | Republic/Capitol/Epic

150 155 155 276 Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - The Rolling Stones - ABKCO

151 166 184 43 Beautiful Trauma - P!nk - RCA

152 147 138 66 There's Really A Wolf - Russ - Diemon/Russ My Way | Columbia

153 159 143 269 Abbey Road - The Beatles - Apple/Capitol | UMe

154 156 151 142 25 - Adele - XL | Columbia

155 144 147 36 From The Fires - Greta Van Fleet - Lava | Republic

156 162 153 257 Here's To The Good Times - Florida Georgia Line - BMLG

157 163 141 220 [Hybrid Theory] - Linkin Park - Warner Bros.

158 182 173 15 If I Know Me - Morgan Wallen - Big Loud

159 157 163 142 Purpose - Justin Bieber - SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun | Def Jam

160 158 157 70 Memories...Do Not Open - The Chainsmokers - Disruptor | Columbia

161 41 – 2 Karma 2 - Dave East - The DisPensary

162 143 129 12 Reckless - NAV - XO | Republic

163 171 152 42 Love Yourself: Her - BTS - BigHit Entertainment | Loen Entertainment

164 168 162 376 21 - Adele - XL | Columbia

165 169 145 23 I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best Of MercyMe - MercyMe - Fair Trade | PLG

166 164 159 150 T R A P S O U L - Bryson Tiller - TrapSoul | RCA

167 136 139 21 Lil Boat 2 - Lil Yachty - Quality Control/Motown | Capitol

168 ** 1 finding it hard to smile - lovelytheband - Century Media | RED

169 151 95 117 Coloring Book - Chance The Rapper - Chance The Rapper

170 165 154 114 Smoke + Mirrors - Imagine Dragons - KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA

171 200 195 113 Ripcord - Keith Urban - Hit Red/Capitol Nashville | UMGN

172 160 106 4 Kidz Bop 38 - Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop/Razor & Tie | Concord

173 161 176 34 Too Hard - Lil Baby - Quality Control

174 170 156 109 Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande - Republic

175 10 – 2 Cage To Rattle - Daughtry - 19 | RCA

176 153 140 143 Greatest Hits - Foo Fighters - Roswell/RCA | Legacy

177 173 148 105 Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection - Bon Jovi - Island | UMe

178 167 150 22 The Hits - Billy Joel - Columbia | Legacy

179 185 181 60 Woodstock - Portugal. The Man - Atlantic | AG

180 184 178 230 Crash My Party - Luke Bryan - Capitol Nashville | UMGN

181 180 168 38 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates - Daryl Hall John Oates - RCA | Legacy

182 154 183 59 Grateful - DJ Khaled - We The Best | Epic

183 RE 2 Gold - Marvin Gaye - Motown/Chronicles | UMe

184 186 190 50 Ultimate Sinatra - Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra Enterprises/Capitol | UMe

185 191 193 179 I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce - Music World | Columbia

186 175 164 95 Blonde - Frank Ocean - Boys Don't Cry

187 183 172 122 Number One Hits - Tim McGraw - Curb

188 194 175 51 Flower Boy - Tyler, The Creator - Odd Future | Columbia

189 RE 33 From A Room: Volume 2 - Chris Stapleton - Mercury Nashville | UMGN

190 197 187 137 Greatest Hits: Decade #1 - Carrie Underwood - 19/Arista Nashville | SMN

191 RE 30 The Best Of 2Pac - Part 1: Thug - 2Pac - Amaru/Death Row/Interscope | UMe

192 189 186 66 Collage (EP) - The Chainsmokers - Disruptor | Columbia

193 190 192 171 Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel - Columbia | Legacy

194 176 118 6 The Now Now - Gorillaz - Parlophone | Warner Bros.

195 RE 158 Hozier - Hozier - Rubyworks | Columbia

196 196 179 110 Cleopatra - The Lumineers - Dualtone

197 RE 8 All Over The World: The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra - Electric Light Orchestra - Epic | Legacy

198 RE 45 Rodeo - Travis Scott - Grand Hustle | Epic

199 174 167 181 If You're Reading This It's Too Late - Drake - Young Money/Cash Money | Republic

200 RE 108 How Can It Be - Lauren Daigle - Centricity | Capitol CMG

Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Second-Largest Debut of 2018

by Keith Caulfield 8/12/2018

 

Travis Scott’s Astroworld bows atop the Billboard 200 chart with 2018’s second-largest week for an album, earning the rapper his second No. 1.

 

The set -- which was released Aug. 3 via Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic Records -- earned 537,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 9, according to Nielsen Music. Of that total, 270,000 were driven by traditional album sales -- the biggest sales week of 2018.

 

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). The new Aug. 18-dated chart (where Astroworld launches at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard's websites on Tuesday, Aug. 14.

 

Of Astroworld’s total units, 261,000 are SEA units, 6,000 are TEA units, and 270,000 are traditional album sales.

 

Second-Largest Overall Week of 2018: Scott's amusement park-themed album charges in with 537,000 units earned -- the second-largest week of 2018 for an album. The only set to post a larger frame was Drake’s Scorpion, which started with 732,000 units.

 

Biggest Sales Week of 2018: Astroworld blows in with 270,000 copies sold -- the largest sales week of the year for an album. The set’s sales were supported by an array of Astroworld-inspired merchandise/album bundles sold via Scott’s official website. The last album to notch a bigger sales week was Taylor Swift’s reputation, which started with 1.2 million copies sold on the Dec. 2, 2017-dated tally. (Astroworld also easily gives Scott his biggest sales week, well beyond his previous high, when 2015’s Rodeo bowed with 70,000 sold.)

 

Fifth-Largest Streaming Week Ever: Astroworld enters with 261,000 SEA units, which translates to 349.43 million on-demand audio streams earned for its 17 songs during its debut tracking frame. That streaming figure is the fifth-biggest weekly streaming haul for an album. The only larger weeks were posted by the arrivals of Drake’s Scorpion (745.92 million) and Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys (431.3 million), the second week of Scorpion (390.98 million) and the debut frame of Drake’s More Life in 2017 (384.84 million).

 

Scott’s Second No. 1: Astroworld grants Scott his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200, following his previous release, 2016’s Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. The latter started with 88,000 units (of which 53,000 were in traditional album sales). Astroworld is Scott’s third chart entry -- he also notched a No. 3-peaking album with his debut studio effort, Rodeo, in 2015.

 

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Drake’s Scorpion falls one slot, after spending five straight weeks atop the list. Scorpion earned 117,000 equivalent album units (down 19 percent).

 

Mac Miller’s Swimming arrives at No. 3 with 66,000 units (of which 30,000 were in traditional album sales), garnering the hip-hop artist his fifth consecutive top five-charting release. His last album, The Divine Feminine, debuted and peaked at No. 2 in 2016 with 48,000 units earned (32,000 of what sum were album sales).

 

Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys falls one rung to No. 4 with 58,000 units (down 7 percent). The album has yet to depart the top four in its 15 weeks on the list.

 

At No. 5, YG notches his third top 10 effort, as Stay Dangerous bows with 56,000 units (11,000 in traditional album sales). He previously visited the top 10 with 2016’s Still Brazy (No. 6) and 2014’s My Krazy Life (No. 2).

 

Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance falls 4-6 with 38,000 units (down 3 percent),

 

Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy descends 5-7 with 35,000 units (down 8 percent)

 

and XXXTentacion’s ? moves 6-8 with 33,000 units (down 13 percent).

 

Hip-hop dominates the top 10, as, for the first time, the entire top eight titles are all hip-hop sets. That beats the previous hot streak, when the top six were locked down by hip-hop on the July 21-dated tally (which was then replicated on the July 28 and Aug. 11-dated lists).

 

Closing out the Billboard 200’s new top 10 are the highest ranking non-hip-hop sets on the tally: the soundtracks to Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (moving 7-9 with 28,000 units; down 27 percent)

 

and The Greatest Showman (9-10 with 25,000 units; down 9 percent).

I'm really shocked Travis Scott opened with bigger numbers than Drake (even with ticket bundles, etc.), wonder if he could block Nicki from #1 next week...

That's nuts how their top 8 is all urban artists and then we've got two musical soundtracks making up the rest of the top 10 :lol: Where's the diversity America?

close battle for next week

1. Travis Scott (Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic) 155-165k Total, 40-50k Albums

2. *Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 145-155k, 56-61k

 

yes, lots of urban in the top 10, but thats cos of streams favoring urban artists, few people are buying those

 

6. Juice WRLD (Grade A/Interscope) 34-37k total, <1k proper sales

7. Cardi B (Atlantic) 32-35k, 1-2k

8. XXXTentacion (Bad Vibes Forever) 30-33k, 1-2k

 

I'm really shocked Travis Scott opened with bigger numbers than Drake (even with ticket bundles, etc.), wonder if he could block Nicki from #1 next week...

but he didn't, unless you are talking pure sales only.

 

537k (270k pure) for Travis, 732k (160k pure) for Drake.

 

If it was an even playing field (ie no ticket bundles for Travis) he wouldn't have done Drake's pure sales numbers, and besides Drake still has him thrashed on overall sales which is what really matters these days.

Those are pretty crazy pure sales numbers for Travis Scott, even considering that it includes bundle sales! It would be interesting to know what proportion of that was non-bundled.

 

It's a shame that he is an evil urban artist and therefore his achievements don't count for anything because it's all the doing of evil streamers (unlike REAL non-urban (rural?) musicians which totes don't benefit at all from streams). Nevermind that streaming is the majority of the music market now.

Yeah, it wasn’t just the tour bundles that made up the 270K. I reckon he’d have pushed 200k without them tbh.

 

That is HUGE for any artist these days, there must’ve been very strong social media word of mouth adding some serious fuel to the sales!