BILLBOARD 200 Week ending December 28, 2019

 

TW LW 2W Wks Title ‒ Artist (Peak) Label

 

1 ** 1 Fine Line ‒ Harry Styles ( 1 ) Erskine (478,000 (393,000 sales))

2 ** 1 Fully Loaded: God's Country ‒ Blake Shelton ( 2 ) Warner Music Nashville (96,000 (83,000 sales))

3 1 -- 2 Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial ‒ Roddy Ricch ( 1 ) Atlantic, Bird Vision (81,000)

4 4 2 15 Hollywood's Bleeding ‒ Post Malone ( 1 ) Republic (63,000)

5 7 1 5 Frozen II ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Walt Disney (60,000)

6 8 6 80 Christmas ‒ Michael Buble ( 1 ) Reprise, 143 (58,000)

7 9 8 8 The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas ‒ Pentatonix ( 7 ) RCA (56,000)

8 12 9 89 Merry Christmas ‒ Mariah Carey ( 3 ) Columbia (51,000)

9 11 5 38 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ‒ Billie Eilish ( 1 ) Interscope, Darkroom (49,000)

10 13 4 17 Lover ‒ Taylor Swift ( 1 ) Republic (47,000)

11 15 14 47 The Christmas Song ‒ Nat King Cole ( 7 ) Capitol

12 6 71 83 Goodbye & Good Riddance ‒ Juice WRLD ( 4 ) Interscope, Grade A

13 20 15 78 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Soundtrack) ‒ Vince Guaraldi Trio ( 13 ) Fantasy

14 17 13 6 What You See Is What You Get ‒ Luke Combs ( 1 ) Columbia Nashville, River House

15 14 3 4 A Love Letter To You 4 ‒ Trippie Redd ( 1 ) TenThousand Projects

16 ** 1 City Morgue, Volume II: As Good As Dead ‒ City Morgue ( 16 ) Hikari-ULTRA

17 18 12 12 KIRK ‒ DaBaby ( 1 ) Interscope, SouthCoast

18 3 -- 2 Romance ‒ Camila Cabello ( 3 ) SYCO

19 16 10 11 Over It ‒ Summer Walker ( 2 ) Interscope, LVRN

20 10 88 41 Death Race For Love ‒ Juice WRLD ( 1 ) Interscope, Grade A

21 21 18 41 The Best Of Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection ‒ Bing Crosby ( 18 ) MCA, Geffen, Chronicles

22 RE -- 14 Fear Inoculum ‒ Tool ( 1 ) Volcano, Tool Dissectional

23 RE 20 18 Ultimate Christmas ‒ Frank Sinatra ( 18 ) Capitol, Frank Sinatra Enterprises

24 19 11 10 AI YoungBoy 2 ‒ YoungBoy Never Broke Again ( 1 ) Atlantic, Never Broke Again

25 24 26 8 A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector ‒ Various Artists ( 12 ) Phil Spector, EMI Blackwood

26 28 38 41 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ‒ Burl Ives ( 26 ) Geffen, MCA Special Products

27 32 30 14 A Legendary Christmas ‒ John Legend ( 26 ) Columbia

28 38 35 35 Cuz I Love You ‒ Lizzo ( 4 ) Atlantic, Nice Life

29 31 17 340 Abbey Road ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol

30 26 22 365 Greatest Hits ‒ Queen ( 11 ) Hollywood

31 22 16 7 Ghetto Gospel ‒ Rod Wave ( 10 ) Alamo

32 33 37 12 The Classic Christmas Album ‒ Perry Como ( 22 ) RCA

33 41 50 6 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings ‒ Brenda Lee ( 33 ) Decca, MCA Nashville

34 5 -- 2 Bad Vibes Forever ‒ XXXTENTACION ( 5 ) Bad Vibes Forever

35 36 36 12 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer And Other Christmas Classics ‒ Gene Autry ( 24 ) Columbia

36 27 23 18 So Much Fun ‒ Young Thug ( 1 ) Atlantic, 300, Young Stoner Life

37 35 29 104 Dont Smile At Me ‒ Billie Eilish ( 14 ) Interscope, Darkroom

38 42 44 19 Classic Christmas Album ‒ Andy Williams ( 27 ) Columbia

39 47 49 75 It's Christmas Time ‒ Elvis Presley ( 39 ) RCA Special Products, Sony Commercial Music Group

40 29 27 86 beerbongs & bentleys ‒ Post Malone ( 1 ) Republic

41 45 54 43 Wrapped In Red ‒ Kelly Clarkson ( 3 ) 19

42 34 34 31 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent ‒ Lewis Capaldi ( 20 ) Vertigo

43 43 33 23 No.6 Collaborations Project ‒ Ed Sheeran ( 1 ) Atlantic

44 53 55 26 Christmas Classics ‒ Bing Crosby ( 19 ) Capitol

45 48 25 4 Melly vs. Melvin ‒ YNW Melly ( 8 ) 300, YNW Melly

46 40 40 72 ASTROWORLD ‒ Travis Scott ( 1 ) Grand Hustle, Cactus Jack

47 58 -- 2 The Best Of Bobby Helms ‒ Bobby Helms ( 47 ) Geffen

48 39 31 25 Indigo ‒ Chris Brown ( 1 ) CBE

49 46 42 133 This One's For You ‒ Luke Combs ( 4 ) Columbia Nashville, River House

50 44 39 37 Free Spirit ‒ Khalid ( 1 ) Right Hand

51 51 53 13 The Dean Martin Christmas Album ‒ Dean Martin ( 49 ) The Dean Martin Family Trust, Sony Commercial Music Group

52 37 32 45 Thank U, Next ‒ Ariana Grande ( 1 ) Republic

53 54 43 110 Diamonds ‒ Elton John ( 7 ) Island, Rocket

54 49 47 77 Scorpion ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money

55 57 62 221 Hamilton: An American Musical ‒ Original Broadway Cast Recording ( 3 ) Atlantic, Hamilton Uptown

56 ** 1 BUBBA ‒ KAYTRANADA ( 56 ) RCA

57 55 56 158 Stoney ‒ Post Malone ( 4 ) Republic

58 50 24 5 Chixtape 5 ‒ Tory Lanez ( 2 ) Interscope, Mad Love

59 64 60 6 Last Christmas (Soundtrack) ‒ George Michael & Wham! ( 55 ) Universal Studios

60 67 75 7 The Andy Williams Christmas Album ‒ Andy Williams ( 60 ) Columbia

61 56 28 4 9 ‒ Jason Aldean ( 2 ) Broken Bow, BMG, Macon

62 61 58 25 Perfect Ten ‒ Mustard ( 8 ) Interscope, 10 Summers

63 52 46 16 We Love You Tecca ‒ Lil Tecca ( 4 ) Galactic

64 60 51 10 True 2 Myself ‒ Lil Tjay ( 5 ) Columbia

65 30 7 3 Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever ‒ Fabolous ( 7 ) Desert Storm

66 59 77 92 ? ‒ XXXTENTACION ( 1 ) Bad Vibes Forever

67 74 73 93 Noel ‒ Josh Groban ( 1 ) Reprise, 143

68 69 63 146 American Teen ‒ Khalid ( 4 ) Right Hand

69 79 66 450 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits ‒ Creedence Clearwater Revival Feat. John Fogerty ( 22 ) Fantasy

70 63 57 26 7 (EP) ‒ Lil Nas X ( 2 ) Columbia

71 68 65 42 Baby On Baby ‒ DaBaby ( 7 ) Interscope, SouthCoast

72 62 59 21 The Search ‒ NF ( 1 ) NF Real Music

73 86 95 351 Rumours ‒ Fleetwood Mac ( 1 ) Warner Bros.

74 78 76 67 Look Up Child ‒ Lauren Daigle ( 3 ) Centricity

75 76 84 11 The Kids Are Coming (EP) ‒ Tones And I ( 62 ) Elektra, Bad Batch

76 102 61 138 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Marvel

77 66 68 82 Shawn Mendes ‒ Shawn Mendes ( 1 ) Island

78 88 74 605 Legend: The Best Of... ‒ Bob Marley And The Wailers ( 5 ) Island, Tuff Gong

79 70 83 52 Hoodie SZN ‒ A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ( 1 ) Atlantic, Highbridge The Label

80 82 97 54 Christmas Portrait ‒ Carpenters ( 67 ) A&M

81 99 92 397 Thriller ‒ Michael Jackson ( 1 ) Epic

82 77 64 18 Quality Control: Control The Streets, Volume 2 ‒ Various Artists ( 3 ) Motown, Quality Control

83 72 69 106 The Greatest Showman ‒ Soundtrack ( 1 ) Atlantic, Fox, 20th Century Fox

84 89 89 223 Traveller ‒ Chris Stapleton ( 1 ) Mercury Nashville

85 73 67 28 Happiness Begins ‒ Jonas Brothers ( 1 ) Republic

86 103 108 390 Back In Black ‒ AC/DC ( 4 ) Columbia

87 83 85 146 ÷ (Divide) ‒ Ed Sheeran ( 1 ) Atlantic

88 96 96 121 Luv Is Rage 2 ‒ Lil Uzi Vert ( 1 ) Atlantic, Generation Now

89 80 70 24 Dreamville & J. Cole: Revenge Of The Dreamers III ‒ Various Artists ( 1 ) Interscope, Dreamville

90 2 -- 2 WHO ‒ The Who ( 2 ) Polydor, Interscope, Yearhour

91 71 48 8 JESUS IS KING (Soundtrack) ‒ Kanye West ( 1 ) G.O.O.D.

92 92 82 8 Old Dominion ‒ Old Dominion ( 9 ) RCA Nashville

93 ** 1 Family Over Everything ‒ Lil Durk ( 93 ) Interscope, Alamo, Only The Family

94 85 80 27 Frozen: The Songs ‒ Soundtrack ( 16 ) Walt Disney

95 129 131 61 Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack) ‒ Queen ( 2 ) Hollywood

96 93 87 5 Homesick (EP) ‒ Trevor Daniel ( 83 ) Alamo, Internet Money

97 118 149 6 Feliz Navidad ‒ Jose Feliciano ( 84 ) RCA, BMG Heritage

98 110 79 89 Ultimate Sinatra ‒ Frank Sinatra ( 32 ) Capitol, Frank Sinatra Enterprises

99 ** 1 The Jackson 5 Christmas Album ‒ Jackson 5 ( 99 ) Motown

100 97 99 399 1 ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol

101 104 105 48 Under The Mistletoe ‒ Justin Bieber ( 1 ) SchoolBoy, Raymond Braun

102 113 101 595 Journey's Greatest Hits ‒ Journey ( 10 ) Columbia

103 90 93 64 If I Know Me ‒ Morgan Wallen ( 35 ) Big Loud

104 135 122 7 Hot Pink ‒ Doja Cat ( 19 ) Kemosabe

105 84 72 12 I'm Him ‒ Kevin Gates ( 4 ) Atlantic, Bread Winners' Association

106 100 110 140 DAMN. ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Top Dawg

107 95 102 89 Invasion Of Privacy ‒ Cardi B ( 1 ) Atlantic, The KSR Group

108 117 121 70 Golden Hour ‒ Kacey Musgraves ( 4 ) MCA Nashville

109 87 90 78 Dan + Shay ‒ Dan + Shay ( 6 ) Warner Music Nashville

110 25 -- 2 MONTANA ‒ French Montana ( 25 ) Bad Boy

111 108 123 263 2014 Forest Hills Drive ‒ J. Cole ( 1 ) Roc Nation, Dreamville

112 122 147 34 A Pentatonix Christmas ‒ Pentatonix ( 1 ) RCA

113 126 165 60 Christmas Eve And Other Stories ‒ Trans-Siberian Orchestra ( 48 ) Atlantic, Lava

114 98 94 55 Championships ‒ Meek Mill ( 1 ) Atlantic, Maybach

115 144 118 947 The Dark Side Of The Moon ‒ Pink Floyd ( 1 ) Pink Floyd

116 105 103 355 Take Care ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money

117 131 130 336 Greatest Hits ‒ Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ( 2 ) MCA, Geffen

118 119 111 31 IGOR ‒ Tyler, The Creator ( 1 ) Columbia

119 128 143 3 A Winter Romance ‒ Dean Martin ( 119 ) Capitol

120 107 113 63 A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) ‒ Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ( 1 ) Interscope

121 112 133 72 Swimming ‒ Mac Miller ( 3 ) Warner

122 121 52 4 Everyday Life ‒ Coldplay ( 7 ) Atlantic, Parlophone

123 142 135 78 These Are Special Times ‒ Celine Dion ( 2 ) Epic, 550 Music

124 91 104 52 X 100PRE ‒ Bad Bunny ( 11 ) Rimas

125 125 106 5 Ocean ‒ Lady Antebellum ( 11 ) BMLG

126 169 173 227 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol

127 114 107 28 Die A Legend ‒ Polo G ( 6 ) Columbia

128 140 160 3 How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Soundtrack) ‒ Boris Karloff / Thurl Ravenscroft ( 128 ) PolyGram, Mercury Nashville

129 132 151 16 Norman ******* Rockwell! ‒ Lana Del Rey ( 3 ) Polydor, Interscope

130 136 124 78 Pray For The Wicked ‒ Panic! At The Disco ( 1 ) Fueled By Ramen, DCD2

131 106 117 475 Curtain Call: The Hits ‒ Eminem ( 1 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Shady

132 115 109 58 Experiment ‒ Kane Brown ( 1 ) RCA Nashville, Zone 4

133 133 114 7 Wildcard ‒ Miranda Lambert ( 4 ) RCA Nashville, Vanner

134 101 86 160 Starboy ‒ The Weeknd ( 1 ) XO

135 65 -- 2 World War Joy ‒ The Chainsmokers ( 65 ) Disruptor

136 116 78 22 Coconut Oil (EP) ‒ Lizzo ( 31 ) Atlantic, Nice Life

137 ** 1 Deadstar 2 ‒ Smokepurpp ( 137 ) Interscope, Alamo

138 143 152 212 The Very Best Of The Eagles ‒ Eagles ( 3 ) Warner Strategic Marketing

139 151 190 52 That's Christmas To Me ‒ Pentatonix ( 2 ) RCA

140 166 166 452 Nevermind ‒ Nirvana ( 1 ) Geffen, DGC, Sub Pop

141 124 125 63 Drip Harder ‒ Lil Baby & Gunna ( 4 ) Motown, Quality Control, 300, Young Stoner Life

142 127 127 190 Views ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money

143 147 136 373 good kid, m.A.A.d city ‒ Kendrick Lamar ( 2 ) Interscope, Aftermath, Top Dawg

144 120 148 121 17 ‒ XXXTENTACION ( 2 ) Bad Vibes Forever

145 164 132 189 Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys ‒ The Beach Boys ( 16 ) Capitol

146 156 192 20 Warmer In The Winter ‒ Lindsey Stirling ( 22 ) Lindseystomp

147 137 140 130 Evolve ‒ Imagine Dragons ( 2 ) Interscope, KIDinaKORNER

148 180 139 336 Born To Die ‒ Lana Del Rey ( 2 ) Polydor, Interscope

149 157 185 3 Merry Christmas From The Beach Boys ‒ The Beach Boys ( 149 ) Capitol

150 159 142 262 1989 ‒ Taylor Swift ( 1 ) Big Machine

151 146 144 303 Greatest Hits ‒ 2Pac ( 3 ) Interscope, Death Row, Amaru

152 ** 1 HIStory ‒ YFN Lucci ( 152 ) Think It's A Game

153 171 174 553 Metallica ‒ Metallica ( 1 ) Blackened

154 154 157 240 Blurryface ‒ twenty one pilots ( 1 ) Fueled By Ramen

155 130 100 224 Beauty Behind The Madness ‒ The Weeknd ( 1 ) XO

156 173 -- 2 Berry Christmas (EP) ‒ Chuck Berry ( 156 ) Geffen, Chess

157 179 112 5 Kidz Bop 40 ‒ Kidz Bop Kids ( 97 ) Razor & Tie, Kidz Bop

158 193 -- 3 The Best Of Stevie Wonder: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection ‒ Stevie Wonder ( 158 ) Motown, Chronicles

159 152 181 14 Power To The People: The Hits ‒ John Lennon ( 24 ) Capitol

160 123 128 3 Christmas: A Season Of Love ‒ Idina Menzel ( 123 ) Decca, SRV

161 153 126 12 Christmas Is Here! ‒ Pentatonix ( 7 ) RCA

162 138 137 41 GIRL ‒ Maren Morris ( 4 ) Columbia Nashville

163 75 -- 31 Future & Juice WRLD Present... WRLD ON DRUGS ‒ Future & Juice WRLD ( 2 ) Interscope, Freebandz, Grade A

164 165 155 444 21 ‒ Adele ( 1 ) XL

165 141 150 70 Sweetener ‒ Ariana Grande ( 1 ) Republic

166 139 146 115 Perception ‒ NF ( 1 ) Capitol, NF Real Music

167 160 -- 23 Behold: A Christmas Collection ‒ Lauren Daigle ( 29 ) Centricity

168 176 159 214 Appetite For Destruction ‒ Guns N' Roses ( 1 ) Geffen

169 148 115 6 Certified Hitmaker ‒ Lil Mosey ( 12 ) Interscope, Mogul Vision

170 RE -- 54 Love Yourself: Answer ‒ BTS ( 1 ) BigHit Entertainment

171 145 145 52 I Am > I Was ‒ 21 Savage ( 1 ) Slaughter Gang

172 RE -- 210 The Beatles [White Album] ‒ The Beatles ( 1 ) Apple, Capitol

173 200 -- 44 Harry Styles ‒ Harry Styles ( 1 ) Erskine

174 109 41 3 Nibiru ‒ Ozuna ( 41 ) Aura

175 161 154 172 Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight ‒ Travis Scott ( 1 ) Grand Hustle

176 158 153 144 More Life ‒ Drake ( 1 ) Cash Money, Young Money

177 RE -- 153 The Wall ‒ Pink Floyd ( 1 ) Pink Floyd

178 RE 193 30 Map Of The Soul: PERSONA ‒ BTS ( 1 ) BigHit Entertainment

179 192 167 305 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 ‒ Eagles ( 1 ) Elektra, Asylum

180 RE -- 16 Glow ‒ Brett Eldredge ( 29 ) Warner Music Nashville

181 186 191 61 Trench ‒ twenty one pilots ( 2 ) Fueled By Ramen

182 RE 119 96 MTV Unplugged In New York ‒ Nirvana ( 1 ) Geffen, DGC

183 168 170 161 Moana ‒ Soundtrack ( 2 ) Walt Disney

184 190 180 308 Greatest Hits ‒ Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ( 8 ) Capitol, Hideout

185 150 163 132 Ctrl ‒ SZA ( 3 ) Top Dawg

186 RE -- 21 Currents ‒ Tame Impala ( 4 ) Interscope, Modular

187 RE -- 14 You Make It Feel Like Christmas ‒ Gwen Stefani ( 16 ) Interscope

188 149 162 3 Legacy ‒ Garth Brooks ( 149 ) Pearl

189 174 177 159 Kane Brown ‒ Kane Brown ( 5 ) RCA Nashville, Zone 4

190 155 158 62 Ella Mai ‒ Ella Mai ( 5 ) Interscope, 10 Summers

191 175 161 29 Center Point Road ‒ Thomas Rhett ( 1 ) Valory

192 196 -- 25 The Essential Elvis Presley ‒ Elvis Presley ( 42 ) RCA, Sony Strategic Marketing Group

193 RE -- 144 Greatest Hits ‒ Fleetwood Mac ( 14 ) Warner Bros.

194 162 176 158 Blonde ‒ Frank Ocean ( 1 ) Boys Don't Cry

195 172 164 48 Victory Lap ‒ Nipsey Hussle ( 2 ) Atlantic, All Money In No Money Out

196 163 141 10 Wow... That's Crazy ‒ Wale ( 7 ) Maybach

197 RE -- 36 White Christmas ‒ Bing Crosby ( 45 ) Geffen, MCA Special Products

198 167 175 113 H.E.R. ‒ H.E.R. ( 23 ) MBK

199 RE -- 11 The Classic Christmas Album ‒ Kenny G ( 128 ) Arista

200 RE 156 167 Back To Black ‒ Amy Winehouse ( 2 ) Republic

Harry Styles' 'Fine Line' Album Earns Huge No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart

12/22/2019 by Keith Caulfield

 

Harry Styles lands his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his sophomore effort Fine Line makes a huge debut atop the list.

 

The set, which was released on Dec. 13 via Erskine/Columbia Records, earned 478,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 19, according to Nielsen Music. That figure marks the biggest week for a pop album by a male artist in over four years, the largest week for a Columbia album in more than three years, and the third-biggest week overall for any album in 2019. It also scores the largest sales week for an album by a solo U.K. male artist since Nielsen Music began electronically tracking sales data in 1991.

 

Of Fine Line’s total unit start of 478,000, album sales comprise 393,000; SEA units total 83,000 (equating to 108.7 million on-demand audio streams for the album’s songs); and TEA units equal 3,000.

 

Here are some notable achievements for Styles with the bow of Fine Line:

 

Styles’ Second No. 1 Album: Styles goes two-for-two at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as Fine Line follows his previous No. 1, his self-titled debut album in 2017. The latter started atop the list dated June 3, 2017, with 230,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week and 193,000 of that sum in album sales.

 

First U.K. Male Artist to Debut at No. 1 With First Two Albums: The England-born Styles is the first U.K. male artist to debut at No. 1 with his first two albums. (Further, only two solo U.K. male acts have debuted at No. 1 with their first albums: Styles and his former One Direction bandmate Zayn. The latter launched at No. 1 back in 2016 with Mind of Mine.)

 

Third-Largest Week for an Album in 2019: Fine Line’s starting sum of 478,000 units marks the third-biggest week of 2019 for any album. Only the debuts of Taylor Swift’s Lover (869,000; Sept. 7 chart) and Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding (489,000; Sept. 21) landed larger frames.

 

Biggest Week for a Pop Album by a Male Artist in Four Years: Fine Line’s blockbuster bow yields the largest week for a pop album by a male artist in over four years. The last set to notch a bigger week was Justin Bieber’s Purpose, which entered at No. 1 on the Dec. 5, 2015-dated chart with 649,000 units. (Pop albums are those that did not chart on a genre-specific tally such as Alternative Albums or Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, etc.)

 

Columbia Records’ Biggest Week Since 2016: Fine Line -- released via Erskine/Columbia Records -- gives Columbia its largest overall week for an album since the May 14, 2016-dated chart, when Beyoncé​’s Lemonade (on Parkwood/Columbia) bowed at No. 1 with 653,000 units. Fine Line also logs the largest week for any album released by a Sony Music label in over a year. The last larger week registered by a Sony release was the debut of Travis Scott’s Astroworld (on Cactus Jack/Epic Records), when it started at No. 1 on the Aug. 18, 2018, chart with 537,000 units.

 

‘Fine Line’ Is Already Among 2019’s Top 10-Selling Albums: After only one week in release, Fine Line is the sixth-largest selling album of 2019. Fine Line, which sold 393,000 copies in its debut week, was bolstered by sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with his upcoming tour, as well as an array of merchandise/album bundles sold via his official website. So far in 2019, the top-selling album in the U.S. is Taylor Swift’s Lover, with 1.05 million copies sold.

 

Largest Sales Week for a U.K. Male Artist in Nielsen Music History: Fine Line’s debut sales of 393,000 is the largest sales week for an album by a solo U.K. male artist since Nielsen Music began electronically tracking sales data in 1991. It surpasses the 374,000 sold by Eric Clapton’s Unplugged album over Christmas week of 1992 (reflected on the chart dated Jan. 9, 1993). Both Styles and Clapton were born in England -- Styles in Redditch, Worcestershire, and Clapton in Ripley, Surrey. (The largest sales week for an album by a female U.K. artist -- and for any album -- remains the debut of Adele’s 25 in 2015 with 3.38 million sold. The largest sales frame by a U.K. group is the 1.26 million sold by The Beatles’ greatest hits set 1 over Christmas week of 2000.)

 

Fourth-Biggest Vinyl Sales Week in Nielsen Music History: Fine Line was also a big seller on vinyl LP, as the album sold 28,000 copies on the format in its debut week. The only larger weeks for a vinyl album since Nielsen Music launched in 1991 were garnered by Adele’s 25 in the week ending Dec. 24, 2015 (31,000), Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy in its opening week (34,000 exclusively on vinyl LP in the week ending Nov. 27, 1994, before it became widely available on CD) and Jack White’s Lazaretto in its debut week (40,000; June 14, 2014).

 

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, country superstar Blake Shelton collects his 12th top 10 album, as Fully Loaded: God’s Country enters with 96,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 83,000 were in album sales. Like Styles’ Fine Line, Shelton’s Fully Loaded was boosted by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer.

 

The 12-song Fully Loaded: God’s Country album operates as a greatest hits collection for Shelton, and includes five No. 1 hits on the Country Airplay chart: “Came Here to Forget,” “A Guy With a Girl,” “Every Time I Hear That Song,” “I’ll Name the Dogs” and his most recent leader, “God’s Country.”

 

Fully Loaded is the third in a series of best-of collections for Shelton, following Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits (2015) and Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton (2011).

 

Fully Loaded also marks the highest-charting greatest hits album on the Billboard 200 since October of 2017, when Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Greatest Hits spent two weeks at No. 2 in the wake of Petty’s death on Oct. 2 of that year.

 

Back on the new Billboard 200, Roddy Ricch​’s Please Excuse Me for Being Anti-Social dips from No. 1 to No. 3 in its second week, earning 81,000 equivalent album units (down 20%).

 

A trio of former No. 1s follow Ricch: Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding is steady at No. 4 with 63,000 units (down 5%), the Frozen II soundtrack rises 7-5 with 60,000 units (up 3%) and Michael Bublé​’s Christmas ascends 8-6 with 58,000 units (up 11%).

 

Pentatonix​’s The Best of Pentatonix Christmas hits a new high, rising 9-7 with 56,000 equivalent album units (up 8%, beating its previous peak of No. 8), Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas shifts 12-8 with 51,000 units (up 18%) and Billie Eilish​’s former No. 1 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? steps 11-9 with 49,000 units (up less than 1%).

 

Taylor Swift’s previous leader Lover rounds out the top 10, moving 13-10 with 47,000 equivalent album units earned (up 9%).