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NAYEON Shares Her ‘Happy’ Reaction to New Billboard Chart Records: Exclusive
NAYEON‘s debut at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with her solo effort didn’t just make her the first-ever K-pop star to enter the Top 10 of the main U.S. albums chart, but it landed the TWICE member a slew of record-setting achievements. For its first week out, IM NAYEON: The 1st Mini Album earned 57,000 equivalent album units, which marks the largest week of 2022 for any album by a woman or female-led group, as previously reported. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Of that sum, album sales comprise 52,000 units to make it the top-selling album of the week and debut at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart to make her the only K-pop soloist to start atop the chart to date. The “Pop!” star also earned another No. 1 on World Albums, making her the first f...
Bad Bunny Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’
Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti bounces back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated July 9) for a third nonconsecutive week on top, as the set climbs 2-1 in its eighth week. The album earned 115,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending June 30 (down 5%), according to Luminate. See latest videos, charts and news With a third week at No. 1, Un Verano Sin Ti has the second-most weeks at No. 1 in 2022, following the Encanto soundtrack, with nine. Un Verano Sin Ti’s third week at No. 1 also marks its third total visit to the top, as the album debuted at No. 1 on the May 21-dated chart, then stepped away from the top slot for three weeks. It then returned to No. 1 on June 18, and then moved aside for two more weeks, until coming back to No. 1 on the new chart. Un Verano ...
Motionless in White Scores Third Top Hard Rock Albums No. 1
Motionless in White snags its third No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Hard Rock Albums chart with Scoring the End of the World, which bows atop the June 25-dated survey. World starts with 30,000 equivalent album units earned in the June 10-16 tracking week, according to Luminate, with 23,000 from album sales. The band, which formed in Scranton, Pa., in 2005, first ruled Top Hard Rock Albums with 2014’s Reincarnate, followed by 2017’s Graveyard Shift. In between the latter and World, Disguise peaked at No. 2 in 2019. World also debuts at No. 2 on Top Rock Albums, marking Motionless in White’s second-highest rank after Reincarnate, which led the list. On the all-genre Billboard 200, World bows at No. 12, exceeded among the group’s catalog only by Reincarnate‘s No. 9 start and peak. Concurrently, six ...
BTS Lands Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Proof’
BTS’ new compilation album Proof debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated June 25), garnering the pop group its sixth chart-topper. The retrospective – consisting mostly of previously released material – bows with 314,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 16, according to Luminate. The overwhelmingly majority of that unit figure was driven by CD album sales. See latest videos, charts and news The anthology was released on June 10, four days before the group announced an indefinite “hiatus” to focus on solo ventures. The seven-member South Korean act was formed in 2010 and made its U.S. Billboard chart debut in 2013. BTS has tallied 15 entries on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Also in the new top 10, Carrie Underwood notches her 10th consecutive top...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Bad Bunny notches his second chart-topping album on the Billboard 200 chart as his latest release, Un Verano Sin Ti, debuts at No. 1 (on the May 21-dated chart) with the year’s biggest week for any album: 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 12, according to Luminate. It’s also Bad Bunny’s best week ever in terms of units earned. See latest videos, charts and news Un Verano Sin Ti marks the second all-Spanish-language album to reach No. 1 on the 66-year-old chart. The first was Bad Bunny’s last album, 2020’s El Último Tour del Mundo. The new album’s release date of May 6 was announced on May 2 via an Instgram post, after Bad Bunny had teased hints about the project for months. Also in the Billboard 200’s new top 10, Jack Harlow scores his highest-chartin...
The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ Returns to No. 1 on Top Album Sales & Sets Vinyl Record
The Weeknd’s Dawn FM re-enters Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated May 14) at No. 1 following the album’s release on vinyl, cassette and in boxed set configurations on April 29. It’s the set’s second nonconsecutive week atop the tally; it first reached No. 1 on the Feb. 12-dated chart, after its CD configuration was issued. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Dawn FM sold 44,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending May 5 (up 2,284%) according to Luminate. Of that sum, nearly 34,000 were vinyl LPs – marking the largest sales week for an R&B album on vinyl since Luminate began tracking music sales in 1991. (R&B albums are defined as those that have hit Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart.) Previously, Prince’s Welcome 2 America had the...
A Rundown of The Judds’ Biggest Billboard Hits
Naomi Judd, half of the iconic duo The Judds, with her daughter Wynonna, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 30, at age 76. Though no specific cause of death was given, Wynonna and Naomi’s other daughter Ashley said in a statement to The Associated Press that she died “of the disease of mental illness.” See latest videos, charts and news The Judds, the most successful female duo of all time, were about to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday (May 1). Between 1983 and 2000, the mother-daughter team rolled up 25 Hot Country Songs appearances, which encompassed 14 No. 1s and 20 top 10s. Starting with “Mama He’s Crazy,” their first No. 1 in August 1984, and “Cry Myself to Sleep” in January 1987, The Judds snapped up eight straight leaders. Their 14 No. 1s rank t...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Unlimited Love leaps onto the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated April 16) at No. 1, marking the band’s second leader and first chart-topping effort since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium. The new set was released on April 1 and bows with 97,500 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending April 7, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data. In total, the group has tallied eight top 10 albums on the Billboard 200. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Unlimited Love replaces Machine Gun Kelly’s Mainstream Sellout atop the chart (the latter falls to No. 9 in its second week), giving the list back-to-back rock albums at No. 1 for the first time in over four years. It last happened when The Killers’ Wonderful Wonderful debuted at No. 1 on the Oct. 14, 2017 char...
Lil Durk Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘7220’
Lil Durk scores his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart (dated March 26) as 7220 debuts in the top slot. The rapper previously topped the list with The Voice of the Heroes, a collaborative set with Lil Baby, for one week in 2021. 7220 launches with 120,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 17, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data – Lil Durk’s best week for a non-collaborative project. 7220 was released on March 11 via Alamo Records. See latest videos, charts and news After eight weeks in a row at No. 1 – and nine weeks in total on top – the Encanto soundtrack is pushed down to No. 3 with 64,000 units (down 12%). Also in the top 10, Ghost debuts at a career-high No. 2 with Impera – which launches with the largest sales week of any album in 2022 – whil...
‘Encanto’ Makes It Nine Weeks Atop Billboard 200 Albums Chart
The Encanto soundtrack snags a ninth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated March 19). The set earned 72,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 10 (down 9%), according to MRC Data. Encanto also surpasses 1 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S., as the latest tracking week brings its to-date sum to 1.03 million. The soundtrack album was released on Nov. 19, before the film arrived in U.S. theaters on Nov. 24. The movie was released via the Disney+ streaming service a month later (Dec. 24). The album spent its first week at No. 1 on the Jan. 15, 2022-dated chart. See latest videos, charts and news In the last five years, only two albums have spent at least nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: Encanto and Morgan Wallen’s Danger...
ARIA Charts to Incorporate YouTube Streaming Data
Streams of official music content on YouTube will now be factored into the ARIA Charts, with effect from this Friday (March 4). YouTube data will be collected from logged-in users and contribute to all charts that involve streaming, according to the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which publishes a suite of national music sales and consumption rankings. Previously, YouTube has provided data to assist in the preparation of our ARIA’s Streaming Audio Visual Tracks chart, notes the trade body’s CEO Annabelle Herd, but “this development brings their data into play across a much greater range of charts alongside our other streaming partners including AppleMusic and Spotify.” The extension of that partnership, she continues, is “helping us to depict an even broader picture of A...
‘Encanto’ and Justin Bieber Top Billboard Charts | Billboard News
Disney’s ‘Encanto’ continues to dominate the Billboard charts as the soundtrack spends its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” stays atop of the Hot 100 for a fourth week. Plus, Justin Bieber’s “Ghost” makes history on the Pop Airplay chart. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”article” class=...
