Eric Church's "The Outsiders" easily debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 288,000 in its first week (ending Feb. 16), according to Nielsen SoundScan.

It's the largest sales week of the year, and the biggest since Beyonce's self-titled album sold 310,000 in its second week of release (last December). It's also by far Church's best frame ever.

"The Outsiders" is Church's fourth studio album and second No. 1 set, following his last studio effort, 2011's "Chief." The latter bowed with 145,000—his previous best sales week. (In between "Chief" and "The Outsiders," Church released the live album "Caught in the Act: Live," which debuted and peaked at No. 5.)

"The Outsiders" also logs the biggest week for a country album since Luke Bryan's "Crash My Party" debuted at No. 1 with 528,000 on the chart dated Aug. 31, 2013.

Church's new set is the only new arrival on the top 10 of the Billboard 200 this week. The next-highest debut belongs to The Glitch Mob's second album, "Love Death Immortality," at No. 13 with 22,000. It's the electronic act's best week yet and its first appearance on the Billboard 200. It previously reached No. 39 on the Heatseekers Albums chart with its first album, 2010's "Drink the Sea."

Back in the top 10, the "Frozen" soundtrack holds steady at No. 2, but gains by 13%, selling 100,000 copies for the week. It's the first time the set has surpassed 100,000 in weekly sales since the sales week that ended Jan. 5 (165,000). And with another 100,000 sold this past week, cumulative sales for “Frozen” surpass 1 million. It's the first soundtrack to sell 1 million copies since "Pitch Perfect" in the week ending Dec. 29, 2013. The two albums are the first million-selling theatrical film soundtracks since "Michael Jackson's This Is It" moved 1 million in December 2009.

The "Now 49" compilation falls from No. 1 to No. 3 in its second week, selling 77,000 (down 21%). Beyonce's self-titled album rises 7-4 with a little more than 48,000 (up 26%) in the wake of Valentine's Day gift shopping. Many albums on the chart profit from the holiday, including Imagine Dragons' "Night Visions" (12-6 with 41,000; up 77%). "Night Visions" was also sale-priced in the iTunes Store for $6.99, which helps tremendously with its sales this week. This is the highest chart rank for the album since the Aug. 3, 2013, chart.

Bruno Mars' "Unorthodox Jukebox" slips 3-5 with 48,000 (down 41%), and Lorde's "Pure Heroine" climbs 8-7 with 39,000 (up 9%). Toni Braxton & Babyface's "Love, Marriage & Divorce" descends 4-8 in its second week (33,000; down 51%), and Katy Perry's "PRISM" rises 10-9 with 31,000 (up 19%). Miley Cyrus' "Bangerz" jumps 18-10 with 29,000 (up 96%). It also profits from $6.99 sale pricing in the iTunes Store.

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Feb. 16) totaled 5.4 million units, up 20% compared with the sum last week (4.5 million) and down 21% compared with the comparable sales week of 2013 (6.8 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 32.9 million,down 16% compared with the same total at this point last year (39.1 million).

http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...-the-outsiders

kid ink

Female MJ is still slaying

#102. Eminem - The Eminem Show - 4,300 (10,328,000)


Still slaying

Look at Queen B still selling 40.000+

Updated OP with article.

Well done Beyoncé, another week in the top5 and Billboard, Beyoncé sold 310K in its third week, not second

yas katy still still in the top 10

Night Visions

Billboard 200:

01 Eric Church, The Outsiders 288,000 #debut
02 Soundtrack, Frozen 100,000 (1,052,000)
03 Various Artists, NOW 49 77,000 (175,000)
04 Beyoncé, Beyoncé 48,000 (1,755,000)
05 Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox 48,000 (2,098,000)
06 Imagine Dragons, Night Visions 41,000 (2,014,000)
07 Lorde, Pure Heroine 39,000 (976,000)
08 Toni Braxton & Babyface, Love, Marriage & Divorce 33,000 (100,000)
09 Katy Perry, PRISM 31,000 (1,178,000)
10 Miley Cyrus, Bangerz 29,000 (900,000)

12 Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 25,000 (1,939,000)
16 Drake, Nothing Was The Same 20,000 (1,465,000)
31 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist 12,000 (1,341,000)
43 Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d. city 9,000 (1,183,000)
50 Kid Ink, My Own Lane 6,600 (92,000)
75 Childish Gambino, because the internet 5,300 (218,000)
80 Yo Gotti, I Am 5,200 (147,000)
102 Eminem, The Eminem Show 4,300 (10,328,000)
114 Jay Z, Magna Carta...Holy Grail 3,900 (1,127,000)

How many weeks inside the top 10 for PRISM?

16 weeks

So... 2,098,000 in total 4 Unorthodox Jukebox
Frozen Bey..

Prism still Top 10 can someone post its chart run?

PRISM: 1-2-4-5-11-5-9-9-7-5-4-7-9-9-9-10-9-

07 Lorde, Pure Heroine 39,000 (976,000)

Platinum next week?

only 13

It's actually 16 if you look at your own receipt

Slay Katy

Frozen got to a million before Lorde.

Queen Idina!

GOAT