Coldplay Collects Fourth No. 1 Album with Biggest Debut of 2014

"Ghost Stories" sold 383,000 copies in the week ending May 25, according to Nielsen SoundScan, easily notching the biggest sales frame of 2014. That bow trumps the previous largest week of 2014, when Eric Church's "The Outsiders" sold 288,000 in the week ending Feb. 16.

In contrast, the artist that debuts at No. 2 on the latest Billboard 200 has barely performed on national TV: Brantley Gilbert. The country singer's third studio album, "Just As I Am," bows with 211,000 sold -- the second-largest week for a country set this year. (Only Church's "The Outsiders" did better.)

Back on the new Billboard 200, Michael Jackson's "Xscape" slips 2-3 in its second week (67,000; down 57 percent) and the "Frozen" soundtrack is steady at No. 4 with 65,000 (down 12 percent). Last week's No. 1 album, the Black Keys' "Turn Blue," falls to No. 5 with 54,000 (down 67 percent). The "Now 50" compilation slides 3-6 with 51,000 (down 37 percent).

Phillip Phillips' second album, "Behind the Light," debuts at No. 7 with 41,000. It follows the 2012 "American Idol" winner's first album, "The World From the Side of the Moon," which debuted and peaked at No. 4 off a 169,000 start.

The multi-artist soundtrack to the film "The Fault In Our Stars" opens at No. 8 with 34,000, and also No. 2 on the Top Soundtracks chart (behind "Frozen"). "Fault" racks up the largest debut for a theatrical film soundtrack since "Frozen" bowed with 44,000 in the week ending Dec. 1, 2013.

Rounding out the top 10 on the Billboard 200 are Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" (14-9 with 22,000; up 42 percent) and Rascal Flatts' "Rewind" (5-10 with just under 22,000; down 65 percent).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending May 25) totaled 4.77 million units, up 5 percent compared with the sum last week (4.54 million) and down 8 percent compared with the comparable sales week of 2013 (5.19 million). Year to date album sales stand at 98.75 million, down 15 percent compared to the same total at this point last year (116.60 million).

Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" (14-9 with 22,000; up 42 percent)

Iggy back in the top 10

Phillip Phillips' second album, "Behind the Light," debuts at No. 7 with 41,000. It follows the 2012 "American Idol" winner's first album, "The World From the Side of the Moon," which debuted and peaked at No. 4 off a 169,000 start.

I'm okay with that. 41K sounds a lot better after hearing a possible 30K debut last week

"Ghost Stories" sold 383,000 copies in the week ending May 25

Album sales down 15%....

Phillip Phillips' second album, "Behind the Light," debuts at No. 7 with 41,000

Hopefully he continues to sell and in the top 20

And yay to Coldplay slaying the BB200

So even if Coldplay suffer a big 75% drop, they will still sell 95k next week and secure their no.1 album. Good to know

Coldplay

How much has Frozen sold in total? (US and WW)

Coldplay

1. Coldplay 383,000 (n)
2. Brantley Gilbert 211,000 (n)
3. Michael Jackson 67,000, -57% (-1)
4. Frozen 65,000, -12% (=)
5. The Black Keys 54,000, -67% (-4)
6. Now 50 51,000, -37% (-3)
7. Phillip Phillips 41,000 (n)
8. The Fault In Our Stars 34,000 (n)
9. Iggy Azalea 22,000, +42% (+5)
10. Rascal Flatts 22,000, -65% (-5)

Iggy looking good

Iggy already having gains? The album just came out recently didn't it?

Billboard 200

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Ghost Stories, Coldplay 1
2 0 New 1 Just As I Am, Brantley Gilbert 2
3 2 – 2 Xscape, Michael Jackson 2
4 4 2 26 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
5 1 – 2 Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
6 3 1 3 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
7 0 New 1 Behind The Light, Phillip Phillips 7
8 0 New 1 The Fault In Our Stars, Soundtrack 8
9 14 15 5 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
10 5 – 2 Rewind, Rascal Flatts 5
11 0 New 1 ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, The Roots 11
12 34 41 61 GG Native, OneRepublic 4
13 15 11 77 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
14 12 7 41 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
15 22 14 90 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
16 19 10 34 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
17 13 6 12 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
18 21 21 38 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
19 0 New 1 Upside Down Mountain, Conor Oberst 19
20 8 4 3 Shine On, Sarah McLachlan 4
21 0 New 1 Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions, R.E.M. 21
22 35 37 6 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
23 9 3 3 Storyline, Hunter Hayes 3
24 25 17 4 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
25 0 New 1 Goin' Home, The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band 25
26 26 19 31 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
27 30 25 15 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
28 29 18 16 NOW 49, Various Artists 1
29 83 62 54 PS Paramore, Paramore 1
30 17 9 3 Corazon, Santana 9
31 31 30 29 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
32 0 New 1 Forget The World, Afrojack 32
33 28 106 177 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
34 38 34 37 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
35 32 23 5 Honest, Future 2
36 6 – 2 Blue Smoke, Dolly Parton 6
37 42 28 9 Shakira., Shakira 2
38 0 New 1 Mud Digger: Volume 5, Various Artists 38
39 36 24 38 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
40 62 55 121 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
41 56 49 13 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
42 47 26 61 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
43 46 42 6 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
44 43 38 34 The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2), Justin Timberlake 1
45 44 33 24 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
46 41 32 8 She Looks So Perfect (EP), 5 Seconds Of Summer 2
47 27 16 4 Supernova, Ray LaMontagne 3
48 10 – 2 Sovereign, Michael W. Smith 10
49 55 45 10 My Krazy Life, YG 2
50 79 66 14 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
51 33 5 3 Strangeulation, Tech N9ne Collabos 5
52 76 86 278 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 18
53 48 35 6 Testimony, August Alsina 2
54 49 46 12 Mastermind, Rick Ross 1
55 148 164 94 +, Ed Sheeran 5
56 54 31 76 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
57 0 New 1 Thank You For All You've Done, Beverly Crawford 57
58 61 44 7 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
59 0 New 1 A Matter Of Trust: The Bridge to Russia: The Concert, Billy Joel 59
60 0 New 1 8, Luis Fonsi 60
61 108 – 9 St. Vincent, St. Vincent 12
62 124 139 306 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
63 69 59 13 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
64 40 13 3 Nashville: The Music Of Nashville: Season 2: Volume 2, Soundtrack 13
65 7 – 2 Unrepentant Geraldines, Tori Amos 7
66 16 51 37 Fuse, Keith Urban 1
67 64 64 27 Sail Out (EP), Jhene Aiko 8
68 0 New 1 American Football, American Football 68
69 133 146 3 The Soundtrack Of Summer: The Very Best Of Foreigner & Styx, Foreigner/Styx 69
70 72 47 35 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
71 67 75 98 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 53
72 73 71 26 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
73 89 83 34 Yours Truly, Ariana Grande 1
74 99 77 28 The 1975, The 1975 28
75 90 85 146 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
76 66 50 13 Morning Phase, Beck 3
77 63 53 6 Lights Out, Ingrid Michaelson 5
78 0 New 1 California Breed, California Breed 78
79 68 68 125 Halfway To Heaven, Brantley Gilbert 4
80 88 92 167 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
81 77 63 78 Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling 23
82 20 – 2 The Righteous & The Butterfly, Mushroomhead 20
83 91 69 170 21, Adele 1
84 174 180 279 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
85 96 76 8 Head Or Heart, Christina Perri 4
86 0 Re-Entry 2 The Bridges Of Madison County, Original Broadway Cast Recording 86
87 84 56 28 NOW 48, Various Artists 3
88 70 127 207 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
89 82 128 83 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
90 87 88 33 Bangerz, Miley Cyrus 1
91 154 74 11 Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc 4
92 0 New 1 The Voice: The Complete Season 6 Collection, Josh Kaufman 92
93 75 54 6 Rivers In The Wasteland, NEEDTOBREATHE 3
94 100 123 19 Kidz Bop 25, Kidz Bop Kids 3
95 103 94 84 Night Train, Jason Aldean 1
96 115 81 39 Hail To The King, Avenged Sevenfold 1
97 110 132 10 Going To Hell, The Pretty Reckless 5
98 11 – 2 White Women, Chromeo 11
99 195 – 11 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
100 117 36 17 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
101 81 60 9 Out Among The Stars, Johnny Cash 3
102 52 40 9 Help, Erica Campbell 6
103 127 150 6 Lunatic, KONGOS 103
104 98 73 13 Formula: Vol. 2, Romeo Santos 5
105 137 148 23 Days Of Gold, Jake Owen 15
106 165 130 143 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 18
107 131 100 24 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
108 111 98 83 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 3
109 78 171 95 El Camino, The Black Keys 2
110 23 – 2 Down IV: Part II (EP), Down 23
111 57 20 3 Natalie Merchant, Natalie Merchant 20
112 130 103 187 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
113 119 102 8 La Gargola, Chevelle 3
114 128 118 27 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 2, Five Finger Death Punch 2
115 120 67 10 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
116 37 – 2 To Be Kind, Swans 37
117 0 Re-Entry 21 Definitely Maybe, Oasis 58
118 92 – 24 Sinatra: Best Of The Best, Frank Sinatra 23
119 74 82 9 Hymns, Michael W. Smith 25
120 183 168 36 Off The Beaten Path, Justin Moore 2
121 53 – 2 Lighght, Kishi Bashi 53
122 134 122 110 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
123 0 New 1 Evolutionary, War 123
124 193 116 119 Hunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes 7
125 0 Re-Entry 28 Mystery Girl, Roy Orbison 5
126 152 178 10 Disney Junior: DJ Shuffle, Various Artists 25
127 85 22 3 Magic Mountain, Black Stone Cherry 22
128 146 143 138 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
129 158 160 193 All The Right Reasons, Nickelback 1
130 132 137 12 Vessel, Twenty One Pilots 58
131 145 149 30 It Goes Like This, Thomas Rhett 6
132 170 – 116 ...Hits, Phil Collins 6
133 51 8 3 Southsiders, Atmosphere 8
134 187 190 58 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
135 123 90 35 WOW Hits 2014, Various Artists 25
136 141 189 9 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs 26
137 129 125 11 The Truth, Ledisi 14
138 156 170 189 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
139 80 27 3 Nikki Nack, tUnE-YaRdS 27
140 0 Re-Entry 73 Halcyon, Ellie Goulding 9
141 0 Re-Entry 175 Greatest Hits, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 5
142 0 Re-Entry 71 Ultimate Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19
143 159 135 10 Recess, Skrillex 4
144 155 200 307 Metallica, Metallica 1
145 149 145 166 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
146 0 Re-Entry 51 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac 14
147 118 78 41 The Blessed Unrest, Sara Bareilles 2
148 163 136 44 Love Is Everything, George Strait 2
149 142 119 88 The Truth About Love, P!nk 1
150 0 Re-Entry 265 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 9
151 0 Re-Entry 107 A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Coldplay 5
152 93 29 3 I Never Learn, Lykke Li 29
153 0 Re-Entry 61 The World From The Side Of The Moon, Phillip Phillips 4
154 172 199 183 Mothership, Led Zeppelin 7
155 166 169 127 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
156 139 84 36 TRUE, Avicii 5
157 65 12 3 Sheezus, Lily Allen 12
158 112 61 43 All The Little Lights, Passenger 26
159 179 134 9 High Noon, Jerrod Niemann 18
160 186 187 160 You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band 1
161 138 93 16 WOW Gospel 2014, Various Artists 26
162 150 96 16 Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface 4
163 0 Re-Entry 91 Uncaged, Zac Brown Band 1
164 106 97 10 Supermodel, Foster The People 3
165 167 80 85 The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 2
166 162 167 124 The Very Best Of The Eagles, Eagles 3
167 0 Re-Entry 5 Duets, Donnie McClurkin 45
168 164 112 8 Where It All Began, Dan + Shay 6
169 151 114 7 Catacombs Of The Black Vatican, Black Label Society 5
170 0 Re-Entry 69 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
171 0 Re-Entry 5 Settle, Disclosure 38
172 24 – 2 Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon 24
173 104 176 145 Brothers, The Black Keys 3
174 199 158 24 Black Panties, R. Kelly 4
175 171 107 5 If We're Honest, Francesca Battistelli 13
176 95 52 4 Passion: Take It All, Passion 4
177 0 Re-Entry 862 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd 1
178 116 – 138 Licensed To Ill, Beastie Boys 1
179 198 166 5 Pop Psychology, Neon Trees 6
180 189 72 87 Babel, Mumford & Sons 1
181 0 Re-Entry 24 Greatest Hits, Huey Lewis & The News 61
182 59 – 2 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 59
183 161 196 9 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, Soundtrack 30
184 0 Re-Entry 18 My Own Lane, Kid Ink 3
185 0 Re-Entry 106 Four The Record, Miranda Lambert 3
186 176 124 5 You Make Me Brave: Live At The Civic, Bethel Music 10
187 0 Re-Entry 53 Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay 1
188 160 89 8 A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek 7
189 0 Re-Entry 178 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
190 184 138 55 Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves 2
191 200 156 42 Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, Volbeat 9
192 121 109 13 Nashville: Season 2: Volume 1, Soundtrack 34
193 0 Re-Entry 11 Oh, What A Life, American Authors 15
194 0 Re-Entry 106 Meteora, Linkin Park 1
195 0 Re-Entry 50 Golden, Lady Antebellum 1
196 182 – 79 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 98
197 126 70 48 Modern Vampires Of The City, Vampire Weekend 1
198 0 Re-Entry 32 Songs You Know By Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s), Jimmy Buffett 100
199 140 151 32 Days Are Gone, HAIM 6
200 192 184 53 Random Access Memories, Daft Punk 1

PARAMORE TOP 30

103 127 150 6 Lunatic, KONGOS 103

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