#2 it seems. #1 would've been possible if he wasn't against streaming, thus would've had a VEVO page with the music video that counted for streaming, and would've done colossal streaming. His music isn't even registered with the YouTube database, so even videos that are uploaded by users won't be detected as streams for his songs.
Song sales from iTunes counted as TEA.
Sales are at an all-time low and they just changed the formula in favor of sales. If he sells ~450k #1 is on lock. His sales are so high because of his lack of streaming, so they wouldn't be as high with streams too. He's going to do it with or without streaming, you watch.
this is just Earth-shattering!
#1,#2 and #6 plus alot of other albums charting high, 100k in pure sales for #1, 256k copies overall!
and all this in just a matter of 12 ****ing HOURS!?
Amazing, impossible to grasp almost! wow! legend
Albums with Most Weeks Top 10 on BB200 in 2010s
1. Adele 21: 84
2. Taylor Swift 1989: 59
3. Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour: 41
3. Soundtrack Frozen: 41
5. Ed Sheeran x: 39
6. Justin Bieber My World 2.0: 31
7. Lady Antebellum Need You Now: 29
8. Eminem Recovery: 27
9. The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness: 26
10. Lady Gaga The Fame: 25
10. Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox: 25
10. Imagine Dragons Night Visions: 25
13. One Direction Up All Night: 23
13. Maroon 5 V: 23
13. Lorde Pure Heroine: 23
13. Justin Bieber Purpose: 23
17. Chris Stapleton Traveller: 22
18. Adele 25: 21
18. Jason Aldean My Kinda Party: 21
20. Mumford & Sons Babel: 20
21. Mumford & Sons Sigh No More: 19
21. Michael Buble Christmas: 19
21. twenty one pilots Blurryface: 19
24. Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience: 18
25. Taylor Swift Red: 17
25. Luke Bryan Crash My Party: 17
25. Katy Perry PRISM: 17
28. Drake Take Care: 16
29. Taylor Swift Speak Now: 15
29. Meghan Trainor Title: 15
29. Soundtrack Fifty Shades of Grey: 15
Most Albums on BB200 in One Week
1. Frank Sinatra 19 (September 8, 1962)
2. Frank Sinatra 14 (August 25, 1962)
3. Mitch Miller 12 (March 27, 1961)
4. Nat "King" Cole 9 (April 24, 1965)
4. Herb Alpert 9 (May 11, 1968)
4. Led Zeppelin 9 (October 27, 1979) 7. Prince 8 (May 7, 2016)
7. Johnny Mathis 8 (March 27, 1961)
7. Frank Sinatra 8 (May 1, 1961)
7. The Kingston Trio 8 (July 3, 1961)
7. Chubby Checker 8 (June 9, 1962)
7. The Beatles 8 (January 2, 1965)
7. Nat "King" Cole 8 (April 10, 1965)
7. Herb Alpert 8 (December 23, 1967)
7. Led Zeppelin 8 (October 6, 1979)
Prince has the most albums charting in a week for an artist this millennium / in nearly 40 years.
If Purple Rain misses out on #1, it will have been blocked a second time - in it's original release it just missed the top spot too. Oh well, clearly a legendary track.
How come Beyonce isn't factored in this? The album was released on Saturday a day after the tracking period started. Or do they start on Saturday, and Prince's passing and sales on Thursday were enough for the end of the tracking period to chart.
How come Beyonce isn't factored in this? The album was released on Saturday a day after the tracking period started. Or do they start on Saturday, and Prince's passing and sales on Thursday were enough for the end of the tracking period to chart.
Help me out fam lol
His sales are just for Thursday, the charts ends on a Friday so Bey didn't release. Bey will be part of this weeks chart.