[gagacasanova]

Originally posted by fridayteenage

Ouch at Eric. He thought he was slick and would get to grab 2 #1 weeks with that early release, and now he'll get 0.
If he'd released it on Friday, that would be 70-75k this week + 76k last week = perhaps 150k units and easily #1.

Quite a dropoff from his last album though, which had a 288k first week in actual sales...I guess it's that "loyal country fanbase" ATRL is always going on about.

Multi-week country #1 albums in the digital era:
Luke Bryan (2)
Luke Bryan (2)
SacRED (7)
Zac Brown (2)
Carrie (2)
Lionel (2)
Preach Now (6)
Lady A (4)
Sinless (11)
Dixie Chicks (2)
Rascal Flatts (3)
Chris will be the 9th artist in the digital era.
Only Goddess Swift has 3 (the 3 longest-running #1s), while Luke has 2.

The backfire

[Nightingale]

I'm guessing people were probably excited for Ellie after LMLYD but after the underwhelming OMM this is what she gets.

[Rayaine]

Not this chris guy blocking queens back to back

[simmnfierzig]

1.) Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 80-85k album, 105-110k SPS
2.) Eric Church (EMI Nashville) 60-65k, 65-70k
3.) *Ellie Goulding (Cherrytree/Interscope) 40-45k, 53-58k
4.) The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 15-18k, 45-50k
5.) *Tim McGraw (Big Machine/BMLG) 38-43k, 43-48k
6.) Now 56 (NOW/UMe) 35-40k
7.) --- Probably Fetty Wap
8.) The Beatles (Apple Corps Ltd./UMG) 30-35k, 32-37k [For 1 (2015 Version)]
9.) Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 27-30k, 30-35k
10.) *Sara Bareilles (Epic) 25-28k, 28-32k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine/BMLG) 14-17k, 27-30k
Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 13-15k, 27-30k
*Little Mix (SYCO/Columbia) 21-24k, 25-28k
*Old Dominion (RCA Nashville) 21-24k, 24-27k
5 Seconds of Summer (Capitol) 18-21k, 22-25k
Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 14-17k, 21-24k
Pentatonix (RCA) 13-15k, 14-16k [For That's Christmas to Me]
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 13-15k, 14-16k

Top 15

So 1989 will probably not return to the top 10 this week

But good numbers for the great albums from Sara and Ellie

[umich]

The Weeknd's numbers are not that great (pure sales).

[Green]

Originally posted by umich

The Weeknd's numbers are not that great (pure sales).

True. His album sales are giving me "My Everything" teas

[umich]

Originally posted by Green

True. His album sales are giving me "My Everything" teas

The Male Ariana

[gagacasanova]

Not Carrie dropping 7 spots
Oh well. 'Twas a good run.

[Tylerbv]

SPS is weighted way too high when The Weekend, Fetty, Taylor, and Sam Hunt are all doubling their sales with it

Hope Carrie exceeds predictions for the 3rd week in a row

[sex]

Little Mix missing the top 10.

[fridayteenage]

If we go with the outer limit, then
Weeknd almost triples
Fetty...probably something like that
Sam doubles.

Taylor does not double in that situation, so no, not right to put Her on that list.

[Body Talk]

Have we heard anything about Grimes?

[jpow]

Ellie at #3 would be amazing Clobbering her previous best of #9 for Halcyon

[Almighty Gaga]

Pentatonix (RCA) 13-15k, 14-16k [For That's Christmas to Me]

This might become a Xmas stable

[Body Talk]

Originally posted by Almighty Gaga

Pentatonix (RCA) 13-15k, 14-16k [For That's Christmas to Me]

This might become a Xmas stable

Nah. That's Christmas With Love

[Almighty Gaga]

Originally posted by Body Talk

Nah. That's Christmas With Love

keep it qt

[simmnfierzig]

Originally posted by Body Talk

Have we heard anything about Grimes?

No nothing. So her pure sales prediction is below 13k

[Temporal]

Ellie and Sara rising

[UnusualBoy]

Originally posted by umich

The Weeknd's numbers are not that great (pure sales).

Is it already gold on pure sales?

[Ger-55]

79%

LW TW Artist / Album Label Sales Index
1 1 CHRIS STAPLETON
TRAVELLER
MERCURY NASHVILLE 62,458
2 2 ERIC CHURCH
MR. MISUNDERSTOOD
EMI NASHVILLE 46,736
-- 3 ELLIE GOULDING
DELIRIUM
INTERSCOPE 31,086
-- 4 TIM MCGRAW
DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC
BIG MACHINE/BMLG 28,570
4 5 NOW 56
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW/UME 25,913
-- 6 SARA BAREILLES
WHAT'S INSIDE: SONGS FROM WAITRESS
EPIC 19,749
-- 7 LITTLE MIX
GET WEIRD
SYCO/COLUMBIA 18,047
-- 8 OLD DOMINION
MEAT AND CANDY
RCA NASHVILLE 16,371
3 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD
STORYTELLER
19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 16,178
-- 10 JOSH ABBOTT BAND
FRONT ROW SEAT
PRETTY DAMN TOUGH 10,004
11 11 THE WEEKND
BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS
XO/REPUBLIC 9,026
17 12 SAM HUNT
MONTEVALLO
MCA NASHVILLE 8,916
19 13 LUKE BRYAN
KILL THE LIGHTS
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,806
-- 14 COLE SWINDELL
DOWN HOME SESSIONS II - EP
WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 8,468
14 15 KIDZ BOP KIDS
KIDZ BOP 30
RAZOR & TIE 8,303
12 16 TAYLOR SWIFT
1989
BIG MACHINE 8,143
40 17 PENTATONIX
THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME
RCA 7,670
13 18 BLAKE SHELTON
RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS
WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 7,543
23 19 THOMAS RHETT
TANGLED UP
VALORY/BMLG 7,402
9 20 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
SOUNDS GOOD FEELS GOOD
CAPITOL 7,276