BILLBOARD 200
Meghan Trainor debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with her first full-length album, Title. The set arrives with 238,000 equivalent units earned in the week ending Jan. 18, according to Nielsen Music. It was released Jan. 13 on Epic Records.
Title's chart-topping arrival comes after Trainor earlier led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with her introductory hit, "All About That Bass." The tune ruled the Hot 100 for eight consecutive weeks in 2014.
Title's first-week units includes 195,000 in pure album sales, an impressive figure, considering January is traditionally a sleepy month for big new releases. The last album released in January to open with a larger sum was Justin Bieber's Believe: Acoustic, which hit retail on Jan. 29, 2013, and opened with 211,000.
BB200 Top Ten
1. Title (195,000 pure album sales; 238,000 albums+SEA+TEA)
2. 1989 (???; 131,000)
3. Kidz Bop Kids (77,000; 80,000)
4. x (36,000; 77,000)
5. Uptown Special (30,000; 77,000)
6. The Pinkprint (???, 54,000)
7. In The Lonely Hour (???, 50,000)
8. V (19,000, 48,000)
9. Hozier (???, 42,000)
10. 2014 Forest Hills Drive (???, 38,000)
BILLBOARD HOT 100
'Uptown Funk!' rules for a third week. Plus, the police helps escort Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' back into the top five and Maroon 5's 'Sugar' sweetens the chart at No. 8.
Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk!," featuring Bruno Mars, leads the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift's newest fan -- in blue -- sparks a resurgence for "Shake It Off" and Maroon 5 blasts in at No. 8 with its new single "Sugar" following the premiere of its video.
Hot 100 Top Ten
1. Uptown Funk! (=)
2. Thinking Out Loud (+2; new peak)
3. Blank Space (-1)
4. Take Me To Church (-1)
5. Shake It Off (+4)
6. Lips Are Movin (=)
7. I'm Not The Only One (-2)
8. Sugar (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
9. Jealous (-2)
10. All About That Bass (=)