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Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (May 21-28, 2014)
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Originally posted by abrahamjmr
It sold 157k, didn't it? How is that not selling?
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A posthumous album from one of the biggest stars of all time opened with 157k.
Epic could have done better. But they suck.
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At first it looked like Xscape would come out on top, but Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard didn't count nearly 9K copies of CDs that were given away with the purchase of a ticket or T-shirt at Jackson's Cirque Du Soleil show in Las Vegas. (Chart policy is that consumers have to actively choose to buy an album. They can't just get it with bundled with something else.)
https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-...194758686.html
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Mj at #2 is pretty impressive considering he's dead.
Epics promo was flawless tbh
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Although I don't know whether mj would have liked it that they were still using him for cash like this long after he's passed away.
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YESSSS!!!!! Finally they get a number 1 album.
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When's the last time an artist's releases peaked at #3, #2, then #1? What a steady climb.
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Michael's album sales exceeded my expectations, I was predicting 120k.
157K is not bad for a posthumous album.
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Suck on that, L.A. Reid.
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yassss
Even though Turn Blue aint all that, TBK truly deserve this. I was almost sure MJ was going to snatch.
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I wanted Xscape to flop and tank as much as it could, so they could finally leave Michael alone
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Originally posted by collin
A posthumous album from one of the biggest stars of all time opened with 157k.
Epic could have done better. But they suck.
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With this sales climate, you can't ask for more. It did decent bussiness.
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Michael deserve the #1 great sales
When will epic reach a #1 album?
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Billboard 200
This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wk Turn Blue, The Black Keys 1
2 0 New 1 Xscape, Michael Jackson 2
3 1 – 2 NOW 50, Various Artists 1
4 2 1 25 Frozen, Soundtrack 1
5 0 New 1 Rewind, Rascal Flatts 5
6 0 New 1 Blue Smoke, Dolly Parton 6
7 0 New 1 Unrepentant Geraldines, Tori Amos 7
8 4 – 2 Shine On, Sarah McLachlan 4
9 3 – 2 Storyline, Hunter Hayes 3
10 0 New 1 Sovereign, Michael W. Smith 10
11 0 New 1 White Women, Chromeo 11
12 7 9 40 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 1
13 6 6 11 G I R L, Pharrell Williams 2
14 15 5 4 The New Classic, Iggy Azalea 3
15 11 14 76 Here's To The Good Times, Florida Georgia Line 4
16 51 60 36 GG Fuse, Keith Urban 1
17 9 – 2 Corazon, Santana 9
18 0 Re-Entry 44 Demi, Demi Lovato 3
19 10 13 33 Pure Heroine, Lorde 3
20 0 New 1 The Righteous & The Butterfly, Mushroomhead 20
21 21 20 37 Love In The Future, John Legend 4
22 14 28 89 Night Visions, Imagine Dragons 2
23 0 New 1 Down IV: Part II (EP), Down 23
24 0 New 1 Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon 24
25 17 2 3 Shatter Me, Lindsey Stirling 2
26 19 26 30 PRISM, Katy Perry 1
27 16 3 3 Supernova, Ray LaMontagne 3
28 106 110 176 PS Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
29 18 16 15 NOW 49, Various Artists 1
30 25 19 14 The Outsiders, Eric Church 1
31 30 31 28 The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem 1
32 23 7 4 Honest, Future 2
33 5 – 2 Strangeulation, Tech N9ne Collabos 5
34 41 62 60 Native, OneRepublic 4
35 37 33 5 Talk Dirty, Jason Derulo 4
36 24 15 37 Bad Blood, Bastille 11
37 0 New 1 To Be Kind, Swans 37
38 34 37 36 AM, Arctic Monkeys 6
39 0 New 1 Sylvan Esso, Sylvan Esso 39
40 13 – 2 Nashville: The Music Of Nashville: Season 2: Volume 2, Soundtrack 13
41 32 27 7 She Looks So Perfect (EP), 5 Seconds Of Summer 2
42 28 12 8 Shakira., Shakira 2
43 38 40 33 The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2), Justin Timberlake 1
44 33 24 23 Beyonce, Beyonce 1
45 0 New 1 One Love, One Rhythm: The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album, Various Artists 45
46 42 25 5 Disney Karaoke Series: Frozen (EP), Various Artists 17
47 26 49 60 Based On A True Story ..., Blake Shelton 3
48 35 18 5 Testimony, August Alsina 2
49 46 39 11 Mastermind, Rick Ross 1
50 0 New 1 Sincerely Yours, IamSu! 50
51 8 – 2 Southsiders, Atmosphere 8
52 40 38 8 Help, Erica Campbell 6
53 0 New 1 Lighght, Kishi Bashi 53
54 31 47 75 Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars 1
55 45 34 9 My Krazy Life, YG 2
56 49 78 12 Riser, Dierks Bentley 6
57 20 – 2 Natalie Merchant, Natalie Merchant 20
58 0 New 1 Killer Be Killed, Killer Be Killed 58
59 0 New 1 Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson 59
60 0 New 1 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Original Broadway Cast Recording 60
61 44 46 6 Welcome To The New, MercyMe 4
62 55 51 120 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
63 53 36 5 Lights Out, Ingrid Michaelson 5
64 64 48 26 Sail Out (EP), Jhene Aiko 8
65 12 – 2 Sheezus, Lily Allen 12
66 50 58 12 Morning Phase, Beck 3
67 75 91 97 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 53
68 68 84 124 Halfway To Heaven, Brantley Gilbert 4
69 59 52 12 Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q 1
70 127 120 206 Thriller, Michael Jackson 1
71 111 86 62 God's Not Dead, newsboys 45
72 47 56 34 Nothing Was The Same, Drake 1
73 71 53 25 Midnight Memories, One Direction 1
74 82 94 8 Hymns, Michael W. Smith 25
75 54 41 5 Rivers In The Wasteland, NEEDTOBREATHE 3
76 86 88 277 Legend: The Best Of..., Bob Marley And The Wailers 18
77 63 42 77 Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling 23
78 171 – 94 El Camino, The Black Keys 2
79 66 70 13 Cole Swindell, Cole Swindell 3
80 27 – 2 Nikki Nack, tUnE-YaRdS 27
81 60 50 8 Out Among The Stars, Johnny Cash 3
82 128 116 82 good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar 2
83 62 83 53 Paramore, Paramore 1
84 56 64 27 NOW 48, Various Artists 3
85 22 – 2 Magic Mountain, Black Stone Cherry 22
86 0 New 1 Don't Wait Up, Bane 86
87 88 69 32 Bangerz, Miley Cyrus 1
88 92 54 166 The Legend Of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash 5
89 83 71 33 Yours Truly, Ariana Grande 1
90 85 147 145 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
91 69 82 169 21, Adele 1
92 0 Re-Entry 23 Sinatra: Best Of The Best, Frank Sinatra 23
93 29 – 2 I Never Learn, Lykke Li 29
94 0 Re-Entry 109 Dr. Dre -- 2001, Dr. Dre 2
95 52 4 3 Passion: Take It All, Passion 4
96 76 68 7 Head Or Heart, Christina Perri 4
97 0 New 1 Hail The Apocalyse, Avatar 97
98 73 73 12 Formula: Vol. 2, Romeo Santos 5
99 77 101 27 The 1975, The 1975 28
100 123 81 18 Kidz Bop 25, Kidz Bop Kids 3
101 0 Re-Entry 252 Greatest Hits, Queen 11
102 0 New 1 Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes 102
103 94 102 83 Night Train, Jason Aldean 1
104 176 184 144 Brothers, The Black Keys 3
105 0 Re-Entry 14 Ready To Fly, Jamie Grace 32
106 97 108 9 Supermodel, Foster The People 3
107 0 New 1 Take Me To Church (EP), Hozier 107
108 0 Re-Entry 8 St. Vincent, St. Vincent 12
109 0 New 1 Blondie 4(0)-Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux / Ghosts Of Download, Blondie 109
110 132 92 9 Going To Hell, The Pretty Reckless 5
111 98 115 82 Pitch Perfect, Soundtrack 3
112 61 121 42 All The Little Lights, Passenger 26
113 43 – 2 Childhood Home, Ben & Ellen Harper 43
114 0 New 1 Representing, Tribal Seeds 114
115 81 96 38 Hail To The King, Avenged Sevenfold 1
116 0 Re-Entry 137 Licensed To Ill, Beastie Boys 1
117 36 43 16 Thrive, Casting Crowns 6
118 78 177 40 The Blessed Unrest, Sara Bareilles 2
119 102 72 7 La Gargola, Chevelle 3
120 67 66 9 Sex And Love, Enrique Iglesias 8
121 109 154 12 Nashville: Season 2: Volume 1, Soundtrack 34
122 39 – 2 All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs & Voice Of Gregg Allman, Various Artists 39
123 90 99 34 WOW Hits 2014, Various Artists 25
124 139 133 305 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey 10
125 0 Re-Entry 120 Sublime, Sublime 13
126 70 175 47 Modern Vampires Of The City, Vampire Weekend 1
127 150 143 5 Lunatic, KONGOS 127
128 118 104 26 The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 2, Five Finger Death Punch 2
129 125 122 10 The Truth, Ledisi 14
130 103 107 186 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
131 100 98 23 Because The Internet, Childish Gambino 7
132 137 170 11 Vessel, Twenty One Pilots 58
133 146 – 2 The Soundtrack Of Summer: The Very Best Of Foreigner & Styx, Foreigner/Styx 133
134 122 164 109 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
135 0 New 1 Neighbors, Soundtrack 135
136 117 – 108 The Lumineers, The Lumineers 2
137 148 148 22 Days Of Gold, Jake Owen 15
138 93 87 15 WOW Gospel 2014, Various Artists 26
139 84 106 35 TRUE, Avicii 5
140 151 168 31 Days Are Gone, HAIM 6
141 189 – 8 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs 26
142 119 146 87 The Truth About Love, P!nk 1
143 162 – 35 Rise, Skillet 4
144 65 22 3 9 Dead Alive, Rodrigo y Gabriela 22
145 149 149 29 It Goes Like This, Thomas Rhett 6
146 143 128 137 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park 2
147 0 New 1 Abaddon, Boondox 147
148 164 119 93 +, Ed Sheeran 5
149 145 114 165 The Eminem Show, Eminem 1
150 96 95 15 Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface 4
151 114 90 6 Catacombs Of The Black Vatican, Black Label Society 5
152 178 118 9 Disney Junior: DJ Shuffle, Various Artists 25
153 120 111 22 Bones Of What You Believe, CHVRCHES 12
154 74 85 10 Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc 4
155 200 172 306 Metallica, Metallica 1
156 170 140 188 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 22
157 0 New 1 Ultima II Massage, Tobacco 157
158 160 132 192 All The Right Reasons, Nickelback 1
159 135 89 9 Recess, Skrillex 4
160 89 113 7 A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek 7
161 196 162 8 The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, Soundtrack 30
162 167 135 123 The Very Best Of The Eagles, Eagles 3
163 136 161 43 Love Is Everything, George Strait 2
164 112 77 7 Where It All Began, Dan + Shay 6
165 130 129 142 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 18
166 169 155 126 Back In Black, AC/DC 4
167 80 124 84 The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 2
168 0 New 1 Days Of Abandon, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart 168
169 0 New 1 Godzilla, Soundtrack 169
170 0 Re-Entry 115 ...Hits, Phil Collins 6
171 107 80 4 If We're Honest, Francesca Battistelli 13
172 199 165 182 Mothership, Led Zeppelin 7
173 159 – 53 I Love You., The Neighbourhood 25
174 180 197 278 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
175 152 189 55 The 20/20 Experience, Justin Timberlake 1
176 124 63 4 You Make Me Brave: Live At The Civic, Bethel Music 10
177 99 23 3 Indie Cindy, Pixies 23
178 101 117 8 Majestic, Kari Jobe 12
179 134 130 8 High Noon, Jerrod Niemann 18
180 95 171 27 ARTPOP, Lady Gaga 1
181 0 Re-Entry 214 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
182 0 Re-Entry 78 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 98
183 168 183 35 Off The Beaten Path, Justin Moore 2
184 138 137 54 Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves 2
185 87 109 14 How Mercy Looks From Here, Amy Grant 12
186 187 – 159 You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band 1
187 190 131 57 Save Rock And Roll, Fall Out Boy 1
188 140 – 2 Mis 40 En Bellas Artes, Juan Gabriel 140
189 72 169 86 Babel, Mumford & Sons 1
190 0 Re-Entry 29 Juke Box Heroes, Foreigner 109
191 0 Re-Entry 123 Back To Black, Amy Winehouse 2
192 184 156 52 Random Access Memories, Daft Punk 1
193 116 160 118 Hunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes 7
194 133 30 3 Most Messed Up, Old 97's 30
195 0 Re-Entry 10 The Very Best Of Daryl Hall John Oates, Daryl Hall John Oates 34
196 157 125 17 2014 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 2
197 0 Re-Entry 8 Live Through It, James Fortune & FIYA 13
198 166 57 4 Pop Psychology, Neon Trees 6
199 158 152 23 Black Panties, R. Kelly 4
200 156 167 0 Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, Volbeat 9
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64 64 48 26 Sail Out (EP), Jhene Aiko 8
Half a year on the chart, with no promo, just hype. Queen
127 150 143 5 Lunatic, KONGOS 127
New peak
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62 55 51 120 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
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I'm genuinely surprised artpop is still charting
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140 151 168 31 Days Are Gone, HAIM 6
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The longevity.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Cristhian
I'm genuinely surprised artpop is still charting
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The Elusive DWUW Video Chanteuse
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So artpop fell from 95 to 180?
Hope TD charts again!
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