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Jay-Z has been accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year old girl alongside Diddy in 2000, and the rapper has responded to the accusations. Keep watching for the full details on the case and Jay-Z’s response. Tetris Kelly: Jay-Z accused of assault? In a complaint filed in New York federal court, the unnamed […]
Billboard Music Awards performer Shaboozey spoke about all things travel during an interview at W Hollywood. Don’t miss out on the Billboard Music Awards presented by Marriott Bonvoy this Thursday, and stay tuned for more updates on this year’s show! Shaboozey: Whenever I go to a new city on tour, I like to stop at […]
In partnership with Billboard and Johnnie Walker, Ovy on the Drums reunited with rising star Valentina Mami to reflect on their first meet-up, listen to music and share a toast as part of the Voces del Futuro video series. Ovy on the Drums: The truth is that it’s a very great privilege. I feel very […]
Watch Amirah talk about manifesting her career with Mustard and what’s to come, exclusively for Billboard and Honda Stage. Amirah: I’ve always loved music. I feel like what brought this huge discovery into me wanting to pursue music is my grandfather. He used to play old records all the time. That just really drove me […]
The holiday season is in full swing on the Hot 100. Tetris Kelly: It’s time, the holidays have arrived! This is the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 for the week dated December 14. At 10 is “Holly Jolly Christmas.” Gaga and Bruno are down to nine. As is Shaboozey to No. 8, and last week’s […]
The Philly Specials’ charity album A Philly Special Christmas Party makes a festive debut across Billboard’s charts, opening at No. 1 on Independent Albums; in the top 10 on Top Album Sales (No. 2), Top Holiday Albums (No. 2), Vinyl Albums (No. 2); and at No. 16 on the all-genre Billboard 200 (all charts dated Dec. 7).
It’s the third and final release in the charity series, presented by The Philly Specials (former Philadelphia Eagles football player Jason Kelce and his teammates Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata).
Party arrives with the biggest sales week for any holiday album in four years, and the largest sales week for a holiday album on vinyl in the modern era (since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991). A Philly Special Christmas Party sold 32,000 copies in its first week (ending Nov. 28), with 22,000 of that sum on vinyl. The album was commercially released on CD, vinyl and digital download on Nov. 22.
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The last holiday set with a bigger sales week overall was when Carrie Underwood’s My Gift sold 33,000 nearly three months into its release, on the Dec. 19, 2020-dated charts. Previously, the biggest sales week in the modern era for a holiday set on vinyl was when Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack pushed through 20,000 copies in late 2022 (Dec. 31, 2022 chart date).
The new Party album boasts collaborations with the likes of Boyz II Men, Stevie Nicks, Mt. Joy and Jason’s brother (and Kansas City Chiefs tight end) Travis Kelce and includes covers of tunes like “Maybe This Christmas,” “Last Christmas” and “Please Come Home for Christmas.”
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units.
As for the rest of the top 10 of the latest Top Album Sales chart, the Wicked film soundtrack debuts at No. 1 (85,000), Kendrick Lamar’s GNX debuts at No. 3 (32,000), ATEEZ’s Golden Hour: Part.2 falls 1-4 in its second week (24,000; down 87%), Marilyn Manson’s One Assassination Under God: Chapter 1 debuts at No. 5 (20,000), Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene re-enters the chart at No. 6 (18,000; up 14,517% after it was issued on vinyl and CD for the first time), Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet is steady at No. 7 (16,000; up 9%), ENHYPEN’s chart-topping Romance: Untold falls 4-8 (15,000; down 70%), Ice Cube’s Man Down debuts at No. 9 (nearly 15,000) and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess rises 11-10 (13,000; up 16%).
BTS’ V is in the holiday spirit as he dropped his rendition of “White Christmas” with Bing Crosby. Keep watching to hear a snippet of his version and to see what other BTS members have done for the holiday season! Tetris Kelly: One of our favorite crooners is bringing the Christmas spirit. We’re discussing V’s […]
Watch Mustard share his start in music and how collaboration brings together greatness, exclusively for Billboard and Honda Stage. Mustard:The music is collaborative, you know, like, how I think is one way and how the next person may think is another way. And you put two great minds together, you know, you come out with […]
ROSÉ has finally dropped her highly anticipated solo debut album ‘rosie.’ Keep watching for a breakdown of her newest work! Tetris Kelly: Her and Bruno have had us all singing “APT” and now ROSÉ has arrived with her full project. We break it down in this week’s Music You Should Know: ‘rosie.’ “APT” with Bruno […]
50 Cent and Jay-Z still have beef? Fif discussed his theory that Jay-Z tried to keep him from performing at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show with Dr. Dre and Snoop. Keep watching to see what 50 Cent has to say about their issues. 50 Cent: Our culture’s competitive, but I think when it goes […]