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Ana Castela brightens up Brazil as she partakes in Billboard’s ‘Global No. 1s’ series. The Sertanejo singer goes into detail about “Nosso Quadro” stealing the hearts of Brazil, possibly experimenting with other genres and more! Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard […]
Sabrina Carpenter collects her second top 10-charting effort on the Billboard 200, as her holiday set Fruitcake reenters the Dec. 21-dated tally at No. 10, prompted largely by its wide physical release on CD, vinyl and cassette on Dec. 6. It joins her chart-topping Short n’ Sweet in the top 10, as it holds at No. 5. Fruitcake had previously peaked at No. 121 in 2023.
Fruitcake cooks up a big reentry thanks to major sales – 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). Fruitcake also got a big promotional boost from the debut of Carpenter’s Netflix holiday special, A Nonsense Christmas, on Dec. 6.
Fruitcake was initially released in November 2023 as a digital download album for purchase and through streaming services. The next month, it garnered a limited vinyl release, exclusively through Carpenter’s official webstore. On Dec. 6 of this year, the album became widely available on CD, cassette and three vinyl variants (including one exclusive to Target).
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In the tracking week ending Dec. 12, Fruitcake earned 54,000 equivalent album units (up 1,040%) in the U.S., according to Luminate, with album sales comprising 39,000 (up 27,326%; it debuts at No. 4 on Top Album Sales) and SEA units comprising 15,000 (up 210%, equaling 19.65 million on-demand official streams of set’s songs). Of the album’s 39,000 sales – vinyl sales comprise 31,000 copies.
The last holiday set with a bigger sales week overall (across all formats, physical and digital) was when Carrie Underwood’s My Gift debuted with 41,000 copies sold on the Oct. 10, 2020-dated chart.
Previously, the biggest sales week in the modern era for a holiday set on vinyl came just two weeks ago, when The Philly Specials’ A Philly Special Christmas Party bowed with 22,000 vinyl copies sold (Dec. 7 chart).
Back on the Billboard 200, with albums at Nos. 5 and 10, Carpenter is the sixth artist in 2024 to have at least two albums in the top 10 at the same time. Previously this year, Zach Bryan, Future, Metro Boomin, Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen all notched multiple projects in the top 10 concurrently.
Elsewhere on the charts, Fruitcake makes a sweet debut across multiple tallies: No. 1 on Indie Store Album Sales, No. 2 on Vinyl Albums, No. 2 on Top Catalog Albums and No. 4 on Top Album Sales. The set also zooms 47-3 (a new peak) on Top Holiday Albums.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. All Dec. 21, 2024-dated charts will be posted in full on Billboard’s website on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums ranks the week’s top-selling albums and vinyl albums, respectively. Indie Store Album Sales ranks the top-selling albums of the week at independent music stores. Top Holiday Albums ranks the week’s most popular holiday albums by equivalent album units. Top Catalog Albums ranks the week’s most popular catalog (older) albums across all genres, by equivalent album units.
Billboard caught up with Karrahbooo at Rolling Loud Miami 2024, and she dishes the tea on her life, rumors about her, her top female rappers and more!
Karrahbooo:
What’s up? It’s Karrahbooo, not the two. And we are at Rolling Loud with Billboard.
Meghan Mahar:
If you could live in any music video, what would you pick?
Dang this hard as f—. If I could live in any music video, I’m gonna say an answer, but like, this is like, just, like, a random answer, because I couldn’t really think it through. But I’m just gonna say, like, “FRONT END” bro, I like that video, it’s like a vibe, some little cute outfit. So, yeah, f— it.
If your life was a movie, what would the title be?
It is a movie, let me tell you. It would be probably called ‘Not the Two’ … and it would be directed by me, and it would be starring Zendaya. F— it.
What’s one rumor about you that you wish was actually true?
I don’t know. I don’t like the rumors about me. I don’t think none of them, I don’t want any of them to be true, and they’re not. So I guess I won.
Are you trying to clarify anything right now? Let the people know.
Sh–, f— it. Who don’t write they music, because I write my music and I have all my chains still, and what else? I don’t own 900k, and what else? I don’t even care. F— it. That’s all the sh–. F— it. It’s more. Oh, and I’m black. Are you dumb? Are you kidding me, bro? But it’s cool, though, I love everybody.
There’s a lot of trends in hip-hop, ins and outs. If you could erase one trend from hip-hop history forever, what would it be?
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Dua Lipa & more kicked off Billboard’s inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, partnering with 10-plus global editions to showcase their No. 1s. Keep watching for all the details! Tetris Kelly: It doesn’t get more global than Dua Lipa. Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around […]
KUN claims China with “Afterglow” for the ‘Global No. 1s’ series. He duo shares how “Afterglow” came to life, shares his view on performances, and more! Billboard is launching its inaugural ‘Global No. 1s’ series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with its ten-plus global editions to showcase […]
We caught up with Sexyy Red at Rolling Loud Miami 2024 and she talks us through her passion for lip gloss, her new line of gloss and more! Meghan Mahar: Hey, Billboard, it’s Megan Mahar, and I’m here with Big Sexyy at Rolling Loud. Sexyy Red, how are you doing? Sexyy Red: I’m doing awesome. How […]
Relive the best performances, biggest winners and more highlights from the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, presented by Marriott Bonvoy. Tetris Kelly: Tyla, Shaboozey and more highlights from the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, presented by Marriott Bonvoy. Superstars from all genres up the ante with performances from around the world. And the big night was hosted […]
AppleTV + dropped the holiday special ‘A Carpool Karaoke Christmas’ with Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan and Dua Lipa karaokeing on the road. Keep watching for more! Tetris Kelly: Gaga singing “Christmas Tree”?! Zane Lowe grabbed the keys from James Corden as Apple TV+ just surprise-dropped ‘A Carpool Karaoke Christmas’ and it’s got all your favs. […]
Up next for the Global No. 1s series, Creepy Nuts joins Japan as their No. 1. The duo shares how “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” took over the charts, what 2025 has in store and more! Billboard is launching its inaugural Global No. 1s series, an initiative to spotlight top-charting artists from around the world. Billboard has partnered with […]
Chiquis goes Behind the Photo and opens up about mom Jenni Rivera, creating the music video for her single “No Te Quiero Quemar,” and more. Chiquis:Hello, how are you? I’m Chiquis and we’re going to be Behind the Photo with Billboard. Photo No. 1: This special day, so beautiful, was one day after my birthday, […]