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The wait is over! Katy Perryâs sixth studio album, 143, is out and weâre breaking it down for you. Comment below what your favorite track is! Tetris Kelly:A pop queen has returned. After teasing us with three singles, Katy Perryâs sixth album has arrived and weâre breaking down some of the best tracks. This is […]
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Joey Bada$$ accepts the Impact Award from Billboard Deputy Director of R&B/Hip-Hop Carl Lamarre at Billboardâs R&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024 event. Joey Bada$$:Can I get a yer? Thatâs right, you know, Iâm from New York. Iâm from Brooklyn, so when I yer, yâall got to yodel back. Yer! Yo listen, man, thank you to […]
Miranda Lambert recently released Postcards from Texas, and the country star has revealed why she decided to return to her Texas roots for this album. Discover her favorite songs from the new record, her friendship with Lainey Wilson, why country music is shining so brightly now and more! Jason Lipshutz: Iâm so excited for this […]
David Gilmour lands his first No. 1 on Billboardâs 33-year-old Top Album Sales chart, as his first studio album in nine years, Luck and Strange, debuts atop the tally dated Sept. 21. The set, which also marks his third top 10-charting effort on the list, sold 30,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 12, according to Luminate.
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Gilmour has reached the Top Album Sales chart seven times as a soloist, beginning with 2006âs No. 6-peaking On an Island. He reached the top 10 a second time with 2015âs No. 4-peaking Rattle That Lock.
Also arriving in the top 10 of the latest Top Album Sales chart are the newest releases from TZUYU, George Strait, Paris Hilton, LL COOL J and xikers.
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Billboardâs Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chartâs 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. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Of Luck and Strangeâs first-week sales of 30,000, physical sales comprise 25,000 copies (14,500 on CD; 8,500 on vinyl and about 2,000 on Blu-ray Audio) and digital download sales comprise 5,000. The albumâs first-week vinyl sales were bolstered by its availability across four variants, helping it debut at No. 1 on the Vinyl Albums chart. The set was also a sturdy seller at independent record stores, with nearly 4,500 sold through that retail sector. It debuts at No. 2 on the Indie Store Album Sales chart.
Luck and Strange additionally starts at No. 3 on Top Rock Albums, No. 4 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums. Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums rank, respectively, the weekâs most popular rock albums, and rock and alternative albums, by equivalent album units.
On the Billboard 200, Luck and Strange arrives at No. 10, marking Gilmourâs third top 10 set on the ranking. Gilmour is also a member of Pink Floyd, and all 10 of Pink Floydâs top 10-charting albums on the Billboard 200 (from 1973âs No. 1 The Dark Side of the Moon through 2014âs The Endless River) reached the region after Gilmour joined the band in 1967.
TZUYU sees her debut solo project abouTZU arrive at No. 2 on Top Album Sales with nearly 23,000 copies sold. The TWICE memberâs album sold 22,000 physical copies (16,000 on CD and 6,000 on vinyl) and about 1,000 digital downloads. The setâs opening-week sales was bolstered by its availability across 11 CD variants and two vinyl variants, all containing branded paper ephemera such as photocards, stickers, and posters.
George Straitâs Cowboys and Dreamers debuts at No. 3 on Top Album Sales with 22,000 copies sold. The set was available across three CD variants (two containing branded paper ephemera), a deluxe CD boxed set containing a branded T-shirt, three vinyl variants and a digital download.
Paris Hiltonâs second album â and first in 18 years â Infinite Icon, debuts at No. 4 on Top Album Sales with 16,000 copies sold. Sabrina Carpenterâs Short nâ Sweet slips 2-5 with 15,000 sold (down 45%). LL COOL Jâs first studio album in over 10 years, THE FORCE, arrives at No. 6 with 12,000 sold, bolstered by the availability of signed editions.
Chappell Roanâs The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess moves down 5-7 (11,000 sold; down 17%), LE SSERAFIMâs CRAZY falls 1-8 in its second week (10,000; down 74%) and Stray Kidsâ former leader ATE dips 6-9 (8,000; down 24%).
Closing out the top 10 of the latest Top Album Sales chart is xikersâ House of Tricky: Watch Out, 4th Mini Album, debuting at No. 10 with nearly 8,000 sold. Itâs the third top 10-charting set for the group. Its first-week sales were largely driven by CD sales, enhanced by the setâs availability across 18 variants (all containing branded paper ephemera).
In this episode of âBillboard Unfiltered,â Billboard staffers Carl Lamarre, Trevor Anderson, Kyle Denis and Damien Scott go in-depth about the controversy surrounding Diddyâs charges, arrest and how the world has reacted to it. The trio also discuss why Tyla & Tems arenât categorized as Afrobeats artists, Lil Wayneâs comment about his Super Bowl snub and more.
Trevor Anderson:
I mean, this is a federal raid yâall. The FBI raided two of his houses. This is something that has been set up for so long. This had to be planned for months, if not years.
Damien Scott:
You canât be mad at an artist for wanting their art to be received. You can never be upset at that.
Kyle Denis:
I canât remember another performer in recent memory like actually going and putting up a video and being like, âOh Iâm heartbroken I wasnât chosen.â What is that?
Carl Lamarre:
Hey, whatâs going on, guys. Welcome to a fresh episode of âBillboard Unfiltered.â Gentlemen.
Damien Scott:
Welcome back.
Trevor Anderson:
Whatâs up.
Kyle Denis:
Whatâs good.
Trevor Anderson:
It feels like the season premiere or something. Like now everybodyâs back, everyoneâs off of vacation.
Carl Lamarre:
Kind of like season 2, right? Well I wish we were going to start the show off very light, you know. But weâre going to get into the trenches of mud.
Damien Scott:
You brought the negativity back with you.
Carl Lamarre:
Sadly, man. I was on an island when I heard about this news right here, so Mr. Sean âP. Diddyâ Combs charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. Per Billboard.com, âFederal prosecutors on Tuesday unsealed a criminal indictment against Sean âDiddyâ Combs over sweeping allegations of sexual abuse, accusing the once-powerful rapper, producer and music executive of running a racketeering conspiracy that included sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery.â
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Juice WRLD (born Jarad Higgins) died on Dec. 8, 2019 at age 21 due to an accidental oxycodone and codeine intoxication. Since then, his estate has consistently released new music from the late musician to the degree that heâs charted more songs since he died than he did while he was alive.
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Juice WRLDâs estate released two new songs on Sept. 9 packaged together as part of the rapperâs The Pre-Party, titled âWorld Tour (Aquafina)â and âLightyearsâ featuring Young Thug.
Both songs debut on Billboardâs latest Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (dated Sept. 21) at Nos. 34 and 39, respectively. Heâs now charted 87 total songs on the chart. Of those, only 29 debuted while he was living.
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Juice WRLD teased both songs on social media while he was still living. In 2018, he previewed âWorld Tour (Aquafina)â on Instagram Live, rapping âIâm a real nâa, nah, Iâm not an actor/ Double cup with that red lean, Iâma sip classy/ Dior on my feet, I feel classy.â Juice and Young Thug both teased âLightyearsâ before the COVID shutdown in February 2020.
Both songs are slated to appear on Juiceâs forthcoming The Party Never Ends album, which Billboard reported is expected to be the rapperâs third and final posthumous album. His first posthumous LP, Legends Never Die, spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in July 2020. His second, Fighting Demons, debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the chart in December 2021. While he was alive, Juice earned three top five albums on the Billboard 200: Goodbye & Good Riddance (No. 4; 2018), Future & Juice WRLD PresentâŚWRLD on Drugs with Future (No. 2; 2018) and Death Race For Love (No. 1; 2019).
On the Billboard Hot 100, Juice has charted 80 total songs, most recently with âLace It,â with Eminem and Benny Blanco, in December (No. 85 peak). Of those, 25 debuted while he was alive.
Of course, many other artists have posthumously debuted on Billboardâs charts. Eight artists even earned posthumous Hot 100 No. 1s, including: Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Jim Croce, John Lennon, The Notorious B.I.G., Soulja Slim, Static Major and XXXTentacion. On the Billboard 200, the late Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke landed his second No. 1 album in 2021 (with Faith) after he was murdered in 2020. 2Pac, who was murdered in 1996, earned eight top 10 albums following his death, including three No. 1s.