Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” falls 1-2 with 224,000 (down 24 percent). Over on the Digital Songs chart, Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” reclaims the No. 2 - twice - with her self-titled 2008 debut and follow-up I Remember Me in 2011. It’s the Grammy Award and Academy Award-winner’s third top 10 album - the entirety of her releases. 1 album has sold 305,000 copes in four weeks.Ĭlosing out the top 10 is Jennifer Hudson with her new album, JHud, debuting at No. Maroon 5’s V descends 7-9 with 26,000 (down 24 percent). The last blues set to reach the top 10 was Gary Clark Jr.’s Blak and Blu, which debuted and peaked at No.
(48 percent of its first week sales came from Internet retailers, like Amazon, while 24 percent were owed to digital retailers.)ĭifferent Shades of Blue is the highest-ranking blues album in almost two years. The handsome first week is owed to significant pre-release promotion (dating back 10 weeks), and visibility on iTunes and Amazon. It’s his highest charting album, first top 10, and biggest sales week ever. Singer/guitarist Joe Bonamassa’s new Different Shades of Blue - his first entirely self-written album - arrives at No. 21.Ĭhris Brown’s X slides 2-6 in its second week, selling 37,000 (down 75 percent) while the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack climbs 11-7 with 30,000 (up 16 percent). Another Pentatonix album is on the way, as That’s Christmas To Me arrives on Oct. The quintet has previously visited the top 10 twice, with 2013’s PTXMAS (EP) (No. 1 with ‘This Is All Yours’Ī cappella group Pentatonix scores its largest sales debut, and highest chart position, as PTX: Vol. ( An Awesome Wave’s largest frame was 6,000.)Īlt-J Nabs U.K. And, with 68,000 sold in its first week, it is Alt-J’s biggest sales week by far. 4 on the Billboard 200 (their first top 10 album) and No. 22, 2013.įollowing the breakthrough success of Alt-J’s debut full-length album, the Mercury Prize-winning An Awesome Wave, the band has returned with its second effort, This Is All Yours. The top three albums each sell more than 125,000 - the first time three titles have sold at least 125,000 in the same week since the frame ending Dec. It actually rose by 5 percent in sales in its sophomore frame, likely owed to the set’s seasonal appeal. 1 debut - was Susan Boyle’s Christmas release The Gift, in the week ending Nov. The last artist album to hold up better in its second week - after a No. Remarkably, Streisand has the smallest second-week drop for an album by an artist in almost four years. 16, when the Now 49 compilation slid by only 21 percent. 1 debuting album since the week ending Feb. 1 - Chesney’s lucky 13th leader.Īs for Streisand, her second-week decline is the lowest for a No. On the Top Country Albums chart, The Big Revival comes in at No. 1 debut Life On a Rock (153,000 sold in its first week). 3 with 127,000 (down just 35 percent).įor Chesney, The Big Revival is his 12th top 10 effort and follows 2013’s No. 1, Barbra Streisand’s own duets album, Partners, slips to No. Cheek To Cheek edges out Kenny Chesney’s also-arriving The Big Revival at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as three albums were vying for the pole position. Gaga previously led the list with ARTPOP, less than a year ago, and Born This Way, in 2011. 1 album with Duets II (which included a collaboration with Gaga on “The Lady Is a Tramp”). That year, a then 85-year old Bennett scored his first No. 1 album, beating a record he set himself back in 2011. Lady Gaga Shows Off Pipes in ‘Bang Bang’ VideoĨ8-year old Bennett is the oldest living act to earn a No. 1 on both the Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts. 23 on Streamline/Interscope/RPM/Columbia Records, sold 131,000 copies in the week ending Sept. Attempting to bypass this rule by adding a ? to a non question will result in a permanent ban.Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s jazzy new duets album, Cheek To Cheek, debuts at No.All initial responses to posters must contain a properly punctuated question.Requests should be posted in /r/IAmARequests.See here for tips concerning proof and examples.If it must remain confidential, you can message it to the moderators and we can verify you. Proof should be included in the text of the post when you start your AMA.Explanation and examples of this rule can be found here.Something uncommon that plays a central role in your life, or.Observability platform used by engineering teams to improve application quality and performance DateĬongressional speechwriter turned rhetoric expert Consider supporting our PatreonĪMAs are scheduled in Eastern Time (GMT-4:00). Submit an AMA Request an AMA Please check out our Rules and FAQs Click here to schedule an AMA on our calendar.