Top 200 Album Sales This Week (May 12, 2016)
Here is this week’s Billboard Top 200 album sales (Update: May 12, 2016). Drake’s Views album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with an explosive first week. The set earned 1.04 million equivalent album units in the week ending May 5 in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. Traditional album sales comprised 852,000 copies of that sum.
See other Billboard charts here.
TW LW 2W Wks
1 New 1 Views – Drake – Young Money/Cash Money | Republic
2 1 – 2 Lemonade – Beyonce – Parkwood | Columbia
3 3 2 102 Purple Rain (Soundtrack) – Prince And The Revolution – NPG/Warner Bros. | Rhino
4 2 1 42 The Very Best Of Prince – Prince – NPG/Warner Bros. | Rhino
5 5 4 15 ANTI – Rihanna – Westbury Road | Roc Nation
6 New 1 Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser – Rob Zombie – Zodiac Swan/T-Boy | UMe
7 New 1 NOW 58 – Various Artists – Sony Music/Universal | UMe
8 9 7 34 Traveller – Chris Stapleton – Mercury Nashville | UMGN
9 10 10 25 Purpose – Justin Bieber – SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun | Def Jam
10 14 12 24 25 – Adele – XL | Columbia
11 11 8 5 The Life Of Pablo – Kanye West – G.O.O.D./Roc-A-Fella | Def Jam
12 13 11 51 Blurryface – twenty one pilots – Fueled By Ramen | AG
13 15 16 32 Hamilton: An American Musical – Original Broadway Cast – Hamilton Uptown/Atlantic | AG
14 7 31 156 1999 – Prince – NPG/Warner Bros. | Rhino
15 16 13 14 Islah – Kevin Gates – Bread Winners’ Association/Atlantic | AG
16 21 18 32 T R A P S O U L – Bryson Tiller – TrapSoul | RCA
17 34 26 16 Death Of A Bachelor – Panic! At The Disco – DCD2/Fueled By Ramen | AG
18 18 14 5 Lukas Graham – Lukas Graham – Warner Bros.
19 New 1 Prayers For The Damned, Vol. 1 – Sixx: A.M. – Eleven Seven
20 28 29 33 What A Time To Be Alive – Drake & Future – A-1/Freebandz/Young Money/Cash Money | Epic/Republic
21 17 9 4 Cleopatra – The Lumineers – Dualtone
22 22 17 22 When It’s Dark Out – G-Eazy – G-Eazy/RVG/BPG | RCA
23 24 20 36 Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd – XO | Republic
24 26 34 80 Montevallo – Sam Hunt – MCA Nashville | UMGN
25 23 15 6 Mind Of Mine – Zayn – RCA
26 New 1 Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2, Volume 2 – Soundtrack – 20th Century Fox | Columbia
27 39 42 65 If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake – Young Money/Cash Money | Republic
28 27 21 13 EVOL – Future – A-1/Freebandz | Epic
29 38 43 38 Cry Baby – Melanie Martinez – Atlantic | AG
30 New 1 Impossible Kid – Aesop Rock – Rhymesayers
31 New 1 Reckless – Martina McBride – Nash Icon | BMLG
32 29 25 32 Tangled Up – Thomas Rhett – Valory | BMLG
33 33 44 39 Kill The Lights – Luke Bryan – Capitol Nashville | UMGN
34 New 1 Dust – Tremonti – FRET12 | Kobalt
35 32 24 37 Immortalized – Disturbed – Reprise | Warner Bros.
36 25 19 32 Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap – RGF/300 | AG
37 6 61 9 Ultimate – Prince – NPG/Warner Bros. | Rhino
38 New 1 Dave’s Picks Volume 18: Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA 7/17/76 – Grateful Dead – Grateful Dead | Rhino
39 47 38 12 Hymns – Joey + Rory – Farmhouse/Gaither | Capitol CMG
40 116 – 2 HITNRUN: Phase Two – Prince – NPG
41 37 36 42 DS2 – Future – A-1/Freebandz | Epic
42 4 6 15 The Hits/The B-Sides – Prince – NPG/Paisley Park/Warner Bros. | Rhino
43 30 30 36 Badlands – Halsey – Astralwerks
44 44 41 74 2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole – Dreamville/Roc Nation | Columbia
45 41 39 15 The Truth (EP) – Mike Posner – Island
46 8 – 2 Always Strive And Prosper – A$AP Ferg – A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds | RCA
47 66 69 166 Take Care – Drake – Young Money/Cash Money | Republic
48 40 99 10 OWSLA World Wide Broadcast – Various Artists – OWSLA
49 42 33 80 1989 – Taylor Swift – Big Machine | BMLG
50 125 196 189 + – Ed Sheeran – Elektra | AG
51 35 35 14 This Is Acting – Sia – Monkey Puzzle | RCA
52 43 28 59 Chaos And The Calm – James Bay – Republic
53 49 37 57 My House (EP) – Flo Rida – Poe Boy/Atlantic | AG
54 45 45 22 Late Nights: The Album – Jeremih – Mick Schultz | Def Jam
55 31 3 3 A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson – Atlantic | AG
56 78 86 134 Nothing Was The Same – Drake – Young Money/Cash Money | Republic
57 63 59 28 Storyteller – Carrie Underwood – 19/Arista Nashville | SMN
58 53 94 121 Beyonce – Beyonce – Parkwood | Columbia
59 52 160 31 Prince – Prince – NPG/Warner Bros. | Rhino
60 70 73 52 How Can It Be – Lauren Daigle – Centricity | Capitol CMG
61 59 49 90 Vessel – twenty one pilots – Fueled By Ramen | AG
62 65 53 22 Damn Country Music – Tim McGraw – McGraw/Big Machine | BMLG
63 57 47 30 Revival – Selena Gomez – Interscope | IGA
64 67 64 98 x – Ed Sheeran – Atlantic | AG
65 60 56 25 Know-It-All – Alessia Cara – EP | Def Jam
66 62 52 69 Title – Meghan Trainor – Epic
67 87 88 9 The Intro (EP) – Ruth B – Columbia
68 64 79 27 Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church – EMI Nashville | UMGN
69 74 67 272 21 – Adele – XL | Columbia
70 79 97 82 Anything Goes – Florida Georgia Line – Republic Nashville | BMLG
71 36 5 3 Santana IV – Santana – Santana IV | Thirty Tigers
72 69 81 25 I’m Comin’ Over – Chris Young – RCA Nashville | SMN
73 58 51 13 NOW 57 – Various Artists – Universal/Sony Music | Legacy
74 54 58 22 Blue Neighbourhood – Troye Sivan – Capitol
75 New 1 Paging Mr. Proust – The Jayhawks – Sham | Thirty Tigers
76 75 57 14 Nine Track Mind – Charlie Puth – Artist Partners Group/Atlantic | AG
77 73 54 11 The Art Of Hustle – Yo Gotti – Cocaine Muzik | Epic
78 95 60 21 Swaay (EP) – DNCE – Republic
79 86 65 9 untitled unmastered. – Kendrick Lamar – Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA
80 77 85 26 Meat And Candy – Old Dominion – RCA Nashville | SMN
81 12 – 2 Therapy Session – NF – Capitol CMG
82 83 62 7 This Is What The Truth Feels Like – Gwen Stefani – Interscope | IGA
83 85 68 28 Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits – Blake Shelton – Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN
84 90 72 20 Royalty – Chris Brown – RCA
85 84 75 95 These Things Happen – G-Eazy – G-Eazy/RVG/BPG | RCA
86 Re-Entry 20 True Colors – Zedd – Interscope | IGA
87 82 90 36 Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection – Queen – Hollywood
88 97 117 407 Journey’s Greatest Hits – Journey – Columbia | Legacy
89 93 84 377 Metallica – Metallica – Blackened | Warner Bros.
90 94 91 48 Peace Is The Mission – Major Lazer – Mad Decent
91 127 138 42 The First Time – Kelsea Ballerini – Black River
92 102 89 99 In The Lonely Hour – Sam Smith – Capitol
93 91 50 416 Legend: The Best Of… – Bob Marley And The Wailers – Tuff Gong/Island | UMe
94 92 82 56 Handwritten – Shawn Mendes – Island
95 96 83 25 Made In The A.M. – One Direction – SYCO | Columbia
96 Re-Entry 216 Number Ones – Michael Jackson – MJJ/Epic | Legacy
97 89 70 351 Greatest Hits – Guns N’ Roses – Geffen | UMe
98 105 98 184 good kid, m.A.A.d city – Kendrick Lamar – Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA
99 New 1 RWBY, Volume 3: Origianl Soundtrack Score – Soundtrack – Rooster Teeth
100 108 92 27 Bouquet (EP) – The Chainsmokers – Disruptor | Columbia
101 106 78 22 A Head Full Of Dreams – Coldplay – Parlophone/Atlantic | AG
102 103 80 6 Slime Season 3 – Young Thug – 300/Atlantic | AG
103 115 96 60 To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar – Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA
104 101 71 9 ColleGrove – 2 Chainz – Def Jam
105 110 87 54 Love Stuff – Elle King – RCA
106 Re-Entry 126 Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette – Maverick/Reprise | Rhino
107 New 1 The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever – BTS – Big Hit Entertainment | Loen Entertainment
108 134 126 175 Here’s To The Good Times – Florida Georgia Line – Republic Nashville | BMLG
109 120 134 143 Crash My Party – Luke Bryan – Capitol Nashville | UMGN
110 48 147 6 HITnRUN: Phase One – Prince – NPG
111 119 104 73 The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj – Young Money/Cash Money | Republic
112 121 106 223 1 – The Beatles – Apple/Capitol | UMe
113 107 110 10 I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It – The 1975 – Dirty Hit/Interscope | IGA
114 123 111 266 The Eminem Show – Eminem – Web/Aftermath/Interscope | UMe
115 113 121 45 VHS – X Ambassadors – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA
116 51 – 42 Around The World In A Day – Prince And The Revolution – NPG/Paisley Park/Warner Bros. | Rhino
117 122 102 83 Hozier – Hozier – Rubyworks | Columbia
118 88 116 40 Best Of Bowie – David Bowie – Jones/Tintoretto/Parlophone | Rhino
119 Re-Entry 3 20 Greatest Hits – Merle Haggard – Capitol Nashville | UMe
120 104 46 7 Something Beautiful – Jordan Smith – Lightworks | Republic
121 New 1 NOW That’s What I Call Broadway – Various Artists – Sony Music/Universal | UMe
122 117 101 24 Free TC – Ty Dolla $ign – Atlantic | AG
123 140 105 141 Greatest Hits – 2Pac – Amaru/Death Row/Interscope | UMe
124 Re-Entry 109 Like A Virgin – Madonna – Sire/Warner Bros. | Rhino
125 118 135 54 JEKYLL + HYDE – Zac Brown Band – John Varvatos/Southern Ground/BMLG | Republic
126 139 114 26 Daya (EP) – Daya – Artbeatz
127 142 128 18 Wildfire – Rachel Platten – Columbia
128 126 107 74 Greatest Hits: Decade #1 – Carrie Underwood – 19/Arista Nashville | SMN
129 183 – 24 Greatest Hits – Blink-182 – Geffen/Interscope | UMe
130 New 1 Ohana – Pepper – Law | The Orchard
131 128 123 68 American Beauty / American Psycho – Fall Out Boy – DCD2 | Island
132 100 55 5 TWENTY88 – TWENTY88 – ARTclub/ARTium/G.O.O.D. | Def Jam
133 135 108 26 Delirium – Ellie Goulding – Cherrytree/Interscope | IGA
134 Re-Entry 62 The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac – Reprise | Warner Bros.
135 130 118 63 Dark Sky Paradise – Big Sean – G.O.O.D. | Def Jam
136 109 48 53 Ride The Lightning – Metallica – Megaforce/Blackened | Warner Bros.
137 137 133 88 V – Maroon 5 – 222/Interscope | IGA
138 149 124 192 Night Visions – Imagine Dragons – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA
139 133 115 70 SremmLife – Rae Sremmurd – Eardruma/Interscope | IGA
140 46 188 166 The Essential Michael Jackson – Michael Jackson – Epic | Legacy
141 143 177 111 I Am…Sasha Fierce – Beyonce – Music World | Columbia
142 68 187 4 Under The Covers – Ninja Sex Party – Ninja Sex Party
143 146 141 114 Trilogy – The Weeknd – XO | Republic
144 144 125 73 Greatest Hits So Far… – Zac Brown Band – ROAR/Southern Ground/Atlantic | AG
145 114 40 4 Gore – Deftones – Reprise | Warner Bros.
146 131 119 288 Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem – Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA
147 141 131 6 What I’m Feelin’ – Anthony Hamilton – Mister’s Music | RCA
148 129 132 37 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Stax | Concord
149 147 112 25 The Incredible True Story – Logic – Def Jam
150 150 136 223 Born To Die – Lana Del Rey – Polydor/Interscope | IGA
151 132 120 91 1000 Forms Of Fear – Sia – Monkey Puzzle | RCA
152 167 145 35 Got Your Six – Five Finger Death Punch – Prospect Park
153 157 103 166 The Very Best Of The Eagles – Eagles – Warner Strategic Marketing | Rhino
154 New 1 Dreamless – Fallujah – Nuclear Blast
155 145 74 6 More Issues Than Vogue – K. Michelle – Atlantic | AG
156 New 1 Underground Underdog – Pouya – Pouya
157 159 – 191 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 – Eagles – Asylum/Elektra | Rhino
158 151 140 49 AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP – A$AP Rocky – A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds | RCA
159 New 1 Culcha Vulcha – Snarky Puppy – groundUP | Universal Music Classics
160 154 142 35 Rodeo – Travi$ Scott – Grand Hustle | Epic
161 Re-Entry 30 Greatest Hits 1974-78 – The Steve Miller Band – Capitol | UMe
162 177 193 3 us – gnash – :): | AG
163 158 144 36 Piece By Piece – Kelly Clarkson – 19 | RCA
164 161 153 127 The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem – Web/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA
165 136 66 3 Kill ‘Em All – Metallica – Megaforce/Blackened | Warner Bros.
166 New 1 Live 1977 / Live 1979 – Bad Company – Swan Song | Rhino
167 182 182 3 16 Biggest Hits – Merle Haggard – Epic Nashville | Legacy
168 195 194 4 Low Kii Savage (EP) – Kiiara – Atlantic | AG
169 176 – 98 Cole Swindell – Cole Swindell – Warner Bros. Nashville | WMN
170 162 157 65 The Essential Billy Joel – Billy Joel – Columbia | Legacy
171 168 154 29 Illinois – Brett Eldredge – Atlantic | WMN
172 153 191 182 Off The Wall – Michael Jackson – Epic | Legacy
173 172 170 82 Greatest Hits – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Warner Bros.
174 170 149 70 Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! – Panic! At The Disco – Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen | AG
175 New 1 The Ship – Brian Eno – Opal | Warp
176 179 169 267 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fantasy | Concord
177 Re-Entry 18 Untamed – Cam – RCA/Arista Nashville | SMN
178 178 161 63 Born Sinner – J. Cole – Roc Nation | Columbia
179 81 – 10 ART OFFICIAL AGE – Prince – NPG | Warner Bros.
180 196 197 6 Playlist: The Very Best Of Simon & Garfunkel – Simon & Garfunkel – Columbia | Legacy
181 163 129 29 Confident – Demi Lovato – Safehouse/Island | Hollywood
182 166 – 11 Where It’s At – Dustin Lynch – Broken Bow | BBMG
183 171 166 274 Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars – Elektra | AG
184 181 162 71 Long.Live.A$AP – A$AP Rocky – A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds | RCA
185 191 178 231 Recovery – Eminem – Web/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope | IGA
186 173 156 67 Greatest Hits: Chapter One – Kelly Clarkson – 19 | RCA
187 174 165 262 Back In Black – AC/DC – Columbia | Legacy
188 Re-Entry 98 The Wrong Side Of Heaven…Volume 1 – Five Finger Death Punch – Prospect Park
189 Re-Entry 206 Greatest Hits – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – MCA | UMe
190 Re-Entry 73 4 – Beyonce – Parkwood | Columbia
191 164 113 5 Weezer (White Album) – Weezer – Weezer/Crush Music | AG
192 199 180 149 Dr. Dre — 2001 – Dr. Dre – Aftermath/Interscope | UMe
193 175 – 102 The Outsiders – Eric Church – EMI Nashville | UMGN
194 71 – 2 The River – Jordan Feliz – Centricity | Capitol CMG
195 186 185 81 My Everything – Ariana Grande – Republic
196 200 174 27 Under Pressure – Logic – Visionary | Def Jam
197 165 146 101 Just As I Am – Brantley Gilbert – Valory | BMLG
198 Re-Entry 130 Master Of Puppets – Metallica – Blackened | Warner Bros.
199 Re-Entry 62 Smoke + Mirrors – Imagine Dragons – KIDinaKORNER/Interscope | IGA
200 184 158 37 Unbreakable Smile – Tori Kelly – SchoolBoy | Capitol