Pearl Jam Earns Fifth No. 1 Album On Billboard 200
Pearl Jam captures its fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as "Lightning Bolt" strikes atop the chart, selling 166,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Pearl Jam captures its fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as “Lightning Bolt” strikes atop the chart, selling 166,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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“Royals,” meanwhile, falls to No. 2 with 256,000 (down 13%). Katy Perry’s “Roar” slips 2-3 with 189,000 (down 4%), and Avicii’s “Wake Me Up!” is pushed back 3-4 (despite a 15% gain) with 184,000.
Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” is also pushed down, despite a 29% gain (thanks to Eminem’s arrival), as it falls 4-5 with 165,000. Justin Bieber’s new “All That Matters” starts at No. 6 with 127,000. It’s the second of Bieber’s weekly Music Mondays song release series, where he aims to issue a new retail single every Monday through mid-December.
Drake’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home” (featuring Majid Jordan) dips 6-7 with 107,000 (down 12%), and Ylvis’ “The Fox” is stationary at No. 8 with 104,000 (down 3%).
OneRepublic’s “Counting Stars” rises into the top 10 for the first time, ascending 11-9 with 103,000 sold (up 17%). It’s the third single from the group’s “Native” album, but the first to reach the top 10. It follows “Feel Again” (No. 22) and “If I Lose Myself” (No. 26).
Lady Gaga’s “Applause” rounds out the top 10, as it falls 9-10 with 89,000 (down 11%). Expect her next single, “Do What U Want” (featuring R. Kelly), to bow high on the chart next week.
Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Oct. 20) totaled 4.7 million units, down 2% compared with the sum last week (4.8 million) and down 11% compared with the comparable sales week of 2012 (5.3 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 219.5 million, down 6% compared with the same total at this point last year (234.2 million).
Digital track sales this past week totaled 19.9 million downloads, up less than 1% compared with last week (19.8 million) and down 10% stacked next to the comparable week of 2012 (22.1 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 1 billion, down 4% compared with the same total at this point last year (1.1 billion).
Next week’s Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2012 when: Taylor Swift’s “Red” arrived at No. 1 with 1.2 million sold. Kendrick Lamar’s also-arriving “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” was a distant No. 2 with 241,000.
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