alexanderao Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 CHART STORY: MORE IS MORE Quote Drake is still #1 on the HITS Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) Chart. Shocking, we know. Yes, it’s true; More Life (YMCMB/Republic) pulled in another 226k this week (its second week out), bringing its total to more than 730k. Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran’s Divide (Asylum), which had the second-biggest first week of the year so far (with 445k+), holds at #2, tacking on nearly 100k to its approximate RTD of 820k. The only debut to make the Top 15 this week belongs to WMG’s Trey Songz, whose Tremaine The Album earns 63k. Right Hand Music/RCAbreakout Khalid does manage to surge back into the Top 15, though, as single “Location” continues to blow up at Urban and Rhythm radio. Further down on the chart, Republic’s Sing soundtrack leaps #34-21 in tandem with the DVD release. And Keith Urban’s Ripcord (Capitol Nashville), which was discounted to $6.99 at iTunes, jumps #27-24 just days before the 52nd ACM Awards—where he’s nominated for Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Single and Song of the Year. When it comes to SPS marketshare, UMG leads with 50%. Then there’s WMG at #2 with 32%, followed by SME with 17% and the indies with 1%. Over on the Album Sales Chart, you’ll find the results of an unprecedented five-way battle for #1. Metallica’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct (Blackened) is on top with nearly 50k, flying #9-1, thanks in large part to that ticket bundle. Then there’s Disney’s Beauty and the Beast soundtrack (#2, 45k), Drake (#3, 43k), Sheeran (#4, 42k) and Songz (#5, 41.8k). And one more new release makes the Top 15 on this chart: RaeLynn’s WildHorse (Warner Bros. Nashville), which comes in at #9 with 18k. The Album Sales marketshare numbers look a little different when compared to the SPS rankings. For this chart, WMG is #1 with 42%, UMG is #2 with 41% and SME is #3 with 15%, while the indies have 2%. Streeting this week are albums from Columbia’s Bob Dylan, Nelstar’s Nelly Furtado and Reprise’s Mastodon, along with a best-of compilation from Shady/Aftermath’s 50 Cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Shameless v2 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ronnie Redd said: Man, I wish streaming never happened. Drake would have such a lashing! The pure sales are AWFUL. Lets be honest about that. If streaming never happened, yet Drake still progressed to this level, fans would just rush to purchase the album digitally in replace of streaming it nearly 400m times in basically 5 days. Edited April 1, 2017 by Rico Shameless v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanOfPop Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Wow Metallica again #1. At this stage, they will surely get to 500K mark this year with this album 600K is also possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adelegend Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 ugh i'm so glad drake's best album's keeping div**e off the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genderfluid Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Joanne gaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikehilav Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Joanne gaining in pure sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Redd Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, Rico Shameless v2 said: If streaming never happened, yet Drake still progressed to this level, fans would just rush to purchase the album digitally in replace of streaming it nearly 400m times in basically 5 days. Yeah, right.... As big as Drake is, his sales are lackluster. Views isn't even 3 million WW. Even when streaming wasn't a thing, he was only selling 3 million max. It's a farce. Edited April 1, 2017 by Ronnie Redd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jred Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I wasn't aware "Death Of A Bachelor" was still charting, let alone so high. It's done extremely well for producing 0 hit singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Ronnie Redd said: Yeah, right.... As big as Drake is, his sales are lackluster. Views isn't even 3 million WW. Even when streaming wasn't a thing, he was only selling 3 million max. It's a farce. Views is around 2.9 in pure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erianoillim Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Metallica still slaying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erianoillim Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Gaga really needs to fix her streaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Shameless v2 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 10 hours ago, Ronnie Redd said: Yeah, right.... As big as Drake is, his sales are lackluster. Views isn't even 3 million WW. Even when streaming wasn't a thing, he was only selling 3 million max. It's a farce. Hence my saying if he continued to progress to this level of fame / success. Drake sales have always been consistent. If you're going to go and wonder where he'd be without streaming, logically you have to consider what would translate into sales. Otherwise you're just being a troll for the hell of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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