official chart Billboard Charts (Week of December 9, 2023)

[Renan90]

Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200

Plus: Michael Bublé's chart-topping Christmas jingles back to the top 10, dashing 24-9.

 

Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Dec. 9), as the set rises 2-1 for its third total week atop the tally. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Nov. 11-dated chart and spent its second week in the lead, before dipping to No. 2 for the next two weeks and bouncing back to the top on the new chart. The set earned 141,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 30 (up 3%), according to Luminate.

 

With five titles in the top 10, Swift is the first living act to have five albums concurrently in the top 10 since the Billboard 200 was combined from its previously separate mono and stereo album charts into one all-encompassing list in August of 1963. The only other act to hold at least five of the top 10 at the same time was Prince, on the May 14, 2016-dated list, following his death. That week in the top 10, he had The Very Best of Prince (falling 1-2), the Purple Rain soundtrack (with The Revolution; 2-3), The Hits/The B-Sides (6-4), Ultimate (61-6) and 1999 (31-7).

 

Also in the top 10 of the new Billboard 200, Michael Bublé’s chart-topping Christmas returns, vaulting 24-9. The set, first released in 2011, spent five weeks at No. 1 in December 2011 and early January 2012 and has returned to the top 10 in every following holiday season.

 

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Dec. 9, 2023-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Dec. 5. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

 

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-returns-no-1-billboard-200-1235531138/

 

Billboard 200: #1(+1) @taylorswift13, 1989 (Taylor's Version) 141,000 (2,335,000 units since release). *re-peak; third week at #1*

Billboard 200: #2(-1) @Drake, For All the Dogs 85,000 (1,165,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 2 weeks*

Billboard 200: #3(+3) @taylorswift13, Midnights 65,000 (6,280,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 6 weeks*

Billboard 200: #4(+1) @MorganWallen, One Thing At A Time 63,000 (4,742,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 16 weeks*

Billboard 200: #5(+4) @taylorswift13, folklore 60,000 (5,380,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 8 weeks*

Billboard 200: #6(+2) @taylorswift13, Lover 53,000 (6,265,000 total units). *peak: #1*

Billboard 200: #7(+3) @sza, SOS 48,000 (3,608,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 10 weeks*

Billboard 200: #8(+6) @oliviarodrigo, GUTS 47,000 (950,000 units since release). *peak: #1*

.@MichaelBuble's 'Christmas' rises to #9 on this week’s Billboard 200 with 46,000 sold, up 56%. It previously spent 5 weeks at #1 and has sold over 7 million total units.

Billboard 200: #10(+7) @taylorswift13, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) 46,000 (1,630,000 units since release). *peak: #1 for 2 weeks*

 

 

New Old-Fashioned No. 1: Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Tops Hot 100, 65 Years After Its Release

Lee leads for the first time since 1960, with only the third holiday No. 1 in the chart's history.

 

Brenda Lee dances merrily to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with her holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The song rewrites multiple records as it tops the chart for the first time – 65 years after its release. Lee, meanwhile, adds her third No. 1 – and her first since 1960.

Plus, four other carols return to the Hot 100’s top 10: Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock,” up from No. 12 to No. 4; Wham!’s “Last Christmas” (13-5); Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas” (16-6); and Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (28-10).

 

Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” on Decca/MCA Nashville/UMe, becomes the 1,161st No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 65-year archives. Below, let’s unwrap the coronation of the song, whose history dates back just as long.

 

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Dec. 9, 2023) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Dec. 5). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

 

https://www.billboard.com/lists/brenda-lee-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-number-one-hot-100/

 

Hot 100

#1 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (+7)

#2 All I Want For Christmas Is You (+2)

#3 Lovin On Me (+2)

#4 Jingle Bell Rock (+8)

#5 Last Christmas (+8)

#6 A Holly Jolly Christmas (+5)

#7 Cruel Summer (-5)

#8 Paint The Town Red (-5)

#9 Snooze (-4)

#10 It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (+18)

[By the Water]

The undisputed biggest female artist of all time 

[fridayteenage]

With five titles in the top 10, Swift is the first living act to have five albums concurrently in the top 10 since the Billboard 200 was combined from its previously separate mono and stereo album charts into one all-encompassing list in August of 1963. The only other act to hold at least five of the top 10 at the same time was Prince, on the May 14, 2016-dated list, following his death. 

 

 

[Steve Johnson]

BIGGEST ARTIST OF ALL TIME

Edited December 3, 2023 by Steve Johnson

[Steve Johnson]

4 minutes ago, fridayteenage said:

With five titles in the top 10, Swift is the first living act to have five albums concurrently in the top 10 since the Billboard 200 was combined from its previously separate mono and stereo album charts into one all-encompassing list in August of 1963. The only other act to hold at least five of the top 10 at the same time was Prince, on the May 14, 2016-dated list, following his death. 

 

 

Thread it separately for more fumes. Lol

[Dear Reader]

 

no words atp 

[VeniceBeach]

Just now, Dear Reader said:

 

no words atp 

This is one of her greatest achievements, she is truly a living legend

[Hunter_13]

So compared to HDD

1989TV did 7k more

Midnights, folklore, and lover did 5k more 

And Speak NowTV did 2k more than predictions

 

Oh this legend 

[Feanor]

She outdid HDD's numbers too.

[nostalgic]

Not even Jesus himself could stop her at this point 

[dejmieeen]

Sky is the limit for her when it comes to breaking records. ☠️

[simmnfierzig]

[Clauss]

When you do quality 

[BGood2Me]

Guts at #8

[Galaxy]

The Beatles found even deader than usual

[By the Water]

Weeks in the top 10:

1989 - 60

Fearless - 58

Midnights - 58*

Lover - 44*

folklore - 25*

 

[KanMap]

Lover 

[Arrows]

12 minutes ago, By the Water said:

Weeks in the top 10:

1989 - 60

Fearless - 58

Midnights - 58*

Lover - 44*

folklore - 25*

 

Even Liver is gonna surpass 1989, isn’t it?

[FightDragonsWithMe]

She makes this look so effortless I get why people are tired of seeing her stomp on their faves 

Edited December 3, 2023 by FightDragonsWithMe

[Arrows]

And on a more or less uneventful week at that

[elincomprendid]

And to think a month ago people doubted Midnights could survive in top 10 during Christmas freeze 

 

She is reaching a level of popularity probably never seen before

[Steve Johnson]

4 minutes ago, elincomprendid said:

And to think a month ago people doubted Midnights could survive in top 10 during Christmas freeze 

 

She is reaching a level of popularity probably never seen before

And they compare her to someone who doesn’t have a single album charting in top 100. Like Taylor is unreachable. 

[fridayteenage]

for 2023 i think it's

midnights 49

lover 26 

speak now tv 9 

1989 tv 5 

folklore 5 

folklore long pond sessions 1

1989 1 = 96

 

might be slightly off, but whew so close to 100 with 3 more weeks to go.

[Steve Johnson]

2 minutes ago, fridayteenage said:

for 2023 i think it's

midnights 49

lover 26 

speak now tv 9 

1989 tv 5 

folklore 5 

folklore long pond sessions 1

1989 1 = 96

 

might be slightly off, but whew so close to 100 with 3 more weeks to go.

Oh we’re getting 3+ next week. 

[Steve Johnson]

18 minutes ago, Arrows said:

Even Liver is gonna surpass 1989, isn’t it?

No. Talent will lose.