official chart HDD: Taylor Swift #1 Luke Bryan #2, Gwen Stefani #16

[TayRianaPH]

Pull thru Taylor!  

[Truth Teller]

Stapleton's second week

 

Kendrick still doing so well

[Navyofbadgals]

huh pretty steady week for Taylor  

[Daniiel]

Wow, Luke's emperial phase is over. Isnt cool enough to keep up with Sam Hunt, not good enough to compete with Chris Stapleton.

He had a huge run though 

Fascinating to see an artist be on top of them all, then slowly lose grip, till its gone.

 

[RobynYoBank]

On 12/9/2017 at 5:43 PM, Monster Megamind said:

What I don't understand is.. Is country music consumption decreasing? Because not only are the sales falling but the streaming is not all that great either. So it's the overall listening decreased? 

Honestly, most stores don't even carry more than a dozen albums anymore. I would guess that many country music listeners have largely converted to just radio listening for the time being. I know a country music fan who has two albums on their to-buy list, one from George Strait and one from Garth Brooks, and they check in every retail store, but no one ever has them. They don't care enough to order from Amazon or digital, though.

[brianc33710]

On 12/9/2017 at 2:12 PM, fridayteenage said:

wonder how sam hunt does whenever he releases

He'll break the SPS totals for any Country album, but I don't know much more beyond that.

[Renan90]

SPS

Chart Date: 12/15/2017 (WEEK ENDING: 12/14/2017)
MARKETSHARE: UMG 57% SME 20% WMG 19% INDIE 4%

Status: Final

LW	TW	Artist / Album	Label	SPS Index	% Change
3	1	TAYLOR SWIFT REPUTATION	BIG MACHINE/BMLG	109,782	10%
--	2	LUKE BRYAN WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY	CAPITOL NASHVILLE	108,045	--
4	3	ED SHEERAN DIVIDE	ATLANTIC	75,014	14%
5	4	PENTATONIX  A PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS	RCA	71,842	10%
--	5	QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY CONTROL: CONTROL THE STREETS, VOL. 1	Quality Control/Motown/Capitol	54,472	--
-- 6 BIG SEAN & METRO BOOMIN DOUBLE OR NOTHING			G.O.O.D./DEF JAM/BOOMINATI/REPUBLIC	53,676	--
7 7 SAM SMITH THE THRILL OF IT ALL			CAPITOL	48,224	6%
2 8 CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2			MERCURY NASHVILLE	46,931	-64%
11 9 MICHAEL BUBLE CHRISTMAS			REPRISE	45,710	24%
12 10 PENTATONIX  THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME			RCA	37,246	14%
10 11 POST MALONE STONEY			REPUBLIC	36,573	-2%
8 12 GARTH BROOKS ANTHOLOGY PART I			PEARL	36,369	-11%
19 13 KENDRICK LAMAR DAMN.			TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE	31,820	--
13 14 LIL UZI VERT LUV IS RAGE 2			GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC	31,563	-2%
1 15 U2 SONGS OF EXPERIENCE			INTERSCOPE	31,250	-82%
26 16 GWEN STEFANI YOU MAKE IT FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS			INTERSCOPE	28,754	49%
15 17 IMAGINE DRAGONS EVOLVE			KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE	28,599	4%
14 18 CHRIS BROWN HEARTBREAK ON A FULL MOON			RCA	27,230	-8%
21 19 MARIAH CAREY MERRY CHRISTMAS			COLUMBIA	27,215	17%
16 20 KODAK BLACK PROJECT BABY 2			ATLANTIC	24,849	-8%
17 21 KHALID AMERICAN TEEN			RIGHT HAND MUSIC/RCA	24,422	-6%
6 22 DEMI LOVATO TELL ME YOU LOVE ME			HOLLYWOOD/SAFEHOUSE/ISLAND	23,987	-61%
18 23 21 SAVAGE, OFFSET & METRO BOOM WITHOUT WARNING			SLAUGHTER GANG/EPIC	23,394	-7%
31 24 JOSH GROBAN NOEL			REPRISE	22,294	30%
20 25 LIL PUMP LIL PUMP			THA GLOBAL LIGHTS/WARNER BROS.	22,258	-5%
23 26 P!NK BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA			RCA	22,186	8%
22 27 HAMILTON ORIGINAL BROADWAY SOUNDTRACK			UPTOWN/ATLANTIC	20,150	-9%
29 28 LINDSEY STIRLING WARMER IN THE WINTER			CONCORD	20,100	15%
27 29 VINCE GUARALDI TRIO CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS			FANTASY	20,091	10%
25 30 CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1			MERCURY NASHVILLE	18,644	-7%
30 31 SZA CTRL			TDE/RCA	18,639	7%
32 32 MAROON 5  RED PILL BLUES			222/INTERSCOPE	18,198	7%
28 33 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER			MERCURY NASHVILLE	17,201	-5%
49 34 REBA MCENTIRE MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS			ROCKIN'R/BMLG	16,395	25%
9 35 MIGUEL WAR & LEISURE			BYSTORM/RCA	16,376	-56%
34 36 BLAKE SHELTON TEXOMA SHORE			WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE	16,238	2%
33 37 XXXTENTACION 17			BAD VIBES FOREVER/EMPIRE	16,163	-1%
37 38 HALSEY HOPELESS FOUNTAIN KINGDOM			ASTRALWERKS/CAPITOL	15,994	5%
41 39 DRAKE MORE LIFE			YMCMB/REPUBLIC	15,890	9%
-- 40 NAT KING COLE THE CHRISTMAS SONG			CAPITOL	15,315	87%
-- 41 FRANK SINATRA ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS			CAPITOL	14,981	30%
-- 42 MOANA SOUNDTRACK			WALT DISNEY	14,844	22%
-- 43 WALKER HAYES BOOM.			MONUMENT/ARISTA NASHVILLE	14,776	--
44 44 THOMAS RHETT LIFE CHANGES			VALORY/BMG	14,683	5%
36 45 GUCCI MANE MR. DAVIS			ATLANTIC	14,600	-4%
24 46 BRUNO MARS 24K MAGIC			ATLANTIC	14,568	-28%
39 47 NF PERCEPTION			NF REAL/CAROLINE	14,458	-3%
35 48 A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE BIGGER ARTIST			HIGHBRIDGE	14,451	-6%
46 49 KANE BROWN KANE BROWN			RCA NASHVILLE/ZONE 4	14,186	4%
-- 50 THE WEEKND STARBOY			XO/REPUBLIC	13,867	7%

 

http://hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

 

Pure Sales

Chart Date: 12/15/2017 (WEEK ENDING: 12/14/2017)
MARKETSHARE: UMG 59% SME 21% WMG 15% INDIE 5%

Status: Final

LW	TW	Artist / Album	Label	Sales Index	% Change
--	1	LUKE BRYAN WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY	CAPITOL NASHVILLE	100,033	--
3	2	TAYLOR SWIFT REPUTATION	BIG MACHINE/BMLG	74,021	18%
4	3	PENTATONIX  A PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS	RCA	50,336	2%
2	4	CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2	MERCURY NASHVILLE	42,266	-65%
6	5	GARTH BROOKS ANTHOLOGY PART I	PEARL	36,369	-11%
8 6 ED SHEERAN DIVIDE			ATLANTIC	32,498	55%
1 7 U2 SONGS OF EXPERIENCE			INTERSCOPE	28,099	-83%
7 8 SAM SMITH THE THRILL OF IT ALL			CAPITOL	25,067	16%
12 9 GWEN STEFANI YOU MAKE IT FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS			INTERSCOPE	23,685	54%
9 10 PENTATONIX  THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME			RCA	21,915	6%
11 11 MICHAEL BUBLE CHRISTMAS			REPRISE	18,918	19%
13 12 LINDSEY STIRLING WARMER IN THE WINTER			CONCORD	17,344	14%
14 13 P!NK BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA			RCA	16,678	13%
20 14 JOSH GROBAN NOEL			REPRISE	15,565	21%
23 15 REBA MCENTIRE MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS			ROCKIN'R/BMLG	15,368	24%
10 16 CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1			MERCURY NASHVILLE	15,181	-8%
16 17 NOW 64 VARIOUS ARTISTS			NOW	13,846	1%
17 18 BLAKE SHELTON TEXOMA SHORE			WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE	13,740	3%
26 19 IMAGINE DRAGONS EVOLVE			KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE	13,044	11%
47 20 VOL. 2 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY SOUNDTRACK			HOLLYWOOD	11,848	85%
27 21 TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL REST OF OUR LIFE			ARISTA NASHVILLE	11,746	2%
-- 22 WALKER HAYES BOOM.			MONUMENT/ARISTA NASHVILLE	11,419	--
-- 23 BARBARA STREISAND THE MUSIC...THE MEM'RIES...THE MAGIC!			COLUMBIA	11,319	--
24 24 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER			MERCURY NASHVILLE	11,215	-8%
-- 25 SHANIA TWAIN NOW			MERCURY NASHVILLE	10,814	--
35 26 NOW MERRY CHRISTMAS VARIOUS ARTISTS			NOW	10,696	25%
21 27 HAMILTON ORIGINAL BROADWAY SOUNDTRACK			UPTOWN/ATLANTIC	10,602	-15%
37 28 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS GREATEST HITS			MCA	10,532	24%
30 29 VINCE GUARALDI TRIO CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS			FANTASY	10,452	-3%
25 30 PENTATONIX  THAT'S XMAS TO ME + PTXMAS DELUXE			RCA	10,236	-13%
-- 31 BIG SEAN & METRO BOOMIN DOUBLE OR NOTHING			G.O.O.D./DEF JAM/BOOMINATI/REPUBLIC	9,816	--
-- 32 K. MICHELLE KIMBERLY: THE PEOPLE I USED TO KNOW			ATLANTIC	9,790	--
31 33 KELLY CLARKSON MEANING OF LIFE			ATLANTIC	9,280	-9%
33 34 VOL. 1 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY  SOUNDTRACK			HOLLYWOOD	9,141	2%
-- 35 KENDRICK LAMAR DAMN.			TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE	8,987	--
48 36 MOANA SOUNDTRACK			WALT DISNEY	8,720	48%
-- 37 THE PIANO GUYS CHRISTMAS TOGETHER			SONY MASTERWORKS	8,549	--
-- 38 BLAKE SHELTON CHEERS, IT'S CHRISTMAS			WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE	8,076	--
-- 39 CELINE DION THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES			COLUMBIA	8,057	--
5 40 DEMI LOVATO TELL ME YOU LOVE ME			HOLLYWOOD/SAFEHOUSE/ISLAND	7,812	-83%
38 41 MARIAH CAREY MERRY CHRISTMAS			COLUMBIA	7,769	-3%
46 42 KENNY CHESNEY LIVE IN NO SHOES NATIONS			BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA	7,569	15%
-- 43 MAROON 5  RED PILL BLUES			222/INTERSCOPE	6,667	--
43 44 FRANK SINATRA ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS			CAPITOL	6,638	-7%
22 45 BRUNO MARS 24K MAGIC			ATLANTIC	6,606	-47%
50 46 THOMAS RHETT LIFE CHANGES			VALORY/BMG	6,526	16%
40 47 ELVIS PRESLEY CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM			LEGACY	6,481	-11%
49 48 SIA  EVERYDAY IS CHRISTMAS			ATLANTIC	6,257	9%
36 49 ELVIS PRESLEY CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS AND THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA			LEGACY	6,218	-27%
-- 50 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD			CAPITOL	6,207	--

 

http://hitsdailydouble.com/building_album_chart

[Renan90]

 

CHART STORY: TAY TAY CAN’T BE HELD BACK

 

With nearly 110k, Taylor Swift’s reputation (Big Machine) spends its fourth non-consecutive week at #1 on the Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) Chart, interrupted only by U2. It seems the release of vinyl was enough to push her ahead of Capitol Nashville’s Luke Bryan, as the records have proved to perform strongly at key retailers, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This week brings Taylor even closer to the 2m mark, as her RTD number hovers around 1.85m. 

Bryan has the highest-charting new release, as his sixth studio album, What Makes You Country, bows at #2 with just north of 108k. This marks his fourth #1 debut. 

Two stream-heavy releases, Quality Control’s Control the Streets, Vol. 1 (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) and Big Sean & Metro Boomin’s Double or Nothing (G.O.O.D./Def Jam/Boominati/Republic) appear at #5 and #6 with north 54.5k and 53.7k, respectively. And that’s all for the debuts in the Top 40, folks. 

Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran returns to the Top 3 with Divide (Atlantic), as current single “Perfect” glides #4-1 on our Song Revenue Chart. At press time, the track was #2 at iTunes. 

Since we’re already more than half way through December, most things Santa-related enjoy boosts. RCA’s Pentatonix, also known as Candy Cane Lane royalty, see their A Pentatonix Christmas hop #5-4, while their That’s Christmas to Me rejoins the Top 10. Michael Buble’s Christmas (Reprise) also makes a Top 10 return, moving #11-9. Gwen Stefani’s You Make It Feel Like Christmas (Interscope) leaps #26-16, Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas (Columbia) rises #21-19 and Josh Groban’s Noel (Reprise) jumps #31-24. Further down on the chart, Reba McEntire’s My Kind of Christmas (Rockin’ R/BMLG) goes #49-34, while Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song (Capitol) and Frank Sinatra’s Ultimate Christmas (Capitol) both re-enter the Top 50 at #40 and #41, respectively. 

As for other notable moves, TDE/Aftermath/Interscope’s Kendrick Lamar, who’s nominated for five Grammy awards, busts back into the Top 15, with the critically acclaimed DAMN., which lands at #13. Disney’s Moana soundtrack—you know, the music from the perfect family-friendly movie to put on for the kiddos while you whip up a new batch of spiked eggnog—re-enters the chart at #42. The ST is also up for a Grammy, namely Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Then there’s the SPS marketshare: UMG 57%, SME 20%, WMG 19%, Indies 4%. 

Streeting this week are albums from Shady/Aftermath/Interscope’s Eminem, BPG/Revels Group/RCA’s G-Eazy, N.E.R.D/Columbia’s N.E.R.D, YJ Music/Def Jam’s Jeezy, Atlantic’s Boosie Badazz, as well as Disney’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi score soundtrack and a live set from Warner Bros.’ Linkin Park.

 

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=309765

[Renan90]

Taylor 

 

Gwen 

[simmnfierzig]

God.... Please let Taylor really be #1

[Eternium]

They better not do Luke dirty at BB  

[By the Water]

That's such a small gap  Pull through, Taylor.

 

[Martyr Of Fame]

Pull through Luke 

 

[KillingYourCareer]

[TSLGNMA]

1 minute ago, Martyr Of Fame said:

Pull through Luke 

 

 

[Nick_317]

Luke is the number 1

 

HDD likes to make up fake numbers for Tay to be dragged later

[KillingYourCareer]

10 minutes ago, simmnfierzig said:

God.... Please let Taylor really be #1

Single-handedly killing bro country like that. Our music savior.

[americanlife]

Luke deserves the #1, but it would be really interesting if Taylor goes to #1 again.

[slw84]

Either way this generation's Britney continues to stunt on her peers even during her "flopping/underperforming" era...

Wow didn't Luke's last album pull north of 200k first week

[IBeMe]

Taylor hasn't had a week under 100k yet Even if she misses out at topping it's still impressive that she has had such a huge longevity and SPS/sales stability. 

[Mr. Adele]

Hoping Taylor can get another week at #1, I think only 3 is a bit low for her. If she’s gets this week plus the next one... 5 weeks would be nice  

[Conservative]

Michael Buble

[Renan90]

I did not expect to see her back at # 1 this week, she stepped

[taylor__fan]

Lets wait for BB, i wouldnt understand her increase in sales this week..

[fridayteenage]

i will wait till the finals from bb come in.

 

but i certainly didn't expect her 5th week to possibly beat luke bryan's 1st