Billboard 200

Week of May 9, 2015

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Sound & Color

Alabama Shakes

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ATO

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Alabama Shakes Drummer Steve Johnson's Child Abuse Charge Dismissed

Billboard 200

Week of May 9, 2015

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Sound & Color
  Alabama Shakes
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ATO

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- Furious 7
  Soundtrack
- 2
- 1
- 6
- - 2
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal Studios/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3 NEW
NEW
- Love Story
  YelaWolf
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slumerican/Shady/Interscope/IGA

Gains In Performance

4
- If You're Reading This It's Too Late
  Drake
- 10
- 1
- 11
- - 10
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

5
- Fifty Shades Of Grey
  Soundtrack
- 6
- 2
- 11
- - 6
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal Studios/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

6
- 1989
  Taylor Swift
- 7
- 1
- 26
- - 7
  - 1
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

7
- In The Lonely Hour
  Sam Smith
- 8
- 2
- 45
- - 8
  - 2
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

8
- x
  Ed Sheeran
- 9
- 1
- 44
- - 9
  - 1
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

9
- Montevallo
  Sam Hunt
- 13
- 3
- 26
- - 13
  - 3
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

10
- Title
  Meghan Trainor
- 12
- 1
- 15
- - 12
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

11
- V
  Maroon 5
- 11
- 1
- 34
- - 11
  - 1
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

222/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

12
- Pain Killer
  Little Big Town
- 17
- 7
- 27
- - 17
  - 7
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- Love Somebody
  Reba
- 3
- 3
- 2
- - 3
  - 3
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Starstruck/Nash Icon/BMLG

14
- To Pimp A Butterfly
  Kendrick Lamar
- 14
- 1
- 6
- - 14
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15 NEW
NEW
- Cama Incendiada
  Mana
- -
- 15
- 1
- - -
  - 15
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Latina

Gains In Performance

16
- TALKING IS HARD
  WALK THE MOON
- 16
- 16
- 21
- - 16
  - 16
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Handwritten
  Shawn Mendes
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

18 NEW
NEW
- Tomorrow We Live
  KB
- -
- 18
- 1
- - -
  - 18
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reach

Gains In Performance

19
- Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1
  Soundtrack
- 15
- 1
- 7
- - 15
  - 1
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century Fox/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

20
- Anything Goes
  Florida Georgia Line
- 20
- 1
- 28
- - 20
  - 1
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21
- The Pinkprint
  Nicki Minaj
- 19
- 2
- 19
- - 19
  - 2
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- Dark Sky Paradise
  Big Sean
- 23
- 1
- 9
- - 23
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Def Jam

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

23 NEW
NEW
- Kindred
  Passion Pit
- -
- 23
- 1
- - -
  - 23
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

24
- Hozier
  Hozier
- 24
- 2
- 29
- - 24
  - 2
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rubyworks/Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

25
- American Beauty / American Psycho
  Fall Out Boy
- 26
- 1
- 14
- - 26
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DCD2/Island

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- Platinum
  Miranda Lambert
- 40
- 1
- 47
- - 40
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Nashville/SMN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Nick Jonas
  Nick Jonas
- 29
- 6
- 24
- - 29
  - 6
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Safehouse/Island

28
- My Everything
  Ariana Grande
- 28
- 1
- 35
- - 28
  - 1
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

29
- The Outsiders
  Eric Church
- 31
- 1
- 63
- - 31
  - 1
  - 63

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

30
- Uptown Special.
  Mark Ronson
- 25
- 5
- 15
- - 25
  - 5
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- My House (EP)
  Flo Rida
- 27
- 14
- 3
- - 27
  - 14
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Poe Boy/Atlantic/AG

32 NEW
NEW
- Ultimate Sinatra
  Frank Sinatra
- -
- 32
- 1
- - -
  - 32
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Frank Sinatra Enterprises/Capitol/UMe

Gains In Performance

33
- The Album About Nothing
  Wale
- 21
- 1
- 4
- - 21
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Every Blue Moon/Maybach/Atlantic/AG

34
- 2014 Forest Hills Drive
  J. Cole
- 33
- 1
- 20
- - 33
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dreamville/Roc Nation/Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

35
- Listen
  David Guetta
- 41
- 22
- 21
- - 41
  - 22
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What A Music/Parlophone/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

36
- Queen Of The Clouds
  Tove Lo
- 38
- 14
- 30
- - 38
  - 14
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37 NEW
NEW
- Hold My Beer, Vol. 1
  Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
- -
- 37
- 1
- - -
  - 37
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lil' Buddy Toons

Gains In Performance

38
- Old Boots, New Dirt
  Jason Aldean
- 48
- 1
- 29
- - 48
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Broken Bow/BBMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- Smoke + Mirrors
  Imagine Dragons
- 37
- 1
- 10
- - 37
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

KIDinaKORNER/Interscope/IGA

Billboard 200

Week of May 9, 2015

Billboard 200

Sound & Color

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alabama Shakes Drummer Steve Johnson's Child Abuse Charge Dismissed

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Sound & Color

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Furious 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Story

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fifty Shades Of Grey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1989

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In The Lonely Hour

Imprint/Promotion Label:

x

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Montevallo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Title

Imprint/Promotion Label:

V

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pain Killer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Somebody

Imprint/Promotion Label:

To Pimp A Butterfly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cama Incendiada

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TALKING IS HARD

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Handwritten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tomorrow We Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Anything Goes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Pinkprint

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Sky Paradise

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kindred

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hozier

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American Beauty / American Psycho

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Platinum

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nick Jonas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Everything

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Outsiders

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown Special.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My House (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ultimate Sinatra

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Album About Nothing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

2014 Forest Hills Drive

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Listen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Queen Of The Clouds