Billboard 200

Week of August 22, 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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Descendants

Soundtrack

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walt Disney

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Billboard 200

Week of August 22, 2015

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Descendants
  Soundtrack
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walt Disney

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- DS2
  Future
- 2
- 1
- 3
- - 2
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A-1/Freebandz/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

3
- 1989
  Taylor Swift
- 4
- 1
- 41
- - 4
  - 1
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

4
- x
  Ed Sheeran
- 6
- 1
- 59
- - 6
  - 1
  - 59

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

5
- Woman
  Jill Scott
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blues Babe/Atlantic/AG

6
- Montevallo
  Sam Hunt
- 9
- 3
- 41
- - 9
  - 3
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

7 NEW
NEW
- Professional Rapper
  Lil Dicky
- -
- 7
- 1
- - -
  - 7
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CMSN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Blurryface
  twenty one pilots
- 20
- 1
- 12
- - 20
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fueled By Ramen/EMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

9 RE- ENTRY
RE- ENTRY
- In Through The Out Door
  Led Zeppelin
- -
- 1
- 42
- - -
  - 1
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

10
- If You're Reading This It's Too Late
  Drake
- 13
- 1
- 26
- - 13
  - 1
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

11
- Dreams Worth More Than Money
  Meek Mill
- 8
- 1
- 6
- - 8
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maybach/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12 RE- ENTRY
RE- ENTRY
- Coda
  Led Zeppelin
- -
- 6
- 17
- - -
  - 6
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13 RE- ENTRY
RE- ENTRY
- Presence
  Led Zeppelin
- -
- 1
- 31
- - -
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan Song/Atlantic/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

14
- Title
  Meghan Trainor
- 14
- 1
- 30
- - 14
  - 1
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

15
- In The Lonely Hour
  Sam Smith
- 15
- 2
- 60
- - 15
  - 2
  - 60

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

16
- American Beauty / American Psycho
  Fall Out Boy
- 19
- 1
- 29
- - 19
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DCD2/Island

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17 NEW
NEW
- Yung Rich Nation
  Migos
- -
- 17
- 1
- - -
  - 17
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Quality Control/300/AG

Gains In Performance

18
- Black Rose
  Tyrese
- 10
- 1
- 4
- - 10
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Voltron Recordz

19
- Hozier
  Hozier
- 35
- 2
- 44
- - 35
  - 2
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rubyworks/Columbia/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

20
- JEKYLL + HYDE
  Zac Brown Band
- 26
- 1
- 15
- - 26
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Southern Ground/John Varvatos/BMLG/Republic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21
- Southpaw: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
  Soundtrack
- 5
- 5
- 2
- - 5
  - 5
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady/Interscope/IGA

22
- Greatest Hits So Far...
  Zac Brown Band
- 87
- 20
- 39
- - 87
  - 20
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Home Grown/BMG

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

23
- V
  Maroon 5
- 18
- 1
- 49
- - 18
  - 1
  - 49

Imprint/Promotion Label:

222/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

24
- Peace Is The Mission
  Major Lazer
- 27
- 12
- 10
- - 27
  - 12
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mad Decent

25
- 2014 Forest Hills Drive
  J. Cole
- 28
- 1
- 35
- - 28
  - 1
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dreamville/Roc Nation/Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

26
- The Outsiders
  Eric Church
- 29
- 1
- 78
- - 29
  - 1
  - 78

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

27
- Fight Song (EP)
  Rachel Platten
- 31
- 20
- 13
- - 31
  - 20
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

28
- Handwritten
  Shawn Mendes
- 23
- 1
- 17
- - 23
  - 1
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

29 NEW
NEW
- Saint Asonia
  Saint Asonia
- -
- 29
- 1
- - -
  - 29
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

30
- The Pinkprint
  Nicki Minaj
- 25
- 2
- 34
- - 25
  - 2
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

31
- Pain Killer
  Little Big Town
- 34
- 7
- 42
- - 34
  - 7
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum

32
- Angels And Alcohol
  Alan Jackson
- 16
- 5
- 3
- - 16
  - 5
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ACR/EMI Nashville/UMGN

33
- Dark Sky Paradise
  Big Sean
- 33
- 1
- 24
- - 33
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Def Jam

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

34 NEW
NEW
- Water For Your Soul
  Joss Stone
- -
- 34
- 1
- - -
  - 34
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stone'd/AWAL-Kobalt

Gains In Performance

35
- Kidz Bop 29
  Kidz Bop Kids
- 22
- 4
- 4
- - 22
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kidz Bop/Razor & Tie/Concord

36
- TALKING IS HARD
  WALK THE MOON
- 32
- 14
- 36
- - 32
  - 14
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- Some Type Of Love EP
  Charlie Puth
- 66
- 37
- 8
- - 66
  - 37
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Artist Partner Group/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

38
- Anything Goes
  Florida Georgia Line
- 39
- 1
- 43
- - 39
  - 1
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- VII: Sturm Und Drang
  Lamb Of God
- 3
- 3
- 2
- - 3
  - 3
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Billboard 200

Week of August 22, 2015

Billboard 200

Descendants

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Descendants

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DS2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1989

Imprint/Promotion Label:

x

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Montevallo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Professional Rapper

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blurryface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In Through The Out Door

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dreams Worth More Than Money

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coda

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Presence

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Title

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In The Lonely Hour

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American Beauty / American Psycho

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yung Rich Nation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black Rose

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hozier

Imprint/Promotion Label:

JEKYLL + HYDE

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Southpaw: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits So Far...

Imprint/Promotion Label:

V

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Peace Is The Mission

Imprint/Promotion Label:

2014 Forest Hills Drive

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Outsiders

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fight Song (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Handwritten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Saint Asonia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Pinkprint

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pain Killer

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Angels And Alcohol

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Sky Paradise

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Water For Your Soul

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kidz Bop 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TALKING IS HARD

Imprint/Promotion Label: