Billboard 200

Week of December 26, 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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25

Adele

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Adele 'Ecstatic' to Announce Rescheduled 'Weekends With' Dates For Las Vegas Residency

Billboard 200

Week of December 26, 2015

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- 25
  Adele
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2 NEW
NEW
- A Head Full Of Dreams
  Coldplay
- -
- 2
- 1
- - -
  - 2
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parlophone/Atlantic/AG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- Purpose
  Justin Bieber
- 2
- 1
- 4
- - 2
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Def Jam

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

4
- That's Christmas To Me
  Pentatonix
- 3
- 2
- 19
- - 3
  - 2
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

5 NEW
NEW
- When It's Dark Out
  G-Eazy
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G-Eazy/RVG/BPG/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

6 NEW
NEW
- Black Market
  Rick Ross
- -
- 6
- 1
- - -
  - 6
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maybach/Def Jam

Gains In Performance

7 NEW
NEW
- Blue Neighbourhood
  Troye Sivan
- -
- 7
- 1
- - -
  - 7
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Made In The A.M.
  One Direction
- 4
- 2
- 4
- - 4
  - 2
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SYCO/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9
- Traveller
  Chris Stapleton
- 11
- 1
- 13
- - 11
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

10
- Beauty Behind The Madness
  The Weeknd
- 6
- 1
- 15
- - 6
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

XO/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

11
- Christmas
  Michael Buble
- 9
- 1
- 44
- - 9
  - 1
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

143/Reprise/Warner

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

12
- 1989
  Taylor Swift
- 5
- 1
- 59
- - 5
  - 1
  - 59

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

13
- Revival
  Selena Gomez
- 12
- 1
- 9
- - 12
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- 21
  Adele
- 16
- 1
- 251
- - 16
  - 1
  - 251

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Diamond

15
- Blurryface
  twenty one pilots
- 27
- 1
- 30
- - 27
  - 1
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fueled By Ramen/EMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

16
- Pentatonix
  Pentatonix
- 15
- 1
- 8
- - 15
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- Fetty Wap
  Fetty Wap
- 8
- 1
- 11
- - 8
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RGF/300/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

18
- NOW 56
  Various Artists
- 10
- 4
- 6
- - 10
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal/Sony Music/UMe

19
- Adore: Christmas Songs Of Worship
  Chris Tomlin
- 17
- 17
- 7
- - 17
  - 17
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

sixsteps/Sparrow/Capitol CMG

20
- Storyteller
  Carrie Underwood
- 7
- 2
- 7
- - 7
  - 2
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/Arista Nashville/SMN

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21
- Title
  Meghan Trainor
- 18
- 1
- 48
- - 18
  - 1
  - 48

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

22
- T R A P S O U L
  Bryson Tiller
- 20
- 11
- 11
- - 20
  - 11
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TrapSoul/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

23
- Kill The Lights
  Luke Bryan
- 25
- 1
- 18
- - 25
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

24
- Montevallo
  Sam Hunt
- 19
- 3
- 59
- - 19
  - 3
  - 59

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

25
- What A Time To Be Alive
  Drake & Future
- 24
- 1
- 12
- - 24
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A-1/Freebandz/Young Money/Cash Money/Epic/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- x
  Ed Sheeran
- 30
- 1
- 77
- - 30
  - 1
  - 77

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

27
- Tangled Up
  Thomas Rhett
- 28
- 6
- 11
- - 28
  - 6
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Valory/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

28
- Handwritten
  Shawn Mendes
- 21
- 1
- 35
- - 21
  - 1
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

29 NEW
NEW
- Revenge Of The Dreamers II
  Various Artists
- -
- 29
- 1
- - -
  - 29
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dreamville/Interscope/IGA

Gains In Performance

30 NEW
NEW
- Canal Street Confidential
  Curren$Y
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jet Life/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

31 NEW
NEW
- Ties That Bind: The River Collection
  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
- -
- 31
- 1
- - -
  - 31
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

32
- Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2, Volume 1
  Soundtrack
- 23
- 16
- 3
- - 23
  - 16
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century Fox/Columbia

33
- Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits
  Blake Shelton
- 13
- 5
- 7
- - 13
  - 5
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Music Nashville/WMN

RIAA Certification: Gold

34
- Dark Sky Island
  Enya
- 33
- 8
- 3
- - 33
  - 8
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aigle/Warner Bros.

35
- Cinema
  Andrea Bocelli
- 22
- 10
- 7
- - 22
  - 10
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sugar/Verve/VLG

36 NEW
NEW
- Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven
  Kid Cudi
- -
- 36
- 1
- - -
  - 36
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wicked Awesome/Republic

Gains In Performance

37
- Kidz Bop 30
  Kidz Bop Kids
- 32
- 12
- 8
- - 32
  - 12
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kidz Bop/Razor & Tie/Concord

38
- MercyMe, It's Christmas!
  MercyMe
- 53
- 38
- 5
- - 53
  - 38
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fair Trade

Gains In Performance

39 NEW
NEW
- Return Of The Tender Lover
  Babyface
- -
- 39
- 1
- - -
  - 39
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam

Gains In Performance

Billboard 200

Week of December 26, 2015

Billboard 200

25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Adele 'Ecstatic' to Announce Rescheduled 'Weekends With' Dates For Las Vegas Residency

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Head Full Of Dreams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Purpose

Imprint/Promotion Label:

That's Christmas To Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

When It's Dark Out

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black Market

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Neighbourhood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Made In The A.M.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Traveller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beauty Behind The Madness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Christmas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1989

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Revival

Imprint/Promotion Label:

21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blurryface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pentatonix

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fetty Wap

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW 56

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Adore: Christmas Songs Of Worship

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Storyteller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Title

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T R A P S O U L

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kill The Lights

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Montevallo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What A Time To Be Alive

Imprint/Promotion Label:

x

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tangled Up

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Handwritten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Revenge Of The Dreamers II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Canal Street Confidential

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ties That Bind: The River Collection

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2, Volume 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Sky Island

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cinema

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven