Billboard 200

Week of April 23, 2016

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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The Life Of Pablo

Kanye West

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Def Jam

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Kanye West Should Be Refused Entry Into Australia, Country's Anti-Defamation Commission Says

Billboard 200

Week of April 23, 2016

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- The Life Of Pablo
  Kanye West
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Def Jam

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

2
- Traveller
  Chris Stapleton
- 8
- 1
- 30
- - 8
  - 1
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

3 NEW
NEW
- Lukas Graham
  Lukas Graham
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4 NEW
NEW
- Weezer (White Album)
  Weezer
- -
- 4
- 1
- - -
  - 4
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Weezer/Crush Music/AG

Gains In Performance

5 NEW
NEW
- TWENTY88
  TWENTY88
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ARTclub/ARTium/G.O.O.D./Def Jam

Gains In Performance

6
- ANTI
  Rihanna
- 3
- 1
- 11
- - 3
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbury Road/Roc Nation

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

7
- Mind Of Mine
  Zayn
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Purpose
  Justin Bieber
- 4
- 1
- 21
- - 4
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Def Jam

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

9
- 25
  Adele
- 5
- 1
- 20
- - 5
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- Blurryface
  twenty one pilots
- 6
- 1
- 47
- - 6
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fueled By Ramen/EMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

11
- Islah
  Kevin Gates
- 11
- 2
- 10
- - 11
  - 2
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bread Winners' Association/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- T R A P S O U L
  Bryson Tiller
- 13
- 8
- 28
- - 13
  - 8
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TrapSoul/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

13
- When It's Dark Out
  G-Eazy
- 14
- 5
- 18
- - 14
  - 5
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G-Eazy/RVG/BPG/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

14
- Beauty Behind The Madness
  The Weeknd
- 10
- 1
- 32
- - 10
  - 1
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

XO/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

15
- Hymns
  Joey + Rory
- 18
- 4
- 8
- - 18
  - 4
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Farmhouse/Gaither/Capitol CMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

16
- Tangled Up
  Thomas Rhett
- 31
- 6
- 28
- - 31
  - 6
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Valory/BMLG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

17
- What A Time To Be Alive
  Drake & Future
- 37
- 1
- 29
- - 37
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

18
- Hamilton: An American Musical
  Original Broadway Cast
- 20
- 12
- 28
- - 20
  - 12
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hamilton Uptown/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

19
- Death Of A Bachelor
  Panic! At The Disco
- 26
- 1
- 12
- - 26
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DCD2/Fueled By Ramen/EMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

20
- Montevallo
  Sam Hunt
- 29
- 3
- 76
- - 29
  - 3
  - 76

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

21
- Fetty Wap
  Fetty Wap
- 21
- 1
- 28
- - 21
  - 1
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RGF/300/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- 1989
  Taylor Swift
- 25
- 1
- 76
- - 25
  - 1
  - 76

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

23
- More Issues Than Vogue
  K. Michelle
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

24 NEW
NEW
- The Wilderness
  Explosions In The Sky
- -
- 24
- 1
- - -
  - 24
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Temporary Residence

Gains In Performance

25
- Immortalized
  Disturbed
- 27
- 1
- 33
- - 27
  - 1
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- This Is What The Truth Feels Like
  Gwen Stefani
- 17
- 1
- 3
- - 17
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope/IGA

27
- EVOL
  Future
- 22
- 1
- 9
- - 22
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A-1/Freebandz/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- My House (EP)
  Flo Rida
- 23
- 14
- 53
- - 23
  - 14
  - 53

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Poe Boy/Atlantic/AG

29
- Storyteller
  Carrie Underwood
- 74
- 2
- 24
- - 74
  - 2
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/Arista Nashville/SMN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30 NEW
NEW
- Live & Acoustic At The Palace
  The Used
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hopeless

Gains In Performance

31 NEW
NEW
- Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello
  Cheap Trick
- -
- 31
- 1
- - -
  - 31
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

Gains In Performance

32
- DS2
  Future
- 32
- 1
- 38
- - 32
  - 1
  - 38

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A-1/Freebandz/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

33
- Damn Country Music
  Tim McGraw
- 60
- 5
- 18
- - 60
  - 5
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

McGraw/Big Machine/BMLG

Gains In Performance

34
- This Is Acting
  Sia
- 16
- 4
- 10
- - 16
  - 4
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monkey Puzzle/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

35
- 2014 Forest Hills Drive
  J. Cole
- 35
- 1
- 70
- - 35
  - 1
  - 70

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dreamville/Roc Nation/Columbia/Legacy

Billboard 200

Week of April 23, 2016

Billboard 200

The Life Of Pablo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kanye West Should Be Refused Entry Into Australia, Country's Anti-Defamation Commission Says

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Life Of Pablo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Traveller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lukas Graham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Weezer (White Album)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TWENTY88

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ANTI

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mind Of Mine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Purpose

Imprint/Promotion Label:

25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blurryface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Islah

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T R A P S O U L

Imprint/Promotion Label:

When It's Dark Out

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beauty Behind The Madness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hymns

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tangled Up

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What A Time To Be Alive

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hamilton: An American Musical

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Of A Bachelor

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Montevallo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fetty Wap

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1989

Imprint/Promotion Label:

More Issues Than Vogue

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Wilderness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortalized

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Is What The Truth Feels Like

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EVOL

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My House (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Storyteller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live & Acoustic At The Palace

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DS2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Damn Country Music

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Is Acting

Imprint/Promotion Label:

2014 Forest Hills Drive

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