Billboard 200

Week of May 7, 2016

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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The Very Best Of Prince

Prince

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner/Rhino

Gains In Performance

SEVENTEEN Lands Third No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart With ‘Face the Sun’

Billboard 200

Week of May 7, 2016

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 RE- ENTRY
RE- ENTRY
- The Very Best Of Prince
  Prince
- -
- 1
- 40
- - -
  - 1
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2 RE- ENTRY
RE- ENTRY
- Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
  Prince And The Revolution
- -
- 1
- 100
- - -
  - 1
  - 100

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner/Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3 NEW
NEW
- A Sailor's Guide To Earth
  Sturgill Simpson
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

4
- ANTI
  Rihanna
- 5
- 1
- 13
- - 5
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbury Road/Roc Nation

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

5 NEW
NEW
- Santana IV
  Santana
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Santana IV/Thirty Tigers

Gains In Performance

6 RE- ENTRY
RE- ENTRY
- The Hits/The B-Sides
  Prince
- -
- 6
- 13
- - -
  - 6
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Paisley Park/Warner Bros./Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Traveller
  Chris Stapleton
- 3
- 1
- 32
- - 3
  - 1
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

8
- The Life Of Pablo
  Kanye West
- 4
- 1
- 3
- - 4
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Def Jam

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9
- Cleopatra
  The Lumineers
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dualtone

RIAA Certification: Platinum

10
- Purpose
  Justin Bieber
- 6
- 1
- 23
- - 6
  - 1
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Def Jam

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

11
- Blurryface
  twenty one pilots
- 7
- 1
- 49
- - 7
  - 1
  - 49

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fueled By Ramen/EMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

12
- 25
  Adele
- 9
- 1
- 22
- - 9
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Diamond

13
- Islah
  Kevin Gates
- 11
- 2
- 12
- - 11
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bread Winners' Association/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

14
- Lukas Graham
  Lukas Graham
- 10
- 3
- 3
- - 10
  - 3
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15
- Mind Of Mine
  Zayn
- 8
- 1
- 4
- - 8
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- Hamilton: An American Musical
  Original Broadway Cast
- 15
- 12
- 30
- - 15
  - 12
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hamilton Uptown/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

17
- When It's Dark Out
  G-Eazy
- 13
- 5
- 20
- - 13
  - 5
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G-Eazy/RVG/BPG/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

18
- T R A P S O U L
  Bryson Tiller
- 12
- 8
- 30
- - 12
  - 8
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TrapSoul/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

19
- Fetty Wap
  Fetty Wap
- 22
- 1
- 30
- - 22
  - 1
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RGF/300/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

20
- Beauty Behind The Madness
  The Weeknd
- 14
- 1
- 34
- - 14
  - 1
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

XO/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

21
- EVOL
  Future
- 25
- 1
- 11
- - 25
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A-1/Freebandz/Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22 NEW
NEW
- Layers
  Royce da 5'9"
- -
- 22
- 1
- - -
  - 22
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Half

Gains In Performance

23 NEW
NEW
- Origins, Vol. 1
  Ace Frehley
- -
- 23
- 1
- - -
  - 23
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

eOne

Gains In Performance

24
- Immortalized
  Disturbed
- 23
- 1
- 35
- - 23
  - 1
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Tangled Up
  Thomas Rhett
- 24
- 6
- 30
- - 24
  - 6
  - 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Valory/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

26
- Death Of A Bachelor
  Panic! At The Disco
- 17
- 1
- 14
- - 17
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DCD2/Fueled By Ramen/EMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

27 NEW
NEW
- Life On Earth
  Musiq Soulchild
- -
- 27
- 1
- - -
  - 27
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Block/eOne

Gains In Performance

28
- Chaos And The Calm
  James Bay
- 40
- 15
- 57
- - 40
  - 15
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- What A Time To Be Alive
  Drake & Future
- 21
- 1
- 31
- - 21
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- Badlands
  Halsey
- 28
- 2
- 34
- - 28
  - 2
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Astralwerks

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

31 RE- ENTRY
RE- ENTRY
- 1999
  Prince
- -
- 9
- 154
- - -
  - 9
  - 154

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

32
- Life After Death
  The Notorious B.I.G.
- 162
- 1
- 84
- - 162
  - 1
  - 84

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Atlantic/Rhino

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

33
- 1989
  Taylor Swift
- 20
- 1
- 78
- - 20
  - 1
  - 78

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

34
- Montevallo
  Sam Hunt
- 27
- 3
- 78
- - 27
  - 3
  - 78

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

35
- This Is Acting
  Sia
- 35
- 4
- 12
- - 35
  - 4
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monkey Puzzle/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- DS2
  Future
- 30
- 1
- 40
- - 30
  - 1
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A-1/Freebandz/Epic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

37
- My House (EP)
  Flo Rida
- 29
- 14
- 55
- - 29
  - 14
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Poe Boy/Atlantic/AG

38
- Hymns
  Joey + Rory
- 16
- 4
- 10
- - 16
  - 4
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Farmhouse/Gaither/Capitol CMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- The Truth (EP)
  Mike Posner
- 32
- 32
- 13
- - 32
  - 32
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

40
- Gore
  Deftones
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

Billboard 200

Week of May 7, 2016

Billboard 200

The Very Best Of Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SEVENTEEN Lands Third No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart With ‘Face the Sun’

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Very Best Of Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Purple Rain (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Sailor's Guide To Earth

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ANTI

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Santana IV

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Hits/The B-Sides

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Traveller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Life Of Pablo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cleopatra

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Purpose

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blurryface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Islah

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lukas Graham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mind Of Mine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hamilton: An American Musical

Imprint/Promotion Label:

When It's Dark Out

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T R A P S O U L

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fetty Wap

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beauty Behind The Madness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EVOL

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Layers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Origins, Vol. 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortalized

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tangled Up

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Death Of A Bachelor

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Life On Earth

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chaos And The Calm

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What A Time To Be Alive

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Badlands

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1999

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Life After Death

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1989

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Montevallo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Is Acting

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DS2