RadioOnFire.com - We are in the second week of Billboard’s revamped metric system for the top albums in the country, and Taylor Swift is still sitting pretty at the top. 1989 moved 274,000 units in the week ending December 7, with 44k of that number due to the new calculations.
As previously reported, Billboard will now factor album streaming and single sales into the overall tally, with 1,500 streams (on providers like Spotify, Pandora, etc.) counting toward 1 full sale, and 10 single purchases as 1 sale as well. However, the Billboard 200 chart (which is all genres in one) is the only chart to use this system, as the specific genre charts will remain with the original formula for now.
As I noted last week, hip-hop doesn’t seem to be benefitting all that much from the change. It’s quite noticeable this week as Rick Ross, Eminem and Beyoncé were all knocked out of the top 10 after just one week there. Mary J. Blige debuts this week with The London Sessions, however, moving 57,000 units since its release last week. Only 2,000 come from streaming and/or single sales, though. Check out the full top 10 below!
1. Taylor Swift – 1989 274k
2. Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me 221k
3. AC/DC – Rock Or Bust 174k
4. Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour 81k
5. One Direction – Four 74k
6. Idina Menzel – Holiday Wishes 66k
7. Michael Buble – Christmas 66k
8. Garth Brooks - Man Against Machine 57k
9. Mary J. Blige – The London Sessions 57k
10. Frozen [Soundtrack] 43k
CHECK OUT LAST WEEK’S SALES HERE
Source: Billboard
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