Update: Billboard officially confirms that ScHoolboy Q’s “Blank Face LP” debuts at #1 on the Top Album Sales chart.
Drake’s “Views,” however, earns a tenth non-consecutive week atop the Billboard 200 consumption chart.
“Blank Face” sold what Billboard reports as 52,000 pure US copies during the July 8-14 tracking week. That easily ranks as the week’s best pure sales figure.
The inclusion of TEA (track sales/10) and SEA (track streams/1500) results in an opening week consumption total of 74,000 units. That is good enough for #2 on the Billboard 200.
Drake’s “Views,” which was #2 on last week’s chart, claims #1 on this week’s listing with 92,000 units.
“Views” had spent its first nine weeks at #1 on the chart. It slipped to #2 last week to make way for Blink-182’s “California” but is now back to #1 for a tenth week.
In the last 20 years, only nine other albums have spent ten weeks atop the Billboard 200.
“California” takes #3 on this week’s Billboard 200 with 37,000 units, while twenty one pilots’ “Blurryface” (#4, 36,000 units) and “Hamilton: An American Musical” (#5, 35,000 units) complete the Top 5.
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ScHoolboy Q’s “Blank Face LP” predictably cruised to victory in the weekly US album sales race.
Drake’s “Views,” meanwhile, returns to #1 on the Billboard 200 consumption chart.
According to Hits Daily Double, “Blank Face LP” sold about 52,189 US copies during the July 8-14 tracking week. Billboard’s final data will differ slightly, but the discrepancy will not affect the ultimate conclusion: “Blank Face” will be the clear leader on this week’s Top Album Sales chart.
With Track Equivalent Albums (track sales/10) and Streaming Equivalent Albums (track streams/1500) added to the pure sales total, “Blank Face” generated 77,143 in weekly consumption.
The tally will position “Blank Face” at #2 on the consumption-oriented Billboard 200. Drake’s “Views,” which generated ~88,436 in weekly units, will earn a tenth, non-consecutive week on top.
Other pure sales leaders include Chevelle’s “The North Corridor” (~30,605 pure US sales), Switchfoot’s “Where The Light Shines Through” (~26,185), blink-182’s “California” (~24,292), “Hamilton: An American Musical” (~22,099) and Beyonce’s “Lemonade” (~21,341).
Other consumption leaders include “Hamilton” (~35,940 units), twenty one pilots’ “Blurryface” (~35,409), Rihanna’s “ANTI” (~33,883), “California” (~33,738), “Lemonade” (~32,692), Adele’s “25” (~32,037) and “The North Corridor” (~31,952).
