The final estimated charts are in from HDD and Now 53 (featuring a track from One Direction) tops the sales chart this week dethroning Taylor Swift. But no worries, Taylor takes the top of the combined chart for another week with strong TEAs&SEAs. Now 53 slips to second. Fifth Harmony is the big reality singing debut of the week and comes in third for sales, slipping to fifth on the combined charts. Sam and Ed, boosted by hit singles and performances at the Grammys hold 4/5 on sales and 3/4 on combined. Maroon V climbs in to the top top of the combined chart with their new hit “Sugar” providing some added energy. One Direction moves up on the combined chart while Carrie holds steady.
The one day predictions are out for this sales week and the “Shades of Grey” Soundtrack is going to be the top album with 175-200k in sales – and that prediction comes before the movie is even out. I haven’t read the books and have no interest in seeing the movie, but its been hard to escape all the negative buzz about this project. IDK. If people are going ape about the soundtrack before the movie is released, I’m suspecting that this movie is not going to flop like so many have predicted for months. The books have their fans. I’m glad for them.
HDD Sales Chart
— 1 NOW 53 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW/LEGACY 98,074 —
1 2 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 BIG MACHINE 77,132 9%
— 3 FIFTH HARMONY REFLECTION EPIC 62,253 —
4 4 SAM SMITH IN THE LONELY HOUR CAPITOL 55,591 38%
6 5 ED SHEERAN X ATLANTIC 53,253 46%
— 6 BOB DYLAN SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT COLUMBIA 44,805 —
— 7 DIANA KRALL WALLFLOWER VERVE 42,533 —
2 8 MEGHAN TRAINOR TITLE EPIC 37,278 -14%
7 9 2015 GRAMMY NOMINEES VARIOUS ARTISTS RCA 33,601 -2%
— 10 KID INK FULL SPEED RCA 30,086 —
9 11 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 27 RAZOR & TIE 21,879 -20%
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16 19 MAROON 5 V 222/INTERSCOPE 15,563 1%
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31 31 CARRIE UNDERWOOD GREATEST HITS: DECADE #1 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 8,551 -11%
27 32 ONE DIRECTION FOUR SYCO/COLUMBIA 8,411 -17%
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37 34 NOW 52 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW 8,179 2%
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— 50 K. MICHELLE ANYBODY WANNA BUY A HEART ATLANTIC 5,756 —
Sales Plus Streaming/Downloads
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 BIG MACHINE 107,722 11% [30K; +1]
— 2 NOW 53 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW/LEGACY 98,074 — [0K, -1]
4 3 SAM SMITH IN THE LONELY HOUR CAPITOL 84,154 38% [28.5K, +1]
2 4 ED SHEERAN X ATLANTIC 83,742 10% [30.5; +1]
— 5 FIFTH HARMONY REFLECTION EPIC 80,253 — [18K, -2]
3 6 MEGHAN TRAINOR TITLE EPIC 60,184 -12% [23K, +2]
8 7 NICKI MINAJ PINKPRINT YMCMB/REPUBLIC 48,378 6% [27K, +6]
— 8 DIANA KRALL WALLFLOWER VERVE 46,208 — [3.5K, -1]
— 9 BOB DYLAN SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT COLUMBIA 45,617 — [1K, -3]
9 10 MAROON 5 V 222/INTERSCOPE 45,553 15% [30K, +9]
10 15 2015 GRAMMY NOMINEES VARIOUS ARTISTS RCA 33,601 -2% [0, -6]
20 26 ONE DIRECTION FOUR SYCO/COLUMBIA 17,370 -13% [9K, +6]
26 31 CARRIE UNDERWOOD GREATEST HITS: DECADE #1 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 13,469 -11% [5K, 0]
30 50 BLAKE SHELTON BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 7,881 -45% [Not Known]
