The Final HDD predictions are in and as expected since Friday, Drake’s “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late” finished at the top of the charts with 500K in sales and 542K in combined. Drake threatens to top the chart next week again where “Imagine Dragons” had previously been thought they would take it in a walk. “Fifty Shades of Grey” will have to be satisfied with second place on the charts. Sam, Ed and Taylor were featured during the Grammys (I think Taylor Swift has cloned herself because she appears to be everywhere at one these days) and they hold down spots 3 through 5. This is the first time I’ve seen the sales/SPS charts with nobody switching positions in the top 5.
Meghan Trainor, Maroon V, Fifth Harmony and One Direction all rise on the combined charts (the new chart favours single selling Pop radio) while Now 53/Grammies (compilation albums), Beck (Rock) and Carrie (Country) slide back.
It’s a tight race for the top of the Hot 100 this week with “Uptown Funk” continuing to be a monster while “Thinking Out Loud” topped the download charts for most of the week. Could the SPS give us a hint? Ed went from 86,318 on sales to 131,282 on combined (44,964) while Mark went from 8,431 to 41,639 (33,028). Most of Mark’s TEAs/SEAs will come from UF, while Ed does have a variety of songs that are contributing. UF has a commanding lead on airplay (232.813 vs 187.946). It will probably be UF’s 10th week at the top of the chart.
Final Sales Chart
LW TW Artist / Album Label Sales Index % Change
— 1 DRAKE IF YOU’RE READING THIS, IT’S TOO LATE YMCMB/REPUBLIC 497,602 —
— 2 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY SOUNDTRACK REPUBLIC 204,925 —
4 3 SAM SMITH IN THE LONELY HOUR CAPITOL 130,596 135%
2 4 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 BIG MACHINE 92,430 20%
5 5 ED SHEERAN X ATLANTIC 86,318 62%
1 6 NOW 53 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW/LEGACY 70,491 -28%
9 7 2015 GRAMMY NOMINEES VARIOUS ARTISTS RCA 65,447 95%
21 8 BECK MORNING PHASE CAPITOL 57,149 333%
8 9 MEGHAN TRAINOR TITLE EPIC 52,158 40%
19 10 MAROON 5 V 222/INTERSCOPE 33,444 115%
31 32 CARRIE UNDERWOOD GREATEST HITS: DECADE #1 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 10,629 24%
3 39 FIFTH HARMONY REFLECTION EPIC 9,541 -85%
32 40 ONE DIRECTION FOUR SYCO/COLUMBIA 9,143 9%
34 46 NOW 52 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW 7,957 -3%
SPS Chart
LW TW Artist / Album Label SPS Index % Change [TEAs/SEAS, Position Change)
— 1 DRAKE IF YOU’RE READING THIS, IT’S TOO LATE YMCMB/REPUBLIC 541,585 — [44K, 0]
— 2 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY SOUNDTRACK REPUBLIC 217,917 — [13K, 0]
3 3 SAM SMITH IN THE LONELY HOUR CAPITOL 174,271 107% [43.7K, 0]
4 4 ED SHEERAN X ATLANTIC 131,282 57% [45K, 0]
1 5 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 BIG MACHINE 125,040 16% [32.6, 0]
6 6 MEGHAN TRAINOR TITLE EPIC 74,158 23% [22K, +3]
2 7 NOW 53 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW/LEGACY 70,491 -28% [5K, -1]
10 8 MAROON 5 V 222/INTERSCOPE 65,651 44% [32K, +2]
15 9 2015 GRAMMY NOMINEES VARIOUS ARTISTS RCA 65,447 95% [0, -3]
23 10 BECK MORNING PHASE CAPITOL 64,919 235% [7.7K, -2]
5 29 FIFTH HARMONY REFLECTION EPIC 19,535 -76% [10K, +10]
26 32 ONE DIRECTION FOUR SYCO/COLUMBIA 17,811 3% [8.8K +8]
31 43 CARRIE UNDERWOOD GREATEST HITS: DECADE #1 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 14,719 9% [4K, -11]
