Chart Listings: BB200: 25 1.19M; Chris Brown 184K
Adele’s ’25′ Sells Another 1.15 Million in U.S., Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
Adele’s 25 locks up its third million-selling week in the U.S., as the set sold 1.15 million in pure album sales in the week ending Dec. 24, according to Nielsen Music. That’s the five-week old set’s second-biggest frame yet, following its 3.38 million bow in the week ending Nov. 26. 25 also sold more than a million in its second week on sale, when it shifted 1.11 million. 25 was already the first album to sell a million copies in two different weeks, and now it’s the first to score three million-selling frames. Chris Brown’s new Royalty album clocks the top debut of the week, bowing at No. 3 with 184,000 units (162,000 in pure album sales). In terms of straight sales, Royalty nets Brown his largest sales week since his 2011, when his F.A.M.E. album started at No. 1 with 270,000 sold. Royalty is Brown’s eighth consecutive top 10 album (and all of his releases have made the top 10). It follows his collaborative album Fan of a Fan: The Album (with Tyga) earlier in 2015, which debuted and peaked at No. 7 (with 51,000 sold in its first week). Previous to that, Brown released the solo set X in 2014, which bowed and peaked at No. 2 (145,000 sold first week). The soundtrack to Star Wars: The Force Awakens beams in at No. 5 with 100,000 units (94,000 in pure album sales). The companion set to the mega-successful new movie is the highest debut for a score-only soundtrack since 1999, when Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, started at No. 3. |
POSITION | ARTIST | ALBUM | UNITS (PURE) | CHANGE |
#1 | Adele | 25 | 1,190,000 (1,150,000) | - |
#2 | Justin Bieber | Purpose | 229,000 (153,000) | +38% |
#3 | Chris Brown | Royalty | 184,000 (162,000) | DEBUT |
#4 | Pentatonix | That’s Christmas to Me | 140,000 | -1% |
#5 | Soundtrack | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 100,000 (94,000) | DEBUT |
#6 | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | 92,000 | +38% |
#7 | Chris Stapleton | Traveller | 87,000 | +41% |
#8 | Taylor Swift | 1989 | 73,000 | +49% |
#9 | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | 72,000 | +13% |
#10 | Adele | 21 | 71,000 | +46% |
Total Sales:
25 – 7,126,000
Purpose – 1,167,000