Chart Listings: BB200: Rihanna #1
Rihanna’s Anti moves back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, collecting its second week at the top. The diva’s set earned another 54,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 17, according to Nielsen Music. Adele’s former No. 1 album, 25, holds at No. 2 on the new Billboard 200 with 51,000 units (down 15 percent), while Justin Bieber’s Purpose climbs 5-3 with 48,000 units (down 9 percent). Joey + Rory’s Hymns returns to its peak position, as the country/Christian effort steps 6-4 with just over 44,000 units (down 1 percent). Kendrick Lamar’s Untitled Unmastered falls from No. 1 to No. 5 in its second chart week, moving 38,000 units (down 78 percent). |
POSITION | ARTIST | ALBUM | UNITS (Pure) | CHANGE |
#1 | Rihanna | Anti | 54,000 (17,000) | -7% |
#2 | Adele | 25 | 51,000 | -15% |
#3 | Justin Bieber | Purpose | 48,000 | -9% |
#4 | Joey + Rory | Hymns | 44,000 (44,000) | -1% |
#5 | Kendrick Lamar | Untitled Unmastered | 38,000 | -78% |
#6 | Killswitch Engage | Incarnate | 35,000 (33,000) | DEBUT |
#7 | Chris Stapleton | Traveller | 34,000 | -13% |
#8 | Twenty One Pilots | Blurryface | 33,000 | -4% |
#9 | Kevin Gates | Islah | 30,000 | +1% |
#10 | Flatbush Zombies | A Laced Odyssey | 28,000 (24,000) | DEBUT |