BB Grooves: Green Day Takes the ‘Revolution’ to No. 1

Green Day takes the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 with Revolution Radio.  Norah Jones and OneRepublic settle for nos. 2 and 3.

Green Day returns to familiar place – no. 1 on the Billboard 200. Revolution Radio easily topped the charts, moving 95,000 units. Despite new albums from Norah Jones (Day Breaks) and OneRepublic (Oh My My) checking in at nos. 2 and 3, Green Day easily locked down the top spot.  Beyond Green Day Norah Jones, and OneRepublic, there are numerous chart stories worth analyzing on the Billboard 200 dated October 29, 2016.

 

1. Green Day easily debuts at no. 1 with Revolution Radio.

 

 

2. Norah Jones settles for no. 2 with her latest LP, Day Breaks.

 

 

3. OneRepublic debut at a new career high no. 3 with Oh My My. Unfortunately, the numbers are less notable compared to the no. 3 start.

 

 

4. Solange (A Seat at the Table) slips five spots from no. 1 to no. 6. Interestingly, the percentage of loss in sales was more respectable than most albums.

 

 

5. Alter Bridge (The Last Hero) secures a spot in the top 10, bowing at no. 8.

 

 

6. Phantogram beat the start for their previous album. Three starts at no. 9.

 

7. Travis Scott (Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight) exits the top 10 for the first time (no. 10 to no. 12).

 

 

8. Dance Gavin Dance takes Mothership to no. 13.

 

9. Shawn Mendes makes his exit from the top 10 in his third week on the chart. Illuminate slides from no. 6 to no. 14 this week.

 

 

10. Meshuggah takes The Violent Sleep of Reason to a top 20 band, landing at no. 17.

 

11. Phish (Big Boat) debuts at no. 19.

 

12. After regaining support last week, The Red Hot Chili Peppers see The Getaway dip 15 spots from no. 5 to no. 20.

 

13. Florida Georgia Line exit the top 20. Dig Your Roots drops six spots from no. 15 to no. 21 in its seventh charting week.

 

 

14. Sum 41 returns to the Billboard 200 with 13 Voices, which starts modestly at no. 22.

 

15. Bon Iver experiences a subpar sophomore week. 22, A Million slides from no. 2 to no. 23. Last week, 22, A Million was the top-selling album.

 

16. BTS takes Wings to no. 26.

 

17. DJ Snake regains some support for Encore, which improves from no. 34 to no. 27.

 

18 Melissa Etheridge’s latest LP, Memphis Rock and Soul, lands at no. 34.

 

 

19. Colbie Caillat doesn’t sell nearly as well as she once did. The Malibu Sessions settles for a quiet no. 35 start.

 

 

20. Despite the fact that “Sit Still, Look Pretty” has been on constant rotation – at least on XM – the album of the same title performs so-so. Newcomer Daya debuts at no. 36.

 

21. Rae Sremmurd sees SremmLife 2 rise eight spots from no. 51 to no. 43.

 

 

22. PARTYNEXTDOOR sees his latest album, PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3), take a big jump from no. 84 to no. 46.

 

23. Bruce Springsteen compilation Chapter and Verse slips 28 spots from no. 21 to no. 49.

 

 

24. Set it Off takes Upside Down to no. 51.

 

25. Usher (Hard II Love) dips 13 spots from no. 40 to no. 53.

 

26. NOFX (First Ditch Effort) debuts at no. 54.

 

 

27. The Devil Wears Prada send Transit Blues to no. 56.

 

28. Barry Gibb returns to the Billboard 200 with In the Now (no. 63).

 

 

29. Fit For a King definitely didn’t have a Deathgrip on the upper quarter of the chart. Deathgrip debuts at no. 71.

 

30. Mac Miller has had an unproductive run with The Divine Feminine. This week, the album slides 20 spots from no. 57 to no. 77.  It debuted at no. 2.

 

 

31. Shovels & Rope take Little Seeds to no. 83.

 

32. Rend Collective (Campfire II: Simplicity) cuts it close, debuting at no. 99.

 

33. Britt Nicole drops her self-titled album at no. 100.

 

 

34. Jon Bellion sees The Human Condition improve…at least the album itself. The Human Condition rises from no. 144 to no. 101.

 

35. Lukas Graham’s self-titled album drops dramatically – no. 64 to no. 106.

 

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36. Bob Weir plummets in week two. Blue Mountain free falls from no. 14 to no. 118.

 

37. Drive-By Trucks drop big. American Band dips from no. 26 to no. 133.

 

 

38. Balance and Composure take Light We Made to no. 137.

 

39. The Campaign is going lackadaisically for Ty Dolla $ign. The mixtape slips from no. 91 to no. 141.

 

40. Banks has a poor second week. The Altar slides from no. 17 to no. 144.

 

41. Aaron Lewis continues his descent as Sinner falls from no. 101 to no. 145.

 

 

42. William Michael Morgan takes a tumble as Vinyl dips from no. 65 to no. 157 in its sophomore week.

 

43. Third Eye Blind takes new EP, We Are Drugs to no. 175.

 

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44. Country newcomer Tucker Beathard takes his EP Fight Like Hell to no. 177.

 

45. Once more, Maxwell sees blackSUMMERS’night re-enter the Billboard 200 (no. 179).

 

46. Britney Spears (Glory) slides from no. 138 to no. 200 in its seventh charting week.

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