BB Grooves: Gucci Mane Has ‘Everybody Looking’ at No. 2

Despite a strong showing (contextually) from southern rapper Gucci Mane (Everybody Looking), Drake (Views) remains at no. 1 on the Billboard 200.

At the top of the Billboard 200, it’s more of the same! Drake spends a record 12^th week at no. 1 on the Billboard 200.  Only one act – Blink-182 (California) – temporarily halted the momentum of Views. Despite a relatively strong showing, Gucci Mane settles for the runner-up spot with comeback album, Everybody Looking.  Beyond Drake and Gucci Mane, there are many other “grooves” on the Billboard 200, dated August 13, 2016.

1. Drake. That’s all anybody needs to know about the no. 1 spot. Views rules for a 12^th week – three straight in the latest run.

2. Gucci Mane claims his highest chart bow with Everybody Looking. No. 2 is superb, and a familiar landing spot behind Drake.

3. Epic AF moves up one spot, from no. 6 to no. 5. The compilation has charted for six weeks.

4. Sia rejoins the top-10 fold this week. This Is Acting rebounds five spots from no. 11 to no. 6. This Is Acting has charted for 26 weeks.

5. Hamilton dips three spots this week (no. 5 to no. 8).

6. Beyoncé remains a top-10 fixture, even as Lemonade slips one spot (no. 8 to no. 9).

7. Meghan Trainor returns to the top 10. Thank You ascends five spots (no. 15 to no. 10).

8. Ariana Grande improves five spots herself. Dangerous Woman moves up from no. 16 to no. 11. Dangerous Woman debuted at no. 2…behind Drake.

9. In its second week, Kidz Bop 32 slips just four spots (no. 9 to no. 13).

10. Crown The Empire scores a top-15 debut with Retrograde. Retrograde lands at no. 15.

11. In week three, ScHoolboy Q slips out of the top 10. Blank Face LP falls from no. 10 to no. 16.

12. Three artists/albums re-enter the top twenty: Bryson Tiller (TRAPSOUL), Kevin Gates (Islah), and Justin Bieber (Purpose). All three albums jumped up three spots – nos. 17, 18, and 19 respectively.

13. Logic’s mixtape Bobby Tarantino slides eight spots (no. 12 to no. 20).

14. The latest Periphery album, Periphery III: Select Difficulty, debuts at no. 22.

15. In his 92^nd week, Sam Hunt and Montevallo return to the top-30 of the Billboard 200 (no. 27).

16. Coldplay continues its rise with A Head Full of Dreams. This week, Dreams improves from no. 32 to no. 28.

17. Lil Durk’s sophomore album, Lil Durk 2X, debuts unimpressively at no. 29. His 2015 debut performed better on the Billboard 200.

18. Keith Sweat takes Dress To Impress to no. 34. Not too shabby for the 55-year old veteran.

19. Red Hot Chili Peppers see a minor spike in impact/sales this week. The Getaway improves from no. 43 to no. 38 in its sixth charting week.

20. DJ Drama closes out the top-40 with Quality Street Music 2, which debuts at no. 40.

21. Reliant K debuts so-so on the BB200. Air For Free settles for a no. 44 start.

22. Future sees DS2 improve six spots (no. 53 to no. 47) in its 54^th charting week.

23. NEEDTOBREATHE have a horrid week. HARD LOVE slips 50 spots from no. 2 to no. 52.

24. Cole Swindell improves 10 spots from no. 66 to no. 56 in its 12^th week on the BB200.

25. gnash reaches a new peak on the Billboard 200. Us improves eight spots from no. 69 to no. 61.

26. Nick Jonas’ Last Year Was Complicated slips 10 spots from no. 57 to no. 67.

27. Guns N’ Roses’ Greatest Hits ascends 75 spots from no. 143 to no. 68. The compilation has charted for 363 weeks.

28. Ghostbusters drops considerably in week two. The soundtrack free falls from no. 18 to no. 73.

29. Maxwell continues to lose steam. blackSUMMERS’night plummets 28 spots from no. 46 to no. 74.

30. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin see Savage Mode slip 33 spots (no. 44 to no. 77).

31. Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city improves 10 spots from no. 94 to no. 84.

32. Hezekiah Walker takes Better: Azusa – The Next Generation 2 to no. 88 on the BB200.

33. Simon & Garfunkel greatest hits compilation Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits improves 40 spots from no. 131 to no. 91.

34. Maren Morris’ Hero slides 15 spots from no. 77 to no. 92.

35. Troye Sivan pushes his way back into the top-half of the Billboard 200. Blue Neighbourhood ascends from no. 105 to no. 98.

36. YG slips out of the top-100. Still Brazy drops 23 spots from no. 80 to no. 103, just six weeks in.

37. The 1975 improves 21 spots this week. I Like It… jumps from no. 129 to no. 108.

38. Zayn’s Mind of Mine slides 20 spots from no. 90 to no. 110.

39. Steven Tyler’s solo album, We’re All Somebody From Somewhere, dropped 93 spots in its sophomore week (no. 19 to no. 112).

40. Hillsong UNITED didn’t have the greatest sophomore week either. Of Dirt And Grace: Live From the Land slid 75 spots (no. 40 to no. 115).

41. Stephen Marley barely dents the Billboard 200. Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life debuts at no. 129.

42. Andra Day’s Cheers to the Falls improves 51 spots from no. 190 to no. 139, following her performance at the DNC.

43. Foreigner takes Records to a modest no. 147 start.

43. Jeff Beck’s Loud Hailer takes a tumble, slipping from no. 41 to no. 151.

44. The underperforming, under-promoted debut album from Dreezy, No Hard Feelings, slips 51 spots from no. 101 to no. 152.

45. Joey + Rory re-enters the charts with Hymns at no. 162.

46. Dirty Heads’ self-titled album free falls from no. 14 to no. 165.

47. Fitz and the Tantrums’ self-titled LP re-enters the Billboard 200 at no. 175.

48. Revocation’s Great Is Our Sin debuts unimpressively at no. 189.

49. The Avett Brothers’ True Sadness dips 30 more spots from no. 161 to no. 191.

50. Leeland’s Invisible was nearly “invisible” from the Billboard 200. It debuts at no. 200.

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