BB Grooves: Solange Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200

Let’s recap:  Bon Iver probably thought he had it in the bag.  The Grammy-winner was ready to earn more accolades – the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.  Unfortunately, 22, A Million debuts at no. 2, not no 1.  No. 1 honors go to Solange for her surprise album, A Seat at the Table.  There are more notable stories from the chart dated October 22, 2016.

 

1. Solange (A Seat at the Table) debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 – her first no. 1 album.

 

 

2. Bon Iver scores his highest charting album on the Billboard 200 with 22, A Million, which narrowly debuts at no. 2 behind Solange.

 

3. Drake remains a force in the top-five of the Billboard 200. This week, Views slips from no. 2 to no. 3, 23 weeks in.

 

 

4. Red Hot Chili Peppers experience a big gain with The Getaway. The Getaway jumps 19 spots from no. 24 to no. 5.

 

 

5. Shawn Mendes no longer illuminates the charts. Illuminate slips from no. 1 to no. 6 with a big dip in sales/overall impact.

 

6. Van Morrison scores a rare top-10 album with Keep Me Singing, which debuts at no. 9.

 

7. Travis Scott (Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight) spends a fifth week in the top 10 (slips from no. 6 to no. 10).

 

 

8. Radiohead (A Moon Shaped Pool) re-enters the Billboard 200 at no. 11.

 

9. Bob Weir (Blue Mountain) debuts at no. 14 on the Billboard 200.

 

 

10. Banks earns a top 20 debut with The Altar. The Altar lands at no. 17.

 

11. Jason Aldean clings onto a spot in the top 20 after dropping 11 spots. They Don’t Know slides from no. 8 to no. 19.

 

12. Bruce Springsteen compilation Chapter and Verse slides from no. 5 to no. 21.

 

13. Beyoncé slips out of the top 20 for the first time with Lemonade. Lemonade dips from no. 16 to no. 22 in its 24^th charting week.

 

 

14. Singer/songwriter Regina Spektor (Remember Us to Life) debuts at no. 23.

 

 

15. Metal collective Opeth takes Sorceress to no. 24 on the Billboard 200.

 

16. Blink-182 sees a dramatic improvement on the Billboard 200. California rises from no. 75 to no. 25.

 

17. Drive-By-Truckers (American Band) debuts at no. 26.

 

 

18. Yellowcard’s self-titled LP debuts quietly at no. 28.

 

19. Frank Ocean exits the top-20 as Blonde dips from no. 17 to no. 29.

 

20. John Prine takes For Better, Or Worse to no. 30.

 

21. Charlie Puth sees Nine Track Mind slide 14 spots from no. 22 to no. 36. Nine Track Mind has charted for 36 weeks.

 

 

22. Dave East takes Kairi Chanel to no. 38 on the Billboard 200.

 

23. Usher has a poor third week. Hard II Love dips 20 spots from no. 20 to no. 40.

 

24. Eric Clapton’s Live In San Diego (ft. JJ Cale) debuts at no. 47.

 

25. Jonathan David & Melissa Helser (Beautiful Surrender) debuts at no. 54.

 

 

26. After debuting at no. 2, Mac Miller has had little luck with The Divine Feminine. After dropping 28 spots in its second week, it drops 27 more in its third (no. 30 to no. 57).

 

27. Lukas Graham’s self-titled debut slips 18 spots from no. 46 to no. 64.

 

 

28. William Michael Morgan’s debut album Vinyl debuts quietly at no. 65.

 

29. The soundtrack to Trolls slips from no. 33 to no. 71 in its second week.

 

 

30. After debuting at no. 77 last week, Danny Brown sees Atrocity Exhibition remain static at no. 77.

 

31. Tycho takes Epoch to no. 78.

 

32. Casting Crowns aren’t having a great chart run with The Very Next Thing, which slips from no. 56 to no. 81 in its third week.

 

33. The late, great Juan Gabriel’s Mis Numero 1… 40 Aniversario improve 80 spots from no. 166 to no. 86.

 

 

34. Ty Dolla $ign sees mixtape Campaign slip from no. 28 to no. 91 in its second week.

 

35. After seeing a spike in sales, the 10^th Anniversary Edition of My Chemical Romance gem The Black Parade free falls 86 spots (no. 14 to no. 100).

 

36. Aaron Lewis continues to plummet down the Billboard 200. Sinner drops 58 spots from no. 43 to no. 101 in its third week.

 

 

37. Godsmack frontman Sully Erna probably should keep the day job. His solo album Hometown Life debuts modestly at no. 105.

 

38. S U R V I V E takes RR7349 to no. 108.

 

39. Fred Hammond returns to the Billboard 200 with Worship Journal: Live, which starts at no. 113.

 

40. The Britney Spears slide continues. Glory drops 35 more spots from no. 103 to no. 138.

 

 

41. Jon Bellion hasn’t had a commanding chart run with The Human Condition, but he rises 21 spots this week from no. 165 to no. 144.

 

42. Regardless of his heartthrob status, Nick Jonas has been on the “struggle bus” with Last Year Was Complicated. The set improves 27 spots from no. 176 to no. 149.

 

43. Kristen Chenoweth suffered a horrid loss in support in her second week. The Art of Elegance dips from no. 36 to no. 158.

 

44. T.I. sees his quietly issue EP Us or Else debut at no. 175.

 

 

45. Idina Menzel can’t be pleased with second week sales for Idina. After debuting at no. 29, Idina free falls to no. 178.

 

46. Alex & Sierra barely nab a spot on the Billboard 200. As Seen on TV limps onto the charts at no. 183.

 

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