Billboard 200 Grooves: Bon Jovi Takes ‘House’ to No. 1

Billboard 200: Bon Jovi Takes ‘This House is Not for Sale’ to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated November 26, 2016.  Alicia Keys (Here) settles for no. 2.

Unsurprisingly, veteran rock band Bon Jovi top the Billboard 200 with their latest LP, This House is Not for Sale.  While that result is expected, a so-so no. 2 bow for the once invincible Alicia Keys (Here) is troubling.  Nonetheless, beyond Bon Jovi and Keys, there are more chart stories that hail from the Billboard 200 dated November 26, 2016. 

 

1. Bon Jovi lands in a familiar place with This House is Not for Sale – no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with respectable numbers.

 

 

2. Alicia Keys misses the top spot on the Billboard 200 for the second time in her career. Here settles for no. 2, scoring the lowest sales of her illustrious career.

 

 

3. The soundtrack for Trolls jumps a robust 36 spots from no. 39 to no. 3.

 

 

4. Pentatonix sees A Pentatonix Christmas rally after dropping three spots last week. This week, the Christmas album ascends two spots (no. 6 to no. 4). Previous Christmas album, That’s Christmas to Me sees a jump as well (no. 87 to no. 36).

 

 

5. Another act rallies, achieving a new career peak. Rae Sremmurd sees Sremmlife 2 enter the top-five of the Billboard 200, likely thanks to the success of single “Black Beatles.” Sremmlife 2 jumps from no. 21 to no. 5.

 

 

6. The Chainsmokers take the Collage (EP) to no. 6. Interestingly, only a small percentage of the overall units were traditional sales.

 

7. Now 60 limps onto the charts at no. 7. The numbers aren’t abysmal, but there was a time the Now That’s What I Call Music franchise flourished.

 

8. Kenny Chesney sees Cosmic Hallelujah slide eight spots after bowing at no. 2 (no. 10 this week).

 

 

9. Lady Gaga exits the top 10 as Joanne slips six spots from no. 5 to no. 11.

 

10. Suicide Squad: The Album also makes its first exit from the top 10, slipping from no. 8 to no. 12 in its 14^th week.

 

11. Meek Mill drops 10 spots as DC4 falls from no. 3 to no. 13.

 

12. Jeezy experienced another no. 1 album with Trap or Die 3 last week. This week, the mixtape-album combo slips from no. 1 to no. 14.

 

 

13. Avenged Sevenfold (The Stage) falls 15 spots (no. 4 to no. 19).

 

14. Playlist streaming seems to be all the rage as of late. The RCA-List, Vol. 2 debuts at no. 23.

 

15. A$AP Mob sees Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends slip moderately from no. 13 to no. 24.

 

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16. Common misses the top 10. New album Black America Again debuts modestly at no. 25. 2014 effort Nobody’s Smiling debuted at no. 6.

 

17. Atilla sees new effort Chaos debut at no. 30.

 

18. Red Hot Chili Peppers get a boost as The Getaway ascends from no. 56 to no. 31.

 

 

19. Michael Bublé takes a tumble. Nobody but Me slides from no. 10 to no. 34 in its third week. The good news is that his holiday effort, Christmas, jumps 84 spots (no. 129 to no. 45).

 

20. Solange sees a bump as A Seat at the Table re-enters the top 40 (no. 46 to no. 37).

 

21. Country superstar Garth Brooks sees The Ultimate Hits improve 48 spots (no. 98 to no. 50).

 

 

22. Jon Bellion is on the rise as The Human Condition ascends from no. 74 to no. 54.

 

23. Eric Church notches a no. 57 bow with Mr. Misunderstood: On the Rocks, Live and (Mostly) Unplugged EP.

 

24. Tove Lo plummets. Lady Wood takes a nosedive from no. 11 to no. 64. Not a “Cool Girl” were the numbers are concerned.

 

25. Amy Grant sees an resurgence for her Tennessee Christmas, which rises from no. 105 to no. 73.

 

 

26. The Lumineers are on the uptick with Cleopatra re-entering the top-100 (no. 104 to no. 74).

 

27. Now That’s What I Call Country #1’s debuts modestly at no. 76.

 

28. The Fray drop greatest hits compilation, Through the Years: The Best of the Fray, which debuts at no. 77.

 

29. Brett Eldredge doesn’t experience much of a “glow” this week. Glow slips from no. 29 to no. 81.

 

 

30. Kings of Leon continues to underperform. Walls slides from no. 58 to no. 87.

 

 

31. The sophomore effect is real for Tinashe. Nightride was quietly released and likewise quietly debuts on the Billboard 200 at no. 89.

 

32. It’s not good news for Korn. The Serenity of Suffering free falls from no. 37 to no. 90.

 

 

33. Norah Jones sees Day Break slip out of the top-100. This week, the album sits at no. 112, after dropping 50 spots.

 

 

34. Jim James debuts at no. 116 with Eternally Even.

 

35. Oh “How the Mighty fall.” Susan Boyle debuts tepidly at no. 150 with A Wonderful World.

 

36. The Game sees 1992 slip from no. 118 to no. 171.

 

 

37. Lukas Graham re-enters the Billboard 200 at no. 174.

 

38. Testament (Brotherhood of the Snake) nosedives from no. 20 to no. 187.

 

 

39. Kungs barely notches a debut on the Billboard 200. Layers lands at no. 196.

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