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The 1975, I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it ยฉ Interscope

The 1975 earns its first no. 1 album with ‘I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It.’

Thereโ€™s a new no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 dated the week of March 19, 2016, courtesy of British alternative band The 1975.ย Matt Healy and company outsold Adele this week. Itโ€™s not only about The 1975 โ€“ there are other chart stories as well!

1) The 1975 score a career-first no. 1 album with I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It. The numbers werenโ€™t awe-inspiring, but respectable.

2) Adele finds herself bumped out of the top spot โ€“ thanks a lot The 1975! Donโ€™t feel bad for 25 โ€“ itโ€™s sold like hotcakes and just slips to the runner-up spot.

3) Macklemore & Ryan Lewisโ€™ This Unruly Mess Iโ€™ve Made debuts at no. 4. The numbers are okay, but initial indications suggest that horrid thing called โ€˜the sophomore effect.โ€™

4) Kelly Clarksonโ€™s Piece By Piece ascends 114 spots from no. 120 to no. 6. Yeah, itโ€™s safe to say that Kelly did herself a commercial favor with that big emotional American Idol performance. Get it Kelly!

5) Anthrax scores the final new album in the top 10 as For All Kings lands at no. 9.

6) R.I.P. Joey Feek. Joey + Roryโ€™s final studio album Hymns (That Are Important To Us) spends a third week in the top 10, closing out at no. 10.

7) Poor Bonnie Raitt! The veteran blues/rock/pop musician just misses the top 10, debuting at no. 11 with Dig In Deep. Canโ€™t win โ€˜em all, unfortunately!

8) After a top five debut (no. 4 specifically), Yo Gottiโ€™s The Art Of Hustle slips 12 spots to no. 16.

9) Futureโ€™s EVOL clings on for a fourth week in the top 20, slipping from no. 14 to no. 19 this week. Meanwhile, DS2 improves three spots from no. 35 to no. 32 in week 33.

10) Old Dominion makes great strides on the charts this week as Meat And Candy rises 74 spots from no. 109 to no. 35.

11) Willie Nelsonโ€™s latest album Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin debuts modestly at no. 40.

12) Tweetโ€™s comeback isnโ€™t exactly embraced with โ€œopen armsโ€ โ€“ Charlene debuts modestly at no. 42.

13) Hillsong Young & Free enter the charts at no. 45 with Youth Revival. โ€œLet the church say YES!โ€

14) Mike Posnerโ€™s The Truth (EP) continues to โ€œmove on up,โ€ this time reaching no. 48, itโ€™s first foray into the top 50 of the Billboard 200.

15) From Ashes To New take Day One to no. 53. Yep, not greatโ€ฆ

16) Santigold does worse than Day One, as 99 Cents settles for a quiet no. 55 start.

17) Michael Jacksonโ€™s classic Off The Wall ascends 49 spots from no. 110 to no. 61.

18) Hands Like Housesโ€™ latest album Dissonants enters the charts at no. 68.

19) Alabama Shakesโ€™ Sound & Color slips 44 spots from no. 40 to no. 84. OUCH!

20) Tori Kellyโ€™s smile is most certainly breakable (or broken) this week. Unbreakable Smile slides 27 spots from no. 63 to no. 90 in week 28.

21) Country singer Maren Morrisโ€™ self-titled EP rises 12 spots from no. 108 to no. 96 in its sixth week on the chart. The EP features hit โ€œMy Church.โ€

22) Brett Eldredgeโ€™s Illinois improves 10 spots from no. 113 to no. 103.

23) Elton Johnโ€™s Wonderful Crazy Night went downhill pretty fast following its initial no. 9 debut. This week, John gets good news as the album improves 42 spots from no. 157 to no. 115.

24) Lil Dicky sees Professional Rapper ascend 42 spots from no. 177 to no. 135. The album debuted at no. 7.

25) Usherโ€™s diamond certified Confessions re-enters the charts at no. 200. Doesnโ€™t that take you back to 2004? โ€œYEAH!โ€

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the musical hype

the musical hype aka Brent Faulkner has earned Bachelor and Masters degrees in music (music Education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and a freelance music journalist. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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