What’s the Chart Scoop this week? Taylor Swift spends a second consecutive week at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with ‘Reputation.’

Billboard 200 Takeaways 

1. Taylor Swift expectedly retains the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. Reputation moved another 256,000 units.

2. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill launch at no. 2 with The Rest of Our Life. The Rest of Our Life starts with 104,000 units.

3. Sam Smith continues to perform well on the Billboard 200. The Thrill of It All slips just one spot from no. 2 to no. 3.

4. Garth Brooks debuts at no. 4 with The Anthology: Part I, The First Five Years. The 53,000 copies (actual sales) is pretty impressive.

5. Pentatonix rebounds big, as A Pentatonix Christmas ascends 12 spots from no. 17 to no. 5. Another Christmas album, That’s Christmas to Me ascends 29 spots from no. 62 to no. 33.

6. P!nk reenters the top-10 this week. Beautiful Trauma ascends from no. 16 to no. 6 in its sixth week on the Billboard 200.

7. After three consecutive weeks at no. 3, Chris Brown sees Heartbreak on a Full Moon slide to no. 11 in its fourth week.

8. PnB Rock debuts at no. 17 with Catch These Vibes.

9. Morrissey debuts at no. 20 with Low in High School.

10. Jaden Smith sees his debut album SYRE launch inside the top-25 at no. 24.

11. Rock vet Bob Seger bows at no. 25 with I Knew You When.

12. Sia settles for a modest no. 27 bow for her album of Christmas originals, Everyday is Christmas.

13. Lil Peep reaches a new chart peak, albeit posthumously. After Come Over When You’re Sober debuted at no. 168 last week, it ascends 130 spots to no. 38.

14. Green Day launches at no. 39 with greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band.

15. Chase Rice debuts modestly at no. 42 with Lambs & Lions.

16. Kenny Chesney plummets this week as Live in No Shoes Nation slips from no. 9 to no. 96. Ouch!

17. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings debut at no. 106 with Soul of a Woman, the posthumous effort by Jones.

18. Tove Lo doesn’t deliver… Blue Lips: Lady Wood Phase II debuts tepidly at no. 138.

19. T-Pain debuts quietly at no. 155 with Oblivion. He just doesn’t perform like he once did…

Billboard Hot 100

1. Post Malone. 21 Savage. “Rockstar.” No. 1. Next.

2. Selena Gomez and Marshmello ascend from no. 51 to no. 20 with “Wolves.”

3. 6ix9ine is on the rise with “Gummo,” which ascends from no. 58 to no. 29.

4. Charlie Puth has two songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100: “Attention” (down from no. 24 to no. 30) and “How Long” (ascends from no. 40 to no. 34).

5. Bebe Rexha and “Florida Georgia Line” ascend from no. 53 to no. 42 with “Meant to Be.”

6. Luis Fonis & Demi Lovato debut at no. 47 with “Echame La Culpa.”

7. Eminem dips from no. 14 to no. 55 with “Walk on Water,” featuring Beyoncé.

8. N.E.R.D. & Rihanna ascend from no. 79 to no. 63 with “Lemon.”

9. Lil Xan ascends from no. 93 to no. 69 with “Betrayed.”

10. Lil Peep debuts posthumously only the Billboard Hot 100 with “Awful Things” (no. 79).

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