All three spots at the top of the Rolling Stone albums chart belonged to new albums this week, with Lil Baby’s chart-topper followed by Bad Bunny and, in a surprising third-place finish, a James Taylor album of standards.
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Prince Royce notches his fifth No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart (dated Feb.
22) as Alter Ego arrives atop the list. The set earned 11,000 in equivalent album units in the week ending Feb.
13, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 8,000 were in album sales, while the bulk of the remainder was generated by streaming activity.
The double album consisting of Genesis and Enigma chapters is the first set by a tropical music act to bow at No. 1 since Romeo Santos’s Utopía arrived atop
.All three spots at the top of the Rolling Stone albums chart belonged to new albums this week, with Lil Baby’s chart-topper followed by Bad Bunny and, in a surprising third-place finish, a James Taylor album of standards.
Grimes garners her first No. 1 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, as Miss Anthropocene opens atop the survey dated March 7 with 19,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.The unit sum is the highest for an album on the chart this year, and the best since Lindsey Stirling debuted at No.
Mike Tyson is scared of the monster he used to be in the boxing ring.
Gerardo Ortiz scores his 10th No. 1 (and eighth consecutive) on the Regional Mexican Albums chart (dated March 7) as Más Caro Que Ayer opens at No.
Five Finger Death Punch, James Taylor and Caribou lead an eclectic trio of new entries set for high placements on this week’s Official Albums Chart, while Lewis Capaldi looks set to return to Number 1.
Justin Bieber achieves his first No. 1 album on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as Changes debuts in the top slot with 231,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Feb. 20, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie lands his third No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Rap Albums chart as Artist 2.0 opens atop the list dated Feb.
As Bad Bunny and Sech’s “Ignorantes” bows at No. 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated Feb.
Alejandro Fernández nabs his seventh No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart as Hecho en México debuts atop the tally dated Feb.
Prince Royce knows a thing or two about married life.
While Justin Bieber’s Changes is set for a No. 1 debut on next week’s Billboard 200 chart (dated Feb. 29), three more albums are aiming for top 10 bows: A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s Artist 2.0, Tame Impala’s The Slow Rush and Monsta X’s All About Luv, according to industry forecasters.
Green Day’s latest album Father Of All… lands straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart, earning the US punk-rockers their fourth UK chart-topping album.
By Peter White
Reggaetón heavy-hitters Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Latin pop icon Luis Fonsi and rising urbano star Sech are up for top latin album of the year at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards after dropping Grammy-nominated and chart-topping albums in 2019. Bad Bunny has two entries in the category thanks to his debut album, X 100Pre, and his joint album, Oasis, with friend and fellow reggaetonero J Balvin.
Following her Super Bowl LIV halftime show performance (Feb. 2), Shakira is back in the top 10 of the Top Latin Albums chart for the first time since September 2018, as her 2010 set, Sale El Sol, re-enters at No. 7 on the Feb. 15-dated survey. The set, released Oct. 19, 2010 via
After taking a brief hiatus from music, Nicki Minaj not only returned with a new single, "Yikes," but also recently revealed details about her upcoming album. On Saturday, she tweeted that the upcoming project will also see her add to her already packed arsenal of alter egos including Roman Zolanski, Cookie, and Nicki Lewinsky with someone new: Queen Sleaze.
It’s rare for musicians to release double albums these days because it’s 2020 and let’s be honest, the world wants a quick fix. Still, there are artists today that dream and dare to create a piece of work that demands more than five minutes of our attention.