Although the Grammys concluded more than a week ago, the final effects of the ceremony on album sales are best seen in this week's Billboard 200. Indeed, seven of the albums in the Top 10 this week were involved in the program, with a few owing their spots this week to their Grammy performances.
The major exception is the Frozen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which sold another 94,000 copies and stayed at no. 1 for its fourth non-consecutive week atop the Billboard 200. Disney has played into the popularity of the film's soundtrack by re-releasing the film in a "sing-along" version, which features lyrics on screen to encourage diehard fans to join characters like Elsa in hits such as "Let It Go."
The soundtrack upset the plans of the 2014 Grammy Nominees compilation, which some analysts pegged to top the charts for the first time in the collection's history. Instead, the album stuck at no. 2 for a second week after selling 87,000 copies.
Lorde saw the biggest boost as a result of her performance, as Pure Heroine rose to no. 3 after selling 68,000 copies. Beyoncé actually dropped a place to no. 5, even though she also performed at the Grammys. Her self-titled album still saw a sales increase-moving 48,000 units-but not enough of a bump to keep pace with the rest of the chart. Imagine Dragons saw its album Night Visions jump again into the Top 10 (no. 8...39,000 sold), despite being released during 2012. Buyers might have been disappointed to learn the version of "Radioactive" that the group performed with Kendrick Lamar at the Grammys wasn't on the album. Katy Perry stayed put at no. 9 as PRISM sold 30,000 copies, and Daft Punk's Album of The Year Random Access Memories sold a few fewer than Perry, placing at no. 10. The album jumped from no. 39 to the Top 10.
Bruno Mars also saw his 2012 album, Unorthodox Jukebox, make a Top 10 comeback, but it wasn't because of his Grammy win. The performer's Super Bowl halftime show was seen by a record 115 million viewers, and his album managed to sell 42,000 copies largely in the one day before last week's numbers were finalized. His debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans moved up to no. 19 as well, and both albums stand to sell even more before next week's report.
Two new albums did, in fact, make the Top 10 as well. Metalcore band Of Mice & Men debuted at no. 4 with Restoring Force. The album sold 51,000 copies, an all-time high for the band. Christian rockers Casting Crowns settled at no. 6 with Thrive, which moved 43,000 units. It was a slightly disappointing total, as analysts had predicted during the week that the album would move upward of 75,000 copies.
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