Yesterday we showed during our summary of the Billboard 200 that Meek Mill and Dreams Worth More Than Money sold nearly five-times as much as any other new title on the list. The same trend applies to actual album sales, where the album moved actually (not nearly) sold more than 500 percent more copies than the runner-up. The emcee stands a strong chance at joining Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar as the only performers to top the Billboard 200 for more than one week when next week's sales are revealed.
So who was the distant second-place winner? That would go to Miguel, who moved 39,500 copies of his new set Wildheart.
So far the two charts have been identical, and the no. 3 spot here also goes to a return effort, although not the same as the Billboard 200. James Taylor rises one spot this week with Before This World, which sold 32,000 copies during its third week. That was enough to surpass last week's no. 1, Dark Before Dawn by Breaking Benjamin, which fell to no. 4 after moving 29,000 copies. Swift and 1989 moved to no. 6 by selling another 27,000 units, but it goes to show how heavily she depends on streaming and singles for her Billboard 200 placement—she placed ahead of the previous two albums of the other chart.
We return to new releases, as four new titles take spots nos. 6-9. X Ambassadors comes in at no. 6 with its debut album VHS, which sold 25,000 copies. August Burns Red comes in next with Found In A Far Away Place, which moved 24,500 units. The Magic Mike XXL soundtrack places at no. 8 with 24,000 copies sold, and then we have one more addition, who didn't crack the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. Easton Corbin takes no. 9 with About To Get Real, which sold 20,500 copies.
Kacey Musgraves gets the last place on this week's list, as Pageant Material moved 19,500 copies and remained on the list for at least one more week.
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