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The new Billboard 200 format has been hot on its incorporation of streams and single downloads into arranging the most relevant chart in music, yet the folks at Billboard failed to notice one thing this past week: For the first time ever, the top of the 200 was different than the album at the top of the albums chart. Although Taylor Swift and 1989 was no. 1 on the chart everyone was watching, it only sold 77,000 actual copies. That's a boost from last week, but not enough to take no. 1 on the albums chart from Now 53, which sold 98,000 copies. -
Taylor Swift Tops Billboard 200 Again, Fifth Harmony Shows Up, Bob Dylan and Diana Krall Cover, Nicki Minaj Sets Interesting Mark
Taylor Swift and 1989 is at no. 1 in the Billboard 200 for the 11th time, tying Fearless for the performer's most weeks at the top of the charts with one album. The record shifted 108,000 equivalent units, a slight uptick from last week. 1989 is one of four albums that have spent at least ten weeks at no. 1 since 2010, the others being Fearless, the Frozen soundtrack as well as Adele's 21. Swift's album is followed this week by Now 53, the newest edition of the hits collection, at no. 2 with 99,000 units moved. -
Meghan Trainor Reveals She Never Thought She'd Be a Pop Star in 'Seventeen' Magazine: 'All About That Bass' Singer Worried She Didn't Look Like Rihanna
Meghan Trainor may be one of the biggest rising pop stars right now, with two hit singles and a pair of Grammy nominations under her belt, but the "Lips Are Movin'" singer wasn't always sure she would be able to be a star. In the cover story for the latest issue of Seventeen, Trainor admitted she was once to insecure about her "bass" to reach for her dreams. -
Taylor Swift Tops Album Sales Charts as Ne-Yo, Charlie Wilson and the Bethel Music Group Debut in Top 10
This week's Billboard 200 didn't reflect much in terms of new music but the Albums Chart has better news, introducing two new debut discs. Taylor Swift and 1989 are at the top again however, selling 71,000 copies. As we mentioned yesterday, that makes her only the second female performer to top the chart for at least 10 weeks with two different albums (the other being Whitney Houston). Also interesting: This week's stop at the top marks the first time since Lecrae's Anomaly during September that an album went to no. 1 with less than 100,000 in sales. -
Taylor Swift Sets Records with '1989' on Billboard 200, While Maroon 5, Ne-Yo and Grammy Nominees Resurge
One week after a surge of new releases and the Billboard 200 has gotten back to the same ol' as Taylor Swift and 1989 reclaim the top spot on the charts. The album moved 101,000 equivalent albums as it earned its tenth week atop the Billboard 200 and the first time in three weeks. This makes Swift openly the second woman ever to have two separate albums that have spent at least 10 weeks at no. 1, with Whitney Houston being the other. -
Grammys 2015 Record of the Year Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: Sam Smith, Sia & Taylor Swift Duke It Out
When it comes to the Grammys, sometimes it seems like it's all about the big four: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist. In a year filled with pop gems from every corner of the genre, this year's nominations for Record of the Year are stacked. From throwback singles from Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor to modern demonstrations of pop from Taylor Swift, Sia and Iggy Azalea, there seems to be no clear cut winner. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk", Meghan Trainor 'Title' Top U.K. Charts Beating Out Hozier, Ed Sheeran & Rihanna
The charts in the U.K. are looking quite a bit like the ones here in the United States. As Meghan Trainor's debut album Title and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' throwback hit "Uptown Funk" crown the Billboard charts, the major pop players are also owning things across the pond. -
Grammys 2015 Song of the Year Nominees, Who Should Win and Who Will Win: Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor Do Battle
Song of the Year is perhaps the crux of the whole "The Grammys only care about Top 40 music" argument. Album of the Year and Record of the Year can be judged on sales without much moral handwringing, but Song of the Year? The actual craft of writing a song that resonates with millions while building upon centuries of human achievement? The Grammy 2015 nominees include Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor, and we will tell you who should win and who will win. -
WATCH: Jimmy Fallon, Ariana Grande, One Direction, Sam Smith & More Take on Queen's "We Are the Champions" on Post-Super Bowl 'The Tonight Show'
The New England Patriots may be the champions of Super Bowl XLIX, but they're not the only ones who logged a major celebration last night (Feb. 1). On the post-game episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a slew of major musical guests popped up on screen to give an a cappella performance of the Queen classic "We Are the Champions." -
Kidz Bop Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass" Cover Misheard Lyrics Sound Like A Different Kind of Booty
Oh, Kidz Bop. You try and make a slightly naughty song more palatable for a young audience, and then you just end up talking about anal sex. This week, the family-friendly Kidz Bop Kidz cover of Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" from the recently released Kidz Bop 27 was making its way around online, and instead of bringing "booty back," it sounds like there's something else happening in verse No. 2. -
New Fall Out Boy, Joey Bada$$, Marilyn Manson Albums and More Spur Rise in Sales Last Week
Fall Out Boy stands on top of both the Billboard 200 and the Albums Charts this week with American Beauty/American Psycho, and while the plenty of albums managed to debut on the former this week, 60 percent of the albums in the Top 10 of the latter were new releases. -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars Holds at No. 1 on Hot 100 with "Uptown Funk" as Fall Out Boy Gets First Hit in Years with "Centuries"
It looks like we're about to settle in for a funky, funky winter. For the fourth week in a row, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk" has sashayed its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. And while the throwback Uptown Special tune is riding high, Fall Out Boy is coming into the top 10 for the first time in "Centuries."
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