Charts Don't Lie: September 30
while their numbers didn't live up to the
inflated projections, they still managed to
keep Lana Del Rey, Mac Miller, and the
persistent Beauty Behind The Madness out of
the top spot. Miller's major label debut came
in at number 3, a little lower than his previous
independent offering, but we're sure the new
money behind him will keep the gears moving
throughout the year. The Weeknd is another
artist who will probably be present on the
charts for sometime, seeing no signs of
backing down from the top 5 four weeks after
the release of his album.
Check out the breakdown below.
1) Drake & Future—What A Time To Be
Alive : Drake and Future did not meet their
projections of 500,000 units, but still managed
to nab the number one spot. For a project
reportedly completed in six days, 334,423 in
sales 375,458 (with streams) is still a very
enviable figure.
2) The Weeknd— Beauty Behind The
Madness : The Weeknd was knocked from his
perch atop the charts this week, falling to
number three behind WATTBA and Lana Del
Rey's new LP. Now four weeks deep, Abel is
still raking in the sales, with 41,187 units sold
traditionally and 90,143 with streams. He's
already at 492,339 total sales, and should
achieve Gold status next week.
3) Mac Miller—GO:OD AM : Mac Miller's
sales figure comes as somewhat as a
disappointment, as his independent and less
accessible Watching Movies With The Sound
Off broke the 100k mark in 2013, while the
new major label offering only moves 73,067
copies (86,914 with streams).
4) Andy Mineo— Uncomfortable : Andy
Mineo proves once again that Christian rap is
a surprisingly lucrative business,
selling 32,054 copies of his new album
(35,329 with streams) and coming in at
number 10.
5) Future—DS2 : While topping the charts
for a second time this year with Drake,
Future's DS2 is still selling. It comes in at 12
with 9,339 units moved this week (25,184
with streams). His total is now at 253,000.
6) Drake —IYRTITL : Drake is just below his
WATTBA counterpart, Drake comes in at
number 18 with 6,041 sold (19,455 with
streams). His full tally is now 1,061,000.
7) Travi$ Scott— Rodeo : Travis drops from
13 to 22 in his third week on the charts.
With 7,576 sold and 16,914 with streams.
8) J. Cole —2014 Forest Hills Drive: Cole
falls from 26 to 29, with 4,647 sold (13,146
with streams). He's at 1,020,000 total sales.
9) Meek Mill —Dreams Worth More Than
Money : Meek is still out her at 37, down from
30 last week. His album moves 1,998 copies
this week, 10,751 with streams.
10) Dr. Dre—Compton: The hype for
Straight Outta Compton has finally dropped
down to a manageable level, and Dre's album
has seen a natural decrease in sales. He's
sold 437,671 copies so far, this week
moving 8,558 (10,620 with streams). He's
down from 23 to 39.
The Weeknd's success is not restricted to the
album charts, as he continues to occupy the
number one and number 3 slots on the Hot
100 (with "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My
Face" respectively). "Earned It" is still kicking
around at number 44. Drake is also a
champion of the charts this week, taking
"Hotline Bling" to number 4, before showing
up at 33, 34, 52, 59, 70, 75, 81, 85, 86, 88, 89,
and 100 (accompanied by Future on many of
which). He's also set a new career goal, with
100 career Hot 100 entrees, pulling in behind
Glee Cast, Lil Wayne, and Elvis for the all-time
record. Will "Hotline Bling" be his first ever
solo #1? Tune in next week to find out.
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