Tag: U.S. Billboard 200 album chart

Kanye West’s ‘Life of Pablo’ scores streaming success on Billboard

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – Taylor Swift and Adele may have boycotted streaming platforms when releasing their latest albums, but rapper Kanye West proved the power of online consumption as “The Life of Pablo” debuted at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart through the strength of streaming numbers. “The Life of Pablo,” West’s seventh studio album and his seventh No. 1 record on Billboard 200, sold 28,000 physical albums and […]

Adele tops Billboard, Rihanna’s million ‘Anti’ giveaway ineligible

British singer Adele regained the top spot on Monday (February 01) on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, while R&B star Rihanna’s latest record sold less than 500 copies after a million copies were given away for free, making them ineligible for Billboard charts. Adele’s record-breaking “25” is still seeing strong sales three months after its release with 116,000 total units sold in the past week, comprising album and song sales and streaming activity, […]