HDD reports that X-Factor’s Niall Horan dropped a new single this morning and “Slow Hands” is not taking it slowly…it is already number 1 on iTunes in 33 countries. Groovy beat. Why is sweat dripping down their dirty laundry? Are they doing it in the laundry basket?
On the sales charts, the members of Gorillaz must be popping champagne corks because they have the best selling album of the week. Oh, wait, they are a virtual band. This animated British band is the creation of Daman Albarn. Simon is taking notes. The band was created in 1998 and even has former members. It will have to move a few more units to hold off Kendrick Lamar in combined sales. R&B legend Mary J. Blige is second in sales while Country Icon Willie Nelson is 4th. Rapper Wale is debuting in 6th and Lea Michele from Glee is 7th. Indie Pop artist Sylvan Esso is debuting 9th.
Pentatonix is 26th in sales while Carrie Underwood appears on a duet with Keith Urban on his “Ripcord” at 25th in sales and 32nd combined. Tori Kelly is on the “Sing” soundtrack is 37th on combined.
Building Sales Chart (53%)
— 1 GORILLAZ HUMANZ PARLOPHONE/WARNER BROS. 79,532
— 2 MARY J. BLIGE STRENGTH OF A WOMAN CAPITOL 47,974
1 3 KENDRICK LAMAR DAMN. TDE/INTERSCOPE 28,420
— 4 WILLIE NELSON GOD’S PROBLEM CHILD LEGACY 23,995
3 5 VOL. 2 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX, VOL. 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS HOLLYWOOD RECORDS 23,032
— 6 WALE SHINE MMG/ATLANTIC 9,849
— 7 LEA MICHELE PLACES COLUMBIA 9,059
8 8 ED SHEERAN DIVIDE ATLANTIC 8,449
— 9 SYLVAN ESSO WHAT NOW LOMA VISTA 8,108
6 10 MOANA SOUNDTRACK WALT DISNEY 7,695
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16 25 KEITH URBAN RIPCORD CAPITOL NASHVILLE 2,965 [Carrie Underwood]
15 26 PENTATONIX PTX, VOL. IV – CLASSICS RCA 2,948
SPS Chart (61%)
1 1 KENDRICK LAMAR DAMN. TDE/INTERSCOPE 90,255
— 2 GORILLAZ HUMANZ PARLOPHONE/WARNER BROS. 88,880
— 3 MARY J. BLIGE STRENGTH OF A WOMAN CAPITOL 50,210
2 4 DRAKE MORE LIFE YMCMB/REPUBLIC 25,210
— 5 WILLIE NELSON GOD’S PROBLEM CHILD LEGACY 24,138
8 6 VARIOUS ARTISTS VOL. 2 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX, VOL. 2 HOLLYWOOD RECORDS 23,032
4 7 ED SHEERAN DIVIDE ATLANTIC 22,993
— 8 WALE SHINE MMG/ATLANTIC 18,433
7 9 THE CHAINSMOKERS MEMORIES…DO NOT OPEN DISRUPTOR/COLUMBIA 15,811
5 10 MOANA SOUNDTRACK WALT DISNEY 15,211
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— 18 LEA MICHELE PLACES COLUMBIA 10,404
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27 32 KEITH URBAN RIPCORD CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,574 [Carrie Underwood]
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35 37 SING SOUNDTRACK REPUBLIC 5,786 [Tori Kelly]
