Billboard Chart Flashback 1973

November 17th 1973

 Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Songs

2nd of 2 weeks at #1 for Eddie Kendricks

Billboard Top 10 Albums 

2nd of 8 consecutive weeks at #1 for Elton John

Top Selling Album of Every Year (1991-2018)

Today we are looking at the top selling albums of every year in the United States based on the Nielsen SoundScan era.
Nielsen tracked the top selling psychical & digital sales from 1991-2014. From 2015-present when Nielsen started tracking stream equivalent sales as well top compensate for the lack of traditional album purchases.

Billboard Album Chart (Top 20) 01/09/2016

Billboard 200 Album Chart

Top 20

Week Ending January 9th 2016

20 - King Push - Pusha T
(Debut)
19 - Montevallo - Sam Hunt
18 - Storyteller - Carrie Underwood
17 - Kill The Lights - Luke Bryan
16 - NOW 56 - Various Artist
15 - Revival - Selena Gomez
14 - Christmas - Michael Buble
13 - Pentatonix - Pentatonix
12 - A Head Full of Dreams - Coldplay
11 - Blurryface - twenty one pilots
10 - 21 - Adele
9  -  Beauty Behind The Madness - The Weeknd
8  -  1989 - Taylor Swift
7  -  Traveller - Chris Stapleton
6  -  Made In The A.M. - One Direction
5  -  Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Soundtrack
(Debut)
4  -  That's Christmas To Me - Pentatonix 
3  -  Royalty - Chris Brown
(Debut)
2  -  Purpose - Justin Bieber
1  -  25 - Adele
(5th consecutive week at #1)

Track listing

Standard edition[158]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello"	Adele Adkins Greg Kurstin	Kurstin	4:55
2.	"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"	Adkins Max Martin Shellback	Martin Shellback	3:43
3.	"I Miss You"	Adkins Paul Epworth	Epworth	5:49
4.	"When We Were Young"	Adkins Tobias Jesso Jr.	Ariel Rechtshaid	4:51
5.	"Remedy"	Adkins Ryan Tedder	Tedder	4:05
6.	"Water Under the Bridge"	Adkins Kurstin	Kurstin	4:00
7.	"River Lea"	Adkins Brian Burton	Danger Mouse	3:45
8.	"Love in the Dark"	Adkins Samuel Dixon	Dixon	4:46
9.	"Million Years Ago"	Adkins Kurstin	Kurstin	3:47
10.	"All I Ask"	Adkins Bruno Mars Philip Lawrence Christopher Brody Brown	The Smeezingtons	4:32
11.	"Sweetest Devotion"	Adkins Epworth	Epworth	4:12
Total length:				48:25

Billboard Rock Albums Chart (12/26/2015)

Billboard Rock Albums Chart

Top 20

Week Ending December 26th  2015

20 - Wilder Mind - Mumford and Sons
19 - Threat To Survival - Shinedown
18 - American Beauty/American Psycho - Fall Out Boy
17 - Hozier - Hozier
16 - Sound and Color - Alabama Shakes
15 - R40 Live - Rush
14 - Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats - Nathaniel Rateliffe and The Night Sweats 
13 - Got Your Six - Five Finger Death Punch
12 - Guardians of the Galaxy : Awesome Mix Vol 1 - Soundtrack
11 - Every Trick in the Book - Ice Nine Kills
(Debut)
10 - Elvis : Ultimate Christmas - Elvis Presley
9  -  Drone - Muse
8  -  Love Stuff - Elle King
7  -  Immortalized - Disturbed
6  -  ONXRT : Live From the Archives, Vol 17 - Various Artist
(Debut)
5  -  Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven - Kid Cudi
(Debut)
4  -  Letters From the Labyrinth - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
3  -  Ties That Bind : The River Collection - Bruce Springsteen
(Debut)
2  -  Blurryface - twenty one pilots
1  -  Head Full of Dreams - Coldplay
(Debut)

Track listing[edit]

All songs written and composed by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin. All songs arranged by Coldplay and Stargate. 

A Head Full of Dreams
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"A Head Full of Dreams"	Rik Simpson Stargate	3:43
2.	"Birds"	Rik Simpson Stargate	3:49
3.	"Hymn for the Weekend"	Simpson Stargate Digital Divide[a]	4:18
4.	"Everglow"	Simpson Stargate	4:42
5.	"Adventure of a Lifetime"	Simpson Stargate	4:23
6.	"Fun" (featuring Tove Lo)	Simpson Stargate	4:27
7.	"Kaleidoscope"	Simpson Stargate	1:51
8.	"Army of One" (includes hidden track "X Marks the Spot" at 3:23)	Simpson Stargate Daniel Green ("X Marks the Spot")	6:16
9.	"Amazing Day"	Simpson Stargate	4:31
10.	"Colour Spectrum"	Green	1:00
11.	"Up&Up"	Simpson Stargate	6:45
Total length:			45:45

Billboard Top 20 Albums (August 22nd 2015)

Billboard 200 Album Chart

Top 20

Week Ending August 22nd 2015

20 - Jekyll and Hyde - Zac Brown Band
19 - Hozier - Hozier
18 - Black Rose - Tyrese
17 - Yung  Rich Nation - Migos
16 - American Beauty/American Psycho - Fall Out Boy
15 - In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
14 - Title - Meghan Trainor
13 - Presence - Led Zeppelin 
(re-entry/debut)
12 - Coda - Led Zeppelin 
(re-entry/debut)
11 - Dreams Worth More Than Money - Meek Mill
10 - If You're Reading This It's Too Late - Drake
9  -  In Through The Out Door - Led Zeppelin
(re-entry/debut)
8  -  Blurryface - twenty one pilots
7  -  Professional Rapper - Lil Dicky
(Debut)
6  -  Montevallo - Sam Hunt
5  -  Woman - Jill Scott
4  -  X - Ed Sheeran
3  -  1989 - Taylor Swift
2  -  DS2 - Future
1  -  Descendants - Original Sountrack
(Debut)

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Rotten to the Core"	Joacim Persson Shelly Peiken Johann Alkenas	Dove Cameron Cameron Boyce Booboo Stewart Sofia Carson	2:42
2.	"Evil Like Me"	Andrew Lippa	Kristin Chenoweth Dove Cameron	3:44
3.	"Did I Mention"	Adam Schlesinger	Jeff Lewis	2:33
4.	"If Only"	Adam Anders Nikki Hassman Peer Astrom	Dove Cameron	3:49
5.	"Be Our Guest"	Alan Menken Howard Ashman	Mitchell Hope Spencer Lee Kala Balch Marco Marinangeli	1:55
6.	"If Only (Reprise)"	Adam Anders Nikki Hassman Peer Astrom	Dove Cameron	0:41
7.	"Set It Off"	Sam Hollander Josh Edmondson Grant Michaels Craig Lashley Charity Daw	Dove Cameron Sofia Carson Cameron Boyce Booboo Stewart Mitchell Hope Sarah Jeffery Jeff Lewis	2:54
8.	"Believe"	Shawn Mendes Geoffrey Warburton Glen Scott Martin Terefe	Shawn Mendes	3:28
9.	"Rotten to the Core"	Joacim Persson Shelly Peiken Johann Alkenas	Sofia Carson	2:54
10.	"Night Is Young"	Augie Ray Jintae Ko Lindy Robbins	China Anne McClain	3:02
11.	"Good Is the New Bad"		Dove Cameron Sofia Carson China Anne McClain	2:34
12.	"I'm Your Girl"	Dustin Burnett Stephanie Lewis Paula Winger	Felicia Barton	2:38
13.	"Descendants Score Suite"	David Lawrence	David Lawrence	6:49

Billboard Album Chart (04/25/2015)

Billboard Album Chart

Top 20

Week Ending April 25th 2015

20 - Nick Jonas - Nick Jonas
19 - Talking is Hard - Walk The Moon
18 - Ludaversal - Ludacris
17 - Dark Sky Paradise - Big Sean
16 - The Pinkprint - Nicki Minaj
15 - Montevallo - Sam Hunt
14 - My House - Flo Rida
(debut)
13 - American Beauty/American Psycho - Fall Out Boy
12 - Empire : Original Soundtrack from Season 1
11 - The Album About Nothing - Wale
10 - Title - Meghan Trainor
9  -  X - Ed Sheeran
8  -  If You're Reading This It's Too Late - Drake
7  -  To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
6  -  In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
5  -  1989 - Taylor Swift
4  -  V - Maroon 5
3  -  Fifty Shades of Grey - Soundtrack
2  -  Future Hearts - All Time Low 
(debut)
1  -  Furious 7 - Soundtrack
(1st week at #1)

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Ride Out"	Brian Collins Dequantes Lamar Jess Jackson	Kid Ink, Tyga, Wale, YG & Rich Homie Quan	3:32
2.	"Off-Set"	Clifford Harris Jeffrey Williams Lil' C	T.I. and Young Thug	3:13
3.	"How Bad Do You Want It (Oh Yeah)"	J Hart DJ Frank E Chloe Angelides	Sevyn Streeter	3:44
4.	"Get Low"	Dillon Francis William Grigahcine	Dillon Francis and DJ Snake	3:33
5.	"Go Hard or Go Home"	Cameron Thomaz Amethyst Kelly The Featherstones	Wiz Khalifa and Iggy Azalea	3:52
6.	"My Angel"	Geoffrey Rojas Edwin Serrano DJ Frank E Albert Cedarholm Sangsik Shin	Prince Royce	3:10
7.	"See You Again"	DJ Frank E Charlie Puth Andrew Cedar	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	3:49
8.	"Payback"	Jordan Houston Nayvadius Wilburn Kevin Gilyard Dominic Woods	Juicy J, Kevin Gates, Future, and Sage the Gemini	3:58
9.	"Blast Off"	David Guetta	David Guetta and Kaz James	3:08
10.	"Six Days" (Remix)	Brian Farrell Dennis Olivieri Yasiin Bey	DJ Shadow featuring Mos Def	3:52
11.	"Ay Vamos"	José Osorio Rene Cano Carlos Patiño Alejandro Ramirez Karim Kharbouch Nick Rivera	J Balvin featuring French Montana and Nicky Jam	4:55
12.	"G.D.F.R." (Noodles Remix) (DJ Frank E, DJ Spinz, Lookas, Mike Caren, Andrew Cedar, Lucas Rego)	Tramar Dillard Dominic Woods Lucas Rego Mike Caren Andrew Cedar Charles W. Miller Gerald Goldstein Harold Brown Howard E. Scott DJ Frank E	Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini andLookas	4:23
13.	"Turn Down for What"	DJ Snake Lil Jon Tchami	DJ Snake and Lil Jon	3:34
14.	"Meneo"	Roberto Testa Keith Kanashiro Jorge Keys Armando C. Pérez José García	Fito Blanko	3:44
15.	"I Will Return"	Holly Hafermann Jonathan Rotem Luke Laird	Skylar Grey	3:56
16.	"Whip" (bonus track)		Famous to Most	3:41

Billboard 200 - Top 20 Albums (April 18, 2015)

WEEK ENDING APRIL 18TH 2015

The 10 Best Selling Albums of 2014 (Sales Only)

Bestselling Albums of 2014

(Sales Only)

Top 10

10 - The Outsiders - Eric Church

9  -  Four - One Direction

8  -  Pure Heroine - Lorde

7  -  Partners - Barbra Streisand

6  -  Beyonce - Beyonce

5  -  Guardians of the Galaxy - Soundtrack

4  -  That's Christmas To Me - Pentatonix

3  -  In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith

2  -  Frozen - Soundtrack

1  -  1989 - Taylor Swift

Billboard Album Chart (Top 20) 08/02/2014

Billboard Album Chart

Top 20

Week Ending August 2nd 2014

20 - Pure Heroine - Lorde
19 - 1000 Forms of Fear - Sia
18 - Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey
17 - Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo
16 - You Can't Stop Me - Suicide Silence
(Debut)
15 - Just As I Am - Brantley Gilbert
14 - World Peace Is None of Your Business - Morissey
(Debut)
13 - Platinum - Miranda Lambert
12 - Friends and Lovers - Marsha Ambrosius
(Debut)
11 - Strange Desire - Bleachers
(Debut)
10 - Based On A True Story....- Blake Shelton
9  -  Trigga - Trey Songz
8  -  NOW 50 - Various Artist
7  -  X - Ed Sheeran
6  -  In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
5  -  Frozen - Soundtrack
4  -  Kidz Bop 26 - Kidz Bop Kids
(Debut)
3  -  The Black Market - Rise Against
(Debut)
2  -  Yes - Jason Mraz
(Debut)
1  -  Mandatory Fun - "Weird" Al Yankovic
(DEBUT) (click the title to purchase on Amazon)

Track listing[edit]

The following is adapted from the album liner notes.^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Parody of	Length
1.	"Handy"	Amethyst Kelly, Charlotte Aitchison,George Astasio, Jason Pebworth,Jonathan Shave, Kurtis McKenzie, Jon Turner, Al Yankovic	"Fancy" by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	2:56
2.	"Lame Claim to Fame"	Yankovic	Style parody of Southern Culture on the Skids	3:45
3.	"Foil"	Joel Little, Ella Yelich O'Connor, Yankovic	"Royals" by Lorde	2:22
4.	"Sports Song"	Yankovic	Style parody of college football fight songs	2:14
5.	"Word Crimes"	Pharrell Williams, Clifford Harris, Jr., Robin Thicke, Yankovic	"Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuringT.I. and Pharrell Williams	3:43
6.	"My Own Eyes"	Yankovic	Style parody of Foo Fighters	3:40
7.	"Now That's What I Call Polka!"	Various writers:[show]	A polka medley including:[show]	4:06
8.	"Mission Statement"	Yankovic	Style parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash	4:28
9.	"Inactive"	Alexander Junior Grant, Dan Coulter Reynolds, Daniel Wayne Sermon, Benjamin Arthur McKee, Joshua Francis Mosser, Yankovic	"Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons	2:56
10.	"First World Problems"	Yankovic	Style parody of Pixies	3:13
11.	"Tacky"	Williams, Yankovic	"Happy" by Pharrell Williams	2:53
12.	"Jackson Park Express"	Yankovic	Style parody of Cat Stevens	9:05