BillboardThe top-selling album list ranks the best-selling albums of the week based solely on traditional album sales. The history of the chart goes back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating graphics with SoundScan electronically controlled parts counting information, now MRC Data. Pure album sales were the measure that only used the Billboard 200 album chart through the December 6, 2014 list, after which it switched to a methodology that combines album sales with track-equivalent album units and transmission-equivalent album units. For all the chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on Twitter and Instagram.
De Born this waysales of 5,000 the week ended Sept. 9, almost the entire amount was driven by CD sales.
In the number 1 of Top Album Sales, the veteran hard rock band Iron Maiden claims its first leader, as the last studio work of the event Senjutsu it starts with just over 61,000 copies sold (on CD, vinyl LP and digital downloads). The album also makes a good number of other album charts, as it opens at number 1 on the independent albums, Top Rock Albums, Hard Rock Albums and Tastemaker Albums. (The latter ranks the best-selling albums of the week in independent record stores and small chains).
The Drake We certified lover it starts at number 2 of best-selling albums with 46,000 copies sold, exclusively from digital downloads. It’s Drake’s 12th top 10.
Olivia Rodrigo’s former number 1 Acid is a non-engine at number 3 with 20,000 (31% less).
The rock band Imagine Dragons sees their new studio album Wednesday – Acts 1 release at number 4 with 17,000 sold (via CD, vinyl LP, cassette and digital download). It is the fifth top 10 of the event and all of them have reached the top four on the list.
A trio of the former No. 1 are next on the list, as is Halsey If I can’t have love, I want power falls from 1 to 5 in its second week (almost 17,000; down 76%), that of Billie Eilish Happier than ever remains constant at number 6 (12,000; down 1%) and MAJOR X TOGETHER The chaos chapter: freezing falls from 5 to 7 (8,000; 43% drop).
De Kanye West Donda it drops 2-8 in its second week (7,500; 79% less) and that of J. Cole The low season it goes up from 10 to 9 (just over 5,000; down 28%).