Chart Check: Adele Loses Grip On Billboard 200’s Top Spot After 7 Weeks

Published: Friday 22nd Jan 2016 by Rashad
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Adele‘s domination of the Hot 100 came to a screeching halt last week when pop prince Justin Bieber dethroned her monster hit, ‘Hello,’ after an impressive 10 week run at the top.  Now, after 7 weeks, her reign over the Billboard 200 has met a similar fate.

As expected, the death of music superstar David Bowie brought with it a huge increase in sales of his legendary catalogue.  In fact, not only did 10 of his titles make appearances on the Billboard 200 this week, but one of them – his latest ‘Blackstar’ – pushed Adele right out of the top spot.

This just days after Bowie made headlines for also breaking the ‘Rolling in the Deep’ diva’s VEVO record.  As fans know, late 2015 saw Addy snatch the record for ‘most views in a 24 hour period’ when her videos on the streaming service amassed a collective 36 million views.  This week, Bowie broke that record when his VEVO video collection surged past the 51 million streams mark in just 24 hours.

A fitting exit for one of music history’s brightest stars…

 


 

Billboard 200 This Week

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Billboard Hot 100 This Week 

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  1. Yawn January 22, 2016

    Boringdele…move on…enough of whining. 🙁

    • Mary January 22, 2016

      I’m sorry-she’s undoubtedly talented but this is just getting repetitive now. The same pattern of album titles-19,21, 25. The same ballads on the SAME bloody theme. The same kinda black & white/ moody videos.
      This is an artist who’s just coasting on a formula that works. There’s no creative development here. She is the new Beyonce. Enough already!

      • Sara Lee January 22, 2016

        She can sing but she’s probably the most overrated artist on the planet. She’s good, but not that good. They way people talk about her is like she’s the second coming of music.

      • Faf January 23, 2016

        I don’t agree her music is relatable she may be boring performance wise but I can’t say she doesn’t deserve success
        She’ll be back #1 next week

      • Danny Bey January 23, 2016

        You had me till you compared her to Beyoncé. One thing you can never take from Beyoncé is that she consistently evolved in her music with each album. Each album is sonically different from the last, from tone to music to vocals. Just overall she always does something different for herself with each project. So you tried but failed.

    • XO January 22, 2016

      Boring and bland. True that. Just like Gaga’s music. They are all recycling garbage from the 80s and 90as supported by their record company and great marketing to make profits.

      Bring back Mariah, Janet, Madonna, Aliyah, MJ, Cher and Kylie.

      • ARTFLOP January 22, 2016

        Music/artist these days has a short life span…just like Gaga. Dead after 3 years..Born This Way era. Some might lucky. Next…Rihanna.

    • Laqoya January 22, 2016

      I wouldn’t want any of her songs played at my own funeral – and I wouldn’t want to make my family suffers even more.

      Next? 😆

      • Bey’s Tea January 22, 2016

        Ritardna’s new ara…maybe 2 weeks. So, this is not so bad.

  2. Truth Fact January 22, 2016

    nothing against her talent wise clearly got a good voice and I really enjoyed her first album, I just think her output and range is limited and there are just too many ballads. and the lyrics make me depressed. quite frankly, she is getting boring..like mariah!

    • !!!! January 22, 2016

      she marketed her album to those people who don’t want to live in this world anymore and those on the verge of committing. a… s******.
      😉

    • .. January 22, 2016

      yes, but mariah dead only after TEOM era. adele is dead after 25.

      • Faf January 23, 2016

        Clearly trolling Adeles only competition is herself

        This album will go diamond

        And u will deal

  3. #TeamTinashe Stan January 22, 2016

    Congrats to her although I have only listened to her album once…… “Remedy” is a great song though.

    That brings me to my attention, Tank’s new album is out today guys!!! Please listen to it.
    Also prepare for more upcoming R&B releases such as Rihanna, Tinashe, Beyonce, Tweet, and Mýa. Let’s support our own and just music again.
    NowPlaying: Angie Stone – “Mahogany Soul” (Album)

  4. Buy Sorry January 22, 2016

    Like those artists in the 90s the albums sold well. The masses have a tendency to favour the familiar, though I think that people like my Grandmother who struggle to think of what to buy for Christmas and settle for buying the latest album from a new(ish) artist that Radio 2 have been playing a lot recently help keep the records selling.

    • King Mark111 /.\ January 22, 2016

      That makes no sense at all.

  5. BeyMilitary January 22, 2016

    same ol’..same ol’. next?

    • Yucks January 22, 2016

      whooo???

    • Jamie January 22, 2016

      This is her best song. It’s so haunting. Brings back so many memories…good music!

    • Tyler Makiavelli January 23, 2016

      I looooovvveee Angie Stone!!! Ledisi can SANG her ass off too

  6. Ok, RIP January 22, 2016

    She needs to go away…like Lady Gagarbage. Period.

  7. Hur January 22, 2016

    Was scared shed break a Mariah Record for most weeks at #1

    • Winnie January 22, 2016

      mariah’s payola team did a good job.

      k bye!

      • Ouch! January 22, 2016

        screaaaaammmm !!!! 😆 😆 😆

  8. Theman January 22, 2016

    Adele is phenomenal & she has another great album on her hands. Y’all are just used to trashy music. Whenever, someone sales well & gains a lot of attention they are deemed other things outside of their greatness. Everything isn’t about range/power. She has a great voice/album & she makes great music. If you’ actually listened to her album you’d see that there are a multitude of different sounds on it. She’s only done a few videos anyway, and Mariah has some of the most versatile music ever so that is BS. Y’all just like that nonsense that is twerk music. By the way, her latest music video is in color.

  9. Mama January 22, 2016

    Well I listened to 25.
    All moderate speed. All close miked voice with back of a cave echo applied. All emotion-dripping. All wrapped up in herself and her emotions. Much too much long-note howling. Much too relentless. Subtle and varied it ain’t. No wit or elegance. Time to develop your music.

  10. The Hee January 22, 2016

    Y’all delusional drama queen..y’all enjoy sitting at the veranda and looking like a miserable c*nt while listening to her album called 25 cents and feeling sorry for yourself. Moron.

    😆

  11. MillaB January 22, 2016

    Adele has become the current default music artist to like. By the supermarket masses. If I sound like an elitist music snob, I don’t give a sh*t.Nothing against her, but she is a case of right time right place. Just like One Direction have filled the boyband gap for 12 year old girls. I’ll stick to my 80s-90s’s slow jams.

  12. TaTa January 22, 2016

    im sure Rihanna’s new era would stay even shorter maximum..3 weeks. 🙁

    • Faf January 23, 2016

      That long ? ✌?️

  13. Timo Hardy January 22, 2016

    Still it is quite impressive tho. Unlike Mariah- payola much.

    🙁

  14. King B January 22, 2016

    She still has Grammy performance. Don’t worry. 21 is not 24 CONSECUTIVE weeks either. Anyways, Beyoncé is rumored to suprise release a new album at any time. As for this week chart:
    #130. BEYONCÉ (105 weeks)
    #136. IASF (96 weeks)
    Look like people are hungry for Bey’s music.

    • King Mark111 /.\ January 22, 2016

      Hungry so they’re buying old music? The only reason those albums are in the bottom half of the top 200 is because albums sales are LOW, so even if you sell 200 albums, more than likely, you’re chart somewhere when most are selling less than 10K a week.

      • King B January 23, 2016

        Literally laughing at your reply! So… i guess not even one person buy the ‘global superstar’s” album or the”princess of R&B album”, even with the help of streaming. FYI, self-titled is 15.99. Your fav Aaliyah cant even sell 3 million (Beyoncé has 2) with the help of cassettes(cheap price).

      • Tyler Makiavelli January 23, 2016

        Ummm, I dont recall seeing Loud, Unapologetic, or any Rihanna album on that list though.
        Find a new excuse kii….

      • killian January 23, 2016

        U used to be the truth man u just sound dumb on this statement.

      • King Mark111 /.\ January 23, 2016

        Tell me how many units those Beyonce albums sold last week then get back at me. I bet it was just streams and very low sales, I betting less than a 500. Don’t come here bragging about some #130 and #136 when 21 by Adele is still in the top 20 and haven’t left the 200 in 5 years. The Pest will always try to make nothing into something.

      • King B January 23, 2016

        If it’s charting, means it is still selling! Which part of it that you don’t get?If you’re betting 500 copies on that two albums, then I bet 0 copy for unapopolgetic, loud and all her other 5 albums and 0 copy for Aaliyah. When their fav flop, they will bring Adele into this. FYI, Beyoncé’s five releases had more longetivity than popstar like Gaga, Britney, Aguilera,pink, a keys, xtina and rihanna. And everyone charted longer than Aaliyah of course.

      • King Mark111 /.\ January 23, 2016

        Bye troll. Show me the numbers. lol

      • King B January 23, 2016

        It still sell more than those two flops regardless how many copies it sold. I’m just stating chart position and you’re seething. I CANT!

  15. King Mark111 /.\ January 22, 2016

    Twenty One Pilots will prob get a #1 and that excites me and surprises me. I just hope listeners get into their other songs. They’re great.
    .
    Bowie shows that you can make a mark in music and NOT have a #1. Also show fake fans not caring about his new album until two days after it was relased and after he died. But that happens in music, you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.
    .
    This top 10 is pretty mixed up, sound wise.

    • King B January 23, 2016

      Death! Didnt the same thing happen to Aaliyah in US, she only had a number album after her passing. As for Bowie, yes, he didnt have no.1 album before, but he had A LOT in UK. As of your so called princess, her timeless album… well you know ir right? 🙂

      • Faf January 23, 2016

        Exactly they delude themselves into thinking that s*** was headed for platinum before she died m
        It was a great album but everyone was team brandy

  16. King B January 23, 2016

    Aaliyah couldnt sell 3 million even when cassettes still exist. While Rih cant go double platinum with number ones. MARK STAN FOR TWO FLOPS WITH STG IN COMMON. W Beyoncé is still charting with 15.99 and an 7 y/o album. Another one to make them seethe.
    UK CHARTS:
    #5 99souls feat DC and Brandy- The girl is mine (+4) 11 weeks
    #34 Running(+1) 18 weeks
    And soon Hymn for the weekend will be released.
    ** Drunk In Love was already platinum(600k) in UK
    ** Run The World was certified Gold(400k) in UK.
    I cant at Beyoncé non promoted songs charting in the top 10 in UK.

  17. Barb-wire January 23, 2016

    Bowie 🙁 most of those people in that top 10 don’t deserve to be mention next, above or below D. Bowie. They aren’t worthy…

  18. Barb-wire January 23, 2016

    Damn… look at FOREST HILLS DRIVE jumping 15 spots to sit comfortably at NO. 16… Do I smell a double plague? Just speculating.

    • #JACKIE January 23, 2016

      When will The Stink Print sis?

      • King Mark111 /.\ January 23, 2016

        I’m waiting for an answer. While I’m waiting, when will Wackie go gold?

  19. Ronnie January 23, 2016

    Why is Adele receiving hate? People are ridiculous smh Her music not being your cup of tea is one thing, but don’t act like she’s not talented and her albums are trash.

    • King Mark111 /.\ January 23, 2016

      Jealous because their faves could never. Hell I’ll say it, OUR faves could NEVER.

  20. Authentic January 23, 2016

    I can see who actually listens to music & who picks through singles….. First off every Mariah Carey album sonically is different. True Mariah fans can tell when she sang due to her vocal styling changes through the years… She’s Pop,R&B & hip hop all in one diva!!! Adele is a bit more complacent but it’s her lane & it’s working ….

  21. MadonnaThaDinosoaur January 23, 2016

    Wow that Madonna Stan is hating on Adele now?

  22. .:: Centurion ::. January 23, 2016

    I’m already over Adele. I can’t wait for Rihanna, Katy, and Miley to save Pop music and bring some excitement back.

  23. .:: Centurion ::. January 23, 2016

    Congrats on her success tho. ?

  24. Sandra January 23, 2016

    She’s not #1 in the UK either, Bowie is #1 there for a 2nd week and Adele is #3 or #4!
    on the singles chart she’s not #1 eiter, Shawn Mendes and Bieber are crushing her. LOL! People are TIRED of Adele and her overrated same-old music. She sold so well in the first month thanks to hype, not because the music was good cuz it wasn’t.

    • JOHNVIDAL January 23, 2016

      As if any of your probably basic favorites were better or more successful than her… lol these people kill me.

      • Sandra January 23, 2016

        Your basic favorite GaGa got crushed by Adele. Artflop – 2 million. 25 – 16 million. Oops 🙁

      • JOHNVIDAL January 23, 2016

        Gaga is not my fave, and that wasn´t the point. First you are hating on Adele and then you use her to bring another artists you don´t like down. You´re so pathetic and sad. Do you even have a brain?

  25. JOHNVIDAL January 23, 2016

    So she didn´t break that incredible Whitney record (for its time) TGJ reported about a week ago. People need to give real information. The desire of making headlines with invented broken records is laughable. Adele is doing great enough to find big achievements in her career and talk about them.

  26. Taylor swifts number 1 fan!! January 23, 2016

    Love or hate her, she’s the biggest artist of the past 30 years. The hell video gained 1 billion views in 88 days… Omg.
    She’ll end up with 2 albums who’ve sold 30 million back to back…

    • JOHNVIDAL January 23, 2016

      30 years??? Calm down.

  27. #JACKIE January 23, 2016

    Once again, everyone is talking about her sales and chart positions but no mention of her music. #AllHype

    • What now January 23, 2016

      People aren’t talking about Ciara’s chart position, sales, or music. #BabyMamaDrama

      • #JACKIE January 23, 2016

        #ANTI still has no release date. Now twirl on that b****.

      • THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR ANTI!! January 24, 2016

        And yet that unreleased album will outsell CI-ERROR’S entire DISCOGRAPHY #WACKIE

  28. Okay January 23, 2016

    Psh she’ll be bounce back before you know it (no pun intended) and also the vevo record wasn’t for a single video, she still holds most views for music video on 24hrs.

  29. Your faves toenail January 23, 2016

    But can we get into how Bryson, J Cole and, Fetty are still slaying the top 20!! Especially Fetty almost 6 months after his album was released!! #Epic

  30. beykim loves bieber one direction beyonce miley and gaga January 23, 2016

    Proud ofmy Justin.Its a good and bad day today

  31. R I P January 23, 2016

    this era is boring..you guys are jumping on the bandwagon of a cow…

  32. Selenator January 23, 2016

    Revival is #11 and SOL is at #5, Selena’s 2nd top 5 hit and first solo one. Slay queen!

  33. black heart people January 23, 2016

    Why are people so mad at adele success yall need to take a chill pill people just love her songs and if they want to buy her album then what’s the problem ,what!!! People can’t listen to what they want now …yall just hating on someone else’s success

  34. Casual January 23, 2016

    I mean, Adele has sold nearly 8 million albums in 8 weeks. I’m sure she’s not crying over falling to #2 on the BB200.

  35. Merril Owns January 23, 2016

    congrats to all.

    Visit TheyFlockin.b*******.com for all the hottest new music and artists! #ImPoppinAndTheyFlockin

  36. TinasheLovesYou January 24, 2016

    welp lol

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