The first Billboard 200 albums chart impacted by
the new global release day -- and Nielsen
Music's shift in tracking weeks -- has arrived.
With Friday now the new release day for most
major albums (beginning July 10), Nielsen Music
will alter its sales tracking week to Friday
through Thursday, instead of the traditional
Monday through Sunday.
Billboard to Alter Chart Tracking Week for
Global Release Date
-- Last week's Billboard 200 (dated July 18)
was the final chart to use the Monday through
Sunday tracking frame (week ending July 5).
-- Next week's Billboard 200 (dated Aug. 1) will
be the first to use Friday through Thursday
tracking frame (week ending July 16 data).
-- This week's Billboard 200 (dated July 25)
acts as a transition chart between the two
different tracking cycles, and reflects a one-time
only 11-day sales tracking frame (ending July 9).
Global Release Day Launch Set for July
The new July 25-dated chart is, as one would
expect, very similar to the July 18 chart. That's
not only because of the extended 11-day
tracking frame that overlaps with the July 18
chart, but also because so few new albums were
released between July 6-9.
Leading the new Billboard 200 is Meek Mill's
Dreams Worth More Than Money, which racks up
a second stanza at No. 1. The album moved
307,000 equivalent album units in the 11-day
frame ending July 9. That sum combines the
246,000 units it earned in the week ending July 5
with the 61,000 units it collected between July 6
and July 9.
Industry Sets Friday as Global Record Release
Day
Taylor Swift's 1989 rises 3-2 (77,000 units),
Miguel's Wildheart slips 2-3 (65,000) and Ed
Sheeran's X holds at No. 4 (63,000). The
soundtrack to Magic Mike XXL dances up five
slots, climbing 10-5 with 48,000. Sam Hunt's
Montevallo moves 8-6 (48,000 units), Breaking
Benjamin's Dark Before Dawn falls 6-7 (43,000),
James Taylor's Before This World descends 5-8
(41,000) and X Ambassadors' VHS dips 7-9
(39,000). Maroon 5's V rounds out the top 10,
stepping 11-10 with 38,000.
As noted earlier, since there were so few new
releases issued between July 6-9, very few titles
debut on the new chart. Just three albums debut
this week, led by Jake Miller's Rumors EP, which
starts at No. 61 with 16,000 units. The set was
released on July 8.
All of Billboard's charts dated July 25, including
the Billboard 200, will be posted to Billboard's
websites on Tuesday, July 14. Going forward, the
top 10 of the Billboard 200 is scheduled to be
revealed in a news story on Billboard's sites
every Saturday, while the full chart will refresh
the following Tuesday at billboard.com/charts.
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