17.02.20 – L.dK Weekly

HALSEY returns to number one with Manic; Hayley Williams launches at No.8!

1. [+3/2] Manic – Halsey Peak: 1-2 wks. WoC: 4
2. [=/4] K Bye for Now – Ariana Grande. Peak: 2. WoC: 7
3. [-2] Norman Fucking Rockwell – Lana Del Rey. Peak: 1-16 wks. WoC: 24
4. [+4] Rare – Selena Gomez. Peak: 1. WoC: 5
5. [=] Fine Line – Harry Styles. Peak: 1. WoC: 9
6. [-3] How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + the Machine. Peak: 3. WoC: 3
7. [-1] Lover – Taylor Swift. Peak: 1. WoC: 25
8. [NEW] Petals for Armour, I – Hayley Williams. Peak: 1. WoC: 1
9. [-2] Timespace – Stevie Nicks. Peak: 1-3 wks. WoC: 10
10. [-1] Medusa – Annie Lennox. Peak: 1-3 wks. WoC: 28

Halsey’s Manic first topped the chart dated January 27 before falling to number four where it would stay for two weeks, and this time around it bounces back to number one with sales of 64,000 copies. Manic is the first album released in 2020 to spend more than one week at the summit, and has sold 277,000 since its release, making it the fourth bestselling album of the year to date.

For a fifth successive week Ariana Grande’s live album K Bye for Now sits in the runner-up spot, its current chart peak, moving 47,000 this frame. The set has now been certified 3 x Platinum with 328,000 total sales: it is Grande’s third album to achieve this following Sweetener (1.4 million) and Thank u, next (1 million).

Three former number one albums complete the Top Five, led by Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell which slides to number three (41,000 sold) after a total of sixteen weeks atop the tally – the longest command in chart history. Leaping from number eight to number four is Selena Gomez’ Rare which spent a week at the top in January (39,000) and staying put at number five is Harry Styles’ Fine Line (36,000).

Florence + the Machine see their 2015 effort How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful dive 3-6 with 28,000 sold, wile Taylor Swift’s Lover backtracks 6-7 selling 24,000 units.

Hayley Williams pays her first visit to the L.dK Chart as her solo EP Petals for Armour, I premieres at number eight with sales of 22,000 units. Stevie Nicks and Annie Lennox round out the Top Ten with Timespace diving 7-9 (21,000) and Medusa retreating 9-10 (19,000).

Important Moves in the Top 40

No.14 – Little Earthquakes / Tori Amos Tori Amos’ 1992 debut album Little Earthquakes repeats at number fourteen in its ninth charting week after peaking at number two for two weeks in November 2019. The alternative set is now certified 2 x Platinum – it has sold 48,000 this year.

No.15 – Honeymoon / Lana Del Rey Although it predates the L.dK Chart by almost two whole years, Honeymoon managed to become a Top Ten hit where it peaked at number six. With its recent sales haul it becomes Lana Del Rey’s fourth record to sell over 200,000 copies – her other greatest LP’s are Lust for Life (2.4 million), Norman Fucking Rockwell (2.2 million) and Born to Die: Paradise Edition (700,000).

No.21 – Stevie Nicks / The Other Side of the Mirror Only a handful of albums have managed to spend an entire year on the L.dK ranking, and this week Stevie Nicks’ 1989 release The Other Side of the Mirror becomes the tenth such record. Mirror has sold just shy of 1,000,000 copies – a milestone it will likely soon surpass – and is one of the most successful albums ever released. It became the first album to spend five weeks atop the list in 2017 and was once named the fastest-selling album of all time! Perhaps even more impressive is that Mirror is Nicks’ third album to live for a year on the tally: Bella Donna (1981) is the longest-charting album ever with 76 weeks, while The Wild Heart has placed somewhere on the list for 63 turns. Nicks’ 1985 LP Rock a Little is 50 weeks into its chart tenure, and shall likely be the next record to celebrate a year in the list!

The Top 40

1. Manic – Halsey
2. K Bye for Now – Ariana Grande
3. Norman Fucking Rockwell – Lana Del Rey
4. Rare – Selena Gomez
5. Fine Line – Harry Styles
6. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + the Machine
7. Lover – Taylor Swift
8. Petals for Armour, I – Hayley Williams
9. Timespace: the Best of Stevie Nicks – Stevie Nicks
10. Medusa – Annie Lennox
11. Lust for Life – Lana Del Rey
12. Thank u, Next – Ariana Grande
13. She’s so Unusual – Cyndi Lauper
14. Little Earthquakes – Tori Amos
15. Honeymoon – Lana Del Rey
16. Shake the Spirit – Elle King
17. Born to Die: Paradise Edition – Lana Del Rey
18. 25 – Adele
19. Romance – Camila Cabello
20. Rock a Little – Stevie Nicks
21. Dancing Queen – Cher
22. Madame x – Madonna
23. A Different Kind of Human – AURORA
24. Sweetener – Ariana Grande
25. Hounds of Love – Kate Bush
26. Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
27. Infections of a Different Kind – AURORA
28. Diva – Annie Lennox
29. Ultraviolence – Lana Del Rey
30. A Star is Born – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
31. Love + Fear – MARINA
32. Supervision – La Roux
33. Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks
34. High Road – Kesha
35. The Other Side of the Mirror – Stevie Nicks
36. Greatest Hits – Fleetwood Mac
37. The Red Shoes – Kate Bush
38. The Wild Heart – Stevie Nicks
39. Tango in the Night – Fleetwood Mac
40. The Sensual World – Kate Bush