20.04.20 – L.dK Weekly

DUA LIPA SCORES THIRD WEEK AT THE TOP AS ALANIS MORISSETTE STARTS IN THE RUNNER-UP POSITION!

PLUS: Selena Gomez’ Rare makes inroads following its deluxe reissue.

Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia ties Halsey’s Manic as the longest-running No.1 hit of 2020 as it collects a third consecutive week at the top spot.

This week Future swells by 10 percent selling 171,000 units, earning it the third largest sales week of the year behind it’s own opening stanza (289,000) and the debut of the Weeknd’s After Hours (249,000).

Lipa’s smash has now been certified 2 x Platinum with total sales of 615,000 in just three weeks. Currently, Future is the second biggest album of 2020 in terms of sales alone, lagging behind only Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell (740,000).

Blasting onto L.dK in the runner-up spot is Alanis Morissette’s The Collection (2005) with a stellar 158,000 sold. The compilation becomes the third fastest-selling release of the year, while also earning the fourth largest sales week overall.

In addition: The Collection handily rewrites the record for the greatest sales week by compilation album, previously held by Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest Hits which sold 98,000 copies for the week dated 01 April 2019 when it climbed to No.1.

Despite missing the top spot, The Collection is the 17th fastest-selling record ever, and has already become one of the Top 20 bestselling albums of 2020.

Falling from No.2 to No.3 in its fourth week is The Weeknd’s After Hours moving 83,000 copies (down 5 percent).

Rounding out the Top Five are Tori Amos’ Little Earthquakes which sticks at No.4 (43,000 – down 9 percent) and HEART’S eponymous set, down 3-5 (38,000 – down 21 percent).

Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell slips 5-6 – leaving the Top Five after a record 32 consecutive weeks – with 35,000 units (down 6 percent).

Selena Gomez’ former No.1 Rare bounces up to No.7 on this week’s list, increasing by 21 percent to 28,000 sold after being re-released with four new tracks.

Capping the Top Ten: Maren Morris drops 6-8 with GIRL (24,000 – down 12 percent); Florence + the Machine sink 7-9 with How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (23,000 – down 12 percent); finally Conan Gray’s Kid Krow slides 8-10 (19,000 – down 24 percent).

Industry: For just the second time, overall sales have eclipsed the 1 million mark in a single week (1.013 million) – this also occurred just two weeks ago with sales of 1.028 million albums in total. Compared to last week, consumption is up 13.6%!

Onto next week: Fiona Apple’s newly released Fetch the Bolt Cutters could debut in the Top Ten with 30-35k sold.

Important Moves in & beyond the Top 50!

No.37 – Pure Heroine / Lorde’s debut album from 2013 pre-dates L.dK by roughly 4 years, yet this week as the album – which previously peaked at No.9 – re-enters at No.37 it earns a Silver certification denoting sales of 60,000 copies. The star’s followup Melodrama has sold 1.41 million to date and this week bounces 43-33.

No.43 – Compilation 1:1 / Celeste’s first collection debuted and peaked at No.5 earlier this year, and while it was quick to leave the Top Ten, it remains inside the Top 50, dipping 34-43 with 4,000 sold. The set has now been certified Gold (100,000) after 8 weeks.

The Top 50

1. [=/3] Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
2. [NEW] The Collection – Alanis Morissette
3. [-1] After Hours – The Weeknd
4. [=] Little Earthquakes – Tori Amos
5. [-2] Heart – HEART
6. [-1] Norman Fucking Rockwell – Lana Del Rey
7. [+3] Rare – Selena Gomez
8. [-2] GIRL – Maren Morris
9. [-2] How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + the Machine
10. [-2] Kid Krow – Conan Gray
11. [-2] Fine Line – Harry Styles
12. [+7] K Bye for Now – Ariana Grande
13. [+10] Birdy – Birdy
14. [-1] Heartbreak Weather – Niall Horan
15. [+2] Timespace: the Best of Stevie Nicks – Stevie Nicks
16. [-4] Medusa – Annie Lennox
17. [-3] Map of the Soul: 7 – BTS
18. [-3] Glasshouse – Jessie Ware
19. [+1] She’s so Unusual – Cyndi Lauper
20. [-2] Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa
21. [-5] The Whole Story – Kate Bush
22. [+4] Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
23. [-1] Diva – Annie Lennox
24. [-13] Lover – Taylor Swift
25. [-1] A Different Kind of Human – AURORA
26. [-1] Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks
27. [-6] Rock a Little – Stevie Nicks
28. [+4] Sweetener – Ariana Grande
29. [-2] Infections of a Different Kind – AURORA
30. [+3] Don’t Feed the Pop Monster – Broods
31. [-3] Dedicated – Carly Rae Jepsen
32. [-2] Heart of Stone – Cher
33. [+10] Melodrama – Lorde
34. [-5] 21 – Adele
35. [=] Dancing Queen – Cher
36. [+3] Honeymoon – Lana Del Rey
37. [re] Pure Herine – Lorde
38. [re] Madame X – Madonna
39. [-8] Queen – Nicki Minaj
40. [+1] Bloom – Troye Sivan
41. [+7] 19 – Adele
42. [+7] thank u, next – Ariana Grande
43. [-9] Compilation 1:1 – Celeste
44. [-8] Bad Animals – HEART
45. [re] Born to Die: Paradise Edition – Lana Del Rey
46. [-6] The Wild Heart – Stevie Nicks
47. [re] The Pains of Growing – Alessia Cara
48. [re] Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac
49. [re] Tango in the Night – Fleetwood Mac
50. [re] Devotion – Jessie Ware