13.07.2020 – L.dK Weekly

LADY GAGA’S CHROMATICA RETURNS FOR FIFTH WEEK AT NO.1!

Plus: Cyndi Lauper & The Weeknd hit new milestones, and Lana Del Rey re-enters the Top Ten!

Lady Gaga’s Chromatica reclaims the L.dK Weekly crown this week as it ticks 2-1, moving 112,000 copies (up 3 percent).

The hit debuted atop the chart dated 8th June with a 2020-high of 473,000 copies sold, and stayed at the top for a further three straight weeks. Chromatica has now shifted 1.18 million units to date, becoming the 2nd bestselling record of 2020 to date.

Slipping to No.2 following its No.1 opening is Jessie Ware’s What’s Your Pleasure?, moving 86,000 copies (down 24 percent). Meanwhile Carole King’s No.2 peaking A Beautiful Collection remains steady at No.3 with 82,000 units (down 1 percent).

For a sixth aggregate week, Hayley Williams holds at her No.4 peak with Petals for Armor. This week the record swells by 4 percent, selling 67,000 units.

Finishing off the Top Five: Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors holds at its No.5 high in its second week on the chart, shifting 57,000 copies (down 6 percent). Colors has now been certified Gold for selling over 100,000 units. It is the second album from the singer to be certified at least Gold, following her 1983 debut She’s so Unusual which was recently certified 5 x Platinum (1.5 million), and this week ascends 14-13 with 18,000 units.

Alanis Morissette’s The Collection repeats at No.6 after a record eight weeks at No.2 (55,000 – down 5 percent) while Dua Lipa’s former eight-week No.1 Future Nostalgia is a non-mover at No.7 (39,000 – down 17 percent).

Chloe x Halle’s Ungodly Hour rebounds 9-8 with 34,000 units (up 3 percent): the R&B set debuted and peaked at No.5 in June, and has since been certified Gold.

Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell reverses course 13-9 to re-enter the Top Ten (25,000 – up 4 percent). Last week, Rockwell quit the Top Ten after 43 consecutive weeks in the region, and now nabs a 44th term in the top tier.

Stepping up 11-10: The Weeknd’s After Hours caps the region (24,000 – down 7 percent) and nabs a 15th frame in the space. Hours has now become the first album from a male solo artist to sell 1,000,000 copies!

Industry: This week total music sales slid by 8%, shifting 930,000 units across all albums.

Onto Next Week: Elle King’s 3-track In Isolation EP could debut inside the Top 20 with between 15,000 and 25,000 copies. Lady Gaga is also gunning for a sixth week at No.1 with sales in the region of 90,000 units.

The Top 50

1. [+1/5] Chromatica – Lady Gaga (6)
2. [-1] What’s Your Pleasure? – Jessie Ware (2)
3. [=] A Beautiful Collection – Carole King (3)
4. [=/6] Petals for Armor – Hayley Williams (9)
5. [=/2] True Colors – Cyndi Lauper (2)
6. [=] The Collection – Alanis Morissette (13)
7. [=] Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa (14)
8. [+1] Ungodly Hour – Chloe x Halle (4)
9. [+3] Norman Fucking Rockwell – Lana Del Rey (45)
10. [+1] After Hours – The Weeknd (16)
11. [-1] Fetch the Bolt Cutters – Fiona Apple (11)
12. [=] Glasshouse – Jessie Ware (69)
13. [+1] She’s so Unusual – Cyndi Lauper (57)
14. [+1] Fine Line – Harry Styles (30)
15. [-7] Women in Music Pt. III – HAIM (2)
16. [+1] Dedicated Side B – Carly Rae Jepsen (8)
17. [-1] Heart – HEART (19)
18. [+1] The Whole Story – Kate Bush (53)
19. [+1] A Star is Born – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (70)
20. [-2] Little Earthquakes – Tori Amos (30)
21. [+1] Medusa – Annie Lennox (49)
22. [+2] Diva – Annie Lennox (75)
23. [+8] K Bye for Now – Ariana Grande (27)
24. [-3] How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + the Machine (24)
25. [+2] Timespace: the Best of Stevie Nicks – Stevie Nicks (31)
26. [+8] 25 – Adele (81)
27. [-4] Kid Krow – Conan Gray (16)
28. [=] Greatest Hits – Fleetwood Mac (33)
29. [+1] Sweetener – Ariana Grande (77)
30. [+3] Lover – Taylor Swift (46)
31. [+7] Map of the Soul: 7 – BTS (20)
32. [-7] Cher – Cher (5)
33. [-7] Devotion – Jessie Ware (28)
34. [-2] Rare – Selena Gomez (26)
35. [+2] Back to Black – Amy Winehouse (59)
36. [-1] Dedicated – Carly Rae Jepsen (46)
37. [+2] Tusk – Fleetwood Mac (9)
38. [+8] Half Written Story – Hailee Steinfeld (9)
39. [-10] Tough Love – Jessie Ware (36)
40. [+1] Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks (95)
41. [+1] Bloom – Troye Sivan (42)
42. [-6] 21 – Adele (36)
43. [+2] Dancing Queen – Cher (68)
44. [+6] Bad Animals – HEART (55)
45. [-5] Melodrama – Lorde (40)
46. [-3] 19 – Adele (28)
47. [-3] Birdy – Birdy (21)
48. [-1] Don’t Feed the Pop Monster – Broods (43)
49. [-1] Heart of Stone – Cher (39)
50. [re] Shake the Spirit – Elle King (29)