Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Tops Billboard 200
Here’s a breakdown of the key details from the provided text, focusing on album performance and sales data:
Caesar (Son of Spergy)
* Billboard 200 Debut: No. 4
* First-Week Sales: 80,000 equivalent album units
* Album Sales: 77,000 (debuts at No. 4 on Top Album Sales)
* TEA & SEA Units: Negligible
* Previous Charting Albums:
* Never Enough (No.14 peak in 2023)
* Case Study 01 (No.17 in 2019)
* Freudian (No.25 in 2017)
* Formats Available: 5 vinyl variants (including one signed), 2 CD iterations (one signed), standard digital download.
* Preceding Singles: “Have a Baby (With Me)” (No. 17 on Hot R&B Songs), “Call On Me” (No. 17 on Hot R&B songs), “Moon” (feat. Bon Iver) (No. 16 on Hot R&B Songs).
Brandi Carlile (Returning to Myself)
* Billboard 200 Debut: No. 7
* First-Week Sales: 35,000 equivalent album units
* Album Sales: 32,000 (debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales)
* SEA Units: 3,000 (4.31 million on-demand streams)
* TEA Units: Negligible
* Total Charted Albums: 10
* top 10 Albums: Returning to Myself, Who Believes in Angels? (No. 9), By the Way, I Forgive You (No. 5), The Firewatcher’s Daughter (no. 9), Bear Creek (No. 10)
* Formats Available: 5 vinyl variants (including one signed), 2 CD iterations (one signed), commentary edition (digital), standard digital download.
* Preceding Single: ”Returning to Myself” (No. 12 on Adult Choice Airplay).
Other Albums Mentioned:
* Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend: Holds at No. 5 (42,000 units, down 3%)
* Olivia Dean – the Art of Loving: Rises 7-6 (39,000 units, up 5%)
* Cardi B – AM I THE DRAMA?: Falls 6-8 (32,000 units)
Key Terms Explained:
* Equivalent Album Units: A metric combining traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA – based on individual song downloads), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA – based on on-demand streams).
* TEA (Track Equivalent Album): 10 song downloads = 1 album.
* SEA (streaming Equivalent Album): 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video streams = 1 album.
* Top Album Sales: Chart ranking based solely on traditional album sales (physical and digital downloads).