Normally we look to the Digital Downloads chart when we want stagnancy, but this week's Billboard 200 Top 10 was happy to provide in a week lacking in big name debuts.
Coldplay and Brantley Gilbert maintained their respective positions from the previous week, taking nos. 1 and 2. The former's Ghost Stories brought in an additional 83,000 copies-about 300,000 less than last week-while the latter's Just As I Am sold 65,000 copies during the week.
Wait, did we say "lacking in big name debuts?" What happened to Mariah Carey? One of the best-selling performers of all time only managed to move 58,000 copies of the tongue-twisting Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse during its first week. It's by far the lowest-selling debut in her 23 year career, a mark previously held by her debut, which sold 156,000 copies in its first week.
The Frozen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack continued in consistency as the year's best overall selling album. The compilation stuck at no. 4 after moving 58,000 copies. Austin Mahone also made a debut this week, coming in at no. 5 with EP The Secret, which sold 46,000 copies. Now 50 continued the streak of albums holding their places from last week (no. 6), as it sold 41,000 copies during its fourth week on the chart.
Two albums that ushered in a sizable sales wave, Xscape by Michael Jackson and Turn Blue by The Black Keys come in at nos. 7 and 8, respectively. The last new album from this week's Top 10 is Neon Steeple from Crowder, which sold 22,000 copies in its first week. Closing out the chart this week is the current queen of the Hot 100, Iggy Azalea, who sold another 18,000 copies of The New Classic during its sixth week.
