Adele is number 1 on Billboard’s album chart for the second time this week, with “30” holding off competition from Christmas collections and recent hits from Taylor Swift and Drake.
“30,” Adele’s first new album in six years — which opened last week with the biggest sales of 2021 — remains at the top with the equivalent of 288,000 sales in the United States, according to Billboard’s tracking arm MRC Data. . That number, including 81 million streams and 225,000 copies sold as complete packs, is 66 percent lower than when it opened last week. But with no major new releases, it was enough for Adele to handily hold onto the lead.
Swift’s “Red (Taylor’s Version)” is number 2 and Michael Bublé’s “Christmas” jumps six places to number 3. Bublé’s album has been a major seasonal hit every year since 2011.
Also this week, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” is in fourth place, and Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” is number 5. The Vince Guaraldi Trio’s soundtrack to “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, originally released in 1965, is number 10, thanks to its placement on holiday-themed playlists on streaming services and strong sales on vinyl.