Women ruled the Billboard 200 albums chart for the tracking week that ended July 27 as Korean girl group NewJeans came in at number-one and the star-studded “Barbie” soundtrack took number-two. Read more about this week’s chart here at Billboard.com.
It was thisclose between the two albums. NewJeans’ “2nd EP ‘Get Up,'” is their first charting album and led the way with 126,500 equivalent album units based on its combined record sales, individual track sales, and online streams, with the majority of its units coming from CD sales. “Barbie” — featuring new music by Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj, and more — followed with 126,000 units (just 500 fewer than “Get Up”), but streaming comprised more than half of its total, which might give it more staying power in the weeks to come.
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It was thisclose between the two albums. NewJeans’ “2nd EP ‘Get Up,'” is their first charting album and led the way with 126,500 equivalent album units based on its combined record sales, individual track sales, and online streams, with the majority of its units coming from CD sales. “Barbie” — featuring new music by Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Nicki Minaj, and more — followed with 126,000 units (just 500 fewer than “Get Up”), but streaming comprised more than half of its total, which might give it more staying power in the weeks to come.
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- 8/3/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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