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'How Big How Blue How Beautiful', the magnificent new album by Florence & The Machine, missed the no.1 spot, despite healthy 273.000 initial sales. The set was overtaked on the Global Album Chart by Mr.Children's new effort 'Reflection (Drip)', which moved 355.000 units in its first week at retail, (according to Oricon). But in the english-speaking territories 'How Big' is the clear winner this week, the album opens atop the charts in the USA (127.900 sales), United Kingdom (66.800 sales), Canada (19.000 sales) and Australia (15.700 sales). Behind Mr.Children and Florence & The Machine returns 'Love Me Right', a re-package set of Exo's current album 'Exodus', at no.3 with 173.000 units. Taylor Swift's '1989' holds the no.4 spot in its 32nd week on the tally with another 66.000 sales, a total of huge 7.449.000 so far. Rounds out the top five is 'In Colour' by Jamie XX with 65.000 sales. Some additional sales stats: 'My Everthing' by Ariana Grande sold 10.000 copies last week and reaches a total of 1.554.000 so far, 'Rebel Heart' by Madonna sold also 10.000 units last week, 738.000 so far, 'Smoke + Mirrors' by Imagine Dragons sold 17.000 units last week and has a total of 772.000 copies so far, 'Exodus (incl. Love Me Right)' by Exo sold 789.000 copies so far, 'Perfetto' by Eros Ramazzotti 112.000, and 'Budo' by Southern All Stars 503.000.


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According to the TOP TRACK ACHIEVEMENTS the biggest weekly points by a track (since the start of the Top 40 in January 1999) are all songs from AKB 48 and all bow in the week 23: 'Sayonara Crawl' with 898.000 points (2013), 'Labrador Retriever' with 854.000 points (2014), 'Manatsu No Sounds Good!' with 832.000 points (2012), and 'Everyday, Kachûsha' with 755.000 points (2011). 'Bokutachi' ends the six-week reign of 'See You Again' by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth. This tune ranks at no.2 now with 464.000 points, a 6% decline compared to the previous week. The second important debut of the week makes also a deep impact on the hitlist. 'Bad Blood' by Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar shoots at no.3 with massive 425.000 points, one of the highest weekly point-frame by a no.3 hit ever! Outside our weekly Top 40 waiting among other Maroon 5's 'This Summer Gonna Hurt Like A Motherfucker' at no.43, Shinee's 'View' at no.44, E-Girls 'Anniversary!!' at no.50, and Galantis' 'Runaway (U & I)' at no.52 for their first appearance on the big list.


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Second highest debut of the week is Faith No More's first studio album in 18 years. 'Sol Invictus' bows at the vice position with 90.000 sales, 30.800 of it in the US, around 15.000 in Germany, 11.700 in United Kingdom and 7.900 in Australia. Faith No More was one of the most important rock bands in the Nineties, unforgettable songs like 'Epic' or the Commodores cover 'Easy'. Also new in the Top 10 are the South Korean boy group Shinee with their new effort 'Odd' at no.6 (76.000 sales), Brandon Flowers, the principal songwriter and lead singer of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers, with his second solo album 'The Desired Effect' at no.7 (75.000 sales), Tsuyoshi Domoto, one half of the famous Japanese duo Kinki Kids, with 'TU' at no.8 (59.000 sales), and Zedd, Russian-German music producer and DJ, with his second effort 'True Colors' at no.9 (57.000 sales). Sam Smith's debut album 'In The Lonely Hour' celebrates anniversary, it ranks a 52nd week on the tally, that means exactly one year! The Grammy-decorated smash placed currently still at no.10 and sold a total of 5.130.000 copies so far. Some additional sales stats: 'My Everthing' by Ariana Grande sold 13.000 copies last week and reaches a total of 1.532.000 so far, 'Rebel Heart' by Madonna sold 12.000 units last week, 717.000 so far, 'Listen' by David Guetta sold 17.000 units last week and has a total of 990.000 copies so far, 'Prism' by Katy Perry sold 3.577.000 copies so far, 'The Pinkprint' by Nicki Minaj 837.000, and 'Chasing Yesterday' by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 352.000.


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It seems, that will be never end... every single of the Japanese pop phenomenon AKB 48 becomes a huge success. 'Bokutachi Wa Tatakawanai' is their 40th single and the 20th global no.1 smash! It catapults, as expected, easily at no.1 with massive 842.000 points. The summer tunes of the girlie idol band, all of them bowed exactly in the week 23 of every year, are their biggest hits. According to the TOP TRACK ACHIEVEMENTS the biggest weekly points by a track (since the start of the Top 40 in January 1999) are all songs from AKB 48 and all bow in the week 23: 'Sayonara Crawl' with 898.000 points (2013), 'Labrador Retriever' with 854.000 points (2014), 'Manatsu No Sounds Good!' with 832.000 points (2012), and 'Everyday, Kachûsha' with 755.000 points (2011). 'Bokutachi' ends the six-week reign of 'See You Again' by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth. This tune ranks at no.2 now with 464.000 points, a 6% decline compared to the previous week. The second important debut of the week makes also a deep impact on the hitlist. 'Bad Blood' by Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar shoots at no.3 with massive 425.000 points, one of the highest weekly point-frame by a no.3 hit ever! Outside our weekly Top 40 waiting among other Maroon 5's 'This Summer Gonna Hurt Like A Motherfucker' at no.43, Shinee's 'View' at no.44, E-Girls 'Anniversary!!' at no.50, and Galantis' 'Runaway (U & I)' at no.52 for their first appearance on the big list.


 

 

The American Indie pop duo Twenty One Pilots jumps atop the Global Album Chart with their fourth album 'Blurryface'. The set moved healthy 154.000 copies globally in its initial week, 133.600 of it in the US alone (according to SoundScan), another 6.500 in United Kingdom (according to Music Week). Second highest debut of the week is Faith No More's first studio album in 18 years. 'Sol Invictus' bows at the vice position with 90.000 sales, 30.800 of it in the US, around 15.000 in Germany, 11.700 in United Kingdom and 7.900 in Australia. Faith No More was one of the most important rock bands in the Nineties, unforgettable songs like 'Epic' or the Commodores cover 'Easy'. Also new in the Top 10 are the South Korean boy group Shinee with their new effort 'Odd' at no.6 (76.000 sales), Brandon Flowers, the principal songwriter and lead singer of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers, with his second solo album 'The Desired Effect' at no.7 (75.000 sales), Tsuyoshi Domoto, one half of the famous Japanese duo Kinki Kids, with 'TU' at no.8 (59.000 sales), and Zedd, Russian-German music producer and DJ, with his second effort 'True Colors' at no.9 (57.000 sales). Sam Smith's debut album 'In The Lonely Hour' celebrates anniversary, it ranks a 52nd week on the tally, that means exactly one year! The Grammy-decorated smash placed currently still at no.10 and sold a total of 5.130.000 copies so far. Some additional sales stats: 'My Everthing' by Ariana Grande sold 13.000 copies last week and reaches a total of 1.532.000 so far, 'Rebel Heart' by Madonna sold 12.000 units last week, 717.000 so far, 'Listen' by David Guetta sold 17.000 units last week and has a total of 990.000 copies so far, 'Prism' by Katy Perry sold 3.577.000 copies so far, 'The Pinkprint' by Nicki Minaj 837.000, and 'Chasing Yesterday' by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 352.000.




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