It's another big week for J-pop music, AKB 48's new single catapults atop the chart with stellar sales north of one million and rock-duo B'z catapults easily to the summit of the current Global Album Chart with their 19th studio recording 'Epic Day'. According to Oricon the set found 210.000 buyers in its initial week. B'z is Japan's most successful music act with more than 80 million albums and singles sold. The band's former studio album was released nearly four years ago and went also at no.1 globally with start sales of 272.000 copies in the week 32, 2011. Last week's chart-leader, the soundtrack to 'Fifty Shades Of Grey', slides one slot at no.2 and sold 150.000 copies, a 14% loss compared to the previous week. Noel Gallagher, lead guitarist and vocalist of the legendary British rock band Oasis, flies high with his side project High Flying Birds. 'Chasing Yesterday', the second album of that act, rockets to no.3 with 143.000 copies sold globally, the lion's share of it comes from United Kingdom with 87.400 units, following by the USA with 13.900 sales and Germany with estimated 10.000 sales. Ex 'American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson storms at no.4 with her seventh studio album 'Piece By Piece' and 115.000 units sold (82.900 of it in the USA and 13.500 in United Kingdom). Some additional sales stats: 'My Everything' by Ariana Grande sold 18.000 copies last week and reaches a total of 1.363.000 so far, 'Four' by One Direction sold 16.000 units last week, 2.627.000 so far, 'The Pinkprint' by Nicki Minaj sold also 16.000 units last week and has a total of 742.000 copies so far, 'The Endless River' by Pink Floyd sold 2.236.000 copies so far, 'Cheek To Cheek' by Tony Bennett & Lady GaGa 971.000, and the soundtrack to 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' 1.840.000.
'Uptown Funk!' by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars remains atop the World's best-selling Singles chart for the 12th consecutive week.
Ellie Goulding's 'Love Me Like You Do' from the 'Fifty Shades' soundtrack holds tight at no.2 for a second week. Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' is no.3.
The biggest winner of the week is Kelly Clarkson's 'Heartbeat Song' which climbs from no.38 to no.17. Japanese boy idol group Arashi debuts at no.5 globally with their new single 'Sakura'. They are also no.1 in Japan after a massive sales week of 465.000 copies according to Oricon.
The soundtrack to 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' debuted 2 weeks ago on the Global Chart at no.2 with 319.000 copies sold. Drake's album 'If You're Reading This, It's Too Late' was no,1 with 559.000 sales. 'Fifty Shades' remained at no.2 in its second week with another 242.000 Albums sold. That week Imagine Dragon's new album 'Smoke+Mirrors' debuted at no.1 with sales of 269.000. In its 3rd week on the charts, 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' finally reaches no.1 after selling 175,000 copies.
This week, 18 albums debut on the World's Top 20 best-selling Albums chart. Kid Rock debuts at no.2 with his tenth studio album 'First Kiss' and world sales of 158.000 copies, mostly in the USA. Kid Rock's last album 'Devil Without A Cause' released in 1998, sold over 12 million copies. His biggest single smash was much later in the year of 2008, when 'All Summer Long' went to the top of the charts globally. That year he received the 'World's Best-selling Pop Rock Male Artist" Award in Monte-Carlo at the 2008 World Music Awards.
Rapper Big Sean debuts at no.3 with his third album 'Dark Sky Paradise' and sales of 157.000 this first week. His former album 'Hall Of Fame' debuted at no.6 with 76.000 units in 2013.
Some additional sales stats: 'Cheek To Cheek' by Tony Bennett & Lady GaGa sold 15.000 copies last week and reaches a total of 964.000 so far. 'Uptown Special' by Mark Ronson sold 18.000 units last week, with a global tally of 250.000 copies so far. Beyoncé's self-titled album sold 8.000 units last week and has a total of 3.776.000 copies. 'AM' by the Arctic Monkeys sold 2.374.000 copies so far, '1989' by Taylor Swift is at 6.506.000, and '21' by Adele is at 26.758.000.
'Uptown Funk!' by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars holds tight at the summit for an eleventh consecutive week. Ellie Goulding's 'Love Me Like You Do' jumps from no.4 to no.2.
'Kareinaru Gyakuzoku', the new single release of the Japanese idol group Smap is this week's highest debut.The Song is no.1 in Japan and at no.18 on the world chart. Also new on the chart is 'Hold Back The River', the first big success for the 24 year-old British singer/songwriter and guitarist, James Bay. The song debuts at no.31. Former 'American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson, who had her biggest hits nearly 10 years ago with 'Since U Been Gone' and 'Because Of You', is back this week at no.38 with 'Heartbeat Song'.
Outside the Top 40 waiting among others is Norwegian Artist Kygo feat. Conrad's 'Firestone' at no.42, Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne's 'Truffle Butter' at no.43, and Taylor Swift's 'Wonderland' at no.48.
'Smoke+Mirrors', the second album of Las Vegas based rock band Imagine Dragons, debuts at no.1 in the World's Best-selling Albums Chart with sales of 269.000. 172.000 of those were sold in the US, 25.700 in the UK, 23.000 in Canada, 15.000 in Germany, 6.000 in France and 5.000 in Australia. Imagine Dragon's debut album 'Night Visions' is back in the Top 40 at no.34 this week with sales of 17.000. Driven by hit singles 'Radioactive', 'It's Time', and 'Demons' the first Album has sold a massive 4.317.000 copies so far!
Drake's 'If You're Reading This, It's Too Late' slips from the top spot to no.3, down 69% with 174.000 copies sold, and the soundtrack to the blockbuster 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' stays at no.2 for a second week with 242.000 copies sold.
Also new inside the Top 10 this week is German gangsta-rapper Bushido with his new release 'Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 3' at no.7 after selling 81.000 copies.Generations, a part of the J-pop collective Exile Tribe, debut at no.8 this week with their second Album 'Generation Ex' after selling 64.000 copies.
'Motion' by Calvin Harris sold 12.000 copies last week and reaches a total of 586.000 so far. 'No Fixed Address' by Nickelback sold also 12.000 units last week, 672.000 so far. 'Plus' by Ed Sheeran sold 13.000 units last week and has a total of 3.980.000 copies so far, his follow-up 'X' sold 4.884.000 copies so far, 'Ultraviolence' by Lana Del Rey 1.283.000, and 'Xscape' by Michael Jackson 1.555.000.
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