Presenting the Top 50 albums of 2015, the gifts that keep on giving to their respective labels. As for us? Here's hoping we're the only lump of coal in your stockings.
RANK |
ARTIST |
TITLE |
LABEL |
YEAR TO DATE |
1 |
ADELE | 25 | XL/COLUMBIA |
5,190,000 |
2 |
TAYLOR SWIFT | 1989 | BIG MACHINE |
1,870,000 |
3 |
DRAKE | IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE | YMCMB/REPUBLIC |
1,120,000 |
4 |
ED SHEERAN | X | ASYLUM UK |
1,110,000 |
5 |
SAM SMITH | IN THE LONELY HOUR | CAPITOL |
990,000 |
6 |
MEGHAN TRAINOR | TITLE | EPIC |
950,000 |
7 |
JUSTIN BIEBER | PURPOSE | DEF JAM |
920,000 |
8 |
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY | SOUNDTRACK | REPUBLIC |
850,000 |
9 |
THE WEEKND | BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS | XO/REPUBLIC |
770,000 |
10 |
LUKE BRYAN | KILL THE LIGHTS | CAPITOL NASHVILLE |
770,000 |
11 |
KENDRICK LAMAR | TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY | TDE/INTERSCOPE |
750,000 |
12 |
SAM HUNT | MONTEVALLO | MCA NASHVILLE |
690,000 |
13 |
FALL OUT BOY | AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO | DCD2/ISLAND |
610,000 |
14 |
ZAC BROWN BAND | JEKYLL + HYDE | SOUTHERN GROUND/ VARVATOS/BMLG/REPUBLIC |
590,000 |
15 |
ONE DIRECTION | MADE IN THE A.M. | SYCO/COLUMBIA |
590,000 |
16 |
JOSH GROBAN | STAGES | REPRISE |
570,000 |
17 |
SOUNDTRACK | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX, VOL. 1 | HOLLYWOOD |
560,000 |
18 |
CHRIS STAPLETON | TRAVELLER | MERCURY NASHVILLE |
520,000 |
19 |
MUMFORD & SONS | WILDER MIND | GLASSNOTE |
510,000 |
20 |
VARIOUS | NOW 53 | NOW |
500,000 |
21 |
IMAGINE DRAGONS | SMOKE + MIRRORS | KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE |
500,000 |
22 |
J. COLE | 2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE | ROC NATION/COLUMBIA |
490,000 |
23 |
DRAKE AND FUTURE | WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE | YMCMB/REPUBLIC/EPIC |
490,000 |
24 |
DR. DRE | COMPTON | AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE |
490,000 |
25 |
TWENTY ONE PILOTS | BLURRYFACE | FUELED BY RAMEN |
480,000 |
26 |
HOZIER | HOZIER | COLUMBIA |
480,000 |
27 |
MAROON 5 | V | 222/INTERSCOPE |
470,000 |
28 |
EMPIRE CAST | EMPIRE SOUNDTRACK: SEASON 1 | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX/COLUMBIA |
470,000 |
29 |
NICKI MINAJ | PINKPRINT | YMCMB/REPUBLIC |
380,000 |
30 |
CARRIE UNDERWOOD | STORYTELLER | ARISTA NASHVILLE |
380,000 |
31 |
PENTATONIX | THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME | RCA |
360,000 |
32 |
KID ROCK | FIRST KISS | WARNER BROS. |
350,000 |
33 |
MEEK MILL | DREAMS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY | WMG |
350,000 |
34 |
PITCH PERFECT 2 | SOUNDTRACK | UME/REPUBLIC |
350,000 |
35 |
BIG SEAN | DARK SKY PARADISE | DEF JAM |
350,000 |
36 |
KIDZ BOP KIDS | KIDZ BOP 27 | RAZOR & TIE |
330,000 |
37 |
JASON ALDEAN | OLD BOOTS, NEW DIRT | BROKEN BOW |
330,000 |
38 |
ERIC CHURCH | OUTSIDERS | EMI NASHVILLE |
330,000 |
39 |
ALABAMA SHAKES | SOUND & COLOR | ATO |
320,000 |
40 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS | 2015 GRAMMY NOMINEES | RCA |
310,000 |
41 |
FUTURE | DS2 | EPIC |
310,000 |
42 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS | NOW 55 | NOW |
310,000 |
43 |
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE | ANYTHING GOES | REPUBLIC NASHVILLE |
300,000 |
44 |
VARIOUS | NOW 54 | NOW |
300,000 |
45 |
SHAWN MENDES | HANDWRITTEN | ISLAND |
300,000 |
46 |
BREAKING BENJAMIN | DARK BEFORE DAWN | HOLLYWOOD |
300,000 |
47 |
LITTLE BIG TOWN | PAIN KILLER | CAPITOL NASHVILLE |
290,000 |
48 |
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE | HOW BIG HOW BLUE HOW BEAUTIFUL | REPUBLIC |
290,000 |
49 |
JAMES TAYLOR | BEFORE THIS WORLD | CONCORD |
280,000 |
50 |
LUKE BRYAN | SPRING BREAK...CHECKIN' OUT | CAPITOL NASHVILLE |
280,000 |
NETFLIX BOOKS BEYONCÉ FOR CHRISTMAS HALFTIME SHOW
December 25 will have wall-to-wall sports on TV. (11/18a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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