{"id":465,"date":"2017-02-19T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T20:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=465"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:49:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:49:34","slug":"fifty-shades-darker-soundtrack-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=465","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fifty Shades Darker&#8217; Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script>\r\nif( document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ) ) document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ).insertAdjacentHTML( \"beforebegin\", \"<link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-music\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/themify-builder-style.css' type='text\/css' \/>\" );\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t<p>The <em>Fifty Shades Darker<\/em> soundtrack debuts at No. 1 on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\">Billboard 200<\/a> chart, earning 123,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Feb. 16, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 72,000 were in traditional album sales. The set was released through Universal Studios\/Republic Records on Feb. 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/chart-beat\/6320099\/billboard-200-makeover-streams-digital-tracks\">multi-metric consumption<\/a>, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new March 4, 2017-dated chart (where <em>Fifty Shades Darker <\/em>debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full to <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s websites on Wednesday, Feb. 22 (one day later than normal due to the President\u2019s Day holiday on Feb. 20).<\/p>\n<p><em>Fifty Shades Darker<\/em> is the sequel to <em>Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em>, which saw its companion soundtrack debut and peak at No. 2 on the chart dated Feb. 28, 2015. The new set is the first soundtrack to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since the <em>Suicide Squad<\/em>album <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/chart-beat\/7469577\/suicide-squad-soundtrack-tops-billboard-200-chart\">spent two weeks atop<\/a> the lists dated Aug. 27 and Sept. 3, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Fifty Shades Darker<\/em> album was led by the hit single \u201cI Don\u2019t Wanna Live Forever,\u201d by Zayn and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/371422\/taylor-swift\/chart\">Taylor Swift<\/a>. Other acts contributing music to the effort include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/279248\/sia\/chart\">Sia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/6281104\/halsey\/chart\">Halsey<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/312243\/nick-jonas\/chart\">Nick Jonas<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/312259\/nicki-minaj\/chart\">Nicki Minaj<\/a>. The film <em>Fifty Shades Darker<\/em> was released in theaters on the same day its soundtrack reached retailers.<\/p>\n<p>At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/298455\/bruno-mars\/chart\">Bruno Mars<\/a>\u2019 <em>24K Magic<\/em> rises 7-2 with 66,000 units and a 108 percent gain, following his two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/grammys\/7686241\/grammys-2017-performances-ranked\">performances<\/a> on the Grammy Awards (Feb. 12). The album sold 36,000 copies during the tracking frame &#8212; up 137 percent. On the Grammys, Mars sang <em>24K Magic\u2019s<\/em> current single \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like,\u201d and contributed to a segment celebrating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/351039\/prince\/chart\">Prince<\/a>, by covering his \u201cLet\u2019s Go Crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>24K Magic<\/em> has now spent three nonconsecutive weeks in the runner-up slot &#8212; its peak. It debuted at No. 2 on the list dated Dec. 10, 2016, and then returned to No. 2 on the Jan. 7, 2017 tally. The album has yet to leave the top 10 since debuting on the tally 13 weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/281681\/big-sean\/chart\">Big Sean<\/a>\u2019s <em>I Decided.<\/em> falls from No. 1 to No. 3 in its second week, with 62,000 units (down 59 percent). Migos\u2019 former No. 1, <em>Culture<\/em>, slips down one rung to No. 4 with 59,000 units (down 14 percent).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/419413\/weeknd\/chart\">The Weeknd<\/a>\u2019s <em>Starboy<\/em> holds at No. 5 &#8212; though it\u2019s up 15 percent &#8212; with 54,000 units. The Weeknd performed a mash-up of two <em>Starboy<\/em> songs on the Grammy Awards: the title track and \u201cI Feel It Coming,\u201d both alongside <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/300085\/daft-punk\/chart\">Daft Punk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/278035\/adele\/chart\">Adele<\/a>\u2019s <em>25<\/em>, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/chart-beat\/7693274\/adele-25-grammys-sales-bump\">won the Grammy Award<\/a> for album of the year, zooms from No. 21 to No. 6 with 47,000 units (up 137 percent). The former No. 1 sold another 30,000 copies in the latest tracking week, gaining 238 percent. Adele also opened the Grammy Awards with a performance of the album\u2019s lead single, \u201cHello.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded-content embedded-content--readmore is-embed-initialized\" data-nid=\"7686213\" data-nodetype=\"article\" data-template=\"readmore\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Trolls<\/em> soundtrack vaults 14-7 with 44,000 units (up 79 percent) and 32,000 sold (up 110 percent). The set benefits from promotion associated with the film\u2019s release on home video on Feb. 7.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/281569\/beyonce\/chart\">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a>\u2019s <em>Lemonade<\/em> flies from No. 33 to No. 9, following the diva\u2019s elaborate performance of the set\u2019s \u201cLove Drought\u201d and \u201cSandcastles\u201d on the Grammy Awards. <em>Lemonade<\/em> earned another 38,000 units (up 190 percent), selling 29,000 copies (up 241 percent). The album won the Grammy for best urban contemporary album, while its video for the song \u201cFormation\u201d won the best music video trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the top 10 is the soundtrack to <em>La La Land<\/em>, which ascends one position to No. 10 with 33,000 units (up 33 percent).<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-465\" data-postid=\"465\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-465 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 123,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Feb. 16, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 72,000 were in traditional album sales. The set was released through Universal Studios\/Republic Records on Feb. 10. 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