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In an outcome that is becoming increasingly common in today’s music landscape, different albums won this week’s US sales and overall consumption races.
Weezer’s “Van Weezer” ranked as the week’s best-seller, but Moneybagg Yo’s “A Gangsta’s Pain” reclaimed the throne for overall activity.
According to Hits Daily Double, the new Weezer album sold 23.6K US copies during the May 7-13 tracking period. With units from track sales and streams included, it generated 27.7K in total first-week consumption.
The sales figure ranks as the week’s best, while the consumption figure slots “Van Weezer” at around #10 on the overall chart.
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Rag’n’Bone Man’s new album Life By Misadventure charges straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.
With 42,000 chart sales - including 33,000 on physical formats - the blues-rock musician outsells the rest of the Top 5 combined and claims the biggest opening week for a British act in 2021 so far, and the fastest-selling album by a solo artist this year too.
The entry follows Rag’n’Bone Man’s moving performance at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday, which saw him perform Anywhere Away From Here with P!nk and the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir.
So back in 2000, Ozzy asked Rivers if he had any songs for him.. and Rivers sent Hash Pipe to Oz but Ozzy didnt use it. and now Weezer pays tribute to Crazy Train on Van Weezer
May 14, 2021
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