Saturday, March 02, 2019

March 02 - Chart Update (updated 04/03)

The weekly Elvis Presley chart-update. Last week the new “The Best of the ’68 Comeback Special” entered the Official charts on the British Isles, but after one week the album already dropped off the chart. 

The "The Best of the ’68 Comeback Special" debuts on the US Billboard Top 200 and several other charts. The “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” compilation marks its first week on the Billboard Album Top 200 chart in 2019 and first week on the Catalog chart since September 2017. “Elvis: Ultimate Gospel” appears on the Billboard Catalog Sales chart. The album is a regular on the Country Catalog chart, this album pokes in for the first time since 2007. It did not reach the Billboard Album Top 200 on its release in 2004, but spent three weeks on the Comprehensive chart as a catalog album in 2007.

US Billboard charts:
  • US Billboard Album Top 200 chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #89.
  • US Billboard Album Top 200 chart: “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” re-entry at #170.
  • US Billboard  Top Album Sales chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #16.
  • US Billboard  Current Album chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #14.
  • US Billboard  Top Catalog Album chart: “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” re-entry at #48.
  • US Billboard  Rock Album Sales chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #3.
  • US Billboard  Rock Album Sales chart: “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” re-entry at #30.
  • US Billboard  Top Rock Album chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #12.
  • US Billboard  Top Rock Album chart: “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” re-entry at #30.
  • US Billboard  Top Country Album chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #9.
  • US Billboard  Top Country Album chart: “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” re-entry at #20.
  • US Billboard Country Album Sales chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #3.
  • US Billboard Country Catalog Album chart: “Elvis: Ultimate Gospel” climbed from #13 to #3.
  • US Billboard Country Catalog Album chart: “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” re-entry at #6.
  • US Billboard Country Catalog Album chart: “Heart and Soul” dropped from #6 to #7.
  • US Billboard Country Catalog Album chart: ‘The Essential Elvis Presley” climbed from #20 to #9.
  • US Billboard Top Christian Album chart: “Elvis: Ultimate Gospel” climbed from #18 to #8.
  • US Billboard Christian Album Sales chart: “Where No One Stands Alone” climbed from #22 to #13.
  • US Billboard Soundtrack Album chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #6 (Hot Shot Debut).
  • US Billboard Soundtrack Album Sales chart: “The Best of The '68 Comeback Special” new entry at #4.
  • US Billboard Catalog Album Sales chart: “Elvis: Ultimate Gospel” re-entry at #50.
  • US Billboard Artist Top 100: Elvis Presley climbed from #97 to #31.
Official UK charts:
  • Official UK Streaming Album chart: “The 50 Greatest Hits” dropped from #78 to #94.
  • Official UK Physical Album chart: “The Best of the ’68 Comeback Special” dropped off te chart from last week’s new entry at #56.
  • Official UK Album Sales Chart chart: “The Best of the ’68 Comeback Special” dropped off the chart after last week’s new entry at #61.
  • Official UK Christian and Gospel Album chart: “Where No One Stands Alone” dropped from #7 to #9. 
  • Official UK Music DVD chart: “Elvis The Searcher” dropped from #9 to #10. 
Official Scottish charts:
  • Official Scottish Album chart: “The Real … Elvis” re-entry at #85.
  • Official Scottish Album chart: “The Best of the ’68 Comeback Special” dropped off the chart after last week’s new entry at #54.
Irish IRMA chart:
  • Irish IRMA Music DVD chart: “Elvis The Searcher” dropped from #3 to #4.
  • Irish IRMA Music DVD chart: “The Elvis Collection” dropped off the chart after last week’s re-entry at #5.
Australian ARIA charts:
  • Australian ARIA Music DVD chart: "'68 Comeback Special (50th Anniversary Edition)" remained steady at #2.
  • Australian ARIA Music DVD chart: "The King of Rock and Roll" dropped off the chart after last week's re-entry at #28 .
Greek charts:
  • IFPI Album chart: “ELV1S 30 #1 Hits” dropped from #67 to #69.
(Source: Official Chart Company / IRMA / Mix Mag / ARIA / IFPI)