A study in percentages that Republic Records held the #1 on the BB200 going back 5 years.
2015: 5 weeks/9.62%
2016: 14 weeks/26.42%
2017: 9 weeks/17.31%
2018: 12 weeks/22.64%
2019: 11 weeks/21.15%
2020 (so far): 13.33%





#billboardspeakup
2015: 5 weeks/9.62%
2016: 14 weeks/26.42%
2017: 9 weeks/17.31%
2018: 12 weeks/22.64%
2019: 11 weeks/21.15%
2020 (so far): 13.33%





#billboardspeakup
A team of ten of us researched five years' worth of charts, going back to 2015.
We're willing to go back and research further if evidence dictates, but not ONE TIME in five years has Billboard debuted an artist prior to the album being released.
#billboardspeakup
We're willing to go back and research further if evidence dictates, but not ONE TIME in five years has Billboard debuted an artist prior to the album being released.
#billboardspeakup
You can see how we arrived at these statistics here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uj87vUHqerjHQQ6noUZQEwvdXu-oyQKzaA4ZE7Ld3Uo/edit?usp=sharing