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"Women," Scott's fifth studio album, sold some 60,000 units
in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.
The Billboard 200 chart tallies album sales, song sales (10
songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams
equal one album). Apple Music, which launched on June 30, joined
Spotify, Amazon Prime, Google Music and other music providers
for the first time this week.
Scott edged out last week's chart-topper, rap artist Future's
"DS2" album, which sold 53,000 units. Scott's other No. 1 album
was 2011's "The Light of the Sun."
Rock band Lamb of God's album "VII: Sturm und Drang" made its
chart debut in the No. 3 slot, while the music from boxing movie
"Southpaw," which features tracks from rappers Eminem, 50 Cent
and The Notorious B.I.G., came in at No. 4.
Taylor Swift's best-selling album of 2014, "1989," slipped to
the No. 5 spot after 39 weeks on the chart and another favorite,
Ed Sheeran's "X," finished in sixth place on its 57th week on
the Billboard 200.
On the Digital Songs chart, which tallies digital single
downloads, "Can't Feel My Face" by Canadian R&B artist The
Weekend narrowly toppled OMI's summer reggae hit "Cheerleader"
from the top spot, with 148,200 downloads.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant in New York; Editing by Eric Beech)
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