Jennifer Lopez’s new album, This Is Me…Now, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart this week! Congratulations, Jennifer!
This is her third No. 1 on the chart and her first in over 20 years. Her previous chart toppers were J to Tha L-O! The Remixes in 2002 and J.Lo in 2001. This Is Me… Now also debuts at No. 1 on Top Current Album Sales, No. 1 on Tastemaker Albums, No. 7 on Vinyl Albums, No. 7 on Independent Albums and No. 38 on the Billboard 200. This is her 13th total chart entry and 11th top 40-charting effort on the Billboard 200.
Per Billboard, This Is Me… Now sold 14,000 copies in the U.S. Of that sum, physical sales comprise 11,000 (6,000 on CD and 5,000 on vinyl) and digital download sales comprise 3,000.
Cyndi Lynott, SVP marketing at BMG told Billboard: “This is the first step of an immediate strategy with a long-term goal as the incredible content to support the album continues to roll out including the This Is Me…Now: A Love Story Amazon Original, a documentary entitled The Greatest Love Story Never Told, and of course her massive summer tour.”
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. Top Current Album Sales ranks the week’s top-selling new/current albums (non-catalog/older titles). Vinyl Album tallies the week’s top-selling vinyl releases. Tastemaker Albums measures the top-selling titles at independent and small chain record stores. Independent Albums ranks the most popular independently released albums of the week, by units.
If you haven’t already done so, get your copy of This Is Me…Now now! There are 8 different vinyl covers still available and a deluxe CD version which features a 40-page booklet, two Polaroids (out of 20 total) and a special message for fans. Her official store also has a digital version which includes her commentary for each song. This version is just $4.99! And then the Deluxe digital version includes a remix of Rebound featuring Anuel AA.
