Destiny in the Charts

[CWazyTom]

World Music Charts:

Source: http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums

Weeks on Chart:   64      (as of May 23, 2017)

Weeks at #1:       11

Week   of...         Chart Position

Feb 06, 2016      1
Feb 13, 2016      1
Feb 20, 2016      1
Feb 27, 2016      1

Mar 05, 2016      1
Mar 12, 2016      1
Mar 19, 2016      2
Mar 26, 2016      1

Apr 02, 2016      2
Apr 09, 2016      3
Apr 16, 2016      1
Apr 23, 2016      2
Apr 30, 2016      2

May 07, 2016      2
May 14, 2016      4
May 21, 2016      3
May 28, 2016      2

Jun 04, 2016      3
Jun 11, 2016      1
Jun 18, 2016      2
Jun 25, 2016      1

Jul 02, 2016      1
Jul 09, 2016      2
Jul 16, 2016      4
Jul 23, 2016      3
Jul 30, 2016      5

Aug 06, 2016      4
Aug 13, 2016      5
Aug 20, 2016      6
Aug 27, 2016      6

Sep 03, 2016      6
Sep 10, 2016      10
Sep 17, 2016      10
Sep 24, 2016      8

Oct 01, 2016      9
Oct 08, 2016      10
Oct 15, 2016      10
Oct 22, 2016      14
Oct 29, 2016      13

Nov 05, 2016      14
Nov 12, 2016      15
Nov 19, 2016      -
Nov 26, 2016      15

Dec 03, 2016      13
Dec 10, 2016      11
Dec 17, 2016      5
Dec 24, 2016      4
Dec 31, 2016      5

Jan 07, 2017      6
Jan 14, 2017      9
Jan 21, 2017      12
Jan 28, 2017      10

Feb 04, 2017      11
Feb 11, 2017      12
Feb 18, 2017      14
Feb 25, 2017      11

Mar 04, 2017      13
Mar 11, 2017      9
Mar 18, 2017      12
Mar 25, 2017      7

Apr 01, 2017      6
Apr 08, 2017      7
Apr 15, 2017      9

Apr 22, 2017      15
Apr 29, 2017      14
May 06, 2017      -
...
Jun 03, 2017      

Destiny also spent a week at #60 on the prestigious Billboard 200 chart:
http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-02-06



Destiny DVD


Billboard Music Video Sales chart

Weeks on Chart (as of June 25, 2018): 23


Feb 05, 2016   11
Feb 13, 2016   1
Feb 20, 2016   14
Feb 27, 2016   19
Mar 03, 2016   18
Mar 12, 2016   21
Mar 26, 2016   17
Apr 02, 2016   10
Apr 09, 2016   10
Apr 16, 2016   11
Apr 23, 2016   13
Apr 30, 2016   16
May 07, 2016   14
May 14, 2016   15
May 21, 2016   16
May 28, 2016   12
Jun 04, 2016   19
Jun 11, 2016   10
Jun 18, 2016   14
Jun 25, 2016   13
Jul 02, 2016   20
Jul 09, 2016   22
Jul 16, 2016   21

[CWazyTom]

The sun is setting on the Destiny tour and Voices of Angels is on the horizon.

Celtic Woman: Destiny was in the Top 10 of the World Album charts for 37 straight weeks before it finally bowed out of the top 10 for the week of October 22, 2016.

It spent 11 total weeks at the #1 spot on the chart.

UPDATE: As of December 20, 2016, Destiny has spent 47 weeks on the chart (if you include the top 15 instead of just the top 10). So far, it has been on the chart in the top 15 every week since it released except for one!

Still not quite the ridiculous level of chart dominance of some of the previous albums. But considering they've been through 14 lead performers over 12 years and David Downes is no longer with the group, I'd say Destiny had a pretty strong showing.  

[CWazyTom]

Destiny made a big surge back up the Billboard World Music chart on the strength of the grammy nomination.

I updated the charts and the related notes in this thread.

[CWazyTom]

While Voices of Angels got a boost from Grammy week, it looks like Destiny stayed pretty steady, even though it was the album that was nominated.

LOL.

Voices of Angels is 3 "#1 weeks" away from tying Destiny and the VoA tour is just around the corner.

[CWazyTom]

After 5 consecutive weeks off the charts, it looks like Destiny may have taken it's final bow.

What a run it had!

The album debuted on Feb 06, 2016 at #1  

It spent 64 weeks on the World Music charts, including:

• 11 weeks at #1
• 37 weeks in the top 10 to open its run
• 48 total weeks in top 10
• A string of 41 consecutive weeks on the chart
• A string of 23 consecutive weeks on the chart after dipping out of the top 15 for a single week

During its run, it dropped out of the charts only once: Nov 19, 2016.

The album's last appearance on the chart was April 29, 2017.

The astonishing chart dominance of Celtic Woman's earlier albums remains unmatched, but I'd say Destiny did extremely well considering the challenges it had to face:
- The first album to not feature any of the original Celtic Woman singers as principal performers (Meav was a guest singer and of course the musical director)
- The first album without David Downes at the helm
- It feature a sound that was very different from their previous albums

The group had already been around for over 11 years when Destiny released. The novelty of the group and its revolutionary sound had worn off a bit and as people's favourite singers moved on, it eroded some of the long-time fan base.

Destiny's performance shows that there's still quite a few very loyal fans out there. I think it's also evidence that the group is continuing to make new fans.

Destiny became the first (and so far only) Celtic Woman album to ever be nominated for a Grammy Award. Although it didn't win, I think the nomination and the excitement surrounding it re-energized parts of the established fan base. It also drew in new fans and brought a level of attention to Celtic Woman that hadn't been achieved since its heyday.

I'm sure Destiny meant different things to different people. It meant the world to me. Destiny quite honestly changed my life. It was the beginning of the end of many unhappy years for me. It motivated me to go see Celtic Woman on tour for the first time. It got me involved in social media and the forums. This album and all the good things that have transpired because of it have made me happier than I've been in a long time.

Thank you so much to everyone involved in this album, to all the fans who supported Destiny, and to all the loyal and passionate Celtic Woman fans who, over the years and all the changes, have kept the flame and still believe. <3