Billboard 200: 3/30/13: Bon Jovi No. 1- 101,000

[HolidayGuy]

Bon Jovi Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, David Bowie at No. 2
By Keith Caulfield | March 19, 2013

Bon Jovi scores its fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as "What About Now" debuts with 96,000 sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the act's third straight studio album to debut at No. 1, following "The Circle" (2009) and "Lost Highway" (2007). They previously claimed No. 1s with "New Jersey" (1988) and "Slippery When Wet" (1986).

The veteran band beats the also-debuting David Bowie, who arrives at a career-high No. 2 with "The Next Day," selling 85,000. The rock legend's new album -- his first studio set since 2003 -- earns his largest sales week for an album since SoundScan started tracking data in 1991. (Bowie's previous best SoundScan-era sales frame came when 2002's "Heathen" started with 55,000 at No. 14.)

"The Next Day" is Bowie's seventh top 10 album. He last logged a top 10 way back in 1983 with the No. 4-peaking "Let's Dance." Until this week, Bowie's highest-charting album had been 1976's "Station to Station," which spent two weeks at No. 3.

The full top 10 of the Billboard 200 will be revealed on Wednesday, March 20.

A week ago, we reported that industry sources were forecasting a possible race for No. 1 between Bon Jovi and Bowie. While at first it seemed like Bowie had a shot for the top of the tally, based in part on his album's strong digital sales, ultimately Bon Jovi pulled ahead as the week progressed. Bon Jovi's album profited from weekend CD purchases at big box stores like Walmart and Target.

In terms of downloads, Bowie's album was the stronger seller. It moved 41,000 digital copies and was the top selling digital album last week. 48% of Bowie's overall first-week were downloads. As for Bon Jovi's album, it moved 34,000 downloads -- 36% of its debut.

Though Bon Jovi does claim its fifth No. 1, it does so with its smallest debut sales week for a studio set since 1995. "What About Now's" opening sum of 96,000 is the band's lowest start since 1995's "These Days" entered with 73,000 at No. 9.

The act's two previous studio releases -- 2009's "The Circle" and 2007's "Lost Highway" -- both entered at No. 1 with 163,000 and 292,000, respectively.

[kingofpain]

How odd that Bon Jovi never had a #1 album in the 90's...

[HolidayGuy]

NOTE: No. 1 tally now reported as 101,000.

www.billboard.com/articles/news/1552565/bon-jovi-david-bowie-lead-six-top-10-debuts-on-billboard-200

Bon Jovi, David Bowie Lead Six Top 10 Debuts on Billboard 200
By Keith Caulfield, L.A. | March 20, 2013

The Billboard 200 albums chart welcomes six debuts into its top 10 this week, led by Bon Jovi at No. 1 with its fifth chart-topper: "What About Now."

It's the most top 10 debuts the chart has seen in four months. The last time there were more in a week was the Dec. 1, 2012 chart, when seven arrivals hit the region. That week, One Direction's "Take Me Home" led the debut pack, starting at No. 1.

As reported yesterday (March 19), Bon Jovi nets its fifth No. 1 album with "What About Now," selling 101,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the act's third straight studio album to reach No. 1, but the group's smallest sales start for a studio set since 1995 (when "These Days" launched with 73,000 at No. 9).

"What About Now" is also Bon Jovi's 12th top 10 album. All of the act's studio sets since 1986's No. 1 "Slippery When Wet" have reached the top 10.

In the runner-up slot this week, rock legend David Bowie tallies his highest-charting album ever, as "The Next Day" starts at No. 2 with 85,000. That figure is also Bowie's best sales week since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991. "The Next Day" is Bowie's first studio album since 2003, and it marks his seventh top 10.

Bowie last logged a top 10 way back in 1983 with the No. 4-peaking "Let's Dance." Until this week, Bowie's highest-charting album had been 1976's "Station to Station," which spent two weeks at No. 3.

Last week's No. 1, Luke Bryan's "Spring Break . . . Here to Party," falls to No. 3 with 61,000 (down 59%). At No. 4 is the debuting "Passion: Let the Future Begin" live album with 48,000 sold. Culled from the 2013 Passion Conference in January at Atlanta's Georgia Dome, the Christian album saw a significant chunk of its sales driven by pre-orders placed at the conference. The annual Passion event attracted 60,000 attendees this year and featured Passion worship leaders -- and recording stars -- Chris Tomlin, Kristian Stanfill and Matt Redman, among others. Those acts, and more, appear on the new Passion set.

Bruno Mars' "Unorthodox Jukebox" slips 3-5 with 43,000 (down 17%) while R&B vocal group Mindless Behavior starts at No. 6 with "All Around the World" (37,000). The latter act's album is the quartet's second studio effort, and follows "#1 Girl," which debuted and peaked at No. 7 in 2011 with a 36,000 start.

Eric Clapton's new "Old Sock" bows at No. 7 with almost 37,000 as well, trailing Mindless Behavior by a tiny margin. The new album is on Clapton's own imprint, Bushbranch Records, through Surfdog Records. It's Clapton's first album after a nearly 30-year run with Warner Bros. and Reprise Records. His new album is still in the Warner Music Group family though, as it is distributed by Warner's indie arm, Alternative Distribution Alliance. In turn, "Old Sock" also debuts at No. 1 on the Independent Albums chart.

The soundtrack to Dave Grohl's "Sound City" documentary, dubbed "Sound City - Real to Reel," debuts at No. 8 with almost 37,000 as well. (A relative handful of units separates Nos. 6-8 this week on the chart.) The album features an all-star roster of talent, including Grohl, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks and Trent Reznor.

Mumford & Sons' "Babel" falls 4-9 with 31,000 (down 13%) and Jimi Hendrix's "People, Hell and Angels" tumbles 2-10 with 30,000 (down 58%).

Over on the Digital Songs chart, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" rules for a tenth week at No. 1, selling 270,000 downloads (down 12%). At No. 2 again this week is Bruno Mars' "When I Was Your Man," which moves 230,000 (down 4%).

Rihanna's "Stay," featuring Mikky Ekko, holds at No. 3 with 222,000 (down 6%) while Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie," featuring Jay-Z, jumps 5-4 with 201,000 (up 33%). The song profits from its performance on "Saturday Night Live" (March 9) and Timberlake's week-long stint on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (March 11-15). Timberlake's latest single, "Mirrors," sails 48-8 with 121,000 (up 205%). "Mirrors" was also performed on "SNL."

As for the rest of the top 10, P!nk's "Just Give Me a Reason," featuring Nate Ruess, zips 8-5 with 171,000 (up 40%). Baauer's "Harlem Shake" slides 4-6 with 146,000 (down 22%), Pitbull's "Feel This Moment" (featuring Christina Aguilera) is steady at No. 7 with 136,000 (up 8%), Drake's "Started From the Bottom" falls 6-9 with 118,000 (down 8%) and Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" dips 9-10 with 102,000 (down 8%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending March 17) totaled 5.57 million units, up 2% compared with the sum last week (5.49 million) and down 1% compared with the comparable sales week of 2012 (5.64 million). Year to date album sales stand at 61.42 million, down 7% compared to the same total at this point last year (66.21 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 24.57 million downloads, down 3% compared with last week (25.44 million) and down 3% stacked next to the comparable week of 2012 (25.22 million). Year to date track sales are at 303.40 million, down 2% compared to the same total at this point last year (309.02 million).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2012 when: the "Hunger Games" soundtrack debuted at No. 1 with 175,000 while the Shins' "Port of Morrow" bowed at No. 3 with 74,000.

[kingofpain]

Wow, when was the last time the top 10 albums were all male-dominated acts and the median age was 50!!!!

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music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-march-17-2013-albums-bon-jovi-151421178.html#more-4535

Week Ending March 17, 2013. Albums: Bon Jovi Bests Bowie

David Bowie’s The Next Day enters The Billboard 200 at #2, becoming the rock icon’s highest-charting album to date. It tops Station To Station, which peaked at #3 in February 1976. Even so, it was no match for Bon Jovi’s What About Now, which debuts at #1. It’s the band’s fifth #1 album.

Bowie is one of the most celebrated artists of the rock era. He made the cover of TIME in 1983, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Bon Jovi hasn’t received any of those accolades. The band just sells albums (and concert tickets) year in and year out.

What About Now is the band’s third consecutive studio album to hit #1. It follows 2007’s Lost Highway and 2009’s The Circle. This marks the first time that the band has hit #1 with three consecutive studio albums.

Bon Jovi is the third act from New Jersey to amass five or more #1 albums. The band trails Bruce Springsteen, who has had 10 #1 albums between 1980 and 2012, and Frank Sinatra, who had six between 1946 and 1966. Whitney Houston is in fourth place. She had four #1 albums between 1986 and 2009. (Bon Jovi, which demonstrated its state pride by titling its 1988 album New Jersey, is from Sayreville, N.J. Springsteen was born in Freehold, Sinatra in Hoboken and Houston in Newark.)

This marks the second time that Bon Jovi has annoyed rock critics by debuting at #1 ahead of a critically-lauded act. Lost Highway debuted at #1 in June 2007, beating out the White Stripes’ Icky Thump, which debuted and peaked at #2.

Bon Jovi must be glad it released its album when it did. Next week, Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience is a lock to debut at #1 with first-week sales in the 600K range—about six times what What About Now sold in its first week.

The Next Day is Bowie’s first studio album in nearly 10 years. Bowie first charted in April 1972 with Hunky Dory. He first cracked the top 40 in March 1973 with Space Oddity. He first reached the top 10 in July 1974 with Diamond Dogs.

Assuming this is also its peak, Bowie has now peaked at every position in the top five—except #1. His aforementioned 1976 album Station To Station hit #3, his 1983 album Let’s Dance peaked at #4. His 1974 hit Diamond Dogs reached #5.

The Next Day sold 41K digital copies, which put it at #1 on Top Digital Albums. What About Now sold 34K digital copies, to rank #2. It’s rare that an older act (Bon Jovi first charted in 1984, 12 years after Bowie) sells better in the digital sphere.

davThe Next Day debuts at #1 on The Official U.K. Album chart. It’s Bowie’s ninth #1 album in his home country; his first since Black Tie White Noise in April 1993. Bowie first topped the U.K. chart in May 1973 with Aladdin Sane, giving him a nearly 40 year span of U.K. #1 albums. (What About Now debuted at #2 in the U.K., which means both countries favored their native born acts.)

Luke Bryan’s Spring Break…Here To Party drops from #1 to #3 in its second week. It’s #1 on Top Country Albums for the second week. Bryan’s previous album, Tailgates & Tanlines, logged four weeks at #1 on the country chart.

Two Various Artists albums debut in this week’s top 10. Passion: Let The Future Begin opens at #4. The live album was recorded at the 2013 Passion Conference, an evangelical gathering, in Atlanta. The album features tracks by such Contemporary Christian stars as Chris Tomlin, Kristian Stanfill and Matt Redman.

The Sound City—Real To Reel soundtrack debuts at #8. Dave Grohl directed the documentary about Sound City, which was a top recording studio in Van Nuys, Calif. for four decades. Dozens of top 10 albums were recorded there, from Neil Young’s After The Gold Rush (1970) to Mastodon’s The Hunter (2011). Grohl also co-wrote all the songs on the album and performs them in collaboration with such stars as Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Trent Reznor and Rick Springfield. The album also debuts at #1 on Top Soundtracks, displacing Pitch Perfect.

Incidentally, this isn’t the first album titled Real To Reel to chart. Tesla took an album with that title to #48 in June 2007.

Sound City—Real To Reel is also #1 on this week’s Top Music Videos chart. The video sold 12K copies this week, which constitutes the biggest one-week total so far this year.

Mindless Behavior’s All Around The World debuts at #6. It’s the R&B teen group’s second top 10 album. #1 Girl reached #7 in 2011.

Eric Clapton’s Old Sock debuts at #7. It’s the rock legend’s 19th top 10 album, counting four albums with Cream, one with Blind Faith and a 2000 collabo with B.B. King. Clapton first reached the top 10 in January 1968 with Cream’s Disraeli Gears. He first made it on his own in June 1972 with History Of Eric Clapton.

Mumford & Sons’ Babel drops from #4 to #9. This is its 19th week in the top 10, which equals the mark set by the group’s previous album, Sigh No More. Will Babel surpass its predecessor next week? Stay tuned.

Jimi Hendrix’s People, Hell And Angels drops from #2 to #10 in its second week. This marks the first time that Clapton and Hendrix, two of the most celebrated guitarists in rock history, have appeared in the top 10 together since Oct. 11, 1969, when Clapton was represented by Blind Faith and Best Of Cream and Hendrix was represented by Smash Hits. These legends first appeared in the top 10 together on Feb. 24, 1968 when Clapton was represented by Cream’s Disraeli Gears and Hendrix had both Axis: Bold As Love and Are You Experienced?

Hendrix was born in 1942 in Seattle. Clapton was born in 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, England.

“Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz sold 270K copies, which puts it at #1 on Hot Digital Songs for the 10th straight week. It’s the first song to top the digital sales chart for 10 weeks since the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” in 2009. It’s the first song to remain #1 for 10 consecutive weeks since the Peas’ previous hit, “Boom Boom Pow.” Both of those Peas hits also had long runs at #1 on the Hot 100. “Boom Boom Pow” stayed on top for 12 weeks; “I Gotta Feeling” for 14. But “Thrift Shop” has had just four weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. Will it return to #1 this week or will it rank behind Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” for the fifth straight week? You’ll find out later today when we post Chart Watch: Songs.

Here’s the low-down on this week’s top 10 albums.

The Top Five: Bon Jovi’s What About Now debuts at #1 (96K). It’s the band’s 13th top 10 album (counting a solo project by Jon Bon Jovi)…David Bowie’s The Next Day debuts at #2 85K). It’s his seventh top 10 album…Luke Bryan’s Spring Break…Here To Party drops from #1 to #3 in its second week (61K)… Passion: Let The Future Begin debuts at #4 (48K)...Bruno Mars’ Unorthodox Jukebox drops from #3 to #5 in its 14th week (43K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time.

The Second Five: Mindless Behavior’s All Around The World debuts at #6 (37K). It’s the boy band’s second top 10 album…Eric Clapton’s Old Sock debuts at #7 (37K). It’s the 19th top 10 album of his career…The Sound City—Real To Reel soundtrack debuts at #8 (37K)… Mumford & Sons’ Babel drops from #4 to #9 its 25th week (31K). This is its 19th week in the top 10… Jimi Hendrix’s People, Hell And Angels drops from #2 to #10 in its second week (30K).

Imagine Dragons’ Night Visions drops from #8 to #12. The album tops the 500K mark in digital sales this week. It’s the 42nd album to sell 500K digital copies. Digital represents the lion’s share of the overall sales for Night Visions. The album has sold 684K total copies to date.

Five other albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ The Heist drops from #5 to #17. Rihanna’s Unapologetic drops from #6 to #13. Florida Georgia Line’s Here’s To The Good Times drops from #7 to #14. Now 45 drops from #9 to #15. The Lumineers’ The Lumineers drops from #10 to #19.

Chicago’s 2002 compilation The Very Best Of: Only The Beginning re-enters the chart at #20. It was one of several albums boosted by a $1.99 one-day sale at Amazon MP3. This represents a new peak for the album, which originally peaked at #38. Chicago first cracked the top 20 in July 1969 with Chicago Transit Authority (which spawned “Beginnings”). This compilation is #1 on Top Catalog Albums, displacing Bruno Mars’ Doo-Wops & Hooligans.

The Amazon MP3 sale boosted several other compilations this week. Rod Stewart’s The Definitive Rod Stewart re-enters at #21, followed by Playlist: The Very Best ’80s Radio Hits at #32, Billy Joel’s The Very Best Of Billy Joel at #34, Simon & Garfunkel’s Simon And Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits at #42, Elvis Presley’s Elvis 75 at #44 and Billboard #1’s: Classic Country at #48.

lTwo Los Angeles bands achieve sales milestones this week. Linkin Park’s 2003 sophomore album Meteora tops the 6 million mark. It’s the band’s second album to reach this mark. Hybrid Theory has sold 10,063,000 copies…Van Halen tops the 20 million mark in Nielsen SoundScan era sales. The band sold many millions more albums between the release of its debut album in 1978 and the inception of the Nielsen SoundScan era in 1991.

Coming Attractions: As noted above, Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience will debut at #1 next week with sales in the 600K range. Also due: Kacey Musgraves’ Same Trailer Different Park, Brian McKnight’s More Than Words, Clutch’s Earth Rocker, will.i.am’s #Willpower, Fantasia’s Side Effects Of You, Anthrax’s Anthems and Walk Off The Earth’s R.E.V.O.

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MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 32 "Release Me"

The Beatles 30

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20 "MDNA"
Bob Dylan 20 "Tempest"

Paul McCartney 18 "Kisses on the Bottom"

Elton John 17 "The Union"
George Strait 17 "Here For A Good Time"
Bruce Springsteen 17 "Wrecking Ball"
Neil Diamond 17 "Hot August Night"

Johnny Mathis 16
Mariah Carey 16 "MCIIY"
Rod Stewart 16 "Merry Christmas, Baby"

Dave Matthews 15 "Away From The World"
Tim McGraw 15 "Two Lanes Of Freedom"

Garth Brooks 14 "Ultimate Hits"
Prince 14 "Lotus Flow3r"
Van Halen 14 "Different Kind of Truth"
The Beach Boys 14 "That's Why God Made the Radio"
R Kelly 14 "Write Me Back"

Santana 13 "Guitar Heaven"
Barry Manilow 13 "15 Minutes"
Jay Z 13 "Watch The Throne"
Toby Keith 13 "Hope On The Rocks"
Led Zeppelin 13 "Celebration"
Eric Clapton 13 "Old Sock" *new*

Chicago 12
Rush 12
Alan Jackson 12 "Thirty"
Bon Jovi 12 "What About Now" *new*

[kingofpain]

Eric Clapton is also *new*!

[Push The Button]

Mar 20, 2013 10:48:12 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

How odd that Bon Jovi never had a #1 album in the 90's...

Neither did Madonna.

1980's - 3
1990's - 0
2000's - 4
2010's - 1

[WotUNeed]

Mar 20, 2013 12:39:46 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Eric Clapton 13 "Old Sock" *new*

Are you not counting the collaboration album with B.B. King? If that's out, then 13 is a good number, but, otherwise, based on the Grein piece, if you count that album for each artist, it's 14.

[areyoureadytojump]

^I have no idea where I got Clapton's 12. It could be Joel Whitburn, Paul Grein or Billboard. I have to do some research.

[areyoureadytojump]

5,579,000 albums were sold in the USA last week.

2,381,000 were digital albums.

3,198,000 were physical cds/vinyl albums/cassettes.

More figures here:

www1.billboard.biz/bbbiz/photos/pdf/2013/TFMm0321.pdf

Album sales are down 7.2% compared to 2012.

[cartman2002]

Here's this weeks awards for the Billboard 200

69.Burning Lights-Chris Tomlin (gold)
78.Up All Night-One Direction (2x Platnium)
104.Signed And Sealed In Blood-Dropkick Murphys (gold)
136.How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection-Chris Tomlin (gold)
191.Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones-Black Veil Brides (gold)
198.Now 43-Various Artists (Platnium)

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Newer albums on the Billboard 200 that have not been certified with the RIAA yet:

Numbers are not exact. They are estimated and rounded.

Numbers from the 3/23 chart:

Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis 450k
T.I. 420k
Now 44 680k
Led Zeppelin (2cds) 390k
Skrillex Bangarang 490k
Skrillex Scary 535k

Albums only on the BB200 for 4+ weeks are listed and have sold over 400k.

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Billboard 200

1 New 1 What About Now Bon Jovi
2 New 1 The Next Day David Bowie
3 1 2 Spring Break... Here To Party Luke Bryan
4 New 1 Let The Future Begin Passion
5 3 14 Unorthodox Jukebox Bruno Mars
6 New 1 All Around The World Mindless Behavior
7 New 1 Old Sock Eric Clapton
8 New 1 Sound City -- Real To Reel Soundtrack
9 4 25 Babel Mumford & Sons
10 2 2 People, Hell And Angels Jimi Hendrix
11 12 26 The Truth About Love P!nk
12 8 28 Night Visions Imagine Dragons
13 6 17 Unapologetic Rihanna
14 7 15 Here's To The Good Times Florida Georgia Line
15 9 6 NOW 45 Various Artists
16 11 56 Some Nights fun.
17 5 23 The Heist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
18 33 17 The World From The Side Of The Moon Phillip Phillips
19 10 50 The Lumineers The Lumineers
20 Re 26 The Very Best Of Chicago: Only The Beginning Chicago
21 Re 21 The Definitive Rod Stewart Rod Stewart
22 14 21 Red Taylor Swift
23 13 108 21 Adele
24 51 40 + Ed Sheeran
25 15 7 Passione Andrea Bocelli

26 16 6 All That Echoes Josh Groban
27 18 21 Pitch Perfect Soundtrack
28 19 46 Boys & Girls Alabama Shakes
29 20 21 good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar
30 New 1 The Spirit Of Ireland Various Artists
31 75 17 Global Warming Pitbull
32 New 1 Playlist: The Very Best 80s Radio Hits Various Artists
33 44 9 Kidz Bop 23 Kidz Bop Kids
34 Re 2 The Hits Billy Joel
35 29 38 Overexposed Maroon 5
36 25 27 Tornado Little Big Town
37 21 6 Two Lanes Of Freedom Tim McGraw
38 37 16 Girl On Fire Alicia Keys
39 23 50 My Head Is An Animal Of Monsters And Men
40 28 18 Take Me Home One Direction
41 26 2 Shake It Up: I <3 Dance Various Artists
42 Re 38 Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits Simon & Garfunkel
43 32 17 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 Soundtrack
44 Re 5 Elvis 75 Elvis Presley
45 34 22 Night Train Jason Aldean
46 38 156 Sigh No More Mumford & Sons
47 27 8 2013 Grammy Nominees Various Artists
48 Re 4 Joel Whitburn Presents: Billboard #1s: Classic Country Various Artists
49 17 2 Memphis Boz Scaggs
50 41 84 Tailgates & Tanlines Luke Bryan

51 35 9 Long.Live.A$AP A$AP Rocky
52 42 17 Greatest Hits: Chapter One Kelly Clarkson
53 New 1 The Best Of Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
54 31 57 Hunter Hayes Hunter Hayes
55 40 46 Blown Away Carrie Underwood
56 47 86 Chief Eric Church
57 52 126 Doo-Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars
58 39 13 Les Miserables Soundtrack
59 36 18 Trilogy The Weeknd
60 Re 19 Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits Carly Simon
61 53 19 NOW 44 Various Artists
62 New 1 Cardboard Castles Watsky
63 46 8 Set You Free Gary Allan
64 49 13 Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head T.I.
65 Re 15 Lotus Christina Aguilera
66 22 2 Beast In Its Tracks Josh Ritter
67 Re 88 I Am...Sasha Fierce Beyonce
68 New 1 Deep Roots Steven Curtis Chapman
69 54 10 Burning Lights Chris Tomlin
70 New 1 Kings & Queens Audio Adrenaline
71 59 24 Kaleidoscope Dream Miguel
72 24 3 Amok Atoms For Peace
73 Re 33 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits Of Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins
74 68 70 Four The Record Miranda Lambert
75 Re 17 Scars & Stories The Fray

76 69 109 The Legend Of Johnny Cash Johnny Cash
77 Re 23 Closer: The Best Of Sarah McLachlan Sarah McLachlan
78 71 53 Up All Night One Direction
79 Re 7 #3 The Script
80 56 7 Believe: Acoustic Justin Bieber
81 50 67 El Camino The Black Keys
82 73 5 Reckless Jeremy Camp
83 66 59 Born To Die Lana Del Rey
84 77 6 Release The Panic Red
85 64 24 The 2nd Law Muse
86 97 27 Best Days Tamela Mann
87 62 2 The Blue Room Madeleine Peyroux
88 63 7 Love, Charlie Charlie Wilson
89 45 3 Old Yellow Moon Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
90 74 39 Believe Justin Bieber
91 70 31 Based On A T.R.U. Story 2 Chainz
92 New 1 The Walking Dead: AMC Original Soundtrack - Vol. 1 (EP) Soundtrack
93 48 3 Zion Hillsong United
94 New 1 Love Is Stronger Jason Crabb
95 94 7 Heartthrob Tegan And Sara
96 New 1 It Happens All The Time Megan Hilty
97 90 25 WOW Hits 2013 Various Artists
98 180 86 FutureSex/LoveSounds Justin Timberlake
99 86 45 Hard 2 Love Lee Brice
100 84 15 O.N.I.F.C. Wiz Khalifa

101 183 25 The Hurt & The Healer MercyMe
102 100 29 Eye On It tobyMac
103 78 36 Uncaged Zac Brown Band
104 129 10 Signed And Sealed In Blood Dropkick Murphys
105 82 7 WOW Gospel 2013 Various Artists
106 88 18 Our Version Of Events Emeli Sande
107 92 111 Cocky Kid Rock
108 Re 8 Walk The Moon Walk The Moon
109 Re 60 Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.
110 108 42 Up All Night Kip Moore
111 175 74 Justified Justin Timberlake
112 91 17 Woman To Woman Keyshia Cole
113 New 1 Isles Wild Belle
114 New 1 The Secret (EP) The Airborne Toxic Event
115 89 45 Pluto Future
116 79 5 Temper Temper Bullet For My Valentine
117 112 18 Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling
118 87 14 An Awesome Wave alt-J
119 103 83 Halfway To Heaven Brantley Gilbert
120 65 7 A Messenger Colton Dixon
121 85 12 Cold Fact Rodriguez
122 174 48 Greatest Hits Bon Jovi
123 43 2 Like A Rose Ashley Monroe
124 155 252 Journey's Greatest Hits Journey
125 99 71 Megalithic Symphony AWOLNATION

126 104 13 Finally Rich Chief Keef
127 136 4 Mythology Celtic Thunder
128 125 76 The Best Of Eric Clapton: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection Eric Clapton
129 101 36 Channel Orange Frank Ocean
130 New 1 The Other Life Shooter Jennings
131 95 82 The Very Best Of The Eagles Eagles
132 110 3 Need You Now Plumb
133 New 1 Tu Amigo Nada Mas Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda
134 165 8 Into The Light Matthew West
135 146 23 Halcyon Ellie Goulding
136 134 26 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection Chris Tomlin
137 149 108 The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection Lynyrd Skynyrd
138 167 103 CrazySexyCool TLC
139 New 1 Mala Devendra Banhart
140 126 15 The Piano Guys The Piano Guys
141 144 69 Michael Buble Michael Buble
142 72 17 Rebel Soul Kid Rock
143 116 14 Joyas Prestadas: Pop Jenni Rivera
144 Re 5 Drunken Lullabies Flogging Molly
145 117 178 19 Adele
146 83 3 In Time The Mavericks
147 141 123 My Kinda Party Jason Aldean
148 109 50 Changed Rascal Flatts
149 130 259 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers Bob Marley And The Wailers
150 132 75 Greatest Hits... So Far!!! P!nk

151 96 41 Blunderbuss Jack White
152 153 120 The Band Perry The Band Perry
153 New 1 L.O.L. Alexis Spight
154 164 83 Silver Side Up Nickelback
155 123 8 How Country Feels Randy Houser
156 98 14 Nashville: Season 1: Volume 1 Soundtrack
157 158 44 Best Of The Temptations-The 60's: 20th Century Masters The Millennium The Temptations
158 58 2 Nanobots They Might Be Giants
159 122 14 Jesus Piece The Game
160 120 65 Take Care Drake
161 140 223 The Foundation Zac Brown Band
162 55 2 Woman Rhye
163 163 58 Bangarang (EP) Skrillex
164 105 13 Searching For Sugar Man (Soundtrack) Rodriguez
165 New 1 My Last Mix Tape Various Artists
166 137 15 Warrior Ke$ha
167 160 172 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty
168 135 8 Gold Britt Nicole
169 173 134 Teenage Dream Katy Perry
170 Re 26 Project X Soundtrack
171 124 14 La Misma Gran Senora Jenni Rivera
172 Re 6 Lead With Your Heart The Tenors
173 New 1 Coverta (EP) Adrenaline Mob
174 113 16 Until Now Swedish House Mafia
175 New 1 Creation/Destruction Fit For A King

176 143 3 Swallow The Ocean NewSong
177 133 827 Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd
178 Re 38 Super Hits Willie Nelson
179 61 138 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 Eagles
180 121 4 When It Was Now Atlas Genius
181 181 63 Come To The Well Casting Crowns
182 185 87 Red River Blue Blake Shelton
183 197 32 Extended Versions Creedence Clearwater Revisited
184 150 50 Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
185 154 3 Til The Casket Drops ZZ Ward
186 118 6 No Love Lost Joe Budden
187 138 25 Chapter V Trey Songz
188 157 57 4 Beyonce
189 102 39 Greatest Hits Fleetwood Mac
190 166 87 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (EP) Skrillex
191 176 10 Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones Black Veil Brides
192 200 54 The Best Of Aerosmith: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection Aerosmith
193 Re 137 Brothers The Black Keys
194 152 17 Celebration Day Led Zeppelin
195 30 2 Welcome Oblivion How To Destroy Angels
196 172 13 Beyond Hell/Above Heaven Volbeat
197 Re 86 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton Blake Shelton
198 194 30 NOW 43 Various Artists
199 New 1 All-Time Greatest Hits The Drifters
200 193 50 The Best Of Three Dog Night: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection Three Dog Night

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*joy joy joy*

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www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2013/03/20/phillip-phillips-american-idol-return-sales-boost/2003913/

Idol albums

Phillip Phillips, The World From the Side of the Moon (22,000, +90%, 771,000) (#18 Billboard 200)
Kelly Clarkson, Greatest Hits-Chapter 1 (10,000, -3%, 331,000) (#52 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (10,000, -8%, 1.356 million) (#55 BB200)
Colton Dixon, A Messenger (4,000, -40%, 58,000) (#120 BB200)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (3,000, -5%, 1.043 million)
Carrie Underwod, Some Hearts (2,000, -2%, 7.306 million)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (2,000, +37%, 2.189 million)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (1,000, -17%, 257,000)
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (1,000, +24%, 1.162 million)
Casey James, Casey James (less than 1,000, 0 change, 73,000)

Idol-related albums

Bon Jovi, What About Now (96,000, debut, 96,000) (#1 Billboard 200)
Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 45 (24,000, 0 change, 269,000) (#15 BB 200)
Various, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part II (12,000, -2%, 290,000) (#43 BB200)
Various, 2012 Grammy Nominees (11,000, -19%, 263,000) (#47 BB200)
One Direction, Up All Night (7,000, 0 change, 1.722 million) (#78 BB200)
Various, WOW Hits 2013 (5,000, +4%, 249,000) (#97 BB200)
Bon Jovi, Greatest Hits (4,000, +44%, 819,000) (#122 BB200)
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (4,000, +1%, 2.898 million)
Keith Urban, Greatest Hits (1,000, -32%, 1.015 million)

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Current Albums:

153 176 40 Amaryllis Shinedown
154 154 3 Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute To Hitsville U.S.A. Michael Bolton
155 143 20 Dreams And Nightmares Meek Mill
156 131 5 Sofia The First Soundtrack
157 123 19 Miracle Third Day
158 157 4 Push The Sky Away Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
159 140 48 The Strange Case Of... Halestorm
160 126 6 Grace (EP) Tasha Cobbs
161 128 4 Confessions Buckcherry
162 156 48 California 37 Train
163 New 1 Opposites Biffy Clyro
164 122 6 Face The Music Avant
165 135 72 Ceremonials Florence + The Machine
166 187 25 Dustin Lynch Dustin Lynch
167 59 2 Living Infinite Soilwork
168 152 73 Stronger Kelly Clarkson
169 65 2 Honky Tonk Son Volt
170 160 15 18 Months Calvin Harris
171 99 8 My True Story Aaron Neville
172 155 24 Transit Of Venus Three Days Grace
173 147 50 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Nicki Minaj
174 Re 22 Sticks & Stones Cher Lloyd
175 158 18 GRRR! The Rolling Stones

176 170 18 Paradise (EP) Lana Del Rey
177 Re 50 The Very Best Of Neil Diamond: The Studio Recordings Neil Diamond
178 87 11 Believer Kutless
179 172 21 Lonerism Tame Impala
180 153 19 Joyas Prestadas: Banda Jenni Rivera
181 150 30 Blood In This Moment
182 151 10 Notes From The Underground Hollywood Undead
183 141 37 Wild Ones Flo Rida
184 165 23 Lace Up MGK
185 190 26 Kiss Carly Rae Jepsen
186 Re 67 Barefoot Blue Jean Night Jake Owen
187 163 20 Hope On The Rocks Toby Keith
188 145 7 Get Up! Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
189 178 38 Living Things Linkin Park
190 New 1 Heaven In This Hell Orianthi
191 199 37 Fortune Chris Brown
192 177 19 NOW That's What I Call Disney Various Artists
193 New 1 Loved JJ Heller
194 200 5 Wreck-It Ralph Soundtrack
195 167 18 The Road Aaron Lewis
196 169 4 Don't Be S.A.F.E. Trinidad James
197 173 78 Nothing But The Beat David Guetta
198 73 2 Wondrous Bughouse Youth Lagoon
199 New 1 Caution Andre Ward
200 174 70 American Capitalist Five Finger Death Punch

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Mar 20, 2013 11:12:40 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

Wow, when was the last time the top 10 albums were all male-dominated acts and the median age was 50!!!!

That is interesting.

Coupled with the mostly male-dominated Hot 100 top 10, I almost wonder if people are being to tire of the diva/female dominated pop scene of the last five+ years?

[Agent Yoncé]

The majority of the female Pop stars all released around the same time & they currently don't have a song or album really charting.

[Ballroom Blitzed]

Mar 22, 2013 17:43:19 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Coupled with the mostly male-dominated Hot 100 top 10, I almost wonder if people are being to tire of the diva/female dominated pop scene of the last five+ years?

Will Pulse be closed down if that happens?

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Chart Moves: Ed Sheeran Hits Half-Million Sales Mark
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By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | March 22, 2013 9:00 PM EDT

This past week on the Billboard 200, it was all about the not-quite showdown between Bon Jovi and David Bowie. Bon Jovi logged its fifth No. 1 with the debut of "What About Now," while Bowie notched his highest charting album ever as "The Next Day" started at No. 2. The albums sold 101,000 and 85,000, respectively, in their first weeks.

Outside of the top 10, there were some movers and shakers. Let's take a closer look at some of them…

-- Ed Sheeran: Arguably one of the biggest breakout stars of the past year, Ed Sheeran sees his debut album, "+," cruise past the 500,000 sales mark this week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The set, which debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 exactly 40 weeks ago, sold another 16,000 copies this week (up 85%), rising 51-24 on the chart. Its large gain was caused by sale pricing at Amazon MP3, which marked down the title to $1.99 for one day, March 15.

The album's single "The A Team" was first a hit on the Triple A radio chart in April of 2012, eventually rising to a No. 3 peak in July. By September, the song had crossed over to top 40 radio, debuting at No. 37 on Mainstream Top 40 on Sept. 15. It slowly climbed its way to a No. 9 peak in January and February earlier this year. Its top 10 ranking at top 40 conveniently coincided with Sheeran's exposure on the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards, where he was nominated and performed on the show.

Sheeran is currently on tour with Taylor Swift through September.

-- Phillip Phillips: The most recent "American Idol" winner performed on the "Idol" stage on March 14, thus sparking a 90% sales gain for his "The World From the Side of the Moon" album. It rallies 33-18 with 20,000 sold, marking its best sales week since the chart dated Feb. 2 (25,000).

-- Chicago: The band's "The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning" returns to the list at No. 20 with a 2,689% gain after Amazon MP3 sale priced the set for $1.99 on March 15. It's the highest ranking for group since April 1985, when "17" closed out a six-month run in the top 20. Many other titles gain on the chart this week thanks to the $1.99 pricing, including Nos. 21, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 42, 44, 48 and 54.

-- "The Walking Dead" soundtrack: After an early release on March 16, the soundtrack to the hit AMC TV show debuts at No. 92 with 6,000 and a No. 6 entry on Soundtrack Albums. The album may see a gain next week, after a full week's worth of sales have kicked in.

-- Megan Hilty: The co-star of NBC's "Smash" sees her debut album, "It Happens All the Time," take a bow at No. 96 with 5,000 sold. Forty-eight percent of the title's first week were download sales, while 10% of its overall debut week were from New York City. That's fitting, since the actress/singer has starred on Broadway in both "9 to 5" and "Wicked."

-- Flogging Molly: The band's "Drunken Lullabies" album makes its annual return to the chart (re-entering at No. 144), following sales generated by the St. Patrick's Day holiday (March 17). The Celtic punk rock band's set shifted 4,000 last week (up 391%) for its best frame since… St. Patrick's Day week 2012! (It sold a few hundred more that week.)

-- The Drifters: After almost 45 years, the vocal group returns to the chart with "All-Time Greatest Hits" (No. 199 with 3,000; up 4%) after continued promotion at mass merchants. The act was last on the chart in the spring of 1968 with the No. 122-peaking the Drifters' Golden Hits

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David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Jimmi Hendrix and Bon Jovi are all in the top 10 at the same time. All older artists who got their start in the 80s or before.

In othr older artist news, The Drifters return to the BB200 for the first time since 1968