Billboard 200: 11/13/10: Taylor Swift #1 1.04 Mil

[California Cheers]

Nov 5, 2010 9:38:33 GMT -5 @2m said:

The album itself is the ultimate key

It says: "The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album"

whitney houston soundtrack album

[Deleted]

Or reading the cover more literally

The Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album

[Laury]

Nov 3, 2010 8:13:00 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

It's hard to believe that at one time, Limp Bizkit sold over one million albums in a week...

True

[jj99$ - - LeLe]

Nov 5, 2010 17:39:29 GMT -5 Laury said:

Nov 3, 2010 8:13:00 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

It's hard to believe that at one time, Limp Bizkit sold over one million albums in a week...

True

they were pretty big though.

I dont know about the US, but they were huge in the UK back then, every one i knew liked them

[Deleted]

Week 50 of the Billboard year - albums that have been on the chart the ENTIRE 50 weeks

Catalog albums are highlighted. As we know this is the first year in 20 years that the Billboard 200 represents the 200 most popular albums.

CRAZY LOVE MICHAEL BUBLE
REVOLUTION MIRANDA LAMBERT
FEARLESS TAYLOR SWIFT
THE FAME LADY GAGA
THE FOUNDATION ZAC BROWN BAND
PLAY ON CARRIE UNDERWOOD
TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT

NUMBER ONES MICHAEL JACKSON

THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) BLACK EYED PEAS
DARK HORSE NICKELBACK
JOURNEY'S GREATEST HITS JOURNEY

MY WORLD (EP) JUSTIN BIEBER
WIDE OPEN JASON ALDEAN
LEAVE THIS TOWN DAUGHTRY
GLEE: SEASON 1: THE MUSIC: VOLUME 1 SOUNDTRACK
DOIN' MY THING LUKE BRYAN
ONLY BY THE NIGHT KINGS OF LEON
AWAKE SKILLET
BATTLE STUDIES JOHN MAYER
LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT BRAD PAISLEY
FUNHOUSE PINK
RELAPSE EMINEM
LEARN TO LIVE DARIUS RUCKER
THE RESISTANCE THE MUSE

[Deleted]

That's enormous. Congrats to her!

[slicknickshady]

RELAPSE EMINEM


Nice!

[HolidayGuy]

Speaking of soundtracks, the upcoming Burlesque surely will be credited to Christina Aguilera for the history books, even though it may not have her name on the chart. Although, perhaps with 80% of the album, Billboard may list it as Christina Aguilera (Soundtrack)"- her not being on two tracks may prevent it from doing so, though.

[fran182]

I'm a bit late to the party, still, congrats to Taylor Swift for the amazing numbers. Nowadays, more than one million records sold in a week is almost unbelievable! I mean, just think about how low album sales are... :o

[Push The Button]

Nov 5, 2010 16:43:26 GMT -5 @2m said:

Nov 5, 2010 14:33:38 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

But why does it have to be credited as either "Whitney Houston" or "Soundtrack?" It's a Whitney Houston soundtrack album, really.

All of the singles were Whitney Houston songs.

one flaw

albums and singles are two different things

I don't understand why it can't be both. Whitney Houston sold the album and she starred in the movie that spawned the soundtrack.

[leilamaurizia]

1 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 1,046,718 0 1,046,740
2 SUGARLAND INCREDIBLE MACHINE 88,575 -56 202,711 291,408
3 KINGS OF LEON COME AROUND SUNDOWN 67,281 -63 184,099 252,164
4 LIL WAYNE I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING 42,910 -33 64,513 366,086
5 EMINEM RECOVERY 37,576 -12 42,581 2,898,620
6 JOHN*ELTON & LEON RUSSEL UNION 36,739 -54 79,626 116,950
7 GLEE CAST ROCKY HORROR GLEE 31,026 -35 47,561 78,610
8 STEWART*ROD FLY ME TO THE MOON: THE GREAT 30,412 -62 79,408 109,944
9 RUCKER*DARIUS CHARLESTON, SC 1966 27,192 -26 36,857 164,803
10 BUBLE*MICHAEL HOLLYWOOD THE DELUXE EP 25,771 999 31 26,185
11 BAND PERRY*THE BAND PERRY 23,370 -7 25,194 101,099
12 CHESNEY*KENNY HEMINGWAY'S WHISKEY 23,309 -11 26,126 338,090
13 BROWN*ZAC BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 22,097 -15 25,873 348,499
14 BIG TIME RUSH BTR 21,931 -11 24,734 113,648
15 SONGZ*TREY PASSION PAIN & PLEASURE 21,823 -3 22,518 451,416
16 SHAKIRA SALE EL SOL 20,399 -56 46,018 66,442
17 SOUNDTRACK HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER 19,383 -28 26,772 46,201
18 PERRY*KATY TEENAGE DREAM 18,946 1 18,689 527,858
19 MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 18,325 -9 20,242 334,858
20 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 2.0 17,988 1 17,897 1,923,007
21 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE YEAR WITHOUT RAIN 17,887 -15 21,095 197,497
22 KEITH*TOBY BULLETS IN THE GUN 17,683 -12 20,067 138,510
23 THIRD DAY MOVE 17,432 -53 37,277 21,683
24 LINKIN PARK THOUSAND SUNS 17,295 -17 20,809 455,760
25 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 16,983 23 13,813 2,716,217
26 VARIOUS NOW 35 16,885 3 16,440 342,044
27 BUBLE*MICHAEL CRAZY LOVE 16,143 302 4,014 1,844,095
28 WOW HITS WOW HITS 2011 14,662 -8 15,880 22,708
29 SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 14,330 999 1,090 584,777
30 MARS*BRUNO DOO - WOPS & HOOLIGANS 14,185 -17 17,041 113,517
31 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 13,910 4 13,422 254,156
32 SENSES FAIL FIRE (DELUXE) 11,232 999 108 11,353
33 SANTANA GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GU 10,963 -18 13,306 158,399
34 LAMBERT*MIRANDA REVOLUTION 10,236 19 8,616 907,723
35 WAKA FLOCKA FLAME FLOCKAVELI 9,998 -14 11,686 77,153
36 ROSS*RICK TEFLON DON 9,848 7 9,224 452,945
37 JOHNSON*JAMEY GUITAR SONG 9,846 -15 11,635 165,595
38 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 9,638 41 6,833 6,049,843
39 CURRINGTON*BILLY ENJOY YOURSELF 9,603 -2 9,760 115,384
40 DYLAN*BOB WITMARK DEMOS: 1 9,503 -64 26,482 36,736
41 DRAKE THANK ME LATER 9,254 -4 9,683 1,142,608
42 LADY ANTEBELLUM MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 9,205 -18 11,254 38,395
43 LADY GAGA FAME 9,191 -4 9,545 3,839,986
44 VARIOUS 99 DARKEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL 9,129 0 9,129
45 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 8,964 2 8,801 207,445
46 GUY*BUDDY LIVING PROOF 8,912 999 292 9,711
47 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 8,857 7 8,256 2,327,885
48 BEE GEES BEE GEES 8,615 -15 10,133 18,748
49 FANTASIA BACK TO ME 8,485 -9 9,358 290,512
50 CLAPTON*ERIC CLAPTON 8,383 -21 10,615 99,494
51 DISTURBED ASYLUM 8,255 -14 9,586 350,372
52 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE PLAY ON 8,216 29 6,356 1,775,731
53 LEGEND*JOHN WAKE UP! 8,010 -34 12,069 147,234
54 BLACK KEYS BROTHERS 7,959 -43 13,852 353,906
55 VARIOUS ARTISTS ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 7,894 310 1,927 34,909
56 KEM INTIMACY 7,710 0 7,716 219,848
57 TECH N9NE SEEPAGE - EP 7,361 999 216 7,577
58 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 7,273 53 4,746 4,837,706
59 BAREILLES*SARA KALEIDOSCOPE HEART 7,241 -4 7,505 175,666
60 STEVENS*SUFJAN AGE OF ADZ 7,210 -33 10,773 54,262
61 KE$HA ANIMAL 7,142 4 6,836 992,930
62 RCOL:HALLOWEEN ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN PA 3CD 7,136 74 4,100 17,103
63 USHER VERSUS 7,086 -12 8,083 162,895
64 ALL THAT REMAINS FOR WE ARE MANY 6,957 -34 10,488 46,877
65 IMUS RANCH RECORD VOL. 2-IMUS RANCH RECORD 6,682 999 360 7,044
66 SMITH*MICHAEL W. IT'S A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS 6,672 1 6,577 110,716
67 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP HALLOWEEN PARTY 6,446 74 3,714 23,370
68 ARCADE FIRE SUBURBS 6,341 -7 6,848 358,291
69 AVENGED SEVENFOLD NIGHTMARE 6,331 -2 6,483 364,563
70 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 6,322 49 4,231 4,375,997
71 FERRY*BRYAN OLYMPIA 6,312 999 267 6,579
72 HAASE*ERNIE& SIGNATURE SOUND TRIBUTE TO THE CATHEDRAL QUART 6,309 999 28 887
73 VARIOUS ARTISTS COUNTRY STRONG (ORIG 6,234 999 11 6,245
74 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) 6,101 4 5,861 2,821,965
75 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY V3 6,080 37 4,451 58,768
76 FAR EAST MOVEMENT FREE WIRED 6,017 -27 8,226 31,213
77 GUCCI MANE APPEAL: GEORGIA'S MOST WANTED 5,795 -28 8,007 105,805
78 HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN 5,664 60 3,548 117,805
79 SPOOKY SOUNDS SPOOKY SOUNDS 5,517 84 2,997 20,605
80 USHER RAYMOND V RAYMOND 5,408 -14 6,271 1,122,449
81 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 18 5,349 -24 7,022 261,326
82 CHURCH*ERIC CAROLINA 5,346 10 4,853 297,566
83 SMITH*MICHAEL W WONDER 5,224 -20 6,565 15,979
84 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC,V3 5,197 -14 6,075 493,666
84 ADKINS*TRACE DEFINITIVE GREATEST HITS 5,197 6 4,894 16,862
86 BEATLES 1967-70 5,096 -62 13,429 2,716,952
87 LECRAE REHAB 5,055 -28 7,060 43,143
88 SOLIS*MARCO ANTONIO EN TOTAL PLENITUD 5,035 -30 7,177 22,509
89 TRAIN SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO 4,990 -6 5,317 506,272
90 PLANT*ROBERT BAND OF JOY 4,985 -30 7,136 124,453
91 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH WAR IS THE ANSWER 4,874 -3 5,040 356,479
92 JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 4,846 82 2,669 5,878,243
93 YOUNG*NEIL LE NOISE 4,837 -21 6,154 62,228
94 BELLE & SEBASTIAN WRITE ABOUT LOVE 4,805 -42 8,289 35,222
95 ADKINS*TRACE COWBOY'S BACK IN TOWN 4,798 3 4,650 143,179
96 TRIBBETT*TYE FRESH 4,765 -33 7,093 10,827
97 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 4,763 -8 5,179 2,949,368
98 (HED) P.E. TRUTH RISING 4,758 999 20 4,778
99 JOHNSON*JACK TO THE SEA 4,648 -10 5,150 673,947
100 LADY GAGA FAME MONSTER (8 TRK) 4,604 17 3,929 1,323,604
101 NIEMANN*JERROD JUDGE JERROD & THE HUNG JURY 4,549 -4 4,720 152,874
102 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 4,496 4 4,319 1,595,984
103 JOHN ST JOHN SOUNDS OF HORROR 4,489 140 1,872 224,180
104 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 4,470 -13 5,113 1,585,199
105 SHELTON*BLAKE ALL ABOUT TONIGHT 4,439 5 4,226 102,960
106 LITTLE BIG TOWN REASON WHY, THE 4,405 3 4,286 112,972
107 MONSTER MASH & OTHER TERRIFYIN MONSTER MASH & OTHER TERRIFYIN 4,339 15 3,784 33,572
108 GODSMACK ORACLE 4,298 -2 4,378 388,082
109 ALDEAN*JASON WIDE OPEN 4,283 15 3,727 1,309,547
110 MY DARKEST DAYS MY DARKEST DAYS 4,281 -3 4,419 31,620
111 SHAKE THE NATION FOLLOW 4,236 0 116
112 DAUGHTRY LEAVE THIS TOWN 4,223 -5 4,450 1,174,770
113 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC V1 4,191 -14 4,863 1,005,681
114 BEATLES 1962-66 4,186 -66 12,187 2,323,198
115 BRYAN*LUKE DOIN' MY THING 4,168 5 3,971 458,446
116 LAMONTAGNE*RAY & THE PARIAH DO GOD WILLIN' & THE CREEK DON'T 4,165 -25 5,578 177,879
117 VARIOUS NOW 34 4,069 -11 4,580 434,097
118 B.O.B B.O.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES 4,048 -13 4,675 438,358
119 TOBYMAC TONIGHT 4,027 -6 4,286 148,858
120 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 3,963 -17 4,775 2,028,516
121 MERCYME GENEROUS MR LOVEWELL, THE 3,953 16 3,397 72,360
122 KID CUDI MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DA 3,920 -1 3,960 482,621
123 WEST*MATTHEW STORY OF YOUR LIFE, THE 3,893 -26 5,250 9,494
124 SKILLET AWAKE 3,891 -9 4,287 410,434
125 VARIOUS ARTISTS HALLOWEEN PARTY: 16 SCARY SONG 3,864 317 927 14,165
126 CORBIN*EASTON EASTON CORBIN 3,812 10 3,471 262,810
127 MAYER*JOHN BATTLE STUDIES 3,779 -9 4,132 1,061,904
128 VARIOUS NOW CLUB HITS 2 3,776 -29 5,288 16,550
129 BOYLE*SUSAN I DREAMED A DREAM 3,689 -15 4,337 3,827,864
130 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 3,624 8 3,345 1,769,652
131 SOCIAL NETWORK TRENT REZNOR AND ATTICUS ROS 3,602 -38 5,816 44,429
132 EVANS*FAITH SOMETHING ABOUT FAITH 3,599 -16 4,282 38,236
133 NEON TREES HABITS 3,566 5 3,392 83,994
134 SEAL 6: COMMITMENT 3,565 8 3,290 37,037
135 VARIOUS NOW CHRISTMAS 4 3,559 36 2,613 8,165
136 PAISLEY*BRAD AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT 3,526 -1 3,569 666,676
137 DEFAULT COMES AND GOES 3,502 999 32 3,536
138 AC/DC IRON MAN 2 3,488 -9 3,847 431,221
139 SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA UNTIL ONE 3,430 999 67 3,958
140 LIL BOOSIE INCARCERATED 3,386 -27 4,651 56,120
141 SAPP*MARVIN THIRSTY 3,365 -4 3,505 667,938
142 IGLESIAS*ENRIQUE EUPHORIA 3,364 -8 3,662 168,905
143 STONE SOUR AUDIO SECRECY 3,334 -14 3,858 95,363
144 30 SECONDS TO MARS THIS IS WAR 3,326 -15 3,933 294,084
145 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 3,250 -5 3,410 779,616
146 SHARPE*EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC Z UP FROM BELOW 3,249 -15 3,807 163,657
147 P!NK FUNHOUSE 3,243 6 3,064 1,813,806
148 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC, V2 3,221 -12 3,667 761,323
149 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 3,183 -14 3,705 3,200,413
150 LADY GAGA REMIX 3,173 -6 3,386 123,054
151 CELTIC THUNDER CHRISTMAS 3,172 10 2,883 12,127
152 CRUZ*TAIO ROKSTARR 3,146 -8 3,406 134,558
153 GORILLAZ PLASTIC BEACH 3,142 13 2,769 351,179
154 GORILLAZ ITUNES SESSION 3,127 0 3,127
155 SOUNDTRACK CAMP ROCK 2: FINAL 3,108 -27 4,247 193,972
156 LENNON*JOHN POWER TO THE PEOPLE 3,107 -39 5,122 35,554
157 KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 3,100 -4 3,236 3,204,880
158 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 3,093 -4 3,219 844,542
159 DEERHUNTER HALCYON DIGEST 3,092 -22 3,985 32,777
160 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H 3,083 -2 3,146 5,775,931
161 BURNHAM*BO WORDS WORDS WORDS 3,073 -70 10,362 13,437
162 JEREMIH ALL ABOUT YOU 3,047 -17 3,691 36,779
163 ARCHULETA*DAVID OTHER SIDE OF DOWN 3,032 -21 3,862 37,357
164 ILL NINO DEAD NEW WORLD 2,999 999 179 3,178
165 MONSTER MAGNET MASTERMIND 2,978 858 311 3,294
166 CAMP*JEREMY WE CRY OUT:THE WORSHIP PROJECT 2,976 -31 4,298 24,647
167 TRAPT NO APOLOGIES 2,968 -42 5,094 23,643
168 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 2,963 0 2,969 4,866,516
169 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 2,951 19 2,482 3,466,511
170 BENTLEY*DIERKS UP ON THE RIDGE 2,936 9 2,695 164,118
171 JIMMY EAT WORLD INVENTED 2,934 -26 3,962 57,396
172 GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY CODENAME: RONDO 2,930 999 19 2,949
173 ROYCE*P PRINCE ROYCE 2,916 -11 3,286 49,100
174 DJ'S FAVORITES HALLOWEEN 2,914 465 516 6,193
175 MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND 2,893 -3 2,975 10,368,927
176 WARPAINT FOOL 2,872 740 342 3,214
177 EMINEM RELAPSE 2,867 -10 3,178 2,075,413
178 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX 2,822 -16 3,350 513,633
179 LAMBERT*ADAM FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT 2,810 2 2,757 749,177
180 PIMP C NAKED SOUL OF SWEET JONES 2,799 -30 3,999 31,003
181 RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 2,773 -13 3,180 1,500,697
182 FRANTI*MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD SOUND OF SUNSHINE, THE 2,765 -1 2,804 38,003
183 FLOWERS*BRANDON FLAMINGO 2,754 -15 3,248 73,386
184 HILLSONG CHAPEL YAHWEH 2,740 999 44 2,089
185 MUSE RESISTANCE 2,732 -10 3,020 584,184
186 RASCAL FLATTS GREATEST HITS V1 2,722 0 2,728 933,047
187 ATKINS*RODNEY IT'S AMERICA 2,708 5 2,571 160,559
188 FOURPLAY LET'S TOUCH THE SKY 2,704 999 107 2,822
189 WEEZER HURLEY 2,679 -19 3,323 81,181
189 SALLING*MARK PIPE DREAMS 2,679 -19236 -14 2,666
191 BRING ME THE HORIZON THERE IS A HELL BELIEVE ME I'V 2,676 -29 3,761 33,182
192 KING*CAROLE & JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR 2,672 -11 3,007 470,684
193 FERNANDEZ*VICENTE EL HOMBRE QUE MAS TE 2,664 -8 2,910 14,300
194 SOUNDGARDEN TELEPHANTASM 2,651 -19 3,260 38,332
195 SANCTUS REAL PIECES OF A REAL HEART 2,650 -35 4,068 38,594
196 HOUGHTON*ISRAEL LOVE GOD LOVE PEOPLE 2,627 -32 3,876 23,675
197 JONES*DONELL LYRICS 2,625 -7 2,836 32,588
198 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC-JOURNEY TO REG 2,624 -18 3,185 337,343
199 BROKEN BELLS BROKEN BELLS 2,616 -30 3,717 267,376
200 POSNER*MIKE 31 MINUTES TO TAKEOFF 2,607 -500% 2,752 71,070

[#LisaRinna]

Thanks for the SS chart!

[grouper6]

Come on! I don't know anyone who purchsed TBG sndtrack for any of the other songs. Everyone I know including me, purchased it for the mega hit, 'IWALY' , IHN, RTY and of course the mega hit 'IEW'. What's remarkable is that she took 2 known songs and remade them into versions that are totally her own to the extent that many still don't know that Dolly Parton, and Chaka Khan (although Whitney did sing backgrown vocals as a teenager on Chaka's original version) are the original singers.

That album is known as a Whitney Houston album around the world and at home. I don't recall any of the other songs doing well although 1 or 2 songs got some minor play.

Regarding The Preacher's Wife that is so clearly a Whitney album. Her mom sings solo on one song, she does a duet with Bobby as well as Shirley Ceasar and a ensemble on one song with Monica etc.

[Enigma.]

152 CRUZ*TAIO ROKSTARR 3,146 -8 3,406 134,558
Could third multi-million seller get this over 200k lol

200 POSNER*MIKE 31 MINUTES TO TAKEOFF 2,607 -500% 2,752 71,070
Please Don't Go is not helping much here

183 FLOWERS*BRANDON FLAMINGO 2,754 -15 3,248 73,386
What a flop... It's has sold more than 2 x this in the UK only

[areyoureadytojump]

Thanks for the numbers!!

[Cerbius]

Nov 8, 2010 10:01:59 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Thanks for the numbers!!

[renfield75]

Nov 7, 2010 20:03:57 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Nov 5, 2010 16:43:26 GMT -5 @2m said:

one flaw

albums and singles are two different things

I don't understand why it can't be both. Whitney Houston sold the album and she starred in the movie that spawned the soundtrack.

The singles argument wouldn't totally hold up anyway because not ALL of the singles were by Whitney. The S.O.U.L.S.Y.S.T.E.M.'S "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" cracked the Top 40 in early 1993.

Soundtracks make for funny distinctions: when Prince's '3121' hit #1 in 2006 I read some articles citing it as his first album to hit the top since 1985, overlooking his 1989 'Batman' soundtrack. It was a soundtrack, true, but he performed every song on that album and his name was on it. People don't always do their research when they write articles...

[HolidayGuy]

^No question about Batman being a Prince album. If at all in doubt, the RIAA site is a good outlet to check (as long as the title is certified). Can't go by the SoundScan database, as that solely goes by what appears on an album sleeve (especially the side where it lists the title and act).

There's really no issue when an act performs on the majority of tracks on an album (i.e. Evita, Who's That Girl, Glitter, Batman, The Preacher's Wife, etc.) It's those albums where an act has less than half of an album's tracks, but a good bulk, that some wonder. RIAA credits Bee Gees with Saturday Night Fever and Stayin' Alive, and Whitney Houston with The Bodyguard. Billboard also credits as Whitney Houston/Soundtrack, but not sure about Bee Gees. Joel Whitburn credits Bee Gees with both of those titles, I believe (but I don't have the newest edition to verify any latest crediting).

Something like Waiting to Exhale is not regarded as a Whitney Houston album by any tracking outlet- most importantly, she's only on roughly 20% of the album- plus, the album had a handful of hits by others.

And thanks for posting the album numbers, leila.

[renfield75]

The Saturday Night Fever one has always been a little weird to me. One on hand, the Bee Gees only had 6 songs on a double album, but on the other hand they provided all the album's biggest hits. Even the ones they didn't perform ("If I Can't Have You," The Tavares version of "More Than A Woman") they wrote and/or produced.

Several other acts were involved in that soundtrack, but its success almost completely belongs to the brothers Gibb. So technically they probably shouldn't get credit for that album, but in the end it just feels "right". Does that make sense? I guess the same idea applies to the Bodyguard Soundtrack (but not, as HolidayGuy said, to the "Waiting To Exhale" soundtrack).

[3m3r7c]

172 ONEREPUBLIC WAKING UP 2,592 -12 2,934 257,566
173 WILSON*BRIAN C. JUST LOVE 2,590 -19 3,184 85,470
174 ICE CUBE I AM THE WEST 2,588 -25 3,452 41,493
175 SOUNDTRACK/TV VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE 2,544 23 2,071 9,220
176 DERULO*JASON JASON DERULO 2,543 9 2,326 244,802
177 THREE DAYS GRACE LIFE STARTS NOW 2,510 1 2,491 444,793
178 OSBOURNE*OZZY SCREAM 2,474 -9 2,727 223,593
179 DYLAN*BOB BOB DYLAN IN MONO 2,439 -49 4,738 7,362
180 YOUNG*CHRIS MAN I WANT TO BE 2,415 3 2,346 370,555
181 STRAIT*GEORGE TWANG 2,388 -3 2,460 621,456
182 BROWN*ZAC BAND PASS THE JAR-ZAC BROWN BAND & 2,360 -6 2,522 151,162
183 MONICA STILL STANDING 2,344 -1 2,370 521,288
184 DANCE MIX USA DANCE MIX USA 2,330 -7 2,517 8,656
185 GUSTER EASY WONDERFUL 2,320 -27 3,174 29,435
186 MELLENCAMP*JOHN NO BETTER THAN THIS 2,311 -14 2,672 625,258
187 PARAMORE BRAND NEW EYES 2,305 4 2,207 62,702
188 RIHANNA RATED R 2,304 -1 2,331 999,942
189 CASTING CROWNS UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS 2,274 -7 2,445 224,721
189 MOTLEY CRUE GREATEST HITS 2,274 1 2,253 181,789
191 GRUPO BRYNDIS MALTIDA DIGNIDAD 2,268 0 2,268
192 SONGZ*TREY READY 2,264 -4 2,350 827,380
193 AVETT BROTHERS*THE LIVE, VOLUME 3 2,247 -22 2,875 18,370
194 LIL WAYNE REBIRTH 2,212 -15 2,610 683,207
195 ORB METALLIC SPHERES 2,200 -24 2,904 11,574
196 KEYS*ALICIA ELEMENT OF FREEDOM 2,191 -4 2,286 1,446,015
197 KOZ*DAVE HELLO TOMORROW 2,158 -23 2,797 9,636
198 CHARLES*RAY UNDISCOVERED MASTERS 2,102 999 5 2,107
199 CROW*SHERYL 100 MILES FROM MEMPHIS 2,090 -13 2,392 165,207
200 JARS OF CLAY SHELTER 2,086 -36 3,249 8,335

[Dammn Baby]

188 RIHANNA RATED R 2,304 -1 2,331 999,942

Nice, she'll scan a million!

[California Cheers]

Nov 8, 2010 20:31:15 GMT -5 Dammn Baby said:

188 RIHANNA RATED R 2,304 -1 2,331 999,942

Nice, she'll scan a million!

yay!

[jj99$ - - LeLe]

Nov 8, 2010 20:31:15 GMT -5 Dammn Baby said:

188 RIHANNA RATED R 2,304 -1 2,331 999,942

Nice, she'll scan a million!

Fantastic Album. Definitely deserves to sell at least that much.

[HolidayGuy]

Fifth album in five years for Rihanna- girl needs to just take a breather.

[pnobelysk]

six years. first album 2005. most recent 2010.

2005 1
06 2
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09 5
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[Deleted]

5 years and 2 and a half months is probably closer

[slicknickshady]

Nice!

5 EMINEM RECOVERY 37,576 -12 42,581 2,898,620

149 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 3,183 -14 3,705 3,200,413

177 EMINEM RELAPSE 2,867 -10 3,178 2,075,413

[Deleted]

Thanks 4 the #'s, guys!

[kylecburke]

album sales are jsut sucky...not even worth paying attention anymore to...i feel bad for some artists that can't sell

[Samer]

1 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 1,046,718 0 1,046,740
5 EMINEM RECOVERY 37,576 -12 42,581 2,898,620

I guess that Taylor will snatch the title of "Album Of The Year" after all from Eminem. This is what, his second or third time to be robbed?


7 GLEE CAST ROCKY HORROR GLEE 31,026 -35 47,561 78,610

Seriously, this album rocks. The 7 songs are amazing. I love it.


13 BROWN*ZAC BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 22,097 -15 25,873 348,499
31 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 13,910 4 13,422 254,156

I guess Levine's diss didn't stop the band from outselling Maroon 5.


18 PERRY*KATY TEENAGE DREAM 18,946 1 18,689 527,858

Shouldn't this be pulling bigger numbers by now? :S


24 LINKIN PARK THOUSAND SUNS 17,295 -17 20,809 455,760

I'm really sad for them. A band this good shouldn't sell this low. Again, it is their management's fault.


25 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 16,983 23 13,813 2,716,217

That's what a clean image, touring and a cross-over hit does to your sales


38 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 9,638 41 6,833 6,049,843

Female Nickelback