Billboard 200: 9/10/11- The Game No. 1: 98,000

[HolidayGuy]

From Hip Hop DX:

1. Game, The R.E.D. Album: 98,000
2. Jay-Z & Kanye West, Watch The Throne: 94,000 (707,000)

12. Beyonce, 4: 21,000 (700,000)

15. Eminem & Royce Da 5'9 (Bad Meets Evil), Hell: The Sequel: 18,000 (481,000)

20. Rihanna, Loud: 15,000 (1.433 million)

57. Big Sean, Finally Famous: The Album: 6,600 (196,000)

61. Ace Hood, Blood, Sweat & Tears: 6,200 (43,000)

83. Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame, Ferrari Boyz: 4,800 (28,000)

96. Tyler, The Creator, Goblin: 4,100 (108,000)

152. Royce Da 5'9, Success Is Certain: 2,600 (23,000)

[HolidayGuy]

Let's get it out of the way:

15. Eminem & Royce Da 5'9 (Bad Meets Evil), Hell: The Sequel: 18,000 (481,000)

Not bad.

[areyoureadytojump]

Recovery has been certified 3xp by the RIAA.

Bad vs. Evil has been certified Gold.

I'm not sure why Recovery wasn't certified 4xp.

[HolidayGuy]

When is Eminem's label ever on the ball? :)

[HolidayGuy]

www.billboard.com/#/news/game-s-r-e-d-bows-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-1005333592.story

Game's 'R.E.D.' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
by Keith Caulfield, L.A. | August 31, 2011

Game's "R.E.D" album arrives at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 98,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan, marking the rapper's third chart-topping set following 2005's "The Documentary" and 2007's "Doctor's Advocate." His last album, "LAX," started at No. 2 in 2008 with 239,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Game will likely step aside next week when Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" will hit No. 1. It's expected that the album will sell anywhere from 850,000 to 900,000 copies in its first frame.

Last week's No. 1, Jay-Z & Kanye West's "Watch the Throne," slides to No. 2 this week with 94,000 (down 47%). The set has shifted 707,000 in its three weeks of release.

Adele's "21" also falls one spot -- but with a 3% gain -- to No. 3, with 82,000. Figure that while the MTV Video Music Awards aired late on Sunday (Aug. 28) night -- the final day of the SoundScan tracking week -- some of "21's" 3% gain is owed to her performance on the show and fast reaction from consumers. On the VMAs, she sang the set's newest U.S. single, "Someone Like You."

In turn, "Someone" rallies 25-11 on the Digital Songs chart with 95,000 downloads sold (up 69%). We'll see further -- and bigger -- chart moves next week generated by the VMAs, after a full seven days' worth of sales have been registered.

At No. 4 on the Billboard 200 is a new arrival from Barbra Streisand, who sees her "What Matters Most" album launch with 66,000. It's the legendary diva's 31st top 10 album, which pulls her ahead of the Beatles for the third-most top 10s in history. (The fab four have 30.) Only the Rolling Stones (with 36) and Frank Sinatra (33) have more than Streisand. Her first top 10 set came with her debut album, fitting titled "The Barbra Streisand Album," which peaked at No. 9 in 1963.

The "Now 39" compilation drops two spots to No. 5 with 44,000 (down 31%) while Pistol Annies' "Hell On Hells" kicks in at No. 6 with a 42,000 bow. Annies is country singer Miranda Lambert's new side project, which also includes Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. "Hell" also takes a bow at No. 1 on the Country Albums chart.

Luke Bryan's "Tailgates & Tanlines" moves 4-7 on the Billboard 200 with 35,000 (down 34%) while the new "Muppets: the Green Album," debuts at No. 8 with 30,000. The latter set boasts rock acts covering familiar Muppets tunes like "The Rainbow Connection" and "Bein' Green."

Closing out the Billboard 200 album chart's top 10 are Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" (5-9 with 29,000; down 22%) and Eric Church's "Chief" (7-10 with 24,000; down 23%).

On the Digital Songs chart, "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera reclaims the No. 1 spot (2-1) with 217,000 (up 6%). Last week's No. 1, Lil Wayne's "She Will" featuring Drake, dives to No. 7 with 112,000 (down 56%). Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts" (featuring Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine) flies 7-3 with 146,000 (up 28%).

LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem," featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, moves 5-4 with 134,000 (though it's down 9%) while Rihanna's "Cheers (Drink to That)" flies 15-5 with 131,000 (up 68%). Bad Meets Evil's "Lighters," featuring Bruno Mars, is steady at No. 6 with 128,000 (down 8%) while Lady Gaga's "You And I" runs 24-8 with 109,000 (up 92%) following her show-opening performance of the track on the VMAs.

OneRepublic's "Good Life" and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" hold at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively, with 99,000 (down 13%) and 97,000 (down 9%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Aug. 28) totaled 5.14 million units, down 4% compared to the sum last week (5.35 million) and up less than 1% compared to the comparable sales week of 2010 (5.13 million). Year to date album sales stand at 199.91 million, up 2% compared to the same total at this point last year (195.33 million). It is the 14th week in a row where year-to-date album volume is greater than the same time in the prior year.

Digital track sales this past week totaled 22.44 million downloads, down 3% compared to last week (23.12 million) and up 13% stacked next to the comparable week of 2010 (19.88 million). Year to date track sales are at 845.91 million, up 11% compared to the same total at this point last year (762.37 million).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2010 when Disturbed's "Asylum" bowed at No. 1 with 179,000 and the "Now 35" compilation entered at No. 2 with 105,000. The previous week's leader, Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," slipped to No. 3 with 88,000 (down 54%).

[HolidayGuy]

Year-to-year sales still up; and The Muppets tribute album doing 30K. :)

[Cerbius]

I'm happy we managed to squeeze by with a tiny increase this week. We should be back to double-digit gains next week.

[Arabella21]

new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74405/week-ending-aug-28-2011-the-six-decade-diva/

Week Ending Aug. 28, 2011: The Six-Decade Diva

Barbra Streisand this week becomes the the first solo artist to put an album in the top five on The Billboard 200 in six different decades. She accomplishes the feat as What Matters Most: Barbra Sings The Lyrics Of Alan and Marilyn Bergman debuts at #4. One group, The Rolling Stones, has put an album in the top five in each of the last six decades, though their only album to score so far in this decade was a reissue of their 1972 classic Exile On Main St. Streisand kept her string going the old-fashioned way: by going into the studio and recording a new album.

Streisand first cracked the top five in October 1963 with The Second Barbra Streisand Album. This gives her a nearly 48-year span of top five albums. Since Billboard introduced its album chart in March 1945, the only artist who can match that is Frank Sinatra, whose top five albums span 62 years and two months (from The Voice Of Frank Sinatra in March 1946 to Nothing But The Best in June 2008). Streisand pulls ahead of Elvis Presley, whose top five albums span 47 years and seven months (from Elvis Presley in April 1956 to Elvis: 2nd To None in October 2003).

To give you an idea of just how long Streisand has been a serious chart contender, John F. Kennedy was President when she first cracked the top five. Barack Obama was a two-year old. The folk boom was near its peak back then. (Peter, Paul & Mary had two albums in the top five.) Now, Streisand is competing in a culture dominated by rap and country music.

What Matters Most is Streisand's 31st album to make the top 10, a total topped only by two artists in chart history. Again, Sinatra leads the pack with 40 top 10 albums. The Stones are second with 36. Streisand now ranks ahead of The Beatles, with 30 top 10 albums.

Streisand's new album consists of 10 songs by the Bergmans that she hadn't recorded before, including "The Windmills Of Your Mind," which was a top 40 hit for Dusty Springfield, and "Nice 'N' Easy," a chart hit for Frank Sinatra. A deluxe edition contains a second disk of 10 songs by the Bergmans that she had recorded, including the #1 hits "The Way We Were" and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."

The album includes "That Face," which Fred Astaire introduced in the late 1950s. I had the pleasure of interviewing Streisand late last year when she was named MusiCares' Person of the Year. I opened our conversation by telling her something she didn't know: that she and Astaire are the only two people to have received both a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. Since these are the top career awards for music and movies, respectively, these two performers are the most celebrated in the history of movie musicals. (She got all verklempt.)

The Bergmans have amassed 15 Oscar nominations for Best Song, more than any other songwriting team in history. They won for "The Windmills Of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were" and were nominated for such outstanding songs as "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" and "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?" (Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen are in second place among songwriting teams, with 11 shared nominations.)

A #4 debut is nice, especially for an artist who has been recording for nearly 50 years, but Streisand will need to do a little better if she is to extend one of her greatest records. Streisand is the only solo artist who has had a #1 album in each of the last five decades, from the 1960s to the 2000s. Now, she needs to extend that streak into the 2010s. And I have just the concept: The Broadway Album III.

Game's The R.E.D. Album debuts at #1. (The rapper was formerly known as The Game, but I guess if Streisand can drop an "a" from Barbara, The Game can drop the "the.") This is Game's third #1 album, following 2005's The Documentary and 2006's Doctor's Advocate. His last album, LAX, peaked at #2 in an extremely close contest with Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone. In fact, when Nielsen SoundScan first released the chart, it had Game on top. A recount reversed the top two positions.

The R.E.D. Album (the title stands for Rededication To Hip Hop) is the second rap album in a row to hold the top spot, following Watch The Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West. Next week, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV will become the third rap album in a row to reach #1. The album is expected to post a first-week sales tally in the 850K range.

Pistol Annies' Hell On Heels bows at #6. It's the first top 10 album for this country collaboration, which consists of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. It's Lambert's third top 10 album, following Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Revolution. The digital-only album is #1 on both Top Digital Albums and Top Country Albums.

The Muppets: The Green Album compilation bows at #8. The album features such alternative acts as The Fray, My Morning Jacket and the Airborne Toxic Event performing Muppets songs. This is the first Muppet-related album to crack the top 10. The soundtrack from 1979's The Muppet Movie reached #32.

Weezer featuring Hayley Williams performs the most prized Muppets song, "Rainbow Connection," which Muppets creator Jim Henson (as Kermit) sang in The Muppet Movie. Kermit's version reached #25 on the Hot 100. The heart-tugging Paul Williams/Kenny Ascher ballad received an Oscar nomination (and shoulda won). It has been recorded by such artists as Judy Collins, Kenny Loggins and Carpenters. Andrew Bird sings "Bein' Green," which has been recorded by such artists as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Diana Ross.

"Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon5 featuring Christina Aguilera returns to #1 on Hot Digital Songs. Will it depose Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) from the top spot on the Hot 100? You'll find out later today when we post Chart Watch: Songs.

Here's the low-down on his week's top 10 albums.

1. Game, The R.E.D. Album, 98,000. This new entry is Game's third #1 album; his fourth to make the top 10. Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs. "Martians Vs. Goblins" (featuring Lil Wayne & Tyler, the Creator) debuts at #81. "Pot Of Gold" (featuring Chris Brown) debuts at #120.

2. Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch The Throne, 94,000. The former #1 album dips to #2 after two weeks on top. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Otis" (featuring Otis Redding), which dips from #23 to #24.

3. Adele, 21, 82,000. The former #1 album dips from #2 to #3 in its 27th week. It has been in the top five the entire time. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped, for the first time, by "Someone Like You," which leaps from #25 to #11.

4. Barbra Streisand, What Matters Most: Barbra Sings The Lyrics Of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, 66,000. This new entry is Streisand's 31st top 10 album; her 20th to crack the top five.

5. Various Artists, Now 39, 44,000. The album drops from #3 to #5 in its third week. It has been in the top five the entire time.

6. Pistol Annies, Hell On Heels, 42,000. This new entry is the first top 10 album for this collaboration. It's #1 on Top Country Albums and Top Digital Albums. Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs. "Hell On Heels" leaps from #82 to #26. "Boys From The South" debuts at #103.

7. Luke Bryan, Tailgates & Tanlines, 35,000. The album drops from #4 to #7 in its third week. "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" drops from #27 to #29 on Hot Digital Songs.

8. Various Artists, The Muppets: The Green Album, 30,000. This new entry is the first Muppets-related album to crack the top 10.

9. Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party, 29,000. The album drops from #5 to #8 in its 43rd week. This is its 21st week in the top 10. Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs. "Dirt Road Anthem" drops from #18 to #21. "Don't You Wanna Stay" (featuring Kelly Clarkson) drops from #54 to #76.

10. Eric Church, Chief, 24,000. The former #1 album drops from #7 to #10 in its fifth week. "Homeboy" drops from #69 to #90 on Hot Digital Songs.

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Eli Young Band's Life At Best drops from #6 to #17, Blue October's Any Man In America plummets from #8 to #77, Beyonce's 4 drops from #9 to #12, and Kidz Bop Kids' Kidz Bop 20 drops from #10 to #19.

Pop Quiz: The Official Charts Company in the U.K. reported last week that Amy Winehouse's 2006 album Back To Black has surpassed James Blunt's 2005 album Back To Bedlam as the best-selling album in the U.K. in this century. Back To Black had, as of last week, sold 3.26 million copies in the U.K., compared to 3.25 million for Blunt's album. My question: What's the best-selling album in the U.S. in this century? Answer below.

Sunny Sweeney's Concrete bows at #21. It enters Top Country Albums at #7...Adele's 2008 album 19 jumps from #29 to #25. It's #1 on Top Catalog Albums for the 21st week.

Victorious: Music From The Hit TV Show drops from #20 to #32 in its fourth week. It's the #1 soundtrack for the fourth week...Country Strong rebounds from #108 to #46 in its 31st week. It's the week's top-charting soundtrack from a theatrically-released movie. It has held that distinction for 16 weeks.

The Help was #1 at the box-office for the second straight weekend. The soundtrack drops from #52 to #106 in its fifth week on The Billboard 200.

The Best Of Sandi Patty debuts at #1 on Top Music Videos. It's the third video by a Contemporary Christian act to top the chart so far this year, following Bill & Gloria Gaither's Alaskan Homecoming and The Best Of David Phelps. Both the Patty and Phelps videos are part of the Gaither Gospel Series. Bill Gaither is the Berry Gordy of Contemporary Christian music.

Quiz Answer: The Beatles' 1 is the best-selling album in the U.S. in this century. It has sold 11,760,000 copies since its release in November 2000. The best-selling album of new material in the U.S. in this century is *NSYNC's No Strings Attached. It has sold 11,121,000 copies since its release in March 2000.

Shameless Plug I: On Friday, I posted a Chart Watch Extra in which I looked at Adele's past, present and future chart and Grammy accomplishments. Future? I went there. If you missed it, here's a link.

Shameless Plug II: What's the only hit to win both a Grammy for Record of the Year and a VMA award as Video of the Year? If you don't know, you must not have read my And The Winner Is piece in which I looked back at the first 27 VMA Video of the Year winners. But it's not too late. Here's a link.

Shameless Plug III: On Thursday, I'll look back at the songs and TV shows that came out of the 9/11 tragedy. Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) was one of the first and best songs written about that horrible day. Check out this Chart Watch Extra on Thursday.

Coming Attractions: As noted above, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV is expected to debut at #1 next week with first-week sales in the 850K range. Red Hot Chili Peppers' I'm With You will bow at #2 with sales of about 190K. Jake Owen's Barefoot Blue Jean Night and David Guetta's Nothing But The Beat are also headed for top 10 starts. Also due: Cobra Starship's Night Shades, Glen Campbell's Ghost On The Canvas, Lenny Kravitz's Black & White America, Jill Scott's Hidden Beach Presents: The Original Jill Scott From The Vault Vol. 1 and Glee Cast's Glee: Dance Party.

[HolidayGuy]

Billboard did have an albums chart starting in the mid-40s, but the BIG chart didn't hit until 1963 (Top LPs, which was a 150-position chart). The chart expanded to 200 positions in 1967.

[Arabella21]

content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/08/four-season-10-idols-stay-in-the-top-200/1

Idol albums

Scotty McCreery, American Idol Season 10: Scotty McCreery EP (11,000, -7%, 156,000) (#30 Billboard 200)
Lauren Alaina, American Idol Season 10: Lauren Alaina EP (4,000, -20%, 67,000) (#104 BB200)
Haley Reinhart, American Idol Season 10: Haley Reinhart EP (3,000, -16%, 54,000) (#178 BB200)
James Durbin, American Idol Season 10: James Durbin EP (3,000, -20%, 56,000) (#189 BB200)
Jennifer Hudson, I Remember Me (2,000, -20%, 394,000)
David Cook, This Loud Morning (2,000, -9%, 89,000)
Jack and White, Gemini (2,000, debut, 2,000)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (2,000, -7%, 2.031 million)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (1,000, -32%, 62,000)
Daughtry, Daughtry (1,000, -20%)

Idol-related albums

Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (29,000, -22%, 1.762 million) (#9 Billboard 200)
Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music (12,000, -8%, 448,000) (#28 BB200)
Big Time Rush, BTR (4,000, -14%, 574,000) (#96 BB200)
Jennifer Lopez, Love? (3,000, -10%, 251,000) (#143 BB200)

[Enigma.]

I find it extremely funny that Game is #1 with The RED Album and Muppets: The Green Album is #8 AND Weezer who are featured on the latter have released both Green and Red Album.

[KeepDeanWeird]

"Streisand is competing in a culture dominated by rap and country music." Really? Was this article written 10 years ago?

[Enigma.]

Aug 31, 2011 10:46:29 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Billboard did have an albums chart starting in the mid-40s, but the BIG chart didn't hit until 1963 (Top LPs, which was a 150-position chart). The chart expanded to 200 positions in 1967.

And didn't the weekly chart start in 1956?

[HolidayGuy]

^Yah, 1956.

Nice observation, spoilt. :)

[Enigma.]

I wrote about this subject for my blog and I just think that those hit albums Sinatra had pre-1956 shouldn't be counted towards his total as the chart wasn't official back then AFAIK

[areyoureadytojump]

Soundscan

TW Artist TW RTD

1 Game 97,000 97,000
2 Jay Z & Kanye West 94,000 707,000
3 Adele 82,000 3,143,000
4 Barbra Streisand 65,000 66,000
5 Various 43,000 216,000
6 Pistol Annies 41,000 41,000
7 Luke Bryan 35,000 233,000
8 Various 30,000 30,000
9 Jason Aldean 29,000 1,761,000
10 Eric Church 24,000 290,000

11 Foster The People 22,000 220,000
12 Beyonce 20,000 700,000
13 Lady Gaga 19,000 1,731,000
14 Mumford & Sons 19,000 1,751,000
15 Bad Meets Evil 18,000 481,000
16 Katy Perry 17,000 1,734,000
17 Eli Young Band 16,000 51,000
18 Blake Shelton 15,000 274,000
19 Kidz Bop Kids 14,000 208,000
20 Rihanna 14,000 1,432,000

21 Sunny Sweeney 14,000 14,000
22 Selena Gomez & The Scene 14,000 278,000
23 Jackie Evancho 13,000 440,000
24 Zac Brown Band 12,000 1,151,000
25 Adele 12,000 1,323,000
26 The Band Perry 12,000 728,000
27 Taylor Swift 11,000 3,630,000
28 Brad Paisley 11,000 447,000
29 Maroon 5 11,000 587,000
30 Scotty McCreery 11,000 156,000

31 Various 10,000 563,000
32 Victorious Cast Feat. Victoria 10,000 90,000
33 Kelly Rowland 9,000 140,000
34 Colbie Caillat 9,000 156,000
35 Jill Scott 9,000 312,000
36 Nicki Minaj 9,000 1,552,000
37 Bruno Mars 9,000 1,236,000
38 Justin Moore 9,000 215,000
39 Soundtrack 8,000 81,000
40 Amy Winehouse 8,000 2,421,000

41 Trace Adkins 8,000 86,000
42 Chris Young 8,000 161,000
43 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 8,000 8,000
44 Eminem 7,000 4,008,000
45 Pittull 7,000 182,000

[maria4hitz]

NEW 6 Pistol Annies Hell On Heels 41,980 41,980
4 7 Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines 35,072 233,381
5 9 Jason Aldean My Kinda Party 29,054 1,761,956
7 10 Eric Church Chief 24,164 290,513
6 17 Eli Young Band Life At Best 16,740 51,753
LW TW Artist Album Sales TW Sales Total
14 18 Blake Shelton Red River Blue 15,522 274,599
NEW 21 Sunny Sweeney Concrete 14,474 14,522
17 24 Zac Brown Band You Get What You Give 12,963 1,151,973
23 25 The Band Perry The Band Perry 12,388 728,471
24 26 Taylor Swift Speak Now 11,999 3,630,237
LW TW Artist Album Sales TW Sales Total
26 27 Brad Paisley This Is Country Music 11,933 447,588
28 29 Scotty McCreery American Idol/Highlights 11,464 156,328
31 37 Justin Moore Outlaws Like Me 10,721 215,824
21 39 Tracce Adkins Proud To Be Here 9,233 86,858
39 40 Chris Young Neon 8,395 161,806
LW TW Artist Album Sales TW Sales Total
100 44 Country Strong Original Soundtrack 7,923 332,422
49 47 Zac Brown Band The Foundation 7,221 2,715,524
44 54 Kenny Chesney Hemingway's Whiskey 7,087 930,671
25 55 Lady Anthebellum Need You Now 6,852 3,627,690
47 58 Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges 6,701 19,923
LW TW Artist Album Sales TW Sales Total
47 58 Various Now Country IV 6,640 133,584
55 60 Rascal Flatts Nothing Like This 6,369 953,050
71 98 Lauren Alaina American Idol/Highlights 4,118 66,955
101 108 Sara Evans Stronger 3,766 274,635
RE-Enter 111 More Music From Country Strong Soundtrack 3,701 103,308

www.roughstock.com/blog/august-31-2011-chart-news-pistol-annies-make-country-music-history

[slicknickshady]

Aug 31, 2011 9:14:05 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Recovery has been certified 3xp by the RIAA.

Bad vs. Evil has been certified Gold.

I'm not sure why Recovery wasn't certified 4xp.

Nice.

[areyoureadytojump]

Billboard 200 Albums Chart: Issue Date 9/10/11
Week Ending August 28, 2011

1 - - 1 * GAME RED ALBUM 97528 999 333 97879
3 1 1 2 JAY Z & KANYE WEST WATCH THE THRONE 94227 -47 176832 707138
27 4 2 3 ADELE 21 82206 3 80018 3143745
1 - - 4 * STREISAND*BARBRA WHAT MATTERS MOST BARBRA STREI 65835 999 254 66133
3 3 3 5 VARIOUS NOW 39 43647 -31 63336 216991
1 - - 6 * PISTOL ANNIES HELL ON HEELS 41963 0 41980
3 2 4 7 BRYAN*LUKE TAILGATES & TANLINES 35072 -34 52889 233381
1 - - 8 * VARIOUS MUPPETS: GREEN ALBUM 30437 999 186 30623
43 6 5 9 ALDEAN*JASON MY KINDA PARTY 29054 -22 37380 1761956
5 5 7 10 CHURCH*ERIC CHIEF 24164 -23 31275 290513
14 15 11 11 FOSTER THE PEOPLE TORCHES 22053 -1 22261 220596
9 7 9 12 BEYONCE 4 20977 -17 25283 700072
14 18 12 13 LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY 19907 -1 20202 1731417
75 22 18 14 * MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 19030 18 16067 1751245
11 11 13 15 BAD MEETS EVIL HELL: THE SEQUEL 18006 -8 19480 481018
53 23 15 16 PERRY*KATY TEENAGE DREAM 17476 1 17328 1734786
2 - 6 17 ELI YOUNG BAND LIFE AT BEST 16740 -52 34957 51753
7 14 14 18 SHELTON*BLAKE RED RIVER BLUE 15522 -12 17639 274599
6 10 10 19 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 20 14908 -38 23976 208180
41 50 38 20 * RIHANNA LOUD 14647 48 9867 1432974
1 - - 21 * SWEENEY*SUNNY CONCRETE 14474 999 46 14522
9 17 16 22 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 14009 -14 16332 278994
11 9 19 23 EVANCHO*JACKIE DREAM WITH ME 13420 -16 15911 440838
49 19 17 24 BROWN*ZAC BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 12963 -20 16150 1151973
34 37 29 25 ADELE 19 12480 3 12171 1323589

46 34 23 26 BAND PERRY*THE BAND PERRY 12388 -7 13298 728471
44 27 24 27 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 11999 -9 13202 3630237
14 26 26 28 PAISLEY*BRAD THIS IS COUNTRY MUSIC 11933 -8 13000 447588
18 35 31 29 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 11658 9 10731 587172
9 29 28 30 MCCREERY*SCOTTY AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 10: SCOTT 11464 -7 12346 156328
17 28 33 31 VARIOUS NOW 38 10681 0 10682 563890
4 12 20 32 VICTORIOUS CAST FEAT. VICTORIA VICTORIOUS: MUSIC FROM THE HIT 10074 -34 15248 90145
5 24 27 33 ROWLAND*KELLY HERE I AM 9386 -24 12349 140230
7 31 30 34 CAILLAT*COLBIE ALL OF YOU 9354 -17 11258 156146
10 44 42 35 SCOTT*JILL LIGHT OF THE SUN 9279 5 8867 312903
40 42 37 36 MINAJ*NICKI PINK FRIDAY 9253 -7 9930 1552647
47 43 35 37 MARS*BRUNO DOO - WOPS & HOOLIGANS 9233 -8 10038 1236412
10 33 32 38 MOORE*JUSTIN OUTLAWS LIKE ME 9222 -14 10721 215824
7 39 39 39 SOUNDTRACK SHAKE IT UP:BREAK IT DOWN 8715 -11 9847 81996
6 32 44 40 WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 8659 -1 8788 2421271
4 20 21 41 ADKINS*TRACE PROUD TO BE HERE 8566 -41 14412 86858
7 36 40 42 YOUNG*CHRIS NEON 8265 -10 9233 161806
1 - - 43 * MALKMUS*STEPHEN & THE JICKS MIRROR TRAFFIC 8191 999 385 8580
62 46 43 44 EMINEM RECOVERY 7999 -9 8825 4008448
10 47 41 45 PITBULL PLANET PIT 7926 -11 8905 182076
31 190 108 46 * VARIOUS COUNTRY STRONG (ORIGINAL MOTIO 7923 94 4094 332422
10 52 48 47 BON IVER BON IVER 7685 -4 8039 250324
1 - - 48 * CARREE*ISAAC UNCOMMON ME 7383 999 142 4627
145 49 51 49 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 7221 -5 7628 2715524
22 54 50 50 WIZ KHALIFA ROLLING PAPERS 7170 -6 7629 556428

29 74 74 51 * JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 7159 34 5351 7913499
23 61 63 52 * BROWN*CHRIS F.A.M.E. 7113 11 6383 710597
22 56 58 53 SPEARS*BRITNEY FEMME FATALE 7109 3 6904 657692
48 53 55 54 CHESNEY*KENNY HEMINGWAY'S WHISKEY 7087 -3 7314 930671
6 38 45 55 3 DOORS DOWN TIME OF MY LIFE 7023 -18 8529 123893
10 66 60 56 LMFAO SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING 7004 2 6877 99726
83 55 46 57 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 6852 -18 8395 3627690
2 - 25 58 BRIDGES*JEFF JEFF BRIDGES 6701 -49 13197 19923
2 - 22 59 BREAKING BENJAMIN SHALLOW BAY: THE BEST OF BREAK 6696 -51 13725 20455
9 40 47 60 BIG SEAN FINALLY FAMOUS 6643 -18 8145 196383
11 51 49 61 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY 4 6640 -15 7770 133584
1 - - 62 * CAB SYMPHONY SOLDIER 6567 0 6567
41 63 57 63 RASCAL FLATTS NOTHING LIKE THIS 6369 -11 7130 953050
3 8 34 64 ACE HOOD BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS 6187 -39 10214 42730
67 90 77 65 * BLACK KEYS BROTHERS 6098 22 5014 825887
1 - - 66 * PRO DYING TO LIVE 6093 999 18 5800
94 82 76 67 * TRAIN SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO 6049 19 5086 865998
61 58 66 68 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 6044 0 6074 750087
3 16 36 69 GLEE CAST GLEE THE 3D CONCERT MOVIE (ORI 6018 -40 10012 35925
140 128 130 70 * JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 5967 69 3531 4604695
7 60 64 71 INCUBUS IF NOT NOW, WHEN? 5964 -4 6220 144057
2 - 56 72 RADIO DISNEY VOL. 15-KIDS JAMS 15TH B-DAY E 5823 -20 7261 13087
1 - - 73 * BLACK TIDE POST MORTEM 5819 999 74 5893
1 - - 74 * MERCYME GENEROUS MR LOVEWELL, THE 5761 278 1524 115003
7 59 67 75 THEORY OF A DEADMAN TRUTH IS 5733 -5 6017 91685

1 - - 76 * 30 SECONDS TO MARS THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS UNPLUGG 5615 0 5615
2 - 8 77 BLUE OCTOBER ANY MAN IN AMERICA 5534 -79 26703 32280
20 69 68 78 FOO FIGHTERS WASTING LIGHT 5523 -8 6014 555991
75 62 65 79 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 2.0 5399 -13 6181 2899863
1 - - 80 * HALL*TREVOR EVERYTHING EVERYTIME EVERYWHER 5366 0 5367
4 30 53 81 KEARNEY*MAT YOUNG LOVE 5363 -28 7440 68805
33 67 69 82 MIGUEL ALL I WANT IS YOU 5354 -10 5936 282195
6 48 62 83 DJ KHALED WE THE BEST FOREVER 5195 -23 6705 109065
16 68 70 84 PERRI*CHRISTINA LOVESTRONG. 5011 -12 5695 186789
42 83 82 85 SHELTON*BLAKE LOADED: THE BEST OF BLAKE SHEL 4985 1 4915 389995
21 72 71 86 CASH*JOHNNY VH1 STORYTELLERS WITH WILLIE N 4956 -10 5509 440226
1 - - 87 * SELAH HOPE OF THE BROKEN WORLD 4899 999 72 2144
3 21 59 88 GUCCI MANE & WAKA FLOCKA FLAME 1017 BRICKSQUAD PRESENTS FERRA 4781 -31 6898 28457
12 102 93 89 SKRILLEX SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITE 4630 1 4591 92286
41 71 83 90 P!NK GREATEST HITS SO FAR 4480 -8 4847 860359
23 85 79 91 FRANKLIN*KIRK HELLO FEAR 4478 -10 4962 340997
15 105 84 92 ONEREPUBLIC WAKING UP 4370 -10 4843 417542
4 70 72 93 SOUNDTRACK RIO: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PIC 4341 -21 5486 51351
28 87 85 94 LYNYRD SKYNYRD BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD-MILLENN 4330 -10 4820 2546005
1 - - 95 * ICON FOR HIRE SCRIPTED 4301 999 13 3459
46 77 78 96 BIG TIME RUSH BTR 4279 -14 4999 574248
148 73 86 97 LADY GAGA FAME 4270 -9 4712 4292777
5 170 151 98 * SCRIPT SCIENCE & FAITH 4245 34 3173 199378
49 125 110 99 CURRINGTON*BILLY ENJOY YOURSELF 4199 5 4009 373125
12 92 97 100 DUNN*RONNIE RONNIE DUNN 4189 -5 4398 130799

7 84 92 101 SUBLIME WITH ROME YOURS TRULY 4157 -10 4630 76612
1 - - 102 * TYLER THE CREATOR GOBLIN 4134 77 2335 107981
4 57 73 103 VARIOUS PHINEAS & FERB ACROSS THE 1ST 4119 -23 5353 22982
9 80 75 104 ALAINA*LAUREN AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 10: LAURE 4118 -20 5128 66955
48 96 80 105 LIL WAYNE I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING 4108 -17 4943 947778
5 64 52 106 SOUNDTRACK THE HELP 4071 -46 7525 27328
30 110 100 107 CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW 3995 -5 4224 167926
5 162 153 108 * GROBAN*JOSH ILLUMINATIONS 3979 27 3123 832458
1 - - 109 * O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? SOUNDTRACK 3961 332 917 7650575
39 103 105 110 BURLESQUE SOUNDTRACK 3937 -5 4140 466943
8 142 159 111 * NATHANSON*MATT MODERN LOVE 3919 27 3084 54372
39 119 117 112 MCGRAW*TIM NUMBER ONE HITS 3886 -1 3907 422678
5 75 88 113 STONE*JOSS LP1 3834 -18 4687 53133
105 105 102 114 SKILLET AWAKE 3769 -10 4166 609244
25 132 109 115 EVANS*SARA STRONGER 3766 -7 4046 274635
28 88 94 116 BIEBER*JUSTIN NEVER SAY NEVER-REMIXES 3756 -16 4452 722957
12 171 119 117 LIL' WAYNE THA CARTER III 3744 -4 3890 3648425
41 111 95 118 KID ROCK BORN FREE 3708 -17 4443 989643
1 - - 119 * VARIOUS COUNTRY STRONG (MORE MUSIC FRM 3701 79 2066 103308
15 98 101 120 SEETHER HOLDING ONTO STRINGS BETTER LE 3700 -12 4217 184979
9 78 81 121 WELCH*GILLIAN HARROW & THE HARVEST 3693 -25 4938 81736
146 121 115 122 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 3674 -7 3946 6359801
6 117 118 123 PRESLEY*ELVIS AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN 3658 -6 3902 325638
3 13 61 124 TRIVIUM IN WAVES 3654 -46 6755 33073
62 100 114 125 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 3634 -9 3984 3411892

5 112 122 126 WHITE*BARRY BEST OF BARRY WHITE-MILLENNIUM 3629 -4 3773 786125
36 93 106 127 MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND 3610 -13 4137 10593901
100 86 103 128 LAMBERT*MIRANDA REVOLUTION 3596 -14 4165 1387262
1 - - 129 * AVI*ZEE GHOSTBIRD 3594 999 61 3655
1 - - 130 * YOUNG THE GIANT YOUNG THE GIANT 3589 141 1492 48600
20 143 96 131 LEMONADE MOUTH SOUNDTRACK 3586 -19 4439 324348
36 129 120 132 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H 3584 -6 3830 5993980
61 145 129 133 DRAKE THANK ME LATER 3556 0 3560 1444976
11 91 98 134 LEDISI PIECES OF ME 3496 -19 4301 121879
45 157 107 135 SUGARLAND INCREDIBLE MACHINE 3492 -15 4116 1046133
5 149 143 136 TEMPTATIONS, THE VOL. 1-BEST OF TEMPTATIONS 60' 3467 4 3323 1033455
35 94 112 137 DEADMAU5 4X4 3455 -13 3990 196280
17 138 125 138 SADE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 3437 -5 3621 134422
15 101 113 139 IL VOLO IL VOLO 3396 -15 3986 124295
13 114 116 140 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE CODES AND KEYS 3327 -15 3926 212910
21 135 123 141 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD AMERICAN TRAGEDY 3320 -11 3747 212641
12 154 121 142 TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND REVELATOR 3247 -15 3800 86037
17 108 127 143 LOPEZ*JENNIFER LOVE? 3240 -10 3601 251479
1 - - 144 * KINGS OF LEON COME AROUND SUNDOWN 3228 52 2121 653638
32 147 142 145 SEGER*BOB GREATEST HITS 3224 -3 3333 9055095
4 180 149 146 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH WAR IS THE ANSWER 3136 -3 3220 551468
26 120 131 147 AMBROSIUS*MARSHA LATE NIGHTS & EARLY MORNINGS 3117 -12 3530 364306
4 89 126 148 HIATT*JOHN DIRTY JEANS & MUDSLIDE HYMNS 3114 -14 3608 19491
57 155 139 149 AVENGED SEVENFOLD NIGHTMARE 3113 -8 3376 584049
14 198 - 150 * NICKS*STEVIE IN YOUR DREAMS 3103 23 2532 146971

3 - 167 151 VARIOS PUROS TRANKAZOS 3085 4 2980 16161
6 127 132 152 THREE DOG NIGHT MILLENNIUM COLLECTION-20TH CEN 3076 -12 3489 836300
36 194 198 153 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 3046 18 2590 3117167
4 173 184 154 RICHIE*LIONEL BEST OF/20TH CENTURY 3039 10 2765 486892
1 - - 155 * FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS 3037 48 2052 2879330
29 116 133 156 VARIOUS NOW 37 3033 -13 3474 672093
14 107 124 157 VARIOUS . MMG PRESENTS: SELF MADE,V1 2987 -19 3708 153655
40 124 147 158 WEST*KANYE MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANT 2967 -8 3239 1196954
39 144 145 159 BLACK EYED PEAS THE BEGINNING 2938 -10 3266 751224
12 130 138 160 TECH N9NE ALL 6'S & 7'S 2925 -13 3380 132988
1 - - 161 * RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS GREATEST HITS 2920 21 2412 1952498
17 113 171 162 BEASTIE BOYS HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PT. 2 2916 -1 2953 311436
7 95 89 163 CROWDER*DAVID BAND CHURCH MUSIC 2915 -38 4685 102633
2 - 200 164 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ICON 2914 13 2586 146225
1 - - 165 * PATTY*SANDI BEST OF SANDI PATTY 2904 999 6 146
1 - - 166 WARR ACRES WARR ACRES 2893 0 278
11 176 137 167 URBAN*KEITH GET CLOSER 2866 -15 3382 634484
1 - - 168 * KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 2823 33 2128 2171162
20 168 128 169 STORY*LAURA BLESSINGS 2817 -22 3596 29974
12 164 156 170 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 2782 -10 3093 5042551
4 166 177 171 STRAIT*GEORGE BEST OF/20TH CENTURY 2781 -3 2875 1318664
1 - - 172 * YOUNG*NEIL GREATEST HITS 2780 33 2098 1301021
49 161 165 173 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE YEAR WITHOUT RAIN 2771 -7 2985 664653
20 131 172 174 KRAUSS*ALISON &UNION PAPER AIRPLANE 2756 -6 2939 273271
5 169 170 175 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 2747 -7 2954 951615

2 - 190 176 AWOLNATION MEGALITHIC SYMPHONY 2733 2 2675 51099
1 - - 177 BON IVER FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO 2732 16 2349 367139
9 140 148 178 REINHART*HALEY AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 10: HALEY 2727 -16 3229 54344
16 156 154 179 LONELY ISLAND TURTLENECK & CHAIN 2674 -14 3116 170191
34 159 169 180 EMINEM MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2669 -10 2965 10483772
5 182 183 181 CURRINGTON*BILLY ICON 2666 -4 2774 70109
14 174 179 182 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC,V6 2660 -6 2829 180197
16 160 165 183 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 2658 -11 2985 5064156
54 183 164 184 RASCAL FLATTS GREATEST HITS V1 2656 -11 2990 1105196
1 - - 185 * EMINEM EMINEM SHOW 2645 35 1955 9990856
3 25 90 186 ROYCE DA 5'9 SUCCESS IS CERTAIN 2641 -43 4671 23209
4 115 135 187 ARCADE FIRE SUBURBS 2639 -23 3439 675042
3 45 99 188 CHAPMAN*STEVEN CURTIS RE:CREATION 2628 -38 4233 8166
9 146 144 189 DURBIN*JAMES AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 10: JAMES 2624 -20 3283 55569
4 65 91 190 CHANCE*GREYSON HOLD ON 'TIL THE NIGHT 2617 -44 4639 28104
54 179 194 191 CHURCH*ERIC CAROLINA 2597 -2 2649 507869
17 167 174 192 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP 2591 -12 2930 1577367
8 194 158 193 RUCKER*DARIUS CHARLESTON, SC 1966 2585 -16 3088 510590
9 140 155 194 SOUNDTRACK SUCKER PUNCH:ORIGNAL 2572 -17 3100 116789
3 193 196 195 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 2569 -1 2599 1906898
17 152 150 195 FLEET FOXES HELPLESSNESS BLUES 2569 -19 3185 245293
25 165 185 197 FIASCO*LUPE LASERS 2535 -8 2762 460095
1 - - 198 * PURE '80S: #1S PURE '80S: #1S 2528 79 1410 191103
3 41 104 199 LAWRENCE*DONALD & COMPANY YRM (YOUR RIGHTEOUS MIND) 2520 -39 4153 14222
13 136 160 199 VEDDER*EDDIE UKULELE SONGS 2520 -18 3077 182455

[areyoureadytojump]

^Thanks to blackandblue at UKmix for the numbers!

[livelikedying111]

Thank you, but I'm afraid of getting used to it and them it'll stop again...

Isn't it financially good for Bruno to release a single now or at least one the would peak at christmas time and help push the album to 1.5M? it's a shame in my opinion.

[Cerbius]

Thanks for the numbers! Looks like HITS was pretty off with regards to Katy's sales -- she ended up more with than 2k behind Gaga on Soundscan despite them being neck-and-neck with 20k according to HITS. Gaga has a chance to pass Katy next week depending on the magnitude of her post-VMA sales boost.

[pnobelysk]

41 71 83 90 P!NK GREATEST HITS SO FAR 4480 -8 4847 860359
It's a shame HD wasnt put on the physical version. It might not have done as well as RYG and FP as singles, but it still wouldve prbly gone platnium and pushed the album to platnium a lot sooner than the rate it's going at

15 105 84 92 ONEREPUBLIC WAKING UP 4370 -10 4843 417542
I wonder if this will ever make it to gold, the album really has been a trooper.

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks to all for the numbers- I noticed that SoundScan now lumps Journey's Greatest Hits; for a time,l it was tracking the reissue separate from the original (as it did with some other reissues- they should be lumped together).

I don't know Pink's label didn't promote HD, anyhow- it's on the iTunes version, after all- the label easily could have promoted it to radio.

[lugus15]

Sept 1, 2011 14:41:07 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

36 194 198 153 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 3046 18 2590 3117167

LMAO, for all the critical opprobrium they pour over them, this album (which had pretty forgettable and non-smashing hits) has pretty much outsold almost all of it's contemporaneous (with the exception of Fearless and The Fame), including The E.N.D & I Am Sasha....

[ListenToItTwice]

Speak Now passed Need You Now in cumulative sales this week! Now it just needs to pass Recovery

[Enigma.]

Sept 1, 2011 22:50:43 GMT -5 ListenToItTwice said:

Speak Now passed Need You Now in cumulative sales this week! Now it just needs to pass Recovery

Why?

[Deleted]

^ to have the best selling album that was released in 2010

[forg]

14 * MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 19030 18 16067 1751245

Simply amazing it will cross 2 million over time

67 * TRAIN SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO 6049 19 5086 865998

Solid sales I wish it would cross 1 million but a long shot but 900k is within reach

108 * GROBAN*JOSH ILLUMINATIONS 3979 27 3123 832458

Wow didn't know this sold this much already, maybe the Christmas season will help it get to 1 million

168 * KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 2823 33 2128 2171162

Still selling long after the last album dropped out


110 BURLESQUE SOUNDTRACK 3937 -5 4140 466943

Still charting, quite impressive I must say since the movie was performed modestly on the box office only

[3m3r7c]

Is 2010 the only year from 2001-2010 that at least the top 100 year end sales didn't leak?

I have been able to find 2001-2009 but can not seem to find the top 100 or 200 of last year.

Please help