Billboard 200: 12/24/11: Michael Buble No. 1- 479K

[HolidayGuy]

Starting with info from Idol Chatter and Hip Hop DX.
(HH DX current albums rankings in parentheses)

(7). Drake, Take Care: 73,000 (968,000)

(12). Rihanna, Talk That Talk: 52,000 (318,000)
13. Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day: 52,000 (+22%; 681,000)
14. Various, Now That's What I Call Music 40: 52,000 (+7%; 357,000)

(16). The Roots, undun: 48,000

(20). Mary J. Blige, My Life II: The Journey Continues: 42,000 (270,000)
(21). Robin Thicke, Love After War: 41,000 (42,000)

(25). T-Pain, rEVOLVEr: 34,000
26. Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party: 34,000 (+36%; 2.111 million)

29. Daughtry, Break the Spell: 34,000 (-15%; 202,000)

35. Tony Bennett, Duets II: 30,000 (+14%; 611,000)

45. Various, Now That's What I Call Christmas 4: 23,000 (-3%; 345,000)
(45). Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch The Throne: 20,000 (1.144 million)

49. Kelly Clarkson, Stronger: 21,000 (-4%; 358,000)

59. Various, WOW Hits 2012: 18,000 (+22%; 134,000)

65. Various, Essential Now That's What I Call Christmas: 16,000 (+27%; 2.17 million)

72. Various, WOW Christmas (2011): 15,000 (+4%; 76,000)

(74). Wale, Ambition: 11,000 (281,000)

105. Lauren Alaina, Wildflower: 10,000 (+4%; 183,000)

118. Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music: 10,000 (+18%; 571,000)

128. James Durbin, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster: 9,000 (-18%; 47,000)

(97). Yelawolf, Radioactive: 8,400 (62,000)

169. Various, Now That's What I Call Country, Vol. 4: 7,000 (+27%; 217,000)
170. Mandisa, What If We Were Real: 7,000 (+35%; 115,000)

178. Big Time Rush, BTR: 7,000 (+30%; 630,000)

196. Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley Christmas Duets: 6,000 (+13%; 476,000)

Others:
Daughtry, Daughtry: 1,000 (-9%)

[HolidayGuy]

Added the Hip Hop DX info- one looks out of place, but that's because of the current-albums rankings it uses.

[areyoureadytojump]

music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-dec-11-2011-albums-naughty-nice-144905472.html

Yahoo Chart Blog
by Paul Grein

I managed to get hold of Santa's list and I'm here to tell you who has been naughty and nice this year. Michael Buble, The Black Keys and Andrea Bocelli have apparently been very nice, judging by their rewards on this week's chart. Buble's Christmas sold 479K copies this week, which enables it to scoot from #7 to #4 on the year-to-date chart. The Black Keys' El Camino sold 206K, nearly three times as many as the 73K that the duo's previous album, Brothers, sold in its first week. And Bocelli has two albums scaling this week's top 20, his current Concerto: Live In Central Park and his 2009 album My Christmas.

You already know about Adele, who must have been saintly this year, judging by her haul of gifts. 21 sold 187K copies this week, which pushes it over the 5 million mark. It's the first album to sell 5 million copies in a calendar year since Usher's Confessions sold 7,979,000 copies in 2004. In addition, Adele's DVD Live At Royal Albert Hall sold 80,000 copies this week, bringing its two-week total to 177,000. That's already more than any other video has sold in a calendar year since 2009, when three Michael Jackson videos sold more than 200K copies during the year. (The best-selling music video of 2010, Beyonce's I Am…World Tour, sold 139K copies that year.)

OK, now for the fun part. Who has been naughty? Mary J. Blige and Daughtry may have been transgressed. Blige's sequel to her hit album My Life drops from #6 to #21 in its third week. Daughtry's third album, Break The Spell, drops from #12 to #29 in its third week. Susan Boyle is also on the "naughty list." Her Someone To Watch Over Me, which spent just three weeks in the top 10, drops from #16 to #23 in its sixth week.

Three acts with a history of making the top 10 fell short of the top 10 this week, victims of the holiday crush of product. The Roots' Undun debuts at #17. This is the group's first album to miss the top 10 since Phrenology in 2002. Robin Thicke's Love After War bows at #22. This is the blue-eyed-soul star's first album to miss the top 10 since A Beautiful World in 2003. T-Pain's Revolver bows at #28. T-Pain's soft debut is surprising because his single, "5 O'Clock," is a big hit.

Michael Buble's Christmas logs its third straight week at #1. That's a new personal best for Buble. The album sold 479K copies this week, also a personal best, and the biggest one-week tally for a Christmas album since Josh Groban's Noel sold 757K in the week before Christmas 2007. Groban's album wound up as that year's #1 seller. Buble's album will probably wind up as this year's #2 seller (behind Adele).

The Black Keys' El Camino debuts at #2, which represents a new high for the critically-acclaimed duo. The duo's previous album, Brothers, debuted at #3 in May 2010.

Brothers won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. And here's where it gets interesting. Brothers beat Arcade Fire's The Suburbs for that award. And The Suburbs won as Album of the Year. Which suggests that if the panel that decides the Grammy nominations in the top categories had allowed Brothers to compete for Album of the Year, it might very well have won (unless these two albums had split the alternative vote, allowing, say, Eminem's Recovery to win).

For car buffs only: El Camino was the name of a coupe utility vehicle produced by Chevrolet from 1959-1960 and again from 1964 to 1987. Weirdly, this week we also see the debut of the new album by Chevelle, which was the name of a mid-sized car that Chevrolet manufactured from 1964-1977. Chevelle's Hats Off To The Bull debuts at #20.

Amy Winehouse's Lioness: Hidden Treasures debuts at #5, nearly five months after her death. This is Winehouse's second top five album. It's the first album to reach the top five posthumously since Michael Jackson's MICHAEL debuted at #3 in December 2010. (The soundtrack to Michael Jackson's This Is It debuted at #1 in November 2009, a little more than four months after his death.) It's tacky to compare their posthumous showings. And, really, there's no comparison between a talented newcomer and one of the biggest music stars of all time.) Winehouse's album enters the U.K. chart at #1. It's her second #1 in her home country. Back To Black logged seven weeks at #1 in the U.K. (counting both the original and deluxe editions).

Glee: The Music: Vol. 7 debuts at #9. It's the 13th Glee album or EP to crack the top 10. Glee is now just one top 10 album shy of matching Mitch Miller & the Gang, which was a somewhat similar phenomenon in the late '50s and early '60s with their Sing Along With Mitch albums.

Miller, a top pop record producer of the 1950s, led the Gang through 14 top 10 albums between late 1958 and early 1962. The albums were so successful, they spawned a weekly TV show that ran from 1961 to 1964. Glee is far more respected for creativity than Sing Along With Mitch was. For example, Glee received an Emmy nomination as Best Comedy Series in both of its first two seasons and a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album for its initial album. The main similarity is that the shows took popular songs, old and new, and put their own stamp on them in a way that proved entertaining to a mass audience.

This is the third year in a row that a regular Glee installment has debuted in the top 10 during December, which is the most competitive month of the year. Vol. 2 debuted at #3 in December 2009; Vol. 4 bowed at #5 last December. As you can see, the numbers are declining, but the series isn't out of gas yet.

Shameless Plug: The Glee version of "We Are Young" by fun. featuring Janelle Monae enters Hot Digital Songs at #3. Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup," which was featured on Glee, jumps from #20 to #8 on that chart. Will either or both crack the top 10 on the Hot 100? You'll find out later today when we post Chart Watch: Songs.

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

1. Michael Buble, Christmas, 479,000. The album holds at #1 for the third week. This tops 2009's Crazy Love as Buble's longest-running #1 to date. This is its seventh week in the top 10. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," which drops from #79 to #85.

2. The Black Keys, El Camino, 206,000. This new entry is the duo's second top five album. Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs. "Lonely Boy" jumps from #76 to #54. "Gold On The Ceiling" debuts at #105.

3. Adele, 21, 187,000. The former #1 album dips from #2 to #3. This is its 42nd week in the top 10. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Someone Like You," which dips from #9 to #10.

4. Justin Bieber, Under The Mistletoe, 158,000. The former #1 album dips from #3 to #4. This is its sixth week in the top 10. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Mistletoe," which jumps from #21 to #16.

5. Amy Winehouse, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, 114,000. This new entry is Winehouse's second top five album. Back To Black peaked at #2 in March 2008 (after she swept the Grammys) and climbed as high as #7 in the wake of her death this year. Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs. Her cover of the Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" debuts at #73. Her cover of Ruby & the Romantics' "Our Day Will Come" bows at #180.

6. Andrea Bocelli, Concerto: Live In Central Park, 79,000. The album rebounds from #8 to #6 in its fourth week. This is its third week in the top 10. The album has sold 291K copies in its first four weeks.

7. Drake, Take Care, 73,000. The former #1 album drops from #4 to #7 in its fourth week. Five songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Headlines," which drops from #22 to #28.

8. Nickelback, Here And Now, 66,000. The album drops from #5 to #8 in its third week. "When We Stand Together" drops from #40 to #63 on Hot Digital Songs.

9. TV Soundtrack, Glee, The Music: Vol. 7, 58,000. This new entry is the 13th Glee or album or EP to make the top 10. Five songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by a cover of Michael Jackson's "Man In The Mirror," which debuts at #50.

10. Korn, Path Of Totality, 55,000. This new entry is the band's 11th top 10 album. Except for a 2006 live release, Korn hadn't missed the top 10 since its 1995 debut, Korn. "Narcissistic Cannibal" (featuring Skrillex) enters Hot Digital Songs at #152.

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Mary J. Blige's My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 1) drops from #6 to #21, Rihanna's Talk That Talk drops from #7 to #12, Now 40 drops from #9 to #14, and Lady Antebellum's Own The Night drops from #10 to #15.

Scotty McCreery's Clear As Day drops from #11 to #13 in its 10th week. The album also returns to #1 on Top Country Albums for a sixth week. This marks the second time it has displaced the latest album by the hottest group in country music, Lady Antebellum.

Andrea Bocelli's pMy Christmas jumps from #17 to #16. It's #1 on Top Catalog Albums for the second straight week (and the sixth week overall). The album peaked at #2 in the 2009 holiday season and rose as high as #11 in the 2010 holiday season.

The Twilight Series: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 drops from #20 to #38 in its fifth week. It's the top-charting soundtrack to a theatrically-released movie for the fifth straight week.

Very Best Of Neil Diamond debuts at #46. Diamond has been at this a very long time. His first Greatest Hits album charted in the summer of 1968. He has since charted with more than 20 more compilations or live albums. 2011 has been Diamond's year for recognition. In March, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On Dec. 5, he received a Kennedy Center Honor. The show is set to air on Dec. 28.

The soundtrack to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross debuts at #103. The team's soundtrack for The Social Network peaked at #20 in October 2010. It has sold 137K copies.

New Year's Eve was #1 at the box-office over the weekend. The soundtrack didn't sell enough copies to make The Billboard 200.

[HolidayGuy]

Grein beating Billboard to the punch? How 'bout it? :)

Decent numbers for the Winehouse album.

Buble's total sales stand at roughly 1.516 million. His album apparently has few to no sales from Christian outlets (based on adding up all of the weekly numbers).

[kingofpain]

Rihanna already out of the top 10.... yikes.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/#/news/michael-buble-s-christmas-stays-atop-billboard-1005672762.story

Michael Buble's 'Christmas' Stays Atop Billboard 200, Black Keys Hit No. 2
by Keith Caulfield, L.A. | December 14, 2011

Michael Buble's "Christmas" album stays steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for a third week, selling 479,000 copies (up 64%) according to Nielsen SoundScan. Its handsome sales are the largest for a non-debuting album since Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" sold 510,000 in its fifth week of release over the Christmas holiday in 2009.

Buble's third week at No. 1 gives the singer his biggest chart-topper yet, besting the two-week reign of 2009's "Crazy Love."

At No. 2 this week is a new entry from Buble's fellow Warner Bros. act the Black Keys, with "El Camino." The band's album drives in with 206,000 sold -- immediately marking its best sales week and highest charting album ever. Its last album, 2010's "Brothers," debuted and peaked at No. 3 with 73,000.

The Black Keys' set is one of four new arrivals in the top 10 this week. Amy Winehouse's posthumous album "Lioness: Hidden Treasures," enters at No. 5 with 114,000 -- the late singer's highest-debuting album ever. She's only once previously visited the top 10, with her 2007 set "Back to Black." It initially debuted at No. 7, on its way to an eventual No. 2 peak following her multiple wins at the 2008 Grammy Awards ceremony.

Just above Winehouse is Billboard artist of the year Adele, with "21," down a slot to No. 3 (187,000; up 30%) and Justin Bieber's "Under the Mistletoe," falling one to No. 4 (158,000; up 19%).

Andrea Bocelli's "Concerto: One Night in Central Park" rises two spots to No. 6 (70,000; up 14%), Drake's "Take Care" descends three to No. 7 (73,000; down 19%) and Nickelback's "Here and Now" drops 5-8 (66,000; down 16%).

Rounding out the top 10 are two debuts: "Glee: the Music, Season 3: Volume 7" at No. 9 (58,000) and Korn's "The Path of Totality" at No. 10 (55,000).

For the "Glee" franchise, this is the lowest debut sales week of any of the regular "Glee" releases (volumes 1-7), and the third-lowest of all 14 "Glee" entries. Only the "Rocky Horror Glee" EP and "The 3D Concert Movie" soundtrack started with smaller sales, with 48,000 and 20,000, respectively. Still, it's the "Glee" show's 13th top 10 album overall -- only the "Concert Movie" set missed the region, debuting and peaking at No. 16.

As for Korn, "Path" is the rock band's 11th top 10 set. Their first came with 1996's "Life is Peachy," which rose to No. 3.

On the Digital Songs chart this week, LMFAO reclaims the top slot with "Sexy and I Know It" rising 3-1 with just a bit over 149,000 downloads sold (down 5%). Last week's leader, Bruno Mars' "It Will Rain," falls to No. 4 with 129,000 (down 22%).

"Sexy's" 149,000 frame is the smallest at No. 1 since Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" was tops with just under 149,000 in the sales week ending Dec. 21, 2008. Further, this is the second week the No. 1 Digital Song has sold less than 200,000 -- the first time we've had back-to-back sub-200,000 frames at the top since May of 2010.

Back in this week's top 10, Rihanna's "We Found Love" (featuring Calvin Harris), maintains its No. 2 position (just under 149,000; down 9%) while the "Glee" cast's cover of Fun.'s "We Are Young" debuts at No. 3 with 137,000. The original version by the band debuts down at No. 25 with 49,000 (up 1,650%).

Flo Rida's "Good Feeling" falls 4-5 (125,000; down 1%), Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" rises 7-6 (117,000; up 24%) and Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Ni**as In Paris" slips 5-7 (108,000; down 5%). Perry's track benefits from a 69-cent sale price in the iTunes Store, in addition to buzz generated by her hosting turn on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Dec. 10.

Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" gains thanks to the "Glee" cast's rendition of the tune last week on the Fox TV show, as it rises 20-8 with 96,000 (up 90%). It's the first time the country star has visited the top 10. ("Glee's" version of "Solo" starts at No. 60 with 24,000).

T-Pain's "5 O'Clock" (featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen) slides 8-9 with 88,000 (down 7%) and Adele's "Someone Like You" moves 9-10 with 84,000 (down 10%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Dec. 11) totaled 9.66 million units, up 20% compared to the sum last week (8.06 million) and down 5% compared to the comparable sales week of 2010 (10.20 million). Year to date album sales stand at 296.44 million, up 2% compared to the same total at this point last year (291.44 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 21.67 million downloads, up 5% compared to last week (20.67 million) and up 6% stacked next to the comparable week of 2010 (20.47 million). Year to date track sales are at 1.16 billion, up 9% compared to the same total at this point last year (1.06 billion).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2010 when: Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" returned to the No. 1 slot (259,000; up 29%), bumping Susan Boyle's "The Gift" down to No. 2 with 254,000 (up 5%). Michael Jackson's "Michael" was the top debut, starting at No. 3 with 228,000.

[HolidayGuy]

Sales stay ahead of 2010's pace by 5 million- the sales lead lost roughly 600,000. Will be pretty close by the end of the year's final week.

So, here's how the year-to-date and weekly numbers stacked up for the comparable week last year, plus the three weeks that closed out 2010:

Year-to-date sales through Dec. 11, 2011: 296.44 million (Weekly sales: 9.66m)
Year-to-date sales through Dec. 12, 2010: 291.44 million (Weekly sales: 10.2m)

Year-to-date sales through Dec. 18, 2010: 303.94 million (Weekly sales: 12.5 million)

Year-to-date sales through Dec. 25, 2010: 319.01 million (Weekly sales: 15.08 million)

Year-to-date sales through Jan. 1, 2011 (final week of SoundScan year): 326.16 million (Weekly sales: 7.15 million)

[deuce8pro]

Does that mean Jackie is #11, HolidayGuy?

[HolidayGuy]

Not sure, but could be. Maybe top 10 next week? However, holiday albums don't usually see big gains after this chart, unless there's a notable discount or something. Buble may see a decent decline, as his big boost resulted in part from his holiday special.

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From UKMix:

Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Week Ending December 11, 2011

Wks On 2Wks LW TW Artist Name Album Title TW % CHG LW Total
7 1 1 1 * BUBLE*MICHAEL CHRISTMAS 479377 64 292501 1516833
1 2 * BLACK KEYS EL CAMINO 206210 999 871 207086
42 7 2 3 * ADELE 21 187379 30 143597 5003988
6 6 3 4 * BIEBER*JUSTIN UNDER THE MISTLETOE 158182 19 133467 832513
1 5 * WINEHOUSE*AMY LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES 113856 999 374 114243
4 14 8 6 * BOCELLI*ANDREA CONCERTO:LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK 78506 28 61266 291449
4 4 4 7 DRAKE TAKE CARE 73154 -19 90175 967560
3 2 5 8 NICKELBACK HERE AND NOW 65968 -16 78162 371207
1 9 * GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 7 58343 999 28 58374
1 10 * KORN PATH OF TOTALITY 54732 999 606 55339
6 32 15 11 * EVANCHO*JACKIE HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS 53284 42 37424 218931
3 3 7 12 RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK 51799 -24 68183 318202
10 9 11 13 * MCCREERY*SCOTTY CLEAR AS DAY 51645 22 42472 681498
5 13 9 14 * VARIOUS NOW 40 51641 7 48341 356576
13 22 10 15 * LADY ANTEBELLUM OWN THE NIGHT 50651 6 47596 958635
6 50 17 16 * BOCELLI*ANDREA MY CHRISTMAS 49310 42 34681 2732131
1 17 * ROOTS UNDUN 48189 999 218 48408
7 41 26 18 * SHE & HIM VERY SHE & HIM CHRISTMAS 46097 79 25793 173828
4 26 13 19 * GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC, THE CHRISTMAS 44468 9 40645 197122
1 20 * CHEVELLE HATS OFF TO THE BULL 43228 999 30 43261
3 5 6 21 BLIGE*MARY J. MY LIFE II...THE JOURNEY CONTI 42397 -41 71935 270296
1 22 * THICKE*ROBIN LOVE AFTER WAR 41250 999 693 42019
6 28 16 23 * BOYLE*SUSAN SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME 40855 12 36338 365759
8 70 19 24 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY 35763 6 33727 123685
6 49 27 25 * GROBAN*JOSH NOEL 34880 37 25534 5388976
58 37 28 26 * ALDEAN*JASON MY KINDA PARTY 34386 36 25346 2111159
5 119 56 27 * GUARALDI*VINCE TRIO CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS 34024 120 15453 3081146
1 28 * T-PAIN REVOLVER 33748 999 53 33805
3 8 14 29 DAUGHTRY BREAK THE SPELL 33705 -15 39442 201858
3 11 18 30 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR LIVE 32976 -5 34594 144737
7 10 12 31 COLDPLAY MYLO XYLOTO 32920 -22 42126 830865
49 54 30 32 * ADELE 19 31161 26 24638 1589202
7 45 29 33 * BOYLE*SUSAN THE GIFT 31020 23 25161 2023837
7 33 41 34 * KEITH*TOBY CLANCY'S TAVERN 30530 49 20554 227163
12 44 24 35 * BENNETT*TONY DUETS II 30238 14 26439 611076
8 58 33 36 * TOMLIN*CHRIS GLORY IN THE HIGHEST:CHRISTMAS 28852 24 23253 119732
25 16 25 37 LMFAO SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING 28278 10 25798 360239
5 18 20 38 TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-P SOUNDTRACK 28091 -14 32681 279690
59 39 37 39 * SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 27136 25 21680 3825083
61 17 36 40 * BAND PERRY*THE BAND PERRY 27082 22 22122 962538
18 42 38 41 * BRYAN*LUKE TAILGATES & TANLINES 26263 23 21424 542344
3 19 21 42 SEGER*BOB & THE SILVER BULLET ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK & ROLL NEV 26168 -13 30069 106692
6 29 22 43 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE CEREMONIALS 26136 -10 28966 272202
29 21 32 44 LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY 24422 3 23668 1997004
6 63 31 45 VARIOUS NOW CHRISTMAS 4 23422 -3 24074 344831
1 46 * DIAMOND*NEIL VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND 23182 999 24 23208
6 47 45 47 * LAMBERT*MIRANDA FOUR THE RECORD 22674 21 18738 280384
15 15 34 48 LIL' WAYNE THA CARTER IV 22034 -5 23228 1797643
7 25 35 49 CLARKSON*KELLY STRONGER 21446 -4 22266 357934
24 31 50 50 * SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 21042 28 16497 460095
3 12 39 51 BIG TIME RUSH ELEVATE 20876 -3 21413 112549
18 30 42 52 JAY Z & KANYE WEST WATCH THE THRONE 19745 -1 20020 1143674
33 20 43 53 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 18775 0 18838 834481
3 34 44 54 MURPHY*LANDAU EUGENE JR. THAT'S LIFE 18628 -1 18810 69245
26 94 60 55 * EVANCHO*JACKIE DREAM WITH ME 18487 25 14789 586914
29 35 53 56 * FOSTER THE PEOPLE TORCHES 18361 14 16169 558722
8 23 55 57 * CASTING CROWNS COME TO THE WELL 18294 18 15534 107712
6 87 52 58 KING*CAROLE HOLIDAY CAROLE 17840 10 16267 68870
11 71 62 59 * WOW HITS WOW HITS 2012 17772 22 14509 40532
6 116 63 60 * PRESLEY*ELVIS CANM-ELVIS PRESLEY-ITS CHRISTM 17054 20 14230 1350376
6 109 74 61 * EVANCHO*JACKIE O HOLY NIGHT 16995 37 12415 1093280
68 62 57 61 * PERRY*KATY TEENAGE DREAM 16995 11 15253 1920574
3 24 47 63 JACKSON*MICHAEL IMMORTAL 16397 -9 18096 77249
90 55 69 64 * MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 16310 24 13190 1971229
4 120 113 65 * NOW ESSENTIAL CHRIST ESSENTIAL NOW THAT'S WHAT I CA 16279 98 8229 426135
5 96 71 66 * TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LOST CHRISTMAS EVE 15986 27 12563 2170312
3 38 40 67 SOUNDTRACK MUPPETS 15646 -26 21138 63620
5 107 86 68 * PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS CHRISTMAS 15597 42 10952 569661
5 90 94 69 * MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS 25TH 15587 54 10113 416867
24 66 58 70 BEYONCE 4 15569 3 15098 971264
6 72 68 71 * GLEE CAST MUSIC: XMAS 15486 16 13365 1001806
8 98 61 72 WOW WOW CHRISTMAS (2011) 15286 4 14712 33476
90 88 89 73 * BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 2.0 15072 46 10305 2998258
5 104 54 74 CAREY*MARIAH MERRY CHRISTMAS 15051 -6 16028 5179625
5 78 51 75 IL DIVO WICKED GAME 15029 -8 16329 137093
62 103 75 76 * MARS*BRUNO DOO - WOPS & HOOLIGANS 14844 24 11962 1367772
4 108 65 77 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES 14699 5 13971 3242884
64 126 91 78 * BROWN*ZAC BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 14570 43 10223 1297067
22 48 82 79 * SHELTON*BLAKE RED RIVER BLUE 14384 27 11292 455445
20 91 80 80 * CHURCH*ERIC CHIEF 14328 23 11645 484726
4 79 59 81 VARIOUS ARTISTS LET IT SNOW 14310 -4 14942 60332
5 64 49 82 SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 14213 -19 17612 849393
4 86 70 83 SINATRA*FRANK SINATRA: BEST OF THE BEST 13902 6 13170 67547
18 85 77 84 * VARIOUS NOW 39 13492 14 11797 491621
16 156 125 85 * PISTOL ANNIES HELL ON HEELS 13213 76 7499 188500
9 100 95 86 * FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH AMERICAN CAPITALIST 12917 28 10104 213238
11 68 73 87 J COLE COLE WORLD: THE SIDELINE STORY 12793 3 12419 449554
4 137 104 88 * CASTING CROWNS PEACE ON EARTH 12313 31 9397 206351
5 77 46 89 LADY ANTEBELLUM MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 12258 -33 18275 344201
1 90 * MAINE PIONEER 12182 999 20 12204
13 111 100 91 * GILBERT*BRANTLEY HALFWAY TO HEAVEN 12078 26 9568 346311
6 159 84 92 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS EXTRAORDINAIRE 12010 9 11056 2823119
22 53 105 93 * SOUNDTRACK SHAKE IT UP:BREAK IT DOWN 12003 28 9342 192009
81 166 94 * BLACK KEYS BROTHERS 11698 110 5574 894915
6 60 66 95 TYRESE OPEN INVITATION 11571 -16 13715 175907
6 56 67 96 WALE AMBITION 11411 -17 13667 280657
5 124 78 97 TAYLOR*JAMES CHRISTMAS ALBUM 11399 -3 11755 885161
5 153 88 98 CAREY*MARIAH MERRY CHRISTMAS II YOU 11179 7 10459 480542
6 81 93 99 VARIOUS POSITIVELY CHRISTMAS 11019 9 10119 14
5 162 120 100 * CELTIC WOMAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 10719 38 7773 950338
9 65 83 101 EVANESCENCE EVANESCENCE 10630 -5 11233 271303
3 98 102 BENNETT*TONY CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 10608 6 9963 37740
1 103 * REZNOR*TRENT & ATTICUS ROSS GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO 10576 0 10576
5 130 64 104 MCBRIDE*MARTINA WHITE CHRISTMAS 10570 -24 13996 1579726
9 75 96 105 ALAINA*LAUREN WILDFLOWER 10451 4 10075 182874
1 106 * FRAMPTON*DIA RED 10398 999 8 10406
98 145 108 107 * LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 10336 19 8708 3743014
4 150 117 108 * DION*CELINE THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES 10269 28 8054 5211353
55 51 103 109 MINAJ*NICKI PINK FRIDAY 10236 8 9471 1683056
4 59 102 110 TOMLIN*CHRIS HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD: ESSENTIA 10232 8 9500 20510
21 163 114 111 * KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 20 9959 21 8215 317498
76 74 97 112 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 9877 -1 10001 851291
5 132 112 113 * CHIPMUNKS*THE CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKS 9796 19 8245 343029
4 93 111 114 * BIEBER*JUSTIN NEVER SAY NEVER-REMIXES 9786 18 8324 789098
12 95 129 115 * MINDLESS BEHAVIOR #1 GIRL 9764 35 7209 139999
3 169 182 116 * SINATRA*FRANK FRANK SINATRA CHRISTMAS COLLEC 9743 85 5274 457069
14 67 99 117 STRAIT*GEORGE HERE FOR A GOOD TIME 9661 0 9691 285187
29 143 116 118 * PAISLEY*BRAD THIS IS COUNTRY MUSIC 9590 18 8103 571034
161 142 121 119 * SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 9450 22 7757 6428591
4 158 81 120 ELF SOUNDTRACK 9429 -18 11548 559608
2 171 121 * COLE*NAT KING CHRISTMAS SONG 9420 71 5506 873716
3 46 92 122 ROLLING STONES SOME GIRLS 9351 -8 10191 103878
5 76 90 123 SANTOS*ROMEO FORMULA VOL. 1 9328 -9 10274 127325
3 166 124 124 * STRAIGHT NO CHASER CHRISTMAS CHEERS 9257 23 7541 294768
6 89 134 125 * CROWDER*DAVID BAND OH FOR JOY 9115 33 6868 18582
3 175 153 126 * CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT 8952 46 6146 1850079
19 179 133 127 * VICTORIOUS CAST FEAT. VICTORIA VICTORIOUS: MUSIC FROM THE HIT 8882 29 6902 184100
3 36 87 128 DURBIN*JAMES MEMORIES OF A BEAUTIFUL DISAST 8829 -18 10816 47374
5 82 106 129 MILLER*MAC BLUE SLIDE PARK 8817 -3 9078 203062
1 130 * SONGS OF ANARCHY: MUSIC FROM S SOUNDTRACK 8799 225 2707 11561
3 138 131 * NEWSBOYS GOD'S NOT DEAD 8775 138 3689 9404
4 123 132 * KENNY G HOLIDAY COLLECTION 8534 13 7542 369241
2 23 133 TREY SONGZ INEVITABLE 8487 -69 27055 35612
3 152 134 * ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS CHIPWRECKED-OFFICIAL MOTION PI 8471 37 6181 27342
3 27 72 135 YELAWOLF RADIOACTIVE 8383 -33 12474 61785
7 84 107 136 TOBYMAC CHRISTMAS IN DIVERSE CITY 8325 -5 8748 19308
15 183 150 137 * RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS I'M WITH YOU 8246 32 6233 446524
3 73 138 * STORY*LAURA BLESSINGS 8229 84 4462 42391
4 111 79 139 PINK MARTINI JOY TO THE WORLD 8171 -30 11675 184966
7 125 115 140 MA*YO-YO GOAT RODEO SESSIONS 8165 -1 8209 90452
3 149 141 * ROGERS/PARTON ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS 8124 30 6244 763321
5 129 119 142 DISTURBED LOST CHILDREN 8095 4 7774 83278
2 186 143 * BUBLE*MICHAEL CRAZY LOVE 8056 118 3697 2130495
4 126 144 VARIOUS PHINEAS AND FERB HOLIDAY FAVOR 8042 9 7374 68506
1 145 * BULLOCK*AMBER THANK YOU 7927 999 89 5959
9 154 130 146 * A.N.T. FARM SOUNDTRACK 7781 10 7073 76902
2 167 147 * CROSBY*BING CHRISTMAS CLASSICS 7705 39 5550 94866
2 151 148 * CROSBY*BING WHITE CHRISTMAS 7693 24 6218 1840302
3 155 137 149 * STRAIGHT NO CHASER HOLIDAY SPIRITS 7629 14 6671 290598
4 127 150 GRANT*AMY CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS 7605 4 7284 237900
77 61 118 151 EMINEM RECOVERY 7590 -4 7886 4118715
2 162 152 * MARTIN*DEAN MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS 7408 28 5799 103699
3 141 153 * VARIOUS TIS THE SEASON-KIDS CHRISTMAS 7390 15 6428 146517
1 154 * GRACE*JAMIE ONE SONG AT A TIME 7378 136 3132 17519
12 57 136 155 * LOVATO*DEMI UNBROKEN 7377 10 6687 209874
5 152 122 156 IL DIVO CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 7291 -4 7556 1506732
1 157 * ONXRT: LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES ONXRT: LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES 7231 0 7231
2 178 158 * CELTIC THUNDER CHRISTMAS 7158 33 5398 118725
27 178 158 159 * SKRILLEX SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITE 7024 20 5858 177880
159 187 160 * BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 6995 38 5072 2792940
3 163 161 * SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 6982 21 5754 5115456
43 113 156 162 * LYNYRD SKYNYRD BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD-MILLENN 6953 17 5945 2631612
4 128 163 KENNY G GREATEST HOLIDAY CLASSICS 6937 -5 7264 599199
162 194 157 164 * LADY GAGA FAME 6915 17 5904 4355183
1 165 * THOMAS*CARL CONQUER 6851 999 91 6942
1 166 * BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 6839 98 3461 3597071
2 48 166 HOT CHELLE RAE WHATEVER 6839 -61 17672 24538
19 168 * WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 6838 68 4074 2504235
25 180 169 * VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY 4 6795 27 5351 216907
8 177 193 170 * MANDISA WHAT IF WE WERE REAL 6782 35 5011 37494
2 165 171 * WEST*MATTHEW HEART OF CHRISTMAS 6696 18 5655 12439
1 172 * BUBLE*MICHAEL CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 6620 127 2918 2295801
9 190 169 172 * MCBRIDE*MARTINA ELEVEN 6620 20 5523 110167
2 197 174 * JACKSON*ALAN HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS 6612 37 4826 1150006
1 175 * CONNICK*HARRY JR. WHAT A NIGHT! A CHRISTMAS ALBU 6579 89 3472 369769
2 164 176 * THE SING-OFF SING-OFF: SONGS OF THE SEA 6559 15 5715 25074
7 146 154 177 WAITS*TOM BAD AS ME 6542 7 6121 129405
5 128 192 178 * BIG TIME RUSH BTR 6520 30 5018 629927
25 135 181 179 * MOORE*JUSTIN OUTLAWS LIKE ME 6477 21 5339 315285
3 173 176 180 * ENYA WINTER CAME 6410 18 5413 864463
4 168 181 * VARIOUS ARTISTS WOMEN OF CHRISTMAS 6357 15 5532 49590
2 147 182 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP CHRISTMAS 6345 1 6253 27882
35 181 194 183 * FOO FIGHTERS WASTING LIGHT 6343 27 4992 630785
4 168 174 184 * JERSEY BOYS SEASONS GREETINGS 6319 16 5470 30149
4 97 143 185 CHILDISH GAMBINO CAMP 6220 -2 6315 77906
26 117 159 186 BAD MEETS EVIL HELL: THE SEQUEL 6208 6 5855 633911
2 138 187 HILL*FAITH JOY TO THE WORLD 6181 -7 6616 690158
21 176 189 188 * PRESLEY*ELVIS AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN 6133 21 5050 389128
56 43 132 189 RIHANNA LOUD 6120 -13 7023 1560437
4 123 140 190 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY CHRISTMAS 6105 -6 6472 214556
1 191 * MY MORNING JACKET ITUNES SESSIONS 6079 0 6079
1 192 * VA-VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 6077 96 3104 2473431
44 160 193 CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW 6068 4 5833 227758
25 191 142 194 PITBULL PLANET PIT 5967 -7 6415 278282
1 195 * SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE YEAR WITHOUT RAIN 5908 31 4505 704366
2 183 196 * PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS PRESLEY CHRISTMAS DUETS 5895 13 5196 476448
2 197 * R.E.M. PART LIES, PART TRUTH, PART GA 5879 67 3530 27379
1 198 * ALABAMA CANM-ALABAMA-CHRISTMAS 5850 33 4408 358239
54 199 * RASCAL FLATTS NOTHING LIKE THIS 5833 32 4417 1019977
5 160 144 200 PINK FLOYD BEST OF PINK FLOYD 5814 -8 6308 39989

[livelikedying111]

These very low sales indicate the following (I believe): people wait to get their iTunes cards and thus, this year's christmas digital sales are gonna be the biggest ever by a wide margin.
Think about it, digital single sales are relatively dead! I don't think it's because there aren't any new songs out right now, there were a few "dry" times this year and still sales were higher.

[Deleted]

Oh wow at Mary J Blige. Her 2nd week looked really promising.

[Deleted]

LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY 24422 3 23668 1997004

2 mil next week

[Enigma.]

Oops at Blige, a significant decline.. And interesting that Talk That Talk had the second biggest drop in top 40.

[Cerbius]

Drake, Lady A, and potentially Bieber will pass 1 million in sales next week.

[ListenToItTwice]

59 39 37 39 * SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 27136 25 21680 3825083
77 61 118 151 EMINEM RECOVERY 7590 -4 7886 4118715

Looks like Speak Now should eventually pass Recovery to become the best-selling album released in 2010. Taylor's first two albums are the best-selling albums released in their respective years, as well

[livelikedying111]

Dec 14, 2011 14:54:49 GMT -5 ListenToItTwice said:

59 39 37 39 * SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 27136 25 21680 3825083
77 61 118 151 EMINEM RECOVERY 7590 -4 7886 4118715

Looks like Speak Now should eventually pass Recovery to become the best-selling album released in 2010. Taylor's first two albums are the best-selling albums released in their respective years, as well

I wouldn't count on it. Her sales before the holdays were very low - like ~8,000. after the holidays we'll see if there's a chance.

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Top Catalog Albums
Week Ending December 11, 2011

Wks On 2Wks LW TW Artist Name Album Title TW % CHG LW Total
7 4 1 1 BOCELLI*ANDREA MY CHRISTMAS 49310 42 34681 2732131
7 3 2 2 GROBAN*JOSH NOEL 34880 37 25534 5388976
6 26 10 3 GUARALDI*VINCE TRIO CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS 34024 120 15453 3081146
54 5 4 4 ADELE 19 31161 26 24638 1589202
8 1 3 5 BOYLE*SUSAN THE GIFT 31020 23 25161 2023837
8 6 6 6 TOMLIN*CHRIS GLORY IN THE HIGHEST:CHRISTMAS 28852 24 23253 119732
8 7 5 7 VARIOUS NOW CHRISTMAS 4 23422 -3 24074 344831
7 24 11 8 PRESLEY*ELVIS CANM-ELVIS PRESLEY-ITS CHRISTM 17054 20 14230 1350376
8 20 16 9 EVANCHO*JACKIE O HOLY NIGHT 16995 37 12415 1093280
6 27 32 10 NOW ESSENTIAL CHRIST ESSENTIAL NOW THAT'S WHAT I CA 16279 98 8229 426135
6 14 15 11 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LOST CHRISTMAS EVE 15986 27 12563 2170312
6 18 21 12 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS CHRISTMAS 15597 42 10952 569661
5 13 25 13 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS 25TH 15587 54 10113 416867
7 9 14 14 GLEE CAST MUSIC: XMAS 15486 16 13365 1001806
10 12 23 15 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 2.0 15072 46 10305 2998258
6 16 9 16 CAREY*MARIAH MERRY CHRISTMAS 15051 -6 16028 5179625
5 19 13 17 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES 14699 5 13971 3242884
7 8 8 18 SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 14213 -19 17612 849393
6 32 27 19 CASTING CROWNS PEACE ON EARTH 12313 31 9397 206351
7 11 7 20 LADY ANTEBELLUM MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 12258 -33 18275 344201
6 45 20 21 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS EXTRAORDINAIRE 12010 9 11056 2823119
4 72 54 22 BLACK KEYS BROTHERS 11698 110 5574 894915
6 29 17 23 TAYLOR*JAMES CHRISTMAS ALBUM 11399 -3 11755 885161
6 41 22 24 CAREY*MARIAH MERRY CHRISTMAS II YOU 11179 7 10459 480542
6 46 34 25 CELTIC WOMAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 10719 38 7773 950338
6 30 12 26 MCBRIDE*MARTINA WHITE CHRISTMAS 10570 -24 13996 1579726
4 37 28 27 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 10336 19 8708 3743014
5 38 33 28 DION*CELINE THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES 10269 28 8054 5211353
12 10 26 29 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 9877 -1 10001 851291
6 31 31 30 CHIPMUNKS*THE CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKS 9796 19 8245 343029
5 50 60 31 SINATRA*FRANK FRANK SINATRA CHRISTMAS COLLEC 9743 85 5274 457069
45 36 35 32 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 9450 22 7757 6428591
6 44 19 33 ELF SOUNDTRACK 9429 -18 11548 559608
5 80 57 34 COLE*NAT KING CHRISTMAS SONG 9420 71 5506 873716
3 2 24 35 ROLLING STONES SOME GIRLS 9351 -8 10191 103878
5 49 38 36 STRAIGHT NO CHASER CHRISTMAS CHEERS 9257 23 7541 294768
5 52 49 37 CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT 8952 46 6146 1850079
6 67 37 38 KENNY G HOLIDAY COLLECTION 8534 13 7542 369241
4 21 18 39 PINK MARTINI JOY TO THE WORLD 8171 -30 11675 184966
6 78 47 40 ROGERS/PARTON ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS 8124 30 6244 763321
14 56 103 41 BUBLE*MICHAEL CRAZY LOVE 8056 118 3697 2130495
6 85 39 42 VARIOUS PHINEAS AND FERB HOLIDAY FAVOR 8042 9 7374 68506
6 123 55 43 CROSBY*BING CHRISTMAS CLASSICS 7705 39 5550 94866
5 104 48 44 CROSBY*BING WHITE CHRISTMAS 7693 24 6218 1840302
6 42 42 45 STRAIGHT NO CHASER HOLIDAY SPIRITS 7629 14 6671 290598
5 82 40 46 GRANT*AMY CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS 7605 4 7284 237900
5 121 52 47 MARTIN*DEAN MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS 7408 28 5799 103699
5 96 45 48 VARIOUS TIS THE SEASON-KIDS CHRISTMAS 7390 15 6428 146517
6 40 36 49 IL DIVO CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 7291 -4 7556 1506732
5 71 59 50 CELTIC THUNDER CHRISTMAS 7158 33 5398 118725
11 81 64 51 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 6995 38 5072 2792940
92 64 53 52 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 6982 21 5754 5115456
49 22 50 53 LYNYRD SKYNYRD BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD-MILLENN 6953 17 5945 2631612
6 65 41 54 KENNY G GREATEST HOLIDAY CLASSICS 6937 -5 7264 599199
14 59 51 55 LADY GAGA FAME 6915 17 5904 4355183
249 117 56 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 6839 98 3461 3597071
21 117 89 57 WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 6838 68 4074 2504235
2 141 58 BUBLE*MICHAEL CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 6620 127 2918 2295801
6 119 67 59 JACKSON*ALAN HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS 6612 37 4826 1150006
4 73 115 60 CONNICK*HARRY JR. WHAT A NIGHT! A CHRISTMAS ALBU 6579 89 3472 369769
5 51 58 61 ENYA WINTER CAME 6410 18 5413 864463
6 95 56 62 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOMEN OF CHRISTMAS 6357 15 5532 49590
5 66 43 63 HILL*FAITH JOY TO THE WORLD 6181 -7 6616 690158
49 53 65 64 PRESLEY*ELVIS AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN 6133 21 5050 389128
5 28 44 65 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY CHRISTMAS 6105 -6 6472 214556
3 156 128 66 VA-VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 6077 96 3104 2473431
5 84 61 67 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS PRESLEY CHRISTMAS DUETS 5895 13 5196 476448
6 152 78 68 ALABAMA CANM-ALABAMA-CHRISTMAS 5850 33 4408 358239
29 93 94 69 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 5782 48 3909 1930344
4 162 79 70 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS ATTIC 5706 30 4399 1734216
5 171 84 71 RAT PACK*THE CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK 5676 33 4271 64435
49 60 69 72 CLAPTON*ERIC BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON-MILLENNIU 5647 18 4791 1019449
13 122 73 73 BENNETT*TONY DUETS: AMERICAN CLASSIC 5642 20 4689 1764618
310 33 91 74 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 5599 38 4055 4668767
5 134 68 75 IVES*BURL RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 5586 16 4823 1190516
11 83 29 76 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 5463 -35 8451 9229382
1 77 MERCYME ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME 5441 352 1204 190785
5 63 63 78 SUGARLAND GOLD AND GREEN 5307 3 5131 329657
6 115 102 79 PAISLEY*BRAD BRAD PAISLEY CHRISTMAS 5279 42 3708 308272
24 34 70 80 TEMPTATIONS, THE VOL. 1-BEST OF TEMPTATIONS 60' 5277 11 4758 1093111
14 140 116 81 BEATLES BEATLES 1 5266 52 3470 11942979
48 61 85 82 THREE DOG NIGHT MILLENNIUM COLLECTION-20TH CEN 5209 24 4184 898666
4 144 71 83 VARIOUS NOW CHRISTMAS! 5174 9 4748 3410323
6 146 72 84 DIAMOND*NEIL VOL. 2-CHRISTMAS ALBUM 5158 10 4694 657964
46 35 75 85 CASH*JOHNNY VH1 STORYTELLERS WITH WILLIE N 5100 10 4620 504230
3 70 62 86 CHRISTMAS NUMBER 1'S CHRISTMAS NUMBER 1'S 5040 -2 5132 111109
46 47 81 87 RICHIE*LIONEL BEST OF/20TH CENTURY 4990 15 4323 546884
47 55 82 88 WHITE*BARRY BEST OF BARRY WHITE-MILLENNIUM 4980 15 4322 850082
6 125 76 89 SINATRA*FRANK CHRISTMAS SONGS BY SINATRA 4964 8 4579 422434
1 90 BUBLE*MICHAEL MICHAEL BUBLE 4819 133 2066 2595324
4 99 88 91 MERCYME CHRISTMAS SESSION,THE 4784 17 4080 148867
3 148 107 92 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SONG 4764 33 3590 945021
4 164 87 93 BENNETT*TONY SNOWFALL 4695 14 4106 87210
3 170 66 94 MCLACHLAN*SARAH WINTERSONG 4678 -4 4898 1017168
47 75 83 95 BOYZ II MEN BEST OF BOYZ II MEN-MILLENNIUM 4669 8 4306 687295
29 109 97 96 NELSON*WILLIE SUPER HITS 4659 20 3897 2239802
3 143 108 97 N SYNC HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 4626 29 3580 2676586
6 111 77 98 CHIPMUNKS CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKSV1 4591 2 4514 670353
41 101 94 99 AEROSMITH BEST OF AEROSMITH-MILLENNIUM C 4573 17 3909 379370
25 17 80 100 LAMBERT*MIRANDA REVOLUTION 4449 2 4365 1444926
4 89 74 101 CHESNEY*KENNY ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A 4383 -6 4659 841767
6 159 90 102 CONNICK*HARRY JR. WHEN MY HEART FINDS CHRISTMAS 4348 7 4073 3098389
155 131 114 103 JACKSON*MICHAEL ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON 4284 23 3484 1886537
12 108 98 104 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED EXTENDED VERSIONS 4266 11 3852 195865
3 39 138 105 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE KISS AND TELL 4223 44 2937 839851
48 76 109 106 STRAIT*GEORGE BEST OF/20TH CENTURY 4218 19 3559 1369152
780 98 104 107 SEGER*BOB GREATEST HITS 4150 13 3671 9105825
49 132 106 108 WILLIAMS*HANK JR. VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 4144 15 3619 2919971
37 137 124 109 CASH*JOHNNY BEST OF 4061 26 3224 488288
44 69 121 110 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 4049 23 3305 7971712
45 141 111 111 SBCMG 2007 ELVIS BEST OF LOVE 4043 14 3541 200768
155 23 86 112 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 4013 -2 4114 3466142
1 113 ELVIS PRESLEY US2 ELVIS PRESLEY INSPIRATIONA 3942 999 213 53821
30 133 119 114 CASH*JOHNNY SUPER HITS 3897 16 3354 1802385
4 181 123 115 VANDROSS*LUTHER LUTHER VANDROSS CHRISTMAS 3889 20 3251 105933
6 57 116 TENTH AVENUE NORTH LIGHT MEETS THE DARK 3880 154 1528 86306
3 79 99 117 SINATRA*FRANK JOLLY CHRISTMAS FROM FRANK SIN 3863 4 3728 838021
11 139 118 118 PINK FLOYD WALL 3862 14 3398 1644402
5 188 113 119 PRESLEY*ELVIS BLUE CHRISTMAS 3841 10 3501 736592
6 192 112 120 MATHIS*JOHNNY WINTER WONDERLAND 3840 9 3532 73164
85 179 149 121 RASCAL FLATTS GREATEST HITS V1 3756 37 2738 1143724
2 163 122 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS 3745 49 2520 3624590
4 158 96 123 SBCMG 2006 TODAY'S COUNTRY CHRI 3718 -5 3907 97809
49 86 125 124 VAUGHAN*STEVIE RAY MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE B 3641 15 3175 340298
109 62 128 125 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 3589 16 3104 998465
4 191 122 126 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMASVILLE 3576 9 3280 235028
886 25 100 127 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H 3520 -6 3727 6046696
11 106 110 128 PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE 3518 -1 3542 1366756
265 15 92 129 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 3512 -12 3993 5090410
9 200 166 130 BROWN*ZAC BAND PASS THE JAR-ZAC BROWN BAND & 3505 42 2466 317790
3 173 127 131 FRANKLIN*KIRK CHRISTMAS 3504 12 3142 493622
45 138 132 132 JOPLIN*JANIS SUPER HITS 3490 16 3021 810342
5 157 105 133 CHIPMUNKS VOL. 2-CHRISTMAS WITH 3489 -5 3669 200860
57 116 120 134 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 3482 5 3329 3160315
3 97 131 135 POLAR EXPRESS SOUNDTRACK 3469 13 3059 670392
4 150 136 KENNY G MIRACLES-HOLIDAY ALBUM 3435 26 2732 7243012
22 74 155 137 JACKSON 5 MILLENNIUM COLLECTION-20TH CEN 3416 28 2669 934126
312 161 138 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD 3387 34 2522 4770145
45 194 151 139 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 3385 25 2715 1946437
3 87 174 140 JACKSON 5 ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS C 3326 40 2384 118753
129 135 93 141 JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 3296 -17 3969 6039798
1 142 VA-CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK 3282 115 1524 1076967
13 114 134 143 NIRVANA NEVERMIND 3273 9 3009 8912098
2 143 144 ROGERS*KENNY GIFT 3257 14 2864 202153
4 48 126 145 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS LIVE 3256 4 3143 1080193
6 105 136 146 WILSON PHILLIPS CHRISTMAS IN HARMONY 3224 8 2993 64375
2 165 147 TEMPTATIONS, THE BEST OF TEMPTATIONS CHRISTMAS 3188 27 2515 119951
3 126 135 148 THIRD DAY CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS 3180 6 3004 139402
5 130 148 SBCMG 2007 B STREISAND X-MAS 3180 3 3091 67210
10 180 137 150 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS COUNTRY 3179 8 2949 70560
2 161 151 VA-SLOW JAMS CHRISTMAS VOLUME 1 3159 25 2522 363943
6 196 139 152 CROSBY*BING CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 3150 7 2934 200294
23 166 158 153 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH WAR IS THE ANSWER 3134 21 2588 594626
7 163 154 BOYLE*SUSAN I DREAMED A DREAM 3103 23 2520 4040350
1 155 BLACK KEYS ATTACK & RELEASE 3088 141 1279 335869
29 191 156 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE PLAY ON 3069 37 2248 2056317
21 103 173 157 JAMES*ETTA BEST OF ETTA JAMES 3067 28 2394 861249
3 133 158 VARIOUS: ROCK CHRISTMAS VAR. 3050 1 3020 43138
24 107 175 159 HOLLY*BUDDY BEST OF BUDDY HOLLY-MILLENNIUM 3048 28 2383 471276
23 154 160 PRESLEY*ELVIS GOSPEL / AN EVENING 3006 12 2678 119134
5 148 161 COMO*PERRY PERRY COMO CHRISTMAS 3004 10 2742 60130
1 162 KRALL*DIANA CHRISTMAS SONGS 2985 121 1349 869178
2 30 163 SMASHING PUMPKINS SIAMESE DREAM 2984 -64 8332 4836900
84 154 145 164 EMINEM MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2972 6 2805 10522901
2 157 164 VARIOUS VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS V1/V2 2972 15 2593 20828
67 198 170 166 MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND 2945 21 2434 10632864
52 186 167 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) 2933 39 2111 3139234
2 195 168 DENVER*JOHN CHRISTMAS IN CONCERT 2904 32 2206 62795
3 118 146 169 MA*YO-YO SONGS OF JOY & PEACE 2856 2 2802 471060
3 153 170 WYNONNA CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 2854 6 2697 185996
4 140 171 VA-CHRISTMAS ALL-TIME GREATEST VOL. 1-CHRISTMAS ALL-TIME GREA 2842 -3 2923 600640
2 152 172 VARIOUS ARTISTS RUDOLPH & FROSTY'S C 2822 4 2710 24592
1 173 STRAIGHT NO CHASER WITH A TWIST 2817 100 1412 124917
47 160 174 ORBISON*ROY SUPER HITS 2780 9 2542 1221433
312 192 175 WICKED ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING 2751 23 2240 2174549
60 176 ALDEAN*JASON WIDE OPEN 2745 34 2046 1488588
1 177 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCH. NIGHT CASTLE 2729 41 1934 476869
28 88 197 178 JOURNEY CAPTURED (LIVE) 2710 24 2179 83843
35 189 179 BRYAN*LUKE DOIN' MY THING 2685 19 2254 627834
31 188 180 FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 2667 17 2286 518789
2 90 181 JERSEY BOYS SOUNDTRACK 2663 36 1965 1275923
1 182 BOCELLI*ANDREA BEST OF ANDREA BOCELLI-VIVERE 2638 28 2053 980046
2 183 183 BATTISTELLI*FRANCESCA MY PAPER HEART 2633 34 1964 150626
1 184 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS ALBUM 2620 55 1691 3485169
5 175 147 185 KIDZ BOP KIDS VERY MERRY KIDZ BOP 2609 -6 2772 175752
1 186 VARIOUS PRINCESS ULTIMATE COLLECTION 2607 27 2051 678637
2 142 187 THE HIT CREW CHRISTMAS PARTY MUSIC 2586 -11 2896 23225
2 178 188 BROOKS & DUNN IT WON'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT 2580 10 2354 312049
1 189 WILLIAMS*ANDY PERSONAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 2570 33 1934 135950
4 176 190 SNOWMAN, THE WINTER MELODIES 3 CD SET 2567 8 2374 11358
45 194 191 WHITESNAKE BEST OF WHITESNAKE-MILLENNIUM 2564 15 2238 631445
1 192 SOUND OF MUSIC SOUNDTRACK 2562 48 1730 831385
7 151 144 193 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 2553 -10 2836 2699201
1 194 VA-VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS VERY SPECIAL XMAS 3 2545 74 1462 960129
134 192 195 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP 2542 13 2240 1609487
2 190 196 AUTRY*GENE RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER 2534 13 2249 43114
167 163 169 197 NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 2527 3 2457 7546402
25 181 197 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS ROCK 2527 8 2348 128787
3 187 199 123 FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS 123 FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS 2512 10 2291 25986
3 130 186 200 STING IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT 2508 9 2306 623976

[asg4]

Dec 14, 2011 11:02:20 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

www.billboard.com/#/news/michael-buble-s-christmas-stays-atop-billboard-1005672762.story

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Dec. 11) totaled 9.66 million units, up 20% compared to the sum last week (8.06 million) and down 5% compared to the comparable sales week of 2010 (10.20 million). Year to date album sales stand at 296.44 million, up 2% compared to the same total at this point last year (291.44 million).

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the sales r up like 1.66 % from last year and we will likely have sales growth of less then 1% by end of yr.
we had a similar thing happen in 2004 the sales went up and then headed down again but i think now we have hit near bottom.
but if u discount the gaga 440k and other low ass priced albums from amazon then we might come out less then last yr

[areyoureadytojump]

Dec 14, 2011 14:33:49 GMT -5 livelikedying111 said:

These very low sales indicate the following (I believe): people wait to get their iTunes cards and thus, this year's christmas digital sales are gonna be the biggest ever by a wide margin.
Think about it, digital single sales are relatively dead! I don't think it's because there aren't any new songs out right now, there were a few "dry" times this year and still sales were higher.

These are not "very low" sales. Only down 5% from last year.

People expect way too much from Christmas sales.

[josh]

Are Mandisa's sales considered good for a Christian album?

[areyoureadytojump]

Will the following albums be certified on the Billboard 200 tomorrow?

Numbers from the 12/24 Billboard 200:

Michael Buble 1,516,833
Justin Bieber 832k
Taylor Swift EP 849k
Now 39 491k
Red Hot Chili Peppers 446k
Kenny G, Greatest Holiday Classics 599k

Albums only on the BB200 for 5+ weeks are listed and have sold over 400k.

[pnobelysk]

Dec 14, 2011 19:07:53 GMT -5 josh said:

Are Mandisa's sales considered good for a Christian album?

id say so. she now has had three albums pass 100k. this most recent one opened with 8k and has sold 115k now. thats great

[josh]

Dec 14, 2011 21:17:52 GMT -5 pnobelysk said:

Dec 14, 2011 19:07:53 GMT -5 josh said:

Are Mandisa's sales considered good for a Christian album?

id say so. she now has had three albums pass 100k. this most recent one opened with 8k and has sold 115k now. thats great

I think that original 100k number posted by Holiday Guy is incorrect. If you look at the complete list, it says her total is 37k.

[Deleted]

Christian albums are not reflected accurately in the totals column on Soundscan charts

He likely got his 100K number because he or whomever he got it from meticuluously added up all the weekly totals to date to arrrive at the number

[pianoman]

I've been tracking the weekly totals for albums sold in Christian outlets since mid-October and Mandisa is missing about 33K since then for a total of at least 70K, so a full total of 100K+ sounds reasonable.

Other albums whose sum of weekly totals are higher than the reported totals:

SUSAN BOYLE - SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME - 365759 - 370432
CHRIST TOMLIN - GLORY IN THE HIGHEST - 119732 - 214508 (at least)
CASTING CROWNS - COME TO THE WELL - 107712 - 259887
VARIOUS - POSITIVELY CHRISTMAS - 14 - 68905
DAVID CROWDER BAND - OH FOR JOY - 18582 - 46042
NEWSBOYS - GOD'S NOT DEAD - 9404 - 33072
TOBYMAC - CHRISTMAS IN DIVERSE CITY - 19308 - 50882

[HolidayGuy]

Yes, some acts who see a notable amount of sales through Christan outlets do not have accurate to-date tallies shown on the SoundScan charts. Uless there's an explanation given, we'll never know why SS doesn't include Christian-outlet sales when it includes them in weekly numbers; but, let's hope SS eventually does include them in to-date numbers (which, supposedly, will happen in the near future).

SuBoi's The Gift passed 2m some months ago, but SS is just now showing 2 million+. For the 11/19 chart, SS listed its total as 1,195,854. If you add up the sales for the five weeks that followed, it scanned 114,521, with its total shown as 2,023,837- so, it's sold 6K or so via Christian outlets during that time. Last year, the album scanned some 92,000 at Christian outlets in its first eight weeks of release.

[deuce8pro]

Jackie Evancho's Dream with Me is listed as 586914 but weekly totals add up to 609,098
also O Holy Night is listed as 1093280 which I think is also short
adding up all the weekly numbers since it recharted six weeks ago, its not including 8,794 in the cumulated total.
Total should be 1,102,074.

[areyoureadytojump]

Billboard did not update this week's charts with the latest RIAA certifications:

From the RIAA database:

Adele 5xp
Mumford & Sons 2xp
Blake Shelton, Loaded Gold
J Cole Gold
Miranda Lambert Gold
Now 38 Gold
Bee Gees, Ultimate Gold
Susan Boyle Gold

[areyoureadytojump]

30 albums enter the Billboard 200 this week. 12 are re-entries.

45 albums entered the Billboard 200 last week. 35 were re-entries.

59 albums entered this Billboard 200 2 weeks ago. 36 were re-entries.