Billboard 200: 5/12/12: Jack White No. 1: 138,000

[HolidayGuy]

Starting with info from Hip Hop DX (which posts Current Albums rankings):

8. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: 32,000 (415,000)

18. Future, Pluto: 17,000 (59,000)

30. Drake, Take Care: 12,000 (1.711 million)

51. Tyga, Careless World: Rise Of The Last King: 7,600 (207,000)

84. Prozak, Paranormal: 5,400 (5,500)

88. Jay-Z & Kanye West, Watch The Throne: 4,400 (1.421 million)

94. Trip Lee, The Good Life: 4,000 (27,000)

114. Death Grips, Money Store: 3,200 (3,400)

118. Mickey Avalon, Loaded: 3,100

116. Odd Future, OF Tape, Vol. 2: 3,100 (71,000)

[HolidayGuy]

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Week Ending April 29, 2012. Albums: White’s In Good Company
By Paul Grein | Chart Watch – Wed May 2, 2012

Jack White's first solo album, Blunderbuss, debuts at #1 this week in both the U.S. and the U.K. This marks the fourth time that the first solo album by a prominent member of a group or duo has reached #1 in both countries. Blunderbuss follows George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, George Michael's Faith and Beyonce's Dangerously In Love. All three of those artists had had "transatlantic #1" albums with their famous groups (the Beatles, Wham! and Destiny's Child, respectively) prior to their solo debuts. White nearly did too, but the White Stripes' 2007 album Icky Thump, which hit #1 in the U.K., peaked at #2 in the U.S.

Blunderbuss is White's eighth top 10 album on The Billboard 200, following three albums with the White Stripes, two with the Raconteurs and two with the Dead Weather. The White Stripes first cracked the chart in March 2002 with White Blood Cells. The Stripes' last three albums won Grammys as Best Alternative Music Album (which puts the band in a tie with Radiohead for the most wins in the category's 22-year history). White has amassed nine Grammy Awards in all.

White is the second artist with that surname to top the U.S. album chart. He follows the inimitable Barry White, who hit #1 in October 1974 with Can't Get Enough. (I don't think the two are related.)

White's album sold 78K digital copies (out of 138K total), which puts it at #1 on Top Digital Albums.

The Fine Print: George Harrison released a pair of instrumental albums before All Things Must Pass, but they were experimental and had limited appeal. I think it's fair to call the triple-disk (!) All Things Must Pass his solo debut.

Adele's 21, which inches up from #3 to #2, logs its 62nd week in the top 10. That's the longest run in the top 10 by any album since Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill spent 72 weeks in the top 10 from August 1995 to January 1997.

We're running out of album titles, but this is ridiculous. There are two albums in the top 10 titled Up All Night. One Direction's former #1 album with that title rebounds from #5 to #4. Country singer Kip Moore's like-titled album bows at #6. In the fall of 2008, two albums titled Fearless cracked the top 10 (though they never appeared in the top 10 at the same time). R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan hit #6 that September with an album by that title. Taylor Swift's like-titled album debuted at #1 seven weeks later.

The Wanted's first U.S. release, The Wanted, bows at #7. The seven-song EP sold 34K copies, only about one-fifth as many as One Direction's full-length Up All Night sold (176K) when it debuted at #1 six weeks ago (and 16K less than One Direction's album sold this week.) Does this give One Direction "boy band" bragging rights? I think it does. Both groups have smash singles. The Wanted's "Glad You Came" has sold 2,221,000 copies. One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" has sold 1,763,000.

Adele's Live At The Royal Albert Hall is #1 on Top Music Videos for the 22nd week. This equals Whitney Houston's record for the longest run at #1 by a female solo artist. Houston's The #1 Video Hits was #1 for its first 22 weeks in 1986. Live At Royal Albert Hall has sold 826,000 copies. That's less than one-tenth as many copies as Adele's album 21 (which has sold 8,909,000 copies), but it's a very solid number for a music video.

Pop Quiz: A female artist was #1 when the Music Video chart was introduced in March 1985. (It was called Top Music Videocassettes at the time.) Who was that woman and what was her video? Answer below the top 10 list.

"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra returns to #1 on Hot Digital Songs, dethroning "Payphone" by Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa. Which will come out on top 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. Jack White, Blunderbuss, 138,000. This new entry is White's first #1 album; his eighth to reach the top 10.

2. Adele, 21, 84,000. The former #1 album rebounds from #3 to #2 in its 62nd week. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Rumour Has It," which dips from #22 to #23.

3. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee, 78,000. The former #1 album drops to #3 in its fifth week. It has been in the top five the entire time. It's #1 on Top Country Albums for the fourth week.

4. One Direction, Up All Night, 50,000. The former #1 album rebounds from #5 to #4 in its seventh week. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "What Makes You Beautiful," which dips from #6 to #7.

5. Lee Brice, Hard 2 Love, 46,000. This new entry is the country singer's first top 10 album. Brice's 2010 debut album, Love Like Crazy, debuted and peaked at #44 in June 2010. Three songs from the new album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "A Woman Like You" (a recent #1 country hit), which drops from #38 to #42.

6. Kip Moore, Up All Night, 37,000. This new entry is Moore's debut album. "Something 'Bout A Truck" jumps from #40 to #36 on Hot Digital Songs.

7. The Wanted, The Wanted, 34,000. This new entry, a seven-song EP, is the boy band's U.S. debut. Two songs from the EP are listed on Hot Digital Songs. "Glad You Came" dips from #9 to #10. "Chasing The Sun" drops from #71 to #115.

8. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 32,000. The former #1 album drops from #6 to #8 in its fourth week. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Starships," which dips from #8 to #9.

9. Gotye, Making Mirrors, 32,000. The album drops from #7 to #9 in its 17th week. This is its fourth week in the top 10. "Somebody That I Used To Know" (featuring Kimbra) returns to #1 on Hot Digital Songs.

10. Jason Mraz, Love Is A Four Letter Word, 29,000. The album drops from #2 to #10 in its second week. "I Won't Give Up" holds at #24 on Hot Digital Songs.

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Train's California 37 drops from #4 to #11, Future's Pluto drops from #8 to #18, Bonnie Raitt's Slipstream drops from #9 to #14, and Luke Bryan's Tailgates & Tanlines drops from #10 to #12.

The Black Keys' El Camino rebounds from #16 to #13 in its 21st week. A new version of the album was released for Record Store Day on April 21. The album, which debuted and peaked at #2 in December, has sold 767K copies. It's on its way to becoming the duo's second straight million-seller. 2010's Brothers has sold 1,036,000 copies. In addition, Brothers won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.

Josh Abbott Band's Small Town Family Dream bows at #15. This is the third release by the country-rock group from Texas…Tiesto's Club Life, Volume 2: Miami bows at #16. The dance artist first charted in 2006.

The Think Like A Man soundtrack dips from #21 to #22 in its third week. It's #1 on Top Soundtracks, displacing The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond, which was on top for five weeks. The movie was #1 at the box-office for the second straight weekend. The movie is the biggest hit with a mostly African American cast since The Help was #1 at the box-office for three weekends in August. Think Like A Man is based on a best-selling book by Steve Harvey.

Maroon 5's Hands All Over leaps from #65 to #23 in its 52nd week. The album has sold 1,079,000 copies. It's the group's third million-selling album. Songs About Jane has sold 4,819,000 copies since its release in 2002. It Won't Be Soon Before Long has sold 2,275,000 copies since its release in 2007. You may detect a downward drift in the group's album sales even though its singles success and TV exposure are at a peak. That's how it goes sometimes (see: The Black Eyed Peas.)

Two 1970s chart-toppers return to the charts. Barry Manilow's Live In London opens at #24. Carole King's The Legendary Demos bows at #56. This is Manilow's fourth live album to crack the chart. King's album was released to coincide with the release of her autobiography, A Natural Woman.

Whitney Houston's 2000 album Whitney: The Greatest Hits jumps from #35 to #28 in its 41st week. It returns to #1 on Top Catalog Albums, dethroning Adele's 19. This is the Houston album's eighth week at #1 on the catalog chart. All have come since her death in February.

As of this week, Luther Vandross has sold 20 million albums since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard in 1991. Vandross sold millions more albums in the 10 years before that: His debut album, Never Too Much, was released in late summer 1981. Vandross, who died in 2005, is among the top R&B balladeers of all time.

Quiz Answer: Tina Turner's Private Dancer was #1 when the Top Music Videocassettes chart was introduced in March 1985. Turner's album of the same name logged 11 weeks at #3 from September to December 1984. (Many of you probably guessed Madonna. I'll give you half-credit. She was the second female artist to top the chart. Her Madonna video hit #1 that May.)

Bob Dylan last week became the first rock artist to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest honor bestowed on a U.S. civilian. (Two previous recipients of the medal are in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, but they aren't rock artists, per se. I'm talking about Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and blues legend B.B. King.) According to a White House statement, the medal recognizes "individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interest of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." Translation: It's a big deal. Here's a sobering item: Dylan, 70, is older than the last three U.S. Presidents. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are both 65. Barack Obama is 50.

Coming Attractions: Carrie Underwood's Blown Away is expected to "blow away" the competition and debut at #1 next week. Many other albums are vying for top 10 debuts, including Now 42, Norah Jones' Little Broken Hearts, B.o.B's Strange Clouds, Marilyn Manson's Born Villain, the SMASH soundtrack and The Avengers Assemble soundtrack. Also due: Santigold's Master Of My Make-Believe and Rufus Wainwright's Out Of The Game.

Useless Information: Jason Mraz's Love Is A Four Letter Word is the second album by an artist named Jason to debut and peak at #2 in the past 18 months. Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party stalled in the runner-up spot in November 2010.

[Agent Yoncé]

Woooah at M5's increase! & I'm still shocked that Gotye is selling better than fun.

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Jack White Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart
by Keith Caulfield, L.A. | May 02, 2012 11:00 EDT

Jack White visits the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 for the first time, as his debut solo set, "Blunderbuss," arrives with 138,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the rocker's first No. 1 in any form -- he missed the top with his other bands the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather. (However, they collectively notched seven top 10 sets.)

The highest chart of any of those band's releases was the White Stripes' 2007 album "Icky Thump," which bowed and peaked at No. 2 with a 223,000 first week. (It was stuck behind Bon Jovi's No. 1-debuting "Lost Highway," with 292,000.)



Jack White Composing 'Lone Ranger' Score



The rest of the top four this week are all holdovers, as Adele's "21" moves 3-2 (84,000; down 6%), Lionel Richie's "Tuskegee" slips 1-3 (78,000; down 31%) and One Direction's "Up All Night" rises 5-4 (50,000; down 9%). The latter crosses the half-million sales mark this week, as its to-date total climbs to 541,000. It is the fifth-largest selling album this year in the U.S. (Adele's "21," by far, leads the pack, with 3.1 million moved just in 2012. Its overall total is 8.9 million.)

The Billboard 200's second-highest debut belongs to Lee Brice's "Hard 2 Love," which enters at No. 5 with 46,000. It's the country singer's second album and first top 10, following 2010's "Love Like Crazy," which debuted and peaked at No. 44.

Right behind Brice is the debut of fellow country act Kip Moore, with his first album "Up All Night" at No. 6 (37,000). Yes, there are two identically-titled albums in the top 10 this week thanks to Moore and One Direction. Moore's current single, "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck," holds at No. 9 on the Country Songs chart this week.

The fourth and final arrival in the top 10 is the Wanted's self-titled U.S. debut, which bows at No. 7 with 34,000. The set (released only in the U.S. and Canada) is a compilation of singles from the U.K. vocal group's two previous studio albums, along with two newly-recorded songs. (The act's two earlier studio sets, a self-titled 2010 effort and 2011's "Battleground," were only released outside of America.) The Wanted's first worldwide studio album is due this fall.



The Wanted Live Q&A: Watch It Again



As for the rest of the top 10: Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" descends 6-8 (32,000; down 33%), Gotye's "Making Mirrors" falls 7-9 (32,000; down 28%) and Jason Mraz's "Love is a Four Letter Word" tumbles 2-10 (29,000; down 71%).

Over on the Digital Songs chart, Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" (featuring Kimbra), retakes the No. 1 slot, rising one position with 414,000 downloads (down 11%). Last week's No. 1, Maroon 5's "Payphone" featuring Wiz Khalifa, falls to No. 2 with 330,000 (down 33%).

Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" hits a new high, rising 5-3 with 221,000 (up less than 1%) while fun.'s "We Are Young" (featuring Janelle Monae) falls 3-4 with 207,000 (down 18%).

Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" moves 4-5 (192,000; down 18%) while Wiz Khalifa's new "Work Hard, Play Hard" debuts at No. 6 with 172,000. One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" is down 6-7 (170,000; down 13%), Flo Rida's "Wild Ones" (featuring Sia) goes 7-8 (152,000; down 10%) and Nicki Minaj's "Starships" drops 8-9 (151,000; down 1%). The Wanted's "Glad You Came" closes out the top 10, falling one slot, with 143,000 at No. 10 (down 3%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending April 30) totaled 5.41 million units, down 6% compared to the sum last week (5.72 million) and up less than 1% compared to the comparable sales week of 2011 (5.38 million). Year to date album sales stand at 100.97 million, down 1% compared to the same total at this point last year (101.88 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 25.52 million downloads, down 1% compared to last week (25.91 million) and up 1% stacked next to the comparable week of 2011 (25.31 million). Year to date track sales are at 470 million, up 7% compared to the same total at this point last year (438.35 million).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2011 when: Adele's "21" continued to reign atop the tally for a seventh nonconsecutive week with 155,000 (up 26%) sold. Meanwhile, Nos. 2-8 and 10 were all debuts. The highest new entry was Beastie Boys' "Hot Sauces Committee Part Two" at No. 2 with 128,000.

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[rosemoor]

oh poor The unWanted.

[Cerbius]

Bwahahaha. I wonder how long it will take for the UNWanted to pass One Direction's opening week. Or will it ever?

[HolidayGuy]

Albums from The Voice judges were priced at $6.99 for four days last week- hence Maroon 5's gain.

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The Billboard 200
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label Position
Chart
1 NEW 1 Blunderbuss, Jack White 1
2 3 2 62 21, Adele 1
3 1 1 5 Tuskegee, Lionel Richie 1
4 5 5 7 Up All Night, One Direction 1
5 NEW 1 Hard 2 Love, Lee Brice 5
6 NEW 1 Up All Night, Kip Moore 6
7 NEW 1 The Wanted 7
8 6 3 4 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nicki Minaj 1
9 7 7 17 Making Mirrors, Gotye 7
10 2 - 2 Love Is A Four Letter Word, Jason Mraz 2
11 4 - 2 California 37, Train 4
12 10 13 38 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
13 16 39 21 El Camino, The Black Keys 2
14 9 6 3 Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt 6
15 NEW 1 Small Town Family Dream, Josh Abbott Band 15
16 NEW 1 Club Life: Volume Two: Miami, Tiesto 16
17 11 8 4 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes 8
18 8 - 2 Pluto, Future 8
19 13 9 4 Changed, Rascal Flatts 3
20 18 24 40 Chief, Eric Church 1
21 45 47 42 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
22 21 33 3 Think Like A Man, Soundtrack 21
23 65 82 80 Hands All Over, Maroon 5 2
24 NEW 1 Live In London, Barry Manilow With The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra 24
25 19 14 6 The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond, Soundtrack 1
26 15 4 3 New Life, Monica 4
27 26 22 12 NOW 41, Various Artists 3
28 35 30 41 Whitney: The Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston 2
29 24 25 78 My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean 2
30 28 26 132 19, Adele 4
31 23 20 10 Some Nights, fun. 3
32 20 29 24 Take Care, Drake 1
33 22 19 5 Amaryllis, Shinedown 4
34 27 12 4 My Head Is An Animal, Of Monsters And Men 6
35 31 31 8 Wrecking Ball, Bruce Springsteen 1
36 32 - 2 Impressions, Chris Botti 32
37 NEW 1 Nine Lives, Deuce 37
38 30 40 23 Talk That Talk, Rihanna 3
39 37 37 6 Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance: Music From The Disney Channel Series, Soundtrack 13
40 NEW 1 Speak In Code, Eve 6 40
41 75 - 31 Blessings, Laura Story 41
42 39 27 27 Stronger, Kelly Clarkson 2
43 38 38 33 Own The Night, Lady Antebellum 1
44 33 28 6 Port Of Morrow, The Shins 3
45 34 18 5 MDNA, Madonna 1
46 36 41 88 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
47 165 124 220 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers (Diamond Certification) 10 26
48 62 58 26 Ceremonials, Florence + The Machine 6
49 43 42 18 Bangarang (EP), Skrillex 14
50 41 23 4 I Win, Marvin Sapp 9
51 44 48 37 Halfway To Heaven, Brantley Gilbert 4
52 12 - 2 Jack Johnson & Friends: Best Of Kokua Festival, Jack Johnson 12
53 46 45 45 Sorry For Party Rocking, LMFAO 5
54 48 43 10 Careless World: Rise Of The Last King, Tyga 4
55 56 67 101 Brothers, The Black Keys 3
56 NEW 1 The Legendary Demos, Carole King 56
57 50 44 23 Here And Now, Nickelback 2
58 52 57 110 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons 2
59 55 35 26 Four The Record, Miranda Lambert 3
60 58 52 81 The Band Perry 4
61 40 15 3 The Strange Case Of..., Halestorm 15
62 17 - 2 Picture Show, Neon Trees 17
63 47 16 3 Phase II, Prince Royce 16
64 25 - 2 I Missed Us, SWV 25
65 70 69 27 Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay 1
66 53 46 13 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
67 61 55 19 TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition, Young Jeezy 3
68 49 61 64 Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars 10
69 66 66 47 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (EP), Skrillex 49
70 NEW 1 iTunes Session (EP), Ryan Adams 70
71 14 - 2 The End Is Where We Begin, Thousand Foot Krutch 14
72 NEW 1 Live: At The Moody Theater, Warren Haynes Band 72
73 RE-ENTRY 212 Greatest Hits, Queen 11
74 68 59 6 Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spalding 10
75 67 53 82 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
76 135 113 14 2012 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 4
77 72 71 84 You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band 1
78 73 65 30 Clear As Day, Scotty McCreery 1
79 80 78 27 Clancy's Tavern, Toby Keith 5
80 105 104 28 Come To The Well, Casting Crowns 2
81 77 73 15 Kidz Bop 21, Kidz Bop Kids 2
82 81 70 35 Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne 1
83 42 11 3 Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation), Counting Crows 11
84 100 89 44 4, Beyonce 1
85 63 68 40 The Best Of Lionel Richie: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Lionel Richie 63
86 59 49 6 The MF Life, Melanie Fiona 7
87 86 75 79 Speak Now, Taylor Swift 1
88 NEW 1 This Machine, The Dandy Warhols 88
89 88 80 14 Emotional Traffic, Tim McGraw 2
90 NEW 1 Paranormal, Prozak 90
91 98 93 45 Planet Pit, Pitbull 7
92 91 88 29 American Capitalist, Five Finger Death Punch 3
93 57 63 4 Locked Down, Dr. John 33
94 89 79 38 Watch The Throne, Jay Z Kanye West 1
95 90 64 49 Torches, Foster The People 8
96 NEW 1 Landline, Greg Laswell 96
97 64 54 12 A Different Kind Of Truth, Van Halen 2
98 85 77 4 The Lumineers 45
99 51 103 17 God's Not Dead, newsboys 51
100 103 99 97 Recovery, Eminem 1
101 54 83 100 Lungs, Florence + The Machine 14
102 71 17 3 The Good Life, Trip Lee 17
103 99 32 3 Stars And Satellites, Trampled By Turtles 32
104 106 101 179 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 9
105 79 60 61 The Definitive Collection, Lionel Richie 19
106 96 50 16 The Muppets, Soundtrack 38
107 142 132 138 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 67
108 117 111 13 The Fresh Beat Band: Music From The Hit TV Show, Soundtrack 21
109 116 106 153 The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston (Diamond Certification) 17 1
110 136 146 31 WOW Hits 2012, Various Artists 35
111 78 56 4 Dedicated, Wilson Phillips 29
112 124 108 32 Nothing But The Beat, David Guetta 5
113 128 112 25 Life At Best, Eli Young Band 6
114 127 84 212 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (Diamond Certification) 15 10
115 101 92 3 Back In New Orleans, Various Artists 92
116 148 145 36 Best Of The Temptations-The 60's: 20th Century Masters The Millennium, The Temptations 73
117 RE-ENTRY 42 The Lady Killer, Cee Lo Green 9
118 97 100 23 My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act 1), Mary J. Blige 5
119 134 120 53 Rolling Papers, Wiz Khalifa 2
120 NEW 1 Motown Record, Human Nature 120
121 147 170 20 The Very Best Of Neil Diamond: The Studio Recordings, Neil Diamond 45
122 111 97 31 Cole World: The Sideline Story, J. Cole 1
123 110 107 12 Home, Dierks Bentley 7
124 150 117 23 Break The Spell, Daughtry 8
125 133 114 14 WOW Gospel 2012, Various Artists 30
126 NEW 1 Twinkle (EP), Girls' Generation - TTS 126
127 163 - 11 Hunter Hayes 18
128 140 115 90 The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Lynyrd Skynyrd 60
129 172 141 181 Fearless, Taylor Swift 1
130 NEW 1 The Money Store, Death Grips 130
131 143 134 36 Hell On Heels, Pistol Annies 5
132 130 - 102 Save Me, San Francisco, Train 17
133 149 135 118 Need You Now, Lady Antebellum 1
134 123 85 6 The OF Tape Vol. 2, Odd Future 5
135 60 - 2 Sweet Heart Sweet Light, Spiritualized 60
136 137 94 88 Precious Memories, Alan Jackson 4
137 NEW 1 Loaded, Mickey Avalon 137
138 93 129 32 Megalithic Symphony, AWOLNATION 93
139 173 119 12 Scars & Stories, The Fray 4
140 166 164 47 The Best Of Boyz II Men: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Boyz II Men 70
141 141 158 129 The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem (Diamond Certification) 10 1
142 138 118 33 Barefoot Blue Jean Night, Jake Owen 6
143 168 154 65 The Best Of Eric Clapton: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Eric Clapton 66
144 167 125 175 Whitney Houston (Diamond Certification) 13 1
145 155 166 49 Born This Way, Lady Gaga 1
146 146 139 23 The Best Of Etta James: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Etta James 32
147 160 - 37 Bon Iver 2
148 108 174 26 Open Invitation, Tyrese 9
149 156 148 32 Duets II, Tony Bennett 1
150 161 171 45 The Best Of Three Dog Night: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Three Dog Night 109
151 87 - 20 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection, Chris Tomlin 40
152 154 123 25 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1, Soundtrack 4
153 29 - 2 Moving Up Living Down, Eric Hutchinson 29
154 158 147 69 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 18
155 NEW 1 Return To Life, War Of Ages 155
156 159 130 26 Ambition, Wale 2
157 185 173 23 Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19
158 179 151 44 lovestrong., Christina Perri 4
159 NEW 1 What Kind Of World, Brendan Benson 159
160 NEW 1 The Lucky One, Soundtrack 160
161 RE-ENTRY 13 The Greatest Hits Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys 95
162 122 - 2 Marley: The Original Soundtrack (Soundtrack), Bob Marley & The Wailers 122
163 RE-ENTRY 19 Back To Love, Anthony Hamilton 12
164 192 165 13 Lights, Ellie Goulding 76
165 RE-ENTRY 158 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 1
166 196 160 47 The Best Of Aerosmith: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Aerosmith 67
167 174 149 55 Wasting Light, Foo Fighters 1
168 181 189 53 The Best Of Barry White: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Barry White 78
169 176 156 25 NOW 40, Various Artists 3
170 RE-ENTRY 106 O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Soundtrack 1
171 NEW 1 Harmonicraft, Torche 171
172 RE-ENTRY 75 Doin' My Thing, Luke Bryan 6
173 109 - 2 Live At El Morro, Puerto Rico, Yanni 109
174 157 172 235 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
175 RE-ENTRY 154 Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood 2
176 175 128 132 Greatest Hits Volume 1, Rascal Flatts 6
177 177 159 59 4X4=12, deadmau5 47
178 182 188 26 Evanescence 1
179 RE-ENTRY 148 Dark Horse, Nickelback 2
180 191 122 37 I Look To You, Whitney Houston 1
181 144 144 5 Gold, Britt Nicole 41
182 197 163 45 Outlaws Like Me, Justin Moore 5
183 RE-ENTRY 308 Tapestry, Carole King (Diamond Certification) 10 110
184 118 51 3 MTV Unplugged, Florence + The Machine 51
185 190 - 48 VH1 Storytellers, Johnny Cash/Willie Nelson 56
186 189 182 110 My World 2.0, Justin Bieber 1
187 180 127 100 Dr. Dre -- 2001, Dr. Dre 2
188 NEW 1 Mass Effect 3, Soundtrack 188
189 RE-ENTRY 28 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 98
190 RE-ENTRY 6 Passion: White Flag, Passion 5
191 RE-ENTRY 88 Carolina, Eric Church 17
192 RE-ENTRY 109 War Is The Answer, Five Finger Death Punch 7
193 104 192 21 Lioness: Hidden Treasures, Amy Winehouse 5
194 RE-ENTRY 19 Elevate (Soundtrack), Big Time Rush 12
195 76 21 3 A Wasteland Companion, M. Ward 21
196 RE-ENTRY 85 My Love Is Your Love, Whitney Houston 13
197 83 - 2 Greatest Hits, The Band 83
198 178 142 18 Sweeter, Gavin DeGraw 8
199 107 36 3 True Defiance, Demon Hunter 36
200 RE-ENTRY 8 Super Hits, Johnny Cash 166

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Top Current Albums
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label Position
Chart
1 NEW 1 Blunderbuss, Jack White 1
2 3 2 62 21, Adele 1
3 1 1 5 Tuskegee, Lionel Richie 1
4 5 5 7 Up All Night, One Direction 1
5 NEW 1 Hard 2 Love, Lee Brice 5
6 NEW 1 Up All Night, Kip Moore 6
7 NEW 1 The Wanted 7
8 6 3 4 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nicki Minaj 1
9 7 7 17 Making Mirrors, Gotye 7
10 2 - 2 Love Is A Four Letter Word, Jason Mraz 2
11 4 - 2 California 37, Train 4
12 10 13 38 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
13 16 37 21 El Camino, The Black Keys 2
14 9 6 3 Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt 6
15 NEW 1 Small Town Family Dream, Josh Abbott Band 15
16 NEW 1 Club Life: Volume Two: Miami, Tiesto 16
17 11 8 4 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes 8
18 8 - 2 Pluto, Future 8
19 13 9 4 Changed, Rascal Flatts 3
20 18 24 40 Chief, Eric Church 1
21 43 45 42 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 1
22 21 31 3 Think Like A Man, Soundtrack 21
23 60 77 83 Hands All Over, Maroon 5 2
24 NEW 1 Live In London, Barry Manilow With The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra 24
25 19 14 6 The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond, Soundtrack 1
26 15 4 3 New Life, Monica 4
27 26 22 12 NOW 41, Various Artists 2
28 24 25 78 My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean 2
29 23 20 10 Some Nights, fun. 2
30 20 28 24 Take Care, Drake 1
31 22 19 5 Amaryllis, Shinedown 4
32 27 12 4 My Head Is An Animal, Of Monsters And Men 6
33 30 29 8 Wrecking Ball, Bruce Springsteen 1
34 31 - 2 Impressions, Chris Botti 31
35 NEW 1 Nine Lives, Deuce 35
36 29 38 23 Talk That Talk, Rihanna 3
37 35 35 6 Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance: Music From The Disney Channel Series, Soundtrack 13
38 NEW 1 Speak In Code, Eve 6 38
39 69 - 40 Blessings, Laura Story 39
40 37 26 27 Stronger, Kelly Clarkson 2
41 36 36 33 Own The Night, Lady Antebellum 1
42 32 27 6 Port Of Morrow, The Shins 3
43 33 18 5 MDNA, Madonna 1
44 34 39 88 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry 1
45 58 56 26 Ceremonials, Florence + The Machine 6
46 41 40 18 Bangarang (EP), Skrillex 14
47 39 23 4 I Win, Marvin Sapp 9
48 42 46 39 Halfway To Heaven, Brantley Gilbert 4
49 12 - 2 Jack Johnson & Friends: Best Of Kokua Festival, Jack Johnson 12
50 44 43 45 Sorry For Party Rocking, LMFAO 5
51 46 41 10 Careless World: Rise Of The Last King, Tyga 3
52 NEW 1 The Legendary Demos, Carole King 52
53 48 42 23 Here And Now, Nickelback 2
54 50 55 115 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons 2
55 52 33 26 Four The Record, Miranda Lambert 3
56 54 50 81 The Band Perry 4
57 38 15 3 The Strange Case Of..., Halestorm 15
58 17 - 2 Picture Show, Neon Trees 17
59 45 16 3 Phase II, Prince Royce 16
60 25 - 2 I Missed Us, SWV 25
61 64 64 27 Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay 1
62 51 44 13 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey 2
63 57 53 19 TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition, Young Jeezy 3
64 47 58 65 Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars 8
65 61 63 52 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (EP), Skrillex 45
66 NEW 1 iTunes Session (EP), Ryan Adams 66
67 14 - 2 The End Is Where We Begin, Thousand Foot Krutch 14
68 NEW 1 Live: At The Moody Theater, Warren Haynes Band 68
69 63 57 6 Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spalding 9
70 62 51 82 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars 3
71 112 98 14 2012 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 3
72 66 66 84 You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band 1
73 67 62 30 Clear As Day, Scotty McCreery 1
74 73 73 27 Clancy's Tavern, Toby Keith 5
75 93 91 28 Come To The Well, Casting Crowns 2
76 71 68 15 Kidz Bop 21, Kidz Bop Kids 2
77 74 65 35 Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne 1
78 40 11 3 Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation), Counting Crows 11
79 90 82 44 4, Beyonce 1
80 55 47 6 The MF Life, Melanie Fiona 7
81 77 70 79 Speak Now, Taylor Swift 1
82 NEW 1 This Machine, The Dandy Warhols 82
83 79 75 14 Emotional Traffic, Tim McGraw 2
84 NEW 1 Paranormal, Prozak 84
85 88 86 45 Planet Pit, Pitbull 7
86 82 81 29 American Capitalist, Five Finger Death Punch 3
87 53 60 4 Locked Down, Dr. John 31
88 80 74 38 Watch The Throne, Jay Z Kanye West 1
89 81 61 49 Torches, Foster The People 8
90 NEW 1 Landline, Greg Laswell 90
91 59 52 12 A Different Kind Of Truth, Van Halen 2
92 76 72 4 The Lumineers 43
93 49 90 22 God's Not Dead, newsboys 49
94 65 17 3 The Good Life, Trip Lee 17
95 89 30 3 Stars And Satellites, Trampled By Turtles 30
96 86 48 18 The Muppets, Soundtrack 34
97 101 96 13 The Fresh Beat Band: Music From The Hit TV Show, Soundtrack 20
98 113 118 31 WOW Hits 2012, Various Artists 31
99 72 54 4 Dedicated, Wilson Phillips 27
100 107 94 35 Nothing But The Beat, David Guetta 5
101 109 97 37 Life At Best, Eli Young Band 6
102 91 85 3 Back In New Orleans, Various Artists 85
103 RE-ENTRY 45 The Lady Killer, Cee Lo Green 9
104 87 89 23 My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act 1), Mary J. Blige 5
105 111 104 57 Rolling Papers, Wiz Khalifa 2
106 NEW 1 Motown Record, Human Nature 106
107 119 134 21 The Very Best Of Neil Diamond: The Studio Recordings, Neil Diamond 39
108 98 88 31 Cole World: The Sideline Story, J. Cole 1
109 97 93 12 Home, Dierks Bentley 6
110 120 101 23 Break The Spell, Daughtry 8
111 110 99 14 WOW Gospel 2012, Various Artists 28
112 NEW 1 Twinkle (EP), Girls' Generation - TTS 112
113 131 151 22 Hunter Hayes 18
114 NEW 1 The Money Store, Death Grips 114
115 116 112 36 Hell On Heels, Pistol Annies 5
116 106 78 6 The OF Tape Vol. 2, Odd Future 5
117 56 - 2 Sweet Heart Sweet Light, Spiritualized 56
118 NEW 1 Loaded, Mickey Avalon 118
119 84 108 45 Megalithic Symphony, AWOLNATION 84
120 134 103 12 Scars & Stories, The Fray 4
121 114 102 35 Barefoot Blue Jean Night, Jake Owen 6
122 125 132 49 Born This Way, Lady Gaga 1
123 129 170 42 Bon Iver 2
124 95 136 26 Open Invitation, Tyrese 9
125 126 120 32 Duets II, Tony Bennett 1
126 78 161 24 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection, Chris Tomlin 37
127 124 106 25 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1, Soundtrack 4
128 28 - 2 Moving Up Living Down, Eric Hutchinson 28
129 127 119 77 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton 18
130 NEW 1 Return To Life, War Of Ages 130
131 128 109 26 Ambition, Wale 2
132 143 135 22 Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 19
133 139 123 51 lovestrong., Christina Perri 4
134 NEW 1 What Kind Of World, Brendan Benson 134
135 188 - 2 The Lucky One, Soundtrack 135
136 105 - 2 Marley: The Original Soundtrack (Soundtrack), Bob Marley & The Wailers 105
137 160 129 20 Back To Love, Anthony Hamilton 12
138 147 131 24 Lights, Ellie Goulding 72
139 135 121 55 Wasting Light, Foo Fighters 1
140 136 126 25 NOW 40, Various Artists 3
141 NEW 1 Harmonicraft, Torche 141
142 96 - 2 Live At El Morro, Puerto Rico, Yanni 96
143 137 128 70 4X4=12, deadmau5 42
144 140 143 29 Evanescence 1
145 117 117 5 Gold, Britt Nicole 39
146 150 130 45 Outlaws Like Me, Justin Moore 5
147 102 49 3 MTV Unplugged, Florence + The Machine 49
148 NEW 1 Mass Effect 3, Soundtrack 148
149 156 105 7 Passion: White Flag, Passion 4
150 92 145 21 Lioness: Hidden Treasures, Amy Winehouse 5
151 189 179 23 Elevate (Soundtrack), Big Time Rush 12
152 70 21 3 A Wasteland Companion, M. Ward 21
153 138 115 27 Sweeter, Gavin DeGraw 8
154 94 34 3 True Defiance, Demon Hunter 34
155 145 113 22 Footloose (2011), Soundtrack 14
156 148 149 23 Camp, Childish Gambino 11
157 121 160 30 Take A Back Road, Rodney Atkins 8
158 161 137 140 Awake, Skillet 2
159 154 138 21 The Path Of Totality, Korn 10
160 159 125 75 Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj 1
161 132 169 31 Young The Giant 41
162 83 - 2 Long Gone Daddy, Hank Williams III 83
163 168 154 25 Formula: Vol. 1, Romeo Santos 9
164 165 166 42 Neon, Chris Young 4
165 162 124 21 Hats Off To The Bull, Chevelle 19
166 173 95 5 After This, J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise 33
167 NEW 1 Into The Wild (Live At Eastwest Studios) (EP), LP 167
168 172 177 43 Icon: Josh Turner, Josh Turner 90
169 103 10 3 All American (EP), Hoodie Allen 10
170 176 171 75 Greatest Hits... So Far!!!, P!nk 5
171 144 158 28 Hurry Up, We're Dreaming., M83. 15
172 75 79 5 The Lateness Of The Hour, Alex Clare 75
173 RE-ENTRY 43 Icon: Billy Currington, Billy Currington 115
174 146 122 12 Kisses On The Bottom, Paul McCartney 5
175 149 111 4 190 Proof, The Lacs 66
176 193 153 29 Unbroken, Demi Lovato 4
177 170 127 13 God, Love & Romance, Fred Hammond 8
178 181 182 74 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw 25
179 175 164 24 Arise: The Live Worship Expierence, William McDowell 58
180 152 187 72 Intimacy: Album III, Kem 2
181 NEW 1 4: The Remix (EP), Beyonce 181
182 122 32 3 Vava Voom, Bassnectar 32
183 198 200 14 Believe, Celtic Woman 13
184 RE-ENTRY 4 Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, Volbeat 184
185 182 157 9 All Of Me, Estelle 21
186 178 184 15 Identity, James Fortune & FIYA 7
187 158 178 46 Hell: The Sequel (EP), Bad Meets Evil 1
188 167 147 5 Dubbed & Freq'd: A Remix Project, tobyMac 50
189 200 173 9 Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment 10
190 174 176 44 When The Sun Goes Down, Selena Gomez & The Scene 3
191 85 148 8 Break It Yourself, Andrew Bird 9
192 NEW 1 United We Stand, Brad 192
193 68 - 2 The Power Within, DragonForce 68
194 157 83 9 Project X, Soundtrack 10
195 190 174 9 Flashback With The Monkees, The Monkees 96
196 RE-ENTRY 60 Greatest Hits, Bon Jovi 5
197 153 - 27 What If We Were Real, Mandisa 64
198 RE-ENTRY 4 Kids In The Street, The All-American Rejects 17
199 155 133 6 Casey James 21
200 183 168 76 Loud, Rihanna 3

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Top Pop Catalog
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label Position
Chart
1 2 2 16 Whitney: The Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston 1
2 1 1 83 19, Adele 1
3 34 18 1018 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers (Diamond Certification) 10 1
4 4 4 22 Brothers, The Black Keys 2
5 RE-ENTRY 570 Greatest Hits, Queen 2
6 5 5 47 The Best Of Lionel Richie: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Lionel Richie 5
7 12 11 20 Recovery, Eminem 4
8 3 6 32 Lungs, Florence + The Machine 2
9 13 12 28 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 8
10 7 3 75 The Definitive Collection, Lionel Richie 3
11 27 22 772 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 1
12 16 14 28 The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston (Diamond Certification) 17 2
13 19 7 864 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (Diamond Certification) 15 1
14 29 28 43 Best Of The Temptations-The 60's: 20th Century Masters The Millennium, The Temptations 6
15 25 16 184 The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Lynyrd Skynyrd 3
16 39 27 65 Fearless, Taylor Swift 6
17 21 - 3 Save Me, San Francisco, Train 17
18 30 23 24 Need You Now, Lady Antebellum 7
19 24 8 15 Precious Memories, Alan Jackson 3
20 35 34 60 The Best Of Boyz II Men: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Boyz II Men 7
21 26 31 194 The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem (Diamond Certification) 10 1
22 37 30 76 The Best Of Eric Clapton: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Eric Clapton 4
23 36 19 13 Whitney Houston (Diamond Certification) 13 3
24 28 25 25 The Best Of Etta James: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Etta James 2
25 32 37 51 The Best Of Three Dog Night: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Three Dog Night 11
26 RE-ENTRY 66 The Greatest Hits Volume 1: 20 Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys 7
27 RE-ENTRY 117 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem 3
28 47 32 51 The Best Of Aerosmith: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Aerosmith 5
29 42 46 50 The Best Of Barry White: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Barry White 7
30 RE-ENTRY 103 O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Soundtrack 1
31 RE-ENTRY 18 Doin' My Thing, Luke Bryan 14
32 31 38 263 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 1
33 RE-ENTRY 104 Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood 2
34 40 21 70 Greatest Hits Volume 1, Rascal Flatts 4
35 RE-ENTRY 50 Dark Horse, Nickelback 12
36 45 17 12 I Look To You, Whitney Houston 4
37 RE-ENTRY 236 Tapestry, Carole King (Diamond Certification) 10 3
38 44 - 48 VH1 Storytellers, Johnny Cash/Willie Nelson 2
39 43 42 30 My World 2.0, Justin Bieber 5
40 41 20 12 Dr. Dre -- 2001, Dr. Dre 20
41 RE-ENTRY 45 Super Hits, Willie Nelson 12
42 RE-ENTRY 11 Carolina, Eric Church 11
43 RE-ENTRY 29 War Is The Answer, Five Finger Death Punch 18
44 RE-ENTRY 9 My Love Is Your Love, Whitney Houston 6
45 8 - 3 Greatest Hits, The Band 8
46 RE-ENTRY 53 Super Hits, Johnny Cash 5
47 RE-ENTRY 94 Taylor Swift 3
48 RE-ENTRY 761 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1
49 RE-ENTRY 474 The Wall, Pink Floyd (Diamond Certification) 23 1
50 NEW 1 Bionic, Christina Aguilera 50

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Top Digital Albums
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label Position
Chart
1 NEW 1 Blunderbuss, Jack White 1
2 4 3 7 Up All Night, One Direction 1
3 NEW 1 Hard 2 Love, Lee Brice 3
4 NEW 1 Small Town Family Dream, Josh Abbott Band 4
5 7 9 62 21, Adele 1
6 NEW 1 Club Life: Volume Two: Miami, Tiesto 6
7 3 2 16 Making Mirrors, Gotye 2
8 15 - 16 El Camino, The Black Keys 1
9 1 - 2 Love Is A Four Letter Word, Jason Mraz 1
10 NEW 1 The Wanted 10
11 5 1 5 Tuskegee, Lionel Richie 1
12 RE-ENTRY 20 Hands All Over, Maroon 5 1
13 NEW 1 Up All Night, Kip Moore 13
14 RE-ENTRY 4 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton 2
15 11 7 4 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes 5
16 14 8 4 My Head Is An Animal, Of Monsters And Men 2
17 2 - 2 California 37, Train 2
18 12 6 4 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nicki Minaj 1
19 RE-ENTRY 9 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers (Diamond Certification) 10 8
20 18 14 10 Some Nights, fun. 2
21 NEW 1 iTunes Session (EP), Ryan Adams 21
22 16 22 8 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan 2
23 RE-ENTRY 17 Ceremonials, Florence + The Machine 1
24 9 - 2 Pluto, Future 9
25 NEW 1 Think Like A Man, Soundtrack 25

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Vinyl Albums
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label Position
Chart
1 NEW 1 Blunderbuss, Jack White 1
2 3 - 2 The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends, The Flaming Lips 2
3 NEW 1 Live From The Legendary Sun Studio (EP), Grace Potter & The Nocturnals 3
4 NEW 1 The Shape Of Punk To Come, Refused 4
5 RE-ENTRY 66 Abbey Road, The Beatles (Diamond Certification) 12 1
6 RE-ENTRY 2 The Mark, Tom, And Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!), Blink-182 5
7 1 10 20 El Camino, The Black Keys 1
8 NEW 1 Harmonicraft, Torche 8
9 RE-ENTRY 2 The Artist In The Ambulance, Thrice 2
10 RE-ENTRY 7 Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes, Social Distortion 3
11 NEW 1 Forever Miles (EP), Miles Davis 11
12 NEW 1 Eponymous To Anonymo, Tomahawk 12
13 NEW 1 What Kind Of World, Brendan Benson 13
14 NEW 1 The Seven Inch Singles, Uncle Tupelo 14
15 NEW 1 No Depression, Uncle Tupelo 15

[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting the charts, 2m.

The results of iTunes' four-day $6.99 sale for The Voice judges:

* Maroon 5, Hands All Over: Moves 65-23* on the Billboard 200
* Blake Shelton, Red River Blue: Moves 45-21* on the Billboard 200
* Cee Lo Green, The Lady Killer: Re-enters the Billboard 200 at No. 117*
* Christina Aguilera, Bionic: Enters Top Catalog Albums at No. 50*

[Pikachu.]

May 3, 2012 6:52:41 GMT -5 @2m said:

The Billboard 200
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

126 NEW 1 Twinkle (EP), Girls' Generation - TTS 126

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* Christina Aguilera, Bionic: Enters Top Catalog Albums at No. 50*

Christina Aguilera in general doesn't show up on this chart much

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01(new) JACK WHITE – BLUNDERBUSS 137,554
02(03) ADELE – 21 83,917 89,744 8,908,991
03(01) LIONEL RICHIE- TUSKEGEE 78,345 114,110 615,312
04(05) ONE DIRECTION – UP ALL NIGHT 49,833 54,504 541,230
05(new) LEE BRICE – HARD 2 LOVE 46,066
06(new) KIP MOORE – UP ALL NIGHT 36,666
07(new) THE WANTED – WANTED EP 33,667
08(06) NICKI MINAJ – PINK FRIDAY…ROMAN RELOADED 32,432 48,249 415,406
09(07) GOTYE – MAKING MIRRORS 32,085 44,385 374,199
10(02) JASON MRAZ – LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD 29,296 102,127 131,551

15) Josh Abbott Band – Small Town Family Dream – 21,334
16) Tiesto – Club Life: Volume Two Miami – 19,288
24) Barry Manilow – Live In London – 15,097
37) Eve 6 – Speak In Code – 9,913
41) Deuce – Nine Lives – 9,569

[areyoureadytojump]

No new RIAA certifications this week.

42 albums debut this week. 17 albums are re-entries.

[Enigma.]

People say that Madge is so over but still Nicki Minaj's latest hasn't yet overtaken MDNA in sales.

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It will eventually though

Nicki Minaj is still in the top 10

MDNA is still in free-fall saleswise

[Enigma.]

I know that, of course it will. Just pointing out that even though her album has been the definition of a front-loaded release it's sold decent amount and could even be top 40 when the 2012 is said and done.

[HolidayGuy]

MDNA is following American Life's chart trajectory- that album dropped 26-49 in its fifth week. Though sales were much healthier back then, as AL sold 24,000+ to rank at No. 49. A performance on a major outlet before the tour starts could give MDNA a one-week jolt- but even though Guy O. hinted at one, nothing's been announced as of yet.

[Enigma.]

Could she do BMAs?

Sorry for taking the MDNA route again in the BB200 thread but it's interesting thing to follow.

[HolidayGuy]

^It's a charting album for the moment, so it's perfectly fine for discussion. :) (rational discussions always welcome)

Billboard Awards was one rumor. Not sure of the logistics and possibilities, given the tour starts in Tel Aviv at the end of the month. Would be a good way to give a preview of the tour, though. American Idol would make sense, given that Jimmy Iovine (Interscope) is the mentor, but there only are so many weeks left.

[Deleted]

The album could be top 40 in the year end chart but barely. It is tracking to around 500K by year end which was enough for top 50 in 2011

[HolidayGuy]

Its total as of this week reportedly is around 449,700 and change (No. 7 for the year)- but as each week progresses, albums will pass it. As an FYI, currently, the No. 40 album for the year stands at 188,000 or so.

If MDNA were to follow American Life's week-to-week percentage declines through its 14th week, that would give it around 488K through its 14th week. The tour may stabilize sales or lessen declines (as her past several tours have done), but that's not until late August- and weekly sales by that point may be down to 1,000 or less a week.

[chartfreak]

Unless the 3rd single helps stabilize sales a bit. You never know.

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#40 in 2011 finished around 580K (I think)

[Enigma.]

There is also a possibility of a discount campaign (Amazon, Best Buy etc) but that effect will last only for a week or two.

[ListenToItTwice]

May 2, 2012 11:56:46 GMT -5 Cerbius said:

Bwahahaha. I wonder how long it will take for the UNWanted to pass One Direction's opening week. Or will it ever?

There's a chance it never will... Though with "Chasing the Sun" about to burst onto the Pop radio scene (it's #51 right now), it's possible.

With seven weeks in the top 10 (and possibly several more to come), One Direction is one of the better consistency stories of the moment.

[HolidayGuy]

fantasticbaby, that's what happens when there's no big radio hit- and eventually the sales get a lot lower when you've been in the game for this long and had the level of success that Madonna's had, for as long as she's had. But, among acts age 50+ who have not released duets albums, she's not faring too badly in the current sales climate. ;) And she added to her No. 1 albums (with one of her biggest debuts since 1992) and top 10 hits counts, so all has not been lost this era. And she's about to embark on a tour that undoubtedly will do impressive business.

Speaking of albums with big drops, that Hoodie Allen release dropped 86% in its second week last week, dropping 10-119- and it's off the chart this week. But, naturally, there has not been a heckuva lot of discussion about that one. :)