Billboard 200: 7/28/12: Zac Brown Band #1: 234k

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Current Albums chart:

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/15/2012

#2. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange - 131,000 (131,000)

#4. Chris Brown - Fortune - 45,000 (180,000)

#13. Maybach Music Group Presents... - Self Made, Volume 2 - 21,000 (154,000)

#20. Aesop Rock - Skelethon - 14,000 (14,000)

#23. Flo Rida - Wild Ones - 13,000 (44,000)

#40. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - 9,600 (578,000)

#54. Drake - Take Care - 7,000 (1,817,000)

#84. Waka Flocka Flame - Triple F Life: Fans, Friends & Family - 4,900 (67,000)

#87. B.o.B. - Strange Clouds - 4,800 (196,000)

#138. Big K.R.I.T. - Live From The Underground - 2,900 (74,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000. Each week, HipHopDX presents top albums in Hip Hop/related, and five notables.

Will Nas lock in that #1 spot? Stay tuned to HipHopDX.

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Zac Brown Band, Frank Ocean Debut at Nos. 1 & 2 on Billboard 200
by Keith Caulfield, L.A. | July 18, 2012

Country group Zac Brown Band nets its second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as "Uncaged" starts with a larger-than-expected 234,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It earns the act its best sales week yet, trumping the 153,000 that "You Get What You Give" sold in its debut frame in 2010.

Some industry sources had thought the album was going to launch with perhaps 220,000, but the album did better that forecasted over the weekend. The number was aided by two significant TV performance on CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman" (July 11) and NBC's "Today" (July 13).

Also amplifying "Uncaged's" number was Amazon MP3, which sale priced the set for the entire week at $3.99. While SoundScan does not break out how many copies are at a specific retailer, some sources suggest that Amazon may have contributed around 25,000 to 30,000 of "Uncaged's" debut frame.

"Uncaged" tallies the second biggest sales week this year for a country album. Only Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" moved more in a week, when it arrived at No. 1 with 267,000 on the chart dated May 19. Further, in 2011, only one album sold more than 200,000 in a single week: Lady Antebellum's "Own the Night," which bowed with 347,000 on Oct. 1.

At No. 2 on the Billboard 200, the much buzzed-about R&B singer/songwriter Frank Ocean bows with his debut studio effort, "Channel Orange." The set sold 131,000 in its first week -- mostly from the iTunes Store. However, about 3,000 of that sum were physical CDs.

The set was initially exclusively released via iTunes on July 10 -- a week before its advertised street date of July 17. Since it dropped digitally, physical retailers were instructed by Ocean's label to start selling the CD version as soon as it arrives in stores. In turn, many brick-and-mortar retailers had the album on its shelves over the weekend.

Ocean's debut surpasses Usher's recent first-week with "Looking 4 Myself" (128,000) and almost matches the figure Chris Brown launched with "Fortune" a week ago (135,000). Ocean's bow is thus rather stunning. Consider how his album -- with comparably little promotion compared to Brown and Usher and basically only available at iTunes -- basically sold as well as two superstars with multiple hit radio singles and wall-to-wall promotion.

Zac Brown Band and Ocean are the lone debuts in the top 10 this week. The next highest arrival is at No. 12, where Hank Williams Jr. notches a career-high peak with the debut of "Old School New Rules" (25,000). The country veteran had previously gone as high as No. 16 -- twice. He hit No. 16 with both 2006's greatest hits set "That's How They Do It In Dixie" and his chart debut, 1965's "Your Cheatin' Heart."

Back in the top 10, Justin Bieber's "Believe" holds at No. 3 with 45,000 (down 35%), Brown's "Fortune" falls 1-4 with just under 45,000 (down 67%) and Maroon 5's "Overexposed" slips 4-5 with 44,000 (down 34%). Linkin Park's "Living Things" drops one rung to No. 6 with 37,000 (down 42%), One Direction's "Up All Night" rises four to No. 7 with 36,000 (up 1%) and Adele's "21" climbs a spot to No. 8 with 35,000 (down 14%).

With a 73rd week in the top 10, "21" has now spent more weeks in the top 10 than any other album by a woman in history. It surpasses the 72 week run of Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill." (Among all albums, the soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" has the most weeks in the top 10, with 109.)

Rounding out the Billboard 200's top 10 are Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" (2-9 with 34,000; down 58%) and Kenny Chesney's "Welcome to the Fishbowl" (8-10 with 32,000; down 26%). "Teenage Dream" collapses after last week's rush up the chart, which was owed to a one-day 99-cent sale by Amazon MP3. A week ago, it rallied 21-2 with a 417% gain.

Over on the Digital Songs chart, Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" gives up the No. 1 slot, as it falls to No. 2 with 203,000 (down 17%). Taking over the penthouse is Katy Perry's "Wide Awake," which ascends to the top for the first time, selling 205,000 (down 2%). It's her eighth No. 1 on Digital Songs.

Flo Rida's "Whistle" rises 4-3 (191,000; up 11%) while Pink's "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" makes a major move, zooming 41-4 with 171,000 (up 259%). The song was released to digital retailers on July 3, a week earlier than planned. Likely owed to its rush release, it lacked major promotion in the iTunes Store until last week. Its digital jump syncs up with its airplay rise on the Pop Songs chart, where it flies 34-19 this week.

Maroon 5's "Payphone" is down two to No. 5 (155,000; down 16%), Ellie Goulding's "Lights" slips one to No. 6 (150,000; down 6%) and David Guetta's "Titanium" is steady at No. 7 (127,000; down 8%). Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" drops two to No. 8 (just under 126,000; down 12%) and Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back" breaks into the top 10, rising 13-9 (114,000; up 30%). Closing out the top 10 is Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen's "Good Time," descending two spots to No. 10 (104,000; down 18%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending July 15) totaled 5.56 million units, down 41% compared with the sum last week (5.80 million) and down 1% compared with the comparable sales week of 2011 (5.61 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 161.81 million, down 3% compared with the same total at this point last year (166.42 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 25.07 million downloads, down 3% compared with last week (25.89 million) and up 9% stacked next to the comparable week of 2011 (22.92 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 748.97 million, up 6% compared with the same total at this point last year (706.96 million).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2011 when: Adele's "21" returned to No. 1 with 77,000 (up/down 1%) while the "Kidz Bop 20" album was the highest debut (No. 2 with 69,000).

[Agent Yoncé]

What's Nas' predictions?

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The New release Schedule said 150k, I think.

I can't open the file right now with the prediction. Grr...

[badrobot]

Single sales are flirting with being under the 200k mark for #1 -- it's been quite a few months since that last happened (December?).

[jj99$ - - LeLe]

Oh Come on now, Frank Had A lot of Hype and Awareness, Probably More than Both Usher and Chris.

But Frankie Deserves it Either way.

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Week Ending July 15, 2012. Albums: This Will Surprise You

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Ask a few musically aware people to guess which album by a group or duo has sold the most copies in any one week so far this year. I bet very few people will get it right. Here's the right answer: Zac Brown Band's Uncaged, which enters The Billboard 200 at #1 this week with sales of 234K copies. The runners-up (and your most likely wrong guesses) are Linkin Park's Living Things (223K), Maroon 5's Overexposed (222K), Van Halen's A Different Kind Of Truth (187) and One Direction's Up All Night (176K).

Uncaged sold more than 100K more copies than Frank Ocean's Channel Orange, which may be this year's most buzzed-about album. Uncaged even sold more digital copies than Channel Orange, which was an iTunes exclusive. Uncaged sold 139K digital copies (to rank #1 on Top Digital Albums). Channel Orange sold 128K digital copies. (More on Ocean in a minute.)

Uncaged is second only to Carrie Underwood's Blown Away among country albums so far this year. Underwood's album sold 267K in its first week.

All three of Zac Brown Band's albums rank in this week's top 20. You Get What You Give leaps from #51 to #16 in its 95th week. The Foundation vaults from #73 to #19 in its 190th week. This is the latter album's highest ranking since August 2010.

The 234K start for Uncaged represents a substantial gain over You Get What You Give, which debuted at #1 in October 2010 with sales of 153K. The Foundation opened in November 2008 with sales of 44K. It finally peaked at #9 in May 2010.

The Foundation jumps to #1 on Top Catalog Albums. It's the first country album to head that chart since Taylor Swift's Sounds Of The Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection topped the chart for four weeks in 2009-2010. It's the first non-holiday country album to accomplish the feat since George Strait's 50 Number Ones did it in May 2009.

The Foundation has sold 3,021,000 copies to date (counting 63K for a Cracker Barrel-exclusive version). You Get What You Give has sold 1,555,000.

Uncaged also enters Top Country Albums at #1, displacing Kenny Chesney's Welcome To The Fishbowl. Turnabout is fair play: Chesney's Hemingway's Whiskey booted You Get What You Give out of the top spot (after a single week) in October 2010.

Frank Ocean's Channel Orange enters The Billboard 200 at #2 with first-week sales of 131K. (The tally includes about 3K CDs. Though the album was an iTunes exclusive, retailers were authorized to sell them as soon as they got them.)

Ocean has been amassing credits for the past four years. Still, many music fans first became aware of Ocean earlier this month when he published an open letter on his Tumblr blog recounting feelings he had for a man starting four years ago when he was 19. He used the blog to thank the man for his influence, and also thanked his mother and other friends, saying "I don't know what happens now, and that's alrite. I don't have any secrets I need kept anymore...I feel like a free man."

Ocean references his sexuality on three songs on Channel Orange: "Bad Religion," "Pink Matter" and "Forrest Gump."

While Ocean didn't put a label on his sexual orientation, it's hard not to read his moving statement as an act of coming out. This is the second time in two months that an "out" artist has landed high on the chart. In May, Adam Lambert became the first "out" gay male artist to land a #1 album, Trespassing.

Channel Orange nearly equaled Chris Brown's Fortune for the biggest one-week sales of the year by an R&B album. Fortune sold 135K copies last week. Channel Orange outsold Usher's Looking 4 Myself, which sold 128K in its first week last month. This puts Ocean neck-and-neck with two of the biggest male stars in R&B.

Channel Orange enters the U.K. chart at #2.

Ocean first cracked the Hot 100 as a songwriter in December 2009 with Justin Bieber's "Bigger," a song from Bieber's debut EP My World. He first cracked the chart as a lead artist in July 2011 with "Novacane," a song from his mix-tape Nostalgia, Ultra. He first cracked the chart as a featured artist in January 2012 on "No Church In The Wild" by Kanye West/Jay-Z, a song from their #1 album Watch The Throne.

Ocean is a member of the hip-hop collective Odd Future, which debuted and peaked at #5 in March with The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2. Early forecasts called for Channel Orange to sell in the 40K-50K range. That would have been about on par with the Odd Future album or Goblin by fellow Odd Future member Tyler, The Creator. But Channel Orange sold about three times as many copies as those albums.

Ocean is the second artist with that unusual surname to reach the top 10. Billy Ocean had two top 10 albums in the mid-1980s, Suddenly and Love Zone.

Ocean is very likely to receive a Grammy nomination as Best New Artist. Other likely finalists include Gotye, One Direction, Lana Del Rey and fun. Other acts who may be in the running, depending in part on eligibility, include Carly Lee Jepsen (but only if her first U.S. album is released by the Sept. 30 eligibility cut-off date), 2011 American Idol champ Scotty McCreery, Ellie Goulding, and country songwriter-turned-recording star Brantley Gilbert.

Justin Bieber's Believe holds at #3 for the third straight week. The album advances to #8 on the year-to-date chart. If Believe maintains this momentum, this will be the third year in a row that the teen heartthrob will have an album in the year-end top 10. My World 2.0 was the #4 best-seller of 2010. Under The Mistletoe was #8 for 2011. Bieber's single "Boyfriend" is also in the top 10 for the year-to-date. The song has sold 2,717,000 copies, which puts it at #10 on the Nielsen SoundScan's year-to-date digital songs chart.

Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" displaces Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" from the #1 spot on Hot Digital Songs. "Wide Awake" sold 205K copies this week, compared to 203K for "Call Me Maybe." Perry is the first artist to top the Digital Songs chart twice in 2012. She scored in February with "Part Of Me." Will "Wide Awake" also hit #1 on the Hot 100, or will "Call Me Maybe" prevail for the sixth straight week? You'll find out later today when we post Chart Watch: Songs.

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

The Top Five: Zac Brown Band's Uncaged debuts at #1 (234K). It's the band's third top 10 album; its second #1…Frank Ocean's Channel Orange debuts at #2 (131K). It's Ocean's first top 10 album on his own… Justin Bieber's Believe holds at #3 for the third week in its fourth week (45K). It has been in the top five the entire time… Chris Brown's Fortune drops from #1 to #4 in its second week (45K)…Maroon 5's Overexposed dips from #4 to #5 in its third week (44K). It has been in the top five the entire time.

The Second Five: Linkin Park's Living Things dips from #5 to #6 in its third week (37K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time… One Direction's Up All Night rebounds from #11 to #7 in its 18th week (36K). This is its 17th week in the top 10…Adele's 21 rebounds from #9 to #8 in its 73rd week (35K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time…Katy Perry's Teenage Dream drops from #2 to #9 in its 99th week (34K). This is its 11th week in the top 10… Kenny Chesney's Welcome To The Fishbowl drops from #8 to #10 in its fourth week (32K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time.

Three albums drop out of the top 10 this week. All were beneficiaries of last week's 99 cent sale at AmazonMP3. Gotye's Making Mirrors drops from #6 to #37. fun.'s Some Nights drops from #7 to #18. The Black Keys' El Camino plummets from #10 to #58.

Hank Williams Jr.'s Old School New Rules debuts at #12, which is his highest ranking to date. Williams was just 15 when he first made the top 20 in April 1965 with the Your Cheatin' Heart soundtrack. That movie was a bio-pic about Williams' legendary father, Hank Williams. This 47-year span of top 20 albums is among the longest by a country artist in history. Elvis Presley's top 20 albums span more than 52 years, from Elvis Presley (March 1956) to Christmas Duets (December 2008). (Presley wasn't a core country artist, but he was embraced by the format.)

Williams has had two other top 20 albums: That's How They Do It In Dixie: The Essential Collection (#16 in 2006) and 127 Rose Avenue (#19 in 2009).

Williams, 63, has lived more than twice as long as his father, who died of alcohol poisoning at age 29 on New Year's Day 1953. Williams was voted Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Assn. in 1987 and 1988. He was the first male solo artist to win that coveted award twice.

P.O.D.'s Murdered Love bows at #17. It's the band's fifth top 20 album, though it failed to follow the previous four into the top 10…Rock Of Ages drops from #20 to #30 in its sixth week. It's #1 on Top Soundtracks for the sixth straight week.

One Direction's Up All Night: The Live Tour is #1 for the seventh week on Top Music Videos. It sold 15,000 copies this week, bringing its seven-week total to 210K.

Ice Age: Continental Drift was #1 at the box-office over the weekend. The animated 3-D movie was the fourth installment in the popular series. John Powell composed the soundtrack.

Coming Attractions: Nas' Life Is Good is expected to be next week's top new entry. Also due: Kidz Bop Kidz' Kidz Bop 22, HellYeah!'s Band Of Brothers, Matisyahu's Spark Seeker and The Farm, Inc.'s The Farm, Inc.

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[Minimalism]

Jul 18, 2012 10:48:52 GMT -5 @2m said:

All three of Zac Brown Band's albums rank in this week's top 20. You Get What You Give leaps from #51 to #16 in its 95th week. The Foundation vaults from #73 to #19 in its 190th week. This is the latter album's highest ranking since August 2010.

Holy shit. Did Taylor Swift even manage this when Speak Now dropped? I wonder why The Foundation did not appear in the Hits chart at all.

[Agent Yoncé]

Frank may peak at #2. Fantastico peak & #s for him w/no hits. I just need for him to get sometype of radio presence to scan gold.

[when the pawn...]

128k of Frank was digital so it didn't really hit physical stores even though they were encouraged to start selling it asap. Should soften the drop this week.

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^I'm still predicting Frank's sales will climb this week.

I expect gifts of wine and chocolate if I am correct.

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Jul 18, 2012 11:03:57 GMT -5 Minimalism said:

Jul 18, 2012 10:48:52 GMT -5 @2m said:

All three of Zac Brown Band's albums rank in this week's top 20. You Get What You Give leaps from #51 to #16 in its 95th week. The Foundation vaults from #73 to #19 in its 190th week. This is the latter album's highest ranking since August 2010.

Holy s**t. Did Taylor Swift even manage this when Speak Now dropped? I wonder why The Foundation did not appear in the Hits chart at all.

No.

1 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 1.0467 million
29 SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 14.3k
38 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 9.6k
58 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 7.3k

However, the sales climate could be different. It's unknown how much the other two ZBB albums sold this week. Hopefully we'll get that info soon!

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Jul 18, 2012 14:03:51 GMT -5 badrobot said:

^I'm still predicting Frank's sales will climb this week.

I expect gifts of wine and chocolate if I am correct.

That will be tough. #1 is projected at 115-125K


Probably no chocolate & wine this time ;)

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

Numbers from the 7/14 chart and are rounded:

fun. 415k
John Mayer 395k - close enough
Skrillex, Scary Monsters 400k
Now 41 720k
Civil Wars 475k
Pitbull 450k

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

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Those are pretty decent numbers for Pitbull. And Skillrex :o

Also, KI at Billboard even noting the impressiveness of Frank's numbers in comparison to Usher's/Chris's.

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Jul 18, 2012 15:39:05 GMT -5 @2m said:

Jul 18, 2012 14:03:51 GMT -5 badrobot said:

^I'm still predicting Frank's sales will climb this week.

I expect gifts of wine and chocolate if I am correct.

That will be tough. #1 is projected at 115-125K


Probably no chocolate & wine this time ;)

Yah :(

[Enigma.]

Both Skrillex EP's should be gold until the year is through.

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keelyskorner.com/category/soundscan/

Current Albums:

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/15/12)

1) Zac Brown Band – Uncaged – 234,289
2)Frank Ocean – Channel Orange – 131,215
3) Justin Bieber – Believe – 45,216 (After 4 weeks – 604-296)

Other Debuts

12) Hank Williams Jr. – Old School New Rules – 25,008 1
7) P.O.D. – Murdered Love – 16,036
20) Aesop Rock – Skelethon – 13,686
21) Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan -13,611

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No new RIAA certifications this week.

34 albums debut this week. (Usually it's 40+)

20 albums are re-entries.

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The R&B SoundScan chart has leaked. I'm seeing sales numbers on Twitter.

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5,558,000 million albums were sold last week.

2,369,000 were digital albums.

3,189,000 were cds.

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The Billboard 200

1 NEW 1 Uncaged, Zac Brown Band
2 NEW 1 channel ORANGE, Frank Ocean
3 3 4 Believe, Justin Bieber
4 1 2 Fortune, Chris Brown
5 4 3 Overexposed, Maroon 5
6 5 3 Living Things, Linkin Park
7 11 18 Up All Night, One Direction
8 9 73 21, Adele
9 2 99 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
10 8 4 Welcome To The Fishbowl, Kenny Chesney
11 24 49 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan
12 NEW 1 Old School New Rules, Hank Williams, Jr.
13 12 3 Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made 2, Various Artists
14 15 5 Looking 4 Myself, Usher
15 37 51 Chief, Eric Church
16 51 95 You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
17 NEW 1 Murdered Love, P.O.D.
18 7 21 Some Nights, fun.
19 73 190 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band
20 35 11 Blown Away, Carrie Underwood
21 NEW 1 Skelethon, Aesop Rock
22 NEW 1 Swing Lo Magellan, Dirty Projectors
23 19 3 Write Me Back, R. Kelly
24 14 2 Wild Ones, Flo Rida
25 29 11 NOW 42, Various Artists

26 25 2 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Phillip Phillips
27 31 4 The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than..., Fiona Apple
28 17 15 The Lumineers, The Lumineers
29 NEW 1 Harakiri, Serj Tankian
30 20 6 Rock Of Ages, Soundtrack
31 NEW 1 Electra Heart, Marina And The Diamonds
32 16 15 My Head Is An Animal, Of Monsters And Men
33 71 12 Hard 2 Love, Lee Brice
34 87 22 Hunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes
35 56 5 Punching Bag, Josh Turner
36 40 6 Thirty Miles West, Alan Jackson
37 6 28 Making Mirrors, Gotye
38 33 5 Let It Shine, Soundtrack
39 53 89 My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean
40 49 8 Born And Raised, John Mayer
41 46 15 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nicki Minaj
42 47 5 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 5, Various Artists
43 NEW 1 In Currents, The Early November
44 22 16 Tuskegee, Lionel Richie
45 52 11 Project X, Soundtrack
46 75 48 Halfway To Heaven, Brantley Gilbert
47 79 12 Up All Night, Kip Moore
48 57 38 Stronger, Kelly Clarkson
49 108 5 Synthetica, Metric
50 126 53 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton

51 48 5 Clockwork Angels, Rush
52 55 121 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons
53 63 5 +, Ed Sheeran
54 NEW 1 Confess, Twin Shadow
55 34 35 Take Care, Drake
56 32 2 Live: Cornerstone, Hillsong
57 83 6 Vans Warped Tour '12: 2012 Tour Compilation, Various Artists
58 10 32 El Camino, The Black Keys
59 162 216 Greatest Hits, Queen
60 41 15 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes
61 13 13 Love Is A Four Letter Word, Jason Mraz
62 58 143 19, Adele
63 139 809 Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd (Diamond Certification) 15
64 104 92 The Band Perry, The Band Perry
65 159 245 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses
66 72 13 California 37, Train
67 61 34 Talk That Talk, Rihanna
68 81 29 Bangarang (EP), Skrillex
69 114 38 Clancy's Tavern, Toby Keith
70 89 15 Changed, Rascal Flatts
71 84 44 Own The Night, Lady Antebellum
72 RE-ENTRY 73 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton
73 NEW 1 Cold Hard Want, House Of Heroes
74 59 2 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Joshua Ledet
75 152 3 Never Trust A Happy Song, Grouplove

76 27 24 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey
77 102 90 Speak Now, Taylor Swift
78 28 6 That's Why God Made The Radio, The Beach Boys
79 97 78 Greatest Hits II, Kenny Chesney
80 NEW 1 The Complete Atlantic Sessions, Willie Nelson
81 80 12 Blunderbuss, Jack White
82 200 29 Thompson Square, Thompson Square
83 69 11 ...Little Broken Hearts, Norah Jones
84 62 4 Oceania, The Smashing Pumpkins
85 64 2 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Skylar Laine
86 18 37 Ceremonials, Florence + The Machine
87 42 2 Lideres, Wisin & Yandel
88 124 5 Edens Edge, Edens Edge
89 43 112 Brothers, The Black Keys
90 67 38 Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay
91 RE-ENTRY 34 Pass The Jar: Live From the Fabulous Fox Theater In Atlanta, Zac Brown Band
92 93 58 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (EP), Skrillex
93 121 41 Clear As Day, Scotty McCreery
94 65 6 Americana, Neil Young With Crazy Horse
95 188 6 Jana Kramer, Jana Kramer
96 86 5 Triple F Life: Fans Friends & Family, Waka Flocka Flame
97 38 14 Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
98 156 25 Emotional Traffic, Tim McGraw
99 26 11 Strange Clouds, B.o.B
100 178 116 Revolution, Miranda Lambert

101 181 47 Hell On Heels, Pistol Annies
102 100 26 Kidz Bop 21, Kidz Bop Kids
103 74 4 Brave, Soundtrack
104 21 24 Lights, Ellie Goulding
105 78 91 Hands All Over, Maroon 5
106 94 56 Sorry For Party Rocking, LMFAO
107 66 3 Days Go By, The Offspring
108 101 16 Amaryllis, Shinedown
109 118 43 Barefoot Blue Jean Night, Jake Owen
110 RE-ENTRY 76 Play On, Carrie Underwood
111 113 9 Continued Silence (EP), Imagine Dragons
112 68 43 Nothing But The Beat, David Guetta
113 105 223 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (Diamond Certification) 15
114 107 5 The Best Of Donna Summer: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection, Donna Summer
115 161 36 Life At Best, Eli Young Band
116 60 3 Back In The Saddle, Chris Cagle
117 137 37 Four The Record, Miranda Lambert
118 128 23 Home, Dierks Bentley
119 146 84 Doin' My Thing, Luke Bryan
120 90 149 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty
121 RE-ENTRY 19 Greatest Hits, The Notorious B.I.G.
122 30 12 The Wanted, The Wanted
123 140 6 Bear Creek, Brandi Carlile
124 92 28 Unbroken, Demi Lovato
125 99 4 Rhythm And Repose, Glen Hansard

126 85 60 Torches, Foster The People
127 NEW 1 Live From Mohegan Sun, Staind
128 77 2 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Jessica Sanchez
129 RE-ENTRY 3 Joel Whitburn Presents: Billboard #1s: Classic Country, Various Artists
130 132 84 Licensed To Ill, Beastie Boys
131 117 49 Watch The Throne, Jay Z Kanye West
132 110 13 Pluto, Future
133 187 87 One Of The Boys, Katy Perry
134 82 119 The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer, The Beach Boys
135 112 93 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars
136 103 52 Whitney: The Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston
137 194 189 Fearless, Taylor Swift
138 109 21 Careless World: Rise Of The Last King, Tyga
139 115 34 Here And Now, Nickelback
140 122 8 The Hurt & The Healer, MercyMe
141 141 40 American Capitalist, Five Finger Death Punch
142 54 17 The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond, Soundtrack
143 98 23 NOW 41, Various Artists
144 39 9 Bloom, Beach House
145 155 44 Neon, Chris Young
146 RE-ENTRY 47 Tonight, tobyMac
147 RE-ENTRY 9 The Lateness Of The Hour, Alex Clare
148 88 132 Mothership, Led Zeppelin
149 148 46 Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne
150 RE-ENTRY 14 I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits Of Randy Travis, Randy Travis

151 106 111 Lungs, Florence + The Machine
152 RE-ENTRY 15 Port Of Morrow, The Shins
153 116 7 Here, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
154 119 6 Victorious: Victorious 2.0: More Music From The Hit TV Show (EP), Soundtrack
155 151 149 The Wall, Pink Floyd (Diamond Certification) 23
156 149 108 Recovery, Eminem
157 111 6 Analog Man, Joe Walsh
158 RE-ENTRY 8 Neck Of The Woods, Silversun Pickups
159 95 9 Rize Of The Fenix, Tenacious D
160 135 8 Apocalyptic Love, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators
161 RE-ENTRY 6 The Very Best Of Travis Tritt, Travis Tritt
162 174 30 TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition, Young Jeezy
163 RE-ENTRY 5 The Drug In Me Is You, Falling In Reverse
164 169 13 Picture Show, Neon Trees
165 136 10 Go Get It (Soundtrack), Mary Mary
166 RE-ENTRY 96 Precious Memories, Alan Jackson
167 129 75 Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars
168 147 56 Planet Pit, Pitbull
169 RE-ENTRY 89 Carolina, Eric Church
170 130 3 Challenger, Memphis May Fire
171 165 9 Trespassing, Adam Lambert
172 145 5 The Lion The Beast The Beat, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
173 164 41 Megalithic Symphony, AWOLNATION
174 70 6 Live From The Underground, Big K.R.I.T.
175 166 12 The Ultimate Bee Gees, Bee Gees

176 RE-ENTRY 10 The Strange Case Of..., Halestorm
177 158 69 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw
178 44 2 Periphery II, Periphery
179 157 24 Ronnie Dunn, Ronnie Dunn
180 RE-ENTRY 12 The Head And The Heart, The Head And The Heart
181 170 34 Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
182 196 21 Elevate (Soundtrack), Big Time Rush
183 76 231 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers (Diamond Certification) 10
184 RE-ENTRY 46 Outlaws Like Me, Justin Moore
185 91 34 Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac
186 NEW 1 America * America, BeBe Winans
187 168 14 Courageous, Soundtrack
188 177 30 The Very Best Of Neil Diamond: The Studio Recordings, Neil Diamond
189 144 4 Cabin By The Sea, The Dirty Heads
190 RE-ENTRY 5 Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, Volbeat
191 189 51 The Best Of Lionel Richie: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection, Lionel Richie
192 150 111 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park (Diamond Certification) 10
193 RE-ENTRY 41 This Is Country Music, Brad Paisley
194 127 2 American Idol: Season 11: Top 10 Highlights, Soundtrack
195 193 78 The Very Best Of The Eagles, Eagles
196 RE-ENTRY 133 Greatest Hits Volume 1, Rascal Flatts
197 163 6 Our Version Of Events, Emeli Sande
198 23 7 What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, Regina Spektor
199 138 3 If You Were A Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack (EP), Sleeping With Sirens
200 182 4 Walk The Moon, Walk The Moon

[areyoureadytojump]

Current albums:

157 NEW 1 De Mil Maneras... Sin Limites, Conjunto Atardecer
158 148 17 Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance: Music From The Disney Channel Series, Soundtrack
159 186 10 10,000 Reasons, Matt Redman
160 155 39 Come To The Well, Casting Crowns
161 NEW 1 So In Love, Amber Bullock
162 36 8 Vows, Kimbra
163 160 68 Rolling Papers, Wiz Khalifa
164 177 42 WOW Hits 2012, Various Artists
165 157 9 Heroes, Willie Nelson
166 NEW 1 Come To The River, Rhett Walker Band
167 RE-ENTRY 4 Original Hits, Pitbull
168 176 55 4, Beyonce
169 129 16 The MF Life, Melanie Fiona
170 151 8 Listen Up!, Haley Reinhart
171 133 3 100 Must-Have Movie Classics, Various Artists
172 181 52 Icon: Josh Turner, Josh Turner
173 192 37 Sweeter, Gavin DeGraw
174 172 19 Wrecking Ball, Bruce Springsteen
175 163 6 The One, Eric Benet

176 107 30 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1, Soundtrack
177 169 14 Phase II, Prince Royce
178 86 26 Drive, Soundtrack
179 49 2 Life Cycles, The Word Alive
180 RE-ENTRY 3 And So It Goes, Don Williams
181 NEW 1 Live 2011: A Diamond In The Mind, Duran Duran
182 143 3 Super Hits, Bob Dylan
183 123 3 Una Noche de Luna: Mas En Vivo Desde Buenos Aires, Marco Antonio Solis
184 182 24 The Fresh Beat Band: Music From The Hit TV Show, Soundtrack
185 168 34 My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act 1), Mary J. Blige
186 RE-ENTRY 4 There's No Leaving Now, The Tallest Man On Earth
187 RE-ENTRY 3 Awakening, blessthefall
188 105 2 H-N-I-C 3, Prodigy Of Mobb Deep
189 144 2 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Hollie Cavanagh
190 44 33 God's Not Dead, newsboys
191 195 42 Cole World: The Sideline Story, J. Cole
192 197 48 Icon: Billy Currington, Billy Currington
193 170 6 Celebration Rock, Japandroids
194 185 41 Icon: George Strait, George Strait
195 154 5 Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon
196 200 13 Passion: White Flag, Passion
197 179 6 The Stoned Immaculate, Curren$Y
198 RE-ENTRY 31 How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection, Chris Tomlin
199 184 10 This Is How I Feel, Tank
200 164 14 New Life, Monica

[Enigma.]

104 21 24 Lights, Ellie Goulding

Just noticed this.. OUCH. Clearly 99 cents is the price for an album with only one hit.

Same with Demi Lovato's album - a big hit at the moment, very mediocre album success still.

[chartfreak]

Can the top Dance/Electronic Albums be viewed at Billboard.com? I can't view that site easily for some reason.

Also, do the soundscan numbers ever show up for this kind of chart?

[Deleted]

The top 15 is available

www.billboard.com/charts#/charts/dance-electronic-albums

It hasn't happened for a while (and obviously will not ever happen here) but I have seen this chart before

[areyoureadytojump]

Jul 21, 2012 12:55:32 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Can the top Dance/Electronic Albums be viewed at Billboard.com? I can't view that site easily for some reason.

Also, do the soundscan numbers ever show up for this kind of chart?

I've never seen numbers for this chart.

[Deleted]

All genres have been available at one time or another

Obviously some show up more consistently than others

[Envoirment]

I didn't realise Marina released her album in the US! #31 isn't too bad considering no hit. Hopefully "Primadonna" will pick up and boost the album sales.