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Billboard 200
| Quote: | The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outsold all others during at least one week.
The chart is based solely on sales (both at retail and digitally) of newer albums in the United States. The sales tracking week begins on Monday and ends on Sunday. A new chart is published the following Thursday with an issue date of the following Saturday.
Example:
Monday January 1 — sales tracking week begins
Sunday January 7 — sales tracking week ends
Thursday January 11 — new chart published, with issue date of Saturday January 20.
Normally new product is released to the American market on Tuesdays. Digital downloads are included in Billboard 200 tabulation, as long as the entire album is purchased as a whole. Albums that are not licensed for retail sale in the United States (yet purchased in the U.S. as imports) are not eligible to chart. A long-standing policy which made ineligible titles that are sold exclusively by specific retail outlets, such as Wal-Mart or Starbucks, was reversed on November 7, 2007, and took effect in the issue dated November 17. |
Billboard 200 (Week of 3/20)
#1 - Ludacris - Battle Of The Sexes
Stats
Weeks At #1: 3 (1 Consecutive)
Number 1 Albums: 4
| Quote: | The Billboard 200
Issue Date: 2010-03-27
This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label Position
Chart
1 1 Battle Of The Sexes, Ludacris 1
2 NEW 1 Plastic Beach, Gorillaz 2
3 1 2 7 Need You Now, Lady Antebellum 1
4 NEW 1 Valleys Of Neptune, Jimi Hendrix 4
5 NEW 1 Get Off On The Pain, Gary Allan 5
6 2 1 5 Soldier Of Love, Sade 1
7 NEW 1 Broken Bells, Broken Bells 7
8 7 5 72 The Fame, Lady Gaga 2
9 8 4 40 The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas 1
10 3 2 Hillbilly Bone (EP), Blake Shelton 3
11 15 10 17 My World (EP), Justin Bieber 6
12 12 6 6 Rebirth, Lil Wayne 2
13 5 2 Alice In Wonderland: Almost Alice, Soundtrack 5
14 13 7 10 Animal, Ke$ha 1
15 NEW 1 Passion: Awakening, Passion 15
16 4 2 My Best Days, Danny Gokey 4
17 20 16 69 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band 10
18 30 25 8 Crazy Heart, Soundtrack 18
19 16 12 16 The Fame Monster (EP), Lady Gaga 5
20 17 9 70 Fearless, Taylor Swift 1
21 10 2 Easton Corbin, Easton Corbin 10
22 22 14 16 Rated R, Rihanna 4
23 19 13 13 The Element Of Freedom, Alicia Keys 2
24 9 2 The Love & War Masterpeace, Raheem DeVaughn 9
25 25 26 28 Ready, Trey Songz 3
26 18 8 16 I Dreamed A Dream, Susan Boyle 1
27 27 19 23 Crazy Love, Michael Buble 1
28 28 21 19 Play On, Carrie Underwood 1
29 11 2 Jason Derulo, Jason Derulo 11
30 29 17 12 STRONGER withEach Tear, Mary J. Blige 2
31 21 3 3 American VI: Ain't No Grave, Johnny Cash 3
32 24 18 5 Haywire, Josh Turner 5
33 23 15 5 Another Round, Jaheim 3
34 6 2 Smoke & Mirrors, Lifehouse 6
35 32 29 12 We Are Young Money, Young Money 9
36 31 22 15 Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Soundtrack 6
37 NEW 1 San Patricio, The Chieftains Featuring Ry Cooder 37
38 82 62 See The Morning, Chris Tomlin 15
39 NEW 1 The World Is A Thorn, Demon Hunter 39
40 34 24 100 Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum 4
41 33 20 5 Tonight, tobyMac 6
42 54 48 9 Contra, Vampire Weekend 1
43 39 30 24 Kiss And Tell, Selena Gomez & The Scene 9
44 NEW 1 Are You Experienced, The Jimi Hendrix Experience 44
45 36 32 49 Wide Open, Jason Aldean 4
46 41 33 35 Ocean Eyes, Owl City 8
47 NEW 1 Enemy Of The World, Four Year Strong 47
48 61 35 18 Save Me, San Francisco, Train 17
49 38 44 19 NOW 32, Various Artists 5
50 37 27 19 The Bridge, Melanie Fiona 27
51 45 36 7 Kidz Bop 17, Kidz Bop Kids 12
52 44 40 17 Battle Studies, John Mayer 1
53 48 41 77 Only By The Night, Kings Of Leon 4
54 47 34 72 Funhouse, Pink 2
55 46 47 69 Dark Horse, Nickelback 2
56 50 31 13 Sex Therapy: The Session, Robin Thicke 9
57 43 37 27 The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z 1
58 NEW 1 Beat The Devil's Tattoo, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 58
59 59 59 7 Songs From The Heart, Celtic Woman 9
60 NEW 1 Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience 60
61 51 50 14 The State Vs. Radric Davis, Gucci Mane 10
62 74 76 29 Awake, Skillet 2
63 RE-ENTRY 12 First Rays Of The New Rising Sun, Jimi Hendrix 49
64 81 74 23 The Script, The Script 64
65 35 56 35 Leave This Town, Daughtry 1
66 55 58 78 Learn To Live, Darius Rucker 5
67 NEW 1 Axis: Bold As Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience 67
68 26 2 Scratch My Back, Peter Gabriel 26
69 52 52 43 Relapse, Eminem 1
70 14 2 Victory, DJ Khaled 14
71 49 54 16 For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert 3
72 94 95 71 Twilight, Soundtrack 1
73 69 45 24 Dear Agony, Breaking Benjamin 4
74 56 57 7 WOW Gospel 2010, Various Artists 40
75 66 70 14 Timbaland Presents Shock Value II, Timbaland 36
76 57 46 20 Michael Jackson's This Is It (Soundtrack), Michael Jackson 1
77 58 53 48 Number Ones, Michael Jackson 13
78 131 120 22 The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Soundtrack 1
79 68 72 24 Revolution, Miranda Lambert 8
80 65 73 29 The Time Of Our Lives (EP), Miley Cyrus 2
81 53 51 7 The Sea, Corinne Bailey Rae 7
82 NEW 1 Love Never Dies, Original London Cast Recording 82
83 62 60 69 I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyonce 1
84 NEW 1 Winter Of Mixed Drinks, Frightened Rabbit 84
85 76 91 26 The Resistance, Muse 3
86 78 79 26 So Far Gone (EP), Drake 6
87 84 78 90 The Sound Of Madness, Shinedown 8
88 168 140 25 Backspacer, Pearl Jam 1
89 42 2 The Pursuit, Jamie Cullum 42
90 40 2 Live At The Greek Theatre, Flogging Molly 40
91 85 90 28 The Man I Want To Be, Chris Young 19
92 90 84 14 Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 2, Soundtrack 3
93 88 102 23 Doin' My Thing, Luke Bryan 6
94 91 87 19 Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 1, Soundtrack 4
95 63 39 43 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix 37
96 71 43 5 StarStruck, Soundtrack 23
97 79 71 17 Until The Whole World Hears, Casting Crowns 4
98 177 187 5 It's Entertainment!, Celtic Thunder 67
99 119 2 WOW Worship (Purple), Various Artists 99
100 86 80 36 BLACKsummers'night, Maxwell 1
101 107 93 22 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi 4
102 103 92 17 The Fall, Norah Jones 3
103 102 101 50 Defying Gravity, Keith Urban 1
104 NEW 1 The Hearts Of Lonely People, Isles & Glaciers 104
105 87 81 23 WOW Hits 2010, Various Artists 33
106 128 117 18 Memento Mori, Flyleaf 8
107 70 62 6 Hellbilly Deluxe 2, Rob Zombie 8
108 100 97 177 Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift 5
109 64 23 3 No Hay Imposible, Chayanne 23
110 NEW 1 Pieces Of A Real Heart, Sanctus Real 110
111 105 129 49 Unstoppable, Rascal Flatts 1
112 95 98 24 Black Gives Way To Blue, Alice In Chains 5
113 145 134 16 All Or Nothing, Jay Sean 37
114 NEW 1 The Brutalist Bricks, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists 114
115 NEW 1 Of Mice & Men, Of Mice & Men 115
116 110 99 42 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival 99
117 108 119 24 Brand New Eyes, Paramore 2
118 101 55 17 Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures 12
119 93 94 23 Still, BeBe & CeCe Winans 12
120 80 61 8 2010 Grammy Nominees, Various Artists 5
121 77 49 5 Recollection, k.d. lang 36
122 116 110 38 The Last, Aventura 5
123 83 89 21 Southern Voice, Tim McGraw 2
124 98 85 23 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson 54
125 114 115 126 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers (Diamond Certification) 10 54
126 73 2 Boston's Boy (EP), Sam Adams 73
127 113 88 13 Believe, Orianthi 88
128 115 107 109 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (Diamond Certification) 15 10
129 106 64 17 Before I Self-Destruct, 50 Cent 5
130 134 100 18 The Circle, Bon Jovi 1
131 118 116 151 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses 3
132 117 112 25 Life Starts Now, Three Days Grace 3
133 111 127 42 Greatest Hits II, Kenny Chesney 3
134 121 118 51 Hannah Montana: The Movie, Soundtrack 1
135 127 66 24 Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, Mariah Carey 3
136 126 121 88 Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne 1
137 129 122 30 Keep On Loving You, Reba 1
138 NEW 1 Swindoe, Swindoe 138
139 139 113 29 Breakthrough, Colbie Caillat 1
140 104 75 3 Have One On Me, Joanna Newsom 75
141 NEW 1 Greatest Hits, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts 141
142 146 141 121 It's Time, Michael Buble 7
143 96 77 3 Tango: Variations, Various Artists 77
144 67 28 3 Way Out Here, Josh Thompson 28
145 124 104 15 Untitled, R. Kelly 4
146 120 109 139 Thriller, Michael Jackson (Diamond Certification) 29 1
147 152 155 16 Waking Up, OneRepublic 21
148 89 2 Alice In Wonderland, Soundtrack 89
149 112 69 14 Malice N Wonderland, Snoop Dogg 23
150 109 111 8 Transference, Spoon 4
151 NEW 1 Live From The Montreal International Jazz Festival, Ben Harper And Relentless7 151
152 NEW 1 DisneyMania 7: Music Stars Sing Disney... Their Way!, Various Artists 152
153 163 167 13 Avatar, Soundtrack 31
154 137 197 56 Little Bit Of Everything, Billy Currington 13
155 162 173 25 Justin Moore, Justin Moore 10
156 169 159 98 Call Me Irresponsible, Michael Buble 1
157 132 124 23 American Ride, Toby Keith 3
158 166 138 16 Pricele$$, Birdman 33
159 NEW 1 Christian Kane (EP), Christian Kane 159
160 156 136 44 Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant 67
161 148 150 64 All Hope Is Gone, Slipknot 1
162 172 158 754 Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd (Diamond Certification) 15 1
163 72 2 The Open Road, John Hiatt 72
164 155 137 84 That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson 28
165 138 67 41 Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band 1
166 135 114 89 The Best Of Sade, Sade 9
167 141 154 122 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 8
168 140 105 20 War Is The Answer, Five Finger Death Punch 7
169 RE-ENTRY 104 Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson 3
170 NEW 1 Quarantine The Past, Pavement 170
171 158 135 90 We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., Jason Mraz 3
172 92 82 17 Kris Allen, Kris Allen 11
173 160 151 117 Gold -- Greatest Hits, ABBA 63
174 164 176 41 Epiphany, Chrisette Michele 1
175 144 128 19 Greatest Hits, Foo Fighters 11
176 159 169 23 Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade Of Hits, Christina Aguilera 9
177 142 126 18 It Is Well, Kutless 42
178 154 147 37 NOW 31, Various Artists 1
179 143 123 13 xx, The xx 98
180 147 130 12 Greatest Hits, The Who 56
181 130 106 7 NOW That's What I Call Love, Various Artists 32
182 125 164 67 Greatest Hits Volume 1, Rascal Flatts 6
183 99 86 6 Who I Am, Nick Jonas & The Administration 3
184 122 65 5 Valentine's Day, Soundtrack 20
185 136 83 5 The Canadian Tenors, The Canadian Tenors 49
186 187 168 20 Manners, Passion Pit 51
187 167 162 86 Love On The Inside, Sugarland 1
188 165 103 5 Dejarte De Amar, Camila 64
189 153 171 85 Greatest Hits, Creed 15
190 NEW 1 Bird & Cages, Deas Vail 190
191 179 153 14 This Is War, Thirty Seconds To Mars 19
192 192 191 37 American Saturday Night, Brad Paisley 2
193 182 8 Greatest Hits, Motley Crue 94
194 189 189 27 #1s ... And Then Some, Brooks & Dunn 5
195 178 166 98 Scars & Souvenirs, Theory Of A Deadman 26
196 151 146 162 Daughtry, Daughtry 1
197 171 145 12 Mudvayne, Mudvayne 53
198 157 133 3 Good Ol' Nashville, Various Artists 133
199 97 11 3 This Addiction, Alkaline Trio 11
200 193 58 Michael Buble, Michael Buble 47 |
Archive
Week Of 03/27/10 - Ludacris - Battle Of The Sexes
Week Of 03/20/10 - Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Week Of 02/27/10 - Sade - Soldier Of Love
Week Of 02/13/10 - Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Week Of 02/06/10 - Various Artists - Hope For Haiti
Week Of 01/30/10 - Vampire Weekend - Contra
Week Of 01/23/10 - Ke$ha - Animal
Week Of 12/12/09 - Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
Week Of 12/05/09 - John Mayer - Battle Studies
Week Of 11/28/09 - Bon Jovi - The Circle
Week Of 11/21/09 - Carrie Underwood - Play On
Week Of 11/14/09 - Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson's This Is It
Week Of 11/07/09 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack
Week Of 10/17/09 - Michael Bublé - Crazy Love
Billboard Hot 100
| Quote: | | The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday. A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by Billboard on Thursday. Each chart is dated with the "week-ending" date of the Saturday after. |
Billboard Hot 100 (Week of 3/27)
#1 - Rihanna - "Rude Boy"
Stats
Weeks At #1: 1 (1 Consecutive)
Number 1 Singles: 5
| Quote: | The Billboard Hot 100
Issue Date: 2010-03-27
This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Producer(Songwriter) Position
Chart Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label
1 4 8 5 Rude Boy, Rihanna 1
2 2 3 31 Need You Now, Lady Antebellum 2
3 1 53 3 Break Your Heart, Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris 1
4 5 1 15 Imma Be, The Black Eyed Peas 1
5 16 16 7 Nothin' On You, B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars 5
6 7 6 24 Hey, Soul Sister, Train 6
7 3 2 16 BedRock, Young Money Featuring Lloyd 2
8 6 4 23 TiK ToK, Ke$ha 1
9 11 12 16 Telephone, Lady Gaga Featuring Beyonce 9
10 8 10 14 In My Head, Jason Derulo 8
11 15 15 15 Carry Out, Timbaland Featuring Justin Timberlake 11
12 14 13 8 Baby, Justin Bieber Featuring Ludacris 5
13 12 9 18 Say Aah, Trey Songz Featuring Fabolous 9
14 10 7 14 How Low, Ludacris 6
15 9 5 20 Bad Romance, Lady Gaga 2
16 13 11 10 Blah Blah Blah, Ke$ha Featuring 3OH!3 7
17 19 19 15 Breakeven, The Script 17
18 18 17 15 According To You, Orianthi 17
19 20 18 20 Live Like We're Dying, Kris Allen 18
20 17 14 32 Sexy Chick, David Guetta Featuring Akon 5
21 23 25 23 All The Right Moves, OneRepublic 21
22 25 24 13 Whataya Want From Me, Adam Lambert 22
23 27 26 10 Say Something, Timbaland Featuring Drake 23
24 22 22 22 Tie Me Down, New Boyz Featuring Ray J 22
25 24 20 30 Replay, Iyaz 2
26 26 21 40 I Gotta Feeling, The Black Eyed Peas 1
27 44 46 3 My Chick Bad, Ludacris Featuring Nicki Minaj 27
28 29 28 24 Haven't Met You Yet, Michael Buble 25
29 28 23 27 Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z + Alicia Keys 1
30 30 31 8 Today Was A Fairytale, Taylor Swift 2
31 34 40 9 Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home), Usher Featuring Plies 31
32 32 30 37 Down, Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne 1
33 47 57 9 American Honey, Lady Antebellum 33
34 37 39 14 Heartbreak Warfare, John Mayer 34
35 1 Over, Drake 35
36 39 41 15 Life After You, Daughtry 36
37 53 67 6 I Made It (Cash Money Heroes), Kevin Rudolf Featuring Birdman, Jay Sean, & Lil Wayne 37
38 38 32 30 Fireflies, Owl City 1
39 36 33 47 You Belong With Me, Taylor Swift 2
40 41 50 12 Hillbilly Bone, Blake Shelton Featuring Trace Adkins 40
41 59 78 9 Young Forever, Jay-Z + Mr. Hudson 41
42 31 27 19 Do You Remember, Jay Sean Featuring Sean Paul & Lil Jon 10
43 49 62 10 A Little More Country Than That, Easton Corbin 43
44 48 52 12 Temporary Home, Carrie Underwood 44
45 55 56 9 Highway 20 Ride, Zac Brown Band 45
46 42 35 31 Whatcha Say, Jason Derulo 1
47 40 37 9 On To The Next One, Jay-Z + Swizz Beatz 37
48 35 29 21 Two Is Better Than One, Boys Like Girls Featuring Taylor Swift 18
49 45 38 18 Why Don't We Just Dance, Josh Turner 35
50 54 43 12 Naturally, Selena Gomez & The Scene 29
51 50 55 14 Halfway Gone, Lifehouse 50
52 52 47 17 Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart, Alicia Keys 27
53 46 61 7 All The Way Turnt Up, Roscoe Dash Featuring Soulja Boy Tell'em 46
54 51 34 17 Hard, Rihanna Featuring Jeezy 8
55 56 54 13 Sex Therapy, Robin Thicke 54
56 63 73 5 Everything To Me, Monica 56
57 81 79 5 When I Look At You, Miley Cyrus 57
58 60 66 6 Lemonade, Gucci Mane 58
59 64 69 9 'Til Summer Comes Around, Keith Urban 59
60 61 59 14 I Am, Mary J. Blige 55
61 57 60 15 That's How Country Boys Roll, Billy Currington 57
62 67 71 10 Steady Mobbin', Young Money Featuring Gucci Mane 48
63 72 88 3 Neighbors Know My Name, Trey Songz 63
64 43 2 Lil Freak, Usher Featuring Nicki Minaj 43
65 65 72 5 Solo, Iyaz 43
66 33 2 Ridin' Solo, Jason Derulo 33
67 58 51 17 It Kills Me, Melanie Fiona 43
68 69 68 20 If You Only Knew, Shinedown 42
69 62 58 19 The Truth, Jason Aldean 40
70 68 64 6 Unstoppable, Rascal Flatts 52
71 71 2 Alice, Avril Lavigne 71
72 76 76 19 Someday, Rob Thomas 72
73 86 86 11 Drop The World, Lil Wayne Featuring Eminem 18
74 73 2 Ain't Back Yet, Kenny Chesney 73
75 84 98 3 Gimmie That Girl, Joe Nichols 75
76 80 84 5 O Let's Do It, Waka Flocka Flame 76
77 87 94 10 Fearless, Taylor Swift 9
78 94 92 9 Just Breathe, Pearl Jam 78
79 77 70 9 Soldier Of Love, Sade 52
80 92 2 Bulletproof, La Roux 80
81 88 93 3 Women Lie, Men Lie, Yo Gotti Featuring Lil Wayne 81
82 79 74 14 American Saturday Night, Brad Paisley 67
83 75 65 20 History In The Making, Darius Rucker 61
84 98 2 The Man I Want To Be, Chris Young 84
85 100 2 Hell On The Heart, Eric Church 85
86 96 100 3 Backwoods, Justin Moore 86
87 83 95 14 Shots, LMFAO Featuring Lil Jon 68
88 99 2 Keep On Lovin' You, Steel Magnolia 88
89 93 90 3 One Day, Matisyahu 89
90 NEW 1 Driving Me Crazy, Sam Adams 90
91 74 2 Cryin' Like A b***h, Godsmack 74
92 RE-ENTRY 3 Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley, Lloyd Banks Featuring Juelz Santana 76
93 78 2 Feel It, Three 6 Mafia Vs. Tiesto With Sean Kingston & Flo Rida 78
94 21 2 Never Let You Go, Justin Bieber 21
95 NEW 1 Ooh Baby, Mario 95
96 66 36 5 We Are The World 25: For Haiti, Artists For Haiti 2
97 91 80 4 All I Do Is Win, DJ Khaled Featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross 64
98 RE-ENTRY 5 Vanilla Twilight, Owl City 72
99 RE-ENTRY 12 1901, Phoenix 84
100 90 75 14 I Wanna Rock, Snoop Dogg 41 |
Archive
Week of 03/27: Rihanna - Rude Boy
Week Of 03/20: Taio Cruz f. Ludacris - Break Your Heart
Week Of 03/06: Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
Week Of 01/02: Ke$ha - Tik Tok
Week Of 11/28: Jay-Z f. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Week Of 11/21: Owl City - Fireflies
Week Of 11/14: Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say
Week Of 11/07: Owl City - Fireflies
Week Of 10/31: Jay Sean f. Lil' Wayne - Down
Week Of 10/24: Britney Spears - 3
Cumulative HipHop Sales 2010
| Quote: | | This is something on the side that we'll take a look at just because of how competitive the hiphop industry is and how much sales factor into that competition |
Cumulative HipHop Sales Week Of 2/20
| Quote: | Lil' Wayne - Rebirth: 175,960
**Artists selling 50k and above. |
2009 - The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies): 1,635,585
Sources:
www.billboard.com
www.hitsdailydouble.com
http://pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gmn
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And Buble will be holding to the top spot when the full numbers for this week get released...
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3i6ee2d582b260f736074651bede3a898d
| Quote: | Buble Holds For Second Week With Big Gain
October 21, 2009
Editor: Keith Caulfield; Contributors: Wade Jessen, Gary Trust, Alex Vitoulis; Editorial Director: Silvio Pietroluongo
The penthouse of the Billboard 200 is still a bit "Crazy," as Michael Buble's "Crazy Love" retains the No. 1 slot for a second week with 203,000 (up 55%) . . . Meanwhile, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" soundtrack makes an early arrival at No. 2 after three days of sales, thanks to an early release on Friday, Oct. 16 . . . The Flaming Lips secure their first top 10 album while Mario's fourth set also arrives in the top 10 . . . In Progress Reports, we have tidbits on Keith Urban, Michael Jackson, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
FLASH POINTS
• After Michael Buble nabbed his second No. 1 album last week on the Billboard 200 with "Crazy Love" after only three days of sales, the set's first full week in stores keeps the title firmly in the penthouse with 203,000 copies (up 55%). This marks the singer's second-best sales week. His best was when "Call Me Irresponsible" started with 213,000 in 2007.
• Because "Crazy" is residing atop the tally for a second week, it blocks the "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" soundtrack from the top slot as it bows at No. 2 with 115,000 copies. The album was rushed from its original Tuesday, Oct. 20, street date to a release on Friday, Oct. 16, to combat leaks. Next week, "New Moon" may rise to No. 1, if it can fight off country king Tim McGraw, who just released his new "Southern Voice" yesterday.
• The week's second-biggest debut is the Flaming Lips' "Embryonic," which starts at No. 8 with almost 32,000, giving the band its highest-charting album. The group's last studio set, 2006's "At War With the Mystics," debuted and peaked at No. 11 with 48,000 in its opening frame.
• Mario's fourth album, "D.N.A.," enters at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 with almost 32,000 copies and also bows at No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It's the singer's second top 10 on the former list and his first since his self-titled debut peaked at No. 9 way back in 2002. His last effort, 2007's "Go," peaked in its debut week at No. 21—but with a much larger sales week: 77,000. (Why? It came out Dec. 11 of that year, in the thick of the competitive holiday shopping season.)
• And now here's a look at the rest of the top 10: Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3" moves up two slots to No. 3 with 55,000 (down 15%) while Barbra Streisand's "Love Is the Answer" holds at No. 4 with 49,000 (down 34%). Miley Cyrus' "The Time of Our Lives" skips up three rungs to No. 5 with 40,000 (down 15%) while the Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D." zooms from No. 23 to No. 6 with nearly 40,000 (up 56%). The Peas make a big gain likely thanks to their star turn in a new DirectTV ad that recently premiered, in addition to the iTunes' debut of their new video for "Meet Me Halfway" last week.
• Meanwhile, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" moves up 10 slots to No. 7 with 33,000 (up 7%) after she stopped by "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Oct. 14. Finally, Mariah Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" falls three places to No. 10 with 31,000 (down 43%).
• Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Oct. 18) totaled 5.8 million units, down 7% compared with the sum last week (6.3 million) and down 11% compared with the same sales week of 2008 (6.5 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 275.6 million, down 13% compared with the same total at this point last year (318.3 million).
MARKET WATCH
• Album units, current chart week: 5.8 million units
• DOWN 7% from last week's charts: 6.3 million units
• DOWN 11% from same week, 2008: 6.5 million units
• This week: The top two albums on both the Billboard 200 and Top Comprehensive Albums sell more than 100,000 copies.
• This week last year on the Billboard 200: Kenny Chesney's "Lucky Old Sun" arrived at No. 1 with 176,000 while T.I.'s "Paper Trail" slipped to No. 2 with 132,000 (down 26%) after a two-week reign atop the list.
PROGRESS REPORTS
• Keith Urban's "Only You Can Love Me This Way" tops Hot Country Songs, marking his 11th leader. Urban's new No. 1 places him in a tie for ninth place with Clint Black among artists with the most No. 1 songs since Nielsen BDS began powering the chart in January 1990. In the current decade, Urban moves into fifth place among artists with the most toppers. Toby Keith is in the lead with 16 since 2000, followed by Kenny Chesney (14), Brad Paisley (13) and Tim McGraw (12).
• Michael Jackson's quasi-new single "This Is It" (featuring the Jacksons) crashes in at No. 19 on the Adult Contemporary chart—the highest debut for a non-holiday song since Sept. 8, 2007. That's when Eagles' "How Long" flew in at No. 19 as well . . . "This Is It" gives the King of Pop his 26th AC hit overall and his first since 1995's "You Are Not Alone" completed its 26-week run on March 16, 1996. For the Jacksons, who provide backing vocals on the tune, it's only their second go at the AC chart. Its first came with "I'll Be There" (credited to the Jackson 5), which peaked at No. 24 in 1970.
• Jay-Z celebrates his 15th top 10 on the Rhythmic airplay chart with "Empire State of Mind" zipping 20-10 in just its fourth week on the tally. His duet partner on the track, Alicia Keys, nets her eighth top 10 . . . The single's four-week climb into the top 10 is the fastest the chart has seen since Drake's "Best I Ever Had" also did the trick June 13.
A LOOK AHEAD
• Among the albums released this week, due on next week's charts: Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice," Flight of the Conchords' "I Told You I Was Freaky," Train's "Save Me San Francisco" and Ben Gibbard's and Jay Farrar's "One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur."
• Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2008 when: Kenny Chesney's "Lucky Old Sun" arrived at No. 1 with 176,000 while T.I.'s "Paper Trail" slipped to No. 2 with 132,000 (down 26%) after a two-week reign atop the list. |
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