Posted November 28, 200915 yr BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS (chart date 5th December 2009) TW | ARTIST | ALBUM | TW SALES | % CHANGE | LW SALES | TOTAL SALES 01 MAYER*JOHN BATTLE STUDIES 285,548 999 181 285,730 (NEW) 02 BOCELLI*ANDREA MY CHRISTMAS 184,791 36 136,125 469,499 03 JONES*NORAH FALL 180,425 999 98 180,523 (NEW) 04 CASTING CROWNS UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS 167,432 999 13 26,372 (NEW) 05 50 CENT BEFORE I SELF-DESTRUCT 159,747 999 1,497 161,244 (NEW) 06 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 136,741 999 49 136,790 (NEW) 07 JACKSON*MICHAEL MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT 95,740 -18 117,049 782,260 08 NEW MOON (TWILIGHT) SOUNDTRACK 93,435 77 52,837 535,720 09 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE PLAY ON 86,218 -33 128,443 532,472 10 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 84,010 -8 90,916 4,385,781 11 ALLEN*KRIS KRIS ALLEN 80,072 999 37 80,109 (NEW) 12 THEM CROOKED VULTURE THEM CROOKED VULTURE 69,570 999 390 69,960 (NEW) 13 LEWIS*LEONA ECHO 67,260 999 40 67,300 (NEW) 14 VARIOUS NOW 32 57,911 -15 68,343 227,953 15 CASTING CROWNS PEACE ON EARTH 56,100 17 47,842 121,035 16 MCCARTNEY*PAUL GOOD EVENING NEW YORK CITY 54,929 999 408 55,338 (NEW) 17 BUBLE*MICHAEL CRAZY LOVE 52,681 -9 58,132 678,518 18 GLEE VOL. 1-GLEE: THE MUSIC 50,877 -9 55,656 219,814 19 BON JOVI THE CIRCLE 50,047 -69 162,861 212,941 20 SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 45,303 0 45,470 251,157 21 ONEREPUBLIC WAKING UP 39,496 999 150 39,646 (NEW) 22 JACKSON*JANET #1'S - 2CD 37,483 999 112 37,595 (NEW) 23 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 37,224 -18 45,228 1,020,867 24 GROBAN*JOSH NOEL 36,020 60 22,493 4,707,167 25 STING IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT 35,164 -22 44,813 218,668 26 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCH. NIGHT CASTLE (2CD) 31,400 28 24,595 169,469 27 MCGRAW*TIM SOUTHERN VOICE 31,397 -15 37,128 301,565 28 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) 31,167 11 28,186 1,387,378 29 CYRUS*MILEY TIME OF OUR LIVES EP 30,871 -4 32,000 779,898 30 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 30,437 -16 36,431 1,222,188 31 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS 25TH 30,322 127 13,350 63,358 32 VARIOUS CITIES 97 SAMPLER V21 30,029 0 30,029 (NEW) 33 JAY-Z BLUEPRINT 3 29,142 -12 32,999 1,300,331 34 LADY GAGA FAME 28,600 13 25,377 1,658,393 35 OWL CITY OCEAN EYES 28,477 -8 31,076 298,983 36 SUGARLAND GOLD AND GREEN 27,394 67 16,381 77,963 37 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 24,361 -13 27,906 3,825,207 38 RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 22,209 -5 23,354 1,055,922 39 STEWART*ROD SOULBOOK 20,868 -18 25,511 169,544 40 FLYLEAF MEMENTO MORI 20,447 -64 56,209 73,136 41 ALDEAN*JASON WIDE OPEN 19,762 9 18,213 761,103 42 CREED FULL CIRCLE 19,544 -22 24,897 193,364 43 FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 19,311 -12 22,039 86,060 44 ARCHULETA*DAVID CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART 17,717 83 9,657 67,185 45 VARIOUS MAKING MERRY 17,551 999 5 17,556 (NEW) 46 HANNAH MONTANA HANNAH MOVIE SNDTRK 16,285 -1 16,498 1,663,462 47 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 16,151 0 16,183 4,425,372 48 LAMBERT*MIRANDA REVOLUTION 16,138 -21 20,469 200,937 49 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 15,721 -1 15,827 1,547,314 50 BEYONCE I AM...SASHA FIERCE 15,006 -6 15,952 2,507,032 51 VARIOUS WOW HITS 2010 14,243 -7 15,303 32,574 52 WEEZER RADITUDE 13,957 -21 17,591 97,995 53 BUBLE*MICHAEL LET IT SNOW EP 13,888 41 9,819 705,241 54 BREAKING BENJAMIN DEAR AGONY 13,808 -8 15,059 287,144 55 WICKHAM*PHIL HEAVEN AND EARTH 13,755 999 32 4,358 (NEW) 56 TOMLIN*CHRIS GLORY IN THE HIGHEST:CHRISTMAS 13,451 16 11,615 13,991 57 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 13,055 49 8,776 2,313,554 58 SWITCHFOOT HELLO HURRICANE 13,026 -66 38,504 42,689 59 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LOST CHRISTMAS EVE 12,780 63 7,861 1,858,202 60 DIAMOND*NEIL CHERRY CHERRY CHRISTMAS 11,878 87 6,364 35,462 61 KEITH*TOBY AMERICAN RIDE 11,756 -9 12,949 193,578 62 HOUSTON*WHITNEY I LOOK TO YOU 11,750 12 10,458 800,493 63 STRAIGHT NO CHASER CHRISTMAS CHEERS 11,649 81 6,446 25,145 64 SONGZ*TREY READY 11,553 -5 12,152 329,682 65 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY CHRISTMAS 11,541 29 8,975 31,917 66 STREISAND*BARBRA LOVE IS THE ANSWER 11,538 -2 11,749 388,461 67 RAKIM 7TH SEAL 11,499 999 249 11,748 (NEW) 68 DAUGHTRY LEAVE THIS TOWN 11,429 -13 13,125 748,579 69 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 11,410 2 11,141 2,404,195 70 JACKSON*MICHAEL ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON 11,274 -11 12,728 1,422,545 71 SUGARLAND LOVE ON THE INSIDE 11,169 -18 13,539 1,893,934 72 LAMBERT*ADAM TAKE ONE 11,090 999 289 11,379 (NEW) 73 CHIPMUNKS*THE CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKS 11,008 35 8,144 158,308 74 HILL*FAITH JOY TO THE WORLD 10,829 51 7,162 505,267 75 FIONA*MELANIE BRIDGE 10,753 -5 11,369 29,862 76 SELENA GOMEZ & SCENE KISS AND TELL 10,657 -13 12,248 175,074 77 FALL OUT BOY BELIEVERS NEVER DIE 10,539 999 104 10,643 (NEW) 78 DRAKE SO FAR GONE 10,484 -8 11,453 245,263 79 SPEARS*BRITNEY SINGLES COLLECTION 10,463 -61 26,818 37,308 80 ALICE IN CHAINS BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE 10,211 -2 10,461 248,961 81 PARAMORE BRAND NEW EYES 10,118 -10 11,220 302,761 82 CELTIC WOMAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 10,047 33 7,542 745,028 83 P!NK FUNHOUSE 9,989 -18 12,140 1,392,409 84 DYLAN*BOB CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART 9,867 35 7,282 61,742 85 JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 9,817 -14 11,377 5,610,704 86 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES 9,813 55 6,316 2,976,237 87 CONNICK*HARRY JR. YOUR SONGS 9,742 15 8,435 183,688 88 WINANS*BEBE & CECE STILL 9,712 -19 11,961 125,495 89 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 9,668 -34 14,727 628,266 90 MCENTIRE*REBA KEEP ON LOVING YOU 9,593 -10 10,673 290,797 91 PEARL JAM BACKSPACER 9,405 -6 10,057 358,765 92 MUSE RESISTANCE 9,356 -6 9,996 273,753 93 BRYAN*LUKE DOIN' MY THING 9,303 -10 10,369 132,922 94 MOTLEY CRUE GREATEST HITS 9,224 999 46 9,270 (NEW) 95 CAREY*MARIAH MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL 8,992 -20 11,274 324,103 96 SLAYER WORLD PAINTED BLOOD 8,957 -34 13,474 64,202 97 PRETTY RICKY PRETTY RICKY 8,947 999 18 9,003 (NEW) 98 STRAIT*GEORGE TWANG 8,890 -11 10,008 417,859 99 CHAPMAN*STEVEN CURTIS BEAUTY WILL RISE 8,805 -11 9,895 14,103 100 WALE ATTENTION:DEFICIT 8,716 -69 28,076 37,035 101 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL ALTER THE ENDING 8,700 -71 30,318 39,206 102 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD DESPERATE MEASURES 8,699 -59 21,427 30,281 103 VARIOUS NOW CHRISTMAS 3 8,687 73 5,011 1,110,645 104 SKILLET AWAKE 8,635 0 8,617 128,007 105 JOHNSON*JACK EN CONCERT 8,610 -6 9,141 69,802 106 MAXWELL BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT 8,478 0 8,518 873,348 107 FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS WEEKEND: FRIDAY 8,428 999 7 8,435 (NEW) 108 JACKSON*ALAN SONGS OF LOVE AND HEARTACHE 8,316 -16 9,881 32,602 109 CAILLAT*COLBIE BREAKTHROUGH 8,194 -10 9,077 311,399 110 URBAN*KEITH DEFYING GRAVITY 8,187 -26 11,049 638,585 111 BROOKS & DUNN #1S ... AND THEN SOME 8,181 -23 10,573 181,971 112 THREE DAYS GRACE LIFE STARTS NOW 8,142 -11 9,118 202,748 113 EMINEM RELAPSE 8,071 -1 8,150 1,522,498 114 ENYA WINTER CAME 7,971 28 6,248 702,864 115 VARIOUS NOW 31 7,878 -10 8,735 770,909 116 SHINEDOWN SOUND OF MADNESS 7,852 1 7,808 810,641 117 CHESNEY*KENNY GREATEST HITS II 7,691 -12 8,782 480,565 118 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD 7,595 17 6,518 4,361,548 119 IL DIVO CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 7,594 37 5,532 1,346,564 120 CHICKENFOOT CHICKENFOOT 7,527 -13 8,668 363,460 121 TWILIGHT: NEW MOON SCORE 7,516 0 7,516 (NEW) 122 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS CHRISTMAS 7,460 64 4,542 374,114 123 CAGE THE ELEPHANT CAGE THE ELEPHANT 7,457 26 5,928 166,833 124 RASCAL FLATTS UNSTOPPABLE 7,372 -1 7,431 1,038,168 125 PRESLEY*ELVIS IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME 7,195 40 5,147 1,169,181 126 TRAIN SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO 7,191 -12 8,147 51,965 127 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 7,182 -9 7,882 3,239,657 128 NOW ESSENTIAL CHRIST ESSENTIAL NOW THAT'S WHAT I CA 7,142 45 4,911 252,841 129 CASH*ROSANNE LIST, THE 7,126 -12 8,140 88,878 130 PAISLEY*BRAD AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT 7,056 -31 10,246 386,787 131 FELT FELT3: A TRIBUTE TO ROSIE PERE 7,018 999 8 7,026 (NEW) 132 JACKSON 5 ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS C 7,007 43 4,888 22,602 133 YOUNG*CHRIS MAN I WANT TO BE 6,863 -8 7,443 122,634 134 BUBLE*MICHAEL CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 6,414 -1 6,504 1,963,505 135 GRANT*AMY CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS 6,361 25 5,084 121,156 136 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY V2 6,207 -10 6,907 156,216 137 SWELL SEASON STRICT JOY 6,154 -47 11,653 63,830 138 KID CUDI MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DA 6,006 -1 6,073 209,412 139 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS ATTIC 5,995 62 3,697 1,610,675 140 CROWDER*DAVID BAND CHURCH MUSIC 5,903 -2 6,021 43,614 141 LYNYRD SKYNYRD GOD & GUNS 5,874 -2 6,019 103,477 142 MANILOW*BARRY IN THE SWING OF CHRISTMAS 5,859 104 2,876 16,323 143 MADONNA CELEBRATION 5,824 1 5,789 150,588 144 SOUNDTRACK HANNAH MONTANA 3 5,717 -2 5,827 494,360 145 VARIOUS ARTISTS LETTERS TO SANTA 5,711 -41 9,750 15,461 146 TOMLIN*CHRIS HELLO LOVE 5,682 123 2,549 158,065 147 KISS SONIC BOOM 5,648 -17 6,798 193,205 148 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX 5,639 -3 5,801 191,927 149 DISNEY DISNEY'S HOLIDAY MAGIC 5,635 -17 6,754 16,422 150 VARIOUS TIS THE SEASON-KIDS CHRISTMAS 5,626 26 4,474 49,454 151 BEATLES BEATLES IN STEREO 5,536 -53 11,671 93,652 152 BEATLES BEATLES, THE (LIMITED EDITION) 5,528 -12 6,290 3,460,608 153 MA*YO-YO SONGS OF JOY & PEACE 5,500 27 4,319 366,188 154 CURRINGTON*BILLY LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING 5,490 -3 5,652 342,047 155 KUTLESS IT IS WELL 5,364 -16 6,369 20,437 156 JERSEY BOYS SOUNDTRACK 5,269 6 4,966 1,002,743 157 RASCAL FLATTS GREATEST HITS V1 5,227 -2 5,321 768,335 158 WOLFMOTHER COSMIC EGG 5,219 -17 6,287 49,919 159 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 5,210 -1 5,264 1,303,014 160 CASTING CROWNS CASTING CROWNS 5,179 211 1,666 763,032 161 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH WAR IS THE ANSWER 5,173 -4 5,396 114,831 162 STRAIGHT NO CHASER HOLIDAY SPIRITS 5,090 68 3,033 126,238 163 AC/DC BACKTRACKS (STANDARD BOX SET) 5,077 -67 15,503 20,648 164 KENNY G HOLIDAY COLLECTION 5,076 27 3,990 250,951 165 CHAPMAN*STEVEN CURTIS THIS MOMENT 5,069 195 1,720 123,351 166 CONNICK*HARRY JR. WHAT A NIGHT! A CHRISTMAS ALBU 5,068 33 3,810 264,132 166 MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KIN 5,068 18 4,287 931,980 168 PERRY*KATY KATY PERRY: MTV UNPLUGGED 5,007 0 5,007 (NEW) 169 MARIO D.N.A. 4,997 -10 5,528 69,003 169 WICKED ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING 4,997 -21 6,311 1,841,291 171 CLARKSON*KELLY ALL I EVER WANTED 4,956 -5 5,208 755,093 172 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP CHRISTMAS 4,939 45 3,412 13,337 173 SUGARLAND LIVE ON THE INSIDE 4,916 -13 5,667 200,768 174 PIRATE RADIO SOUNDTRACK 4,908 69 2,900 7,809 175 LOVATO*DEMI HERE WE GO AGAIN 4,892 -2 4,991 304,900 176 BEE GEES ULTIMATE BEE GEES (THE 50TH AN 4,882 9 4,460 14,744 177 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS 4,865 -2 4,951 760,374 178 MCBRIDE*MARTINA WHITE CHRISTMAS 4,864 34 3,634 1,424,320 179 AMOS*TORI MIDWINTER GRACES 4,863 -53 10,371 15,334 180 BATTISTELLI*FRANCESCA MY PAPER HEART 4,861 134 2,078 61,145 181 JACKSON*MICHAEL BAD 4,794 -15 5,659 1,474,589 182 VA-CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK 4,788 33 3,600 1,013,460 183 ELF SOUNDTRACK 4,777 35 3,538 424,628 184 GUARALDI*VINCE TRIO CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS 4,774 70 2,809 2,751,494 185 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS PRESLEY CHRISTMAS DUETS 4,741 43 3,312 360,631 186 METALOCALYPSE: DETHKLOK DETHALBUM II 4,674 -15 5,488 102,438 187 MRAZ*JASON JASON MRAZ'A BEAUTIFUL MESS-LI 4,574 -72 16,351 20,927 188 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 16 4,544 8 4,191 145,179 189 BEATLES SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CL 4,486 -9 4,945 4,160,239 190 TECH N9NE K.O.D. 4,479 -28 6,184 51,031 191 BUBLE*MICHAEL MICHAEL BUBLE 4,429 -4 4,637 2,335,419 192 LIL' WAYNE THA CARTER III 4,403 -5 4,624 3,296,847 193 CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT 4,384 31 3,342 1,739,321 193 AVETT BROTHERS I AND LOVE AND YOU 4,384 -11 4,942 95,037 195 FRAY*THE FRAY 4,365 -9 4,795 737,255 196 MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND 4,350 1 4,290 10,124,534 197 SOUNDTRACK PHINEAS AND FERB 4,342 -5 4,555 50,756 198 AVENTURA LAST 4,313 6 4,052 201,298 199 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD SWAN SONGS 4,300 -12 4,869 571,830 200 HAMMOND*FRED LOVE UNSTOPPABLE 4,290 -12 4,855 57,755 SOURCE: UKMix via Pulse Music Board Edited December 3, 200915 yr by britster
November 28, 200915 yr Author The "Billboard 200" has changed - see article below ... Edited November 28, 200915 yr by britster
November 28, 200915 yr Author Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip Hop Charts Undergo Changes November 10, 2009 By Billboard staff Effective with the 2010 chart year, which commences with the issue dated Dec. 5, 2009, the Billboard 200 will shift from a currents-based ranking of the United States' top selling albums to an all-inclusive list of the top 200-selling albums in the country, regardless of release date. In essence, the Billboard 200 will reflect the Nielsen SoundScan sales data that has populated the Top Comprehensive Albums chart, which has appeared in the magazine periodically this year and has resided in the billboard.biz chart menu the past three years. Replacing the Top Comprehensive Albums chart online will be Top Current Albums, which will utilize the current/catalog criteria that has fueled the Billboard 200 in recent years. That rule, in place since 1991, stipulates that an album that ranks below No. 100 on the chart, is more than 18 months old, and does not have a current charting single at radio, would be removed from the Billboard 200 and other corresponding album charts on which it has appeared. While the catalog rule will no longer apply to the Billboard 200, it will remain in effect on all other current-based album charts. "The events of 2009 and the continuing creativity in the repackaging of catalog titles have led us to the conclude that the Billboard 200 would be best served presenting the true best-sellers in the country, without any catalog-related rules or stipulations, to our readers, the media and music fans," says Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard's director of charts. "The ability of consumers to impulsively purchase new or catalog titles electronically has changed music sales behavior. There is a more immediate cause and effect between artist exposure and album sales in this day and age, and the Billboard 200 should reflect this activity, regardless of an album's release date." http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_dis...1a7bf71ddd57965
November 28, 200915 yr I'm so surprised/pleased by this! The catalog rule was always ridiculous. It's a shame that there'll be no catalog chart in a way though because it was interesting to get up-to-date sales totals for albums a few years old which lingered outside of the top 20 or so, none of which we'll get to see anymore.
November 28, 200915 yr Author I'm so surprised/pleased by this! The catalog rule was always ridiculous. It's a shame that there'll be no catalog chart in a way though because it was interesting to get up-to-date sales totals for albums a few years old which lingered outside of the top 20 or so, none of which we'll get to see anymore. There will still be a catalogue chart. Only change is that the old Comprehensive Albums Chart is now the new Billboard 200, and the old Billboard 200 is now the new Top Current Albums. The Billboard 200 now represents the top selling albums in the US (regardless of when the album was released) - before this week, it didn't.
November 30, 200915 yr Wheres Mariah's album I've looked up and down it twice now can't find it? 95 CAREY*MARIAH MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL 8,992 -20 11,274 324,103 ;)
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