Posted February 23, 201213 yr BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS (chart date 3rd March 2012) LW | TW | ARTIST | ALBUM | TW SALES | % CHANGE | LW SALES | TOTAL SALES 01 01 ADELE 21 729900 207 237479 7352609 06 02 HOUSTON*WHITNEY GREATEST HITS 175135 174 63853 1979958 03 03 VARIOUS NOW 41 94489 -33 141650 236223 09 04 ADELE 19 87456 144 35910 1947105 08 05 VARIOUS 2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES 84821 66 51064 222088 02 06 VAN HALEN DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH 57876 -69 187494 246424 05 07 MCCARTNEY*PAUL KISSES ON THE BOTTOM 57856 -22 74102 132408 30 08 MARS*BRUNO DOO - WOPS & HOOLIGANS 37931 133 16294 1533245 17 09 LADY ANTEBELLUM OWN THE NIGHT 36566 47 24917 1347293 41 10 CIVIL WARS BARTON HOLLOW 35663 178 12827 333049 14 11 COLDPLAY MYLO XYLOTO 35452 26 28192 1162730 10 12 DRAKE TAKE CARE 30957 -4 32373 1469402 12 13 CLARKSON*KELLY STRONGER 28882 -7 30995 597296 04 14 FRAY*THE SCARS & STORIES 28337 -68 87468 115892 16 15 ALDEAN*JASON MY KINDA PARTY 27816 8 25722 2386943 22 16 TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-P SOUNDTRACK 26384 21 21784 453065 18 17 RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK 26342 11 23830 674452 11 18 LMFAO SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING 24930 -21 31553 677451 24 19 BAND PERRY*THE BAND PERRY 23774 22 19531 1168516 15 20 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 21 23632 -14 27625 173599 59 21 FOO FIGHTERS WASTING LIGHT 23116 134 9862 719859 19 22 BRYAN*LUKE TAILGATES & TANLINES 23068 1 22839 777264 29 23 MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 23067 40 16428 2147042 07 24 BENTLEY*DIERKS HOME 20950 -62 54708 75694 42 25 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 20464 60 12815 4004597 23 26 YOUNG JEEZY TM 103: HUSTLERZ AMBITION 20388 -6 21682 461796 37 27 BENNETT*TONY DUETS II 19689 47 13386 802711 27 28 JAY Z & KANYE WEST WATCH THE THRONE 19508 8 18099 1335859 49 29 BON IVER BON IVER 19320 61 12021 402542 21 30 BLIGE*MARY J. MY LIFE II...THE JOURNEY CONTI 19245 -13 22118 517059 32 31 SKRILLEX BANGARANG 19022 23 15456 139810 20 32 MCGRAW*TIM EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC 18542 -17 22275 137059 26 33 BLACK KEYS EL CAMINO 18460 0 18454 614372 28 34 GOTYE MAKING MIRRORS 18281 7 17054 93451 25 35 NICKELBACK HERE AND NOW 18271 -4 18953 716677 13 36 DEL REY*LANA BORN TO DIE 17866 -39 29416 124370 72 37 HOUSTON*WHITNEY WHITNEY HOUSTON 17195 113 8084 1113493 80 38 BODYGUARD SOUNDTRACK 17025 123 7650 11854610 31 39 LIL' WAYNE THA CARTER IV 16070 -1 16186 2013385 43 40 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 15710 27 12355 990983 48 41 SHELTON*BLAKE RED RIVER BLUE 14616 21 12055 566069 34 42 GUETTA*DAVID NOTHING BUT THE BEAT 14391 1 14241 239027 55 43 FOSTER THE PEOPLE TORCHES 14045 28 11013 736966 33 44 COHEN*LEONARD OLD IDEAS 13425 -13 15413 70290 47 45 MCCREERY*SCOTTY CLEAR AS DAY 12980 7 12106 938693 38 46 BEYONCE 4 12821 -4 13316 1135700 51 47 CHURCH*ERIC CHIEF 12641 10 11544 611916 40 48 THE FRESH BEAT BAND MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV SHOW 12458 -5 13076 42962 61 49 PERRY*KATY TEENAGE DREAM 12425 30 9535 2067008 46 50 KEITH*TOBY CLANCY'S TAVERN 12409 2 12176 434338 70 51 SKRILLEX SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITE 11973 39 8603 274761 56 52 LAMBERT*MIRANDA FOUR THE RECORD 11256 3 10949 431087 73 53 JAMES*ETTA BEST OF ETTA JAMES 11242 40 8026 929867 39 54 VARIOUS NOW 40 11027 -16 13174 655546 74 55 WINEHOUSE*AMY LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES 10685 34 7992 355150 62 56 GILBERT*BRANTLEY HALFWAY TO HEAVEN 10631 12 9515 459074 85 57 TYRESE OPEN INVITATION 10484 45 7216 256353 50 58 WOW GOSPEL 2012 WOW GOSPEL 2012 10388 -11 11651 39106 64 59 LADY GAGA BORN THIS WAY 10290 12 9219 2164624 36 60 SINATRA*FRANK SINATRA: BEST OF THE BEST 10002 -27 13736 151872 69 61 MINAJ*NICKI PINK FRIDAY 9790 12 8717 1774105 65 62 J COLE COLE WORLD: THE SIDELINE STORY 9665 5 9187 554542 63 63 DAUGHTRY BREAK THE SPELL 9504 3 9245 385374 91 64 FORTUNE*JAMES & FIYA IDENTITY 9352 39 6728 39501 118 65 HOUSTON*WHITNEY I LOOK TO YOU 9292 81 5122 992904 54 66 HAMMOND*FRED GOD, LOVE & ROMANCE 9270 -16 11036 35764 ** 67 LEE*AMOS AS THE CROW FLIES 9242 999 17 9259 (NEW) 60 68 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE CEREMONIALS 9228 -5 9727 506091 58 69 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY BALLADS 9084 -13 10442 33608 152 70 DEADMAU5 4X4= 8994 124 4011 284361 ** 71 HILLSONG UNITED LIVE IN MIAMI 8658 999 110 6509 (NEW) 53 72 SEAL SOUL 2 8472 -25 11226 65789 82 73 BROWN*ZAC BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 8266 10 7482 1412483 79 74 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH AMERICAN CAPITALIST 8151 6 7673 318396 86 75 CASTING CROWNS COME TO THE WELL 8099 13 7162 162270 ** 76 PUNCH BROTHERS WHO'S FEELING YOUNG NOW? 8029 999 13 8043 (NEW) 102 77 BROWN*CHRIS F.A.M.E. 7896 44 5495 839384 ** 78 HEARTLESS bast*rdS ARROW 7836 999 172 8009 (NEW) 76 79 SEGER*BOB & THE SILVER BULLET ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK & ROLL NEV 7746 0 7766 236364 ** 80 JOHNSON*LE'ANDRIA EVOLUTION OF LEANDRIA JOHNSON 7735 999 50 7660 (NEW) 111 81 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 7522 44 5241 3824574 78 82 WALE AMBITION 7491 -3 7714 371983 68 83 LAMB OF GOD RESOLUTION 7488 -16 8903 83772 135 84 WIZ KHALIFA ROLLING PAPERS 7416 60 4632 679985 92 85 PITBULL PLANET PIT 7383 11 6631 349975 ** 86 ASSAD*AUDREY HEART 7353 999 29 6419 (NEW) 122 87 HOUSTON*WHITNEY WHITNEY 7257 46 4962 1007495 88 88 CELTIC WOMAN BELIEVE 7113 5 6782 44138 81 89 THIRD DAY MOVE 7092 -6 7535 141650 183 90 PREACHER'S WIFE SOUNDTRACK 6992 96 3572 2501133 97 91 BEATLES BEATLES 1 6978 18 5892 12015988 90 92 KORN PATH OF TOTALITY 6937 3 6732 175437 104 93 RIHANNA LOUD 6854 25 5471 1615605 83 94 HAMILTON*ANTHONY BACK TO LOVE 6768 -9 7446 185355 98 95 BOYZ II MEN BEST OF BOYZ II MEN-MILLENNIUM 6757 17 5791 736479 87 96 DIAMOND*NEIL VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND 6705 -1 6797 123271 105 97 TEMPTATIONS, THE VOL. 1-BEST OF TEMPTATIONS 60' 6640 22 5448 1147433 101 98 SANTOS*ROMEO FORMULA VOL. 1 6626 21 5497 193979 77 99 VARIOUS CHIMES OF FREEDOM (4 DISC SET) 6561 -15 7725 47142 95 100 EMINEM RECOVERY 6491 5 6183 4199673 100 101 BLACK KEYS BROTHERS 6474 13 5709 977588 149 102 NEWSBOYS GOD'S NOT DEAD 6237 52 4100 25290 116 103 RICHIE*LIONEL BEST OF/20TH CENTURY 6236 21 5156 597701 103 104 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 6191 13 5474 575124 66 105 METALLICA BEYOND MAGNETIC 6185 -32 9134 100622 93 106 PISTOL ANNIES HELL ON HEELS 6103 -7 6592 272207 71 107 DRIVE SOUNDTRACK 6096 -28 8422 118067 107 108 WHITE*BARRY BEST OF BARRY WHITE-MILLENNIUM 6033 12 5402 899810 45 109 DR. DOG BE THE VOID 5910 -52 12281 18420 151 110 JOHNSON*LE'ANDRIA AWAKENING OF LE'ANDRIA JOHNSON 5781 44 4012 135510 110 111 OWEN*JAKE BAREFOOT BLUE JEAN NIGHT 5715 8 5301 229047 67 112 JOHN*ELTON ROCKET MAN-NUMBER 1'S 5683 -37 9043 914787 114 113 WOW HITS WOW HITS 2012 5622 8 5223 76432 109 114 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 5612 5 5329 945369 117 115 LYNYRD SKYNYRD BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD-MILLENN 5608 9 5131 2693871 140 116 SKILLET AWAKE 5602 29 4331 701607 94 117 JOBE*KARI WHERE I FIND YOU 5548 -15 6510 26197 83 118 PICKLER*KELLIE 100 PROOF 5511 -26 7446 51623 108 119 STRAIT*GEORGE ICON 5501 3 5345 97028 RE 120 MERCYME GENEROUS MR LOVEWELL 5431 263 1498 132102 113 121 EVANESCENCE EVANESCENCE 5418 4 5228 364857 164 122 BENNETT*TONY DUETS: AMERICAN CLASSIC 5314 38 3856 1812313 159 122 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 5314 35 3933 6503420 RE 124 BON IVER FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO 5215 57 3332 422955 125 125 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 2.0 5188 5 4925 3096638 89 126 THICKE*ROBIN LOVE AFTER WAR 5176 -23 6751 137193 128 127 TURNER*JOSH ICON 5166 8 4786 143405 177 128 WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 5146 40 3663 2558164 119 129 BAD MEETS EVIL HELL: THE SEQUEL 5138 1 5104 697764 129 130 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 5116 7 4764 2854413 RE 131 FOO FIGHTERS GREATEST HITS 5045 51 3338 551296 130 132 MCGRAW*TIM NUMBER ONE HITS 5027 8 4675 566716 131 133 BOCELLI*ANDREA CONCERTO:LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK 4944 6 4674 498175 165 134 CHILDISH GAMBINO CAMP 4940 29 3841 126272 126 135 VARIOUS NOW 39 4867 -1 4897 580801 134 136 CHEVELLE HATS OFF TO THE BULL 4859 4 4658 122452 148 137 WEST*KANYE MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANT 4777 16 4109 1253670 142 138 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 4772 13 4235 8032141 96 139 VARIOUS ARTISTS JOYFUL NOISE: ORIGIN 4758 -23 6172 59544 106 140 MINDLESS BEHAVIOR #1 GIRL 4709 -13 5422 230448 146 141 CLAPTON*ERIC BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON-MILLENNIUM 4674 13 4137 1069185 166 142 JACKSON 5 MILLENNIUM COLLECTION-20TH CEN 4655 22 3826 971878 158 143 THREE DOG NIGHT MILLENNIUM COLLECTION-20TH CEN 4636 18 3936 945693 131 144 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 4627 -1 4674 4740461 139 145 MOORE*JUSTIN OUTLAWS LIKE ME 4504 3 4352 371153 156 146 AWOLNATION MEGALITHIC SYMPHONY 4459 12 3976 158169 162 147 SHELTON*BLAKE LOADED: THE BEST OF BLAKE SHEL 4397 12 3927 505095 ** 148 TENNIS YOUNG & OLD 4388 999 116 4504 (NEW) 137 149 SEGER*BOB GREATEST HITS 4355 -2 4442 9148136 155 150 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H 4352 9 3997 6094107 200 151 PERRI*CHRISTINA LOVESTRONG. 4322 28 3375 294394 178 152 NELSON*WILLIE SUPER HITS 4310 18 3640 2282629 176 153 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 4253 16 3664 3509870 182 154 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS I'M WITH YOU 4240 19 3576 517943 147 155 AEROSMITH BEST OF AEROSMITH-MILLENNIUM C 4237 3 4125 422029 136 156 LA ARROLLADORA BANDA EL LIMON IRREVERSIBLE... 2012 4214 -5 4444 23355 52 157 MADONNA CELEBRATION 4194 -63 11404 342044 153 158 MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND 4190 5 4005 10678643 170 159 YELAWOLF RADIOACTIVE 4151 11 3751 114638 ** 160 CAILLAT*COLBIE ITUNES LIVE 4147 0 4147 (NEW) RE 161 HILL*LAURYN MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL 4142 141 1719 7095893 191 162 SBCMG 2007 ELVIS BEST OF LOVE 4141 19 3494 237827 150 163 MCDOWELL*WILLIAM ARISE 4128 2 4053 63563 11 164 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR LIVE 4127 47 2814 276166 RE 165 CAILLAT*COLBIE ALL OF YOU 4122 28 3212 248221 RE 166 STRAIT*GEORGE HERE FOR A GOOD TIME 4091 27 3230 347680 185 167 YOUNG THE GIANT YOUNG THE GIANT 4066 14 3562 141572 75 168 VAN ETTEN*SHARON TRAMP 4014 -50 7984 12199 174 169 MILLER*MAC BLUE SLIDE PARK 3978 7 3707 288539 173 170 EMINEM MARSHALL MATHERS LP 3970 7 3709 10559516 RE 171 TUPAC ALL EYEZ ON ME 3947 231 1194 1294351 172 172 SNOOP DOGG & WIZ KHALIFA MAC & DEVIN GO TO HIGH SCHOOL 3943 5 3744 103204 138 173 BAND OF SKULLS SWEET SOUR 3942 -10 4398 8340 169 174 ALAINA*LAUREN WILDFLOWER 3933 3 3812 248281 167 175 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 3920 3 3824 5138697 169 176 JACKSON*MICHAEL IMMORTAL 3913 29 3038 154964 180 177 PAISLEY*BRAD THIS IS COUNTRY MUSIC 3909 9 3591 640198 175 178 TOMLIN*CHRIS HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD: ESSENTIA 3867 5 3671 52287 188 179 JOPLIN*JANIS SUPER HITS 3852 27 3024 843378 166 180 CASH*JOHNNY SUPER HITS 3844 21 3167 1837266 44 181 WILSON*BRIAN COURTNE SO PROUD 3797 -69 12328 5901 179 182 FRANKLIN*KIRK HELLO FEAR 3794 6 3593 419126 195 183 PRESLEY*ELVIS AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN 3755 10 3422 434989 176 184 CASH*JOHNNY VH1 STORYTELLERS WITH WILLIE N 3751 11 3367 544958 196 185 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 7 3738 9 3415 168701 126 186 JAMES*ETTA AT LAST! 3733 15 3234 570713 120 187 JACKSON*MICHAEL ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON 3729 13 3297 1924325 RE 188 BEACH BOYS SOUNDS OF SUMMER: VERY BEST OF 3716 58 2349 2961276 127 189 CROWDER BAND*DAVID GIVE US REST OR (REQUIEM MASS 3712 -24 4875 49210 186 190 DRAKE THANK ME LATER 3707 12 3311 1557645 RE 191 P!NK GREATEST HITS SO FAR 3706 18 3151 958530 193 192 YOUNG*CHRIS NEON 3705 8 3426 280163 RE 193 HOUSTON*WHITNEY MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE 3699 96 1884 2801138 RE 194 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 3660 34 2723 1979343 187 195 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH WAR IS THE ANSWER 3650 3 3538 632179 161 196 COMMON DREAMER THE BELIEVER 3612 -8 3928 126186 154 197 SNOW PATROL FALLEN EMPIRES 3591 -10 4000 58678 198 198 STRAIT*GEORGE BEST OF/20TH CENTURY 3581 6 3380 1405752 134 199 BERRY*CHUCK BEST OF CHUCK BERRY-MILLENNIUM 3577 19 3000 322679 195 200 JAMES*ETTA ICON 3568 40 2551 81629 SOURCE: Pulse Music Board
February 23, 201213 yr I really don't know what to say about Adele's sales. It's so phenomenal all considering! I hope Tyga's album can be in the top 3 next week.
February 23, 201213 yr Amazing sales for Adele. Do we think that it will eventually cross the 10 million mark?
February 23, 201213 yr Yay lots of good stuff in the chart this week. Speak Now finally crossed the 4 million mark, 19 is a week away from crossing the 2 million mark, Mary J's latest has passed Gold sales, Christina Perri is climbing and Maroon 5 are a week away from a million. All great! No idea why Lauryn Hill re-entered though? :huh:
February 23, 201213 yr '19' should pass two million in two weeks max - it'd be great if she can do it this week so it passes the mark in both the UK and the US in the same week, but considering '21' is likely to more than halve in sales I don't think '19' will quite manage the 52,895 it needs. Edited February 23, 201213 yr by Bré
February 23, 201213 yr I take it the total sales are Soundscan era only? Cos the early Whitney albums are about ten times that surely.
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