Posted February 21, 201312 yr BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS (chart date 2nd March 2013) LW | TW | ARTIST | ALBUM | TW SALES | % CHANGE | LW SALES | TOTAL SALES 04 01 MUMFORD & SONS BABEL 184,957 242 54,131 1,921,852 11 02 VARIOUS 2013 GRAMMY NOMINEES 87,561 136 37,116 190,421 08 03 MARS*BRUNO UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX 86,327 112 40,778 816,979 12 04 SWIFT*TAYLOR RED 71,953 106 35,001 3,435,748 01 05 GROBAN*JOSH ALL THAT ECHOES 71,903 -50 145,041 217,274 10 06 LUMINEERS LUMINEERS 66,689 70 39,335 1,007,363 14 07 FUN. SOME NIGHTS 66,074 118 30,369 1,089,491 03 08 VARIOUS NOW 45 63,374 -27 86,642 150,059 05 09 BOCELLI*ANDREA PASSIONE 48,201 -6 51,299 193,878 20 10 MAROON 5 OVEREXPOSED 47,889 119 21,857 1,155,408 23 11 P!NK TRUTH ABOUT LOVE 46,813 121 21,185 1,131,885 02 12 MCGRAW*TIM TWO LANES OF FREEDOM 46,598 -56 106,604 153,313 ** 13 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE TEMPER TEMPER 43,477 999 268 43,775 (NEW) 29 14 BLACK KEYS EL CAMINO 42,782 135 18,213 1,191,647 17 15 RIHANNA UNAPOLOGETIC 40,528 71 23,729 720,065 13 16 PITCH PERFECT SOUNDTRACK 37,146 15 32,213 504,984 27 17 HAYES*HUNTER HUNTER HAYES 33,428 80 18,532 635,116 06 18 BIEBER*JUSTIN BELIEVE ACOUSTIC 32,733 -25 43,431 287,284 22 19 ADELE 21 31,423 45 21,684 10,395,598 43 20 ALABAMA SHAKES BOYS & GIRLS 29,798 130 12,938 426,205 32 21 SHEERAN*ED + 28,650 71 16,784 453,010 31 22 IMAGINE DRAGONS NIGHT VISIONS 28,532 69 16,834 581,534 18 23 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 23 26,200 13 23,288 198,697 16 24 ALLAN*GARY SET YOU FREE 24,627 -3 25,370 190,121 28 25 LITTLE BIG TOWN TORNADO 24,610 33 18,527 725,844 24 26 A$AP ROCKY LONG.LIVE.A$AP 24,201 21 19,938 245,196 41 27 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE BLOWN AWAY 23,802 70 13,984 1,308,396 33 28 KEYS*ALICIA GIRL ON FIRE 23,581 41 16,773 564,994 21 29 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES 23,306 7 21,798 318,714 30 30 ONE DIRECTION TAKE ME HOME 22,650 26 17,907 1,530,494 ** 31 CAMP*JEREMY RECKLESS 22,546 999 52 22,651 (NEW) 39 32 MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 22,426 59 14,103 2,784,393 19 33 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS THE HEIST 21,110 -8 23,007 356,852 99 34 MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND 19,697 269 5,333 11,263,425 36 35 PHILLIPS*PHILLIP WORLD FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOO 18,564 23 15,073 712,612 26 36 LAMAR*KENDRICK GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY 18,349 -6 19,620 730,748 37 37 ALDEAN*JASON NIGHT TRAIN 17,801 19 14,961 1,135,962 35 38 SOUNDTRACK LES MISERABLES 17,380 11 15,670 441,230 58 39 MIGUEL KALEIDOSCOPE DREAM 17,374 91 9,118 321,405 44 40 BRYAN*LUKE TAILGATES & TANLINES 17,338 35 12,809 1,851,974 69 41 BROWN*ZAC BAND UNCAGED 16,814 116 7,802 786,378 46 42 OCEAN*FRANK CHANNEL ORANGE 16,357 40 11,716 508,202 ** 43 SMASH CAST BOMBSHELL 16,233 999 12 16,245 (NEW) 25 44 WILSON*CHARLIE LOVE, CHARLIE 15,775 -20 19,641 79,698 48 45 CLARKSON*KELLY GREATEST HITS-CHAPTER 1 15,621 46 10,732 284,844 139 46 JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 15,521 323 3,665 8,285,918 49 47 CHURCH*ERIC CHIEF 15,266 47 10,352 1,386,932 38 48 T.I. TROUBLE MAN: HEAVY IS THE HEAD 15,002 1 14,817 388,999 42 49 VARIOUS NOW 44 14,217 8 13,143 651,817 156 50 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 13,929 313 3,376 3,106,074 07 51 RED RELEASE THE PANIC 13,843 -67 41,497 55,576 91 52 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE CEREMONIALS 12,376 119 5,653 867,275 53 53 KID ROCK REBEL SOUL 12,303 23 9,997 423,021 95 54 WHITE*JACK BLUNDERBUSS 12,090 123 5,428 483,470 52 55 BIEBER*JUSTIN BELIEVE 11,597 16 10,009 1,430,684 65 56 MUSE 2ND LAW 11,564 40 8,249 308,102 50 57 OF MONSTERS AND MEN MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL 11,214 11 10,147 673,045 ** 58 ULTRA DANCE 14 ULTRA DANCE 14 11,146 999 4 11,150 (NEW) 15 59 BUDDEN*JOE NO LOVE LOST 11,061 -63 29,846 41,031 67 60 ONE DIRECTION UP ALL NIGHT 10,770 33 8,128 1,693,054 56 61 COLE*KEYSHIA WOMAN TO WOMAN 10,349 9 9,452 290,244 66 62 THE WEEKND TRILOGY 10,162 24 8,173 261,200 47 63 VARIOUS WOW GOSPEL 2013 10,138 -11 11,395 32,289 85 64 MARS*BRUNO DOO - WOPS & HOOLIGANS 9,951 63 6,111 1,881,460 51 65 2 CHAINZ BASED ON A T.R.U STORY 9,875 -2 10,070 542,798 60 66 TOMLIN*CHRIS BURNING LIGHTS 9,076 2 8,867 129,180 84 67 LAMBERT*MIRANDA FOUR THE RECORD 8,928 46 6,125 736,367 57 68 WIZ KHALIFA O.N.I.F.C. 8,855 -4 9,236 323,163 62 69 MUSIC OF NASHVILLE SOUNDTRACK 8,540 -3 8,781 212,456 128 70 CLARKSON*KELLY STRONGER 8,431 116 3,905 1,030,971 40 71 AVANT FACE THE MUSIC 8,373 -40 13,992 22,418 45 72 TEGAN & SARA HEARTTHROB 8,279 -33 12,380 69,969 71 73 HOUSER*RANDY HOW COUNTRY FEELS 7,816 3 7,621 50,075 77 74 WOW HITS WOW HITS 2013 7,811 18 6,601 227,664 105 75 LED ZEPPELIN CELEBRATION DAY 7,722 57 4,928 366,715 82 76 PITBULL GLOBAL WARMING 7,718 22 6,339 208,952 09 77 COHEED & CAMBRIA AFTERMAN: DECENSION 7,520 -81 40,616 48,377 64 78 FLEETWOOD MAC RUMOURS 7,509 -12 8,496 3,152,208 79 79 BEYONCE 4 7,335 13 6,466 1,302,615 144 80 GOTYE MAKING MIRRORS 7,117 100 3,564 734,923 87 81 BOCELLI*ANDREA PASION 6,891 14 6,022 19,816 88 82 BRICE*LEE HARD 2 LOVE 6,666 12 5,963 339,967 55 83 DIXON*COLTON A MESSENGER 6,643 -31 9,585 38,399 79 84 JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 6,494 0 6,466 6,213,709 130 85 SHELTON*BLAKE RED RIVER BLUE 6,462 66 3,891 932,104 ** 86 FOALS HOLY FIRE 6,450 999 18 6,468 (NEW) 83 87 CHIEF KEEF FINALLY RICH 6,409 2 6,282 129,431 110 88 TOBYMAC EYE ON IT 6,393 36 4,702 287,633 96 89 RIVERA*JENNI JOYAS PRESTADAS (POP VERSION) 6,384 18 5,411 142,339 121 90 ADELE 19 6,285 56 4,030 2,489,583 86 91 DEL REY*LANA BORN TO DIE 6,251 3 6,046 535,583 RE 92 SEGER*BOB & THE SILVER BULLET ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK & ROLL NEV 6,208 177 2,241 410,563 92 93 RIVERA*JENNI LA MISMA GRAN SENORA 6,137 11 5,514 145,916 54 94 MUMFORD & SONS ROADS TO RED ROCKS 6,020 -39 9,874 15,894 119 95 CASH*JOHNNY LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH 6,013 46 4,116 2,874,071 34 96 JAMES*JIM REGIONS OF LIGHT & SOUND OF GO 5,811 -65 16,694 22,711 93 97 KE$HA WARRIOR 5,700 4 5,468 225,639 94 98 VARIOUS 12-12-12 THE CONCERT FOR SANDY 5,662 4 5,458 143,690 108 99 HOUSTON*WHITNEY I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU: THE BE 5,661 16 4,892 146,015 102 100 VARIOUS NOW LOVE SONGS 5,613 11 5,043 17,823 100 101 FUTURE PLUTO 5,527 4 5,320 276,627 104 102 GAME JESUS PIECE 5,389 8 5,010 197,199 111 103 GILBERT*BRANTLEY HALFWAY TO HEAVEN 5,280 19 4,455 822,073 162 104 BLACK KEYS BROTHERS 5,263 64 3,207 1,225,280 RE 105 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 5,262 108 2,527 5,413,020 73 106 JEWEL GREATEST HITS 5,001 -32 7,371 12,401 127 107 SKRILLEX BANGARANG 4,986 27 3,911 480,414 RE 108 FUN. AIM AND IGNITE 4,919 81 2,715 201,306 70 109 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 4,857 -37 7,677 3,679,403 107 110 MANN*TAMELA BEST DAYS 4,830 -2 4,908 165,175 113 111 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND 4,803 12 4,291 86,250 117 112 GOULDING*ELLIE HALCYON 4,794 15 4,167 205,041 96 97 113 FLO RIDA WILD ONES 4,746 -12 5,410 238,680 98 114 JOHN*ELTON ROCKET MAN-NUMBER 1'S 4,738 -11 5,348 1,037,535 106 115 RODRIGUEZ COLD FACT 4,731 -4 4,924 98,603 78 116 HARPER/MUSSEL WHITE GET UP! 4,724 -28 6,563 26,871 141 116 KID ROCK COCKY 4,724 31 3,614 5,224,503 RE 118 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H 4,710 77 2,656 6,304,372 145 119 DROPKICK MURPHYS SIGNED & SEALED IN BLOOD 4,645 31 3,544 60,024 114 120 BLACK VEIL BRIDES WRETCHED AND DIVINE 4,576 8 4,227 71,953 149 121 DRAKE TAKE CARE 4,572 33 3,433 1,971,206 72 122 EMINEM RECOVERY 4,543 -40 7,533 4,401,436 126 123 MINAJ*NICKI PINK FRIDAY...ROMAN RELOADED 4,494 15 3,917 816,304 115 124 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 4,492 7 4,202 4,311,898 RE 125 MERCYME HURT & THE HEALER 4,485 66 2,701 168,729 148 126 ALDEAN*JASON MY KINDA PARTY 4,446 29 3,449 2,883,146 ** 127 CONNER CHRISTIAN & SOUTHERN GO NEW HOMETOWN 4,445 - 4,445 (NEW) 133 128 PERRY*KATY TEENAGE DREAM 4,436 16 3,819 2,672,562 118 129 ALT-J AWESOME WAVE 4,433 7 4,138 72,847 120 130 RASCAL FLATTS CHANGED 4,394 8 4,068 480,274 134 131 WEST*MATTHEW STORY OF YOUR LIFE 4,350 14 3,811 198,560 RE 132 DIAMOND*NEIL VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND 4,322 145 1,762 272,767 ** 133 SAFE HAVEN SOUNDTRACK 4,274 99 2,150 6,425 (NEW) ** 134 IMAGINE DRAGONS THE ARCHIVE - EP 4,256 - 4,256 (NEW) 161 135 SONGZ*TREY CHAPTER V 4,237 32 3,222 338,938 103 136 SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA UNTIL NOW 4,235 -16 5,029 83,669 89 137 TENORS LEAD WITH YOUR HEART 4,214 -26 5,707 35,024 137 138 NE-YO R.E.D 4,209 14 3,677 218,969 76 139 LOCAL NATIVES HUMMINGBIRD 4,198 -37 6,620 36,939 RE 140 KID CUDI MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DA 4,195 62 2,591 797,602 153 141 BAND PERRY*THE BAND PERRY 4,180 23 3,388 1,463,795 81 142 SANDE*EMELI OUR VERSION OF EVENTS 4,142 -35 6,366 94,479 RE 143 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 4,134 70 2,429 9,448,736 186 144 HALESTORM STRANGE CASE OF 4,128 42 2,915 186,033 143 145 TRAIN CALIFORNIA 37 4,126 15 3,586 426,980 RE 146 RIVERA*JENNI PARRANDERA REBELDE Y ATREVIDA 4,122 69 2,439 11,773 132 147 AWOLNATION MEGALITHIC SYMPHONY 4,111 7 3,847 356,353 RE 148 THIRD DAY MIRACLE 4,096 57 2,613 120,365 199 149 BROWN*ZAC BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 4,070 46 2,797 1,677,480 RE 150 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 4,012 54 2,606 1,278,239 122 151 DESTINY'S CHILD LOVE SONGS 4,001 0 4,001 13,630 RE 152 SUBLIME SUBLIME 3,995 245 1,157 6,354,813 155 153 JEPSEN*CARLY RAE KISS 3,986 18 3,386 235,861 129 154 CASTING CROWNS ACOUSTIC SESSIONS: VOLUME 3,978 2 3,902 23,691 184 155 P!NK GREATEST HITS SO FAR 3,947 34 2,946 1,102,251 140 155 MEEK MILL DREAMS & NIGHTMARES 3,947 8 3,657 325,023 188 157 KEITH*TOBY HOPE ON THE ROCKS 3,932 36 2,890 191,753 198 158 CLAPTON*ERIC BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON-MILLENNIU 3,931 40 2,811 1,206,334 185 159 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 3,898 33 2,932 6,710,596 123 160 DEL REY*LANA PARADISE 3,890 -2 3,984 170,085 RE 161 CHESNEY*KENNY WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL 3,841 48 2,587 619,968 138 162 RIVERA*JENNI JOYAS PRESTADAS (BANDA VERSION 3,837 5 3,668 131,596 193 163 BRYAN*LUKE DOIN' MY THING 3,832 34 2,858 809,755 RE 164 LYNYRD SKYNYRD BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD-MILLENN 3,779 37 2,764 2,844,168 197 165 AVETT BROTHERS CARPENTER 3,757 34 2,813 269,689 RE 166 PEARL JAM TEN 3,747 159 1,447 10,000,861 175 167 SHINEDOWN AMARYLLIS 3,724 21 3,067 368,940 150 168 MATCHBOX TWENTY NORTH 3,711 9 3,415 261,367 109 169 HATEBREED DIVINITY OF PURPOSE 3,709 -22 4,747 25,990 142 170 STIRLING*LINDSEY LINDSEY STIRLING 3,697 3 3,603 76,500 166 171 CLARK*GARY JR. BLAK & BLU 3,695 18 3,140 130,086 159 172 AGUILERA*CHRISTINA LOTUS 3,688 12 3,307 224,407 ** 173 VARIOUS ARTISTS LOVE NEVER FAILS 3,683 53 2,403 6,905 (NEW) 147 174 STONE SOUR HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES PART ONE 3,675 6 3,468 109,624 131 175 RIHANNA TALK THAT TALK 3,650 -6 3,876 1,076,782 101 176 NEVILLE*AARON MY TRUE STORY 3,638 -28 5,086 23,501 RE 177 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN FUTURESEX/LOVE SOUNDS 3,588 71 2,101 4,404,009 151 178 ROSS*RICK GOD FORGIVES I DON'T 3,583 6 3,394 514,663 116 179 BEYONCE I AM...SASHA FIERCE 3,581 -15 4,201 3,055,543 182 180 BROWN*CHRIS FORTUNE 3,580 20 2,988 427,227 RE 181 BUBLE*MICHAEL MICHAEL BUBLE 3,570 42 2,512 2,673,038 183 182 SKRILLEX SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITE 3,564 21 2,954 528,057 160 183 RIVERA*JENNI LA GRAN SENORA 3,493 8 3,225 164,515 191 183 VARIOUS NOW DISNEY 3,493 22 2,869 85,115 152 185 MENDLER*BRIDGIT HELLO MY NAME IS... 3,485 3 3,391 107,340 RE 185 RASCAL FLATTS GREATEST HITS V1 3,485 72 2,024 1,306,606 RE 187 KING*CAROLE TAPESTRY (REM) 3,477 84 1,893 1,993,603 RE 188 MOORE*KIP UP ALL NIGHT 3,474 29 2,687 294,858 125 189 RODRIGUEZ SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN SOUNDT 3,465 -12 3,950 75,525 173 190 VARIOUS NOW 43 3,460 12 3,085 556,796 157 191 DEFTONES KOI NO YOKAN 3,446 4 3,315 146,590 135 192 MCGRAW*TIM NUMBER ONE HITS 3,440 -8 3,729 709,379 RE 193 SIMON & GARFUNKEL BEST OF SIMON & GARFUNKEL 3,430 69 2,029 1,598,516 RE 194 PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (O PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (O 3,429 336 787 29,280 179 195 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY 5 3,426 13 3,022 203,713 RE 196 CHESNEY*KENNY GREATEST HITS II 3,415 67 2,039 1,032,164 181 197 VARIOS LAS BANDAS ROMANTICAS... 2013 3,402 13 3,001 13,116 75 198 THOMPSON*RICHARD ELECTRIC 3,398 -49 6,667 10,762 RE 199 USHER CONFESSIONS 3,382 23 2,750 10,070,388 RE 200 LADY ANTEBELLUM OWN THE NIGHT 3,351 32 2,538 1,810,328 SOURCE: UKMIX
February 21, 201312 yr Author found some extra British sales: ARTIST | ALBUM | TW SALES | % CHANGE | LW SALES | TOTAL SALES XX COEXIST 3,316 17 2,846 204,066 ROLLING STONES GRRR! GREATEST HITS 3,240 6 3,057 168,326 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 3,090 26 2,457 1,147,270 HARRIS*CALVIN 18 MONTHS 3,057 -3 3,148 76,565 XX,THE XX 2,908 13 2,584 435,606 LLOYD*CHER STICKS & STONES 2,878 47 1,957 136,748 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP 2,865 18 2,438 1,804,104 FERRY*BRYAN ORCHESTRA JAZZ AGE 2,739 999 13 2,755 PINK FLOYD BEST OF PINK FLOYD 2,601 102 1,285 172,179 BOYLE*SUSAN STANDING OVATION: THE GREATEST 2,578 0 2,568 201,822 FLEETWOOD MAC GREATEST HITS 2,285 12 2,036 4,622,569 FLEETWOOD MAC VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC 2,238 3 2,170 1,545,464 BEATLES BEATLES 1 2,204 17 1,883 12,158,942 SADE BEST OF SADE 2,093 21 1,727 1,903,174 QUEEN GREATEST HITS 2,014 11 1,820 7,072,735 PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE 1,998 39 1,442 1,478,730 PINK FLOYD WALL 1,932 12 1,723 1,839,479 WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 1,867 15 1,630 2,679,282 BEE GEES ULTIMATE BEE GEES (THE 50TH AN 1,815 25 1,455 407,595 FLEETWOOD MAC FLEETWOOD MAC 1,767 26 1,401 900,662 BOWIE*DAVID BEST OF DAVID BOWIE 1,763 82 970 1,369,607 COLLINS*PHIL HITS 1,757 -6 1,868 3,477,602 BLACK SABBATH PARANOID 1,757 18 1,483 1,575,364 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD 1,746 8 1,621 4,908,171 QUEEN GREATEST HITS-WE WILL ROCK YOU 1,719 55 1,111 1,149,331 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA ALL OVER THE WORLD-VERY BEST O 1,710 64 1,041 345,471 WHO GREATEST HITS 1,677 70 986 236,754 WHITESNAKE BEST OF WHITESNAKE-MILLENNIUM 1,547 22 1,263 732,543 LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN 4 1,284 17 1,098 3 814,170 WINEHOUSE*AMY LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES 1,172 37 853 459,875 FOREIGNER FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: JUK 1,069 710 132 61,005 PASSENGER ALL THE LITTLE LIGHTS 995 37 726 19,007 MUMFORD & SONS LIVE FROM SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPI 723 23 588 58,569 DALEY ALONE TOGETHER - EP 616 -5 650 9,602 RIZZLE KICKS STEREO TYPICAL 355 -17 427 4,965 STONE*JOSS SOUL SESSIONS V2 353 -16 420 58,839 ESTELLE ALL OF ME 287 59 180 72,321 SEAL SOUL 2 262 65 159 108,286 SHEERAN*ED & YELAWOLF THE SLUMDON BRIDGE - EP 227 7 213 7,601 WINEHOUSE*AMY AMY WINEHOUSE AT THE BBC 262 29 203 11,334 SHEERAN*ED & YELAWOLF THE SLUMDON BRIDGE - EP 227 7 213 7,601 THE FLOACIST THE FLOACIST PRESENTS:FLOETRY 191 -2 194 7,190 FERGUSON*REBECCA HEAVEN 163 10 148 40,708
February 21, 201312 yr 'Babel' to be a second 2x platinum album in a row for Mumford & Sons next week then :D Surprised 1D haven't got that far with either of theirs yet. And Foals 'Holy Fire' US #86 smash *.*
February 21, 201312 yr Surprised 1D haven't got that far with either of theirs yet. I was about to post the SAME thing myself now! For all the hype, magazine covers, blah blah.... they've yet to have a massive album. N'Sync and BSB's 2nd albums were in 2mil sales in less than a month (granted, the environment was different back then).
February 22, 201312 yr Author BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS (chart date 2nd March 2013) LW | TW | ARTIST | ALBUM | TW SALES | % CHANGE | LW SALES | TOTAL SALES 30 30 ONE DIRECTION TAKE ME HOME 22,650 26 17,907 1,530,494 67 60 ONE DIRECTION UP ALL NIGHT 10,770 33 8,128 1,693,054 They have managed to sell 3.2m albums in less than a year, which is quite a feat in today's climate given that most struggle to top 1m.
February 22, 201312 yr They have managed to sell 3.2m albums in less than a year, which is quite a feat in today's climate given that most struggle to top 1m. Exactly this. I wouldn't say they've yet to have a massive album, cause they've had two. 3.2 million albums in less than a year is fantastic!
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