Posted December 11, 200816 yr BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS (chart date 20th December 2008) TW | ARTIST | ALBUM | TW SALES | % CHANGE | LW SALES | TOTAL SALES 01 SPEARS*BRITNEY CIRCUS 505,073 999 496 505,694 (NEW) 02 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 193,495 -28 267,371 1,270,536 03 BEYONCE I AM...SASHA FIERCE 152,816 -41 257,377 893,370 04 WEST*KANYE 808S & HEARTBREAK 141,678 -69 450,145 593,073 05 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 133,373 -25 177,767 637,852 06 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 133,180 -18 161,687 691,636 07 AKON FREEDOM 110,560 999 297 110,861 (NEW) 08 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR SOUNDTRACK 90,518 -7 97,274 936,627 09 VARIOUS NOW 29 89,658 -38 145,347 522,689 10 COOK*DAVID DAVID COOK 87,069 -22 111,623 478,504 11 AC/DC BLACK ICE 84,320 -5 88,487 1,565,470 12 IL DIVO PROMISE 66,891 -21 84,525 313,254 13 HILL*FAITH JOY TO THE WORLD 66,293 -10 73,829 269,302 14 ENYA WINTER CAME 65,840 -1 66,349 307,857 15 LUDACRIS THEATER OF THE MIND 65,295 -69 213,493 279,421 16 KILLERS DAY & AGE 60,537 -69 193,421 255,344 17 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS PRESLEY CHRISTMAS DUETS 57,105 37 41,814 170,263 18 GUNS 'N ROSES CHINESE DEMOCRACY 56,576 -78 261,191 317,767 19 ARCHULETA*DAVID DAVID ARCHULETA 55,699 -16 66,175 371,415 20 CONNICK*HARRY JR. WHAT A NIGHT! A CHRISTMAS ALBUM 47,658 35 35,192 130,750 21 P!NK FUNHOUSE 46,538 -23 60,756 455,319 22 JONAS BROTHERS LITTLE BIT LONGER 44,340 3 43,193 1,211,514 23 CYRUS*MILEY BREAKOUT 43,456 -6 46,305 1,133,110 24 SCARFACE EMERITUS 42,023 999 190 42,214 (NEW) 25 CASTING CROWNS PEACE ON EARTH 40,755 -7 43,843 61,510 26 RASCAL FLATTS VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 39,211 2 38,446 276,521 27 T.I. PAPER TRAIL 38,932 -48 74,792 1,342,766 28 BENNETT*TONY SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS 38,741 4 37,342 116,254 29 MA*YO-YO SONGS OF JOY & PEACE 38,128 14 33,517 173,897 30 NOW ESSENTIAL CHRIST ESSENTIAL NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 37,718 19 31,711 120,649 31 KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 37,659 -20 46,810 2,493,135 32 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 37,267 -6 39,577 3,660,296 33 BOCELLI*ANDREA INCANTO 34,682 28 27,112 195,629 34 SUGARLAND LOVE ON THE INSIDE 33,224 -22 42,399 1,134,297 35 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 30,652 -28 42,532 1,997,583 36 METALLICA DEATH MAGNETIC 30,614 -11 34,346 1,406,500 37 RIHANNA GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 30,179 -14 35,090 2,087,550 38 T-PAIN THR33 RINGZ 29,077 -40 48,679 307,395 39 MAMMA MIA SOUNDTRACK 28,076 8 26,072 1,196,036 40 YOUNG*NEIL SUGAR MOUNTAIN-LIVE AT CANTERBURY 26,373 999 478 26,851 (NEW) 41 GRANT*AMY CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS 26,021 47 17,676 65,756 42 CHESNEY*KENNY LUCKY OLD SUN 24,978 -16 29,902 446,641 43 VARIOUS ALL WRAPPED UP 24,451 11 21,951 97,105 44 PERRY*KATY ONE OF THE BOYS 24,122 -17 29,117 609,715 45 MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN 23,502 -11 26,316 662,070 46 HOUGH*JULIANNE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON 23,440 35 17,320 81,963 47 LIL WAYNE THA CARTER III 23,358 -27 31,920 2,749,947 48 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMASVILLE 23,294 50 15,581 90,025 49 SEAL SOUL 22,691 9 20,907 113,476 50 LEGEND*JOHN EVOLVER 22,453 -33 33,318 352,792 51 NE-YO YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN 22,177 -22 28,399 672,663 52 MANILOW*BARRY GREATEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES 21,620 -72 77,968 99,660 53 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 20,017 -6 21,199 2,490,034 54 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 19,913 -22 25,492 88,968 55 CAMP ROCK SOUNDTRACK 19,838 -13 22,919 1,137,821 56 WOW HITS 2009 WOW HITS 2009 19,742 -16 23,414 67,623 57 LEWIS*LEONA SPIRIT 18,854 -9 20,694 1,309,067 58 ADKINS*TRACE X 18,511 -50 36,718 55,267 59 HINDER TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT 18,247 -26 24,569 187,879 60 RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 17,821 -5 18,774 257,670 61 BRIGHTMAN*SARAH WINTER SYMPHONY 17,133 -15 20,041 80,778 62 DION*CELINE MY LOVE-ESSENTIAL COLLECTION 17,048 10 15,500 157,733 63 KEITH*TOBY THAT DON'T MAKE ME A BAD GUY 16,810 -12 19,063 201,835 64 COLDPLAY PROSPEKT'S MARCH EP 16,664 -78 76,723 94,785 65 VARIOUS ARTISTS WINTER WONDERLAND 16,235 19 13,608 64,117 66 CADILLAC RECORDS/ MOTION PICTURE MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 15,637 999 26 15,663 (NEW) 67 STRAIT*GEORGE TROUBADOUR 15,620 -1 15,756 671,061 68 AGUILERA*CHRISTINA KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER 15,367 -26 20,898 140,390 69 JONAS BROTHERS JONAS BROTHERS 15,076 -14 17,512 1,712,805 70 LINKIN PARK ROAD TO REVOLUTION LIVE AT MILTON KEYNES 14,967 -52 30,916 46,252 71 LADY GAGA FAME 14,920 14 13,050 84,553 72 HUDSON*JENNIFER JENNIFER HUDSON 14,087 -25 18,786 488,505 73 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS 13,912 8 12,829 53,391 74 COLBERT*STEPHEN COLBERT CHRISTMAS 13,793 69 8,168 21,961 75 VARIOUS ARTISTS HIT MAN: DAVID FOSTER & FRIEND 13,480 57 8,596 49,492 76 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 13,406 -9 14,678 238,419 77 CHENOWETH*KRISTIN LOVELY WAY TO SPEND CHRISTMAS 13,367 88 7,099 39,813 78 ADELE 19 13,096 17 11,208 258,671 79 TAYLOR*JAMES COVERS 13,066 -9 14,414 281,811 80 SMITH*MICHAEL W NEW HALLELUJAH 13,009 -50 25,810 30,480 81 LOVATO*DEMI DON'T FORGET 12,904 -16 15,384 229,386 82 YOUNG JEEZY RECESSION 12,811 -19 15,730 657,808 83 PAISLEY*BRAD PLAY 12,349 -9 13,545 121,435 84 SLIPKNOT ALL HOPE IS GONE 12,314 -5 13,005 576,643 85 VARIOUS NOW 10TH ANNIVERSARY 12,300 -7 13,297 61,219 86 DIDO SAFE TRIP HOME 12,202 -32 18,062 80,989 87 VARIOUS SALVATION ARMY SONGS FOR A CAU 12,201 36 8,940 35,328 88 MUDVAYNE NEW GAME 12,172 -47 23,021 83,946 89 CELTIC WOMAN CELTIC FAMILY CHRISTMAS 11,872 143 4,894 29,077 90 STRAIT*GEORGE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 11,696 52 7,708 40,457 91 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 11,626 -3 12,037 165,364 92 FERNANDEZ*VICENTE PRIMERA FILA 11,464 999 108 11,575 (NEW) 93 CAMP*JEREMY SPEAKING LOUDER THAN BEFORE 11,460 -66 33,254 17,384 94 DUFFY ROCKFERRY 11,401 -1 11,486 612,029 95 E-40 BALL STREET JOURNAL 11,364 -63 30,369 42,041 96 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE FEARLESS 10,947 -24 14,446 259,798 97 STARLITE ORCHESTRA AND SINGERS CA3 WALMART CHRISTMAS BOX 10,839 51 7,168 35,675 98 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 10,696 6 10,069 323,108 99 SAVING ABEL SAVING ABEL 10,502 -6 11,193 265,060 100 CELTIC WOMAN GREATEST JOURNEY: ESSENTIAL CO 10,161 116 4,710 35,889 101 NOW COUNTRY NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL COUNTRY 9,809 -20 12,197 233,333 102 THICKE*ROBIN SOMETHING ELSE 9,685 -24 12,804 293,470 103 HOTEL CAFE PRESENTS...WINTER S HOTEL CAFE PRESENTS...WINTER S 9,346 39 6,710 29,710 104 SHELTON*BLAKE STARTIN' FIRES 9,319 -31 13,529 49,125 105 LINKIN PARK MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 8,951 -37 14,163 2,640,028 106 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD SWAN SONGS 8,823 -6 9,361 117,687 107 STRAIGHT NO CHASER HOLIDAY SPIRITS 8,469 94 4,374 25,737 108 JACKSON*ALAN GOOD TIME 8,452 5 8,054 615,039 109 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL. 28-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 8,394 -7 9,034 950,561 110 DISTURBED INDESTRUCTIBLE 8,390 -14 9,753 821,585 111 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 8,291 -6 8,815 4,303,731 112 GAME LAX 8,266 -21 10,459 599,630 113 ETHERIDGE*MELISSA NEW THOUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS 8,083 62 4,984 30,420 114 COLE*NAT KING NBC SOUNDS OF THE SEASON 8,060 147 3,263 19,868 115 MARY MARY SOUND, THE 8,052 -21 10,249 98,511 116 STEWART*ROD DEFINITIVE ROD STEWART 7,707 -6 8,208 28,851 117 HOUGH*JULIANNE JULIANNE HOUGH 7,650 -11 8,619 250,168 118 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS SOUNDTRACK 7,649 0 7,650 920,051 119 EAGLES LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN 7,529 12 6,751 3,141,384 120 KEITH*TOBY TOBY KEITH 35 BIGGEST HITS 7,441 10 6,770 520,351 121 FRANKLIN*ARETHA THIS CHRISTMAS 7,437 30 5,710 23,473 122 SNOW PATROL HUNDRED MILLION SUNS 7,419 -2 7,577 96,708 123 PARAMORE RIOT! 7,347 -12 8,352 1,066,707 124 MCKNIGHT*BRIAN I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 7,323 22 6,019 24,011 125 DISNEY FAIRY TALE HOLIDAY 7,312 10 6,619 31,587 126 NIGHTMARE REVISITED SOUNDTRACK 7,303 -9 8,064 109,839 127 TESH*JOHN GRAND PIANO CHRISTMAS 7,297 333 1,684 13,047 127 3 DOORS DOWN 3 DOORS DOWN 7,297 -16 8,657 633,658 129 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS 7,291 -7 7,873 249,808 130 THIRD DAY REVELATION 7,278 -53 15,562 95,971 131 SHINEDOWN SOUND OF MADNESS 7,253 -13 8,336 243,557 132 MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 3 7,237 -5 7,583 118,805 133 USHER HERE I STAND 7,195 -4 7,498 1,091,596 134 BROWN*CHRIS EXCLUSIVE 7,194 -5 7,572 1,854,631 135 MCCARTNEY*PAUL (THE FIREMAN) ELECTRIC ARGUMENTS 7,091 -59 17,348 24,711 136 CASTING CROWNS ALTAR & THE DOOR 6,986 -6 7,449 370,969 137 PUSSYCAT DOLLS DOLL DOMINATION 6,985 -6 7,406 186,860 138 MCLACHLAN*SARAH CLOSER: THE BEST OF SARAH MCLACHLAN 6,913 -5 7,303 113,398 139 MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 1 & 2 6,789 -2 6,954 252,545 140 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 14-KIDZ BOP 6,787 8 6,301 218,213 141 PICKLER*KELLIE KELLIE PICKLER 6,745 -5 7,103 120,856 142 LAMBERT*MIRANDA CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND 6,719 1 6,645 629,546 143 LAMONTAGNE*RAY GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN 6,704 -10 7,442 133,231 144 JONES*TOM 24 HOURS 6,550 -29 9,267 15,988 145 CHEETAH GIRLS: ONE WORLD SOUNDTRACK 6,543 -21 8,255 168,012 146 BROOKS*GARTH ULTIMATE HITS 6,484 4 6,263 1,983,603 147 Q-TIP RENAISSANCE 6,456 -29 9,101 73,633 148 DUNHAM*JEFF DON'T COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 6,438 -16 7,690 36,689 149 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP 6,428 -3 6,618 1,037,169 150 MUSIQ SOULCHILD PHILLY SOUL CHRISTMAS 6,418 149 2,581 15,875 151 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR 6,371 -12 7,206 243,563 152 VARIOUS THIS WARM DECEMBER: BRUSHFIRE 6,341 38 4,603 19,727 153 JOHNSON*JACK SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 6,274 -17 7,573 1,456,512 154 ACE HOOD DJ KHALED PRES ACE HOOD GUTTA 6,270 -42 10,754 41,725 155 CARPENTER*MARY-CHAPIN COME DARKNESS COME LIGHT TWELV 6,208 123 2,783 20,233 156 VARIOUS MIX YOUR STYLE-FAMILY CHRISTMA 6,122 37 4,459 18,804 157 TOMLIN*CHRIS HELLO LOVE 6,089 -32 8,955 62,623 158 VARIOUS TIS THE SEASON-CELTIC CHRISTMA 6,088 38 4,413 19,454 159 PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND 6,084 88 3,230 1,131,561 160 VARIOUS MIX YOUR STYLE-ROMANTIC CHRIST 6,047 22 4,946 21,049 161 MONTANA*HANNAH/CYRUS*MILEY BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT 6,001 15 5,196 446,955 162 SWIFT*TAYLOR BEAUTIFUL EYES 5,885 11 5,322 226,496 163 MCKENNITT*LOREENA MIDWINTER NIGHT'S DREAM 5,863 26 4,651 25,440 164 JOURNEY REVELATION 5,857 -2 5,998 543,971 165 RISE AGAINST APPEAL TO REASON 5,851 -16 6,970 143,934 166 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 5,845 -2 5,974 418,798 167 PAISLEY*BRAD 5TH GEAR 5,747 -11 6,465 1,212,714 168 ADKINS*TRACE AMERICAN MAN GREATEST HITS... 5,728 -38 9,310 547,570 169 MURRAY*ANNE ANNE MURRAY'S CHRISTMAS ALBUM 5,690 37 4,148 21,752 170 PRIESTS PRIESTS 5,683 93 2,939 11,777 171 JOEY + RORY LIFE OF A SONG 5,579 0 5,552 36,036 172 CAILLAT*COLBIE COCO 5,391 -13 6,192 1,827,459 173 KEYS*ALICIA AS I AM 5,364 -16 6,366 3,645,299 174 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS UNDENIABLE 5,239 5 4,985 25,434 175 RUDOLF*KEVIN IN THE CITY 5,196 -52 10,789 16,029 176 SLIM LOVE'S CRAZY 5,190 -46 9,546 41,590 177 VARIOUS MIX YOUR STYLE-EARLY ROCK AND 5,188 14 4,554 19,043 178 CELTIC THUNDER ACT TWO 5,176 46 3,539 55,176 179 CARTER BURWELL TWILIGHT (THE SCORE) 5,157 -41 8,807 14,418 180 SETZER*BRIAN ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS ROCKS: THE BEST OF C 5,152 18 4,376 18,710 181 HANNAH MONTANA 2: MEET MILEY C SOUNDTRACK 5,113 11 4,589 3,174,754 182 RADIO DISNEY VOL. 10-KIDS JAMS 5,106 1 5,039 307,173 183 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE 5,099 -16 6,065 478,867 184 APOCALYPTICA WORLDS COLLIDE 5,044 -12 5,741 146,861 185 VARIOUS MIX YOUR STYLE-SOFT ROCK CHRIS 5,038 26 4,000 17,345 186 RASCAL FLATTS STILL FEELS GOOD 5,010 -22 6,441 2,123,346 187 VARIOUS MIX YOUR STYLE-V1 TRADITIONAL 4,982 22 4,083 17,140 188 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 SOUNDTRACK 4,926 14 4,327 3,299,880 189 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK BLOCK 4,919 -36 7,743 247,241 190 STAIND ILLUSION OF PROGRESS 4,907 -23 6,364 270,826 191 PARAMORE THE FINAL RIOT! 4,868 -60 12,103 17,034 192 METRO STATION METRO STATION 4,858 -16 5,762 285,125 193 SPM LAST CHAIR VIOLINIST 4,821 -32 7,140 27,332 194 VARIOUS MIX YOUR STYLE-AWESOME 80'S CH 4,706 19 3,941 15,627 195 JEWEL PERFECTLY CLEAR 4,699 183 1,663 200,270 196 WILLIAMS*LUCINDA LITTLE HONEY 4,687 -4 4,892 86,033 197 JACKSON*ALAN 16 BIGGEST HITS 4,684 -7 5,055 197,048 198 SPEARS*BRITNEY BLACKOUT 4,635 51 3,065 925,522 199 SPARKS*JORDIN JORDIN SPARKS 4,603 1 4,557 965,241 200 ARJONA*RICARDO QUINTO PISO 4,586 -38 7,342 29,614 Source: Pulse Music Board Edited December 15, 200816 yr by britster
December 11, 200816 yr Author most album sales fell except for xmas albums ... Edited December 11, 200816 yr by britster
December 11, 200816 yr Very good start for Britney. 198 SPEARS*BRITNEY BLACKOUT 4,635 51 3,065 925,522 I didn't know that her previous album, Blackout hasn't sold 1 million yet :o
December 11, 200816 yr Wow I wasn't expecting Britney to do sooo well !! :o Great ! What are the biggest debut of the year ? Surely she's done better than most releases this year !
December 11, 200816 yr Natasha Bedingfield really hasn't sold many albums over there :o She'll get way over 500k at least, which is ok. But you are right, considering it's had two quite big hits from it, it could be a lot better.
December 11, 200816 yr Very good start for Britney. 198 SPEARS*BRITNEY BLACKOUT 4,635 51 3,065 925,522 I didn't know that her previous album, Blackout hasn't sold 1 million yet :o Hopefully it can finally hit platinum status sometime next year. It has been selling 3k - 5k a week for the past couple of months. Once the tour takes place it will help get it there. Great for Britney!
December 11, 200816 yr Author Natasha Bedingfield really hasn't sold many albums over there :o I suppose she's outsold her UK total :lol:
December 14, 200816 yr David Cooks album has been in the top 10 for 3 weeks and is set to sell 100,000 again this week. His album is outstanding and what is even more exciting is that he wrote or co-wrote 10 of the 12 tracks. He is a marvellous songwriter and his lyrics are poetical. I am so excited about his album. In 3 weeks he went gold and this week if the HDD is correct the total will be 600,000.
December 15, 200816 yr Taylor Swift is doing all kinds of great. Good for Britney. The whole "comeback" story worked so well. The album is pretty good, too. Nice to see Leona still selling moderately well with BIT dying. Hopefully with a few more singles she *could* finish the era selling 2,000,000+. Fingers crossed.
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