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Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (December 12-19, 2012)
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Adele's 21 is set to become the first album to wind up as the year's best-seller twice since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard in 1991. The album has sold 4,255,000 copies so far this year. It sold 5,824,000 copies in 2011. It's one of only four albums in the Nielsen SoundScan era to sell 4 million or more copies in each of two calendar years. It follows Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill (1995-1996), Shania Twain's Come On Over (1998-1999) and Santana's Supernatural (1999-2000).
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The good news is that next Tuesday will be the demise of all Holiday albums
It's the last selling Tuesday before Christmas
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Wanted Bruno to get that #1
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Fresh off earning his fourth No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, Bruno Mars now has his sights set on the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart.
"Locked Out of Heaven," the lead single from Mars' second album, "Unorthodox Jukebox," reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 on Wednesday (Dec. 12). Meanwhile, industry sources suggest the album is on course to sell perhaps 140,000 to 150,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Dec. 16.
Bruno Mars Makes 'Heaven'-ly Ascent To No. 1 On Hot 100
The new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Dec. 19.
Mars' figure likely won't be enough to claim the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200, however. At the present, it seems like Taylor Swift's "Red" will hang out for a fifth week in the penthouse. Sources don't have a firm prediction on what "Red" will sell just yet, but they seem confident it will beat Mars' latest release.
"Red" sold 167,000 this past week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, easily enabling its return to No. 1 on the chart.
Mars' first album, "Doo Wops & Hooligans," debuted at No. 3 on the chart dated Oct. 23, 2010, selling 55,000 in its first week. It has sold a total of 1.8 million in the U.S. and launched three top five Hot 100 singles ("Just the Way You Are," "Grenade" and "The Lazy Song").
Mars' album was one of a handful of new releases that arrived to retail this week. Among the others looking for notable debuts on the Billboard 200 next week: Game's "Jesus Piece" and the soundtrack to the TV series "Nashville." Both are looking to start in the top 20.
Also on track to score a high bow is the late Jenni Rivera's new compilation "La Misma Gran Senora." The 13-song album (announced in October) contains eight top 25 hits on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, including its previously unreleased title track. The latter is currently No. 15 on the Regional Mexican Airplay tally.
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This week Mariah is back in the top 50 with Merry Christmas...which is 18 years old this season...= unmatched.
Mariah becomes the only christmas artist this season to have a top 50 album AND single on the BB charts.
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perhaps 140,000 to 150,000
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He deserves better This 4Q has been the pits
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Adele's 4.3M is so impressive this year especially with most albums struggling to go gold.
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Billboard Top200 s
7 BGMA 2 2 1 SWIFT*TAYLOR RED 166 999 22 136 545 2 382 541
1 ATLG 2 WIZ KHALIFA O.N.I.F.C. 141 238 999 128 141 380
6 VERV 6 3 3 STEWART*ROD MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY 126 984 9 116 662 602 343
4 COL 3 4 4 ONE DIRECTION TAKE ME HOME 106 858 16 91 785 914 619
7 WAR 16 7 5 BUBLE*MICHAEL CHRISTMAS 105 754 61 65 515 2 749 306
1 KEMO 6 KESHA WARRIOR 85 888 999 160 86 048
2 RCA 1 7 KEYS*ALICIA GIRL ON FIRE 76 686 -52 158 646 236 515
10 WAR 18 9 8 SHELTON*BLAKE CHEERS, IT'S CHRISTMAS 68 264 29 52 812 270 630
3 19IN 4 5 9 PHILLIPS*PHILLIP WORLD FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOO 65 445 -12 74 478 309 081
1 R-RN 10 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES 62 758 999 150 62 908
7 CAPN 19 8 11 LADY ANTEBELLUM ON THIS WINTER'S NIGHT 61 919 6 58 606 278 865
3 DEF 1 6 12 RIHANNA UNAPOLOGETIC 59 293 -17 71 627 368 893
5 CAP 15 11 13 VARIOUS NOW 44 55 181 24 44 544 330 486
11 GLSN 23 16 14 MUMFORD & SONS BABEL 45 864 24 36 997 1 243 156
8 MNIN 21 12 15 MCCREERY*SCOTTY CHRISTMAS WITH SCOTTY 40 891 1 40 507 244 579
3 ATLG 9 17 16 LED ZEPPELIN CELEBRATION DAY 40 489 11 36 411 179 015
3 ATLG 5 10 17 KID ROCK REBEL SOUL 40 300 -13 46 268 233 221
8 BBOW 8 14 18 ALDEAN*JASON NIGHT TRAIN 39 845 6 37 455 865 704
25 ISL 13 19 19 BIEBER*JUSTIN BELIEVE 36 775 28 28 797 1 141 334
12 RCA 7 13 20 P!NK TRUTH ABOUT LOVE 35 553 -9 38 976 776 462
13 CAPN 40 26 21 LITTLE BIG TOWN TORNADO 34 396 41 24 385 453 999
94 COL 35 22 22 ADELE 21 32 920 27 25 979 10 079 080
39 COL 29 28 23 ONE DIRECTION UP ALL NIGHT 32 403 35 23 941 1 464 209
32 ARNV 12 21 24 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE BLOWN AWAY 30 545 16 26 442 1 066 903
6 NELK 120 32 25 GREEN*CEE LO CEELO'S MAGIC MOMENT 29 959 39 21 484 77 171
3 GEFN 10 15 26 COLE*KEYSHIA WOMAN TO WOMAN 28 624 -23 37 102 161 577
36 DUA 26 20 27 LUMINEERS LUMINEERS 26 808 -4 27 803 543 292
24 OCAM 20 27 28 MAROON 5 OVEREXPOSED 26 629 11 24 096 861 628
6 R-RR 37 24 29 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA DREAMS OF FIREFLIES (ON A CHRI 26 280 7 24 572 143 502
70 CAPN 28 39 30 BRYAN*LUKE TAILGATES & TANLINES 25 206 44 17 486 1 643 186
5 WAR 60 31 31 GROBAN*JOSH NOEL 24 962 9 22 868 5 549 842
7 INT 22 18 32 LAMAR*KENDRICK GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY 24 540 -15 28 892 481 425
36 ATLG 50 40 33 HAYES*HUNTER HUNTER HAYES 22 870 37 16 669 418 713
4 COL 31 25 34 BOYLE*SUSAN STANDING OVATION: THE GREATEST 22 399 -8 24 449 123 580
5 VERV 79 36 35 BOCELLI*ANDREA MY CHRISTMAS 21 600 10 19 605 2 901 205
3 RCA 11 23 36 CLARKSON*KELLY GREATEST HITS-CHAPTER 1 21 367 -13 24 690 120 141
5 ISL 30 37 37 BIEBER*JUSTIN UNDER THE MISTLETOE 21 066 12 18 769 1 347 691
42 FUER 49 43 38 FUN. SOME NIGHTS 20 381 27 16 053 811 082
72 CAPN 45 49 39 CHURCH*ERIC CHIEF 20 301 42 14 313 1 220 570
5 CAP 73 34 40 VARIOUS NOW TODAY'S CHRISTMAS 19 962 -3 20 623 75 784
4 ATLG 24 30 41 VARIOUS ARTISTS TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-P 18 446 -20 22 928 179 057
4 IGAB 64 50 42 ROLLING STONES GRRR! GREATEST HITS 17 475 22 14 268 80 464
9 MNHT 118 46 43 CELTIC WOMAN HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 17 245 13 15 246 69 865
3 RCA 14 38 44 PITBULL GLOBAL WARMING 16 484 -11 18 618 98 874
5 LAVA 84 58 45 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LOST CHRISTMAS EVE 16 137 25 12 901 2 260 510
8 SMCM 80 57 46 PRESLEY*ELVIS CANM-ELVIS PRESLEY-ITS CHRISTM 15 716 20 13 150 1 460 420
11 SPAR 47 61 47 WOW HITS WOW HITS 2013 15 447 21 12 732 131 738
5 LAVA 88 54 48 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES 14 974 11 13 464 3 347 411
4 COL 90 62 49 CAREY*MARIAH MERRY CHRISTMAS 14 818 20 12 310 5 261 158
4 FAN 68 81 50 GUARALDI*VINCE TRIO CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS 14 697 53 9 623 3 226 264
26 NELK 81 74 51 SHEERAN*ED + 14 549 37 10 653 256 912
22 ATLG 74 55 52 BROWN*ZAC BAND UNCAGED 14 480 8 13 461 649 654
4 R-RR 34 42 53 THE WEEKND TRILOGY 14 221 -13 16 364 145 079
9 REUN 87 72 54 CASTING CROWNS COME TO THE WELL 13 970 28 10 945 572 667
5 AMG 86 60 55 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY 13 966 9 12 864 242 927
142 GLSN 43 52 56 MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 13 854 -2 14 088 2 625 333
3 UME 99 44 57 NOW ESSENTIAL CHRIST ESSENTIAL NOW THAT'S WHAT I CA 13 777 -13 15 864 507 396
4 RCA 17 47 58 AGUILERA*CHRISTINA LOTUS 13 754 -7 14 824 153 952
14 INT 25 35 59 IMAGINE DRAGONS NIGHT VISIONS 13 079 -34 19 883 297 253
6 SXSP 109 78 60 TOMLIN*CHRIS GLORY IN THE HIGHEST:CHRISTMAS 13 047 30 10 025 681 011
6 BGMA 61 65 61 VARIOUS ARTISTS VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 12 801 7 11 933 57 257
7 COL 139 71 62 EVANCHO*JACKIE HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS 12 644 14 11 104 364 959
1 RCA 63 VARIOUS ONXRT LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES, 12 250 - 12 250
9 MACK 144 84 64 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS THE HEIST 12 143 32 9 181 163 980
1 R-RR 65 HINDER WELCOME TO THE FREAKSHOW 11 703 999 31 11 734
4 RCA 58 53 66 HOUSTON*WHITNEY I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU: THE BE 11 331 -20 14 080 82 845
36 R-RR 38 45 67 OF MONSTERS AND MEN MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL 11 138 -29 15 673 496 546
6 SDU 53 66 68 KEITH*TOBY HOPE ON THE ROCKS 11 064 -7 11 872 124 329
5 BGMA 82 80 69 SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 10 882 11 9 763 934 035
17 DEF 48 64 70 2 CHAINZ BASED ON A T.R.U STORY 10 770 -10 12 031 427 539
5 MOT 33 51 71 NE-YO R.E.D 10 509 -26 14 169 144 343
18 CAP 113 86 72 VARIOUS NOW 43 10 409 18 8 840 480 873
5 COL 32 67 73 AEROSMITH MUSIC FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION 10 213 -14 11 846 138 225
21 RAZ 153 96 74 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 22 10 191 23 8 299 301 402
4 R-RR 52 70 75 SOUNDGARDEN KING ANIMAL 10 176 -11 11 458 124 924
2 COL 33 76 GLEE CAST VOL. 1-GLEE: THE MUSIC-SEASON 10 133 -52 20 904 31 054
5 HRMS 42 48 77 VARIOUS ARTISTS HOLIDAYS RULE 10 082 -30 14 496 66 420
4 WAR 75 93 78 GREEN DAY !DOS! 10 066 18 8 520 103 686
5 COL 190 85 79 BOYLE*SUSAN THE GIFT 9 941 9 9 127 2 122 961
6 MOT 184 95 80 KEM WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS 9 919 19 8 363 39 789
7 R-RR 44 41 81 CAILLAT*COLBIE CHRISTMAS IN THE SAND 9 878 -40 16 369 72 614
36 R-CM 27 63 82 MINAJ*NICKI PINK FRIDAY...ROMAN RELOADED 9 874 -18 12 099 748 848
4 CAP 89 83 VARIOUS NOW CHRISTMAS 4 9 582 11 8 668 421 764
6 UME 108 79 84 RIEU*ANDRE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 9 580 -4 9 995 52 900
120 CAP 51 101 85 PERRY*KATY TEENAGE DREAM 9 504 18 8 082 2 610 291
3 UNIV 165 86 TRAVOLTA*JOHN/OLIVIA NEWTON-J THIS CHRISTMAS 9 489 78 5 333 26 557
10 RCA 63 59 87 MIGUEL KALEIDOSCOPE DREAM 9 373 -27 12 898 220 601
3 RLSG 152 109 88 MCBRIDE*MARTINA WHITE CHRISTMAS 9 306 26 7 396 1 640 972
6 WAR 62 69 89 MEEK MILL DREAMS & NIGHTMARES 9 302 -20 11 636 265 771
5 ASMG 158 92 90 HOUSTON*WHITNEY HOLIDAY ALBUM 9 268 9 8 536 528 722
15 FORE 65 115 91 TOBYMAC EYE ON IT 9 202 32 6 963 217 600
3 MERG 137 73 92 SHE & HIM VERY SHE & HIM CHRISTMAS 9 193 -14 10 694 329 903
12 INT 46 77 93 JEPSEN*CARLY RAE KISS 9 094 -11 10 235 158 687
4 FORE 105 151 94 TOBYMAC CHRISTMAS IN DIVERSE CITY 8 893 55 5 738 113 656
2 INDI 56 95 TIESTO DANCE (RED) SAVES LIVES 8 848 -34 13 406 22 254
7 COL 94 98 96 BENNETT*TONY VIVA DUETS 8 842 9 8 091 105 895
2 UME 103 97 TAYLOR*JAMES JAMES TAYLOR AT CHRISTMAS 8 817 13 7 811 28 605
112 NELK 126 158 98 MARS*BRUNO DOO - WOPS & HOOLIGANS 8 813 59 5 528 1 785 627
5 BREN 96 108 99 THIRD DAY MIRACLE 8 719 17 7 462 69 180
2 CAP 167 100 COLE*NAT KING CHRISTMAS SONG 8 561 61 5 313 920 594
6 LAVA 132 107 101 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS ATTIC 8 456 12 7 519 1 802 519
6 SMCM 178 105 102 ROGERS/PARTON ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS 8 426 8 7 781 820 481
111 BGMA 155 94 103 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 8 403 0 8 434 4 246 514
10 WAR 166 121 104 MUSE 2ND LAW 8 300 25 6 660 209 811
3 UME 194 146 105 CROSBY*BING WHITE CHRISTMAS 8 289 41 5 872 1 887 390
4 WTM 113 106 ELF SOUNDTRACK 8 280 17 7 063 609 163
3 GEFN 149 100 107 IL VOLO WE ARE LOVE 8 211 2 8 087 25 060
25 CLNV 39 117 108 CHESNEY*KENNY WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL 8 203 19 6 912 550 404
73 WAR 36 87 109 SHELTON*BLAKE RED RIVER BLUE 8 199 -7 8 824 845 350
5 WAR 125 110 JENKINS*KATHERINE THIS IS CHRISTMAS 8 148 23 6 620 29 943
53 WAR 199 131 111 BLACK KEYS EL CAMINO 8 015 27 6 302 1 044 056
2 CAP 148 112 CROSBY*BING CHRISTMAS CLASSICS 7 997 39 5 763 133 643
4 CAP 111 113 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS CHIPMUNKS CHRISTMAS 7 956 11 7 164 29 669
2 R-RR 155 114 TEMPTATIONS, THE BEST OF TEMPTATIONS CHRISTMAS 7 892 41 5 598 155 860
10 COL 143 104 115 EVANCHO*JACKIE SONGS FROM THE SILVER SCREEN 7 817 0 7 785 131 523
13 ATLG 186 116 MATCHBOX TWENTY NORTH 7 756 61 4 828 215 881
3 AAM 147 171 117 CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT 7 630 47 5 179 1 895 209
2 COL 143 118 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC, THE CHRISTMAS 7 551 28 5 918 332 451
3 AMG 192 114 119 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 7 508 7 7 008 1 245 441
2 COL 138 120 GLEE CAST MUSIC: XMAS 7 471 23 6 083 1 060 069
45 INT 102 83 120 DEL REY*LANA BORN TO DIE 7 471 -20 9 325 437 446
32 EPIC 75 120 FUTURE PLUTO 7 471 -29 10 591 224 584
1 COL 123 BRUBECK*DAVE TIME OUT 7 430 999 302 1 254 472
4 SBCK 98 68 124 VARIOUS ARTISTS UNDER THE MISTLETOE 7 421 -37 11 800 42 957
3 ATLG 148 139 125 STRAIGHT NO CHASER HOLIDAY SPIRITS 7 271 20 6 050 339 403
4 WAR 83 99 126 DEFTONES KOI NO YOKAN 7 243 -10 8 090 94 838
13 RCA 103 120 127 MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND AWAY FROM THE WORLD 7 197 8 6 666 465 468
4 INT 76 88 128 DEL REY*LANA PARADISE 7 185 -17 8 695 99 210
5 CAP 165 136 129 VARIOUS NOW DISNEY 7 087 16 6 114 43 061
36 BGMA 157 97 130 RASCAL FLATTS CHANGED 7 078 -13 8 144 424 905
4 RCA 123 131 KENNY G HOLIDAY COLLECTION 6 973 5 6 654 421 478
101 COL 41 122 132 ADELE 19 6 804 2 6 657 2 423 252
2 SBSM 192 133 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS CHRISTMAS 6 802 43 4 767 617 330
3 COL 188 168 134 DION*CELINE THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES 6 748 28 5 262 5 257 113
11 WAR 189 154 135 GREEN DAY ˇUNO! 6 747 20 5 645 245 204
5 ASMG 133 142 136 KENNY G CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM 6 657 12 5 951 32 132
4 FERV 89 110 137 BATTISTELLI*FRANCESCA CHRISTMAS 6 651 -10 7 360 39 568
8 STAR 132 138 KIDS CHOIR 51 SONGS KIDS REALLY LOVE... 6 646 6 6 271 66 970
109 BBOW 159 138 ALDEAN*JASON MY KINDA PARTY 6 646 21 5 515 2 827 673
6 WAR 176 129 140 YOUNG*NEIL & CRAZY HORSE PSYCHEDELIC PILL 6 623 5 6 337 76 932
9 INT 55 76 141 GOULDING*ELLIE HALCYON 6 580 -37 10 501 117 010
2 COL 174 142 IL DIVO CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 6 493 27 5 114 1 543 062
2 MNHT 194 143 CELTIC WOMAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 6 459 36 4 735 993 974
22 DEF 125 127 144 OCEAN*FRANK CHANNEL ORANGE 6 441 0 6 461 396 333
65 VALO 187 150 145 GILBERT*BRANTLEY HALFWAY TO HEAVEN 6 420 12 5 739 764 976
4 GEFN 177 146 CROSBY*BING CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 6 384 26 5 084 236 950
31 CURB 147 BRICE*LEE HARD 2 LOVE 6 342 48 4 292 274 490
5 RCA 124 148 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOMEN OF CHRISTMAS 6 339 -5 6 652 101 621
3 COL 66 112 149 AC/DC LIVE AT RIVER PLATE 6 229 -13 7 144 30 205
16 BGMA 195 150 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 6 190 32 4 694 6 651 457
1 COL 151 MERCYME HURT & THE HEALER 6 172 159 2 382 141 662
2 WRD 147 152 WOW WOW CHRISTMAS (2011) 6 171 7 5 788 133 511
4 COL 156 153 STREISAND*BARBRA CHRISTMAS ALBUM 6 157 11 5 570 1 599 284
23 ATLG 136 149 154 FLO RIDA WILD ONES 6 070 6 5 744 171 933
5 RCA 159 163 155 PRESLEY*ELVIS CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM 6 041 12 5 375 28 978
3 ATLG 173 162 156 STRAIGHT NO CHASER CHRISTMAS CHEERS 6 023 11 5 447 340 018
5 COL 135 157 SINATRA*FRANK CHRISTMAS SONGS BY SINATRA 6 018 -3 6 175 471 469
2 SNYC 200 157 PIANO GUYS PIANO GUYS 6 018 31 4 585 43 966
3 RLSG 145 159 JACKSON*ALAN HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS 6 001 2 5 881 1 195 352
16 ISL 110 172 160 CASH*JOHNNY LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH 5 988 17 5 131 2 822 879
3 AMG 183 119 161 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS EXTRAORDINAIRE 5 987 -10 6 687 2 952 974
7 WAR 150 137 162 CLARK*GARY JR. BLAK & BLU 5 924 -3 6 106 83 705
1 MWM 163 ROGERS*JOSHUA WELL DONE 5 913 999 3 5 917
34 COL 97 130 164 TRAIN CALIFORNIA 37 5 879 -7 6 335 366 897
56 RCNA 193 160 165 LAMBERT*MIRANDA FOUR THE RECORD 5 867 6 5 509 670 879
1 UME 166 IVES*BURL RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 5 842 32 4 442 1 225 903
1 EPIC 167 VANDROSS*LUTHER CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM 5 707 26 4 534 22 551
23 WAR 193 168 LINKIN PARK LIVING THINGS 5 701 20 4 749 535 360
2 AMG 191 169 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS 25TH 5 697 19 4 771 460 841
1 EPIC 170 PALOMA FAITH FALL TO GRACE 5 692 999 11 5 703
11 DBV 171 SOUNDTRACK AUSTIN & ALLY 5 651 30 4 332 76 539
1 ATO 172 ALABAMA SHAKES BOYS & GIRLS 5 624 60 3 511 326 931
4 BLS 122 126 173 LEWIS*AARON ROAD 5 588 -15 6 542 43 192
32 IPOP 124 174 NEWSBOYS GOD'S NOT DEAD 5 534 156 2 161 236 878
12 ISL 59 82 175 KILLERS BATTLE BORN 5 520 -41 9 377 239 180
2 ISL 78 176 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 2.0 5 476 27 4 322 3 224 451
6 HOL 153 177 MENDLER*BRIDGIT HELLO MY NAME IS... 5 474 -4 5 676 42 041
4 COL 164 178 WILLIAMS*ANDY PERSONAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 5 461 2 5 369 172 089
85 OCAM 181 133 179 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 5 395 -14 6 242 1 230 704
1 DBV 180 VARIOUS DISNEY CHANNEL HOLIDAY PLAYLIS 5 343 18 4 526 20 575
1 BGMA 181 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 5 323 30 4 088 5 279 165
3 CAP 170 182 CHIPMUNKS CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKSV1 5 318 3 5 185 706 001
1 UME 183 MARTIN*DEAN MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS 5 306 39 3 827 141 171
4 WAR 130 184 SHELTON*BLAKE LOADED: THE BEST OF BLAKE SHEL 5 256 30 4 028 629 161
3 RCA 180 169 185 N SYNC HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 5 250 0 5 254 2 713 048
2 REUN 185 186 CHAPMAN*STEVEN CURTIS JOY 5 218 8 4 851 25 070
1 DECC 187 BENEDICTINES OF MARY QUEEN OF ADVENT AT EPHESUS 5 188 19 4 373 15 571
8 COL 188 188 STREISAND*BARBRA RELEASE ME 5 146 7 4 811 99 368
10 EPIC 142 128 189 JACKSON*MICHAEL BAD 5 127 -20 6 411 1 762 108
2 COL 183 190 CONNICK*HARRY JR. HARRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS 5 110 4 4 935 1 211 519
10 RCA 170 173 191 THREE DAYS GRACE TRANSIT OF VENUS 5 109 0 5 121 115 469
16 TMMG 198 192 MANN*TAMELA BEST DAYS 5 085 10 4 621 123 476
1 UME 193 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY 5 5 083 49 3 419 169 931
2 SMCM 190 194 ALABAMA CANM-ALABAMA-CHRISTMAS 5 051 6 4 781 395 542
1 EPIC 195 CHEVELLE STRAY ARROWS - A COLLECTION OF 5 019 999 3 5 022
1 COL 196 BENNETT*TONY CLASSIC CHRISTMAS 5 003 40 3 561 79 367
10 EPIC 164 187 197 LLOYD*CHER STICKS & STONES 4 955 3 4 819 85 855
23 RCA 57 178 198 BROWN*CHRIS FORTUNE 4 950 -2 5 076 385 743
9 VERV 152 199 KRALL*DIANA GLAD RAG DOLL 4 948 -13 5 689 121 445
12 DEF 72 106 200 VARIOUS GOOD MUSIC CRUEL SUMMER 4 945 -35 7 629 384 203
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Year to date albums
Rank - Sales - Title - Artist
01 - 4,255,452 - 21 - ADELE
02 - 2,382,541 - RED - SWIFT*TAYLOR
03 - 1,464,174 - UP ALL NIGHT - ONE DIRECTION
04 - 1,243,156 - BABEL - MUMFORD & SONS
05 - 1,141,334 - BELIEVE - BIEBER*JUSTIN
06 - 1,066,903 - BLOWN AWAY - UNDERWOOD*CARRIE
07 - 1,056,830 - TUSKEGEE - RICHIE*LIONEL
08 - 991,922 - TAILGATES & TANLINES - BRYAN*LUKE
09 - 914,619 - TAKE ME HOME - ONE DIRECTION
10 - 877,390 - GREATEST HITS - HOUSTON*WHITNEY
11 - 865,704 - NIGHT TRAIN - ALDEAN*JASON
12 - 861,628 - OVEREXPOSED - MAROON 5
13 - 811,082 - SOME NIGHTS - FUN.
14 - 776,462 - TRUTH ABOUT LOVE - P!NK
15 - 756,990 - NOW 41 - VARIOUS
16 - 748,848 - PINK FRIDAY...ROMAN RELOADED - MINAJ*NICKI
17 - 689,353 - MAKING MIRRORS - GOTYE
18 - 683,519 - 19 - ADELE
19 - 681,407 - TAKE CARE - DRAKE
20 - 676,750 - CHIEF - CHURCH*ERIC
21 - 649,654 - UNCAGED - BROWN*ZAC BAND
22 - 615,235 - EL CAMINO - BLACK KEYS
23 - 607,366 - TEENAGE DREAM - PERRY*KATY
24 - 602,343 - MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY - STEWART*ROD
25 - 578,916 - SIGH NO MORE - MUMFORD & SONS
26 - 564,715 - MY KINDA PARTY - ALDEAN*JASON
27 - 555,965 - OWN THE NIGHT - LADY ANTEBELLUM
28 - 550,404 - WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL - CHESNEY*KENNY
29 - 543,292 - LUMINEERS - LUMINEERS
30 - 535,918 - STRONGER - CLARKSON*KELLY
31 - 535,360 - LIVING THINGS - LINKIN PARK
32 - 533,965 - TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA
33 - 521,334 - MDNA - MADONNA
34 - 515,988 - BORN AND RAISED - MAYER*JOHN
35 - 496,546 - MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL - OF MONSTERS AND MEN
36 - 496,370 - MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY
37 - 481,425 - GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY - LAMAR*KENDRICK
38 - 480,873 - NOW 43 - VARIOUS
39 - 478,532 - WRECKING BALL - SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE
40 - 478,312 - GOD FORGIVES I DON'T - ROSS*RICK
41 - 469,794 - NOW 42 - VARIOUS
42 - 465,468 - AWAY FROM THE WORLD - MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND
43 - 457,295 - SOUNDTRACK - HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTR
44 - 453,999 - TORNADO - LITTLE BIG TOWN
45 - 438,005 - LOOKING 4 MYSELF - USHER
46 - 437,444 - BORN TO DIE - DEL REY*LANA
47 - 427,539 - BASED ON A T.R.U STORY - 2 CHAINZ
48 - 424,905 - CHANGED - RASCAL FLATTS
49 - 419,636 - BLUNDERBUSS - WHITE*JACK
50 - 410,140 - LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD - MRAZ*JASON
51 - 408,759 - DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH - VAN HALEN
52 - 405,439 - BANGARANG - SKRILLEX
53 - 404,832 - SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING - LMFAO
54 - 396,333 - CHANNEL ORANGE - OCEAN*FRANK
55 - 387,647 - CEREMONIALS - FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
56 - 387,057 - LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS - JONES*NORAH
57 - 385,743 - FORTUNE - BROWN*CHRIS
58 - 384,203 - GOOD MUSIC CRUEL SUMMER - VARIOUS
59 - 368,893 - UNAPOLOGETIC - RIHANNA
60 - 368,831 - HALFWAY TO HEAVEN - GILBERT*BRANTLEY
61 - 366,897 - CALIFORNIA 37 - TRAIN
62 - 364,315 - TM 103: HUSTLERZ AMBITION - YOUNG JEEZY
63 - 361,212 - 2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES - VARIOUS
64 - 356,095 - KIDZ BOP 21 - KIDZ BOP KIDS
65 - 355,106 - BAND PERRY - BAND PERRY*THE
66 - 352,144 - HUNTER HAYES - HAYES*HUNTER
67 - 349,682 - DOO - WOPS & HOOLIGANS - MARS*BRUNO
68 - 338,006 - AMARYLLIS - SHINEDOWN
69 - 337,697 - RED RIVER BLUE - SHELTON*BLAKE
70 - 337,686 - LIFE IS GOOD - NAS
71 - 337,390 - HERE AND NOW - NICKELBACK
72 - 330,486 - NOW 44 - VARIOUS
73 - 326,931 - BOYS & GIRLS - ALABAMA SHAKES
74 - 319,874 - CARELESS WORLD - TYGA
75 - 318,777 - SPEAK NOW - SWIFT*TAYLOR
76 - 317,037 - THA CARTER IV - LIL' WAYNE
77 - 313,630 - HANDS ALL OVER - MAROON 5
78 - 309,081 - WORLD FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOO - PHILLIPS*PHILLIP
79 - 302,781 - CHAPTER V - SONGZ*TREY
80 - 301,402 - KIDZ BOP 22 - KIDZ BOP KIDS
81 - 301,287 - FOUR THE RECORD - LAMBERT*MIRANDA
82 - 297,253 - NIGHT VISIONS - IMAGINE DRAGONS
83 - 297,127 - CHRISTMAS - BUBLE*MICHAEL
84 - 286,813 - BARTON HOLLOW - CIVIL WARS
85 - 285,673 - WATCH THE THRONE - JAY Z & KANYE WEST
86 - 284,946 - EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC - MCGRAW*TIM
87 - 278,865 - ON THIS WINTER'S NIGHT - LADY ANTEBELLUM
88 - 277,370 - CLEAR AS DAY - MCCREERY*SCOTTY
89 - 276,023 - YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE - BROWN*ZAC BAND
90 - 275,614 - SLIPSTREAM - RAITT*BONNIE
91 - 274,490 - HARD 2 LOVE - BRICE*LEE
92 - 270,630 - CHEERS, IT'S CHRISTMAS - SHELTON*BLAKE
93 - 270,275 - SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITE - SKRILLEX
94 - 267,121 - CLANCY'S TAVERN - KEITH*TOBY
95 - 265,771 - DREAMS & NIGHTMARES - MEEK MILL
96 - 264,459 - TORCHES - FOSTER THE PEOPLE
97 - 264,240 - GREATEST HITS - GUNS N'ROSES
98 - 264,168 - MY LIFE II...THE JOURNEY CONTI - BLIGE*MARY J.
99 - 256,912 - + - SHEERAN*ED
100 - 256,314 - BROTHERS - BLACK KEYS
101 - 255,999 - CLOCKWORK ANGELS - RUSH
102 - 255,018 - MMG PRESENTS: SELF MADE, V.2 - MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS:
103 - 250,937 - SOUNDTRACK - ROCK OF AGES
104 - 250,097 - UP ALL NIGHT - MOORE*KIP
105 - 248,254 - NOTHING BUT THE BEAT - GUETTA*DAVID
106 - 248,150 - STRANGE CLOUDS - B.O.B
107 - 245,204 - ˇUNO! - GREEN DAY
108 - 244,325 - KISSES ON THE BOTTOM - MCCARTNEY*PAUL
109 - 243,518 - CHRISTMAS WITH SCOTTY - MCCREERY*SCOTTY
110 - 240,632 - THIRTY MILES WEST - JACKSON*ALAN
111 - 239,180 - BATTLE BORN - KILLERS
112 - 236,515 - GIRL ON FIRE - KEYS*ALICIA
113 - 234,823 - GREATEST HITS - JOURNEY
114 - 233,221 - REBEL SOUL - KID ROCK
115 - 231,503 - HOME - BENTLEY*DIERKS
116 - 226,504 - AMERICAN CAPITALIST - FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
117 - 224,584 - PLUTO - FUTURE
118 - 224,368 - FOUNDATION - BROWN*ZAC BAND
119 - 224,109 - TEMPEST - DYLAN*BOB
120 - 223,940 - SOUNDTRACK - BODYGUARD
121 - 223,276 - CARPENTER - AVETT BROTHERS
122 - 221,250 - LEGEND - MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS
123 - 220,601 - KALEIDOSCOPE DREAM - MIGUEL
124 - 216,432 - PORT OF MORROW - SHINS
125 - 215,881 - NORTH - MATCHBOX TWENTY
126 - 213,459 - 4 - BEYONCE
127 - 213,060 - SCARS & STORIES - FRAY*THE
128 - 211,496 - LUNGS - FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
129 - 209,811 - 2ND LAW - MUSE
130 - 207,226 - WRITE ME BACK - KELLY*R.
131 - 206,680 - PUSH & SHOVE - NO DOUBT
132 - 206,393 - PROJECT X: ORIGINAL MOTION PIC - VARIOUS
133 - 203,921 - VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
134 - 200,886 - SOUNDTRACK - TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-P
135 - 200,812 - RECOVERY - EMINEM
136 - 199,331 - SOUNDTRACK - SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE
137 - 197,522 - DUETS II - BENNETT*TONY
138 - 193,281 - NOW 40 - VARIOUS
139 - 192,965 - IDLER WHEEL IS WISER THAN THE - APPLE*FIONA
140 - 192,278 - PLANET PIT - PITBULL
141 - 190,242 - ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK & ROLL NEV - SEGER*BOB & THE SILVER BULLET
142 - 187,842 - HELL ON HEELS - PISTOL ANNIES
143 - 184,785 - MEGALITHIC SYMPHONY - AWOLNATION
144 - 182,753 - FEARLESS - SWIFT*TAYLOR
145 - 182,031 - MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV SHOW - THE FRESH BEAT BAND
146 - 180,456 - LICENSED TO ILL - BEASTIE BOYS
147 - 179,394 - NEW LIFE - MONICA
148 - 179,057 - TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-P - VARIOUS ARTISTS
149 - 179,015 - CELEBRATION DAY - LED ZEPPELIN
150 - 172,789 - LIGHTS - GOULDING*ELLIE
151 - 172,142 - BAREFOOT BLUE JEAN NIGHT - OWEN*JAKE
152 - 171,933 - WILD ONES - FLO RIDA
153 - 171,735 - UNBROKEN - LOVATO*DEMI
154 - 169,931 - NOW COUNTRY 5 - VARIOUS
155 - 169,685 - WHITNEY HOUSTON - HOUSTON*WHITNEY
156 - 169,259 - BREAK THE SPELL - DAUGHTRY
157 - 168,297 - LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES - WINEHOUSE*AMY
158 - 167,973 - BACK TO LOVE - HAMILTON*ANTHONY
159 - 167,856 - TRESPASSING - LAMBERT*ADAM
160 - 167,487 - PUNCHING BAG - TURNER*JOSH
161 - 167,028 - MY WORLD 2.0 - BIEBER*JUSTIN
162 - 167,000 - BEST OF ETTA JAMES - JAMES*ETTA
163 - 166,383 - COLE WORLD: THE SIDELINE STORY - J COLE
164 - 163,980 - THE HEIST - MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
165 - 163,599 - AMERICANA - YOUNG*NEIL & CRAZY HORSE
166 - 163,393 - BEST OF/20TH CENTURY - RICHIE*LIONEL
167 - 163,117 - BORN THIS WAY - LADY GAGA
168 - 162,874 - VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND - DIAMOND*NEIL
169 - 161,678 - WANTED EP - WANTED
170 - 161,577 - WOMAN TO WOMAN - COLE*KEYSHIA
171 - 160,186 - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - PINK FLOYD
172 - 160,066 - COEXIST - XX
173 - 159,679 - THATS WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO - BEACH BOYS
174 - 158,687 - KISS - JEPSEN*CARLY RAE
175 - 157,394 - LATENESS OF THE HOUR - CLARE*ALEX
176 - 156,855 - NEED YOU NOW - LADY ANTEBELLUM
177 - 156,848 - BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD-MILLENN - LYNYRD SKYNYRD
178 - 156,732 - WASTING LIGHT - FOO FIGHTERS
179 - 156,663 - LOADED: THE BEST OF BLAKE SHEL - SHELTON*BLAKE
180 - 154,726 - CURTAIN CALL - EMINEM
181 - 154,482 - FOOD & LIQUOR II: THE GREAT AM - FIASCO*LUPE
182 - 153,952 - LOTUS - AGUILERA*CHRISTINA
183 - 153,593 - NUMBER ONES - JACKSON*MICHAEL
184 - 153,402 - WALL - PINK FLOYD
185 - 151,763 - I LOOK TO YOU - HOUSTON*WHITNEY
186 - 150,114 - STRANGE CASE OF - HALESTORM
187 - 149,052 - OUTLAWS LIKE ME - MOORE*JUSTIN
188 - 147,013 - ROLLING PAPERS - WIZ KHALIFA
189 - 145,454 - NUMBER ONE HITS - MCGRAW*TIM
190 - 145,079 - TRILOGY - THE WEEKND
191 - 144,679 - VOL. 1-BEST OF TEMPTATIONS 60' - TEMPTATIONS, THE
192 - 144,343 - R.E.D - NE-YO
193 - 143,502 - DREAMS OF FIREFLIES (ON A CHRI - TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
194 - 143,046 - OLD IDEAS - COHEN*LEONARD
195 - 142,941 - BON IVER - BON IVER
196 - 142,240 - PINK FRIDAY - MINAJ*NICKI
197 - 142,130 - MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN
198 - 141,772 - TWO ELEVEN - BRANDY
199 - 141,456 - MF LIFE - FIONA*MELANIE
200 - 141,380 - O.N.I.F.C. - WIZ KHALIFA
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DEL REY*LANA BORN TO DIE: PARADISE 14,656 536,656
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Such a shame.. album deserves to be selling better:
170 173 191 THREE DAYS GRACE TRANSIT OF VENUS 5.109 0 5.121 115.469
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Woah, Rod isn't going to hit 1M! He still did moderate considering, but Buble took (is still taking) his steam. Both are great albums though -- well Buble's is slightly better.
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Woah, Rod isn't going to hit 1M! He still did moderate considering, but Buble took (is still taking) his steam. Both are great albums though -- well Buble's is slightly better.
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Yes, he will.
He needs 132k per week to get 1m.
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Already in the top 200 of the best selling albums of 2012 -
182 - 153,952 - LOTUS - AGUILERA*CHRISTINA
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19 - 681,407 - TAKE CARE - DRAKE
Still in the Top 20 and wasn't even released this year.
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YOUR TOP 15: Taylor Swift remains on top next week while Bruno Mars and a surging Michael Bublé will compete for #2. Not included in today's Top 15 is Columbia's 12/12/12: The Concert For Sandy Relief album. This will surely be a contender for the upper regions of the chart should it come out before the end of the week. If it's not released until after Sunday, we can expect a very high debut on the following week's chart. Here's the picture as we head into the weekend:
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 190-200k
Michael Bublé (Reprise) 150-160k
* Bruno Mars (New Elektra) 150-160k
Rod Stewart (Verve) 120-125k
One Direction (Syco/Columbia) 105-115k
* Game (Geffen) 85-90k
Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 70-75k
Phillip Phillips (19/Interscope) 65-70k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) 60-65k
Alicia Keys (RCA) 60-65k
* Green Day (Reprise) 55-60k
Now 44 (Capitol) 55-60k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 50-55k
* Music of Nashville (Big Machine) 50-55k
Scotty McCreery (Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope) 50-55k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 50-55k
Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville) 45-50k
* Debuts
Speaking of how things look going into the weekend, we look forward to knocking back a bottle of smooth Rite-Aid scotch in our underwear and rockin' a Golden Girls marathon. Wonder what the poor folks are up to. (12/13p)
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'12-12-12' Album Sales at 40,000 in Pre-Orders
The " 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief" benefit album is already off to a fast start -- even though it hasn't been released yet.
Industry sources say that through last night (Dec. 12), pre-orders for iTunes' exclusive digital release of the album number at 40,000. While the Columbia Records set has a published release date of Tuesday, Dec. 18, it could arrive to iTunes sooner. So far, none of its tracks have been put up for individual sale, nor has a tracklist been made public yet.
While the $12.99 album currently indicates that 24 songs will be on the album, that number could also be in flux. More than 50 songs were played at the show, held at New York's Madison Square Garden. Acts ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Paul McCartney and Kanye West to Alicia Keys participated in the nearly six-hour concert to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief.
With regards to how the album will chart on Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard's sales charts, it will only impact the tallies once it has been delivered to customers. That means pre-orders will not count until they have been fulfilled to the end-user. So, if the album goes live in iTunes before the close of business on Sunday, Dec. 16 (the last day of the Nielsen SoundScan tracking week), then the set could impact the new Billboard 200 revealed on Wednesday, Dec. 19.
Certainly the "12-12-12" album will sell more than 40,000 in its first week -- but just how big it is anyone's guess. That said, sources suggest that the "12-12-12" album doesn't seem a likely player for the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 at this point. Taylor Swift's "Red" is currently on course to rule for a fifth non-consecutive week with perhaps 180,000 to 200,000 (or more) sold.
A physical 2-CD version of the "12-12-12" album is slated for a January release.
The rapid release of the "12-12-12" album brings to mind another charity concert set that impacted the chart less than two years ago: "Hope for Haiti Now."
That album, culled from the Jan. 22, 2010 telethon of the same name, was released to digital retailers over the Jan. 23-24 weekend. (iTunes also began taking pre-orders on the day of the telethon.) The telethon (and album) "Hope for Haiti Now" raised money to assist relief efforts following the Jan. 10 earthquake that rocked Haiti, killing more than 300,000 people.
The "Hope for Haiti Now" album immediately impacted the following week's Billboard 200 chart, debuting at No. 1 with 171,000 copies sold through the week ending Jan. 24 according to SoundScan. (Meaning: "Hope for Haiti Now" sold its sum with less than two full days of sales.)
"Hope for Haiti Now" was the first digitally-exclusive album to reach No. 1 in the history of the chart.
In its second week on the chart, the effort sold another 143,000 (down a scant 16%), after it had a full week's worth of availability to consumers.
Could the "12-12-12" album sell as much as the "Haiti" album? (The latter set's U.S. sales now stand at 372,000. It was deleted from digital retail availability in April of 2010.)
While both efforts are similar in some ways, they differ greatly in others. Perhaps the delay between Hurricane Sandy and the concert made the album and show less of a "must buy" moment? The "Hope for Haiti Now" show happened on Jan. 22 -- just 10 days after the Haiti earthquake. The "12-12-12" concert came more than a month after Hurricane Sandy struck the New York and New Jersey area on Oct. 29.
Also in play, perhaps, is the make-up of the acts featured in each show. The "Haiti" telethon -- a somber affair that was held in-studio -- featured an array of stars that usually only performed one tune apiece. Madonna sang "Like a Prayer," Coldplay did "A Message 2010," Taylor Swift did "Breathless" and so forth. Rap, pop, country, rock and classic acts were all represented well, with additional artists like Jay-Z, Rihanna, Dave Matthews, Justin Timberlake, the Roots and Beyonce also on hand.
In contrast, the "12-12-12" concert was more of a true concert, with nearly all of the acts performing multiple tunes. Because of how it was staged, there were fewer artists able to perform, possibly making the show less enticing to consumers.
Additionally, while the "Haiti" show offered an array of acts from many genres of music, the "12-12-12" show was a study in classic rock. While Kanye West and Alicia Keys did perform, the vast majority of the show's acts found their biggest hits in the 1960s through 1980s. Bruce Springsteen opened the evening, followed by sets from Roger Waters, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, Keys, the Who, West, Billy Joel, Chris Martin (of Coldplay) and Paul McCartney.
Also something to consider: the "12-12-12" concert played out in real time across social media, saturating pop culture for the entire evening. In turn, perhaps consumers will be satisfied with having simply participated in the live event, making the purchase of the show's album less of a priority?
We'll know for sure as the days progress and more pre-orders and actual sales figures start to come in.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...a0osqUMr34A.99
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am i dreaming or is King Phillip in the top 10 again ?
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