Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (March 28-April 4, 2012)

Firework · **Billboard 200 Albums (March 28-April 4, 2012)**

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The Hunger Games" soundtrack debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, having sold 175,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.

It's the first theatrical film soundtrack to top the chart since " Michael Jackson's This Is It" bowed at No. 1 on the list dated Nov. 14, 2009. "The Hunger Games" is the first multi-artist film soundtrack to reach No. 1 since one week before Jackson, when "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" rose from No. 2 to No. 1 in its second week on the tally.

All told, "The Hunger Games" is only the 16th soundtrack to debut at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard 200 chart. (Those soundtracks include film, TV and straight-to-video efforts.)

"The Hunger Games" set boasts an array of artists, including Taylor Swift, the Civil Wars, Arcade Fire, Maroon 5 and Miranda Lambert. It's the companion album to the film of the same name, which grossed $152.5 million at the U.S. and Canada box office last weekend (March 23-25).

As for the rest of the Billboard 200's top 10, "The Hunger Games" is the first of five debuts in the region. The next-highest debut is the Shins' "Port of Morrow," which enters at No. 3 with 75,000. (It trails Adele's former No. 1, "21," at No. 2 with 130,000 -- down 12%). The Shins' last album, "Wincing the Night Away," launched at No. 2 with 118,000 in 2007.

Last week's No. 1 album, One Direction's "Up All Night," slips to No. 4 with 55,000 (down 69%) while Odd Future's debut studio set, "The OF Tape Vol. 2," debuts at No. 5 with 40,000.

Bruce Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" falls 4-6 with 37,000 (down 35%) and Melanie Fiona's second album "The MF Life" bows at No. 7 with 34,000. Her first, "The Bridge," debuted at No. 128 with a 4,000 start in late 2009, but eventually climbed to a No. 27 peak on March 13, 2010.

The "Now 41" compilation holds at No. 8 (31,000; up 7%) and Whitney Houston's "Greatest Hits" falls 6-9 with 28,000 (down 37%). Esperanza Spalding's "Radio Music Society" finishes the top 10 -- debuting at No. 10 -- with 25,000. She had previously gone as high as No. 34 in early 2011 with "Chamber Music Society," following her surprise Best New Artist win at that year's Grammy Awards.

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ADELE's 21 holds at #2 for the 3rd straight week (130,000 | 8,369,000 total). This is its 57th week in the top 10.
OneDirection's Up All Night drops from #1 to #4 in its 2nd week (55,000 | 231,000 total).
MelanieFiona's The MF Life enters at #7 this week (34,000). It's her 1st album to reach the top 10 (The Bridge reached #27).
Diggy's Unexpected Arrival bows at #13 (21,000) & @Drake's Take Care drops from #8 to #18 ( 18,000 | 1,636,000 total).
Madonna's MDNA is expected to debut at #1 next week (no sales info yet).

Allthatisholy

Amazingly stable sales for the queen of slayage! 130k, wow! 56th week inside top 5, 40th (i think) week in top 2....just taste it!

Queen Xtina

Melanie Fiona Top 10!

Allthatisholy

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Originally posted by Obsession

Melanie Fiona Top 10!

Gossip_Boy

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what time will we get next week's predictions?

Starkboy

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R&B singer Rihanna's Talk That Talk moved down a notch to No. 14 with 19,500. Headed into her 19th week, RiRi's newest LP has sold 779,400 records.

Increase!!

Ger-55

She's not a R&B singer

Allthatisholy

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Originally posted by Ger-55

She's not a R&B singer

I guess as long as you are black/brown, you're an r&b singer

Cz!

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Originally posted by Ger-55

She's not a R&B singer

Seems like being black means your music is R&B nowadays.

Cz!

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Originally posted by Allthatisholy

I guess as long as you are black/brown, you're an r&b singer

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Originally posted by Cz!

Seems like being black means your music is R&B nowadays.

Ger-55

What ignorance

It's like name We Found Love a ballad

Achilles.

The Hunger Games soundtrack really is beautiful.

jpsketch

One of my BIGGEST pet peeve is when Rihanna and Beyonce are called R&B singers.

Allthatisholy

21 is now at 2,545,000 this year in US, already more than the #2 best selling album last year!

#2 so far this year is Whitney's GH, at 670k.
Second best studioalbum is Drake's take care at ~390k.