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Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (July 25-August 1, 2012)
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Billboard 200 Albums (July 25-August 1, 2012)
Billboard 200 Albums
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Hip-hop veteran Nas achieves his sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as "Life Is Good" bows with 149,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That surpasses initial forecasts for the set by industry prognosticators, which had pegged it to begin with around 125,000.
On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Nas also debuts at No. 1, securing him his ninth topper on the tally. Among rap acts, only Jay-Z has earned more leaders on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, with 12.
Last week's No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, Zac Brown Band's "Uncaged," falls to No. 2 with 78,000 (down 67%). The new "Kidz Bop 22" collection starts at No. 3 with 64,000 -- marking the 15th top 10 for the long-running series.
In its second week, Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange" slips two spots down to No. 4 with 54,000 (down 59%) after becoming widely available to all retailers last week. (That number does not include sales from Amazon MP3, as it sold the title for $2.99 last week. Per Billboard policy, that is below the minimum price of $3.49 required for sales to count towards chart placement during an album's first four weeks of release.)
Justin Bieber's "Believe" dips 3-5 with 45,000 (down 1%) while a surprising album returns to the chart at No. 6. Phil Collins' "Hits" bounds back onto the list at No. 6 with 40,000 sold (up 4,575%) after Amazon MP3 sold the set for 99-cents one day last week. Unlike the Frank Ocean album, this title's discounted Amazon MP3 sales are allowed to count as the set is more than four weeks old.
"Hits" isn't the only set impacted by 99-cent pricing by Amazon this week, as Bruno Mars' "Doo Wops & Hooligans" rises from No. 135 to No. 11 with 27,000 (up 644%) and Demi Lovato's "Unbroken" zooms 124-27 with 13,000 (up 239%).
One Direction's "Up All Night" holds at No. 7 with 36,000 (down less than 1%) while the soundtrack to "The Dark Knight Rises" debuts at No. 8 with 33,000. The Water Tower Records soundtrack is the first top 10 album from a "Batman" film since 1997's "Batman & Robin" flew to No. 5.
Rounding out the top 10 on the Billboard 200 this week is Adele's "21" (8-9 with just under 33,000; down 7%) and Maroon 5's "Overexposed" (5-10 with 29,000; down 35%).
Read more at http://www.billboard.com/news#5rx58UWyVVIDoOhR.99
1. Nas, “Life Is Good” (149,000) [DEBUT]
2. Zac Brown Band, "Uncaged" (78,000) [312,000]
3. Kidz Bop Kids, "Kids Bop 22" (64,000) [DEBUT]
4. Frank Ocean, "Channel Orange" (54,000) [185,000]
5. Justin Bieber, "Believe" (45,000) [650,000]
6. Phil Collins, "Hits" (40,000) [???]
7. One Direction, "Up All Night" (36,000) [1,007,000]
8. Hans Zimmer, "Dark Knight Rises" (33,000) [DEBUT]
9. ADELE, "21" (33,000) [9,601,000]
10. Maroon 5, "Overexposed" (29,000) [364,000]
11. Bruno Mars, "Doo Wops & Hooligans" (27,000) [1,706,000]
13. Chris Brown, "Fortune" (27,000) [206,000]
17. Usher, "Looking 4 Myself" (23,000) [286,000]
26. Carrie Underwood, "Blown Away" (13,000) [644,000]
27. Demi Lovato, "Unbroken" (13,000) [351,000]
31. R. Kelly, "Write Me Back" (11,000) [117,000]
32. Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (10,000) [589,000]
57. Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger" (7,000) [870,000]
185. Adam Lambert, "Trespassing" (3,000) [144,000]
Full Chart
1 NEW 1 Life Is Good, Nas
2 1 2 Uncaged, Zac Brown Band
3 NEW 1 Kidz Bop 22, Kidz Bop Kids
4 2 2 Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
5 3 5 Believe, Justin Bieber
6 RE-ENTRY 104 ...Hits, Phil Collins
7 7 19 Up All Night, One Direction
8 NEW 1 Dark Knight Rises, Soundtrack
9 8 74 21, Adele
10 5 4 Overexposed, Maroon 5
11 135 94 Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars
12 NEW 1 Collide With The Sky, Pierce The Veil
13 4 3 Fortune, Chris Brown
14 6 4 Living Things, Linkin Park
15 9 100 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
16 10 5 Welcome To The Fishbowl, Kenny Chesney
17 14 6 Looking 4 Myself, Usher
18 11 50 Tailgates & Tanlines, Luke Bryan
19 NEW 1 Spark Seeker, Matisyahu
20 NEW 1 Band Of Brothers, HellYeah
21 13 4 Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made 2, Various Artists
22 NEW 1 Carry Me Back, Old Crow Medicine Show
23 28 16 The Lumineers, The Lumineers
24 108 17 Amaryllis, Shinedown
25 18 22 Some Nights, fun.
26 20 12 Blown Away, Carrie Underwood
27 124 29 Unbroken, Demi Lovato
28 15 52 Chief, Eric Church
29 NEW 1 All I Was, Tremonti
30 NEW 1 Yellow And Green, Baroness
31 25 12 NOW 42, Various Artists
32 23 4 Write Me Back, R. Kelly
33 41 16 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Nicki Minaj
34 NEW 1 Weight & Glory, KB
35 37 29 Making Mirrors, Gotye
36 32 16 My Head Is An Animal, Of Monsters And Men
37 39 90 My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean
38 12 2 Old School New Rules, Hank Williams, Jr.
39 NEW 1 One Lovely Day, Citizen Cope
40 27 5 The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than..., Fiona Apple
41 40 9 Born And Raised, John Mayer
42 26 3 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Phillip Phillips
43 16 96 You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
44 24 3 Wild Ones, Flo Rida
45 44 17 Tuskegee, Lionel Richie
46 103 5 Brave, Soundtrack
47 36 7 Thirty Miles West, Alan Jackson
48 19 191 The Foundation, Zac Brown Band
49 52 122 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons
50 38 6 Let It Shine, Soundtrack
51 34 23 Hunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes
52 81 13 Blunderbuss, Jack White
53 45 12 Project X, Soundtrack
54 42 6 NOW That's What I Call Country: Volume 5, Various Artists
55 RE-ENTRY 6 Ultimate, Prince
56 62 144 19, Adele
57 48 39 Stronger, Kelly Clarkson
58 30 7 Rock Of Ages, Soundtrack
59 RE-ENTRY 24 God's Not Dead, newsboys
60 61 14 Love Is A Four Letter Word, Jason Mraz
61 51 6 Clockwork Angels, Rush
62 33 13 Hard 2 Love, Lee Brice
63 22 2 Swing Lo Magellan, Dirty Projectors
64 53 6 +, Ed Sheeran
65 58 33 El Camino, The Black Keys
66 60 16 Boys & Girls, Alabama Shakes
67 46 49 Halfway To Heaven, Brantley Gilbert
68 35 6 Punching Bag, Josh Turner
69 67 35 Talk That Talk, Rihanna
70 68 30 Bangarang (EP), Skrillex
71 55 36 Take Care, Drake
72 76 25 Born To Die, Lana Del Rey
73 146 48 Tonight, tobyMac
74 NEW 1 Bringing Down The Giant, Saving Abel
75 66 14 California 37, Train
76 NEW 1 Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff
77 47 13 Up All Night, Kip Moore
78 86 38 Ceremonials, Florence + The Machine
79 71 45 Own The Night, Lady Antebellum
80 111 10 Continued Silence (EP), Imagine Dragons
81 70 16 Changed, Rascal Flatts
82 17 2 Murdered Love, P.O.D.
83 NEW 1 The Ol' Razzle Dazzle, Missy Higgins
84 92 59 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (EP), Skrillex
85 78 7 That's Why God Made The Radio, The Beach Boys
86 RE-ENTRY 4 10,000 Reasons, Matt Redman
87 59 217 Greatest Hits, Queen
88 75 4 Never Trust A Happy Song, Grouplove
89 56 3 Live: Cornerstone, Hillsong
90 83 12 ...Little Broken Hearts, Norah Jones
91 104 25 Lights, Ellie Goulding
92 65 246 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses
93 112 44 Nothing But The Beat, David Guetta
94 64 93 The Band Perry, The Band Perry
95 57 7 Vans Warped Tour '12: 2012 Tour Compilation, Various Artists
96 74 3 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Joshua Ledet
97 50 54 Red River Blue, Blake Shelton
98 90 39 Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay
99 99 12 Strange Clouds, B.o.B
100 106 57 Sorry For Party Rocking, LMFAO
101 89 113 Brothers, The Black Keys
102 126 61 Torches, Foster The People
103 122 13 The Wanted, The Wanted
104 113 224 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (Diamond Certification) 15
105 77 91 Speak Now, Taylor Swift
106 29 2 Harakiri, Serj Tankian
107 84 5 Oceania, The Smashing Pumpkins
108 130 85 Licensed To Ill, Beastie Boys
109 85 3 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Skylar Laine
110 94 7 Americana, Neil Young With Crazy Horse
111 69 39 Clancy's Tavern, Toby Keith
112 120 150 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty
113 21 2 Skelethon, Aesop Rock
114 132 14 Pluto, Future
115 NEW 1 Milo Greene, Milo Greene
116 147 10 The Lateness Of The Hour, Alex Clare
117 RE-ENTRY 2 Home Again, Michael Kiwanuka
118 NEW 1 30 Greatest Hits, Aretha Franklin
119 138 22 Careless World: Rise Of The Last King, Tyga
120 141 41 American Capitalist, Five Finger Death Punch
121 RE-ENTRY 94 The Best Of Sade, Sade
122 105 92 Hands All Over, Maroon 5
123 87 3 Lideres, Wisin & Yandel
124 RE-ENTRY 163 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem
125 NEW 1 Intrinsic, The Contortionist
126 93 42 Clear As Day, Scotty McCreery
127 96 6 Triple F Life: Fans Friends & Family, Waka Flocka Flame
128 107 4 Days Go By, The Offspring
129 101 48 Hell On Heels, Pistol Annies
130 139 35 Here And Now, Nickelback
131 RE-ENTRY 141 Born In The U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Diamond Certification) 15
132 97 15 Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
133 131 50 Watch The Throne, Jay Z Kanye West
134 31 2 Electra Heart, Marina And The Diamonds
135 NEW 1 Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964, Sam Cooke
136 136 53 Whitney: The Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston
137 88 6 Edens Edge, Edens Edge
138 117 38 Four The Record, Miranda Lambert
139 140 9 The Hurt & The Healer, MercyMe
140 114 6 The Best Of Donna Summer: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection, Donna Summer
141 151 112 Lungs, Florence + The Machine
142 118 24 Home, Dierks Bentley
143 116 4 Back In The Saddle, Chris Cagle
144 102 27 Kidz Bop 21, Kidz Bop Kids
145 134 120 The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer, The Beach Boys
146 79 79 Greatest Hits II, Kenny Chesney
147 123 7 Bear Creek, Brandi Carlile
148 149 47 Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne
149 119 85 Doin' My Thing, Luke Bryan
150 115 37 Life At Best, Eli Young Band
151 RE-ENTRY 38 Come To The Well, Casting Crowns
152 82 30 Thompson Square, Thompson Square
153 145 45 Neon, Chris Young
154 156 109 Recovery, Eminem
155 143 24 NOW 41, Various Artists
156 157 7 Analog Man, Joe Walsh
157 RE-ENTRY 37 And If Our God Is For Us..., Chris Tomlin
158 160 9 Apocalyptic Love, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators
159 164 14 Picture Show, Neon Trees
160 NEW 1 Delayed Reaction, Soul Asylum
161 RE-ENTRY 24 Pisces Iscariot, The Smashing Pumpkins
162 109 44 Barefoot Blue Jean Night, Jake Owen
163 199 4 If You Were A Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack (EP), Sleeping With Sirens
164 168 57 Planet Pit, Pitbull
165 128 3 American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (EP), Jessica Sanchez
166 NEW 1 Dr. Kokastien Hosted By DJ King Assassin, Dr. Kokastien
167 95 7 Jana Kramer, Jana Kramer
168 192 112 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park (Diamond Certification) 10
169 162 31 TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition, Young Jeezy
170 172 6 The Lion The Beast The Beat, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
171 173 42 Megalithic Symphony, AWOLNATION
172 148 133 Mothership, Led Zeppelin
173 180 13 The Head And The Heart, The Head And The Heart
174 133 88 One Of The Boys, Katy Perry
175 RE-ENTRY 58 Rocket Man: Number Ones, Elton John
176 NEW 1 Wasted Youth, For The Fallen Dreams
177 144 10 Bloom, Beach House
178 165 11 Go Get It (Soundtrack), Mary Mary
179 167 76 Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars
180 154 7 Victorious: Victorious 2.0: More Music From The Hit TV Show (EP), Soundtrack
181 137 190 Fearless, Taylor Swift
182 RE-ENTRY 2 The Ultimate Collection, The Temptations
183 NEW 1 THE FARM INC., Nashville, TN, THE FARM INC.
184 159 10 Rize Of The Fenix, Tenacious D
185 176 11 The Strange Case Of..., Halestorm
186 171 10 Trespassing, Adam Lambert
187 177 70 Number One Hits, Tim McGraw
188 179 25 Ronnie Dunn, Ronnie Dunn
189 183 232 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers (Diamond Certification) 10
190 175 13 The Ultimate Bee Gees, Bee Gees
191 181 35 Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
192 163 6 The Drug In Me Is You, Falling In Reverse
193 72 74 Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton, Blake Shelton
194 190 6 Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, Volbeat
195 166 97 Precious Memories, Alan Jackson
196 174 7 Live From The Underground, Big K.R.I.T.
197 98 26 Emotional Traffic, Tim McGraw
198 NEW 1 Hypnotic Nights, JEFF The Brotherhood
199 153 8 Here, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
200 196 134 Greatest Hits Volume 1, Rascal Flatte
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Congrats Nas. Both him and Frank out did their first week predictions.
And wait, will Soundscan count the Amazon sales after the 4th week? This is the first time the new rule is in effect for albums and its so confusing.
And Adele still holding out.
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while a surprising album returns to the chart at No. 6. Phil Collins' "Hits" bounds back onto the list at No. 6 with 40,000 sold ( up 4,575%) after Amazon MP3 sold the set for 99-cents one day last week.
Well, take a look at him now
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Adele
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Quote:
Originally posted by GoodMusicLover
while a surprising album returns to the chart at No. 6. Phil Collins' "Hits" bounds back onto the list at No. 6 with 40,000 sold ( up 4,575%) after Amazon MP3 sold the set for 99-cents one day last week.
Well, take a look at him now
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These discounts are really making the chart so unpredictable lol.
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Where's Chris Brown?
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Frank will hit 200k next week.
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Kidz Bop?
and OD goes Platinum
Bruno and Adele
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Congrats to Nas! Over 18 years in the game and still getting those chart-toppers! Legend.
Frank's hold is pretty impressive and it didn't look like the Amazon deal drama hurt him much. King.
Adele's still selling. Queen.
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Adele.
How many more weeks until she tops Thriller's top ten weeks?
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Originally posted by Kats
Adele.
How many more weeks until she tops Thriller's top ten weeks?
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3-4 weeks
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The GOAT
Nas and Jay-Z need to do an album.
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The GOAT
Nas and Jay-Z need to do an album.
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There were talks about them doing a Watch The Throne-type album a few years ago but never materialized. That would be a more interesting collaboration than Kanye/Jay-Z given their history.
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Originally posted by Kats
Adele.
How many more weeks until she tops Thriller's top ten weeks?
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She has it in the bag
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"Hits" isn't the only set impacted by 99-cent pricing by Amazon this week, as Bruno Mars' "Doo Wops & Hooligans" rises from No. 135 to No. 11 with 27,000 (up 644%) and Demi Lovato's "Unbroken" zooms 124-27 with 13,000 (up 239%)
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The discount should have been for more than one day, but still I am glad that his album has finally topped 1,7M in the US and it was released almost 2 years ago.
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so how many did frank ocean sell ...in all ... almost 70k ?
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so how many did frank ocean sell ...in all ... almost 70k ?
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Should be close to that.
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fun.'s album sales:
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They've got two anthemic songs in the Top 20 and an album that has sold 446,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan, but fun. didn't go into recording "Some Nights" with some grandiose plan to be the year's breakout band.
Read more at http://www.billboard.com/news/fun-ta...AqhwVPrxL0l.99
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