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Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (June 20-27, 2012)
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Billboard 200 Albums (June 20-27, 2012)
Usher** secures his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as "Looking 4 Myself" debuts atop the list with 128,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The pop/R&B star's last full-length studio album, 2010's "Raymond v Raymond," also launched at No. 1, but with bigger sales. It started with 329,000. "Looking" also registers Usher's smallest first-week sales for a regular studio album since 1997's "My Way" bowed with 67,000.
The new album was ushered in by its lead single "Climax," which is in its ninth straight week at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Of Usher's 12 No. 1s on the R&B/Hip-Hop tally, only one has spent more weeks at No. 1: "You Make Me Wanna . . ." (with 11).
On the pop side of things, "Looking 4 Myself's" top 40-focused single "Scream" rises 11-10 on the Pop Songs airplay chart. It regains its No. 10 peak, having slipped 11-10 last week. On the all-format Billboard Hot 100
chart, "Scream" slipped 13-14 last week (though it was still gaining in points). The new Hot 100 will be compiled today (June 20).
At No. 2 on the Billboard 200, rock band Rush clocks its best sales week in 10 years as "Clockwork Angels" debuts with 103,000. The group last sold more when 2002's "Vapor Trails" bowed at No. 6 with 110,000. "Clockwork Angels" is Rush's second album to hit No. 2 following 1993's "Counterparts." A No. 1 album continues to elude the act.
Adele**'s "21," which hit a 24th week at No. 1 last week, falls to No. 3 with 63,000 (down 16%).
Country star Josh Turner** debuts at No. 4 with "Punching Bag," selling 45,000 copies in its first week. It's his fourth top 10 set on the Billboard 200 and the 11th country album to bow in the top 10 this year. A year ago at this point, only six country sets had started in the top 10.
Over on the Top Country Albums chart, "Punching Bag" is his second No. 1. His first came with 2006's "Your Man." Turner's last studio album, 2010's "Haywire," bowed at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Country Albums with 85,000.
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran** takes a bow at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with his first full-length album, "+." The set starts with 42,000 and also debuts at No. 1 on the Folk Albums chart. 79% of its first week digital downloads. That's not too surprising, as the act got a lot of love from the iTunes Store last week. The retailer offered the song "The A Team" as its Free Single of the Week and promoted it on the Store's front page.
"+" has been a smash in Sheeran's homeland, where it debuted at No. 1 in late 2011 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart and currently sits at No. 7 in its 40th week on the list.
Sheeran's arrival is the highest debut for a U.K. solo artist's first full-length album since Susan Boyle**'s "I Dreamed a Dream" bowed at No. 1 on Dec, 12, 2009. The last U.K. male to bow higher with their first full-length was Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) on July 29, 2006 with "The Eraser." It debuted at No. 2.
One Direction**'s "Up All Night" holds at No. 6 (39,000; down 1%), Neil Young and Crazy Horse**'s "Americana" moves 4-7 (37,000; down 15%) and Alan Jackson**'s "Thirty Miles West" falls 2-8 (just under 37,000; down 50%). The "Rock of Ages" soundtrack zooms 15-9 in its second week (36,000; up 101%) following the film's bow in U.S. theaters on June 15.
Waka Flocka Flame**'s "Triple F Life" rounds out the top 10, as it debuts at No. 10 with 33,000. It's the rapper's second studio album and it boasts guests Drake, Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj. Waka Flocka Flame's first set, "Flockaveli," debuted and peaked at No. 6 in 2010 on the Billboard 200 off a 37,000 start.
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Usher sold slightly more than HITS called, but still disappointing #s.
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Where's Carrie? 
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Adele, 1D 
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She fell to 15.. 
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Where's Carrie? |
#15 according to HDD
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Rock of Ages
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Pop Star Poised for Year’s Biggest Debut, Chesney #2
June 20, 2012
The arrival of IDJ’s Believe occurs Justin time for music retailers around the country, with impressive one-day sales turning them into true Beliebers.
That’s right, the young teenpop star’s new album, his third (if you don’t count My World 2.0 and do count last year’s holiday album, Under the Mistletoe) will debut at #1 next week with between 420-440k in sales, his best individual total to date, and the highest of the year. Madonna’s MDNA held the previous mark when it bowed with nearly 360k in sales back in March. My World 2.0, his previous high, sold 283k when it came out March, 2010.
Kenny Chesney’s first release for his new Blue Chair imprint through Columbia Nashville, Welcome to the Fishbowl, will debut at #2 with an estimated 185-210k.
Epic’s latest Fiona Apple opus, the elegantly titled The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, is looking at a first-week total of 65-70k amid rave reviews.
Smashing Pumpkins’ Oceania, Billy Corgan’s latest iteration of the band through Martha's Music/EMI Label Services, is looking at a not-bad-at-all 45-50k.
Five Seven ska-reggae-hip-hop-alt rockers Dirty Heads’ sophomore album, Cabin by the Sea, the follow-up to 2008’s surprise hit, Any Port in a Storm, looks to be in the 20-25k range
Album sales were up 10% vs. last week, down 8% vs. same week last year and down 3% year to date.
Track sales were flat vs. last week, up 1% vs. same week last year and up 6% year to date.
TEA sales are up 7% vs. last week, down 5% vs. same week last year and flat year to date.
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Carrie Underwood feel to 16 by next weeek she should regain some ground
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This thread finally being stickied 
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I usually take care of this sort of thing immediately after a new thread is posted. I'm not sure what happened this week. 
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I'm hoping Carrie gets a boost. 
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NOW IN: 32.74%
LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJ 93,869
BELIEVE
-- 2 KENNY CHESNEY BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASH 49,162
WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL
8 3 ROCK OF AGES WATERTOWER MUSIC 35,749
SOUNDTRACK
1 4 USHER RCA 16,674
LOOKING 4 MYSELF
-- 5 FIONA APPLE EPIC 15,145
IDLER WHEEL IS WISER THAN THE
3 6 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 12,499
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-- 7 SMASHING PUMPKINS MARTHA'S MUSIC/ELS 12,260
OCEANIA
7 8 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 9,893
UP ALL NIGHT
2 9 RUSH ROADRUNNER 8,598
CLOCKWORK ANGELS
10 10 ALAN JACKSON CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 5,498
THIRTY MILES WEST
11 11 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 4,854
TAILGATES & TANLINES
9 12 WAKA FLOCKA FLAME WARNER BROS. 4,747
TRIPLE F LIFE
15 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 4,310
BLOWN AWAY
5 14 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 4,272
PUNCHING BAG
12 15 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 3,983
BORN AND RAISED
18 16 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 42 CAPITOL/EMI 3,798
VARIOUS ARTISTS
31 17 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/REPUBLIC 3,741
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
23 18 GOTYE FAIRFAX/REPUBLIC 3,498
MAKING MIRRORS
17 19 BEACH BOYS CAPITOL/EMI 3,370
THAT'S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO
19 20 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 3,364
CHIEF
-- 21 DIRTY HEADS FIVE SEVEN 3,286
CABIN BY THE SEA
39 22 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 3,129
TEENAGE DREAM
13 23 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 3,012
TUSKEGEE
32 24 LET IT SHINE WALT DISNEY 2,990
SOUNDTRACK
33 25 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 2,701
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49 26 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 2,399
TALK THAT TALK
22 27 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 2,227
SOME NIGHTS
45 28 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 2,109
EL CAMINO
-- 29 DRAKE YM/CM/REPUBLIC 2,087
TAKE CARE
30 30 BIG K.R.I.T. DEF JAM/IDJ 2,042
LIVE FROM THE UNDERGROUND
14 31 NOW COUNTRY 5 UME 2,036
VARIOUS ARTISTS
21 32 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE/EMI 1,974
LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS
28 33 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 1,954
MY KINDA PARTY
24 34 JIMMY FALLON WARNER BROS. 1,873
BLOW YOUR PANTS OFF
43 35 VICTORIOUS CAST NICKELODEON/COLUMBIA 1,869
V2: MORE MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV
16 36 GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS HOLLYWOOD 1,843
THE LION THE BEAST THE BEAT
4 37 ED SHEERAN NEW ELEKTRA 1,767
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29 38 TRAIN COLUMBIA 1,738
CALIFORNIA 37
44 39 RASCAL FLATTS BIG MACHINE 1,683
CHANGED
25 40 METRIC MOM + POP 1,659
SYNTHETICA
36 41 JACK WHITE THIRD MAN/COLUMBIA 1,551
BLUNDERBUSS
35 42 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 1,549
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
-- 43 CURREN$Y WARNER BROS. 1,499
STONED IMMACULATE
37 44 JOE WALSH FANTASY 1,481
ANALOG MAN
-- 45 WHITECHAPEL METAL BLADE 1,370
WHITECHAPEL
-- 46 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 1,302
BROTHERS
41 47 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 1,232
SIGH NO MORE
-- 48 COLDPLAY CAPITOL/EMI 1,229
MYLO XYLOTO
47 49 KIP MOORE MCA NASHVILLE 1,210
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 50 WALK THE MOON RCA 1,149
WALK THE MOON
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Wow @ Katy. She could do over 12k this week.
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It just 32.74%!!!!! Not 100%! Things will change
Solid numbers for Bieber so far
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Ed Sheeran  I didn't know he was selling in the US.
Carrie, please increase! I love 1D but I can't believe they're outselling you.
Katy, Gotye, Train
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