John Mayer**'s "Born and Raised" hangs in for a second week atop the Billboard 200, selling 65,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan (down 70%). It's Mayer's first album to spend more than a single week at No. 1, following solitary frames for "Heavier Things" and "Battle Studies."

As the No. 1 album only sells 65,000 this week, it's the smallest sum at the top of the chart since the tally dated Feb. 19, 2011, when Nicki Minaj**'s "Pink Friday" moved 45,000.

Adele**'s "21" has a slight gain in sales (up 4%), holding at No. 2, selling another 58,000. Some of that increase is owed to NBC's June 3 prime time special "Adele Live in London." There could be further impact from the show on next week's chart, once a full week's worth of impact is felt from the broadcast.

"21" is currently spending its 67th week in the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Only six albums have spent more weeks in the top 10 in history, led by the soundtrack to "The Sound of Music," with 109.

Three albums debut in the top 10 this week, starting with Regina Spektor**'s "What We Saw From the Cheap Seats" at No. 3 with 42,000. It matches the debut and peak of the singer/songwriter's last album, 2009's "Far," which launched with 50,000.

One Direction** makes a big sales jump with its "Up All Night" set, rising 12% up one slot to No. 4. Promotion and publicity surrounding the act's home video release "Up All Night: The Live Tour" certainly drove sales last week. The video bows atop the Music Video Sales chart with 76,000 sold. It's the best debut sales week this year for any music video release, and the largest bow since Adele's "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" launched at No. 1 on Dec. 17, 2011 with 96,000.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros**' "Here" debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with 35,000. It's the act's highest charting album and best sales week yet. Its first album, "Up From Below," spent 27 weeks on the chart in 2010 and 2011, topping out at No. 76.

Carrie Underwood**'s "Blown Away" slips 3-6 with 32,000 (down 30%) while Sigur Ros** visits the top 10 for the first time ever at No. 7. The Icelandic band's "Valtari" starts with 26,000 -- its third-best sales week. The new set is the group's first studio album in nearly four years. Its last one, 2008's "Med Sud I Eyrum Spilum Endalust," debuted and peaked at No. 15 with 32,000.

Closing out the album chart's top 10 are the "Now 42" compilation (9-8 with 26,000; down 16%), Luke Bryan**'s "Tailgates and Tanlines" (15-9 with 24,000; up 18%) and Lionel Richie**'s "Tuskegee" (6-10 with 22,000; down 35%).

21 will probably go back to number one next week.

There is nothing to compete with it really...

What about Alan Jackson? I know his first week sales weren't strong last time, though.

WOW,this is amazing!

Just saw this article. With this bundle promo, does Neil Young have a shot at no. 1 next week?

MDNAMERICANA: What on earth do Neil Young and Madonna have in common, aside from being former lasbel mates? Well, Ol’ Neil is following in Madge’s footsteps by bundling copies of Americana, his new album with Crazy Horse, with tickets to his upcoming tour with the band, which will be counted as sales by SoundScan, Showbiz 411’s Roger Friedman reports. The tour doesn’t begin until Oct, 3, aside from dates at Red Rocks in August, but the online bundling starts this Friday, when ducats go on sale, and will impact Americana’s number on next Tuesday’s chart. (6/6a)

She totally deserved #1! Damn you, Adele and Mayer.

Will rise next week! Is this gold now?

yup, 517k in its 5th week. slow and steady. should at least hold next week, or increase a tad with CMA Fest.

Paul Grein in chart watch mentioned interesting act:
They are doing amazing in US

Blown Away officially Gold!

5 weeks for Gold, let's hope it isn't that long for platinum.

Daily double hits reporting that Adele returning to no. 1 next week.

And why does Daily Double Hits and Billboard have discrepancy in album sales? Do they have a different tracking period?

It's Hits Daily Double and they say Alan Jackson will be #2 with 65-70k. It looks like 21 will experience a more than 50% increase!

The period is the same, it's about the retailers.

LOOK WHO'S BACK ON TOP

Adele Returns to #1 thanks to NBC Special; Alan Jackson, Beach Boys, Curren$y, Big K.R.I.T. Bow

June 6, 2012

With the impact of her NBC special this past Sunday now clear, it looks as though Adele will score another week at #1, her 24th, tying the record for fourth longest run on top of the album charts with the Purple Rain and Saturday Night Fever soundtracks. West Side Story holds the record for most weeks at #1 with 54, with Michael Jackson's Thriller #2 at 37 weeks. Tied for third place are Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Harry Belafonte's Calypso and South Pacific, all with 31 weeks.
Alan Jackson's 30 Miles West, his Capitol Nashville/EMI bow after many years with Arista Nashville, looks to be the top-charting debut, with between 65-70k, based on one-day reports from whatever retailers haven't paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

The Beach Boys' Capitol/EMI comeback, That's Why God Made the Radio, is the next highest new entry with 60-65k.

Warner Bros. rapper Curren$y's The Stoned Immaculate, featuring Wiz Khalifa, Wale, 2 Chainz and Big K.R.I.T., remarkably, his eighth album since 2009, is on target for 40-45k, the same amount for Def Jam/IDJ hip-hop artist Big K.R.I.T.'s highly anticipated debut, Live from the Underground.

Columbia singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile's Bear Creek looks to be in the 25-30k range, the same as Reprise legend Neil Young & Crazy Horse's collection of folk standards like "Oh! Susanna" and "This Land Is Your Land," Americana.

Fantasy/Concord Music Group's Joe Walsh is looking at sales between 19-22k for his solo effort, Analog Man.

WaterTower's soundtrack for the upcoming '80s hair-metal homage, Rock of Ages, starring Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand, is eyeing between 12-15k, the same total predicted for Columbia's Victorious, the cast album from the hit Nickelodeon series.

Album sales were down 5% vs. last week, down 9% vs. same week last year and down 3% year to date.

Track sales were down 2% vs. last week, up 6% vs. same week last year and up 7% year to date.

TEA sales were down 4% vs. last week, down 5% vs. same week last year and flat year to date.

^ Good stuff. She has been stuck on 23 weeks for so long now with so many weeks at No 2, glad to see that she will finally tie Prince and the Bee Gees.

I wonder how much will she sell?

So happy she will probably back at #1
That's where she belongs TBH.

Adele continues to slay. No surprise.

Go One Direction.

Well also seeing as in Alan Jackson is below Adele on Itunes right now it looks like Adele has it in the bag

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/3/2012
#13. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - 15,000 (508,000)

#16. Travis Porter - From Day 1 - 14,000 (14,000)

#33. B.o.B. - Strange Clouds - 10,000 (141,000)

#42. Drake - Take Care - 8,700 (1,762,000)

#76. Future - Pluto - 5,400 (97,000)

#84. Tyga - Careless World: Rise Of The Last King - 5,100 (238,000)

#100. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV - 4,100 - (2,148,000)

#117. Azealia Banks - 1991 EP - 3,600 (3,600)

#178. El-P - Cancer 4 Cure - 2,100 (8,700)

#179. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music - 2,100 (10,000)

#199. Diggy - Unexpected Arrival - 1,900 (53,000)

TTT US Chartrun:

3 - 198,220
7 - 68,183
12 - 51,799
14 - 54,411
7 - 99,362
9 - 42,093
6 - 27,218
7 - 21,882
5 - 20,214
16 - 18,805
10 - 22,093
18 - 23,830
17 - 26,342
14 - 23,202
9 - 25,302
17 - 19,095
13 - 17,818
14 - 19,488
25 - 15,403
32 - 14,433
40 - 11,048
30 - 12,971
38 - 10,552
31 - 11,740
32 - 11,799
28 - 10,869
35 - 11,327
31 - 10.400

TOTAL= 899,900 copies sold

ADELE will return to #1