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Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (December 19-26, 2012)
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Billboard 200 Albums (December 19-26, 2012)
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Bruno Mars Debuts at No. 2 as Taylor Swift's 'Red' Still Rules
Taylor Swift continues to rule the roost on the Billboard 200 albums chart as "Red" stays steady at No. 1 with 208,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan (up 25%). It's the Big Machine album's fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1.
The title beats the arriving "Unorthodox Jukebox" by Bruno Mars, which settles for a bow at No. 2 with 192,000. It's easily the best sales week yet for the singer/songwriter/producer, who previously earned his best frame when "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" moved 61,000 on the chart dated March 5, 2011. The set, which was his debut full-length effort, topped out at No. 3 on the tally.
The new album's lead single, "Locked Out of Heaven," became Mars' fourth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last week.
"Unorthodox Jukebox" bows with a bigger number than expected. Label sources had forecasted last week (Dec. 12) that the set would sell in the range of 140,000 to 150,000. Those same sources indicate that its fortunes seriously improved over the busy shopping weekend thanks to heavy foot traffic in stores. 70% of the album's first-week sales were physical albums according to SoundScan.
Back on the Billboard 200, Michael Buble's evergreen "Christmas" album steps 5-3 with 138,000 (up 30%) while One Direction's second album "Take Me Home" is steady at No. 4 with 127,000 (up 19%). The latter set shifts past the 1 million sales mark this week (1.04 million), making One Direction the only act to sell a million copies of two different albums this year. Earlier this year, the group's debut effort "Up All Night" -- which was also released in 2012 -- sailed past the million mark. Its total sales stand at 1.5 million.
Elsewhere in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 this week, Rod Stewart's "Merry Christmas, Baby" slips 3-5 with 108,000 (down 15%) while Game's new "Jesus Piece" opens at No. 6 with 86,000. It's the fifth top 10 effort for the hip-hop star, who saw his last album, 2011's "The R.E.D. Album," bow at No. 1 with 98,000.
Phillip Phillips' "The World From the Side of the Moon" climbs 9-7 (68,000; up 4%), Blake Shelton's "Cheers, It's Christmas" holds at No. 8 (just under 68,000; down less than 1%) and Alicia Keys' "Girl On Fire" falls 7-9 (61,000; down 20%). Closing out the top 10 is Lady Antebellum's "On This Winter's Night," which rises 11-10 with 60,000 (down 3%).
Just outside the top 10 are a couple new entries, where Green Day's "Tre" (No. 13; 58,000) and the "Nashville" TV soundtrack (No. 14; 56,000) arrive.
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- 1 1 Taylor Swift "Red" 208,000 (2,591,000) +25%
- -- 2 Bruno Mars "Unorthodox Jukebox" 192,000 (192,000) --
- 5 3 Michael Buble "Christmas" 138,000 (2,887,000) 30+
- 4 4 One Direction "Take Me Home" 127,000 (1,042,000) +19%
- 3 5 Rod Stewart "Merry Christmas, Baby" 108,000 (710,000) -15%
- -- 6 Game "Jesus Piece" 86,000 (86,000) --
- 9 7 Phillip Phillips "The World From the Side of the Moon" 68,000 (377,000) +4%
- 8 8 Blake Shelton "Cheers, It's Christmas" 68,000 (339,000) -1%
- 7 9 Alicia Keys "Girl On Fire" 61,000 (298,000) -20%
- 11 10 Lady Antebellum "On This Winter's Night" 60,000 (339,000) -3%
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Bruno did great 
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192k a bit higher than HDD 
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208k 
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192K for bruno  
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Alicia
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not bad for Bruno, he'll get that #1 with the next album.. or in a couple of weeks 
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Bruno did better than expected.
Hope he increases his sales this week.
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192k The same amount with Teenage Dream 
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Red
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Originally posted by Wii
192k The same amount with Teenage Dream |
wow. ironic.
both had massive increases from their first album sales in the first week, too
OOTB - 47,000
DW&H - 55,000
TD - 192,000
UJ - 192,000
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Taylor. Blocking everybody ruthlessly.
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Originally posted by umichgrad07
wow. ironic.
both had massive increases from their first album sales in the first week, too
OOTB - 47,000
DW&H - 55,000
TD - 192,000
UJ - 192,000 |
5 #1 singles from one album? 
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Originally posted by umichgrad07
wow. ironic.
both had massive increases from their first album sales in the first week, too
OOTB - 47,000
DW&H - 55,000
TD - 192,000
UJ - 192,000 |
That's freaky.
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5 #1 singles from one album? |
here for it
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
5 #1 singles from one album? |
They better be Young Girls, Moonshine, Natalie, Gorilla 
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Phillip
Bruno
Taylor
Michael
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Phillip is coming for his Gold certification. 
Lady A in the top 10.
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One direction better slayyyyy , I remember people in here saying the album would flop . They're doig 100k plus 5 weeks in
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9 7 Phillip Phillips "The World From the Side of the Moon" 68,000 (377,000) +4%
still in the Top 10!!!
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