Showing posts with label albums. Show all posts
Showing posts with label albums. Show all posts

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Adele beats 7 new albums to keep top spot on chart

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Adele stood her ground atop the Billboard album chart with "21" on Wednesday despite seven new entries vying for No. 1 this week, including stiff competition from country music singer Tim McGraw.

"21," which has sold more than 6 million copies in the United States since its release in February 2011, notched its 18th week in the top spot of the Billboard 200 chart.

Adele, who has been resting her voice after vocal cord surgery last November, said she will be making her live comeback at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 12.

Country music star McGraw's 11th studio album, "Emotional Traffic" debuted at No. 2, scoring the singer his 14th top 10 album in the Billboard 200 chart and 13th No. 1 in the Billboard Country Albums chart.

New albums from rock band "Lamb of God," singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, "American Idol" alumnus Kellie Pickler, Christian music singer Kari Jobe and soul singer Seal dotted the top 10, along with the "2012 Grammy Nominees" and "Kidz Bop 21" compilation and Drake's "Take Care."

After a couple of weeks in early January that saw low unit sales figures, the chart was rejuvenated this week across the top 10. Still, "21" was the only album to cross the 100,000 copies mark, partially driven by a re-issued deluxe edition released last week in Target retail stores.

Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You") took the top spot on the Digital Songs chart, followed by Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" holding steady at No. 2 and last week's chart-topper, David Guetta's "Turn Me On" featuring Nicki Minaj, falling to No. 3 this week.

(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)


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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Up for the first time since 2004 sales of albums in 2011 of the United States.


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Top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

Top music official iTunes for the week ending January 9, 2012:

Main songs:

1. "I Won't Give Up," Jason Mraz

2. "Set fire to the rain," ADELE

3. "Sexy and I know of it," LMFAO

4. "We Found Love (feat.)" (Calvin Harris), "Rihanna"

5. "Good Feeling" Flo Rida ""

6. "Young, wild & Free (feat.)" (Bruno March), "Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg"

7. "Or (asterisk) (asterisk) as in Paris," Kanye West, JAY Z

8. "It will be rain", Bruno March

9. "The One That Got Away," Katy Perry

10. "Party Rock Anthem (feat.)" (Lauren Bennett & GoonRock), "LMFAO"

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Top Albums:

1. "21", ADELE

2. "These times"SafetySuit"."

3. "Bangarang," Skrillex

4 ' T Take Care, Drake

5. "El Camino," The Black Keys

6. "Ceremonies," Florence + the machine.

7. "Mylo Xyloto," Coldplay

8. "Beyond magnetic," Metallica

9. "Heavy", Kelly Clarkson

10. "Talk that talk" Rihanna

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Jan. 2, 2012:

Top Songs:

1. "Sexy and I Know It," LMFAO

2. "We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)," Rihanna

3. "It Will Rain", Bruno Mars

4. "Set Fire to the Rain", ADELE

5. "Good Feeling", Flo Rida

6. "The One That Got Away", Katy Perry

7. "Ni(asterisk)(asterisk)as in Paris", Kanye West, JAY Z

8. "Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)", LMFAO

9. "Someone Like You", ADELE

10. "Young, Wild & Free (feat. Bruno Mars)", Wiz Khalifa,Snoop Dogg

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Top Albums:

1. "21", ADELE

2. "Own the Night", Lady Antebellum

3. "Ceremonials", Florence + The Machine

4. "Take Care", Drake

5. "Mylo Xyloto", Coldplay

6. "Sorry for Party Rocking", LMFAO

7. "Bangarang", Skrillex

8. "19", ADELE

9. "El Camino", The Black Keys

10. "Torches", Foster the People

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