Album Sales
Godsmack Earns Third Straight Debut on Billboard 200
Godsmack earns their third straight debut at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart with their new album 'Oracle,' the strongest of six new releases in the Top 10 this week. The hard rockers from ...(read more)B.o.B's 'Adventures...' Take Him to the Top of the Billboard 200
Atlanta-based rapper B.o.B starts right at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart with his debut full-length album 'The Adventures of Bobby Ray,' which sold 84,000 copies this week, according to ...(read more)'Glee' and 'Iron Man 2' Soundtracks Reign the Billboard 200
Two soundtracks make the Top Five of the Billboard 200 albums chart according to Nielsen SoundScan: 'Glee''s EP soundtrack to last week's (and 15th episode) 'The Power of Madonna' skyrocketed to No. ...(read more)'Congratulations' to MGMT for Their Highest Debut on Billboard 200
MGMT's sophomore release 'Congratulations' is the duo's highest debut, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 66,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is in comparison to MGMT's ...(read more)Slash's New Album Reaches No. 3 on Billboard 200
Slash has the highest charting debut this week on the Billboard 200. His eponymous solo album reached No. 3 with 60,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The former Guns N' Roses and ...(read more)Usher's 'Raymond v Raymond' Shoots to No. 1 on Billboard
Usher's 'Raymond v Raymond' knocks Justin Bieber's 'My World 2.0' out of the No.1 spot on the Billboard 200, coming in at 329,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is Usher's third consecutive No. ...(read more)Justin Bieber's 'My World 2.0' Debuts at No. 1
This is a big week for Justin Bieber. His re-release 'My World 2.0' – the encore to his studio debut album 'My World' -- debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 283,000 copies sold, ...(read more)Marvin Sapp's 'Here I Am' Highest-Ranking Gospel Album on Billboard
Marvin Sapp's 'Here I Am' debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 76,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This marks not only Sapp's highest charting album (out of eight records) but is ...(read more)Ludacris and Gorillaz Top Billboard 200
Both Ludacris' 'Battle of the Sexes' and Gorillaz's 'Plastic Beach' debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 this week, pushing the previous reigned albums Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now' to ...(read more)Lady Antebellum Returns to No.1 on Billboard
Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now,' returns to No.1 on the Billboard 200 with 126,000 copies sold after a three-week run second to Sade's Soldier of Love,' according to Nielsen Soundscan. With 79,000 ...(read more)New Johnny Cash Album Debuts at No.3 on Billboard
Johnny Cash's 'American VI: Ain't No Grave,' debuts this week on the Billboard 200 at No. 3 with 54,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This album is the last of Johnny Cash's American ...(read more)Sade Hangs on to the No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200
Sade's 'Soldier of Love' hangs on to the No. 1 position in its second week on the Billboard 200, selling 190,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week the group earned their first No. 1 ...(read more)Sade's 'Soldier of Love' Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
After a 10-year hiatus, Sade is back with 'Soldier of Love,' bumping Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now' to No. 2 and earning the veterans their first No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart, ...(read more)Lady Antebellum Hangs on to the No. 1 Spot with 209,000 Albums Sold
Lady Antebellum's sophomore album 'Need You Now' dropped 57% on the Billboard 200 (with 209,000 copies sold) compared to its debut week of 481,000 copies sold -- but still hangs onto the No. 1 spot. ...(read more)Lady Antebellum 'Need You Now' is the No. 1 Album in the Country
Lady Antebellum's sophomore album took the country by storm, as 'Need You Now' is currently the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Lady A's album debuted ...(read more)'Hope for Haiti Now' debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200
The 'Hope for Haiti Now' digital album – which was downloadable Sat. Jan. 22 via iTunes the day after the charity telethon debuted – topped the Billboard 200 this week. With 171,000 sold ...(read more)