Taylor Swift’s “Red” reassumes its position on top of Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart this week, as the set added an additional 167,000 copies to its sales cume, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album, which has been No. 1 for four non-consecutive weeks, has now sold 2.4 million copies, easily making it one of the … Continue Reading →
This… girl… is… on… FIYAH!!! Well, sort of. Alicia Keys debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart with that guy from the Citi Points commercial’s favorite album of 2012, “Girl on Fire.” The set sold 159,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is a steep … Continue Reading →
Kelly Clarkson’s “Greatest Hits – Chapter 1″ set failed to crack the Top 10 on this week’s chart but lands at No. 11. That’s not bad for a repackaged set.
Rihanna shines bright like a diamond on this week’s Billboard 200, as she scores her first No. 1 album — how has she not hit No. 1 before? — with “Unapologetic,” her seventh studio set. “Unapologetic” sold 238,000 copies its first week. That tally bests last year’s “Talk That Talk,” which arrived at No. 3 … Continue Reading →
Taylor Swift continues her chart reign for a third week this week as her fourth album “Red” retains its strangle hold on No. 1, selling 196,000 copies its third week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That brings its total to 1.75 million copies, quite an impressive figure in 2012. It helps that her stiffest … Continue Reading →
Last week it was Kendrick Lamar, this week it’s Meek Mill. One of these days rappers will learn to not go up against Taylor Swift. Swift’s “Red” holds at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard 200, selling an additional 344,000 copies its second week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan. No big deal, with 1.5 … Continue Reading →
It is one of the music industry’s most exclusive clubs. It’s tough to get in, and once you’re in, it’s even tougher to stay. It’s the 1-million sales week club, and since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991, only 18 albums have managed to sell more than 1 million copies in one week. … Continue Reading →
Seeing “Red,” painting the town “Red,” choose your clever metaphor — whatever it is, Taylor Swift went absolutely bananas this week with her fourth album “Red.” The set sold a stunning, life-affirming 1.21 million copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the biggest sales figure for any album in a decade. Let’s … Continue Reading →
C’mon ride the train, hey ride it! Oops, wrong train. Loaded like a freight train, riding like an aeroplane… Sorry, wrong train again! OK, country star Jason Aldean pulls his “Night Train” into the Billboard Top 200 station at No. 1 this week, selling a robust 409,000 copies of his fifth album, according to Nielsen … Continue Reading →
Three is the magic number for Mumford & Sons, as the folksy Brits remain at No. 1 for a third week on Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart. The group’s “Babel” sold 96,000 copies its third week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its three-week total to 865,000. It will likely hit platinum status by … Continue Reading →