It came out in 2011, but Adele’s “21″ was the top-selling album of 2012. That is according to Nielsen SoundScan’s year-end report, issued today. “21″ sold 4.41 million copies in 2012, besting second place finisher Taylor Swift’s “Red” by more than 1 million sales. Brit boy band One Direction landed two albums in the top … Continue Reading →
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 →
Just call Katniss Everdeen the Queen of All Media. Not only has “The Hunger Games” dominated the book and movie world, but the film’s soundtrack debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 175,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Hmm, how long ’til Julie Taymor goes … Continue Reading →
Boy bands back. Don’t tell *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys or 98 Degrees, but U.K. pop sensation One Direction arrives at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart with its debut album “Up All Night,” which sold 176,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That makes the “X Factor” graduates … Continue Reading →