Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard 200 albums chart with “Long.Live.A$AP,” which sold 139,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Rocky’s much-hyped debut held off the week’s other major new release, the 23rd “Kidz Bop” compilation, which sold 78,000 copies (but did not feature any … Continue Reading →
A new face leads this week’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart: Christian artist Chris Tomlin, who scores his first No. 1 album with “Burning Lights.” The album is the Texas native’s seventh studio set, and it sold a career high 73,000 copies its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The set is only the fourth … Continue Reading →
“Les Miserables” has a little less to be gloomy about. The soundtrack to the film hits No. 1 on this week’s Billboard albums chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. The album sold 92,000 copies this week, making it the first soundtrack to hit No. 1 since “The Hunger Games” landed at the top of the … Continue Reading →
Taylor Swift leads 2012′s final weekly albums chart, earning her seventh non-consecutive week at No. 1 with “Red.” The set sold 241,000 copies the week ending Dec. 30, according to Nielsen SoundScan, ending the year with more than 3 million sales, making it the year’s second best-selling album. The soundtrack to “Les Miserables” reaches No. … Continue Reading →
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 →
Taylor Swift tops Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart yet again this week, as “Red” sold an additional 208,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That marks “Red’s” fifth week at No. 1, and the album has now sold 2.6 million copies. Not too shabby. Swift blocks Bruno Mars from No. 1, as the singer’s second album … Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →