Though they’ve been around for over a decade, Matchbox 20 have scored their first number one album ever with the Billboard debut of their new release, North. It’s not exactly with stellar sales, though, as it moved 95k this week. Next week we’ll see what DMX and Daddy Yankee did! In the meantime, get this week’s top 10 below. Marisa Mendez
Nicki Minaj Becomes Highest Charting Female Rapper In UK History
Congratulations to Nicki Minaj who became the high charting female rapper in UK history this weekend after her new single “Starships” took the number 3 spot. More details below… Wendy L.
Weekly Top 10 Album Sales … Adele Ties With Titanic Soundtrack For 16 Weeks At #1
Adele’s “21” hits number one on the Billboard 200 with 104k sold for its 16th time, tieing with the “Titanic” soundtrack that achieved that rank in 1998. It’s eerily ironic that comes at a time with a disaster that is being compared to the tragedy of the Titanic. Get the rest of the top 10 below. Marisa Mendez
Weekly Top 10 Album Sales … Adele Right Back At 1; @Drake & @YoungJeezy At 2 & 3!
After being dethroned for a few weeks with Christmas albums, Adele is right back at the number one spot for the 14th time! Will this album ever stop selling?! “21” sold an additional 144k copies last week, placing the album’s total at almost 6 million sold since its release last February! Insane! Get the rest of the top 10 below. Marisa Mendez
Weekly Top 10 Album Sales … Michael Buble’s Christmas Album Sells Almost 500k This Week!
Wow! That’s some major sales for someone already in their third week! Michael Buble’s “Christmas” album sold a total 479,000 copies this week. Congrats! ‘Tis the season! Get the rest of the top 10 below. Marisa Mendez
Top 10 Album Sales Week Ending 8/22/11…Jay and Ye Still Hold “The Throne”!!
Another week, another top spot for Jay and Kanye. The pair see “Watch the Throne” hold number one for the second week since its debut, moving an additional 177,000 units. This brings the grand total to 613,000..aka…the boys have gone gold! Congrats!! How long do you think it will take for platinum status?? I say about 6 weeks. Time will only tell!! Hit the jump for the rest of the top 10 on this week’s Billboard charts. Marisa Mendez
