It follows previous smashes such as his 2010 debut, My World 2.0, Under the Mistletoe, Never Say Never: The Remixes and last year’s Believe to the lead slot on the HITS Album Sales tally.
Verve tenor Andrea Bocelli bows at #2 with his album, Passione, destined to capitalize on Valentine’s Day, nabbing an impressive 93k, while Vapor/Sire/WB sister duo Tegan & Sara score their highest debut yet with the dance-pop-oriented Heartthrob at #3 with 45k.
RCA’s original Gap Band member, R&B veteran Charlie Wilson’s Love, Charlie, bows at #4, while Atlantic’s Bruno Mars rounds out the Top 5.
UMe’s still-strong Pitch Perfect soundtrack (#6), last week’s #1, MCA Nashville’s Gary Allan (#7), Dualtone’s Lumineers (#8), Glassnote’s Mumford & Sons (#9, +20%) and Big Machine’s Taylor Swift (#10) complete the leader board.
19/Sparrow’s American Idol Christian artist Colton Dixon (#14), Frenchkiss Silver Lake indie Afropop-influenced Local Natives’ sophomore album (#15), Razor & Tie’s metal vets Hatebreed (#22) and Stax’s critically acclaimed Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite blues collab (#27) are the week’s top new entries, while Atlantic’s Kid Rock re-enters at #49.
19/Arista Nashville’s Carrie Underwood (#36-35, +29%) leads the double-digit gainers, followed by Nonesuch’s The Black Keys (#44-39, +26%), Capitol Nashville’s Eric Church (#50-45, +19%), Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean (#33-29, +16%), Justin Bieber’s Believe (#40, +12%) and New Elektra’s Ed Sheehan (#30-28, +11%).
WB’s Josh Groban tops the list of albums released today, which also includes Capitol’s Now 45, Big Machine’s Tim McGraw, Provident/Sony’s Red, Hundred Handed/Everything Evil’s Coheed & Cambria and Glassnote's Robert DeLong.
LIVE NATION POSTS (ANOTHER) RECORD QUARTER
More butts in seats than ever before. (5/3a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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