Les Miserables Soundtrack at #1 on the Billboard 200

The Les Misérables soundtrack moves up to number one on the Billboard 200, for the chart dated January 19, 2013. The album sold 92,000 copies; however, this was a 32% decline in sales from last week.

Mumford & Sons’ Babel moves back up six spots to number two, selling 91,000 copies (which is a 34% increase in sales). Taylor Swift’s Red falls two spots to number three, selling 69,000 copies; this is a 72% decline in sales from last week.

Phillip Phillips’ The World From The Side Of The Moon re-enters the top ten at number four, selling 63,000 copies (which is an 8% increase in sales). One Direction’s Take Me Home falls two spots to number five, selling 61,000 copies; this is a 49% decrease in sales from last week.

Bruno Mars’ Unorthodox Jukebox falls two spots to number six, selling 55,000 copies (which is a 50% decrease in sales). The Pitch Perfect soundtrack moves up three spots to number seven, selling 52,000 copies; however, this is a 10% decrease in sales from last week.

The Lumineers’ self-titled album moves up one spot to number eight, selling 51,000 copies; however, this is a 17% decrease in sales. Alicia Keys’ Girl On Fire re-enters the top ten at number nine, selling 44,000 copies (which is a 6% increase in sales from last week). Pink’s The Truth About Love re-enters the top ten at number ten, selling 41,000 copies; however, this is a 22% decrease in sales from last week.

This week’s album sales (6.26 million units) is down 36% compared to last week, but up 8% compared to the same week last year.

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