Adele’s 21 spends a twelfth non-consecutive week on top of the Billboard 200 album chart. The album sold 76,000 copies, which is an 8% decrease in sales from last week.
Eric Church’s Chief falls one spot to number two, selling 53,000 copies; this is a 63% decline in sales. Trace Adkins’ Proud to Be Here
debuts at number three, selling 47,000 copies in its first week of release.
Mat Kearney’s Young Love debuts at number four, selling 44,000 copies in its first week of release. The Victorious
soundtrack debuts at number five, selling 41,000 copies in its first week of release.
Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party falls two spots to number six, selling 41,000 copies (which is only a 1% decrease in sales from last week). The Kidz Bop 20
compilation album falls one spot to number seven, selling 36,000 copies, which is a 5% decrease in sales.
Beyonce’s 4 falls three spots to number eight, selling 34,000 copies; this is a 16% decrease in sales from last week. The Slow Grind
compilation album debuts at number nine, selling 32,000 copies in its first week of release. Blake Shelton’s Red River Blue
falls two spots to number ten, selling 26,000 copies; this is a 17% decrease in sales from last week.
This week’s album sales (5.67 million units) are down 2% compared to last week, but up 8% compared to the same week last year.