December 27, 2012

Thursday Billboard Update - 12/27/12

Debuting at #2 this week is T.I.'s Trouble Man, which opens with 179,000 copies sold. Remarkably, Bruno Mars' incredible 2nd album, Unorthodox Jukebox, only falls 8% in its 2nd week (2-3) and moves 178,000 more units.

Over on the Hot 100, Bruno Mars' Locked Out Of Heaven remains at #1 for a 3rd straight week. Also, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Thift Shop joins the top 10, jumping 13-10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Red (1-1)
2. T.I. - Trouble Man (2)
3. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (2-3)
4. One Direction - Take Me Home (4-4)
5. Michael Buble - Christmas (3-5)
6. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (5-6)
7. Phillip Phillips - The World From The Side Of The Moon (7-7)
8. Mumford & Sons - Babel (11-8)
9. Various Artists - 12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief (9)
10. Various Artists - Now 44 (12-10)
  • Chief Keef's garbage debut album Finally Rich debuts at #29 with 50,000 copies sold.

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (1-1)
2. Rihanna - Diamonds (2-2)
3. Lumineers - Ho Hey (3-3)
4. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (10-4)
5. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (7-5)
6. Ke$ha - Die Young (4-6)
7. Maroon 5 - One More Night (5-7)
8. Flo Rida - I Cry (6-8)
9. Phillip Phillips - Home (8-9)
10. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thift Shop (13-10)
  • 2 Chainz's I'm Different skips 9 spots 42-33.
  • Maroon 5's Daylight jumps 12 spots 58-46.
  • Chief Keef's Love Sosa also jumps 12 spots 82-70 this week.
  • Big Sean's Guap hops 11 spots 89-78.
  • Trinidad James' All Gold Everything jumps 15 spots 96-81.
  • KiD CuDi's likely shitty King Wizard debuts at #95.