Thursday Billboard Update - 3/28/13

To the surprise of no one, Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience debuts at #1 with an insane (especially for 2013) 968,000 copies sold. That's roughly 925,000 more than the album at #2. Cray.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop returns to #1 and Pitbull's Feel This Moment featuring Christina Aguilera hops 3 spots (11-8).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (1)
2. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park (2)
3. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (5-3)
4. Luke Bryan - Spring Break...Here To Party (3-4)
5. P!nk - The Truth About Love (11-5)
6. Imagine Dragons - Night Visions (12-6)
7. Bon Jovi - What About Now (1-7)
8. Various Artists - Les Misérables (59-8)
9. Mumford & Sons - Babel (9-9)
10. Rihanna - Unapologetic (13-10)

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

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (2-1)
2. Baauer - Harlem Shakes (1-2)
3. Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (4-3)
4. Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man (3-4)
5. Rihanna - Stay (5-5)
6. P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (9-6)
7. Drake - Started From The Bottom (6-7)
8. Pitbull - Feel This Moment (11-8)
9. Lil Wayne - Love Me (10-9)
10. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (7-10)

• Justin Timberlake's Mirrors jumps 12 spots 25-13.
• Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's Can't Hold Us hops 13 spots 40-27.
• Ace Hood's Bugatti featuring Garbage Ass Future and Rick Ross slides 9 spots 48-39.
• Justin Timbelake's Pusher Love Girl debuts at #64.
• Tyga's Molly with Wiz Khalifa and some other niggas debuts at #66.
• Lil Wayne's Rich As Fuck debuts at #78.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 3/21/13

Not much going on, but Mindless Behavior's All Around The World debuts at #6 with 37,000 sold. Hmm, I thought the kids liked them? Oh well.

P!nk's Just Give Me A Reason rises 18-9, but other than that, the Hot 100 was pretty static.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Bon Jovi - What About Now (1)
2. David Bowie - The Next Day (2)
3. Luke Bryan - Spring Break...Here To Party (1-3)
4. Passion - Passion: Let The Future Begin (4)
5. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (3-5)
6. Mindless Behavior - All Around The World (6)
7. Eric Clapton - Old Sock (7)
8. Sound City - Reel To Reel - Sound City (8)
9. Mumford & Sons - Babel (4-9)
10. Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell, and Angels (2-10)

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

1. Baauer - Harlem Shakes (1-1)
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (2-2)
3. Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man (3-3)
4. Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (5-4)
5. Rihanna - Stay (4-5)
6. Drake - Started From The Bottom (7-6)
7. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (6-7)
8. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (8-8)
9. P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (18-9)
10. Lil Wayne - Love Me (9-10)

• J. Cole's Power Trip hops 10 more spots 70-60.
• Juicy J's Show Out featuring Big Sean & Young Jeezy jumps 23 spots 98-75.
• French Montana's Freaks featuring fine ass Nicki Minaj debuts at #77.
• Kelly Rowland's Kisses Down Low flies 16 spots 96-80.
• DJ Drama's So Many Girls featuring Wale, Tyga, and Roscoe Dash debuts at #90.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 3/14/13

 Not much going on on the Billboard 200 this week pertaining to things we're concerned with, so moving right along.

Over on the Hot 100, Justin Timberlake's Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z slides 3 spots 8-5, and Lil Wayne's Love Me returns to the top 10 after rising 2 spots (11-9).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Luke Bryan - Spring Break...Here To Party (1)
2. Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell, and Angels (2)
3. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (1-3)
4. Mumford & Sons - Babel (3-4)
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist (4-5)
6. Rihanna - Unapologetic (9-6)
7. Florida Georgia Line - Here's To The Good Times (18-7)
8. Imagine Dragons - Night Visions (15-8)
9. Various Artists - Now 45 (6-9)
10. Lumineers - Lumineers (7-10)

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

1. Baauer - Harlem Shakes (1-1)
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (2-2)
3. Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man (3-3)
4. Rihanna - Stay (5-4)
5. Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (8-5)
6. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (4-6)
7. Drake - Started From The Bottom (6-7)
8. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (7-8)
9. Lil Wayne - Love Me (11-9)
10. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (9-10)

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Can't Hold Us makes another huge gain of 25 spots 65-40.
• Wale's Bad jumps 16 spots 61-45.
• J. Cole's Power Trip hops 10 spots 80-70.
• Kelly Rowland's Kisses Down Low debuts at #96.
• Juicy J's Show Out featuring Big Sean & Young Jeezy, debuts at #98.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 3/7/13

Coming in at #1 for the first time in his career this week is Bruno Mars as his Unorthodox Jukebox slides a spots north with 95,000 copies sold. This is largely due to Amazon MP3 selling it for $1.99 last Tuesday and for $3.99 ever since (and that's still going on now, if you haven't checked the album out yet). Also benefiting from Amazon MP3's low pricing is Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' The Heist, which climbs 16-4 this week. I'm sure being on SNL didn't hurt either.

Baauer enjoys yet another bogus week atop the Hot 100 and everything else remains static for the most part as well.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (2-1)
2. Atoms For Peace - Amok (2)
3. Mumford & Sons - Babel (1-3)
4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist (16-4)
5. Hillsong United - Zion (5)
6. Various Artists - Now 45 (4-6)
7. Lumineers - Lumineers (5-7)
8. Josh Groban - All That Echoes (3-8)
9. Rihanna - Unapologetic (9-9)
10. Adele - 21 (14-10)

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

1. Baauer - Harlem Shakes (1-1)
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (2-2)
3. Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man (3-3)
4. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (4-4)
5. Rihanna - Stay (7-5)
6. Drake - Started From The Bottom (6-6)
7. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (5-7)
8. Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (8-8)
9. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (9-9)
10. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (12-10)

• Pitbull's Feel This Moment featuring Christina Aguilera scoots 10 spots 28-18.
• Wale's Bad slides 9 spots north 70-61.
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Can't Hold Us flies 27 spots 92-65.
• J. Cole's Power Trip jumps 11 spots 91-80.
• B.o.B's We Still In This Bitch featuring T.I. and Juicy J hops 15 spots 97-82.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 2/28/13

Rough sales week now that the Grammys are over. Nothing to see here.

Baauer enjoys another bogus week atop the Hot 100. Lil Wayne's Love Me reaches the top 10 after hopping 9 spots 19-10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Mumford & Sons - Babel (1-1)
2. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (3-2)
3. Josh Groban - All That Echoes (5-3)
4. Various Artists - Now 45 (8-4)
5. Lumineers - Lumineers (6-5)
6. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls (20-6)
7. Various Artists - 2013 Grammy Nominees (2-7)
8. fun. - Some Nights (7-8)
9. Rihanna - Unapologetic (15-9)
10. Taylor Swift - Red (4-10)

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

1. Baauer - Harlem Shakes (1-1)
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (2-2)
3. Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man (8-3)
4. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (5-4)
5. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (4-5)
6. Drake - Started From The Bottom (10-6)
7. Rihanna - Stay (3-7)
8. Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (9-8)
9. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (7-9)
10. Lil Wayne - Love Me (19-10)

• Pitbull's Feel This Moment featuring Christina Aguilera shoots 19 spots 47-28.
• Kendrick Lamar's Poetic Justice featuring Drake rises 15 spots 49-34.
• Nelly's Hey Porsche debuts at #42.
• Ace Hood's Bugatti featuring Garbage Ass Future and Rick Ross jumps 15 spots 77-62.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 2/21/13

The sales impact of the Grammys finally shows up and the Billboard 200's top 10 reflects that with several old albums returning (2013 Grammy Nomineees, Taylor Swift, fun., and Maroon 5), a couple rising (Lumineers and Bruno Mars), and one making its way back to #1 (Mumford & Sons).

Some bullshit is popping over on the Hot 100 as Billboard and Nielsen has retardedly (new word alert!) decided to revamp its system to incorporate YouTube streaming, which allowed Baauer's much parodied Harlem Shake to debut at #1. This is stupid on many levels, but none more than the fact that only a small fraction of those streams came from people listening to the song past the first 30 seconds. PSY must be pissed (though it should be noted that Gangnam Style is up 22 spots 48-26 because of this).

In other, more logical, Hot 100 news, Rihanna grabs her 24th top 10 song (and passes Whitney Houston and the Rolling Stones who both have 23) as Stay soars 54 spots 57-3 in its 2nd week. (I'm sure the 29.5 million YouTube views had a lot to do with it.) And lastly, Drake's Started From The Bottom skies 53 spots 63-10 also in its 2nd week.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Mumford & Sons - Babel (4-1)
2. Various Artists - 2013 Grammy Nominees (11-2)
3. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (8-3)
4. Taylor Swift - Red (12-4)
5. Josh Groban - All That Echoes (1-5)
6. Lumineers - Lumineers (10-6)
7. fun. - Some Nights (14-7)
8. Various Artists - Now 45 (3-8)
9. Andrea Bocelli - Passione (5-9)
10. Maroon 5 - Overexposed (20-10)

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

1. Baauer - Harlem Shakes (1)
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (1-2)
3. Rihanna - Stay (57-3)
4. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (3-4)
5. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (5-5)
6. Lumineers - Ho Hey (4-6)
7. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (2-7)
8. Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man (9-8)
9. Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (8-9)
10. Drake - Started From The Bottom (63-10)

• Rihanna's Pour It Up jumps 12 spots 34-22.
• Justin Timberlake's Mirrors debuts at #24.
• Rihanna's Loveeeeeee Song featuring Garbage Ass Future jumps 25 spots 88-63.
• Ace Hood's Bugatti featuring Garbage Ass Future and Rick Ross debuts at #77.
• J. Cole's Power Trip debuts at #91.
• Joe Budden's She Don't Put It Down featuring Lil Wayne's bitch ass and Tank debuts at #96.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 2/14/13

Five new albums debuted in the top 10 this week, but none of them are of any real importance to this particular website.

Spots 1-6 remain unchanged, but we do have 3 new songs occupying spots 7-9. Jumping 7 spots to #7 is Maroon 5's Daylight. Justin Timberlake's Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z returns to the top 10 after skipping 5 spots 13-8. Lastly, Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man skies 13 spots 22-9.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Josh Groban - All That Echoes (1)
2. Tim McGraw - Two Lames Of Freedom (2)
3. Various Artists - Now 45 (3)
4. Mumford & Sons - Babel (7-4)
5. Andrea Bocelli - Passione (2-5)
6. Justin Bieber - Believe Acoustic (1-6)
7. Red - Release The Panic (7)
8. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (6-8)
9. Coheed & Cambria - The Afterman: Descension (9)
10. Lumineers - Lumineers (9-10)

• Joe Budden's No Love Lost debuts at #15 with 30,000 copies sold.

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

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (1-1)
2. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (2-2)
3. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (3-3)
4. Lumineers - Ho Hey (4-4)
5. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (5-5)
6. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (6-6)
7. Maroon 5 - Daylight (14-7)
8. Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (13-8)
9. Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man (22-9)
10. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (7-10)

• Pitbull's Feel This Moment featuring Christina Aguilera flies another 21 spots 76-55 in its 3rd week.
• Rihanna's Stay debuts at #57.
• Drake's Started From The Bottom finally debuts at #63.
• Young Jeezy's R.I.P. featuring 2 Chainz debuts at #69.
• Rihanna's Loveeeeeee Song featuring Garbage Ass Future jumps 12 spots 100-88.
• Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' Same Love hops 10 spots 99-89.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 2/7/13

Justin Bieber grabs another #1 as Believe Acoustic debuts atop the Billboard 200 with 211,000 copies sold. Coming in at #4 is Charlie Wilson's Love, Charlie with 44,000 copies sold.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop remains at #1 for a 3rd straight week. Also, P!nk's Try hops 2 spots (11-9) into the top 10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Justin Bieber - Believe Acoustic (1)
2. Andrea Bocelli - Passione (2)
3. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob (3)
4. Charlie Wilson - Love, Charlie (4)
5. Various Artists - Pitch Perfect sdtk (3-5)
6. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (8-6)
7. Mumford & Sons - Babel (6-7)
8. Gary Allan - Set You Free (1-8)
9. Lumineers - Lumineers (2-9)
10. Taylor Swift - Red (4-10)

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

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (1-1)
2. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (2-2)
3. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (5-3)
4. Lumineers - Ho Hey (3-4)
5. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (4-5)
6. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (6-6)
7. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (7-7)
8. A$AP Rocky - Fuckin Problems (10-8)
9. P!nk - Try (11-9)
10. Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing (14-10)

• Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man jumps 27 spots 49-22.
• Rihanna's Pour It Up slides 9 spots 46-37.
• Justin Bieber's Nothing Like Us debuts at #59.
• The Lonely Island's YOLO featuring Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar debuts at #60.
• Pitbull's Feel This Moment featuring Christina Aguilera jumps 23 spots 99-76 in its 2nd week.
• Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' Can't Hold Us and Same Love debuts at #97 and #99 respectively.
• Justin Bieber's As Long As You Love Me (Acoustic) debuts at #98.
• Rihanna's Loveeeeeee Song featuring Garbage Ass Future debuts at #100.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 1/31/13

Ho hum, not much going on on the Billboard 200 this week.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' fairly overrated song Thrift Shop remains at #1 for a 2nd week. Making his first appearance in the top 10 of the Hot 100 is A$AP Rocky's Fuckin Problems featuring Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and 2 Chainz (15-10).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Gary Allan - Set You Free (1)
2. Lumineers - Lumineers (7-2)
3. Various Artists - Pitch Perfect sdtk (3-3)
4. Various Artists - 2013 Grammy Nominees (4)
5. Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 23 (2-5)
6. Mumford & Sons - Babel (9-6)
7. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP (1-7)
8. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (5-8)
9. Taylor Swift - Red (4-9)
10. Various Artists - Les Miserables sdtk (6-10)

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

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (1-1)
2. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (2-2)
3. Lumineers - Ho Hey (3-3)
4. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (5-4)
5. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (6-5)
6. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (7-6)
7. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (9-7)
8. Rihanna - Diamonds (8-8)
9. Phillip Phillips - Home (10-9)
10. A$AP Rocky - Fuckin Problems (15-10)

• Lil Wayne's Love Me featuring Drake & Future soars 37 spots 53-16 in its 2nd week.
• Rihanna's Pour It Up hops 12 spots 58-46.
• Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man jumps 25 spots 74-49.
• Tyga's Dope featuring Rick Ross debuts at #68.
• Kid Ink's Bad Ass featuring Meek Mill and Wale debuts at #90.
• Pitbull's Feel This Moment featuring Christina Aguilera debuts at #99.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 1/24/13

Despite his album leaking online a month in advance, A$AP Rocky's Long.Live.A$AP debuts at #1 with 139,000 sold. I'm not sure why most rappers don't utilize the open terrain that is January, but this is a good look for Rocky.

After 6 weeks atop the Hot 100, Bruno Mars' Locked Out Of Heaven (1-2) is dethroned by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop (2-1). Also, skyrocketing 80 spots in its 2nd week is Justin Timberlake's Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z (84-4).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP (1)
2. Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 23 (2)
3. Various Artists - Pitch Perfect sdtk (5-3)
4. Taylor Swift - Red (4-4)
5. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (6-5)
6. Various Artists - Les Miserables sdtk (3-6)
7. Lumineers - Lumineers (8-7)
8. Phillip Phillips - The World From The Other Side Of The Moon (14-8)
9. Mumford & Sons - Babel (11-9)
10. One Direction - Take Me Home (10-10)

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

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (2-1)
2. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (1-2)
3. Lumineers - Ho Hey (3-3)
4. Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (84-4)
5. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (4-5)
6. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (6-6)
7. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (7-7)
8. Rihanna - Diamonds (5-8)
9. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (8-9)
10. Phillip Phillips - Home (9-10)

• Trinidad James' All Gold Everything surges 10 spots 52-42.
• Lil Wayne's Love Me featuring Drake & Future debuts at #53.
• Rihanna's Pour It Up hops 18 spots 76-58.
• A$AP Rocky's Wild For The Night featuring Skrillex debuts at #82 and Love Live A$AP debuts at #86.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 1/17/13

Nothing of importance is going on on the Billboard 200.

Bruno Mars' Locked Out Of Heaven is #1 for a 6th straight week, but the big story is Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop, which glides to a new high at #2 (5-2).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Chris Tomlin - Burning Lights (1)
2. Hollywood Undead - Notes From. The Underground (2)
3. Various Artists - Les Miserables sdtk (1-3)
4. Taylor Swift - Red (3-4)
5. Various Artists - Pitch Perfect sdtk (7-5)
6. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (6-6)
7. Black Veil Brides - Wretched & Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones (7)
8. Lumineers - Lumineers (8-8)
9. Dropkick Murphys - Signed & Sealed In Blood (9)
10. One Direction - Take Me Home (5-10)

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

1. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (1-1)
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (5-2)
3. Lumineers - Ho Hey (4-3)
4. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (3-4)
5. Rihanna - Diamonds (2-5)
6. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (8-6)
7. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (11-7)
8. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (7-8)
9. Phillip Phillips - Home (6-9)
10. Flo Rida - I Cry (10-10)

• Maroon 5's Daylight cruises 9 spots 34-25.
• Trinidad James' All Gold Everything also slides 9 spots 61-52.
• Rihanna's Pour It Up debuts at #90 hops 14 spots 90-76 in its 2nd week.
• Justin Timberlake's Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z debuts at #84.
• B.o.B's We Still In This Bitch featuring T.I. & Juicy J debuts at #95.
• Kendrick Lamar's Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe debuts at #100.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 1/10/13

Not much to report on the Billboard 200, but the soundtrack of "Les Miserables" did overtake Taylor Swift's Red for the top spot.

Bruno Mars' Locked Out Of Heaven makes it 5 straight weeks atop the Hot 100. Also, will.i.am's Scream & Shout featuring Britney Spears cracks the top 10 (12-8).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Various Artists - Les Miserables sdtk (2-1)
2. Mumford & Sons - Babel (8-2)
3. Taylor Swift - Red (1-3)
4. Phillip Phillips - The World From The Side Of The Moon (11-4)
5. One Direction - Take Me Home (3-5)
6. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (4-6)
7. Various Artists - Pitch Perfect sdtk (10-7)
8. Lumineers - Lumineers (9-8)
9. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (18-9)
10. P!nk - The Truth About Love (14-10)

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 (3-2)
3. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (2-3)
4. Lumineers - Ho Hey (4-4)
5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thift Shop (10-5)
6. Phillip Phillips - Home (9-6)
7. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (5-7)
8. will.i.am - Scream & Shout (12-8)
9. Maroon 5 - One More Night (8-9)
10. Flo Rida - I Cry (11-10)

• Pitbull's Don't Stop The Party flies 14 spots 31-17.
• Trinidad James' All Gold Everything soars 16 spots 77-61.
• Kendrick Lamar's Poetic Justice featuring Drake jumps 10 spots 74-64.
• Rihanna's Pour It Up debuts at #90.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 1/3/13

(I know this is a week old, but I didn't realize I never posted it until this morning.)

As is the case with the first chart updates of a new year, there are no new albums to report on, but a few did benefit from a random sale on Amazon. Let's move on.

Bruno Mars' Locked Out Of Heaven nabs a 4th week atop the Hot 100, and PSY's Gangnam Style (19-6) re-enters the top 10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Red (1-1)
2. Various Artists - Les Miserables sdtk (33-2)
3. One Direction - Take Me Home (4-3)
4. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (3-4)
5. T.I. - Trouble Man (2-5)
6. Imagine Dragons - Night Visions (46-6)
7. Rihanna - Unapologetic (19-7)
8. Mumford & Sons - Babel (8-8)
9. Lumineers - Lumineers (24-9)
10. Various Artists - Pitch Perfect sdtk (45-10)

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

1. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (1-1)
2. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (4-2)
3. Rihanna - Diamonds (2-3)
4. Lumineers - Ho Hey (3-4)
5. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (5-5)
6. PSY - Gangnam Style (19-6)
7. Ke$ha - Die Young (6-7)
8. Maroon 5 - One More Night (7-8)
9. Phillip Phillips - Home (9-9)
10. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thift Shop (10-10)

• Chief Keef's Love Sosa also shoots 14 spots 70-56 this week.
• Meek Mill's Young & Gettin' It hops 11 spots 97-86.

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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.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 12/20/12

Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox debuts at #2 with week with a robust 192,000 albums sold. Coming in at #6 is The Game's Jesus Piece with 86,000 sold.

Over on the Hot 100, Bruno Mars' Locked Out Of Heaven remains at #1 for a second week...and that's about it.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Red (1-1)
2. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (2)
3. Michael Buble - Christmas (5-3)
4. One Direction - Take Me Home (4-4)
5. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (3-5)
6. The Game - Jesus Piece (6)
7. Phillip Phillips - The World From The Side Of The Moon (9-7)
8. Blake Shelton - Cheers, It's Christmas (8-8)
9. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (7-9)
10. Lady Antebellum - On This Winter's Night (11-10)

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 (4-3)
4. Ke$ha - Die Young (3-4)
5. Maroon 5 - One More Night (5-5)
6. Flo Rida - I Cry (6-6)
7. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (9-7)
8. Phillip Phillips - Home (7-8)
9. fun. - Some Nights (8-9)
10. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (15-10)

• A$AP Rocky's Fuckin Problems featuring 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar hops 10 spots 42-32.
• 2 Chainz's I'm Different jumps 12 spots 54-42.
• Maroon 5's Daylight soars 19 spots 77-58 in its 2nd week.
• Wiz Khalifa's Let It Go featuring Akon jumps 12 spots 87-63 in its 2nd week.
• Chief Keef's Love Sosa debuts at #82 this week. The only reason I'm mentioning this is because I just found out this existed last week.
• The Game's Celebration featuring Chris Brown, Tyga, Wiz Khalifa & Lil Wayne jumps 10 spots 95-85.
• Big Sean's Guap debuts at #89.
• Trinidad James' All Gold Everything debuts at #96.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 12/13/12

Taylor Swift's Red returns to #1 and denies Wiz Khalifa his first chart topper. Wiz's O.N.I.F.C. claims #2 with 141,400 copies sold.

Over on the Hot 100, Bruno Mars scores his 4th #1 record as Locked Out Of Heaven ascends 2-1. This chart topper makes Bruno the fastest male artist to 4 #1 records in 48 years. The only song entering the top 10 this week is Justin Bieber's Beauty & A Beat featuring Nicki Minaj (14-9), which pushes Psy's Gangnam Style (10-11) out of the door.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Red (2-1)
2. Wiz Khalifa's O.N.I.F.C. (2)
3. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (3-3)
4. One Direction - Take Me Home (4-4)
5. Michael Buble - Christmas (7-5)
6. Ke$ha - Warrior (6)
7. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (1-7)
8. Blake Shelton - Cheers, It's Christmas (9-8)
9. Phillip Phillips - The World From The Side Of The Moon (5-9)
10. Florida Georgia Line - Here's To The Good Times (10)

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

1. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (2-1)
2. Rihanna - Diamonds (1-2)
3. Ke$ha - Die Young (3-3)
4. Lumineers - Ho Hey (5-4)
5. Maroon 5 - One More Night (4-5)
6. Flo Rida - I Cry (8-6)
7. Phillip Phillips - Home (7-7)
8. fun. - Some Nights (6-8)
9. Justin Bieber - Beauty & A Beat (14-9)
10. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (9-10)

• A$AP Rocky's Fuckin Problems featuring 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar flies 17 spots 59-42.
• 2 Chainz's I'm Different jumps 11 spots 63-54.
• Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man debuts at #69.
• Maroon 5's Daylight debuts at #77.
• Wiz Khalifa's Let It Go featuring Akon debuts at #87.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 12/6/12

Alicia Keys takes over the #1 spot as Girl On Fire moves 158,600 copies over the past week.

Nothing important is going on on the Hot 100's top 10, same 10 songs from last week in a new order.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (1)
2. Taylor Swift - Red (2-2)
3. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (6-3)
4. One Direction - Take Me Home (3-4)
5. Phillip Phillips - The World From The Side Of The Moon (4-5)
6. Rihanna - Unapologetic (1-6)
7. Michael Buble - Christmas (16-7)
8. Lady Antebellum - One This Winter's Night (19-8)
9. Blake Shelton - Cheers, It's Christmas (18-9)
10. Kid Rock - Rebel Soul (5-10)

• Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch's collaborative album Wu Block debuts at #90 with 8,800 copies sold.

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

1. Rihanna - Diamonds (1-1)
2. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (4-2)
3. Ke$ha - Die Young (2-3)
4. Maroon 5 - One More Night (3-4)
5. Lumineers - Ho Hey (7-5)
6. fun. - Some Nights (6-6)
7. Phillip Phillips - Home (8-7)
8. Flo Rida - I Cry (9-8)
9. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (10-9)
10. Psy - Gangnam Style (5-10)

• Alicia Keys' Girl On Fire featuring Nicki Minaj jumps 10 spots 21-11.
• Will.i.am's Scream & Shout featuring Britney Spears debuts at #12.
• 50 Cent's My Life featuring Eminem and Adam Levine debuts at #27.
• 2 Chainz's I'm Different flies 16 spots 79-63.
• Wiz Khalifa's Remember You featuring The Weeknd jumps 16 spots 98-82.
• Ludacris' Representin' featuring Kelly Rowland debuts at #97.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 11/29/12

Rihanna's Unapologetic takeover at #1 this week with 238,000 copies sold. It is the shitty singer's first chart topping album. Keyshia Cole's Woman To Woman debuts at #10 with 95,900 copies sold.

In addition to topping the Billboard 200, Rihanna also remains atop the Hot 100 for a 2nd week with Diamonds. She's the first artist to hold both top spots since Adele's 21 and Set Fire To The Rain did it back in February.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Rihanna - Unapologetic (1)
2. Taylor Swift - Red (2-2)
3. One Direction - Take Me Home (1-3)
4. Phillip Phillips - The World From The Side Of The Moon (4)
5. Kid Rock - Rebel Soul (5)
6. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (6-6)
7. P!nk - The Truth About Love (22-7)
8. Jason Aldean - Night Train (13-8)
9. Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day (9)
10. Keyshia Cole - Woman To Woman (10)

• Pitbull's Warning debuts at #14 with 63,800 sold.

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

1. Rihanna - Diamonds (1-1)
2. Ke$ha - Die Young (3-2)
3. Maroon 5 - One More Night (2-3)
4. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (4-4)
5. Psy - Gangnam Style (7-5)
6. fun. - Some Nights (5-6)
7. Lumineers - Ho Hey (8-7)
8. Phillip Phillips - Home (12-8)
9. Flo Rida - I Cry (10-9)
10. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (6-10)

• Pitbull's Don't Stop The Party soars 31 spots 61-30.
• 2 Chainz's I'm Different flies 19 spots 98-79 in its 2nd week.
• Wiz Khalifa's Remember You featuring The Weeknd debuts at #98.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 11/22/12

One Direction's Take Me Home dethrones Taylor Swift's Red after 3 weeks atop the Billboard 200 with 540,000 albums sold. The Weeknd's Trilogy debuts at #4 with 86,300 copies sold. Christina Aguilera's Lotus debuts at #7 with 73,000 sold. Green Day's ¡Dos! starts at #9 with 69,000 sold, and Lana Del Rey's Paradise begins at #10 with 67,000 sold.

One week after tying Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe for the longest run at #1 in 2012, Maroon 5's One More Night (1-2) gets dethroned by Rihanna's Diamonds (2-1).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. One Direction - Take Me Home (1)
2. Taylor Swift - Red (1-2)
3. Various Artists - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 sdtk (3)
4. The Weeknd - Trilogy (4)
5. Soundgarden - King Animal (5)
6. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (3-6)
7. Christina Aguilera - Lotus (7)
8. Various Artists - Now 44 (2-8)
9. Green Day - ¡Dos! (9)
10. Lana Del Rey - Paradise (10)

• Travis Barker and Yelawolf's Pycho White EP debuts at #50 with 11,100 sold.

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

1. Rihanna - Diamonds (2-1)
2. Maroon 5 - One More Night (1-2)
3. Ke$ha - Die Young (3-3)
4. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (6-4)
5. fun. - Some Nights (4-5)
6. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (8-6)
7. Psy - Gangnam Style (5-7)
8. Lumineers - Ho Hey (13-8)
9. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (7-9)
10. Flo Rida - I Cry (10-10)

• Justin Bieber's Beauty And A Beat featuring Nicki Minaj soars 18 spots 38-20.
• Adele's Skyfall hops 12 spots 33-21.
• Nicki Minaj's Va Va Voom flies 20 spots 46-26.
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop jumps 13 spots 55-42.
• P!nk's Try flies 19 spots 69-50.
• Pitbull's Don't Stop The Party jumps 20 spaces 81-61.
• The Weeknd's Wicked Games skips 10 spots 91-81.
• Christina Aguilera's Just A Fool debuts at #92.
• 2 Chainz's I'm Different debuts at #98.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 11/15/12

Taylor Swift's Red remains at #1 for a 3rd straight week with another 196,200 copies sold. Ne-Yo's R.E.D. debuts at #4 with just 66,100 copies sold. I guess this is what happens when R&B artists stop making R&B music. Meek Mill's Dreams & Nightmares falls to #8 in its 2nd week with 41,100 sold. Lastly, Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d. city slides to #9 with 40,100 copies sold.

Maroon 5's One More Night ties Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe for longest streak atop the Hot 100 in 2012 9 weeks. Putting the pressure on Maroon 5 is Rihanna's Diamonds, which rises to #2 and replaces Psy's Gangnam Style (2-5). Entering the top 10 is Flo Rida's I Cry (12-10).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Red (1-1)
2. Various Artists - Now 44 (2)
3. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (3-3)
4. Ne-Yo - R.E.D. (4)
5. Aerosmith - Music From Another Dimension (5)
6. Jason Aldean - Night Train (4-6)
7. Mumford & Sons - Babel (7-7)
8. Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares (2-8)
9. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city (5-9)
10. Third Day - Miracle (10)

• E-40 and Too $hort have 2 collaborative albums debuting this week, the first is History: Function Music at #62 with 6,500 copies sold, and the second is History: Mob Music at #71 with 5,800 sold. Not sure who told E-40 we need multiple albums from him at a time, but he needs to chill.
• Debuting at #189 is Saigon's Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2 with a measly 2,800 sold.

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

1. Maroon 5 - One More Night (1-1)
2. Rihanna - Diamonds (4-2)
3. Ke$ha - Die Young (6-3)
4. fun. - Some Nights (3-4)
5. Psy - Gangnam Style (2-5)
6. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (7-6)
7. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (5-7)
8. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (10-8)
9. Alex Clare - Too Close (9-9)
10. Flo Rida - I Cry (12-10)

• Ed Sheeran's The A Team hops 9 spots 35-26.
• Adele's Skyfall from the new 007 movie soundtrack flies 23 spots 56-33.
• Justin Bieber's Beauty And A Beat featuring Nicki Minaj jumps 16 more spots 54-38.
• Nicki Minaj's Va Va Voom shoots 23 spots 69-46.
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop jumps 11 spots 66-55.
• P!nk's Try flies 24 spots 93-69.
• Ludacris' Rest Of My Life featuring Usher and David Guetta debuts at #72.
• Pitbull's Don't Stop The Party slides 10 spaces 91-81.

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