Thursday Billboard Update - 2/23/12

Adele's 21 spends its 21st non-consective week at #1 by earning the biggest sales gain in SoundScan history. In it's 52nd week on the Billboard 200, 21 is up 207% and sold 729,900 copies in the past week. And this is all while debut album 19 slides to #4 with 87,000 sold. Talk about domination. Whitney Houston's Whitney: The Greatest Hits climbs 6-2 with 175,100 copies sold in its 2nd week after re-enter the charts. Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans sold another 37,900 copies and re-enters the top 10 (30-8) after his inspired performance at the Grammy's.

Katy Perry's Part Of Me wastes no time and debuts at #1 on the Hot 100. This is Perry's 7th #1 record in her relatively short career. Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You bumps up 7-3 in its 2nd week after re-entering the charts. Adele's Someone Like You hops 11-7 and re-joins the top 10. Nicki Minaj's awful new song Starships debuts at #9, and Chris Brown's equally awful new song Turn Up The Music debuts at #10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Adele - 21 (1-1)
2. Whitney Houston - Whitney: The Greatest Hits (6-2)
3. Various Artists - Now 41 (3-3)
4. Adele - 19 (9-4)
5. Various Artists - 2012 Grammy Nominees (8-5)
6. Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth (2-6)
7. Paul McCartney - Kisses On The Bottom (5-7)
8. Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (30-8)
9. Lady Antebellum - Own The Night (17-9)
10. Civil Wars - Barton Hollow (41-10)

• Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album sees a 113% increase and soars 35 spots 72-37 with 17,000 sold.
• The Bodyguard soundtrack also sells 17,000 while flying 42 spots 80-38, up 123%.
• Whitney's last album I Look To You is up 81% with 9,000 more copies sold while jumping 53 spots 118-65.
• 1987's album Whitney sold 7,000 copies and flies 35 spots 122-87, up 46%.
• The Preacher's Wife soundtrack sells 7,000 copies while entering the top 100 by skying 93 spots 183-90, 46%.
• Lastly, Whitney's My Love Is Your Love re-enters the Billboard 200 at #193 with 4,000 copies sold.

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

1. Katy Perry - Part Of Me (1)
2. Adele - Set Fire To The Rain (2-2)
3. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (7-3)
4. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (1-4)
5. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (17-5)
6. fun. - We Are Young (3-6)
7. Adele - Someone Like You (11-7)
8. Rihanna - We Found Love (6-8)
9. Nicki Minaj - Starships (9)
10. Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music (10)

• Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) jumps 10 spots 35-25 a week after re-entering the Hot 100.
• Flo Rida's Wild Ones hops 12 spots 57-45.
• Whitney Houston's How Will I Know re-enters the Hot 100 at #49.
• Bruno Mars' Runaway Baby debuts at #50.
• Coldplay's Princess Of China featuring Rihanna flies 21 spots 75-54 after they performed it at the Grammy's.