Initial sales projections suggest that the band’s new album, “Nightmare,” could sell in the range of 160,000 to 180,000 by week’s end.
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While “Recovery” is on course to top the Billboard 200 for a fourth week, Korn is looking to collect its 10th top 10 album with “Korn III: Remember Who You Are.”
Eminem scores the largest sales week for a single album since October 2008.
Katy Perry logs the fastest No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by an artist signed to Capitol Records in nearly 43 years, as “California Gurls,” featuring Snoop Dogg, rises 2-1 in its fourth week on the chart.
Jack Johnson claims his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.
His third album tops the chart, while David Guetta’s “Gettin’ Over You” climbed 40 places to take No. 1 on the singles chart.
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B.o.B moves into the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Hot 100 with his debut single “Nothin’ On You,” featuring Bruno Mars.
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Nearly 10 years after the group’s last studio effort, Sade is back with “Soldier of Love,” blasting in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 502,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The star-packed charity cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts,” rush-released under the name Helping Haiti and organized by Simon Cowell, stormed to No. 1 on the new U.K. singles chart.
Expect the smooth sounds of Sade to overtake the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 album chart next week, as the group’s new effort “Soldier of Love” could sell between 375,000 to 400,000.
