Sales: “Indie” Rock is #1

BillboardCongrats to Alexandra Patsavas, former Music Supervisor for The O.C., whose Chop Shop Records released this week’s #1 album on the Billboard 200:

1. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack – 153,000 (up 33%; 268,000 cume)

2. Tim McGraw – “Southern Voice” – 137,000 (debut)

3. Michael Buble – “Crazy Love” – 102,000 (down 50%)

4. Jay-Z – “The Blueprint 3” – 43,000 (down 22%)

5. Miley Cyrus – “The Time Of Our Lives” EP – 39,000 (down 3%)

6. Black Eyed Peas – “The E.N.D.” – 35,000 (down 11%)

7. Taylor Swift – “Fearless” – 34,000 (up 2%)

8. Owl City – “Ocean Eyes” – 28,000 (up 31%)

9. Barbra Streisand – “Love Is the Answer” – 28,000 (down 44%)

10. Joss Stone – “Colour Me Free” – 27,000 (debut, Target/iTunes-exclusive)

More sales data after the jump…


Further down:

13. Rammstein – “Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da” – 22,000 (debut)

19. Flight of the Conchords – “I Told You I Was Freaky” – 20,000 (debut)

29. Lyle Lovett – “Natural Forces” (debut; Best Buy exclusive)

51. Flaming Lips – “Embryonic” – 10,000

Catalog:

• Michael Jackson – “Number Ones” – 26,000, the first album to sell 2 million copies in 2009

Additional sales data via Yahoo and MTV.

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