Glee’s ‘Madonna’ Powers To No. 1 On Billboard 200:
1. Glee: The Music – “The Power of Madonna” – 98,000 (debut)
2. Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now” – 83,000 (up 27%)
3. Justin Bieber – “My World 2.0” – 81,000 (down 12%)
4. AC/DC – “Iron Man 2” – 76,000 (debut)
5. Usher – “Raymond v Raymond” – 52,000 (down 19%)
6. “Now 33” – 37,000 (down 18%)
7. Jimmy Buffett – “Encores” – 31,000 (debut)
8. Justin Bieber – “My World” – 31,000 (up 3%)
9. Zac Brown Band – “The Foundation” – 29,000 (up 26%)
10. Lady Gaga – “The Fame” – 28,000 (down 10%).
Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending April 25) totaled 5.54 million units, up 3% compared to the sum last week (5.46 million).
Further down:
18. MGMT – “Congratulations” – 20,000 (down 70%)
19. Cypress Hill – “Rise Up” – 18,000 (debut)
20. Willie Nelson – “Country Music” (debut)
30. Ratt – “Infestation” (debut)
43. “American Idiot” original Broadway cast recording – 11,000 (debut)
74. Rufus Wainwright – “All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu” (debut)
85. Madonna – “Celebration” (cume: 226,000)
• Madonna – “Sticky & Sweet Tour” (cume: 41,000)
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