Did you know that MGMT‘s Oracular Spectacular has sold 606,000 to date and continues to sell “at least 2,000 copies per week”? Me neither. I wonder how this new album will end up doing. It start out strong (relatively): MGMT’s Top Debut on Billboard 200:

1. Justin Bieber – “My World 2.0” – 92,000 (down 10%)

2. MGMT – “Congratulations” – 66,000 (debut)

3. Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now” – 65,000 (up 15%)

4. Usher – “Raymond v Raymond” – 64,000 (down 31%)

5. Coheed and Cambria – “Year of the Black Rainbow” – 51,000 (debut)

6. “Now 33” compilation – 45,000 (down 15%)

7. Lady Gaga – “The Fame” – 32,000 (down 3%)

8. Ke$ha – “Animal” – 31,000 (up 39%)

9. Monica – “Still Standing” – 30,000 (down 21%)

10. Justin Bieber – “My World” – 30,000 (down < 1%) More sales data below...
Further down:

11. Jeff Beck – “Emotion & Commotion” – 26,000 (debut)

16. Slash – “Slash” – 22,000

17. Natalie Merchant – “Leave Your Sleep” (debut)

18. Jason Castro – “Jason Castro” – 20,000 (debut)

20. Erykah Badu – “New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh” – 19,000

35. Adam Lambert – “For Your Entertainment” – 13,000 (up 121%)

57. Madonna – “Sticky & Sweet Tour” – 8,000 (down 70%)

And now for the big number: “Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending April 18) totaled 5.46 million units, up 3% compared to the sum last week (5.27 million) and down 14% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (6.36 million).”

Additional sales data via MTV.