After Christmas, everybody stops buying albums for a while. Every album’s sales dropped (except the weirdly indestructible Journey’s Greatest Hits). Taylor Swift Still Tops Billboard 200, Holiday Albums Tumble
1. Taylor Swift – “Speak Now” – 77,000 (down 72%)
2. Eminem – “Recovery” – 63,000 (down 54%)
3. Rihanna – “Loud” – 62,000 (down 44%)
4. Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday” – 61,000 (down 54%)
5. Kanye West – “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” – 59,000 (down 32%)
6. Daft Punk – “TRON: Legacy” soundtrack – 54,000 (down 22%)
7. Bruno Mars – “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” – 45,000 (down 46%)
8. Mumford & Sons – “Sigh No More” – 39,000 (down 29%)
9. Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream” – 38,000 (down 62%)
10. Keyshia Cole – “Calling All Hearts” – 37,000 (down 71%)
Expect year-end sales analysis shortly…
Further down:
18. Michael Jackson – “Michael” – 27,000 (down 82%)
31. Susan Boyle’s “The Gift” – 19,000 (down 92%)
39. Jackie Evancho – “O Holy Night” – 16,000 (down 89%)
44. Journey – “Greatest Hits” – 15,000 (up 8%)
108. “Glee” Christmas – 7,000 (down 96%)
• Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Jan. 2) totaled 7.15 million units
• Digital track sales this past week totaled 42.07 million downloads