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Adam Lambert Headed for No. 1 on Next Week's Billboard 200 Albums Chart
May 16, 2012 – Record Labels | Retail | Chart Alert
The Good News: Adam Lambert is vying for his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart next week. The Bad News: His "Trespassing" set may only sell around 70,000 to 80,000 copies, the smallest sum at No. 1 on the chart since last August. » Full Story

Train's 'Drive By' Completes Trip to Hot 100's Top 10; Gotye Hangs On at No. 1
May 16, 2012 – Record Labels | Rock & Pop | Chart Alert
The song, Train's first single off new album "California 37," pulls into the chart's top bracket, completing the longest climb to the top 10 this year while Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra holds onto the No. 1 spot. » Full Story

Carrie Underwood's 'Blown Away' Album Nabs Second Week At No. 1
May 16, 2012 – Radio | Record Labels | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Rock & Pop | Chart Alert | R&B/Hip-Hop
Carrie Underwood holds at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a second week, with "Blown Away" selling another 120,000 copies (down 55%, according to Nielsen SoundScan). It's Underwood's third No. 1 album, but first to spend more than a week at the top. » Full Story

Justin Bieber, Shakira's New Videos Stir Big Chart Moves
May 11, 2012 – Digital & Mobile | Rock & Pop | Chart Alert | Latin
Superstar Shakira makes the biggest jump on Billboard's Social 50 chart, thanks to the debut of her new video for "Addicted to You." The clip's arrival spurs a big 15-6 rise for the diva, who also saw an overall 34% rise in online activity. » Full Story

Bubbling Under: Cher Lloyd 'Back' for the First Time
May 11, 2012 – Record Labels | Chart Alert
Each week, Billboard presents "Bubbling Under," a look at new and noteworthy acts making their way toward Billboard chart success. Up this week: Cher Lloyd, Callaghan, Leah LaBelle and Andy Gibson. » Full Story

Adele's '21' May Return to No. 1, Just in Time for Mother's Day
May 9, 2012 – Record Labels | Indies | Rock & Pop | Chart Alert
Adele's "21" album has never left the Billboard 200 chart's top 10 in its entire 63-week run. And now it's looking like it has the chance to return to No. 1 for a 24th week. » Full Story

Gotye's 'Somebody' Makes History -- First Song to Top Hot 100, Alternative and Dance Club Songs
May 9, 2012 – Radio | Record Labels | Global | Retail | Rock & Pop | Chart Alert
Gotye makes history in a few different categories, as "Somebody That I Used to Know" is the first song to top the Hot 100, Alternative and Dance Club Songs charts, and becomes the longest-reigning No. 1 song by a soloist on Alternative at ten weeks. » Full Story

Beastie Boys' Album Sales Surge 1,235%, 'Licensed to Ill' Returns to Top 20
May 9, 2012 – Chart Alert | R&B/Hip-Hop
Following the death of Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch on May 4, the band's 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" reenters the Billboard 200 at No. 18, as part of a 1,235% surge in the group's album sales from the previous week. Its digital songs rose 949%, led by "Brass Monkey." » Full Story

Carrie Underwood's 'Blown Away' Debuts At No. 1 With Best Country Sales In Months
May 9, 2012 – Record Labels | Chart Alert | Country
Carrie Underwood easily trounces the competition this week as her fourth album, "Blown Away," debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 267,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. » Full Story

Kimbra Is First '90s-Born Woman to Top the Billboard Hot 100
May 7, 2012 – Record Labels | Global | Rock & Pop | Chart Alert
The 22-year-old is just third soloist born in the ‘90s to reign overall, following Sean Kingston and Soulja Boy in 2007, as "Somebody That I Used To Know" maintains its No. 1 position for a third week. » Full Story

Analysis: The Beastie Boys' Trailblazing Billboard Chart History
May 5, 2012 – Record Labels | Chart Alert | R&B/Hip-Hop
Beastie Boys' Billboard chart history is as eclectic as the group itself. Among other highlights, the trio's "Licensed to Ill" album made history in 1987 as the first rap album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. » Full Story

Chart Moves: 'The Voice' Coaches' Albums Gain, Human Nature's 'Motown' Impact, Girls Generation Debuts
May 3, 2012 – Record Labels | Digital & Mobile | Retail | Chart Alert
Maroon 5, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green all received a significant bump in sales due to an iTunes discount for each of the "Voice" coaches, while Human Nature roared onto the charts and Girls Generation marked its first set on the charts -- sort of. » Full Story

Linkin Park's Tour and New Single Stirs Big Social Chart Jump
May 3, 2012 – Touring | Record Labels | Chart Alert
By coupling several announcements and releases with online contests and promotions, Linkin Park earned the biggest jump on Billboard's Social 50 chart this week, rising from No. 24 to No. 10. » Full Story

Carrie Underwood Heading for Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200
May 2, 2012 – Record Labels | Retail | Chart Alert | Country
Country superstar Carrie Underwood's Blown Away is set to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week. The album should sell around 275,000 copies by week's end on Sunday, May 6, according to industry sources. » Full Story

Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' Atop Hot 100 for Third Week
May 2, 2012 – Radio | Record Labels | Retail | Chart Alert
The song is the first to rack three weeks of sales of more than 400,000 downloads. fun.'s "We Are Young" hangs on at no. 3, while Maroon 5's "Payphone" sticks around at no. 3 and Carly Rae Jepson bursts into the top 5. » Full Story

Jack White Debuts At No. 1 on Billboard 200
May 2, 2012 – Record Labels | Retail | Rock & Pop | Chart Alert
Jack White visits the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 for the first time, as his debut solo set, "Blunderbuss," arrives with 138,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the rocker's first No. 1 in any form -- he missed the top with his other bands the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather. » Full Story

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