Billboard 200

Week of December 16, 2006

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Light Grenades

Incubus

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortal/Epic/Sony Music

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Cold Chisel, Boy & Bear Pay Tribute to Late Producer and Engineer Rick Will

Billboard 200

Week of December 16, 2006

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Light Grenades
  Incubus
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Immortal/Epic/Sony Music

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- Hannah Montana
  Soundtrack
- 7
- 1
- 6
- - 7
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walt Disney

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

3
- Daughtry
  Daughtry
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/RCA/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

4
- NOW 23
  Various Artists
- 3
- 1
- 4
- - 3
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sony Strategic Marketing Group/EMI/Universal/Zomba/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

5
- Love
  The Beatles
- 4
- 4
- 2
- - 4
  - 4
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

6
- Kingdom Come
  JAY-Z
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

7
- Wintersong
  Sarah McLachlan
- 22
- 7
- 7
- - 22
  - 7
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/RCA

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Konvicted
  Akon
- 8
- 2
- 3
- - 8
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

9
- Awake
  Josh Groban
- 14
- 2
- 4
- - 14
  - 2
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

143/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

10
- NOW That's What I Call Christmas! 3
  Various Artists
- 24
- 10
- 8
- - 24
  - 10
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Universal/Zomba/Sony Strategic Marketing Group/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- B'Day
  Beyonce
- 6
- 1
- 13
- - 6
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

12
- Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
  Snoop Dogg
- 5
- 5
- 2
- - 5
  - 5
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Doggystyle/Geffen/IGA

RIAA Certification: Gold

13
- Some Hearts
  Carrie Underwood
- 19
- 2
- 55
- - 19
  - 2
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/Arista/Arista Nashville/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

14 NEW
NEW
- Hell Hath No Fury
  Clipse
- -
- 14
- 1
- - -
  - 14
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Re-Up Gang/Star Trak/Zomba

Gains In Performance

15
- Duets: An American Classic
  Tony Bennett
- 16
- 3
- 10
- - 16
  - 3
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RPM/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- Siempre
  Il Divo
- 17
- 16
- 2
- - 17
  - 16
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SYCO/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Me And My Gang
  Rascal Flatts
- 23
- 1
- 35
- - 23
  - 1
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyric Street/Hollywood

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

18
- James Taylor At Christmas
  James Taylor
- 38
- 18
- 8
- - 38
  - 18
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

HRT/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

19
- The Cheetah Girls 2
  Soundtrack
- 26
- 5
- 16
- - 26
  - 5
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walt Disney

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
  Keith Urban
- 10
- 3
- 4
- - 10
  - 3
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21
- Extreme Behavior
  Hinder
- 21
- 6
- 44
- - 21
  - 6
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

22
- All The Right Reasons
  Nickelback
- 18
- 1
- 61
- - 18
  - 1
  - 61

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roadrunner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

23
- Doctor's Advocate
  The Game
- 13
- 1
- 3
- - 13
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/IGA

24
- U218: Singles
  U2
- 12
- 12
- 2
- - 12
  - 12
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/IGA

25
- Under The Desert Sky
  Andrea Bocelli
- 36
- 11
- 4
- - 36
  - 11
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sugar/Decca/Universal Music Classics

Gains In Performance

26
- FutureSex/LoveSounds
  Justin Timberlake
- 11
- 1
- 12
- - 11
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

27
- The Dutchess
  Fergie
- 25
- 3
- 11
- - 25
  - 3
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

will.i.am/A&M/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

28
- High School Musical
  Soundtrack
- 27
- 1
- 47
- - 27
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walt Disney

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

29
- Celestial
  RBD
- 15
- 15
- 2
- - 15
  - 15
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Latin/Capitol

30
- Pac's Life
  2Pac
- 9
- 9
- 2
- - 9
  - 9
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amaru/Interscope/IGA

31
- Enjoy The Ride
  Sugarland
- 20
- 4
- 4
- - 20
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

32
- The Open Door
  Evanescence
- 30
- 1
- 9
- - 30
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Bicycle Music Company/Craft/Concord

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

33
- Cool Yule
  Bette Midler
- 68
- 33
- 4
- - 68
  - 33
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

34
- Once Again
  John Legend
- 28
- 3
- 6
- - 28
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- A Christmas Celebration
  Celtic Woman
- 66
- 35
- 6
- - 66
  - 35
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Manhattan

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Continuum
  John Mayer
- 37
- 2
- 12
- - 37
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aware/Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

37
- How To Save A Life
  The Fray
- 34
- 14
- 48
- - 34
  - 14
  - 48

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

38
- It Just Comes Natural
  George Strait
- 41
- 3
- 9
- - 41
  - 3
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- Back To Basics
  Christina Aguilera
- 51
- 1
- 16
- - 51
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/RMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

40 NEW
NEW
- Chemically Imbalanced
  Ying Yang Twins
- -
- 40
- 1
- - -
  - 40
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ColliPark/TVT

Gains In Performance

41
- The Black Parade
  My Chemical Romance
- 42
- 2
- 6
- - 42

Billboard 200

Week of December 16, 2006

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Light Grenades

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cold Chisel, Boy & Bear Pay Tribute to Late Producer and Engineer Rick Will

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Light Grenades

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hannah Montana

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Daughtry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kingdom Come

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wintersong

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Konvicted

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Awake

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW That's What I Call Christmas! 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

B'Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tha Blue Carpet Treatment

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Some Hearts

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hell Hath No Fury

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duets: An American Classic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Siempre

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Me And My Gang

Imprint/Promotion Label:

James Taylor At Christmas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Cheetah Girls 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Extreme Behavior

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All The Right Reasons

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Doctor's Advocate

Imprint/Promotion Label:

U218: Singles

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Under The Desert Sky

Imprint/Promotion Label:

FutureSex/LoveSounds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Dutchess

Imprint/Promotion Label:

High School Musical

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Celestial

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pac's Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enjoy The Ride

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Open Door

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cool Yule

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Once Again

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Christmas Celebration

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Continuum