Billboard 200

Week of May 17, 2008

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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Hard Candy

Madonna

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

From 'Believe' to 'Break My Soul': Why the Dancefloor Offers Veteran Pop Divas a New Path to the Top of the Charts

Billboard 200

Week of May 17, 2008

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Hard Candy
  Madonna
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- E=MC2
  Mariah Carey
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- Spirit
  Leona Lewis
- 2
- 1
- 4
- - 2
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SYCO/J/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4 NEW
NEW
- Lyfe Change
  Lyfe Jennings
- -
- 4
- 1
- - -
  - 4
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

5 NEW
NEW
- Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
  Def Leppard
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bludgeon Riffola/Island/UMe

Gains In Performance

6 NEW
NEW
- Rising Down
  The Roots
- -
- 6
- 1
- - -
  - 6
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

7 NEW
NEW
- Third
  Portishead
- -
- 7
- 1
- - -
  - 7
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

GO! Discs/Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

8 NEW
NEW
- Mudcrutch
  Mudcrutch
- -
- 8
- 1
- - -
  - 8
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

9
- NOW 27
  Various Artists
- 6
- 2
- 8
- - 6
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Universal/Zomba/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

10 NEW
NEW
- Greatest Hits: Limited Edition
  Tim McGraw
- -
- 10
- 1
- - -
  - 10
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

11
- Taylor Swift
  Taylor Swift
- 9
- 5
- 80
- - 9
  - 5
  - 80

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

12 NEW
NEW
- Nine Lives
  Steve Winwood
- -
- 12
- 1
- - -
  - 12
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wincraft/Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

13
- Juno
  Soundtrack
- 7
- 1
- 18
- - 7
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fox/Rhino/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- Alvin And The Chipmunks
  Soundtrack
- 12
- 5
- 22
- - 12
  - 5
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fox/Razor & Tie

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15 NEW
NEW
- This Kind Of Love
  Carly Simon
- -
- 15
- 1
- - -
  - 15
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hear/Concord

Gains In Performance

16
- Sleep Through The Static
  Jack Johnson
- 14
- 1
- 13
- - 14
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brushfire/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Flight Of The Conchords (Soundtrack)
  Flight Of The Conchords
- 3
- 3
- 2
- - 3
  - 3
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

HBO/Sub Pop

18
- Troubadour
  George Strait
- 8
- 1
- 5
- - 8
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- Coco
  Colbie Caillat
- 22
- 5
- 42
- - 22
  - 5
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic/UMRG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

20
- Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert
  Miley Cyrus
- 11
- 3
- 8
- - 11
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hollywood/Walt Disney

21 NEW
NEW
- Can't Love Can't Hurt
  Augustana
- -
- 21
- 1
- - -
  - 21
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

22
- Sunset Man
  James Otto
- 13
- 3
- 4
- - 13
  - 3
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Raybaw/Warner Bros. Nashville/WMN

23
- Jordin Sparks
  Jordin Sparks
- 20
- 10
- 24
- - 20
  - 10
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/Jive/JLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Pocketful Of Sunshine
  Natasha Bedingfield
- 97
- 3
- 15
- - 97
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phonogenic/Epic/Sony Music

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

25 NEW
NEW
- VYP: Voice Of The Young People
  Lil Mama
- -
- 25
- 1
- - -
  - 25
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Familiar Faces/Jive/JLG

Gains In Performance

26
- Trilla
  Rick Ross
- 15
- 1
- 8
- - 15
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

27 NEW
NEW
- If
  Mindless Self Indulgence
- -
- 27
- 1
- - -
  - 27
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

UCR/The End

Gains In Performance

28
- Jonas Brothers
  Jonas Brothers
- 21
- 5
- 39
- - 21
  - 5
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hollywood

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Daughtry
  Daughtry
- 23
- 1
- 76
- - 23
  - 1
  - 76

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/RCA/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

30 NEW
NEW
- Arde El Cielo
  Mana
- -
- 30
- 1
- - -
  - 30
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Latina

Gains In Performance

31
- Bittersweet World
  Ashlee Simpson
- 4
- 4
- 2
- - 4
  - 4
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/IGA

32
- As I Am
  Alicia Keys
- 24
- 1
- 25
- - 24
  - 1
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MBK/J/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

33
- Lady Antebellum
  Lady Antebellum
- 16
- 4
- 3
- - 16
  - 4
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

34
- Good Time
  Alan Jackson
- 26
- 1
- 9
- - 26
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville/SMN

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Call Me Irresponsible
  Michael Buble
- 19
- 1
- 53
- - 19
  - 1
  - 53

Imprint/Promotion Label:

143/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Accelerate
  R.E.M.
- 17
- 2
- 5
- - 17
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

37
- Little Voice
  Sara Bareilles
- 29
- 7
- 31
- - 29
  - 7
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

38 NEW
NEW
- Shine
  Estelle
- -
- 38
- 1
- - -
  - 38
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Home School/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

39
- Carnival Ride
  Carrie Underwood
- 28
- 1
- 28
- - 28
  - 1
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/Arista Nashville/SMN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

Billboard 200

Week of May 17, 2008

Billboard 200

Hard Candy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

From 'Believe' to 'Break My Soul': Why the Dancefloor Offers Veteran Pop Divas a New Path to the Top of the Charts

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Hard Candy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

E=MC2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spirit

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyfe Change

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Songs From The Sparkle Lounge

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rising Down

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Third

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mudcrutch

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits: Limited Edition

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Taylor Swift

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nine Lives

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Juno

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alvin And The Chipmunks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Kind Of Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sleep Through The Static

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Flight Of The Conchords (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Troubadour

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coco

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Can't Love Can't Hurt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sunset Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jordin Sparks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pocketful Of Sunshine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

VYP: Voice Of The Young People

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trilla

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jonas Brothers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Daughtry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arde El Cielo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bittersweet World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

As I Am

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lady Antebellum

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Good Time

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Call Me Irresponsible

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Accelerate