Billboard 200

Week of May 16, 2009

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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Together Through Life

Bob Dylan

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

iPod Commercials Defined an Era for Music in Marketing: The 10 Most Iconic Ads

Billboard 200

Week of May 16, 2009

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Together Through Life
  Bob Dylan
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

2
- Hannah Montana: The Movie
  Soundtrack
- 2
- 1
- 6
- - 2
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Walt Disney

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

3
- Unstoppable
  Rascal Flatts
- 4
- 1
- 4
- - 4
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyric Street

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4
- Deeper Than Rap
  Rick Ross
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maybach/Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam/IDJMG

5
- The Fame
  Lady Gaga
- 7
- 4
- 27
- - 7
  - 4
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

6
- Twilight
  Soundtrack
- 6
- 1
- 26
- - 6
  - 1
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

7
- NOW 30
  Various Artists
- 9
- 1
- 6
- - 9
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal/EMI/Sony Music/Zomba/UMe

RIAA Certification: Gold

8 NEW
NEW
- The Devil You Know
  Heaven & Hell
- -
- 8
- 1
- - -
  - 8
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rhino

Gains In Performance

9
- Fearless
  Taylor Swift
- 11
- 1
- 25
- - 11
  - 1
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10 NEW
NEW
- Playing For Change: Songs Around The World
  Various Artists
- -
- 10
- 1
- - -
  - 10
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hear/Concord

Gains In Performance

11
- Dark Horse
  Nickelback
- 13
- 2
- 24
- - 13
  - 2
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roadrunner/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

12 NEW
NEW
- The Voice
  Mike Jones
- -
- 12
- 1
- - -
  - 12
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ice Age/SwishaHouse/Asylum/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

13
- Wide Open
  Jason Aldean
- 12
- 4
- 4
- - 12
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Broken Bow/BBMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

14
- Asleep In The Bread Aisle
  Asher Roth
- 5
- 5
- 2
- - 5
  - 5
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SchoolBoy/Loud/SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- Only By The Night
  Kings Of Leon
- 15
- 5
- 32
- - 15
  - 5
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- In A Perfect World...
  Keri Hilson
- 14
- 4
- 6
- - 14
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mosley/Zone 4/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- Intuition
  Jamie Foxx
- 27
- 3
- 20
- - 27
  - 3
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Sounds Of The Universe
  Depeche Mode
- 3
- 3
- 2
- - 3
  - 3
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mute/Virgin Rec./Capitol

19 NEW
NEW
- Sickology 101
  Tech N9ne Collabos
- -
- 19
- 1
- - -
  - 19
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Strange/RBC

Gains In Performance

20
- I Am...Sasha Fierce
  Beyonce
- 20
- 1
- 24
- - 20
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music World/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- The Last Kiss
  Jadakiss
- 10
- 3
- 4
- - 10
  - 3
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruff Ryders/D-Block/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

22
- Forever In A Day
  DAY26
- 8
- 2
- 3
- - 8
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/AG

23
- The Foundation
  Zac Brown Band
- 23
- 17
- 24
- - 23
  - 17
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Home Grown/BMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

24
- Defying Gravity
  Keith Urban
- 17
- 1
- 5
- - 17
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- All I Ever Wanted
  Kelly Clarkson
- 21
- 1
- 8
- - 21
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

S/19/RCA/Sony Music

26
- Quiet Nights
  Diana Krall
- 18
- 3
- 5
- - 18
  - 3
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Verve/VLG

27
- Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r
  Prince/Bria Valente
- 19
- 2
- 5
- - 19
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG

28 NEW
NEW
- Growing Up Is Getting Old
  Jason Michael Carroll
- -
- 28
- 1
- - -
  - 28
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville/SMN

Gains In Performance

29
- Carnival Ride
  Carrie Underwood
- 26
- 1
- 80
- - 26
  - 1
  - 80

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/Arista Nashville/SMN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

30
- Love V/S Money
  The-Dream
- 24
- 2
- 8
- - 24
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Radio Killa/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

31
- Scars & Souvenirs
  Theory Of A Deadman
- 28
- 26
- 57
- - 28
  - 26
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

604/Roadrunner

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

32 NEW
NEW
- idon
  Don Omar
- -
- 32
- 1
- - -
  - 32
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Machete/UMLE

Gains In Performance

33
- R.O.O.T.S. (Route Of Overcoming The Struggle)
  Flo Rida
- 25
- 8
- 5
- - 25
  - 8
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Poe Boy/Atlantic/AG

34
- No Line On The Horizon
  U2
- 22
- 1
- 9
- - 22
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Funhouse
  P!nk
- 36
- 2
- 27
- - 36
  - 2
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

36 NEW
NEW
- Coaster
  NOFX
- -
- 36
- 1
- - -
  - 36
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fat Wreck Chords

Gains In Performance

37
- Love On The Inside
  Sugarland
- 31
- 1
- 41
- - 31
  - 1
  - 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

38
- We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  Jason Mraz
- 35
- 3
- 51
- - 35
  - 3
  - 51

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

39
- Learn To Live
  Darius Rucker
- 34
- 5
- 33
- - 34
  - 5
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40 NEW
NEW
- Halestorm
  Halestorm
- -
- 40
- 1
- - -
  - 40
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

Billboard 200

Week of May 16, 2009

Billboard 200

Together Through Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

iPod Commercials Defined an Era for Music in Marketing: The 10 Most Iconic Ads

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Together Through Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unstoppable

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Deeper Than Rap

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Fame

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Twilight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW 30

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Devil You Know

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fearless

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Playing For Change: Songs Around The World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dark Horse

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Voice

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wide Open

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asleep In The Bread Aisle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Only By The Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

In A Perfect World...

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Intuition

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sounds Of The Universe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sickology 101

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Am...Sasha Fierce

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Last Kiss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Forever In A Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Foundation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Defying Gravity

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All I Ever Wanted

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Quiet Nights

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Growing Up Is Getting Old

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carnival Ride

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love V/S Money

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scars & Souvenirs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

idon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

R.O.O.T.S. (Route Of Overcoming The Struggle)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Line On The Horizon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Funhouse

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coaster