Billboard 200

Week of March 26, 2011

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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Lasers

Lupe Fiasco

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1st & 15th/Atlantic/AG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Black Music Month: Lupe Fiasco Talks Dodging the Sophomore Jinx With 'The Cool'

Billboard 200

Week of March 26, 2011

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Lasers
  Lupe Fiasco
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1st & 15th/Atlantic/AG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- 21
  Adele
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3 NEW
NEW
- Glee: The Music, Season Two: Volume 5
  Soundtrack
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century Fox/Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

4 NEW
NEW
- Goodbye Lullaby
  Avril Lavigne
- -
- 4
- 1
- - -
  - 4
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

5 NEW
NEW
- Collapse Into Now
  R.E.M.
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

6 NEW
NEW
- Stronger
  Sara Evans
- -
- 6
- 1
- - -
  - 6
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Nashville/SMN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

7
- Sigh No More
  Mumford & Sons
- 3
- 2
- 51
- - 3
  - 2
  - 51

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gentlemen Of The Road/Glassnote

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

8
- Late Nights & Early Mornings
  Marsha Ambrosius
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RCA

9
- Never Say Never: The Remixes (EP)
  Justin Bieber
- 4
- 1
- 4
- - 4
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

10
- NOW 37
  Various Artists
- 5
- 1
- 5
- - 5
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal/EMI/Sony Music/Capitol

11 NEW
NEW
- Passion: Here For You
  Passion Band
- -
- 11
- 1
- - -
  - 11
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

sixsteps/Sparrow/EMI CMG

Gains In Performance

12 NEW
NEW
- Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
  Raekwon
- -
- 12
- 1
- - -
  - 12
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ice H2O

Gains In Performance

13
- My World 2.0
  Justin Bieber
- 8
- 1
- 51
- - 8
  - 1
  - 51

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

14
- Doo-Wops & Hooligans
  Bruno Mars
- 9
- 3
- 23
- - 9
  - 3
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/3EE

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

15
- Loud
  Rihanna
- 11
- 3
- 17
- - 11
  - 3
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

16
- Pink Friday
  Nicki Minaj
- 12
- 1
- 16
- - 12
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

17
- Greatest Hits... So Far!!!
  P!nk
- 10
- 5
- 17
- - 10
  - 5
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Jive/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- My Kinda Party
  Jason Aldean
- 14
- 2
- 19
- - 14
  - 2
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Broken Bow/BMG/BBMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

19
- Recovery
  Eminem
- 13
- 1
- 38
- - 13
  - 1
  - 38

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Web/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

20
- Need You Now
  Lady Antebellum
- 19
- 1
- 59
- - 19
  - 1
  - 59

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

21
- Teenage Dream
  Katy Perry
- 17
- 1
- 29
- - 17
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

22
- Town Line (EP)
  Aaron Lewis
- 7
- 7
- 2
- - 7
  - 7
  - 2

23
- Nothing Like This
  Rascal Flatts
- 29
- 6
- 17
- - 29
  - 6
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Speak Now
  Taylor Swift
- 20
- 1
- 20
- - 20
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

25
- You Get What You Give
  Zac Brown Band
- 21
- 1
- 25
- - 21
  - 1
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Southern Ground/ROAR/Bigger Picture/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

26
- Going Out In Style
  Dropkick Murphys
- 6
- 6
- 2
- - 6
  - 6
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Born & Bred/ILG

27
- Burlesque
  Soundtrack
- 18
- 18
- 16
- - 18
  - 18
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

28 NEW
NEW
- Happy Thoughts
  Daniel Tosh
- -
- 28
- 1
- - -
  - 28
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Comedy Central

Gains In Performance

29
- Born Free
  Kid Rock
- 27
- 5
- 17
- - 27
  - 5
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Top Dog/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- Lungs
  Florence + The Machine
- 22
- 14
- 41
- - 22
  - 14
  - 41

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

31 NEW
NEW
- The Love Of God
  Kenny Rogers
- -
- 31
- 1
- - -
  - 31
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

John 3:16/Music Catalogue/Cracker Barrel

Gains In Performance

32
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
  Kanye West
- 24
- 1
- 16
- - 24
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

33
- Blessed
  Lucinda Williams
- 15
- 15
- 2
- - 15
  - 15
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lost Highway/UMGN

34
- Thompson Square
  Thompson Square
- 30
- 15
- 5
- - 30
  - 15
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stoney Creek/BBMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

35 NEW
NEW
- Live At Shea Stadium: The Concert
  Billy Joel
- -
- 35
- 1
- - -
  - 35
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

36
- My Worlds Acoustic
  Justin Bieber
- 26
- 7
- 16
- - 26
  - 7
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- 19
  Adele
- 28
- 10
- 73
- - 28
  - 10
  - 73

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

38
- Love Letter
  R. Kelly
- 25
- 6
- 13
- - 25
  - 6
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

39 NEW
NEW
- A 40th Anniversary Collection
  Various Artists
- -
- 39
- 1
- - -
  - 39
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rhino Special Products/Universal Special Markets/Starbucks

Gains In Performance

40
- I Am Not A Human Being
  Lil Wayne
- 37
- 1
- 24
- - 37
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

41
- Brothers
  The Black Keys
- 34
- 3
- 43
- - 34
  - 3

Billboard 200

Week of March 26, 2011

Billboard 200

Lasers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Black Music Month: Lupe Fiasco Talks Dodging the Sophomore Jinx With 'The Cool'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Lasers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Glee: The Music, Season Two: Volume 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Goodbye Lullaby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Collapse Into Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stronger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sigh No More

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Late Nights & Early Mornings

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never Say Never: The Remixes (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Passion: Here For You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My World 2.0

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Friday

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits... So Far!!!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Kinda Party

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Recovery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Need You Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Teenage Dream

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Town Line (EP)

Nothing Like This

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Speak Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You Get What You Give

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Going Out In Style

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Burlesque

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Happy Thoughts

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Born Free

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lungs

The Love Of God

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blessed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Thompson Square

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Live At Shea Stadium: The Concert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Worlds Acoustic

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19