Billboard 200

Week of March 31, 2012

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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Up All Night

One Direction

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SYCO/Columbia

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Louis Tomlinson Thinks One Direction's Debut Album 'Was S--t'

Billboard 200

Week of March 31, 2012

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Up All Night
  One Direction
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SYCO/Columbia

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

2
- 21
  Adele
- 2
- 1
- 56
- - 2
  - 1
  - 56

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- Greatest Hits
  Guns N' Roses
- 31
- 3
- 231
- - 31
  - 3
  - 231

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/UMe

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

4
- Wrecking Ball
  Bruce Springsteen
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

5 NEW
NEW
- Passion: White Flag
  Passion
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

sixsteps/Sparrow/Capitol CMG

Gains In Performance

6
- Whitney: The Greatest Hits
  Whitney Houston
- 6
- 2
- 35
- - 6
  - 2
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

7
- Take Care
  Drake
- 7
- 1
- 18
- - 7
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

8
- NOW 41
  Various Artists
- 3
- 3
- 6
- - 3
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal/EMI/Sony Music/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Making Mirrors
  Gotye
- 16
- 9
- 11
- - 16
  - 9
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Samples 'n' Seconds/Fairfax/Republic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

10
- Some Nights
  fun.
- 13
- 3
- 4
- - 13
  - 3
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fueled By Ramen/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

11
- 19
  Adele
- 11
- 4
- 126
- - 11
  - 4
  - 126

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Careless World: Rise Of The Last King
  Tyga
- 14
- 4
- 4
- - 14
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- Talk That Talk
  Rihanna
- 17
- 3
- 17
- - 17
  - 3
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

14
- Tailgates & Tanlines
  Luke Bryan
- 18
- 2
- 32
- - 18
  - 2
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

15 NEW
NEW
- Klusterfuk (EP)
  Tech N9ne
- -
- 15
- 1
- - -
  - 15
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Strange

Gains In Performance

16
- Stronger
  Kelly Clarkson
- 20
- 2
- 21
- - 20
  - 2
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- I Look To You
  Whitney Houston
- 19
- 1
- 31
- - 19
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Project X
  Soundtrack
- 12
- 12
- 3
- - 12
  - 12
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

WaterTower

19
- El Camino
  The Black Keys
- 23
- 2
- 15
- - 23
  - 2
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nonesuch/Warner

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

20
- The Bodyguard
  Whitney Houston
- 15
- 1
- 147
- - 15
  - 1
  - 147

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

21
- My Kinda Party
  Jason Aldean
- 24
- 2
- 72
- - 24
  - 2
  - 72

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Broken Bow/BMG/BBMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

22 NEW
NEW
- Anarchy, My Dear
  Say Anything
- -
- 22
- 1
- - -
  - 22
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Equal Vision

Gains In Performance

23
- Sorry For Party Rocking
  LMFAO
- 22
- 5
- 39
- - 22
  - 5
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Party Rock/will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition
  Young Jeezy
- 26
- 3
- 13
- - 26
  - 3
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CTE/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- Own The Night
  Lady Antebellum
- 4
- 1
- 27
- - 4
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- Top 25 Praise Songs 2012 Edition
  Various Artists
- 88
- 26
- 2
- - 88
  - 26
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maranatha!/EMI CMG

Gains In Performance

27
- Bangarang (EP)
  Skrillex
- 30
- 14
- 12
- - 30
  - 14
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Beat/OWSLA/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- Chief
  Eric Church
- 28
- 1
- 34
- - 28
  - 1
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

29
- Whitney Houston
  Whitney Houston
- 21
- 1
- 169
- - 21
  - 1
  - 169

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Diamond

30
- Tha Carter IV
  Lil Wayne
- 8
- 1
- 29
- - 8
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

31
- Break It Yourself
  Andrew Bird
- 10
- 10
- 2
- - 10
  - 10
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mom + Pop

32
- Born To Die
  Lana Del Rey
- 43
- 2
- 7
- - 43
  - 2
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Interscope/IGA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

33
- Mylo Xyloto
  Coldplay
- 5
- 1
- 21
- - 5
  - 1
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parlophone/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- Duets II
  Tony Bennett
- 49
- 1
- 26
- - 49
  - 1
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RPM/Columbia

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- A Different Kind Of Truth
  Van Halen
- 27
- 2
- 6
- - 27
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope/IGA

36
- Here And Now
  Nickelback
- 35
- 2
- 17
- - 35
  - 2
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roadrunner/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- Sigh No More
  Mumford & Sons
- 32
- 2
- 104
- - 32
  - 2
  - 104

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gentlemen Of The Road/Glassnote

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

38 NEW
NEW
- Torture
  Cannibal Corpse
- -
- 38
- 1
- - -
  - 38
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Metal Blade

Gains In Performance

39
- Doo-Wops & Hooligans
  Bruno Mars
- 33
- 3
- 76
- - 33
  - 3
  - 76

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/3EE

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

Billboard 200

Week of March 31, 2012

Billboard 200

Up All Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Louis Tomlinson Thinks One Direction's Debut Album 'Was S--t'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Up All Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wrecking Ball

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Passion: White Flag

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitney: The Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Take Care

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW 41

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Making Mirrors

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Some Nights

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Careless World: Rise Of The Last King

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Talk That Talk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tailgates & Tanlines

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Klusterfuk (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stronger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Look To You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Project X

Imprint/Promotion Label:

El Camino

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Bodyguard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Kinda Party

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Anarchy, My Dear

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sorry For Party Rocking

Imprint/Promotion Label:

TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Own The Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Top 25 Praise Songs 2012 Edition

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bangarang (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chief

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitney Houston

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tha Carter IV

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Break It Yourself

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Born To Die

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mylo Xyloto

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duets II

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Different Kind Of Truth

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Here And Now