Billboard 200

Week of May 26, 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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Blown Away

Carrie Underwood

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/Arista Nashville/SMN

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Billboard 200

Week of May 26, 2012

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Blown Away
  Carrie Underwood
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/Arista Nashville/SMN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

2
- 21
  Adele
- 4
- 1
- 64
- - 4
  - 1
  - 64

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- Tuskegee
  Lionel Richie
- 6
- 1
- 7
- - 6
  - 1
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4
- NOW 42
  Various Artists
- 3
- 3
- 2
- - 3
  - 3
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal/EMI/Sony Music/Capitol

5
- ...Little Broken Hearts
  Norah Jones
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Note

RIAA Certification: Gold

6 NEW
NEW
- Neck Of The Woods
  Silversun Pickups
- -
- 6
- 1
- - -
  - 6
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

dangerbird

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

7
- Up All Night
  One Direction
- 8
- 1
- 9
- - 8
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SYCO/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

8
- Blunderbuss
  Jack White
- 7
- 1
- 3
- - 7
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Third Man/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

9 NEW
NEW
- This Is How I Feel
  Tank
- -
- 9
- 1
- - -
  - 9
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MoGame/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

10
- Tailgates & Tanlines
  Luke Bryan
- 13
- 2
- 40
- - 13
  - 2
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

11
- Making Mirrors
  Gotye
- 12
- 7
- 19
- - 12
  - 7
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Samples 'n' Seconds/Fairfax/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Strange Clouds
  B.o.B
- 5
- 5
- 2
- - 5
  - 5
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RebelRock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- SMASH
  Soundtrack
- 9
- 9
- 2
- - 9
  - 9
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NBC/Columbia

14
- Love Is A Four Letter Word
  Jason Mraz
- 15
- 2
- 4
- - 15
  - 2
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15
- Changed
  Rascal Flatts
- 25
- 3
- 6
- - 25
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Machine/BMLG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

16 NEW
NEW
- Go Get It (Soundtrack)
  Mary Mary
- -
- 16
- 1
- - -
  - 16
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Block/Columbia

Gains In Performance

17 NEW
NEW
- Strangeland
  Keane
- -
- 17
- 1
- - -
  - 17
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal Island/Cherrytree/Interscope/IGA

Gains In Performance

18 NEW
NEW
- Hello (EP)
  Karmin
- -
- 18
- 1
- - -
  - 18
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

19
- Chief
  Eric Church
- 19
- 1
- 42
- - 19
  - 1
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

20
- 19
  Adele
- 29
- 4
- 134
- - 29
  - 4
  - 134

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
  Nicki Minaj
- 17
- 1
- 6
- - 17
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- Hard 2 Love
  Lee Brice
- 14
- 5
- 3
- - 14
  - 5
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- My Kinda Party
  Jason Aldean
- 23
- 2
- 80
- - 23
  - 2
  - 80

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Broken Bow/BMG/BBMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

24
- Slipstream
  Bonnie Raitt
- 24
- 6
- 5
- - 24
  - 6
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Redwing

25
- Up All Night
  Kip Moore
- 16
- 6
- 3
- - 16
  - 6
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville/UMGN

26
- Own The Night
  Lady Antebellum
- 38
- 1
- 35
- - 38
  - 1
  - 35

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville/UMGN

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- California 37
  Train
- 22
- 4
- 4
- - 22
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- Avengers: Assemble
  Soundtrack
- 11
- 11
- 2
- - 11
  - 11
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Marvel/Hollywood

29
- Licensed To Ill
  Beastie Boys
- 18
- 1
- 75
- - 18
  - 1
  - 75

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

30
- Blessings
  Laura Story
- 44
- 30
- 33
- - 44
  - 30
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fair Trade/Columbia

Gains In Performance

31
- Born Villain
  Marilyn Manson
- 10
- 10
- 2
- - 10
  - 10
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

HELL, ETC./Timeless/Shamrock Solutions/Cooking Vinyl/Downtown

32
- Talk That Talk
  Rihanna
- 31
- 3
- 25
- - 31
  - 3
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

33
- Whitney: The Greatest Hits
  Whitney Houston
- 41
- 2
- 43
- - 41
  - 2
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

34
- Red River Blue
  Blake Shelton
- 43
- 1
- 44
- - 43
  - 1
  - 44

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros. Nashville/WMN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

35
- Stronger
  Kelly Clarkson
- 46
- 2
- 29
- - 46
  - 2
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19/RCA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Boys & Girls
  Alabama Shakes
- 27
- 8
- 6
- - 27
  - 8
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ATO

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- Think Like A Man
  Soundtrack
- 28
- 21
- 5
- - 28
  - 21
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

38
- Take Care
  Drake
- 33
- 1
- 26
- - 33
  - 1
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

39
- My Head Is An Animal
  Of Monsters And Men
- 40
- 6
- 6
- - 40
  - 6
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40
- El Camino
  The Black Keys
- 26
- 2
- 23
- - 26
  - 2
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nonesuch/Warner

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

41
- Amaryllis
  Shinedown
- 36
- 4
- 7
- - 36
  - 4
  - 7

Billboard 200

Week of May 26, 2012

Billboard 200

Blown Away

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Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Blown Away

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21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tuskegee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

...Little Broken Hearts

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neck Of The Woods

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Up All Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blunderbuss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Is How I Feel

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tailgates & Tanlines

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Making Mirrors

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Strange Clouds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SMASH

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Is A Four Letter Word

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Changed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Go Get It (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Strangeland

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hello (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chief

Imprint/Promotion Label:

19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hard 2 Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Kinda Party

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Slipstream

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Up All Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Own The Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

California 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avengers: Assemble

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Licensed To Ill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blessings

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Born Villain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Talk That Talk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitney: The Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Red River Blue

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stronger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Boys & Girls