CHART DATE: 04/30/2012
LAST UPDATE: 05/01/2012 13:14:12
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 JACK WHITE THIRD MAN/COLUMBIA 127,562 --
BLUNDERBUSS
3 2 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 84,447 -5%
21
1 3 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 79,185 -29%
TUSKEGEE
5 4 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 49,170 -9%
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 5 LEE BRICE CURB 45,386 --
HARD 2 LOVE
-- 6 KIP MOORE MCA NASHVILLE 37,203 --
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 7 THE WANTED MERCURY 34,175 --
THE WANTED
7 8 GOTYE FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC 34,157 -18%
MAKING MIRRORS
6 9 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 32,199 -31%
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
2 10 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 29,588 -71%
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
4 11 TRAIN COLUMBIA 27,353 -63%
CALIFORNIA 37
13 12 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 26,764 +10%
TAILGATES & TANLINES
18 13 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 26,053 +47%
EL CAMINO
-- 14 JOSH ABBOTT BAND PRETTY DAMN TOUGH 23,110 --
SMALL TOWN FAMILY DREAM
9 15 BONNIE RAITT REDWING 21,116 -35%
SLIPSTREAM
11 16 ALABAMA SHAKES ATO 20,404 -20%
BOYS & GIRLS
19 17 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 19,615 +23%
CHIEF
-- 18 TIESTO MUSICAL FREEDOM 18,559 --
CLUB LIFE, VOL. 2: MIAMI
46 19 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 16,786 +95%
RED RIVER BLUE
12 20 RASCAL FLATTS BIG MACHINE 16,778 -33%
CHANGED
-- 21 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 15,734 --
HANDS ALL OVER
20 22 THINK LIKE A MAN EPIC 15,634 +3%
SOUNDTRACK
17 23 HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTRIC UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,539 -20%
SOUNDTRACK
28 24 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 14,495 +5%
WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
8 25 FUTURE EPIC 14,485 -64%
PLUTO
32 26 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,234 +14%
TAKE CARE
22 27 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 13,807 -6%
MY KINDA PARTY
23 28 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 13,795 -5%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
15 29 MONICA RCA 13,790 -31%
NEW LIFE
30 30 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 13,118 -4%
19
25 31 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 13,017 -9%
SOME NIGHTS
38 32 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 12,612 +17%
TALK THAT TALK
21 33 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 12,323 -17%
AMARYLLIS
-- 34 DEUCE ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC 11,425 --
NINE LIVES
44 35 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 11,086 +25%
TEENAGE DREAM
26 36 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA 11,001 -22%
IMPRESSIONS
33 37 SHINS COLUMBIA 10,846 -9%
PORT OF MORROW
31 38 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 10,724 -18%
WRECKING BALL
37 39 SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE WALT DISNEY 10,675 -1%
SOUNDTRACK
36 40 OF MONSTERS & MEN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 10,511 -5%
MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
39 41 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 9,819 -5%
STRONGER
35 42 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 9,628 -13%
OWN THE NIGHT
29 43 MADONNA INTERSCOPE 9,164 -33%
MDNA
47 44 BRANTLEY GILBERT BIG MACHINE 9,009 +10%
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
41 45 THE CIVIL WARS SENSIBILITY MUSIC 8,399 -9%
BARTON HOLLOW
40 46 MARVIN SAPP VERITY 8,164 -19%
I WIN
42 47 SKRILLEX BIG BEAT 8,120 -10%
BANGARANG
48 48 TYGA CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 8,069 -1%
CARELESS WORLD
-- 49 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,029 --
CEREMONIALS
-- 50 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 7,651 --
SIGH NO MORE

[Edited 5/2/12 8:40am]

Jack White is awesome and so is this CD!

Go Jack! i love the new cd to

One of these weeks, I'm gonna go to Wally World and get it pronto!

I'm a new-ish fan of Jack.

[img:$uid]http://72.29.76.194/~shouts/uploads/iShouts/110719070206orsonWells.gif[/img:$uid]

Haven't copped the album yet, but I definitely will. I'm a huge fan of his.

I know the term "Musical Genius" gets overused, but I think it applies to Mr. White.

asg said:

CHART DATE: 04/30/2012
LAST UPDATE: 05/01/2012 13:14:12
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 JACK WHITE THIRD MAN/COLUMBIA 127,562 --
BLUNDERBUSS
3 2 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 84,447 -5%
21
1 3 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 79,185 -29%
TUSKEGEE
5 4 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 49,170 -9%
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 5 LEE BRICE CURB 45,386 --
HARD 2 LOVE
-- 6 KIP MOORE MCA NASHVILLE 37,203 --
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 7 THE WANTED MERCURY 34,175 --
THE WANTED
7 8 GOTYE FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC 34,157 -18%
MAKING MIRRORS
6 9 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 32,199 -31%
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
2 10 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 29,588 -71%
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
4 11 TRAIN COLUMBIA 27,353 -63%
CALIFORNIA 37
13 12 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 26,764 +10%
TAILGATES & TANLINES
18 13 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 26,053 +47%
EL CAMINO
-- 14 JOSH ABBOTT BAND PRETTY DAMN TOUGH 23,110 --
SMALL TOWN FAMILY DREAM
9 15 BONNIE RAITT REDWING 21,116 -35%
SLIPSTREAM
11 16 ALABAMA SHAKES ATO 20,404 -20%
BOYS & GIRLS
19 17 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 19,615 +23%
CHIEF
-- 18 TIESTO MUSICAL FREEDOM 18,559 --
CLUB LIFE, VOL. 2: MIAMI
46 19 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 16,786 +95%
RED RIVER BLUE
12 20 RASCAL FLATTS BIG MACHINE 16,778 -33%
CHANGED
-- 21 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 15,734 --
HANDS ALL OVER
20 22 THINK LIKE A MAN EPIC 15,634 +3%
SOUNDTRACK
17 23 HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTRIC UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,539 -20%
SOUNDTRACK
28 24 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 14,495 +5%
WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
8 25 FUTURE EPIC 14,485 -64%
PLUTO
32 26 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,234 +14%
TAKE CARE
22 27 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 13,807 -6%
MY KINDA PARTY
23 28 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 13,795 -5%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
15 29 MONICA RCA 13,790 -31%
NEW LIFE
30 30 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 13,118 -4%
19
25 31 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 13,017 -9%
SOME NIGHTS
38 32 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 12,612 +17%
TALK THAT TALK
21 33 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 12,323 -17%
AMARYLLIS
-- 34 DEUCE ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC 11,425 --
NINE LIVES
44 35 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 11,086 +25%
TEENAGE DREAM
26 36 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA 11,001 -22%
IMPRESSIONS
33 37 SHINS COLUMBIA 10,846 -9%
PORT OF MORROW
31 38 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 10,724 -18%
WRECKING BALL
37 39 SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE WALT DISNEY 10,675 -1%
SOUNDTRACK
36 40 OF MONSTERS & MEN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 10,511 -5%
MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
39 41 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 9,819 -5%
STRONGER
35 42 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 9,628 -13%
OWN THE NIGHT
29 43 MADONNA INTERSCOPE 9,164 -33%
MDNA
47 44 BRANTLEY GILBERT BIG MACHINE 9,009 +10%
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
41 45 THE CIVIL WARS SENSIBILITY MUSIC 8,399 -9%
BARTON HOLLOW
40 46 MARVIN SAPP VERITY 8,164 -19%
I WIN
42 47 SKRILLEX BIG BEAT 8,120 -10%
BANGARANG
48 48 TYGA CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 8,069 -1%
CARELESS WORLD
-- 49 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,029 --
CEREMONIALS
-- 50 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 7,651 --
SIGH NO MORE

Im hoping that Norah will beat out Carrie Underwood for the Top spot, Norah jumped street date on her cd, some locations had it April 27th, like Starbucks,itunes etc...However she is starting promo for the cd in the UK not the states, which is understandable

Starting with info from Hip Hop DX (which posts Current Albums rankings):

8. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: 32,000 (415,000)

18. Future, Pluto: 17,000 (59,000)

30. Drake, Take Care: 12,000 (1.711 million)

51. Tyga, Careless World: Rise Of The Last King: 7,600 (207,000)

84. Prozak, Paranormal: 5,400 (5,500)

88. Jay-Z & Kanye West, Watch The Throne: 4,400 (1.421 million)

94. Trip Lee, The Good Life: 4,000 (27,000)

114. Death Grips, Money Store: 3,200 (3,400)

118. Mickey Avalon, Loaded: 3,100

Congrads!

From billboard

Here's the low-down on this week's top 10 albums.

1. Jack White, Blunderbuss, 138,000. This new entry is White's first #1 album; his eighth to reach the top 10.

2. Adele, 21, 84,000. The former #1 album rebounds from #3 to #2 in its 62nd week. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Rumour Has It," which dips from #22 to #23.

3. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee, 78,000. The former #1 album drops to #3 in its fifth week. It has been in the top five the entire time. It's #1 on Top Country Albums for the fourth week.

4. One Direction, Up All Night, 50,000. The former #1 album rebounds from #5 to #4 in its seventh week. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "What Makes You Beautiful," which dips from #6 to #7.

5. Lee Brice, Hard 2 Love, 46,000. This new entry is the country singer's first top 10 album. Brice's 2010 debut album, Love Like Crazy, debuted and peaked at #44 in June 2010. Three songs from the new album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "A Woman Like You" (a recent #1 country hit), which drops from #38 to #42.

6. Kip Moore, Up All Night, 37,000. This new entry is Moore's debut album. "Something 'Bout A Truck" jumps from #40 to #36 on Hot Digital Songs.

7. The Wanted, The Wanted, 34,000. This new entry, a seven-song EP, is the boy band's U.S. debut. Two songs from the EP are listed on Hot Digital Songs. "Glad You Came" dips from #9 to #10. "Chasing The Sun" drops from #71 to #115.

8. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, 32,000. The former #1 album drops from #6 to #8 in its fourth week. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Starships," which dips from #8 to #9.

9. Gotye, Making Mirrors, 32,000. The album drops from #7 to #9 in its 17th week. This is its fourth week in the top 10. "Somebody That I Used To Know" (featuring Kimbra) returns to #1 on Hot Digital Songs.

10. Jason Mraz, Love Is A Four Letter Word, 29,000. The album drops from #2 to #10 in its second week. "I Won't Give Up" holds at #24 on Hot Digital Songs.

That Orson Wells gif is SO misunderstood on the internet.

lazycrockett said:

That Orson Wells gif is SO misunderstood on the internet.

Everything is misunderstood on the internet.

Can someone explain the appeal of Jack White...what's his schtick?

Seriously, the only thing i've EVER heard from him is Seven Nation Army (which is a JAM)

It sounds like he may be worth checking out.

Paris9748430 said:

lazycrockett said:

That Orson Wells gif is SO misunderstood on the internet.

Everything is misunderstood on the internet.

Paris9748430 said:

[img:$uid]http://72.29.76.194/~shouts/uploads/iShouts/110719070206orsonWells.gif[/img:$uid]

Haven't copped the album yet, but I definitely will. I'm a huge fan of his.

I know the term "Musical Genius" gets overused, but I think it applies to Mr. White.

Agreed. Never saw the White Stripes in concert, but saw the Raconteurs a couple times - Jack White is amazing!

Paris9748430 said:

lazycrockett said:

That Orson Wells gif is SO misunderstood on the internet.

Everything is misunderstood on the internet.

Idol albums

Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (10,000, -9%, 766,000) (#41 Billboard 200)
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (6,000, -8%, 1.035 million) (#78 BB200)
Daughtry, Break the Spell (3,000, +1%, 434,000) (#124 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (3,000, +25%, 7.193 million) (#175 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (2,000, +39%, 2.1 million)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (2,000, -25%, 171,000)
Casey James, Casey James (2,000, -25%, 33,000)
Lauren Alaina, Wildflower (2,000, -11%, 274,000)
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride (2,000, +26%, 3.257 million)
Daughtry, Daughtry (1,000, 0 change)
Kellie Pickler, 100 Proof (1,000, -19%, 69,000)

Idol-related albums

Soundtrack, Think Like a Man (17,000, +7%, 45,000) (#22 Billboard 200)
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (14,000, -7%, 2.543 million) (#29 BB200)
Queen, Greatest Hits (6,000, +255%, 6.962 million) (#73 BB200)
Various, 2012 Grammy Nominees (6,000, +60%, 320,000) (#76 BB200)
Various, WOW Hits 2012 (4,000, +6%, 267,000)
David Guetta, Nothing but the Beat (4,000, -2%, 300,000) (#112 BB200)
Various, WOW Gospel 2012 (3,000, -7%, 96,000)
Aerosmith, Best of Aerosmith: The Millennium Collection (3,000, -2%, 454,000) (#166 BB200)
Various, Now That's What I Call Music 40 (3,000, -11%, 703,000) (#169 BB200)

Gotye Still Atop Hot 100, Carly Rae Jepsen Hits Top 5
by Gary Trust, N.Y. | May 02, 2012

Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," featuring Kimbra, spends a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. As it maintains its reign, the song becomes the first to tally three weeks of digital sales of at least 400,000.

"Somebody" sold 414,000 downloads (down 11%) in the April 23-29 tracking week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and rebounds 2-1 on the Digital Songs chart. The track registered sales of 463,000 the previous week and 542,000 the week before that.

Previously, three other songs logged two weeks each of digital sales of more than 400,000: Flo Rida's "Right Round" (Feb. 28, March 7, 2009), Bruno Mars' "Grenade" (Jan 8, 15, 2011) and Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" (Feb. 26, March 5, 2011).

Radio helps fuel the sustained stratospheric sales of "Somebody," as the song adds top Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100 for a second week. It rises 6-3 on the Radio Songs chart with 106 million in all-format audience (up 24%), according to Nielsen BDS. It spends a ninth week at No. 1 on Alternative Songs and charges 11-7 on Pop Songs. The cut, meanwhile, tops the On-Demand Songs list for a third week, with 1.4 million on-demand streams and a 1% increase in overall streaming, according to BDS.

The Hot 100's top three remains static from last week, with fun.'s "We Are Young," featuring Janelle Monae, holding at No. 2 for a third week after logging six weeks atop the Hot 100 and Maroon 5's "Payphone," featuring Wiz Khalifa, remaining at No. 3 after soaring onto the chart last week.

"Young" leads Radio Songs for a fourth frame with 137 million audience impressions (up 1%). The cut crowns Pop Songs for a fourth week and takes over atop Adult Pop Songs. On Digital Songs, "Young" dips 3-4 (207,000, down 18%). Despite its drop in rank and sales, the song passes 4 million sold to date. On On-Demand Songs, it holds at No. 2 (1.1 million, down 1%).

Following its grand entrance last week, "Payphone" experiences a 33% decrease in digital sales to 330,000. The decline is not entirely unexpected, given that last week's sales were buoyed by Maroon 5 and Khalifa having performed the song on NBC's "The Voice" April 16. Still, radio is quickly warming to "Payphone," which bounds 36-19 in its second week on Radio Songs (48 million, up 46%). Streaming for the song is likewise building rapidly, as it blasts onto On-Demand Songs at No. 13 (501,000, up 139%).

The Wanted's former No. 3-peaking hit "Glad You Came" reverses course, rising 5-4, while Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" enters the Hot 100's top five (7-5), gaining in sales, airplay and streaming. "Maybe" moves 5-3 on Digital Songs (221,000, up less than 1%) and 35-25 on Radio Songs (41 million, up 23%) and stays at No. 3 on On-Demand Songs (978,000, up 3%).

Flo Rida's "Wild Ones," featuring Sia, remains at No. 6 on the Hot 100 for a third week, while Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" tumbles 4-7. After its strong start, including a massive opening digital sales frame of 521,000 four weeks ago, "Boyfriend" experiences a setback in airplay, dipping 13-14 on Radio Songs (55 million, down 3%), while continuing its descent (4-5) on Digital Songs (192,000, down 18%). Streaming for "Boyfriend," however, continues to build, with the song earning the top Streaming Gainer award on the Hot 100. It pushes 6-5 on On-Demand Songs with a 9% gain to 804,000.

Despite the song's slide on the Hot 100, Radio Songs and Digital Songs, Island Def Jam is continuing to promote "Boyfriend" to radio, owing its overall audience loss to some stations having backed off from spinning it especially heavily upon its arrival. Also in the song's favor going forward: its highly-anticipated video is set to premiere on MTV tomorrow (May 3) at 7:50 p.m. ET. It will be available on VEVO directly after.

Filling out the Hot 100's top 10, which is devoid of any new entries this week, Nicki Minaj's "Starships" lifts 9-8; One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" drops 8-9; and, Kelly Clarkson's former three-week No. 1 "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" is a non-mover at No. 10.

Revolution said:

Can someone explain the appeal of Jack White...what's his schtick?

Seriously, the only thing i've EVER heard from him is Seven Nation Army (which is a JAM)

It sounds like he may be worth checking out.

Yes, please enlighten me as well.... Anytime a popular artist gets called a "Guitar God" and "Musical Genius" this day and age--whose name isn't Van Halen, Prince, Sting, Stevie Wonder or someone else from the old guard--it makes me skeptical...

But, I'm willing to toss my stubborn, narrowminded views to give him a chance.