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In its 48th week on the chart, the multi-Grammy nominee’s sophomore album spends its 17th week at #1, topping Titanic and tying Billy Ray Cyrus’ Some Gave All back in 1993.

ADELE SINKS TITANIC!!

Kidz Bop Kids, Attack Attack! Bow in Top 10
Almost a year after its release last February, XL/Columbia pop songbird Adele’s 21 is showing no signs of letting up. In its 48th week on the chart, the multi-Grammy nominee’s sophomore album spends its 17th week at #1, topping Titanic and tying Billy Ray CyrusSome Gave All back in 1992. The all-time record for weeks at #1 is held by the West Side Story soundtrack, which spent a total of 54 from 1962-63, followed by Michael Jackson’s Thriller, with 37 weeks on top. The 96k in sales this week sends 21’s total in the U.S. past 6.1 million.

Razor & Tie’s Kidz Bop 21 is the highest-charting debut of the week, with 56k in sales, good for #2. YM/CM/Universal Republic’s Drake (#3), Nonesuch’s Black Keys (#4) and Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna (#5) round out the leaders.

Rise rockers Attack Attack! are the other Top 10 newcomers, in at #9, alongside Def Jam/IDJ’s Young Jeezy (#6), Capitol/EMI’s Coldplay (#7), Show Dog’s Toby Keith (#12-8, +13%) and Interscope’s LMFAO (#17-10, +19%).

Other new Top 50 entries include Fiya/Light/eOne gospel group James Fortune & Fiya (#13), Zoe/Rounder’s Kathleen Edwards (#40), RCA Nashville’s Martina McBride (#45) and Universal Republic’s Gotye (#50).

A pair of hits compilations re-enter the chart in Curb’s Tim McGraw Number One Hits (#34) and Capitol/EMI’s Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band’s Ultimate Hits (#48).

The week’s biggest sales increases were scored by Universal Republic’s Florence + the Machine (#45-32, +29%) and Big Machine’s Taylor Swift (#48-33, +29%), followed by WaterTower Music’s Joyful Noise soundtrack (#20-12, +18%).

This week’s new releases include Curb’s Tim McGraw, Epic’s Lamb of God, Universal Republic’s 2012 Grammy Nominees, BNA’s Kellie Pickler, Reprise’s Seal and Amnesty International’s Chimes of Freedom: Dylan Songs album.

Next week, look for Interscope’s controversial diva Lana Del Rey, Columbia’s Leonard Cohen and WB’s Metallica.

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