THEY HEART JOSH!!
Nothing says I love you more than a diamond ring, but if you’re on a budget, apparently there’s no better gift than Groban’s new Reprise album, All That Echoes, which racks up 141k would-be romantics to debut at #1.
Tim McGraw’s Big Machine bow, Two Lanes of Freedom, debuts at #2 with 108k, followed by Capitol’s Now 45 at #3, racking up 67k.
Glassnote’s Grammy-wining Mumford & Sons album Babel soars 74% to land at #4, with another Valentine perennial, Verve’s Andrea Bocelli album, rounding out the Top 5 in its second week.
Last week’s chart-topping Island/IDJ artist Justin Bieber dips to #6, followed by Dualtone’s The Lumineers (#7, +27%), Atlantic’s Bruno Mars (#8) and Capitol’s Grammy Nominees 2013 (#9, +64%) , giving Steve Barnett’s new team two in the Top 9. Provident Christian rockers Red enter the chart at #10.
Hundred Handed Inc.’s Coheed and Cambria debuts at #11, with other Top 50 newcomers including eOne’s Joe Budden (#15) and Verity’s Wow Gospel 2013 (#44).
ATO’s Best New Artist nominees Alabama Shakes re-enter at #26 (+260%) after Brittany Howard’s Grammy night performance, followed by Def Jam/IDJ’s 2 Chainz (#45, +49%) and Frank Ocean (#47, +120%).
Other Grammy sales spikes go to Fueled by Ramen’s fun. (#24-12, +106%), Nonesuch’s The Black Keys (#39-24, +62%), Atlantic’s Hunter Hayes (#37-25, +49%), Glassnote’s Mumford & Sons Sigh No More (#41-39, +42%), RCA’s P!nk (#30-22, +39%), XL/Columbia’s Adele (#23-20, +36%), Atlantic’s Wiz Khalifa (#50, +29%), RCA’s Alicia Keys (#36-32, +28%), Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna (#18, +26%), RCA’s Kelly Clarkson (#47-46, +22%) and A&M/Octone’s Maroon 5 (#33, +19%).
Hitting the streets this week are RCA’s Bullet for My Valentine,
