Performer/Album nominee Sara Bareilles got a 104% spike and leapt #43-33, becoming the week’s greatest gainer. Columbia’s John Legend moves #49-34.

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Frozen Tops Our Album Chart Again as A Great Big World Debuts at #3, Grammy's Impact Felt

Disney’s Frozen continues its wintry reign on the HITS Album Sales Chart this week with 92k (+8%), as Ken Bunt’s juggernaut soundtrack ices the #1 spot yet again. Debuting at #2 is the 2014 Grammy Nominees collection.

The week’s highest-charting new-music debut comes from Black Magnetic/Epic’s Pop wonders A Great Big World, whose monster ballad "Say Something" powers their first full-length to a #3, 49k bow.

Columbia’s Beyoncé, who opened the Grammys with a steamy duet with hubby Jay Z, remains at #4 with 48k (-18%); Song of the Year winner Lorde moves up to #5 with 34k (+11%). Look for both of these albums to get a serious post-show boost on next week’s chart.

The only other Top 10 new release comes from Atlantic’s Young the Giant, which lands at #7 with 33k. Capitol’s Katy Perry, whose witchy rendition of "Dark Horse" on the Grammy telecast was a highlight, moves up to #8 with 25k (+15%).

KidinaKorner/Interscope’s Imagine Dragons, who tore up the stage with their performance of "Radioactive" with labelmate Kendrick Lamar (a single of which is now selling like hotcakes at iTunes), hold onto #10 with 23k (+12%) and should also move up next week.

Best New Artists Macklemore & Ryan Lewis rode Grammy expectations to a 96% bump for The Heist, moving #29-14, while show performer and Album nominee Sara Bareilles (Epic) got a 104% spike and leapt #43-33, becoming the week’s greatest gainer. Columbia’s John Legend moves #49-34 for a sizable 54% increase; his Grammy rendition of hit "All of Me" positions him not only for a big move next week but for Valentine’s dominion.

The Country Album winner, Mercury Nashville's Kacey Musgraves, returns to the chart at #31. Columbia's Daft Punk, having scored two of the biggest Grammys, re-enter the chart at #38. Look for both to accelerate next week.

Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (Aftermath/Interscope) gains 22%; look for this Rap Album nominee to jump higher, aided by the artist’s electric collaboration with the Dragons.

Another item to keep your eye on: UMe/Capitol’s The Beatles’ U.S. Albums set, which moved 8k this week for a #36 debut—but that’s at more than $100 a pop, and the gigantic Beatles Grammy special hasn’t aired yet.

Streeting this week is Rise’s Of Mice and Men, among others. Next week will see the arrival of Columbia’s Broken Bells, Now 49, Eric Paslay and Little Mix. On 3/11 we’ll greet the new one from Capitol Nashville’s Eric Church, whose prior release is at 1.6m RTD.

In a related story, Boss Hogg told Madonna he wanted his outfit back.

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