NEVER LANDS AT #1

We’re just breathing his exhaust fumes. The teen phenom leapfrogs all those impressive Grammy spikes to debut at #1 with his latest Island/IDJ album, Never Say Never—The Remixes, which debuts with 164k in sales.

Glassnote’s Mumford & Sons may have walked away empty-handed from the awards, but the band’s performance of the single “The Cave” catapulted its Sigh No More album to 131k, with a 159% boost, good for #2 and a total of just this side of 950k. For the second Grammy show in a row, Daniel Glass comes out smelling like a rose, after Phoenix nabbed Best Alternative Album last year.

Last week’s chart topper, Capitol/EMI’s Now 37, dips to #3, while the rest of the Top 5 includes two more Grammy spike recipients in Capitol Nashville/EMI’s Lady Antebellum (#16-4, +213%) and New Elektra’s Bruno Mars (#5, +79%).

The rest of the Top 10 is rounded out by Shady/Aftermath/Interscope’s Eminem (#6, +57%), Jive/JLG’s 2011 Grammy Nominees (#7, +52%), Island/IDJ’s Bieber My World 2.0 (#8), Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown’s Nicki Minaj (#9) and Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna (#10, +24%).

Merge’s Album of the Year winner Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs is also the beneficiary of a post-awards show surge, moving #47-12, +241%.

Chart newcomers include Saddle Creek alternative darling Conor Oberst’s Bright Eyes, with its first album in four years, The People’s Key, debuting at #13; Hillsong Christian rock group Hillsong United’s Aftermath (no relation to the Stones album), entering at #17; Notifi/Asylum’s Ginuwine (#31); Heads Up Best New Artist winner Esperanza Spalding (#34) under Gene Rumsey's Concord Music banner, Vagrant’s P.J. Harvey (#43) and ATO’s Drive By Truckers (#46).

Re-entries include Columbia’s Avett Brothers (#39), Island/IDJ’s Bon Jovi Greatest Hits (#42) and Epic’s The Script (#47).

Also posting some big gains are New Elektra’s Cee Lo Green (#49-24, +87%), Cash Money/Universal Motown’s Lil Wayne (#37-19, +73%) and Columbia Nashville’s Miranda Lambert (#34-20, +60%).

Hitting stores this week is Columbia’s Adele. Look for a big #1 debut next week.