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That gives Columbia/Epic head Rob Stringer two of the top three on this week’s tally.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

BAD IS GOOD

Eminem, Royce Da 5’9” Collab Edges Out Jackie Evancho for #1
Bad tops Good on this week’s HITS Album sales chart.

Shady/Interscope’s Bad Meets Evil, the collaboration between old Detroit buddies Eminem and Royce Da 5’9”, debuts at #1 with 167k, edging out Columbia’s 11-year-old soprano prodigy Jackie Evancho’s Dream with Me, which bows at #2 with 159k.

XL/Columbia Brit R&B songbird Adele continues her remarkable run, dropping to #3, with another 114k, bringing her U.S. total to 2.3 million. That gives Columbia/Epic head Rob Stringer two of the top three on this week’s tally.

Interscope’s Lady Gaga (#4) and Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean (#5, +26%) round out the Top 5.

The other Top 10 debuts go to Universal Republic’s Owl City, singer-songwriter Adam Young (#6), Verve Forecast’s Best New Artist Grammy nominee Ledisi (#7) and Stiletto/Fontana’s Barry Manilow (#8).

Arista Nashville’s Brad Paisley (#9) and Ghostlight/Razor & Tie’s The Book of Mormon (#10) complete the leader board.

Other Top 50 newcomers include UMe’s Now Country 4 (#14), Lava/Universal Republic’s Black Veil Brides (#16), Rise’s Of Mice & Men (#31), indie iTunes sensation Christina Grimmie (#39) and Reprise’s Neil Young ‘80s country compilation of live tracks, A Treasure (#47).

Greatest hits albums by Columbia’s Journey (#17), Reprise’s Frank Sinatra (#21), Island’s Bob Marley & the Wailers (#25) and Roswell/RCA/RMG’s Foo Fighters (#36) all re-enter, thanks to being sold for $6.99 at iTunes for Father’s Day.

His role on NBC’s The Voice has also catapulted Warner Bros. Nashville’s Blake Shelton compilation Loaded: The Best of back into the Top50 at #37. BNA’s Kenny Chesney album, Hemingway’s Whiskey, also returns at #50.

Amazon’s $3.99 Daily Deal pushes Roswell/RCA/RMG’s Foo Fighters album, Wasting Light, #24-12, +112%, as the week’s biggest double-digit gainer.

Atlantic’s Zac Brown Band (#19-15, +42%), Big Machine’s Taylor Swift (#23-22, +19%), Glassnote’s Mumford & Sons (#13, +18%), Big Machine’s Rascal Flatts (#46-43, +16%), Jive/JLG’s Britney Spears (#37-28, +15%) and Shady/Aftermath/ Interscope’s Eminem (#43-40) complete the moat active movers.

Hitting retail this week are Warner Bros’ Jill Scott, jagjaguwar/ADA’s Bon Iver, J/ RCA/RMG’s Pitbull, Volcano/ZLG’s “Weird Al” Yankovic, Slip N Slide’s Jagged Edge, Vanguard’s Matt Nathanson and Cherrytree/Interscope’s LMFAO.

 
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