'Ghost Stories', the sixth studio album from Coldplay, reigns the Global Album Chart for a second straight week, despite a massive 67% sales decrease to 339.000 copies. That's a total of 1,36 million after only two weeks, enough for a jump at no.4 on the year-to-date list behind Lorde's 'Pure Heroine' (1,37 million), Beyoncé's self-titled album (1,96 million) and Disney's soundtrack to 'Frozen' (4,51 million). The latter climbs two slots back to no.2 on the current weekly tally, but loses 10% in sales to 172.000 copies. Rounds out the top three is Michael Jackson's 'Xscape', which slides one place at no.3 after a 38% sales decline to 139.000. Highest debut of the week is the new British pop superstar Sam Smith. His first album release 'In The Lonely Hour' catapults at no.4 globally with 128.000 sales, driven by the single smashes 'Money On My Mind' and 'Stay With Me' (currently no.8). In United Kingdom the album starts easily at no.1 with 101.800 sales. Mariah Carey is back with her 14th studio album 'Me, I Am Mariah...
The Elusive Chanteuse'. The effort lands at no.5 in its initial week with 95.000 sales, 58.600 of it in the USA and 6.500 in United Kingdom. Shy behind at no.6 opens J-pop singer / songwriter and vocalist Aiko Yanai with her 11th studio album 'Awa No Yô Na Ai Datta' and 82.000 sales. The final top ten entry comes from YouTube star Austin Mahone. The 18 year-old singer starts with his second EP 'The Secret' at no.10 and 54.000 sales. Las Vegas based alternative rock band Imagine Dragons ranks since nearly one and a half year on the hitlist, 'Night Visions' placed at no.23 in its 76th week and sold another 26.000 units, a total of 3,7 million. Some additional sales stats: 'The Marshal Mathers LP 2' by Eminem sold 13.000 copies last week and 4,06 million in total, 'Random Access
Memories' by Daft Punk sold also 9.000 units last week, 3,81 million so far, 'Racine Carrée' by Stromae sold 13.000 units last week and has a total of 2,2 million units so far, 'The Heist' by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis sold 2,59 million copies so far, 'Nothing Was The Same' by Drake 2,04 million and 'Farbenspiel' by Helene Fischer 1,15 million.
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