Eric Church's fourth studio album "The Outsiders" is the Worlds top selling Album this week with sales of 287.700 copies in the US alone. It ends the two week reign of “ Frozen" which slips to no.2 despite a 6% sales increase to 160.000. After 12 weeks on the chart, the Album has sold a total of 1,38 million copies. This weeks Biggest winner is Stromae's "Racine Carrée' which jumps from no.18 to no.6 after a massive 52% sales boost to 67.000 copies. The album benefits from the French Music Awards "Victoires De La Musique" which took place on February 14). Stromae took home 3 Gongs (best male artist, best album for 'Racine Carrée', and best video for "Formidable"). After 26 weeks on the chart, the album sold 1.798.000 copies globally, 1.411.000 of it in France alone. After the success of "All Of Me’, the related album "Love In The Future” by John Legend is at no.21 with 29.000 sales. The Best of compilation
“1" by the Beatles goes to no.39 with 20.000 sales. ‘“1” is still the best selling album of the 21st century with a total of 32 million copies. New entries this week include Tsuyoshi Domoto from Kinki Kids’ 10th solo album "Shamanippon, Roinochinoi, Futsuyoshi Ban" at no.12 with 51.000 copies. Los Angeles based synth-pop / industrial band Glitch Mob enters at no.23 with their second album "Love Death Immortality' and 27.000 sales. SM The Ballad, an all-star band from Sony Music South Korea, debuts at no.28 with "Volume 2: Breath’” selling 25.000 copies of the combined Korean and chinese version in its first week.
British singer / songwriter Katy B debuts at no.30 with her second set "Little Red” and 24.000 sales and finally the German rock band 'Broilers' moves to no.34 with “ our and 22.000 sales.
Some additional sales stats: "The Truth About Love” by Pink has sold 5,45 million in total, 'The 20/20 Experience, Part 2' by Justin Timberlake has sold 1,25 million. “ Bangerz" by Miley Cyrus sold 1,59 million so far, "Yours Truly" by Ariana Grande 478.000, "Bad Blood’” by Bastille 1,22 million, "Love In The Future” by John Legend 445.000, "High Hopes” by Bruce Springsteen 629.000, “ arbenspiel" by Helene Fischer 849.000, “Artpop" by Lady GaGa 1,68 million and "Tsugi No Ashiato” by AKB 48 1,01 million.
Pharrell Williams saw out 2013 with his third UK number one single of the year, Happy.
The 40-year-old previously topped the charts on Daft Punk's Get Lucky and Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines, with writing credits on both.
Happy, a feel-good pop song featured in the hit animation film Despicable Me 2, and comes with a 24 hour-long video.
The chart placing rounds off a successful comeback for Williams, as Blurred Lines and Get Lucky were named the two best-selling singles of 2013 at the beginning of this month.
He is expected to release a second solo album early next year - a follow-up to his 2006 debut In My Mind.
Frozen”, the Soundtrack to Walt Disney’s Blockbuster Movie is the World’s best-selling Album of the Week! After selling another 151.000 copies, “Frozen” holds on to its top Spot on the World’s best-selling Album’s Chart. The big success of this soundtrack is driven by Idina Menzel’s Song "Let It Go", which climbs from no.14 to no.12 on the World’s best Single’s chart. Another version of that song, performed by Demi Lovato, is at no.40.
Bruno Mars' "Unorthodox Jukebox” makes another big jump from no.6 to no.2, after a huge sales boost and 112.000 copies sold. Since its release in December 2012 "Unorthodox Jukebox” has sold 5,44 million copies. Bruno's first Album "Doo-Wops & Hooligans’” rises from no.36 to no.20, selling another 32.000 copies with a total of 6,33 million so far. The reason for this resurrection is Bruno Mars' big show performance at the Super Bowl (USA) on February 2. Beyoncé's self titled album sits at no.3 with sales of 80.000. The Highest debut of the week is Dutch symphonic rock band Within Temptation. Their sixth album “Hydra" enters the World’s best-selling Album’s Chart at no.4 with 70.000 copies sold. “Hydra" has it biggest first week sales in the USA (15.100 copies), the Netherlands (around 13.000), Germany (around 10.000), United Kingdom (8.200) and France (4.500). The Second highest debut of the week is 'Love, Marriage & Divorce', a collaboration by Toni Braxton and Babyface. The album starts at no.6 with 69.000 sales. American rock band Broken Bells, consisting of Danger Mouse and James Mercer, open close behind at no.7 with their second studio album "After The Disco" and 66.000 sales. The last Top 10 debut this week comes from German Rapper Marteria and "Zurück In Die Zukunft II" debuts at no.8 with 63.000 copies. Bruce Springsteen is at no.9 with “High Hopes’ and sales of 59.000 and closing this week’s Top Ten is Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories”.
"The Truth About Love" by Pink sold 16.000 copies last week, 5,44 million in total, Avril's self-titled album sold 9.000 copies last week, 511.000 in total, "Britney Jean" by Britney Spears sold 8.000 copies last week, 500.000 so far, "The 20/20 Experience" by Justin Timberlake 3,88 million so far, “Plus" by Ed Sheeran 3,61 million, Paramore's self-titled album 720.000, "A Year Without Rain" by Selena Gomez 1,05 million, "Yours Truly' by Ariana Grande 464.000, “ eflektor" by Arcade Fire 836.000, “ napologetic" by Rihanna 3,46 million and "Racine Carrée" by Stromae 1,73 million.
Claudia Leitte and Jennifer Lopez will perform with Pitbull the official song for the 2014 World Cup "We Are One". The song, written and co-produced by Pitbull is out today!
Leitte says she is looking forward to "dancing samba with Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez in Brazil."
Shakira wrote "Waka Waka" for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Mariah Carey's new studio new single "You're Mine (Eternal)" is out today, and the Album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" will be released May 6.
The Singer unveiled the news in a two-minute teaser video with footage showing her various career achievements along with some shots of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, which she has topped 18 times. That's the most No. 1 Hot 100 singles among solo artists, and is second to only the Beatles, who had 20 No. 1 singles.
The new album was originally due out last July, but got delayed after Mariah injured her shoulder while filming a music video. The album contains "#Beautiful", her Top 20 hit with Miguel, as well as "The Art of Letting Go," which was released in November.
The singer's performance at BET Honors 2014, taped at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., will air on Feb. 24 in the States.
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