Album chart in a Christmas mood, Rihanna retains top slot

By PUNCH LIWANAG
December 9, 2011, 3:14pm

Manila, Philippines – Christmas is just around the corner and even the album music chart is starting to paint itself with the colors of the holiday season as two of the top three albums on the Billboard 200 are Yuletide albums.

Michael Bublé makes it two weeks in a row at number one as “Christmas,” his first-ever Yule-themed set, tops this week’s album charts.

Bublé sold another 293,000 units of his new set and its cumulative sales have passed the one million mark, making it the seventh album to sell more than a million this 2011. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber’s own “Under The Mistletoe” album is closing in at number three. Holiday record buyers are also snapping up this year’s best album as Adele’s “21” surges to number two on the Billboard album charts.  

Over at the singles chart, Rihanna spends another week on top with “We Found Love,” featuring Calvin Harris. It retains the number one spot on the Hot 100 singles chart for the sixth week. Meanwhile, the party shuffling duo of  LMFAO made up of DJ’s Redfoo and SkyBlu are still at number two.

“Twi-Hards” (“Twilight Die-hards”) are behind Bruno Mars’ success on the Digital Songs chart as “It Will Rain,” a track off the “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” soundtrack, rises up to number one with 166,000 downloads scored. But his standing on the singles chart remains solid at number three.

Adam Levine and the rest of Maroon 5 are still into the groove as “Moves Like Jagger” featuring Christina Aguilera preens properly at number four.

Hip hop artist Flo Rida, on the other hand, surges three notches to number five with a new, pumping club favorite in “Good Feeling.” Adele's "Someone Like You" hangs on at number six, but the party slows down a bit for David Guetta’s “Without You,” featuring Usher, as it slides a place to number seven.

Entering the top ten singles chart this week is a new single from hip hop heavyweights and collaborators Jay Z and Kanye West called “Ni**as In Paris,” which climbs to number eight; Katy Perry’s latest single off the “Teenage Dream” album, “The One That Got Away,” is unmoving at number nine.

Finally, The Gym Class Heroes closes the rundown of the top singles at number ten with “Stereo Hearts” featuring Adam Levine.

Here’s another look at this week’s top US singles and albums:

Billboard Hot 100:

1. “We Found Love” – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris

2. “Sexy And I Know It” - LMFAO

3. “It Will Rain” – Bruno Mars

4. “Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

5. “Good Feeling” – Flo Rida

6. “Someone Like You” - Adele

7. ““Without You” – David Guetta featuring Usher

8. “Ni**as In Paris – Jay Z Kanye West

9. “The One That Got Away” – Katy Perry

10. "Stereo Hearts” – Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine

Billboard 200 Top Ten Albums:


1. “Christmas” –Michael Bublé

2.  “21" - Adele

3.  "Under the Mistletoe" - Justin Bieber

4. “Take Care” - Drake

5. “Here & Now” - Nickelback

6. “My Life II..The Journey Continues” – Mary J. Blige

7. “Talk That Talk” - Rihanna

8. “Concerto: One Night In Central Park” – Andrea Bocelli

9. “Now 40” – Various Artists

10. “Own The Night” – Lady Antebellum

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