The 27 year-old American rapper ScHoolboy Q debuts with the highest entry on this week’s best-selling Albums chart with “Oxymoron” and157.000 copies. 138.600 of those Albums were sold in the US, 10.200 in Canada and 4.300 in the UK.This is ScHoolboy Q’s #rd studio Album. He became world famous with his collaboration with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their last single smash 'White Walls’.
Walt Disney's soundtrack “Frozen” slips to no.2 after selling another 144.000 copies. “Frozen” has sold a total of 1,42 million copies this year so far, just 173.000 copies the best-selling Album of 2014, Beyoncé's self titled album. Another new Entry for the legendary American Alternative rock star Beck at no.3 with his 12th studio album "Morning Phase” and 143.000 copies sold. New entry for Kid Cudi at no.4 with "Satellite Flight:The journey To Mother Moon” and 94.000 copies sold. Romeo Santos debuts at no.5 with “Formula:Vol.2”. Beyonce’s self entitled Album slips from no.3 to 6 selling 68.000 copies this week, Dierks Bentley debuts at no.7 with “Riser”, Lorde’s “Pure heroin” slips from no.7 to 8, CN Blue from Korea debuts at no.9 with “Don’t Stop” and Eric Church closes the top !) best-selling albums chart with “The Outsiders” after selling 49,000 copies.
Nine of this week's 19 New Entries are from Asia. For the first time in history an album from China (Hong Kong) reaches the Top 40. It's the "Best Of 2008-2012" by G.E.M. and it debuts at no.39 with 21.000 copies sold. Congratulations to G.E.M. and to China!!
"Tsugi No Ashiato" by AKB 48 sold 5.000 last week, 1,02 million in total, "The Heist” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis sold just16.000 copies last week but a total of 2,47 million so far. “Red" by Taylor Swift has sold 5,9 million in total and "Night Visions" by Imagine Dragons 3,25 million.
“Unapologetic” by Rihanna has sold 3,47 million copies so far and “Bangerz" by Miley Cyrus 1,64 million. ''Stars Dance” by Selena Gomez has sold 800.000.
The Best Song isn't usually one of the most important categories at the Oscars, but this year was different .
The Title song from the film, "Alone Yet Not Alone," got a surprise nomination, only to be disqualified due to the songwriter's connections to the Academy. The remaining four contenders were: "Let It Go," from "Frozen"; "Happy," from "Despicable Me 2"; "The Moon Song," from "Her"; and "Ordinary Love," from "Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom."
And the Oscar for Best Song goes to... "Let It Go," from "Frozen."
Pharrell's “ Happy’ is top of the Worlds chart for the fifth consecutive week and is the best-selling Single of 2014!
Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" remains at no.2 on this week's top 20 with her smash hit “Dark horse” while Pitbull’s “Timber" feat. Ke$ha remains at no.3.
Up from no.7 to 4 is A Great Big World’s “Say Something” feat. Christina Aguilera. Jason Derulo stays at no.5 with “talk dirty’ after 23 weeks on the chart!
New entry for Japanese Act Kanjani 8 at no.6 with “King of Otoko” while John legend jumps two spots up from 9 to 7 with “All oF Me”.
Avicii's “Hey Brother” remains at no.8, OneRepublic slips from no.6 to 9 with "Counting Stars" and Shakira and Rihanna close this weeks top 10 Singles Chart with “Can’t Remember To forget You”.
The soundtrack to Walt Disney's blockbuster 'Frozen' climbs back to the top of the World’s best-selling album's chart for the third week with 147.000 copies sold this past week (89.200 in the US and 20.000 in the UK). In its 13 weeks on the charts “Frozen” has shifted a total of 1,53 million records, 1,28 million of it in 2014. The album is still at 2nd best-selling album after Beyoncé's self-titled album, with 1,52 million copies sold and above AKB 48's ‘’Sugi No Ashiato” which is 3rd with 1,02 million sales. These are the only three albums this year with global sales of more than a million.
Back to this week's hitlist: there are three new-entries behind chart leader “Frozen". J-pop boy band Sexy Zone debuts at no.2 with their second album "Sexy Second” and 122.000 copies sold this 1st week according to Oricon.
Japanese folk-rock duo Yuzu debuts at no.3 with “ hinsekai" and 114.000 sales. Controversial German rapper Bushido jumps to no.4 globally after 85.000 sales of his new album "Sonny Black" in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
American country music songwriter Cole Swindell lands at no.8 with his self-titled debut studio album and 68.000 sales. The legendary Australian rock band INXS is back on the chart with their special "Very Best Of" compilation from 2011 and a massive 24.600 copies sold last week in Australia because of a big promotion campaign for an Australian miniseries about INXS. The Group celebrated their biggest success in the eighties, but after the sudden death of frontman Michael Hutchence in 1997 their fame faded.
Some additional sales stats: ‘ “ rtpop” by Lady GaGa sold 17.000 copies last week and a 1.692.000 in total. "To Be Loved' by Michael Bublé sold 10.000 copies last week and 2,54 million in total while "Swings Both Ways' by Robbie Williams sold 15.000 copies last week and 1,58 million in total so far. “Red" by Taylor Swift sold 5.897.000 copies so far, “Reflektor" by Arcade Fire 850.000 copies, "Loved Me Back To Life” by Celine Dion 1,33 million copies, "Pure Heroine" by Lorde sold 1,83 million copies and "Yours Truly" by Ariana Grande 522.000 Albums so far.
A week prior to its release, Pharrell offers his highly-anticipated sophomore album G I R L on iTunes Radio in its full streaming glory. Justin Timberlake, Daft Punk, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, and JoJo all collaborate.
G I R L officially arrives March 3 in stores.
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