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Billboard Breakdown – Feb. 15

Posted on February 15th, 2012
by
Karen


First and foremost, my apologies for not following through with this series the past few weeks. Secondly, kudos to @Tr0h for taking the initiative and getting me back on track. And thirdly, let’s get down to business.

1. Adele – 21 – 237,479 – I take a month off and look who’s still at number one. Granted, those numbers a tad bit inflated thanks to her making the Grammys her personal bitch last Sunday. That being said, George W. Bush may be allowed to be the guest speaker at the next NAACP national conference before Adele drops out the top 10 of the Billboard charts. At over 6.5x platinum, the “diamond watch” is officially on. Her previous album, 19, also appeared at #7 on the charts for those interested.

6. Whitney Houston – Greatest Hits – 63,853 – I honestly expected something from Whitney to be at #1 this week based off what death does for record sales. You know, it’s a damn shame Bobby isn’t apparently allowed at the funeral. But that’s another story.

10. Drake – Take Care – 32,373 – Here’s a fun fact. The young lady in the “Practice” video, Kyra Chaos, actually attended two of my best friend’s birthday party last July in Richmond. She’s actually cool as hell and I’ll just shut up now for fear of sounding like a male groupie.

18. Rihanna – Talk That Talk – 23,830 – “We Found Love” is a classic pop record and this really isn’t up for debate. Oh, and she’s creeping up on 700K. She’s as consistent of a seller as anyone on the charts not named Adele.

23. Young Jeezy – TM103 – 21,682 – I can’t shake the feeling if Boosie was free there would already be a remix to “Never Be The Same” with an accompanying video. 

27. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 18,099 – They’ve promoted this album about all you can. And I wouldn’t be surprised if “cray” found itself in the dictionary at some point. The real question now remains is when does both Kanye and Jay’s next solo projects come out and is WTT2 an real possibility?

69. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday – 8,717 – Fresh off a Grammy performance that had everyone talking, Minaj is creeping up on double platinum plateau.

78. Wale – Ambition – 7,714 – Let’s just say there isn’t a day that goes by when “Lotus Flower Bomb” or “That Way” fail to appear on the radio.

83. Anthony Hamilton – Back To Love7,446 – I still haven’t heard this album. And I consider myself a Anthony Hamilton fan. I disgust myself.

89. Robin Thicke – Love After War6,751 Like Jay-Z, there must not be many bad days in Robin’s life seeing as he gets to come home to his wife everyday.

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