BILLBOARD 200 REPORT: Eminem’s Recovery is #1, Album Goes Double Platinum

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Rick From Chicago

Eminem’s “Recovery” sold 133,000 units, total album sales of 2.1 Million.

Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs,” drops to No. 2 in its second week with 52,000 (down 66%).


Disney Channel’s “Camp Rock 2: the Final Jam” as starts at No. 3 with 41,000.

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Aug. 15) totaled 4.95 million units, down 6% compared to the sum last week (5.26 million) and down 16% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (5.88 million). Year to date album sales stand at 185.1 million, down 12% compared to the same total at this point last year (211.1 million).

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