USA
Billboard Report (Excerpt)
Adele's '21' is biggest no.1 album since 'Bodyguard'
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
by Keith Caulfield, L.A. & Silvio Pietroluongo, N.Y.

It seems that every week, there is a new Adele-related accolade to tout. And this week is no different, as her "21" album hits its 17th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (95,000; down 9%).

 "21" has been No. 1 longer than any other album since "The Bodyguard" soundtrack wrapped a 20-week run at No. 1 on the chart dated May 29, 1993. Could "21" hold on another week at the top? That all depends on how new albums from Tim McGraw ("Emotional Traffic"), Celtic Woman ("Believe") and Kellie Pickler ("100 Proof") -- among others -- sell this week. Also new to market: the "2012 Grammy Nominees" compilation. Elsewhere on this week's chart, the "Kidz Bop 21" album debuts at No. 2 with 59,000 sold. That entry grants the long-running series its 14th top 10 set and fourth to reach the runner-up slot. (The "Kidz" have yet to claim a No. 1 set on the Billboard 200.) The last "Kidz" set -- "Kidz Bop 20" -- started at No. 2 as well, with 69,000 sold on the chart dated Aug. 6, 2011.
The second-highest debut arrives at No. 7 by James Fortune & FIYA, who sees its "Identity" land with 18,000. It's the best sales week and highest charting album for the gospel singer -- who also debuts at No. 1 on the Gospel Albums chart. On the latter tally, it's his first leader after reaching No. 2 twice previously. As for the rest of the top 10 this week, the Black Keys' "El Camino" holds at No. 3 (29,000; down 20%) while Drake's "Take Care" is also stationary at No. 4 (29,000; down 8%). (Only a couple hundred sales separate the two titles this week.) Rihanna's "Talk That Talk" is up two slots to No. 5 (20,000; down 8%), Young Jeezy's "TM103: Hustlerz Ambition" is steady at No. 6 (19,000; down 19%), and Toby Keith's "Clancy's Tavern" zooms 22-8 with 17,000 (up 27%). The latter album's physical CD was sale priced for just $4.99 at Target stores last week. Also only $4.99 last week: George Strait's "Icon" greatest hits (118-66 with 6,000; up 63%) and Le'Andria Johnson's "The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson" (174-79 with 5,000; up 78%). Rounding out the top 10 are Coldplay's "Mylo Xyloto" (moving 8-9 with 17,000; down 13%) and Nickelback's "Here and Now" (falling 9-10 with just under 17,000; down 13%). Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Jan. 22) totaled 5.01 million units, down 1% compared to the sum last week (5.10 million) and down 4% compared to the comparable sales week of 2011 (5.25 million). Year to date album sales stand at 15.95 million, up 3% compared to the same total at this point last year (15.54 million).
On the Digital Songs chart, David Guetta's "Turn Me On," featuring Nicki Minaj, blasts from No. 7 to No. 1, selling 198,000 downloads (up a whopping 44%). It's the first No. 1 on the Digital tally for either artist, and should bode well for the song's fortunes on the overall Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. (News on the latter list will be released later on Wednesday.) Last week's No. 1, Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain," slips to No. 2 with 185,000 (down 4%). Right behind her is a hard-charging Kelly Clarkson, which sees her "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" fly 11-3 with 175,000 sold (up 48%). Tyga's "Rack City" falls one spot to No. 4 (148,000; down 11%), Flo Rida's "Good Feeling" slips 2-5 with 142,000 (down 21%) and Rihanna's "We Found Love" holds at No. 6 with 140,000 (up less than 1%). LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" slides three rungs to No. 7 (134,000; down 14%), Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa's "Young, Wild & Free" drops three to No. 8 (134,000; down 11%) and Jessie J's "Domino" hits the top 10 for the first time, climbing 16-9 (122,000; up 25%). Closing out the top 10 is Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away," which returns to the top 10, rising 14-10 with 117,000 sold (up 9%). The latte benefits from an acoustic version of the song, which was released to digital retailers on Jan. 16. Digital track sales this past week totaled 27.89 million downloads, down 2% compared to last week (28.56 million) and up 6% stacked next to the comparable week of 2011 (26.38 million). Year to date track sales are at 89.21 million, up 7% compared to the same total at this point last year (83.60 million).  COMPLETE CHARTS

United Kingdom
Music Week Report (Excerpt)
Jessie J holds on at number one
Monday, January 23, 2012
by Alan Jones, London

There has been a different number one for each of the last eight weeks - but the sequence is halted by Jessie J, whose latest hit Domino sold 64,255 copies (12.01% more than the week before)

to fight off the threat of a pair of European dance records featuring Australians, and Rizzle Kicks’ Mama Do The Hump. The latter disc trailed its European rivals all week but finally overcame them to climb 3-2 with sales up 28.80% week-on-week at 52,928. Tucked in just behind it, Titanium rises 8-3 (48,851 sales) for France's David Guetta and Australian singer/songwriter Sia, while the week’s highest debut, Antidote - pairingThe Swedish House Mafia and Knife Party - sold 46,757 copies to debut at number four. It is the fourth straight Top 10 hit for The Swedish House Mafia - a collaboration between Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello - and the first for Aussie duo Knife Party. Although it spawned two number ones, Pixie Lott's debut album Turn It Up didn't produce any other Top 10 hits, but follow-up Young Foolish Happy makes it three out of three as Kiss The Stars jumps 14-8 (26,983 sales). The album - also home to the number one hit All About Tonight and the number 10 single What Do You Take Me For? - has been less convincing thus far, climbing no higher than number 18, whereas Turn It Up got to number six. Young Foolish Happy improves 86-52 (3,237 sales) this week, increasing its overall sales to 70,843 – 8.28% of the 855,805 copies that Turn It Up has sold. With new entries still thin on the ground, several songs continue to climb the chart, including Pitbull's International Love (23-13, 18,620 sales, feat. Chris Brown), Kelly Clarkson's Stronger (21-11, 24,720 sales), and Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye feat. Kimbra (36-21, 14,236 sales). Cher Lloyd's first two singles peaked at their debut positions - Swagger Jagger at number one, and follow-up With Ur Love (feat. Mike Posner) at number four - but third single Want U Back improves 56-26 (9,730 sales) on its second week on the list, and helps to stabilise parent album Sticks & Stones, which moves 30-28 (5,613 sales). Meanwhile, her fellow X Factor season seven (2010) graduates One Direction register the third Top 40 hit from their debut album, Up All Night. After reaching number one with debut single What Makes You Beautiful, and number three with Gotta Be You, they debut at number 28 (9,446 sales) with One Thing. The late, great Etta James finally succumbed to leukaemia on Friday (20th) five days before her 74th birthday. James’ 1963 recording Something’s Got A Hold On Me provides the vocal sample for current Top 10 hits Good Feeling by Flo Rida (2-5, 38,247 sales) and Avicii’s Levels (4-7, 28,895 sales). Coverage of James’ demise precipitated a 637.10% leap in sales of At Last, the title track of her 1961 debut album. The track sold 6,896 copies last week, and makes its Top 40 debut at number 39, having previously peaked at number 69 in September 2010, after being sung on The X Factor by Katie Waissel. The original flipside of At Last was I Just Want To Make Love To You which provided – also belatedly – James’ only previous Top 40 entry, reaching number five in 1996, when being used as the soundbed to a Diet Coke commercial. The track has normally sells around 100 copies a week but sold 1,458 copies last week, raising its sales since 1996 to 153,410. At Last has sold 117,659 copies since digital sales were first tracked in 2004. James’ third highest-selling track in the digital age, I’d Rather Go Blind, has sold 20,259 copies in the same timeframe, including 1,621 last week – enough for it to earn its Top 200 debut at number 177. Overall singles sales are down 2.94% week-on-week at 3,296,518 – 4.79% above same week 2011 sales of 3,145,938.
Released exactly a year ago, Adele's 21 celebrates its birthday by returning to the top of the album chart. The album racks up its 20th week at number one overall while commencing its fifth run at the summit. Only 12 other albums have had five or more runs at number one, with Abba's Gold: Greatest Hits being the most recent addition to the club when it returned to the summit in 2009. 21's return to number one is, however, attended by sales of only 20,978 copies, fewer than the 23,029 copies it sold at its previous low point 12 weeks ago, and fewer copies than any other album has sold while at number one in any of the 629 weeks that have elapsed thus far in the 21st century. On a more positive note, after a year on release, 21 has racked up a massive 3,855,535 sales, including 747,926 downloads and 3,824 12-inch albums. It is by far the biggest selling album of all-time digitally, outselling the number two and three titles - Lady GaGa's The Fame (353,749) and The Kings Of Leon's Only By The Night (332,428) - combined. For the second week in a row, a fanbase act made a sufficiently strong opening to top the initial midweek sales flashes but eventually debuted outside the top three. Rave metal band Enter Shikari's third studio album, A Flash Flood Of Colour was at number one until Friday but ended up debuting at number four (19,451 sales). The Hertfordshire band's first album, Take To The Skies, debuted at number four on sales of 27,901 in 2007, while 2009's Common Dreads sold 14,978 copies to debut and peak at number 16. Several Enter Shikari compilations and live albums have also been released though none managed to dent the Top 50. The Maccabees third album, Given To The Wild, which topped initial sales flashes a fortnight ago, eventually debuted at number four, and falls this week to number 16 (8,867 sales). With third single No Light, No Light debuting at number 67 (4,368 sales), and second single Shake It Out rebounding 77-59 (5,082 sales), Florence & The Machine's Ceremonials album regains its Top 10 status. The album debuted at number one in October but exited the Top 10 after three weeks. Its 21-8 jump this week bring the album its highest chart placing for nine weeks. Sales of 11,769 raise its overall tally to 412,655. Florence's debut album Lungs also gravitates higher, ending a 10 week absence from the Top 50 by improving 54-47, with sales of 3,539 copies increasing its career tally to 1,476,828. Overall album sales are down 8.30% week-on-week at 1,591,839 - their lowest level for 18 weeks, and 12.69% below same week 2011 sales of 1,823,183.  COMPLETE CHARTS