FILTER : Chart Rundown

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Chart Rundown

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With the release of their first album in over a decade, Portishead came storming back on the charts this week, selling 53,020, landing them a #7 chart entry on the Billboard 200. The Roots, Santogold and Robyn also had solid first weeks of sales, nailing spots on the top 200. Meanwhile, Feist's performances on The Colbert Report and Conan O'Brien boosted her sales over 76% this week, and Brooklyn boys MGMT continue to sell consistent numbers each week.

Billboard 200:

#6 The Roots - Rising Down [53,924]
#7 Portishead - Third [53,020]
#13 Various Artists - Juno OST [25,719 this week, down 16.3%, 699,254 to date]
#17 Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords [22,474 this week, down 56.9%, 74,844 to date]
#36 R.E.M. - Accelerate [15,047 this week, down 29.3%, 228,768 to date]
#55 Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely [11,988 this week, down 10.8%, 133,709 to date]
#58 Gnarls Barkley - Odd Couple [11,592 this week, up 9.0%, 143,382 to date]
#74 Santogold - Santogold [9,566]
#82 Radiohead - In Rainbows [8,538 this week, up 10.5%, 492,568 to date]
#84 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend [8,410 this week, down 11.4%, 201,616 to date]
#97 Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Once OST [7,429 this week, up 0.1%, 549,683 to date]
#100 Robyn - Robyn [7,231]
#111 Black Keys - Attack & Release [6,468 this week, down 19.3%, 68,431 to date]
#139 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular [4,919 this week, down 0.3%, 68,517 to date]
#143 Feist - Reminder [4,815 this week, up 76.5%, 596,290 to date]
#151 Moby - Last Night [4,683 this week, down 2.8%, 48,048 to date]
#176 She & Him - Volume One [3,856 this week, down 11.4%, 45,019 to date]

New Artist Albums (artists who've never had a release in the top 100 of the Billboard 200):

#3 MGMT - Oracular Spectacular [4,919 this week, down 0.3%, 68,517 to date]
#11 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell [3,199 this week, down 45.9%, 12,202 to date]
#12 Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid [2,752 this week, down 52.4%, 8,538 to date]
#15 Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours [2,453 this week, down 18.4%, 16,291 to date]
#16 M83 - Saturdays=Youth [2,368 this week, down 30.0%, 12,071 to date]
#38 Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago [1,339 this week, up 9.8%, 26,452 to date]
#39 Tapes N Tapes - Walk It Off [1,326 this week, down 13.8%, 11,510 to date]
#40 DeVotchKa - Mad & Faithful Telling [1,318 this week, up 12.0%, 13,713 to date]
#47 Man Man - Rabbit Habits [1,216 this week, down 4.3%, 8,100 to date]
#50 Foals - Antidotes [1,139 this week, down 15.8%, 9,389 to date]
#66 Constantines - Kensignton Heights [1,355]
#82 The Duke Spirit - Neptune [826 this week, up 14.%, 5,671 to date]
#93 Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP [801 this week, down 17.9%, 5,540 to date]
#116 sOuth - You Are Here [687]
#136 Beirut - Flying Club Cup [611 this week, down 5.9%, 59,215 to date]
#139 Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... [597 this week, down 29.1%, 7,519 to date]
#150 Gutter Twins - Saturnalia [573 this week, down 19.2%, 17,260 to date]