With 54.02% reporting in, Adele is currently handily beating the feisty lad band from her home country. One Direction is not out of the game yet and are hoping to top the final chart. Adele’s “21” is in first and her “19” is in 6th. 1D is currently 2nd.
Whitney Houston’s sales are starting to fade. Leading the charge is “Whitney – The Greatest Hits” at 4th followed by “I Look to You” at 7th and the “Bodyguard” at 10th. “Whitney Houston”, “Just Whitney” and “Triple Feature” and “I’m Your Baby Tonight” are hovering just outside the top 10 at 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th. “MY love Is Your Love” is at 20th.
The ever-popular NOW series (now numbering 41) is 4th and Bruce, last week’s chart topper” is 5th. Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean represent Country with 8th and 9th.
Jason Aldean’s album features a prominent duet with Kelly Clarkson. She also appears on her solo album “Stronger” at 17 and the Grammy Nominees album at 23rd. The Grammy album also features Voice judges Blake, Christina and Adam. Blake’s solo album is at 31st. Last year’s Idol winner, Scotty McCreery, is at 27th
CHART DATE: 03/19/2012
FINAL
— 1 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 177,100–UP ALL NIGHT
2 2 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 156,082 -19% 21
28 3 GUNS N’ ROSES GEFFEN 85,220 +572% GREATEST HITS
1 4 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 57,499 -71% WRECKING BALL
6 5 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 48,429 -28%WHITNEY – THE GREATEST HITS
3 6 NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 32,320 -79% VARIOUS ARTISTS
7 7 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 28,907 -46% TAKE CARE
12 8 GOTYE FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC 24,007 +12% MAKING MIRRORS
4 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 23,556 -76% OWN THE NIGHT
13 10 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 21,873 +2% SOME NIGHTS
10 12 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 21,276 -20% 19
22 15 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 17,370 +6% I LOOK TO YOU
21 18 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 16,594 +1% STRONGER
16 23 BODYGUARD RCA 14,428 -29% SOUNDTRACK
25 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 14,39 4+2% MY KINDA PARTY
20 29 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 11,050 -38% WHITNEY HOUSTON
–35 TONY BENNETT COLUMBIA 10,097– DUETS II
29 40 2012 GRAMMY NOMINESS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 9,561 -23% VARIOUS ARTISTS
–50 FOSTER THE PEOPLE STARTIME/COLUMBIA 8,028–
