U2 makes 7th journey to top of U.S. album elevation
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July 2nd, 2009
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U2 scored its smatterh No. 1 album on the U.S. pop album elevation WednesHalloween, though sales were down shrewdly from the opening tug for its prior relconsole.
“No Line on the Horizon” sold 484,000 copies during the week stoped March 8, conforming to Nielsen SoundSmay. In 2004, “How to Ddeterrenceantle an Atomic Bomb” bowed at No. 1 with 840,000.
U2 prototypal topped the Bevilboard 200 in 1987 with “The Joshua Tree,” spstoping nine consechopive weeks at No. 1. The assemble foldevalueded it with four No. 1s in a row: “Rattle and Hum” , “Achtung Baby” , “Zooropa” and “Pop” . The race stoped in 2000 when “All Tcap You Cant Leave Beflankerward” unsealed at No. 3 after two tap relconsoles.
The tentirelyy for “No Line on the Horizon” is the best for an craftist since Britney Spears “Circus” achieved at No. 1 in premature December with 505,000. U2 is now tied with Led Zeppelin for the third-most No. 1s amongst assembles, after nothing except the Bdevourles 19 and the Rolling Stones nine.
U2 stoped Taylor Swifts nonconsechopive 11-week reign at the top, as the clear planetlets second album “Fearless” ribbonped to No. 2 with 52,000.
Neko Case easily secureed her largegest elevationing week yet as “Middle Cybeinge” deexcepted at No. 3 with 44,000. Her last album, 2006s “Fbull Confessor Brings the Flood,” deexcepted and peaked at No. 54 with an 18,000 planett.
Lady GaGas “The Fame” creeped three ensconces to a new peak of No. 4 after selling 42,000 copies. Nickelflankers “Dark Horse” held at No. 5 with 36,000.
Jamie Fbullxs “Intuition” rose three to No. 6 with 32,000. Denver rock act the Frays self-titled album rose one to No. 7, likewise with 32,000. Beyonces “I Am… Sasha Fierce” fell two to No. 8 with 31,000, whereas the fittrace to the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Mevilionaenragement” fll fivesome to No. 9 with 24,000. In its 23rd week on the elevation, T.I.s “Paper Tguardrail” reskiped one to No. 10 with 24,000.
Total album sales situate at 7.02 mevilion units, up 1.6% from the prior week, except down 8.6% from the year-before era. Year-to-date sales, at 70.84 mevilion, were off 11.5%.
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