Le classement des albums les plus vendus aux U.S.A en 2012.

01 – 4,255,452 – 21 – ADELE
02 – 2,382,541 – RED – SWIFT*TAYLOR
03 – 1,464,174 – UP ALL NIGHT – ONE DIRECTION
04 – 1,243,156 – BABEL – MUMFORD & SONS
05 – 1,141,334 – BELIEVE – BIEBER*JUSTIN
06 – 1,066,903 – BLOWN AWAY – UNDERWOOD*CARRIE
07 – 1,056,830 – TUSKEGEE – RICHIE*LIONEL
08 – 991,922 – TAILGATES & TANLINES – BRYAN*LUKE
09 – 914,619 – TAKE ME HOME – ONE DIRECTION
10 – 877,390 – GREATEST HITS – HOUSTON*WHITNEY

11 – 865,704 – NIGHT TRAIN – ALDEAN*JASON
12 – 861,628 – OVEREXPOSED – MAROON 5
13 – 811,082 – SOME NIGHTS – FUN.
14 – 776,462 – TRUTH ABOUT LOVE – P!NK
15 – 756,990 – NOW 41 – VARIOUS
16 – 748,848 – PINK FRIDAY…ROMAN RELOADED – MINAJ*NICKI
17 – 689,353 – MAKING MIRRORS – GOTYE
18 – 683,519 – 19 – ADELE
19 – 681,407 – TAKE CARE – DRAKE
20 – 676,750 – CHIEF – CHURCH*ERIC

21 – 649,654 – UNCAGED – BROWN*ZAC BAND
22 – 615,235 – EL CAMINO – BLACK KEYS
23 – 607,366 – TEENAGE DREAM – PERRY*KATY
24 – 602,343 – MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY – STEWART*ROD
25 – 578,916 – SIGH NO MORE – MUMFORD & SONS
26 – 564,715 – MY KINDA PARTY – ALDEAN*JASON
27 – 555,965 – OWN THE NIGHT – LADY ANTEBELLUM
28 – 550,404 – WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL – CHESNEY*KENNY
29 – 543,292 – LUMINEERS – LUMINEERS
30 – 535,918 – STRONGER – CLARKSON*KELLY

31 – 535,360 – LIVING THINGS – LINKIN PARK
32 – 533,965 – TALK THAT TALK – RIHANNA
33 – 521,334 – MDNA – MADONNA
34 – 515,988 – BORN AND RAISED – MAYER*JOHN
35 – 496,546 – MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL – OF MONSTERS AND MEN
36 – 496,370 – MYLO XYLOTO – COLDPLAY
37 – 481,425 – GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY – LAMAR*KENDRICK
38 – 480,873 – NOW 43 – VARIOUS
39 – 478,532 – WRECKING BALL – SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE
40 – 478,312 – GOD FORGIVES I DON’T – ROSS*RICK

41 – 469,794 – NOW 42 – VARIOUS
42 – 465,468 – AWAY FROM THE WORLD – MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND
43 – 457,295 – SOUNDTRACK – HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTR
44 – 453,999 – TORNADO – LITTLE BIG TOWN
45 – 438,005 – LOOKING 4 MYSELF – USHER
46 – 437,444 – BORN TO DIE – DEL REY*LANA
47 – 427,539 – BASED ON A T.R.U STORY – 2 CHAINZ
48 – 424,905 – CHANGED – RASCAL FLATTS
49 – 419,636 – BLUNDERBUSS – WHITE*JACK
50 – 410,140 – LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD – MRAZ*JASON

51 – 408,759 – DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH – VAN HALEN
52 – 405,439 – BANGARANG – SKRILLEX
53 – 404,832 – SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING – LMFAO
54 – 396,333 – CHANNEL ORANGE – OCEAN*FRANK
55 – 387,647 – CEREMONIALS – FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
56 – 387,057 – LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS – JONES*NORAH
57 – 385,743 – FORTUNE – BROWN*CHRIS
58 – 384,203 – GOOD MUSIC CRUEL SUMMER – VARIOUS
59 – 368,893 – UNAPOLOGETIC – RIHANNA
60 – 368,831 – HALFWAY TO HEAVEN – GILBERT*BRANTLEY

61 – 366,897 – CALIFORNIA 37 – TRAIN
62 – 364,315 – TM 103: HUSTLERZ AMBITION – YOUNG JEEZY
63 – 361,212 – 2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES – VARIOUS
64 – 356,095 – KIDZ BOP 21 – KIDZ BOP KIDS
65 – 355,106 – BAND PERRY – BAND PERRY*THE
66 – 352,144 – HUNTER HAYES – HAYES*HUNTER
67 – 349,682 – DOO – WOPS & HOOLIGANS – MARS*BRUNO
68 – 338,006 – AMARYLLIS – SHINEDOWN
69 – 337,697 – RED RIVER BLUE – SHELTON*BLAKE
70 – 337,686 – LIFE IS GOOD – NAS

71 – 337,390 – HERE AND NOW – NICKELBACK
72 – 330,486 – NOW 44 – VARIOUS
73 – 326,931 – BOYS & GIRLS – ALABAMA SHAKES
74 – 319,874 – CARELESS WORLD – TYGA
75 – 318,777 – SPEAK NOW – SWIFT*TAYLOR
76 – 317,037 – THA CARTER IV – LIL’ WAYNE
77 – 313,630 – HANDS ALL OVER – MAROON 5
78 – 309,081 – WORLD FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOO – PHILLIPS*PHILLIP
79 – 302,781 – CHAPTER V – SONGZ*TREY
80 – 301,402 – KIDZ BOP 22 – KIDZ BOP KIDS

81 – 301,287 – FOUR THE RECORD – LAMBERT*MIRANDA
82 – 297,253 – NIGHT VISIONS – IMAGINE DRAGONS
83 – 297,127 – CHRISTMAS – BUBLE*MICHAEL
84 – 286,813 – BARTON HOLLOW – CIVIL WARS
85 – 285,673 – WATCH THE THRONE – JAY Z & KANYE WEST
86 – 284,946 – EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC – MCGRAW*TIM
87 – 278,865 – ON THIS WINTER’S NIGHT – LADY ANTEBELLUM
88 – 277,370 – CLEAR AS DAY – MCCREERY*SCOTTY
89 – 276,023 – YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE – BROWN*ZAC BAND
90 – 275,614 – SLIPSTREAM – RAITT*BONNIE

91 – 274,490 – HARD 2 LOVE – BRICE*LEE
92 – 270,630 – CHEERS, IT’S CHRISTMAS – SHELTON*BLAKE
93 – 270,275 – SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITE – SKRILLEX
94 – 267,121 – CLANCY’S TAVERN – KEITH*TOBY
95 – 265,771 – DREAMS & NIGHTMARES – MEEK MILL
96 – 264,459 – TORCHES – FOSTER THE PEOPLE
97 – 264,240 – GREATEST HITS – GUNS N’ROSES
98 – 264,168 – MY LIFE II…THE JOURNEY CONTI – BLIGE*MARY J.
99 – 256,912 – + – SHEERAN*ED
100 – 256,314 – BROTHERS – BLACK KEYS

101 – 255,999 – CLOCKWORK ANGELS – RUSH
102 – 255,018 – MMG PRESENTS: SELF MADE, V.2 – MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS:
103 – 250,937 – SOUNDTRACK – ROCK OF AGES
104 – 250,097 – UP ALL NIGHT – MOORE*KIP
105 – 248,254 – NOTHING BUT THE BEAT – GUETTA*DAVID
106 – 248,150 – STRANGE CLOUDS – B.O.B
107 – 245,204 – ¡UNO! – GREEN DAY
108 – 244,325 – KISSES ON THE BOTTOM – MCCARTNEY*PAUL
109 – 243,518 – CHRISTMAS WITH SCOTTY – MCCREERY*SCOTTY
110 – 240,632 – THIRTY MILES WEST – JACKSON*ALAN

111 – 239,180 – BATTLE BORN – KILLERS
112 – 236,515 – GIRL ON FIRE – KEYS*ALICIA
113 – 234,823 – GREATEST HITS – JOURNEY
114 – 233,221 – REBEL SOUL – KID ROCK
115 – 231,503 – HOME – BENTLEY*DIERKS
116 – 226,504 – AMERICAN CAPITALIST – FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
117 – 224,584 – PLUTO – FUTURE
118 – 224,368 – FOUNDATION – BROWN*ZAC BAND
119 – 224,109 – TEMPEST – DYLAN*BOB
120 – 223,940 – SOUNDTRACK – BODYGUARD

121 – 223,276 – CARPENTER – AVETT BROTHERS
122 – 221,250 – LEGEND – MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS
123 – 220,601 – KALEIDOSCOPE DREAM – MIGUEL
124 – 216,432 – PORT OF MORROW – SHINS
125 – 215,881 – NORTH – MATCHBOX TWENTY
126 – 213,459 – 4 – BEYONCE
127 – 213,060 – SCARS & STORIES – FRAY*THE
128 – 211,496 – LUNGS – FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
129 – 209,811 – 2ND LAW – MUSE
130 – 207,226 – WRITE ME BACK – KELLY*R.

131 – 206,680 – PUSH & SHOVE – NO DOUBT
132 – 206,393 – PROJECT X: ORIGINAL MOTION PIC – VARIOUS
133 – 203,921 – VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
134 – 200,886 – SOUNDTRACK – TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-P
135 – 200,812 – RECOVERY – EMINEM
136 – 199,331 – SOUNDTRACK – SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE
137 – 197,522 – DUETS II – BENNETT*TONY
138 – 193,281 – NOW 40 – VARIOUS
139 – 192,965 – IDLER WHEEL IS WISER THAN THE – APPLE*FIONA
140 – 192,278 – PLANET PIT – PITBULL

141 – 190,242 – ULTIMATE HITS: ROCK & ROLL NEV – SEGER*BOB & THE SILVER BULLET
142 – 187,842 – HELL ON HEELS – PISTOL ANNIES
143 – 184,785 – MEGALITHIC SYMPHONY – AWOLNATION
144 – 182,753 – FEARLESS – SWIFT*TAYLOR
145 – 182,031 – MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV SHOW – THE FRESH BEAT BAND
146 – 180,456 – LICENSED TO ILL – BEASTIE BOYS
147 – 179,394 – NEW LIFE – MONICA
148 – 179,057 – TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-P – VARIOUS ARTISTS
149 – 179,015 – CELEBRATION DAY – LED ZEPPELIN
150 – 172,789 – LIGHTS – GOULDING*ELLIE

151 – 172,142 – BAREFOOT BLUE JEAN NIGHT – OWEN*JAKE
152 – 171,933 – WILD ONES – FLO RIDA
153 – 171,735 – UNBROKEN – LOVATO*DEMI
154 – 169,931 – NOW COUNTRY 5 – VARIOUS
155 – 169,685 – WHITNEY HOUSTON – HOUSTON*WHITNEY
156 – 169,259 – BREAK THE SPELL – DAUGHTRY
157 – 168,297 – LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES – WINEHOUSE*AMY
158 – 167,973 – BACK TO LOVE – HAMILTON*ANTHONY
159 – 167,856 – TRESPASSING – LAMBERT*ADAM
160 – 167,487 – PUNCHING BAG – TURNER*JOSH

161 – 167,028 – MY WORLD 2.0 – BIEBER*JUSTIN
162 – 167,000 – BEST OF ETTA JAMES – JAMES*ETTA
163 – 166,383 – COLE WORLD: THE SIDELINE STORY – J COLE
164 – 163,980 – THE HEIST – MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
165 – 163,599 – AMERICANA – YOUNG*NEIL & CRAZY HORSE
166 – 163,393 – BEST OF/20TH CENTURY – RICHIE*LIONEL
167 – 163,117 – BORN THIS WAY – LADY GAGA
168 – 162,874 – VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND – DIAMOND*NEIL
169 – 161,678 – WANTED EP – WANTED
170 – 161,577 – WOMAN TO WOMAN – COLE*KEYSHIA

171 – 160,186 – DARK SIDE OF THE MOON – PINK FLOYD
172 – 160,066 – COEXIST – XX
173 – 159,679 – THATS WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO – BEACH BOYS
174 – 158,687 – KISS – JEPSEN*CARLY RAE
175 – 157,394 – LATENESS OF THE HOUR – CLARE*ALEX
176 – 156,855 – NEED YOU NOW – LADY ANTEBELLUM
177 – 156,848 – BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD-MILLENN – LYNYRD SKYNYRD
178 – 156,732 – WASTING LIGHT – FOO FIGHTERS
179 – 156,663 – LOADED: THE BEST OF BLAKE SHEL – SHELTON*BLAKE
180 – 154,726 – CURTAIN CALL – EMINEM

181 – 154,482 – FOOD & LIQUOR II: THE GREAT AM – FIASCO*LUPE
182 – 153,952 – LOTUS – AGUILERA*CHRISTINA
183 – 153,593 – NUMBER ONES – JACKSON*MICHAEL
184 – 153,402 – WALL – PINK FLOYD
185 – 151,763 – I LOOK TO YOU – HOUSTON*WHITNEY
186 – 150,114 – STRANGE CASE OF – HALESTORM
187 – 149,052 – OUTLAWS LIKE ME – MOORE*JUSTIN
188 – 147,013 – ROLLING PAPERS – WIZ KHALIFA
189 – 145,454 – NUMBER ONE HITS – MCGRAW*TIM
190 – 145,079 – TRILOGY – THE WEEKND

191 – 144,679 – VOL. 1-BEST OF TEMPTATIONS 60′ – TEMPTATIONS, THE
192 – 144,343 – R.E.D – NE-YO
193 – 143,502 – DREAMS OF FIREFLIES (ON A CHRI – TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
194 – 143,046 – OLD IDEAS – COHEN*LEONARD
195 – 142,941 – BON IVER – BON IVER
196 – 142,240 – PINK FRIDAY – MINAJ*NICKI
197 – 142,130 – MOTHERSHIP – LED ZEPPELIN
198 – 141,772 – TWO ELEVEN – BRANDY
199 – 141,456 – MF LIFE – FIONA*MELANIE
200 – 141,380 – O.N.I.F.C. – WIZ KHALIFA

Une petite confirmation que le R&B va très mal car l’opus strictement R&B le plus vendu de l’année est plutôt Trey Songz et il ne dépasse les 300.000. Frank Ocean, Usher, Chris Brown ont un peu plus 350-420 mais la fourchette reste bien mince pour le R&B. Les rappeurs s’en sortent mieux avec Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole mais ça reste assez moyen comme année pour la musique urbaine.

De l’autre coté,Adèle a continué de terroriser les charts avec Taylor Swift en seconde dauphine. Une équipe de choc, Pink frôle déjà le million en seulement 3 mois, tout ça est fort intéressant. Elle finira très certainement avec un  peu plus du 1.5 millions de ventes et même si je n’ai pas totalement adhéré à cet album, si ce n’est pas du tout. Je suis content pour elle, le travail visuel effectué est assez extraordinaire et les lives sont mémorables. En plus, elle n’a pas cédé à l’electro comme beaucoup d’autres ont fait. D’ailleurs on observe qu’aucun opus avec des singles electro n’a cartonné, c’est peut être de bonne augure pour la suite. Avec un peu de chances, la musique urbaine remontera un peu en 2013, c’est en tout cas, tout le mal qu’on peut lui souhaiter.

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