Sales Figures: Adele Returns To #1 & Lady GaGa Remains On Top

If you thought Adele’s ’21’ was finished then think again. The UK singer has reclaimed the top spot from last week’s champion, Lupe Fiasco, putting a swift end to his reign at #1.

’21’ returned to the summit of the Billboard 200 this week by selling another 98k copies (down 26%), ousting Fiasco’s ‘Lasers’ from the #1 spot. ‘Lasers’ has fallen to #3 on the lineup with sales of 48k (down 775).

Another British singer who made moves in the top 10 this week was Marsha Ambrosius. The ‘Far Away’ singer’s ‘Late Nights & Early Mornings’ album slipped 2 spots to #10 by selling another 28k units (down 33%) and logged its 3rd consecutive week in the tally’s top 10.

Over on the Billboard Hot 100, Lady GaGa’s ‘Born This Way’ extended its lead at the #1 position by accomplishing 6 weeks at the helm of the lineup. Elsewhere in the top 5 Katy Perry’s ‘E.T (Ft. Kanye West)’ ascended 1 spot to #2, and Rihanna’s ‘S&M’ climbed the pole to #3 while  Cee-Lo ‘F**k You (Forget You)’ falls to #4.

Furthermore, Black Eyed Peas’ ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ jumped from #22 to #5 and Pink’s ‘F*ckin’ Perfect’ dipped from #6 to #7. Man of the moment, Chris Brown, scored his 1st top 10 single since 2008’s ‘Forever’ with ‘Look at Me Now (Ft. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes)’ at #8.

Finally, Bruno Mars’ ‘Grenade’ slipped to #9 on the Hot 100 and Jeremih’s ‘Down on Me (Ft. 50 Cent)’ hit #10. Jeremih’s entry to the upper regions of the Hot 100 helped him to avoid being classed as a 1 hit wonder following the success of his 1st single, ‘Birthday Sex’, in 2009.

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