US Albums Top 100

Compiled By: Billboard 200

Issue Date: Saturday May 12, 2012 /

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15 new entries
05 re-entries
13 going up
67 going down
00 stickies
20 drop outs


1	NEW	Jack White Blunderbuss Highest Debut	peak 1	wks on 1
2	3	Adele 21	peak 1	wks on 62
3	1	Lionel Richie Tuskegee	peak 1	wks on 5
4	5	One Direction Up All Night	peak 1	wks on 7
5	NEW	Lee Brice Hard 2 Love	peak 5	wks on 1
6	NEW	Kip Moore Up All Night	peak 6	wks on 1
7	NEW	The Wanted The Wanted	peak 7	wks on 1
8	6	Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	peak 1	wks on 4
9	7	Gotye Making Mirrors	peak 7	wks on 14
10	2	Jason Mraz Love Is A Four Letter Word	peak 2	wks on 2
11	4	Train California 37	peak 4	wks on 2
12	10	Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines	peak 2	wks on 39
13	16	The Black Keys El Camino	peak 2	wks on 19
14	9	Bonnie Raitt Slipstream	peak 6	wks on 3
15	NEW	Josh Abbott Band Small Town Family Dream	peak 15	wks on 1
16	NEW	DJ Tiësto Club Life: Volume Two: Miami	peak 16	wks on 1
17	11	Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls	peak 8	wks on 4
18	8	Future Pluto	peak 8	wks on 2
19	13	Rascal Flatts Changed	peak 3	wks on 4
20	18	Eric Church Chief	peak 1	wks on 38

21	45	Blake Shelton Red River Blue	peak 1	wks on 42
22	21	Soundtrack Think Like A Man	peak 21	wks on 2
23	65	Maroon 5 Hands All Over Greatest Gainer	peak 2	wks on 63
24	NEW	Barry Manilow and The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Live In London	peak 24	wks on 1
25	19	Soundtrack The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12	peak 1	wks on 6
26	15	Monica New Life	peak 4	wks on 3
27	26	Various Artists Now 41	peak 3	wks on 11
28	35	Whitney Houston The Greatest Hits	peak 2	wks on 12
29	24	Jason Aldean My Kinda Party	peak 2	wks on 79
30	28	Adele 19 Longest Chart Sitter	peak 4	wks on 115
31	23	Fun. Some Nights	peak 3	wks on 11
32	20	Drake Take Care	peak 1	wks on 24
33	22	Shinedown Amaryllis	peak 4	wks on 5
34	27	Of Monsters and Men My Head Is An Animal	peak 6	wks on 4
35	31	Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball	peak 1	wks on 7
36	32	Chris Botti Impressions	peak 32	wks on 2
37	NEW	Deuce Nine Lives	peak 37	wks on 1
38	30	Rihanna Talk That Talk	peak 3	wks on 23
39	37	Soundtrack Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance: Music From The Disney Channel Series	peak 13	wks on 5
40	NEW	Eve 6 Speak In Code	peak 40	wks on 1
41	75	Laura Story Blessings	peak 41	wks on 4
42	39	Kelly Clarkson Stronger	peak 2	wks on 27
43	38	Lady Antebellum Own The Night	peak 1	wks on 33
44	33	The Shins Port Of Morrow	peak 3	wks on 6
45	34	Madonna MDNA	peak 1	wks on 5
46	36	Katy Perry Teenage Dream	peak 1	wks on 86
47	RE-ENTRY	Bob Marley and The Wailers Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers Best Comeback	peak 26	wks on 20
48	62	Florence + The Machine Ceremonials	peak 6	wks on 26
49	43	Skrillex Bangarang (ep)	peak 14	wks on 17
50	41	Marvin Sapp I Win	peak 9	wks on 3
51	44	Brantley Gilbert Halfway To Heaven	peak 4	wks on 31
52	12	Jack Johnson and Friends Jack Johnson & Friends: Best Of Kokua Festival	peak 12	wks on 2
53	46	LMFAO Sorry For Party Rocking	peak 5	wks on 44
54	48	Tyga Careless World: Rise Of The Last King	peak 4	wks on 10
55	56	The Black Keys Brothers	peak 3	wks on 82
56	NEW	Carole King The Legendary Demos	peak 56	wks on 1
57	50	Nickelback Here And Now	peak 2	wks on 22
58	52	Mumford and Sons Sigh No More	peak 2	wks on 101
59	55	Miranda Lambert Four The Record	peak 3	wks on 26
60	58	The Band Perry The Band Perry	peak 4	wks on 82
61	40	Halestorm The Strange Case Of	peak 15	wks on 3
62	17	Neon Trees Picture Show	peak 17	wks on 2
63	47	Prince Royce Phase Ii	peak 16	wks on 3
64	25	Swv I Missed Us	peak 25	wks on 2
65	70	Coldplay Mylo Xyloto	peak 1	wks on 30
66	53	Lana Del Rey Born To Die	peak 2	wks on 14
67	61	Young Jeezy Tm 103: Hustlerz Ambition	peak 3	wks on 18
68	49	The Civil Wars Barton Hollow	peak 10	wks on 25
69	66	Skrillex Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites	peak 49	wks on 28
70	NEW	Ryan Adams Itunes Session (ep)	peak 70	wks on 1
71	14	Thousand Foot Krutch The End Is Where We Begin Biggest Free Faller	peak 14	wks on 2
72	NEW	Warren Haynes Band Live At The Moody Theater	peak 72	wks on 1
73	RE-ENTRY	Queen Greatest Hits	peak 42	wks on 4
74	68	Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society	peak 10	wks on 6
75	67	Bruno Mars Doo-wops & Hooligans	peak 3	wks on 81
76	RE-ENTRY	Various Artists 2012 Grammy Nominees	peak 4	wks on 12
77	72	Zac Brown Band You Get What You Give	peak 1	wks on 83
78	73	Scotty McCreery Clear As Day	peak 1	wks on 32
79	80	Toby Keith Clancy's Tavern	peak 5	wks on 28
80	RE-ENTRY	Casting Crowns Come To The Well	peak 2	wks on 23
81	77	Kidz Bop Kids Kidz Bop 21	peak 2	wks on 16
82	81	Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV	peak 1	wks on 36
83	42	Counting Crows Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)	peak 11	wks on 3
84	100	Beyoncé 4	peak 1	wks on 44
85	63	Lionel Richie The Best Of Lionel Richie: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection	peak 63	wks on 6
86	59	Melanie Fiona The Mf Life	peak 7	wks on 6
87	86	Taylor Swift Speak Now	peak 1	wks on 78
88	NEW	The Dandy Warhols This Machine	peak 88	wks on 1
89	88	Tim McGraw Emotional Traffic	peak 2	wks on 15
90	NEW	Prozak Paranormal	peak 90	wks on 1
91	98	Pitbull Planet Pit	peak 7	wks on 37
92	91	Five Finger Death Punch American Capitalist	peak 3	wks on 30
93	57	Dr. John Locked Down	peak 33	wks on 5
94	89	Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch The Throne	peak 1	wks on 37
95	90	Foster The People Torches	peak 8	wks on 50
96	NEW	Greg Laswell Landline	peak 96	wks on 1
97	64	Van Halen A Different Kind Of Truth	peak 2	wks on 11
98	85	The Lumineers The Lumineers	peak 45	wks on 5
99	51	Newsboys God's Not Dead	peak 51	wks on 7
100	RE-ENTRY	Eminem Recovery	peak 1	wks on 86

Drop Outs (20):

x	29	Eric Hutchinson Moving Up Living Down	peak 29	wks on 1
x	54	Florence + The Machine Lungs	peak 14	wks on 73
x	60	Spiritualized Sweet Heart Sweet Light	peak 60	wks on 1
x	69	Sublime Sublime	peak 69	wks on 1
x	71	Trip Lee The Good Life	peak 17	wks on 2
x	74	Dragonforce The Power Within	peak 74	wks on 1
x	76	M. Ward A Wasteland Companion	peak 76	wks on 1
x	78	Wilson Phillips Dedicated	peak 29	wks on 3
x	79	Lionel Richie The Definitive Collection	peak 35	wks on 21
x	82	Alex Clare The Lateness Of The Hour	peak 82	wks on 2
x	83	The Band Greatest Hits	peak 83	wks on 1
x	84	David Bowie Best Of Bowie	peak 84	wks on 1
x	87	Chris Tomlin How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection	peak 40	wks on 7
x	92	Hank Williams Iii Long Gone Daddy	peak 92	wks on 1
x	93	Awolnation Megalithic Symphony	peak 93	wks on 2
x	94	Andrew Bird Break It Yourself	peak 10	wks on 5
x	95	Soundtrack Saturday Night Fever	peak 95	wks on 1
x	96	Soundtrack The Muppets	peak 38	wks on 10
x	97	Mary J. Blige My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act I)	peak 5	wks on 23
x	99	Trampled By Turtles Stars And Satellites	peak 99	wks on 1