US Albums Top 100

Compiled By: Billboard 200
Issue Date: Saturday August 25, 2012 /
12 new entries
09 re-entries
36 going up
43 going down
00 stickies
21 drop outs
1 NEWVarious Artists
Now 43
Highest Debut 
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2move: down 1Rick Ross
God Forgives - I Don't
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3RE-ENTRYFrank Sinatra
Nothing But The Best
Best Comeback 
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22
4NEWElle Varner
Perfectly Imperfect
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5NEWColt Ford
Declaration Of Independence
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6move: down 2Zac Brown Band
Uncaged
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7move: down 3Justin Bieber
Believe
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8move: down 4One Direction
Up All Night
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9move: down 8Adele
21
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10move: down 7Kidz Bop Kids
Kidz Bop 22
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11move: down 9Maroon 5
Overexposed
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12move: up 21Fun.
Some Nights
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13move: down 6Nas
Life Is Good
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14move: up 24The Lumineers
The Lumineers
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15move: up 18Luke Bryan
Tailgates & Tanlines
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16move: up 20Carrie Underwood
Blown Away
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17NEWJohn Mayer
The Complete 2012 Performances Collection (ep)
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18move: down 16Kenny Chesney
Welcome To The Fishbowl
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19move: up 33Of Monsters and Men
My Head Is An Animal
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20move: up 41Mumford and Sons
Sigh No More
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21move: down 17Linkin Park
Living Things
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22move: down 14Frank Ocean
Channel Orange
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23move: up 35John Mayer
Born And Raised
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24move: down 22Katy Perry
Teenage Dream
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25move: up 27Eric Church
Chief
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26NEW10 Years
Minus The Machine
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27move: down 19Chris Brown
Fortune
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28NEWDavid Archuleta
Begin.
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29move: down 23Usher
Looking 4 Myself
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30move: down 11Gloriana
A Thousand Miles Left Behind
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31move: up 54Hunter Hayes
Hunter Hayes
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32move: down 28Various Artists
Now 42
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33move: up 72Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Greatest Gainer 
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34NEWVarious Artists
Now That's What I Call Party Anthems
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35RE-ENTRYPink Floyd
The Dark Side Of The Moon
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36move: up 45Jason Aldean
My Kinda Party
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37move: down 25Passion Pit
Gossamer
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38RE-ENTRYBob Marley and The Wailers
Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers
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39move: down 29Maybach Music Group and Various Artists
Mmg Presents Self Made Volume2
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40move: up 46Imagine Dragons
Continued Silence (ep)
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41move: up 60Alabama Shakes
Boys & Girls
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42move: down 26Soundtrack
Sparkle
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43move: up 44R. Kelly
Write Me Back
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44move: up 57Various Artists
Now That's What I Call Country: Volume 5
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45NEWRob Zombie
Mondo Sex Head
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46move: up 53Gotye
Making Mirrors
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47move: up 59Ed Sheeran
+
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48move: up 51Phillip Phillips
American Idol: Season 11: Highlights (ep)
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49move: up 81Adele
19
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130
50move: down 47Flo Rida
Wild Ones
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51move: up 56The Black Keys
El Camino
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34
52move: down 49Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
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19
53RE-ENTRYNo Doubt
The Singles 1992-2003
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31
54move: down 10Joss Stone
The Soul Sessions Volume 2
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55move: down 12Testament
Dark Roots Of Earth
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56move: up 63Jason Mraz
Love Is A Four Letter Word
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57move: down 38The Gaslight Anthem
Handwritten
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58move: up 61Train
California 37
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59move: up 66Jack White
Blunderbuss
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60move: down 30Slipknot
Antennas To Hell
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61move: up 65Brantley Gilbert
Halfway To Heaven
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45
62move: up 70Drake
Take Care
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39
63move: down 55Kelly Clarkson
Stronger
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42
64move: up 74Lana Del Rey
Born To Die
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65move: down 39Soundtrack
Dark Knight Rises
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66move: up 87Lee Brice
Hard 2 Love
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67move: down 42Skrillex
Bangarang (ep)
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68move: down 58Lionel Richie
Tuskegee
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69move: up 79Alan Jackson
Thirty Miles West
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10
70NEWEagles
Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
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71RE-ENTRYBeastie Boys
Licensed To Ill
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8
72move: up 83Future
Pluto
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73RE-ENTRYB.o.B
Strange Clouds
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74move: up 88Tobymac
Tonight
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21
75NEWVarious Artists
Now That's What I Call The 80's Hits
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76move: down 48Alex Clare
The Lateness Of The Hour
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77move: down 43Jennifer Lopez
Dance Again...the Hits
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78move: down 71Pierce The Veil
Collide With The Sky
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79move: down 69Zac Brown Band
You Get What You Give
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80move: up 95Rascal Flatts
Changed
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19
81move: down 13Rush
Clockwork Angels
Biggest Free Faller 
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82move: up 90Florence + The Machine
Ceremonials
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41
83move: down 78Matt Redman
10,000 Reasons
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84move: down 80Soundtrack
Project X
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85NEW2pac
All Eyez On Me
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86move: up 98Skrillex
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
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87move: up 92Josh Turner
Punching Bag
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88RE-ENTRYAwolnation
Megalithic Symphony
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89move: up 93Lady Antebellum
Own The Night
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48
90move: down 64Coldplay
Mylo Xyloto
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44
91move: down 86Zac Brown Band
The Foundation
Longest Chart Sitter 
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160
92move: down 36J Moss
V4 ...the Other Side Of Victory
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93move: down 82Rihanna
Talk That Talk
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38
94move: up 99Kip Moore
Up All Night
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95RE-ENTRYEllie Goulding
Lights
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96move: down 62Love and Theft
Love And Theft
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97NEWThe Notorious B.i.g.
Life After Death
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98move: down 52Soundtrack
Step Up: Revolution
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99move: down 68Soundtrack
Let It Shine
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100RE-ENTRYThe Band Perry
The Band Perry
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Drop Outs (21):

x5Bee Gees
Number Ones
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18
x15James Taylor
Greatest Hits
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15
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2
x31Red Hot Chili Peppers
Greatest Hits
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18
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20
x32Van Halen
The Best Of Both Worlds
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3
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11
x34Grateful Dead
Dave's Picks: Volume 3: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Il - 10 / 22 / 71
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x37Joshua Radin
Underwater
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37
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1
x40Kenny Chesney
Greatest Hits Ii
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3
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34
x50Norah Jones
Little Broken Hearts
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2
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13
x67Linkin Park
Hybrid Theory
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67
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1
x73Gaelic Storm
Chicken Boxer
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73
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1
x75Nickelback
Here And Now
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2
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32
x76Various Artists
Vans Warped Tour '12: 2012 Tour Compilation
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x77Bruce Springsteen
Greatest Hits
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43
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6
x84Jackyl
Best In Show
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84
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x85Aer
The Bright Side
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85
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1
x89The Black Keys
Attack & Release
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14
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5
x91Reel Big Fish
Candy Coated Fury
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1
x94Hank Williams Jr.
Old School New Rules
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4
x96Jimmy Cliff
Rebirth
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3
x97Old Crow Medicine Show
Carry Me Back
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22
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x100Eminem
Recovery
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1
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89