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Week 41 / 2009 – October 17

1 (4) Madonna – Celebration – Warner Bros. – 323.000 (last week: 189k)
2 (-) Paramore – Brand New Eyes – Fueled By Ramen – 273.000
3 (-) Barbra Streisand – Love Is The Answer – Columbia – 244.000
4 (-) Mariah Carey – Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel – Island – 202.000
5 (-) Alice In Chains – Black Gives Way To Blue – Parlophone / Virgin – 160.000
6 (1) Ayaka – Ayaka’s History 2006-2009 – Warner Music Japan – 142.000
7 (-) Breaking Benjamin – Dear Agony – Hollywood – 138.000
8 (3) Jay-Z – Blueprint 3 – Roc Nation / Live Nation – 135.000
9 (2) Pearl Jam – Backspacer – Monkey Wrench / Island – 119.000
10 (5) Muse – The Resistance – Helium 3 / Warner Bros. – 118.000

Billboard’s pan-European sales chart leaders continue their runs, with Madonna’s “Celebration” (Warner Bros.) starting a second week at No. 1 on Top 100 Albums and “Sexy Chick” (Gum/Positiva/Virgin/EMI) by David Guetta featuring Akon into a fifth week at No. 1 on European Hot 100 Singles.

“Celebration” falls 1-2 in Italy and on the U.K. chart, with weekly sales in the latter market of 52,000, but holds at No. 1 for a second week in Germany. Muse holds at No. 2 overall for a second week with the former chart-topper “The Resistance” (Helium 3/Warner Music), which descends in most markets but is still No. 1 in Switzerland.

source: billboard

01 (-) STREISAND BARBRA – LOVE IS THE ANSWER – 180,415
02 (-) PARAMORE – BRAND NEW EYES – 175,112
03 (-) CAREY MARIAH – MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL – 167,912
04 (-) BREAKING BENJAMIN – DEAR AGONY – 134,489
05 (-) ALICE IN CHAINS – BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE – 126,146
06 (02) JAY-Z – BLUEPRINT – 88,609
07 (-) MADONNA – CELEBRATION – 72,159
08 (-) LAMBERT MIRANDA – REVOLUTION – 65,875
09 (-) SELENA GOMEZ & SCENE – KISS AND TELL – 65,803
10 (01) PEARL JAM – BACKSPACER – 58,374

Australia – 8-6
Belgium (Flanders) – 2-1
Belgium (Wallonia) – 7-2
Canada – 1-
Czech Republic – 1-
Denmark – 1-
Finland – 2-
France (C) – 1-
Germany – 1-1
Hungary – 2-4
Ireland – 1-2-1
Italy – 1-2
Japan – 12-3-
Mexico – 2-
Netherlands – 2-2
New Zealand – 2-3
Norway – 5-
Poland – 3-
Portugal – 2-
Spain – 2-
Sweden – 2-
Switzerland – 3-
UK – 1-2
Europe – 1-
United World – 4-1

country – last week – this week

Albums:
1. (-) Paramore – Brand New Eyes 53596
2. (1) Madonna – Celebration 52554
3. (-) Newton Faulkner – Rebuilt By Humans
4. (-) Barbra Streisand – Love Is The Answer
5. (2) Muse – The Resistance

Singles:
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14. (8) Madonna – Celebration

Madonna’s “Celebration” (Warner Bros.) overtakes Muse’s “The Resistance” (Helium 3/Warner Music) to debut at the top of Billboard’s European Top 100 Albums survey. There’s a fourth week as the European Hot 100 Singles No. 1 for “Sexy Chick” (Gum/Positiva/Virgin/EMI) by David Guetta featuring Akon.

The “Celebration” retrospective is new at No. 1 in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Ireland and Denmark, No. 2 in Spain, Portugal and Finland, No. 3 in Switzerland, No. 4 in Austria and No. 5 in Norway. The compilation’s 77,000 first-week U.K. sales give Madonna her 11th No. 1 album there (including 1996’s “Evita” soundtrack). That draws her level with Elvis Presley with the most U.K. chart-toppers of any solo artist, only behind the Beatles’ best total for any artist of 15.

source: billboard

1. Paramore – 180-190k
2. Mariah Carey – 160-170k
3. Barbara Streisand – 150-160k
4. Breaking Benjamin – 140-150k
5. Alice In Chains – 130-140k
6. Miranda Lambert – 65-75k
7. Madonna – 60-70k
7. AFI – 60-70k
9. Selena Gomez & The Scene – 50-60k

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Australia – #8 (#9 on Physical Album Chart)
Belgium (Flanders) – #2
Belgium (Wallonia) – #7
Germany – #1
Hungary – #2
Ireland – #1
Italy – #1
Netherlands – #2
New Zealand – #2
Norway – #5
Switzerland – #3
UK – #1

FIMI Top Albums:
1. CELEBRATION – MADONNA (WARNER BROS/WMI)
2. 6 COME SEI – D’ALESSIO GIGI (RCA/SONY)
3. THE RESISTANCE – MUSE (WARNER BROS/WMI)
4. BACKSPACER – PEARL JAM (ISLAND/UNIVERSAL MUSIC)
5. GET LUCKY – KNOPFLER MARK (MERCURY/UNIVERSAL MUSIC)

Madonna’s new compilation Celebration leaps straight to number one in the Official Album Chart and brings her level with Elvis Presley’s record of eleven UK number one albums, the Official Charts Company reveals today.

No other solo artist can match this achievement. Only The Beatles, with a total of fifteen, have had more number one albums in chart history.

This feat marks yet another record for Madonna, the most successful female solo artist of all time. She has also:

- Spent more weeks (29) at number one of the Official UK Album Chart than any other female solo artist.
- Had more UK number one singles (13) than any other female solo artist.
- Achieved the chart double (simultaneous number one album and single) more times (4) than any other female solo artist.
- Completed the highest grossing tour in history (her recent Sticky & Sweet tour) for a female artist.