Lamb of God’s new album, ‘Resolution‘, made it’s debut at No. 3 on this weeks Billboard Top 200 Chart with 52,000 copies sold. Their 2009 release, ‘Wrath‘, sold 68,000 copies it’s first week debuting at No. 2.
Lacuna Coil’s ‘Dark Adrenaline‘ has debuted at No. 15 with 20,000 copies sold.
Halestorm’s ‘Hello, It’s Mz. Hyde‘ EP debuted at No. 145 selling 3,000 copies.
No. 22 Nickelback – ‘Here and Now‘ – 16,000
No. 36 Daughtry – ‘Break the Spell‘ – 11,000
No. 64 Five Finger Death Punch – ‘American Capitalist‘ – 8,000
No. 71 Korn – ‘The Path of Totality‘ – 6,000
No. 87 Evanescence – ‘Evanescence‘ – 5,000
No. 98 Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘I’m With You‘ – 5,000
No. 102 Foo Fighters – ‘Wasting Light‘ – 4,000
No. 104 Chevelle – ‘Hats Off to the Bull‘ – 4,000
No. 118 Guns N’ Roses – ‘Greatest Hits‘ – 4,000
No. 126 Skillet – ‘Awake‘ – 4,000
No. 183 Disturbed – ‘The Lost Children‘ – 3,000
No. 185 Young the Giant – ‘Young the Giant‘ – 3,000
Overall album sales rose 7% from last week and 2% from the same week in 2011. Year to date sales are up 2% at 21.34 million.
Digital track sales fell 7% from last week, but are up 5% compared to the same point in 2011. Year to date downloads are at 115.19 million, up 6%.
Who says rock is dead. This is evidence to the contrary. As well as FFDP and Evanescence constantly in the top 100 every week.
Prats say rock is dead, it’s obvious it’s better than ever though you have to look at the underground scenes to find the real thing.